Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club
{{short description|Women's field hockey club at St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, Ireland}}
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Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club was a women's field hockey club based at St. Andrew's College in Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The club entered teams in the Women's Irish Hockey League, the Irish Senior Cup and the Irish Junior Cup. In 2016 Hermes merged with the women's team at Monkstown Hockey Club and subsequently played as Hermes-Monkstown. As Hermes-Monkstown, the club represented Ireland in the 2017 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.
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 Protestant 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.{{cite news|url=http://monkstownhockeyclub.com/club-history/|title=Club History|publisher=monkstownhockeyclub.com|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
=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 Pegasus 3–2 in the final. They were cup winners on two further occasions in 2005 and 2006.
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=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 Anna O'Flanagan, Chloe Watkins and Nicola Evans, all still schoolgirls, Hermes won the title after defeating Loreto in the final.{{cite web|url=http://hookhockey.blogspot.com/2008/05/|title=Women's Championships final: Hermes 1 Loreto 0 (after golden goal)|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|accessdate=22 August 2018|date=25 May 2008}}
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=Women's Irish Hockey League=
In 2008–09 Hermes were founder members of the Women's Irish Hockey League. With a team that included Nicola Evans, Anna O'Flanagan, Gillian Pinder and Chloe Watkins, they finished the season as runners up, after losing 2–1 in a penalty shoot-out in the league final against Loreto.{{cite news|url=http://hookhockey.blogspot.com/2009/05/loreto-take-national-honours.html|title=Loreto take national honours|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|accessdate=28 September 2018|date=4 May 2009}} Hermes were runners up again in 2010–11, losing 4–1 in the final to Pegasus.{{cite news|url=http://www.fih.ch/news/irish-hockey-league-crowns-champions/|title=Irish Hockey League crowns champions|publisher=www.fih.ch|accessdate=28 September 2018|date=2 May 2011}} In 2015–16, with a team that included Evans, O'Flanagan and Watkins, Hermes won the league title and the EY Champions Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hockey/2016/0501/785537-oflanagan-and-gray-drive-hermes-to-glory/|title=Anna O'Flanagan and Emma Gray drive Hermes to glory|publisher=www.rte.ie|accessdate=21 August 2018|date=1 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/pumped-up-hermes-take-inaugural-women-s-ey-hockey-league-title-1.2631608|title=Pumped-up Hermes take inaugural women's EY Hockey League title|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|accessdate=21 August 2018|date=1 May 2016}} In 2016 Hermes merged with Monkstown and the ladies' team subsequently played as Hermes-Monkstown.{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/04/hermes-and-monkstown-formally-join-forces/#.W8JUNvZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508124351/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/04/hermes-and-monkstown-formally-join-forces/#.W8JUNvZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 May 2016|title=Hermes and Monkstown formally join forces|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|accessdate=22 August 2018|date=26 April 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/09/hermes-monkstown-womens-eyhl-preview/#.W8JSFvZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053043/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/09/hermes-monkstown-womens-eyhl-preview/#.W8JSFvZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 October 2018|title=Hermes-Monkstown – Women's EYHL preview|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|accessdate=13 October 2018|date=22 September 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/09/the-season-starts-here-new-name-but-same-hermes-monkstown-still-favourites/#.W7_KovZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012014623/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/09/the-season-starts-here-new-name-but-same-hermes-monkstown-still-favourites/#.W7_KovZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 October 2018|title=The season starts here – new name but Hermes-Monkstown still favourites|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|accessdate=11 October 2018|date=22 September 2016}}
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=EY Champions Trophy=
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=Irish Junior Cup=
Hermes second team entered the Irish Junior Cup.
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! Season ! Winners ! Score ! Runners up | |||
| 1979 | Hermes II{{cite news|url=http://monkstownhockeyclub.com/club-history/|title=Club History|publisher=monkstownhockeyclub.com|accessdate=22 August 2018}} | ||
| 2004 | Pegasus II | Hermes II | |
| 2006 | Hermes II | 2–1 | Lurgan |
| 2009 | Hermes II
Hermes II won 3–1 after penalty shoot-out | 1–1 | Railway Union II |
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=Hermes in Europe=
Hermes represented Ireland in European competitions on six occasions. After winning the 1997 Irish Senior Cup they played in the European Cup Winners Cup A Division in Belgium. After winning the 1999 Irish Senior Cup, Hermes finished in third place at the 2000 European Cup Winners Cup A Division tournament in Cologne. In 2012, with a team that featured Mary Goode, Audrey O'Flynn and Gillian Pinder, 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 2017 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup as Hermes-Monkstown.{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2012/05/oflynn-double-the-golden-touch-for-hermes/#.W-JOVPZ2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604020525/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2012/05/oflynn-double-the-golden-touch-for-hermes/#.W-JOVPZ2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 June 2012|title=O'Flynn double the golden touch for Hermes|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|accessdate=7 November 2018|date=28 May 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/hermes-monkstown-clinch-seventh-spot-in-euro-hockey-cup-1.3108477|title=Hermes-Monkstown clinch seventh spot in Euro hockey cup|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|accessdate=22 August 2018|date=5 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://softco.com/news/hermes-hockey-club-celebrates-50-years/|title=Hermes Hockey Club celebrates 50 years|publisher=softco.com|accessdate=11 October 2018|date=13 August 2015}}
Notable former players
;{{flagicon|Ireland|field hockey}} Ireland internationals
When the Ireland women's national field hockey team won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, the squad included five former Hermes players – Deirdre Duke, Nicola Evans, Anna O'Flanagan, Gillian Pinder and Chloe Watkins.
| style="vertical-align:top" | * Tara Browne
| * Deirdre Duke
| * Mary Logue
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Honours
- Women's Irish Hockey League
- 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
{{Reflist}}
{{Women's Irish Hockey League}}
Category:Women's Irish Hockey League teams
Category:1966 establishments in Ireland
Category:2016 disestablishments in Ireland
Category:Field hockey clubs established in 1966
Category:Field hockey clubs disestablished in 2016
Category:Field hockey clubs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown