Athea GAA Club Notes:
You might be interested:
We have some exciting plans for the club that will benefit the whole. Community and are looking for new and enthusiastic people that might be interested in getting involved.
There are lots of ways to get involved (committee roles/ fundraising events/ coaching, volunteering in anyway etc).
Absolutely no experience or knowledge of GAA is required, but we would love to get some new people and ideas on board.
There is a meeting this Wednesday night in the clubhouse at 8.30pm if you are interested or want to find out more…. Attending will not commit you😊.
County League – Division 8 Round 5:
Athea 1-16 Galbally 3-08
After the disappointment of our match last week against South Liberties we had renewed focus in Athea on Sunday when we faced Galbally who were ahead of us in the League Table.
The visitors got off to the better start playing with the wind and had four points on the board after ten minutes as we suffered a black card leaving us down to fourteen and conceding a penalty. Tomas Ahern proved himself to be a great penalty shot stopper as he dived to his left and kept us in the game. James Broderick and Brian O Connor knocked over points as Galbally continued to clock up scores mainly through Jack Donovan at full forward. We trailed by five points when a well worked move by Tadhg Ahern lead to a goal which narrowed the gap to two. Brian O Connor and Donovan exchanged points before halftime to leave the score at the interval at1-03 to 0-08.
In the second half, we conceded a very early goal before Mark Reidy pointed. We then conceded another goal and looked to be in trouble. However playing with the wind and by upping the tempo we clawed back the lead. Aidan Curry was accurate from placed balls and scored six points including a two pointer free and one from play. Mark Reidy added a further three points from play and James Broderick and Rory Cleary helped build the lead. Galbally hit a third goal in the second half to reduce the margin back to one point. However, Brian O Connor pushed out the margin to two with a late free to leave the final score Athea 1-16 Galbally 3-08.
The win means that we finish second in the group and are now in the Division 8 final against ABK. The A team are in the division 6 final against St. Kierans after receiving a walkover on Saturday. The details of the two finals fixtures will be announced later this week. Panel Tomas Ahern, Cillian O Connor, Conor Fitzgerald, Philip Daly, Michael Tierney, Martin Chawke, Gavin Ambrose, Michael Walsh, Tadhg Ahern (1-0), Aidan Curry (0-6,0-3f,1tpf), Jason Kelly, Rory Cleary (0-1), James Broderick (0-2), Brian O Connor (0-3, 0-1f), Jack Sexton, Subs: Mark Reidy (0-4), Micheal Dalton, James Ryan, William Sexton, Tom Ahern, Dan McMahon, Eoin Horgan, Mark Horgan.
Fixtures:
County Football League Division 6 – Final
Date: TBC
Athea v St. Kierans
County Football League Division 8 – Final
Date: TBC
Athea v Askeaton Ballysteen Kilcornan
Ladies:
Congratulations to Grace Hunt and Maeve Murphy who were on the Limerick Minor Team with their mentors Liz O’Sullivan and David Murphy, that beat Tipperary 5-5 to 2-9 in the Munster Final on Saturday.
Huge well done to Athea u12’s who played Croom last Friday evening in a great game of football. They showed great skill and determination.
Huge well done to Athea / Glin Emmets u16’s with a great win over Fr Casey’s in Abbeyfeale last Wednesday. The girls have finished 3rd in their group and will play their semi final away on Monday 18th.
Well done to Loren Healy part of Tarbert Comprehensive school’s Junior girls football team who won the Junior Munster Final against Kilrush in Mick Neville today.
Congratulations to Kane Brouder who captained the Limerick U14s team over the weekend beating Tipperary.
U12 Football:
Our U12 Boys football team kicked off their season with a match against Fr. Caseys in Abbeyfeale on Friday evening last. This was a great workout against a strong Fr. Caseys team with our boys getting some great scores and showing excellent teamwork on the night. Training continues every Friday at 6:30. Panel on the evening was; Aaron McCabe, James Kelly, Tiarnan Fitzgerald, Fionn Hunt, Conchuir Brouder, Mikey Mullvihill, Oisin Kennedy, John Mullvihill, Patrick Philips, Niall Kennedy, Conor Brouder and Noah Collins.
U14 Football:
U14 football training continues every Monday evening at 7pm with our first competitive match scheduled for Thursday May 28th.
U9s:
Our U9s played their 2nd blitz of the year in Ardagh last Friday evening, we had 20 players togged out and they played some outstanding football against St Kierans, Newcastle West and Drom/Broadford.
Underage Football Training Returns:
Our Friday evening 6:30 to 7:30 underage training from nursery to U12s is back.
Underage Hurling:
Hurling training Sunday Mornings 10am
Masters Football:
Limerick football masters got off to a winning start against cork in the first round of the championship Friday night in Buttervant. With a score line of cork 0-09 to limerick’s 0-10 . Its limerick first win over cork in championship. Overall the team performed really well throughout and were deserving winners in the end. It was a massive two points for the treaty county.
Split the Bucket:
The last draw took place the 5th of May the lucky winner of €266 is Catriona Brosnan Congratulations. The next draw will take place on Tuesday the 18th of May 2026
The tickets can be Purchased at Collins shop, Ger Whites bar, Brown Joes bar, Gables Grill, O’Riordans Pharmacy, Credit Union, Batts bar Athea Hairstyles, Doctors waiting room, Bingo Friday evenings and also online @ https://atheagaa.clubforce.com/products/draw/athea-gaa-draw
Membership:
All players should have membership before starting back at training.