Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club was a

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club based at St. Andrew's College in

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. The club entered teams in the

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, the Irish Senior Cup and the Irish Junior Cup. In 2016 Hermes merged with the women's team at

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and subsequently played as Hermes-Monkstown. As Hermes-Monkstown, the club represented

in the

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History

Old Wesley Hockey Club

Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club was a successor club of the Old Wesley Hockey Club, originally founded by former pupils of Wesley College. During the 1950s and early 1960s, Old Wesley played at Leinster intermediate level. Traditionally Old Wesley recruited players from

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schools. However, in order to make the move to senior status, the club decided to expand its membership to the wider community and change its name. In April 1966 Old Wesley was relaunched as Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club, taking Old Wesley's place in the Leinster Senior Division.

Irish Senior Cup

Hermes won the Irish Senior Cup for the first time in 1997, defeating Muckross 2–1 in the final. They won a second Irish Senior Cup in 1999 defeating

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3–2 in the final. They were cup winners on two further occasions in 2005 and 2006. ;Notes

All-Ireland Club Championship

Hermes won the All-Ireland Club Championship on four occasions, in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In 2008 with a team that included

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Chloe Watkins Chloe Watkins (born 7 March 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Watkins made her 200th senior international appearance for Ireland ...

and

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, all still schoolgirls, Hermes won the title after defeating Loreto in the final. ;Notes

Women's Irish Hockey League

In 2008–09 Hermes were founder members of the

. With a team that included

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and

, they finished the season as runners up, after losing 2–1 in a

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in the league final against Loreto. Hermes were runners up again in 2010–11, losing 4–1 in the final to

. In 2015–16, with a team that included Evans, O'Flanagan and Watkins, Hermes won the league title and the EY Champions Trophy. In 2016 Hermes merged with Monkstown and the ladies' team subsequently played as Hermes-Monkstown. ;Notes

EY Champions Trophy

;Notes

Irish Junior Cup

Hermes second team entered the Irish Junior Cup. ;Notes

Hermes in Europe

Hermes represented

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competitions on six occasions. After winning the 1997 Irish Senior Cup they played in the European Cup Winners Cup A Division in

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. After winning the 1999 Irish Senior Cup, Hermes finished in third place at the 2000 European Cup Winners Cup A Division tournament in

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. In 2012, with a team that featured

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and

, Hermes won the Women's EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge I, defeating Lille Metropole 3–1 in the final. After winning the 2016 EY Champions Trophy as Hermes, they played in the

as Hermes-Monkstown.

Notable former players

; Ireland internationals When the

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won the silver medal at the

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, the squad included five former Hermes players –

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and

Honours

**''Winners'': 2015–16: 1 **''Runners Up'': 2008–09, 2010–11, 2016–17 : 3 * EY Champions Trophy **''Winners'': 2016 **''Runners Up'': 2017 *All-Ireland Club Championship **''Winners'': 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008: 4 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006: 4 **''Runners Up'': 1974, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010–11, 2014–15 : 6 *Leinster Senior Cup **''Winners'': 1973–74, 1977–78: 2 * Irish Junior Cup **''Winners'': 1979, 2006, 2009: 3 **''Runners Up'': 2004: 1 *Women's EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge I **''Winners'': 2012

References

{{Women's Irish Hockey League Women's Irish Hockey League teams 1966 establishments in Ireland 2016 disestablishments in Ireland Field hockey clubs established in 1966 Field hockey clubs disestablished in 2016 Field hockey clubs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Monkstown Hockey Club Defunct field hockey clubs in Ireland