Ireland men's national water polo team
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the four Home Nations — England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales — contested regular internationals against each other.[2] However, Noel Purcell won a gold medal on the Great Britain team at the 1920 Olympic water polo tournament.[9] Although Home International matches continued into the 1960s, the transition to higher-specification indoor swimming pools was long delayed in Ireland.The IWPA was established in 1964 and the first pool to meet FINA regulations for length, breadth, and depth opened in 2002.[1] In October 2019, Ireland competed in the 2019 FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup, finishing 2nd in their group winning three out of the four games.