| Dundalk Bulls | |
| League | Irish Ice Hockey League and the Celtic Cup |
| Founded | 2007 |
| History | Dundalk Bulls 2007–Present |
| Arena | Dundalk Ice Dome |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| City | Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Team Colours | White, Black & Red |
| Head coach | Mr.Kenny Redmond |
| Assistant Coach | Mr. Simon Kitchen |
| Team Captain | Sebastian Wachowski |
| Coaching Staff |
Sean Dooley |
| Sponsorship | PlayStation Dundalk Ice Dome Finches Takla Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk LMFM Fyffes |
The Dundalk Bulls are an ice hockey team from Dundalk, Ireland and compete in the Irish Ice Hockey League and the newly formed Celtic Cup League, with games being played in Ireland and Scotland. Home games are played at the 1,200 capacity Dundalk Ice Dome, home to Team Ireland, which recently hosted the Division 3 Ice Hockey World Championships in April 2007.
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The Bulls are coached by Kenny Redmond this season, a former player for the Dundalk Bulls club. Dundalk Bulls won the IIHL's first championship in 2008. Following this, they qualified to represent Ireland in the European Continental Cup in September in Serbia. They finished 3rd in their group.
Dundalk Bulls Club currently have 3 senior teams - Senior A mens team, (who play in Celtic Cup and IIHL), Senior B mens recreational team (who play in IIHRL) and Senior Ladies team (who play in IIHRL). Mr Kenny Redmond is head of hockey operations for the club with Ms Seanna Conway in the role of ladies development officer. Both can be contacted through the club secretary, details below.
Dundalk Bulls are currently the only club in the Republic who have a junior development programme in place. They have under-10, 12, 14 and 16 teams, with each group training twice per week on ice. Mr Sean Dooley is the Junior Development Officer for Dundalk Bulls and is assisted by coaches Roman Culak, Gerry Christian, Christian Ajnesjo. The junior teams play regular games against the Belfast Junior Giants and welcome visiting teams to the club.
The current roster for the 2008/2009 season is as follows:[1]
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| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 31 | Christian Ajnesjo | L | 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 1 | Adam Pepper | ? | 2007 | Dundalk, Ireland | |
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| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 2 | Mats Ajnesjo - Captain | R | 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 19 | David Morrison - A | R | 2007 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 24 | Jiri Mojak | R | 2007 | Czech Republic | |
| 23 | Michael Minarech | R | 2007 | Slovakia | |
| 4 | Sebastian Wachowski | R | 2007 | Poland | |
| 5 | Timothy Tabb | R | 2007 | USA | |
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| # | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 17 | Sean Dooley | C | R | 2007 | Ireland | |
| 16 | Eric Hogberg | C | L | 2007 | USA | |
| 21 | William Morrison | C | R | 2007 | Ireland | |
| 10 | Colin Port | C | R | 2007 | Canada | |
| 14 | Sandor Kope | C | L | 2007 | Hungary | |
| 8 | Marek Bailly | F | L | 2007 | France | |
| 12 | Gareth Martin | F | L | 2007 | Ireland | |
| 11 | Vytaustas Lukosevicius | F | L | 2007 | Lithuania | |
| 3 | Vladimir Zak | F | L | 2007 | Slovakia | |
| 6 | Adam Larrabee | F | L | 2007 | USA | |
| 9 | Alex Hudspeth | F | L | 2007 | USA | |
| 27 | Steven Balmer | F | L | 2007 | Ireland | |
| 15 | Milosz Lubdda | F | L | 2007 | Poland | |
| 7 | Paul Gagnon | F | L | 2007 | USA | |
| 23 | Jan Pursa | R | L | 2007 | Czech Republic | |
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