Club info

Loreto Hockey Club was founded in 1926 and is affiliated to the Leinster branch of the Irish Hockey Association. Loreto is one of the largest and most successful ladies Hockey clubs in Ireland with 7 Senior league teams, a Vets team and a thriving Junior section which caters from U8’s right up to U18’s.

As a club where players of every standard can enjoy playing hockey, our approach is one of participation and enjoyment for all. Loreto are committed to excellence and success through healthy competition for team places and contesting the honours at each level in Leinster, Ireland and even at a European Level.

In the recent past Loreto has been very successful at Ireland level, winning the Irish Senior Cup in 2002/2003/2009 and being All Ireland League finalists in 2003/2004/2008. As holders of the Irish Senior Cup the club ventured on a European trip to Rome in 2010, to participate in the European Hockey League Club Championship. Then in 2011 Loreto went back to Europe and won the European Hockey Club Champions Challenge in Lille.

Located at Loreto High School Beaufort, in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, we have excellent facilities for all to enjoy playing hockey, with a sand dressed Astroturf pitch and a training pitch complete with lights. We currently have a clubhouse facility that was completed in 1997, however plans are under way to build a new two storey permanent clubhouse complete with a viewing balcony.