Posts by Wendy
Loreto U-16s Trip to Rainey
Bright and early on Sunday 9th October, thirty-four wide awake u-16s and their four not so wide awake coaches Stu, Ben, Hannah and Aisling began the long, long bus journey to Rainey Hockey Club, Co. Derry. Despite several pit stops for pre-match sweets, Burger King and bathroom breaks, a few wrong turns and choosing to…
Read MoreLoreto Opening Night 2011 – Season Kicks Off in Style!
What a fantastic way to kick start the season with a massive turn out for our opening night! Getting the night in full swing – we started with the ‘newbie challenge’ where lots of sellotape was involved, and the 2 losers were subjected to wearing onsie’s! Next up it was yard’s of ale for the…
Read MoreIntroducing Our Social Sec..Gemma O'Flynn!
Hi Everybody! For those of you who don’t already know me, my name is Gemma O’Flynn and I am the Social Secretary for the 2011/2012 season. Here at Loreto our motto is to play hard, both on and off the pitch! Firstly.. our Opening night will be on the 15th October in the Glenside, Churchtown…
Read MoreFillies – New Season coming up!
The 2011/2012 Fillies’ hockey season will commence on the second weekend in September, Friday 9th / Sunday 11th 2011. We look forward to welcoming back our returning members and we are delighted to welcome into the club our new members. The training schedule is the same as last year with the addition of an Under…
Read MorePre season training info!
Well it is hard to believe we are talking about pre-season training but time is certainly flying by. We ended last season on a great note with a number of teams getting promoted and this season we want to do the same! Pre-Season Training for junior and senior teams will kick off on Tuesday 9th…
Read MoreNew Members info
At Loreto we love getting new members into the club and our aim is to make playing hockey as enjoyable as possible for everyone while developing players to the best of their ability. It can be daunting joining a new club, especially if you don’t know anyone! However at Loreto we try and make that…
Read MoreGolden Girls Loreto at Eurohockey Club Champions Challenge II
FORTY supporters, FIVE Days and ONE team….or rather THE Team! Lille 2011 kicked off with great competition and no this was not in relation to hockey. Instead it was the supporters’ race from Dublin Airport to Lille with Team Brussels and Team Paris battling it out to be the first to walk through the hotel…
Read MoreLoreto finish 2010/2011 Season on a High!
The 2010/2011 season finished with ‘Three teams promoted,’1 Cup win’, ‘1 League tie’ and ‘1 League win’. All teams played incredibly well throughout the season and the club is delighted to now have 6 teams playing in the top 10 divisions! We finished the season with an end of season party that would rival many!…
Read More4ths silver goal seals dramatic Cup win!
Division 5/6 Cup: Loreto 4ths 2 Clontarf 1, AET Having beaten Hermes via penalty strokes in a nailbiting semi, Loreto 4ths went even one better in last weekend’s Cup Final, overcoming Clontarf by a silver goal to take the trophy home. Rachel O’Brien and Cliodnadh McNamara were on the mark for the girls who took…
Read MoreLoreto 4ths take thriller to book Cup Final spot!
Anonymous report from a Proud Loreto Supporter on THE Sunday game! Division 5/6 Cup Semi Final – Sunday 20th March, Beaufort Loreto 4ths 0 – 0 Hermes 3rds – AET (Loreto won 3-2 on penalty strokes) Well what a day it was in Beaufort on Sunday. A large crowd of excited Loreto supporters were treated…
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