Athea GAA Club Notes:

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 and county draws as it all helps towards the running and up keep of the club and walking track.

The last Draw took place on Monday 10h March 2025, the Lucky winner of €226 was Alan Wallace the next draw will take place on Monday 24th March 2025.  Tickets available at Collins Shop, Ger Whites Bar, Brown Joes, Batts Bar, Gables Grill, O’Riordan Pharmacy, Credit Union and at bingo on a Friday evening.

Good to go continues on Friday 14th March 10:30am to 12:00 mid-day

This years cul camp will take place from July 7th to 11th. This has been a great success over the years with approximately 100 kids taking part. It will be for both hurling and football again this year.

Good luck to our U15’s who play Saturday 15th March in the John West Feile Peile they are in the group of Cappagh Rathkeale, Shannon Gaels and Kildimo Pallaskenry. First two matches will be played in Pallaskenry at 10am and 11am and the final round match will be 12 pm in Kildimo. Good luck to players and management.

Minor Ladies league Round 1

Athea 3.12 Gerald Griffins 9 pts

Huge well done to our minor Ladies team who started off the year at home v Gerald Griffins on a beautiful Sunday morning. It was end to end stuff from start to finish and well done to both teams for the great exhibition of football so early in the season. Their next game at will be against Granagh/ Ballingarry on Sunday 23rd at 11 am

We made the short trip north to Glin for Round 2 of the West Junior B league on Sunday. The match was played in sunny conditions with the wind advantage in favour of Glin in the first half which proved to be instrumental in this game as the home side built a strong lead by half time.

Glin had notched up 2 points before Mark Reidy picked out Michael Walsh with a ball over the top and Michael found the net. Glin had scored a further 2:06 before we got our next score when Andy Ahern pointed from play. Tomas Ahern made some great saves throughout but was under constant pressure from a fast young Glin forward line who found the net twice more before half time.

The half time score was 4:09 to 1:01.

Playing with the wind in the second half Andy Ahern pointed early and had two screaming chances of goal which went just wide of the post later on. Mark Reidy followed up with the first of his brace of two pointers before Rory and Colm both split the posts. A soft Glin goal soon arrested our gallop before Michael Walsh and Martin Chawke added points.

Mark Reidy landed his second two pointer late in the game before Glin closed out the game with the final point. The final score was Glin 5:14 Athea 1:10.

This game saw the return of Gavin Ambrose and Neilus Hunt as well as a debut for Jamie Collins at the Junior B ranks.

At this stage in the season 21 players have got a run which is great to see. Thanks to the growing group of supporters who were in attendance.

Panel: Tomas Ahern, Sean Twomey, Martin Chawke, Cillian O’Connor, Jamie Collins, Andy Ahern, Rory Cleary Hassett,, Tadhg Ahern, Neilus Hunt, Gavin Ambrose, Mark Reidy, Michael Walsh, Emmet White, Aidan Curry, Dan McMahon, Colm Hassett

 Our final game is at home on Sunday March 30th v Drom Broadford at 2pm

Bons Secours Hospital City East West Junior A League:

Fr. Caseys v Athea.   Throw in at 8pmunder lights in Abbeyfeale.

The Limerick senior football team are playing Wicklow next Sunday March 16th at 2pm in Aughrim. If they win they will be promoted back up to Div 3 of the national Football league , with a game to spare.

Dalata Hotel Group GAA U20 Munster championship phase 1 round 1

Evan Curry lined out with the Limerick U20’s who played Tipperary last Saturday in Mick Neville Park. Evan kicked an early two pointer in the game to give Limerick the lead. However the lead didn’t last for long as a strong Tipperary performance lead them to run out winners on a score line 3:08 to 0:06.

2025 Electric Ireland Fresher B Football final

Evan Curry captained the UL Freshers B team to victory in the Freshers B final against Queen’s University Belfast in DCU on Monday evening.

The game finished on a scoreline of UL. 2:13 QUB 3:07.