Athea GAA Club Notes:
Men’s Result:
Woodlands House Hotel County Premier Junior A Football Championship Group 2 – Round 5
Saturday 12th September, 2026
Athea 1-16 Glin 2-5
Athea produced a strong second-half performance to record an impressive eight-point
victory over Glin, winning 1-16 to 2-5 after a competitive encounter. Andrew O’Riordan opened the scoring for Athea, before Shane Mulvihill added a free to give Athea an early two-point advantage. Glin responded strongly, however, and a goal midway through the opening half helped them establish a four-point lead. Mulvihill was important in keeping Athea in touch, converting four frees during the opening half, while Evan Curry brought the sides level with a point from play approaching half-time.
Athea raised the tempo considerably after the restart. Micheal Dalton and Denis Greaney
were particularly strong around the middle of the field and played a major role as Athea
began to gain control of proceedings. Brian O’Connor was prominent going forward and registered two points from play, while James Hunt had a very good game. Hunt defended strongly but also contributed going forward, including an important second-half point from play. Sean Ryan became increasingly influential as the game progressed, contributing three
points from play in the second half as Athea began to pull away. The decisive period came midway through the second half. Daire O’Shea found the net and also contributed a point, before Evan Curry landed an excellent two-pointer from distance to stretch Athea’s advantage to nine points. Curry was an important attacking presence, finishing with three points in total, before being forced off through injury later in the half. TJ Hunt also contributed a point from a free as Athea’s spread of scorers helped them take control.
Glin did manage a second goal late in the contest, but Athea responded well, with further
scores from Sean Ryan ensuring there would be no comeback. There were plenty of positives for Athea. Micheal Dalton and Denis Greaney were excellent through the middle, James Hunt produced a very strong all-round display, while Athea had a good spread of scorers throughout the team. Most encouraging was the manner in which Athea improved as the game progressed. Having been four points behind during the first half, they gradually took control and produced an excellent second-half display to run out deserving winners. We now proceed to the Quarter Finals where we meet Camogue Rovers on Saturday October 3rd.
Athea scorers Daire O’Shea 1-1; Shane Mulvihill 0-4 (4 frees); Evan Curry 0-3 (one two-
pointer); Sean Ryan 0-3; Brian O’Connor 0-2; Andrew O’Riordan 0-1; James Hunt 0-1; TJ
Hunt 0-1 (free).
Athea Tomas Ahern, Eoin Sheahan, Tommy Quaid, James Hunt, Callum Buckley,
Denis Greaney, Tomas G. Ahern, Evan Curry, Micheal Dalton, Andrew O’Riordan, Andy
Ahern, Brian O’Connor; Daire O’Shea, Sean Ryan, Shane Mulvihill. Subs used TJ Hunt, James Broderick, Eoin O Shea, Darren Murphy.
U14 Football Cup Semi-Final:
We travelled to Mick Neville Park Rathkeale last Saturday to play Bruff in the county Semi-final. The result didn’t go our way on the day, but we are very proud of the effort from the boys on the day and all year.
We started the year with 16 players and finished the year with 23 players which is the best success we could want, ranging in age from under 10 to 14-year-olds. The younger boys got great experience which will stand to them next year and the older boys gave great example and leadership to their young teammates. We played all our league matches only losing one and also played three challenge matches, which all contributed to an enjoyable and successful year. This group has a bright future ahead of them, well done.
U6 and U8 Coiste:
Well done to the Athea U8 and U6 footballers. It was amazing to see 52 young footballers at their end of season parish Blitz Friday evening. They should be very proud of themselves for the performances they put in to finish off a great year.
Huge thanks to head coach Ger Collins and all volunteers who make sure the kids get the chance to enjoy the sport and have fun playing every week.
Ladies:
Huge Congratulations to our Junior Ladies who got the upper hand over Ahane at home on Sunday, winning 7:10 to 2:05 and are in a great position going forward.
Hard luck to the Athea / Glin u16s who were beaten by a strong St Ailbes outfit on Saturday morning. They never gave up and played their hearts out until the final whistle. Thank you to every single girl who showed up and put in the effort all year – you did both clubs Athea / Glin Emmets proud. The club would like to wish a speedy recovery to Laura Healy and Loren Healy.
Underage Girls’ Football:
Excellent football displayed recently by our u10s against Moyvane, they showed great skill and teamwork, well done girls! It was also great to see so many young footballers at the U6 and U8 parish league during the week. Keep up the good work girls.
Hurling Fixtures:
County Junior C Hurling Championship – Round 5
Friday 18th September, 2026 6:30pm
Athea v Killeedy Venue Athea Referee: Billy Philips
County Junior C Hurling Championship – Round 6
Sunday 20th September, 2026 11:30am
Athea v Effin Venue: Athea Referee: TBC
Hurling Results:
County Junior C Hurling Championship Round 3
Dromin/Athlacca 5– 18 Athea 0– 08
Our Junior C team faced a very strong Dromin Athlacca side last Thursday evening.
Under 16 Hurling:
Our under 16s were unlucky against Knockaderry last Wednesday evening in the fourth round of the championship.
Under 10 Hurling:
Great performance by our under 10 hurlers in Castletown/Ballyagran Saturday morning.
Some top-class hurling played by everyone. It was especially good to see so much teamwork and encouragement between the players. This was definitely one of our standout performances of the year.
A special thanks to all the parents as well for travelling that little bit further to get the players there. Much appreciated. Our next blitz is this Wednesday evening 16th of September in Adare. This blitz will be played under floodlights which will be a brilliant opportunity for our team.
Fair Day 2026:
Tickets will be on sale this week for our annual fair day fundraiser.
Thanks to all those businesses who sponsored our prizes:
1st prize – load of timber – sponsored by Eilish @ Batt’s bar & Ger White @ Dick White’s bar.
2nd prize €200 sponsored by PJ Moloney, Listowel.
3rd Prize 5 bags of coal sponsored by Collins XL.
4th prize – €100 sponsored by Ned Gould.
5th prize Brown Joe’s €50 voucher.
Mothers and Others:
Athea Mothers & Others are training weekly and everyone is welcome to join for fitness, fun and football. It doesn’t matter if you have played for 20 years or never kicked a ball in your life, come and join the ladies for a bit of craic at Athea GAA pitch on Wednesdays at 7pm.
Contact Jacqueline on 086-0670091 or David on 087-6019317, or any member of the Mothers & Others team.
Underage Football Training:
Our Friday evening underage training continues from 6:30 to 7:30pm.
Hurling Training:
Hurling training continues Sunday mornings at 10am.
Split the Bucket:
The most recent draw took place on Monday, 7th of September and the lucky winners of €332 were Tommy and Kyle Geoghegan, congratulations Tommy and Kyle. The next draw will take place on Monday, 21st of September 2026. Tickets can be Purchased at Collins’ shop, Ger White’s bar, Brown Joe’s bar, Gables Grill, O’Riordan’s Pharmacy, Credit Union, Batt’s bar, Athea Hairstyles, Doctor’s waiting room, Bingo Friday evenings and also online @ https://atheagaa.clubforce.com/products/draw/athea-gaa-draw