Joyce, who represented Ireland and England during his career as a player, was permanently appointed in September 2019, after having spent three months as an interim coach after Aaron Hamilton’s departure. Ireland has enjoyed some notable successes in Joyce’s Watch, including the victories of the T20i series in Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as defeating Sri Lanka 2-1 in Odi last summer.
They followed the triumph of that series by winning a hate against England for the first time since 2001, then ensuring a success of T20i of maiden to draw the series 1-1.
The time by Joyce was interrupted by COVID-19, during which Ireland spent 20 months without a competitive accessory; Pandemia also denied his team the opportunity to qualify for the 2022 50 World Cup on. Although they arrived at the T20 World Cup in 2023, last year’s edition was lost after being driven by Scotland in the qualifier.
“It has been a privilege to lead the cricket Ireland female performance program and work with this group of crickets and dedicated support personnel,” said Joyce. “The last six years have been an incredible trip, not only for me personally, but for players, coaches and, in fact, for the entire performance program.
“When I uploaded on board, we just announced the first part -time contracts for women’s cricks in Ireland. Those six part -time contracts have grown up in the years after 23 players under some form of contract, several of these are full -time .
“As in my professional play career, I recognize the natural cycle of coaching. There comes a time when a system benefits from new perspectives and new voices, which allows players to explore and develop their skills in various ways.”
cricket High Performance Director Ireland, Graeme West, said the Board had wanted to keep Joyce but would now work to guarantee a gentle delivery for the next team chief coach.
“While it is a sad day to see such a respected figure, ED’s impact on the older women’s program will feel in the coming years,” West said. “It has been fundamental to transform the configuration of older women during their mandate, instilling the players the feeling that they belong to the upper sport table.
“While we try to convince ED to extend his time on paper, he felt that this was an appropriate time to refresh the leadership. He will lead the team for the last time in the qualifier in Pakistan this April, then transmit what a foundation is Strong for the next chief coach.
