Athea GAA Club Notes:
2025 Premier Junior A Championship:
As we approach Round 2 of this competition let’s take a look at the two groups.
This year’s teams in Group 1 are Monagea, Mungret St. Pauls-B, Fr. Caseys-B, Mountcollins, Ballybrown and ourselves.
Group 2 is made up of, Croom, Castlemahon, Ahane, Granagh Ballingarry, Feenagh Kilmeedy and Kilteely Dromkeen
To advance to the Quarter-final Stage we will need to pick up five or six points. We need ot regain ground after the Mungret St. Pauls match so we will have to be efficient in the remaining games. This Friday we meet Ballybrown and will be expected to win this one. We meet Mountcollins on September 4th and will hope that this one goes our way. On September 25th we meet Fr. Caseys-B’s which will be a very good indication of where we are this year. Our last group match is on October 9th against Monagea.
We know each of the teams well this year and if we can overcome the slip up in Round 1 by finding some form then we should be in with a chance of advancing to the knockout stage.
The Teams in Group 2 look that bit stronger. Castlemahon are back at Premier Junior having dropped down from Intermediate. Ahane were promoted form Junior A last year and will be expected more success this year. Croom are always competitive and Kilteely Dromkeen will bring East Limerick doggedness. The other two Granagh Ballingarry and Feenagh Kilmeedy will be juggling hurling so it is hard to know what to expect.
Anyway we have over two months of matches before the knockout stages so put these dates in the diary. Good support at matches does translate onto the pitch and can often make the difference in tight matches.
Club Fixtures:
Woodlands House Hotel County Premier Junior A Football Championship- Group 1-Round 2
Venue: Foynes. Date/time: Friday August 15th 2025 at 7pm, Athea v Ballybrown.
On Friday evening we meet Ballybrown in Round 2 of the Championship. Let’s get behind the lads by showing your support in Foynes this Friday evening.
Woodlands House Hotel County Junior C Football Championship- Group 2-Round 2
Venue: Athea. Date/time: Sunday August 17th 2025 at 7pm, Athea v South Liberties.
This Sunday, our second team have their opening match of the Junior C Championship at home at 7pm.
Girls U16 championship:
Athea 4.9 Oola 7.13
Hard luck to our u16’s who put up a gallant effort against a strong Oola side. Some excellent play was on show from both sides in a high scoring affair.
Intermediate championship Round 1:
Athea 1.9 Monaleen 4.7
Played in poor conditions on Sunday evening our ladies got off to the worst possible start when they seeded a goal in the first few minutes. Athea regained their composure and worked hard to bring it back level to 1.1 a piece half way through the first half. Despite having a lot of possession, they could not convert this into scores and against the run of play Monaleen scored two killer blows before the break to leave it 1.3 to 4.1. The girls started well in the second half but points were not enough to make up the first half deficit and Monaleen ran out winners 4.7 to 1.9. The girls will regroup to meet Adare in the next round. Team Sarah O’ Connor, Evie Doody, Sinead Hunt, Isabelle Barrett, Grace Hunt, Rebekah Daly, Michelle Curtain, Rebecca Collins, Stephanie Woulfe, Maeve Murphy, Aoife Curtain, Emma Scanlon Noelle Curtain Moly hunt, Aoife O’ Connor, Mary Ita Casey, Molly Hunt, Grace White.
U10’s:
Best of Luck to our u10’s who play Glin in a blitz this Tuesday night at 6.30
U14’s:
Best of luck to our u14’s who play Oola away in Oola this Wednesday night 13th July
Well done to Loren Healy who along with her Limerick team mates ended this year’s U14 county camogie development with a Division 1 B Cup win at the National Blitz in Kilcock on Saturday 9th Aug. Playing Tipperary, Dublin, Galway & Cork in their final.
Well done also to her 2 Templeglatine Club team mates Julie McCarthy & Eavan Lyons & coach/mentor Eileen Lyons. The year ended with a bus trip for all 50 squad members & coaches to the All Ireland Camogie finals in Croke Park on Sunday 10th to be involved in the U14 Development parade at half time during the Intermediate final.
Well done to Micheal Reidy and the Limerick Masters team who are now through to the semi finals after winning 1:14 Wicklow 0:16 in the play off.
Hurling:
Hurling training will continue over the summer. Wednesday nights 7pm to 8pm for U14 and U16. Sunday morning for all ages 10am to 11am.
U8:
Another fantastic performance this morning from our hurlers. Teamwork, tackling, defending, skill and scoring was a joy to see. Thank you to all the parents for bringing the children. A huge thank you to the coaches who are making this so enjoyable. It took three clubs to try and match our numbers this morning. 27 from Athea and 31 total from the other three clubs. Thats an incredible achievement
Split the Bucket:
The last draw took place the 11th of August. The Lucky winner of €251 is Jim Sheehy. The next draw will take place on Monday the 25th of August
The tickets can be Purchased at Collins shop, Ger Whites bar, Brown Joes bar, Gables Grill, O’Riordans Pharmacy, Credit Union, Bingo Friday evenings and also online @ https://atheagaa.clubforce.com/products/draw/athea-gaa-draw
Club Development Draw:
This annual Draw is the clubs main and long-established fund raiser.
The tickets cost €50 for entry to 5 monthly draws, with a top prize each month of €500, followed by €300, €200 and 4 x€100 prizes. There are extra cash prizes in the December draw and a free club draw ticket for the 2026 draw also drawn each month. The total prize fund is worth a guaranteed €7450. Draw promoters will be calling to houses around the parish in the coming weeks before the first Draw in August. People can also join online or by contacting any club officer, or call club chairman John Hunt at 087 7875378. Please support our club and parish.
Membership:
Our 2025 membership registration is now live. Please see link to register with the club and purchase our club draw tickets for 2025, all players need to register ahead of the season and we would encourage everyone to become a member and purchase a ticket for our club draw as it all helps towards the running and up keep of the club and walking track.
https://atheagaa.clubforce.com/products/membership
