Athea GAA Club Notes:
AGM:
Agm this Sunday 18th January at 7pm at Athea Community Hall. All welcome.
Healthy Athea:
Every Step Counts – Get Ready for 2026
Every Step Counts is back! It’s time to reconnect with your club and community and feel the benefits of physical exercise. Get tracking for 5 weeks from Wednesday 7th January to Wednesday 11th February to help your club reach a combined target of 4,000km.
Any club that hits the 4,000km distance over 5 weeks will be entered into the draw to win a share. There’ll be 3 donations of *€2,500 towards club funding per province up for grabs.
The more participants we get, the quicker we will hit the target, so make sure that every step really does count!
STEP 1:
Download: the MyLife app
https://mylife.irishlife.ie/home
STEP 2:
Go to Social > Challenges > MyLife’s Every Step Counts Challenge + Munster > Athea GAA
STEP 3:
Get your fitbit / smart watch/ phone connected and get walking.
Split the Bucket:
The last draw took place the 12th of January. The Lucky winner of €279 is Niamh Ambrose Congratulations. The next draw will take place on Monday the 26th of January
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
Men:
McGrath Cup:
Evan Curry made his debut for Limerick Senior Footballers in Mick Neville Park on Friday evening (Jan 2nd) in an experimental lineup versus Tipperary in Round 1 of the McGrath Cup. He started at right half forward and scored a point late in the game, performing well in the second half. On a cold frosty evening, Tipperary ran out as winners on a scoreline of 0-15 to 0-04. Limerick travelled to Páirc Uí Rinn last Sunday to meet Cork in Round 2 of the competition. They performed very well winning the game on a scoreline of 3-11 to 0-15.
Men on the Move-Part 2:
In late 2025 a group of men embarked on a 6 week programme at the pitch under the Men on the Move Programme. The members of the group were mainly Over 50 with no experience of fitness programmes. The group have decided to carry on in 2026 and have now started light gym work with DG Fitness & Wellbeing (087) 7833718. If you would like to join the current group then text the above number with the message “JOIN MOTM-Part 2”.
Ladies:
Athea Ladies:
Best of luck to Anna Murphy in the soccer Munster final taking place this Sunday, following a 6-0 win over North Tipperary in the Munster semi final. Also the club want to wish Aoife Curtin a speedy recovery following shoulder surgery. We continue to wish all county players success in the upcoming season and club training will resume very shortly.