Athea GAA Club Notes:

U20A Football Championship – Round 4:
On Saturday afternoon our U20 SGA Gaels men’s team travelled to Dromcollogher to play Drom/Broadford in the third round match. It was wet, windy and heavy going from the start. Drom were well up for the game after losing their last 2 games, and needed a win to stay in the competition, while we were also missing 4 players to injury etc. Drom started off really well with a few points before SGA Gaels recorded a score. The wind seemed to have some effect for Drom, and with handling errors and fouls in front of goal, SGA Gaels gave easy points away. SGA Gaels stuck in, while missing a few frees and then hit the crossbar, it just was not going their way. The first half finished off at SGA Gaels 0:03 – Drom 0:08.
In the second half SGA Gaels were the better team, but unfortunately Drom set their defence well, and kept us out. Then we were caught out when they countered and scored a goal. SGA Gaels did not drop their heads and really stepped up the pace, but it was too much at the end. Final score: SGA Gaels 0:08 – Drom 1:10. We are still in the competition, with our next match against Na Piarsaigh in Athea on Saturday Dec 7th at 2pm, with a win, putting us through to the semis. Again there was a large number of supporters coming out to support the boys in Dromcollogher, thank you all for travelling. Athea players involved today: Daire O Shea, Evan Curry, Calum Buckley, Tomás Ahern, Tadhg Ahern, Rory Cleary, Michael Walsh, James Broderick and Donncha Barrett.

UL Freshers Football:
Well done to Evan Curry who was captain of the UL Freshers Football Team who won the Freshers 2 Football League recently beating TUS Midlands.

Clothes Collection:
Thanks to all who supported the Athea LGFA Clothes Collection last week. An astonishing 920kg of clothes were donated on behalf of the club.

Well Done:
Congratulations to Loren Healy and Shauna Collins who made it on to the u14 Co team for 2025 and Geraldine Carmody and Maeve Murphy who made the u16 team. We wish them well in the year ahead and look forward to following their Journey.

Athea Ladies AGM:
Athea LGFA club will have their AGM Friday 13th December in the clubhouse at 7.30. As always we would love to see more people get involved for 2025.

Athea Community Games:
Athea Community Games will host their AGM on Wednesday Dec 4th at 8.30 pm in Athea GAA clubhouse. New members would be most welcome. The more volunteers/members we have the greater the variety of activities that can be offered to children in our community.

Split the Bucket:
Congratulations to Eilish Geoghegan who was this week’s winner of Split the Bucket, winning €225. Next Draw Monday 16th December. Envelopes can be purchased at Dick Whites, Collins Shop, O’ Riordan’s Pharmacy, Athea Credit Union, Brown Joes, Batts,Bingo at Con Colbert Hall on Friday nights, Chinese Takeaway, Gables Grill and during events at Pairc na nGael. Thanks to everyone for your continued support.

Athea GAA Club Development Draw:
The final Athea GAA Club Draw of 2024 will take place this Saturday December 7th at 8.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come to the Club House to witness the draw.

Bord na nÓg Christmas Quiz:
We are delighted to announce that due to popular demand, the annual Christmas Quiz will take place on December 28th at Con Colbert Hall. Start gathering your team, and mark the date in your diary!

Athea GAA AGM:
The Athea GAA AGM will take place on Sunday January 19th at Con Colbert Hall. Mark the date in your diary.