About Us

As a club we aim to:

• Provide the opportunity to play both competitive and social hockey at a variety of levels to suit all members' requirements.
• Provide a structured organisation to the coaching and selection of teams to enable the development and progression of all players.
• Provide sufficient quality coaching to our members to allow them to reach their maximum potential and to further their enjoyment of the sport.
• Provide a clear pathway for junior section members to progress from the junior teams to the highest adult teams they are capable of playing for.
• Provide an atmosphere and environment in which everyone, regardless of age or gender, can enjoy the sport

We are one of the most progressive and fastest growing hockey clubs in NI. DLHC hold three weekly training sessions and play all home matches on the astroturf pitch at Ferris Park, Dromore.

This season we will field five Senior teams spread throughout the Ulster Leagues, with our First XI playing in Senior 2 to our 5th XI playing in Junior 9.

The Club also runs a very successful youth development scheme with upwards of 150 members, and an enthusiastic veterans squad.

The club first registered with the Ulster Women's' Hockey Union in the 1940's but for a significant period of time had the distinct disadvantage of having no home pitch. Initially the club played all home matches in Belfast, and in the early days, when few owned their own cars, travelled together to each venue in McGuigans wedding limousine! Since its formation almost 70 years ago the club has come a long way!

Throughout the years the teams have played at a variety of 'home' venues: Orangefield, Castlewellan Road Banbridge, Donacloney and Banbridge High School. Indeed, it was only after the construction of a gravel pitch at Ferris Park on the Banbridge Road in Dromore in 1996 that the club were truly able to play 'home' matches.

For many years players travelled outside of Dromore in order to train and credit shouldbe given to the coach at the time Noel Best and players for their dedication to the club. A secure foundation was laid and teams made significant progress in the various sections of the Ulster Women's' Hockey League.

It is in recent years however that the club has really become a force to be reckoned with. In September 2000 the club acquired the services of a new coach, Jonny McBride, and with him came new initiatives, training programmes and vision. An Executive Committee, presided over by Catherine Stanley, was formed and regular meetings helped promote the growth of the Senior Club and the establishment of the very successful Junior Section.