Athea GAA Club Notes:

Club Result:
County U20 A Football Championship- Group 2 Round 1
Galtee Gaels 1-19 Shannon Gaels Athea 1-07
Our U20s made the long journey to Kilbehenny last Saturday to play Galtee Gaels in Round 1 of the U20 A Football Championsip. We got off to a sluggish start and showed no great fluency as we were closed down by a resolute Galtee Gaels side who were very much up for the game. The home side were well organised and efficient and went in at halftime four points up on a scoreline of 0-08 to 0-04. In the second half, we were no better and were continually exposed by a well balanced team who kicked points at their ease. We never got going properly and found it difficult to create enough space to get scores. This team is better than they displayed on Saturday and will need to go back top the drawing board ahead of the Ahane game. The final score was 1-19 to 1-07.

Club Fixtures:
County U20 A Football Championship- Group 2 Round 2
Venue: Kilbehenny. Date/time: Saturday November 29th 2025 at 2pm
Shannon Gaels Athea v Ahane
This Saturday our Under 20s who are amalgamated with Shannon Gaels have a home game in Athea where we meet Ahane in Round 2 of the U20A Championship. Lets hope that there is a big improvement in this weekend’s performance and that the team can give a good account of themselves.

Ladies:
Clothes Collection
Athea Ladies Club will be holding their next Clothes Collection on 15/12/25
Bags of clothes can be dropped off at Clubhouse meeting room anytime.
(if meeting room is locked can leave in public toilet) Thanks for your support.
We will accept the following ✅ women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, handbags, belts, all paired shoes, curtains, bed linen, towels and blankets. just NO PILLOWS OR DUVETS

Fair Day Raffle Results:
Huge thanks to our sponsors & everyone for supporting our annual Fair Day Raffle.
*1st Prize -* Load of Timber Sponsered by Ger @ White’s Bar & Eilish @ Batt’s Bar – *Billy O’ Connor – Gortnagross*
*2nd Prize* 5 Bags of Coal – sponsored by Paul @ Collins XL –
**Penny & Faye O’ Callaghan -Upper Athea **
3rd Prize* €100 Voucher sponsored by Ned / Dana Gould – Chipper – *Breda & Shane Ahern – Hillside Drive.*
*4th Prize* €50 Voucher sponsored by Paddy Horgan @ Amber filing station Tarbert Road- **T.G O’ Sullivan Upper Athea **
5th Prize €50 Voucher sponsored by Eamon @ Brown Joes :**Nellie Ahern – Garryglass **

Ladies Football AGM:
The Ladies club will hold their AGM in Athea GAA clubhouse at 6pm on Sunday 30th November at 6pm. We would encourage as many people to attend as we always welcome new committee members with new ideas. New volunteers are vital to help the club to grow and prosper.

Minor Ladies:
Hard luck to our minor ladies who lost to St Pats in the shield field last Sunday. Although they were missing a nunber of regulars the girls played with heart and determination up to the final whistle. Special mention to the younger girls who stepped up to make sure we could fulfil the fixture. The minors last game of the year will be the league final V’s Oola – time, date and venue to be confirmed.

U16 County Team 2026:
Huge well done to Shauna Collins and Loren Healy who made the u16B team for 2026 after a very competitive trial process. We wish them and their teammates the best of luck in the coming season. We look forward to following their progress.

Well done to Colton Brouder who played full back on the West Limerick primary schools team who won the Sarsfield Cup on Wednesday night in the gaelic grounds under lights.
They defeated the city who were going for 4 in row.

Healthy Athea:
Good2Go continues this Friday 28th November at 10:30am to 12pm at Con Colbert Hall €3 per class contact 087 6103840 for information
Men on the move continues this Saturday at 9:30 and is on for the next 2 weeks.
This is a great initiative and the Club is well set up for all the activities.
Come along next Saturday morning to join.
Thanks to the Limerick Sports Partnership, the Healthy Athea group and to Dylan Griffin of DG Fitness for getting this going.

Club Notes:
Dates for Diary
Our Annual Bord Nog Christmas Quiz will take place on Sunday 28th December 2025 at the Community Hall more details to follow.

AGM:
Our AGM will take place Sunday 18th January 2026 8 pm at Community Hall.

Split the Bucket:
The last draw took place the 17th of November. The Lucky winner of €281 is Bridie Brouder Congratulations. The next draw will take place on Monday the 1st of December
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 Draw:
The last club draw took place Sunday the the 16th of November Congratulations to all the winners of our 4th draw. Thanks to everyone for supporting our annual fundraising draw. Our final club draw will take place Sunday the 7th of December.