Athea GAA
Club Draw:
Tickets are still available for our Club draw from our draw promoters. Our second draw will take place in early July and a big thank you to everyone who has generously supported our draw again this year.
Matches:
Monday June 10:
Intermediates:
Athea 2–14 Feohanagh/Castlemahon 0–4
Our Intermediate had a great win the league over Feohanagh/Castlemahon in Páirc na nGael recently. Best on the night for Athea were Paul Collins in the backs, Tom Collins in midfield and Jamie Collins in the forwards along with Darren Murphy who scored 1-2 from play. We now look forward to next Saturday as we take on St. Senans in the second round of the Championship in Newcastle West.
Fixtures:
Saturday June 22:
Intermediate Championship:
Athea will play St. Senans in the second round of the Intermediate Championship in Newcastle West next Saturday evening June 22 at 8pm. All support would be greatly appreciated.
Sunday June 23:
The 2nd round of the Junior B Championship is fixed for this Sunday evening 23rd June 7.30pm in Tournafulla. We are against Drom/Broadford.
Old Photographs:
The Club are still looking for any old photographs or match programmes from anyone that has them in the parish. Contact John Hunt or Lal Browne.
Athea Coiste na nÓg:
Matches:
Wednesday June 12:
U10’s:
We played Tarbert in an U10 football challenge in Athea last Wednesday before a large crowd of supporters. Both clubs had 20 players so we divided into two ten a side teams and everyone played two twenty minute games. When we played Tarbert two weeks ago in Tarbert they proved too strong for us but we turned the tables on this occasion. All the players played very well on the night but we have some work to do on our point kicking and our passing. We are playing Glin this Thursday at 7pm in Athea and the Blitz in Newcastle West that was postponed could also be on soon.
Panel: Michael Tierney, Eoin O’Shea, Gavin Ambrose, Andrew O’Riordan, Pierce O’Brien, Paraic Enright, Adam Byrne, T.J. Hunt, Dermot Pierse, Daire O’Shea, Conor Mullane, Gearoid O’Sullivan, Fergal Pierse, Gavin Mulvihill, Amy Ryan, Molly Ahern, Denise Carmody, Sarah Scanlon, Molly Pepper Carr, Shauna Sweeney and Shonagh Mahony.
Thursday June 13:
U12’s:
Our U12’s travelled to Raheenagh to take on Killeedy in their second match of phase two of the league. Once again we had a huge panel of twenty one players all ready for action, but it was Killeedy who dominated the first half, they got three early goals before we responded when a John Sexton free went straight to the back of the Killeedy net. Following a fourth goal for Killeedy, John was on the score sheet again as he rose the white flag. Two points for Killeedy just before half time left us eleven points down and a mountain to climb. In the second half, our boys and girls put in a super performance as we clawed our way back into the game. John Sexton who was on fire scored three great goals, his third one being set up by Jack O’ Connor who did great work in winning the ball and laying on the perfect pass. At this stage, our backs were well on top as Claire Carmody and Ciara O’Shea dealt with everything that came their way. Evan Wallace was having a fine game in goals as did Eoin Sheahan, Jason Dillon and Jack Hunt in the forwards. We were now just two points behind but we suffered a blow when Killeedy goaled again. We did not let our heads down as we fought back again; a great block down by Seamus Leahy was picked up by John Sexton who passed it to David O’ Connor who pointed from long range for the score of the match. John Sexton raised the green flag again for his fifth goal to leave us just a point behind with minutes remaining. As we pushed on for an equaliser the ball broke, we got caught at the back and Killeedy scored a goal with the last kick of the game. Overall after a poor start to the game this team showed what they were made of with a great come back in the second half. Team: Evan Wallace, Danny Brady, Ciara O’Shea, Seamus Leahy, Rhys Keily, Alex McEldowney, Jamie O’Mahony, John Sexton, David O’Connor, Eoin Sheahan, Jason Dillon, Claire Carmody, Aidan Curry, Jack O’Connor, Sarah O’Connor, Laura Dalton, Jack McCarthy, Sean Sheehan, Jack Hunt, Nicola Scanlon & Colin Broderick.
Saturday June 15:
U14:
Athea 3–4 Dromcollogher/Broadford 5–9
Our U14’s played Dromcollogher/Broadford in their third match of the league in Dromcollogher on Saturday last. An evenly contested first half ended 3-03 a piece with Alan Kelly and Micheál Ambrose very impressive in midfield. Our scores in the first half came with Brian Sheahan scoring two goals, John Sexton getting the third and three great points from frees from Alan Kelly. Mid-way through this half Cathal O’ Brien made a great save, with Liam McAuliffe and Andy Ahern a constant threat to their defenders. Playing against the wind in the second half our backs were under a lot of pressure as Dromcollogher/Broadford totally dominated the half, despite this our team did their best and some of the highlights were a great point by Brian Sheahan, a couple of super block downs by Daniel McEldowney and great defending by Micheál Dalton. We lost out on a scoreline of Athea 3–4 to Dromcollogher/Broadford 5–9. Team: Cathal O’ Brien, Marl McAuliffe, Micheál Dalton, Joseph Dalton, Daniel McEldowney, Shane Ambrose, David O’Sullivan, Alan Kelly, Micheál Ambrose, Andy Ahern, Liam McAuliffe, David Sheahan, John Sexton, Brian Sheahan, Jack Gleeson, Jack O’Connor & David O’Connor.
Gum Shields:
Following the GAA’s Annual Congress in April 2012 a new rule was enacted that made it mandatory to use a mouth guard in all Football Games and Football Training sessions from January 1st 2013 for all age grades up to and including Minor. The club by ordering in bulk can buy them for €5 each. If you wish to order one please contact Jacqueline.
Coiste na nÓg on line:
You can now view all our notes ,results, fixtures and pictures of Athea Coiste na nÓg on the Athea GAA website. Just go to www.atheagaa.com and click on the ” Coiste Main Page” for all the latest news and information.
Fixtures for June:
Thursday June 20:
U10’s: Athea U10’s will play Glin at home this Thursday evening June 20 in Páirc na nGael at 7pm. Players to be at the field for 6.45pm.
Friday June 21:
U8: Athea U8’s have a blitz in Mountcollins on Friday evening June 21 at 6.30pm. Cars leaving the village at 5.45pm.
Thursday June 27:
U12: Athea U12’s are at home to Feohanagh/Castlemahon on Thursday evening June 27 in Páirc na nGael at 6.45pm. Players to be at the field for 6.15pm.
Training:
Wednesday June 19:
U12: There is no U12 football training this week.
Thursday June 20:
U6: Training for U6’s will be on this Thursday evening June 20 for this week only from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in Páirc na nGael. All players need to wear gum shields.
Friday June 21:
U10: Training for 10’s will continue this Friday evening June 21 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in Páirc na nGael. All players need to wear gum shields.
Tuesday June 25:
U14: Training for U14’s will continue next Tuesday evening June 25 in Páirc na nGael from 6pm to 7pm. All players need to wear gum shields.
Wednesday June 26:
U16’s: Note: Training for U16’s has been changed. It will be on Wednesday evenings from now on in Páirc na nGael from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. All players need to wear gum shields.
Cúl Camp:
This years Cúl camp will take place in Páirc na nGael from Monday July 8 to Friday July 12 from 10.00am to 2.30pm. You can book on line at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie and save €5 with the code from promotional packs of Kelloggs Cornflakes and Rice Krispies. Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 13 with an action packed week full of activities, fun and games. The cost of the camp is €55 for the first child, €45 for the second and €40 for the third and subsequent child. Booking forms will be available at a later date. If you have any queries please contact Jacqueline.
Best of Luck:
We would like to wish the Athea U12 girl’s football team the best of luck on Friday evening when they will play Adare in the Shield final at 7pm in Cappagh.
Athea United Soccer
ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT HUGH SUCCESS
We held our Annual Awards Night last Friday night, June 14th at The Top of the Town, Athea and which is the social highlight of the year. The 2012/13 season from a schoolboy perspective wasn’t as successful as previous seasons with only our U10s doing the business when winning the U10 Division 3 Shield Final with a 3-1 win over Newcastle West B at Clounreask. Presentations were made to U14 player Sean Ryan and U11 player Eoin O’Shea both of whom have being involved with Limerick Desmond Schoolboys/Girls League squads the past season. The U8s received medals for their efforts during the season for their dedication to training and the friendly games they played while Amy Ryan got a lovely memento being our only girl player playing under tens soccer this season. The tens had a great season in the league and the under ten players made a presentation to Tim O’Riordan and Sean O’Shea for all they did over the season with the team and which helped them win the shield. The parents of the under tens also made a presentation to both Tim and Sean for their work with the tens.
The following are the Athea Utd players of the year for 2013
U/10 Michael Tierney.
U/11Eoin O’Shea.
U/12 Ryan O’Connell
U/14 Timothy Tierney
– THANKS –
The club would like to thank all those who attended on the night, especially the players parents and families who made it another great success. Well done to all our players who played with pride in the jersey throughout the past season.
Thanks to Desmond League Referee Pat King for attending on the night and for doing the presentations on the night.
Thanks also to Tim Somers who provided the disco/music on the night.
Thanks also to Betty, Johnny and staff at The Top of the Town for hosting our awards night and who provided the fantastic food as well as being most helpful throughout.
Congrats to all our award winners on the night but for those who didn’t remember next season is only around the corner and it could well be you this time next year. Roll on 2014.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Athea Utd will now hold its Annual General Meeting on Friday night week, June 28th at 8.30pm. The AGM will be held at The Top of the Town (Function Room).as the community centre is unavailable and all are welcome. The club would like to hear from any persons out there who would like to get involved with the club as new members are always especially welcome. So Friday night week, June 28th at 8.30pm.
VICTORY SOCIAL
Athea Utd had a great season at junior level when winning three trophies, the As coming from behind in the league to win the title after a playoff while the Bs won the Division 3 League & Cup Double. This is historic in that it’s the first time a junior side in the club ever did the double though the feat has being achieved before an underage level. So to celebrate this seasons success the club will be holding a Victory Social in The Devon Inn Hotel, Templeglantine on Friday, July 19th. There will be a three course meal while music afterwards will be by DJ Donnacha. Guests to be seated for 7.30pm. Tickets only €25 and are available from club members. All are welcome. For ticket information etc contact Clare Ryan on (087)2809512 or Denis Murphy on (087)2069900.
JERSEYS
All underage managers are asked to return all playing jerseys from last season to Tim O’Riordan as soon as possible.
2013/2014 SEASON
We are now making plans for the 2013/14 season. The club, where it can cater for players, will be entering teams in the various underage divisions for next season. With this in mind the club are interested in persons interested in managing teams that the club will be catering for and entering in the LDSL for next season. Persons interested in being managers or indeed helping out in any way are asked to contact any member of the committee
FAI SUMMER SOCCER SCHOOLS 2013
Once again it’s the time of the year to start to think about the FAI Summer Soccer Schools and like previous years Athea Utd will be hosting one at The Vales from Monday, July 22nd to Friday, July 26th. All the camps are open to all boys and girls between the ages of 6 to 14. All head coaches and coaches are FAI Accredited and are also Garda Vetted as is FAI policy. Cost per participant is €65 with a €10 family discount for each additional brother/sister attending the same camp. Further details to follow very shortly so watch this space.
All participants will receive an eFlow FAI Summer Soccer Schools full Umbro kit, backpack and football along with a certificate of participation at the end of the week.
The camps run from 10.30am to 3pm daily from Monday to Friday and that’s five fun filled days packed with top quality coaching. The FAI are proud to have one of the highest standards of child safety and welfare maintained on all their camps with all participants constantly supervised as well as all coached Garda Vetted.
BOOKING: To book a place on any of the eFlow FAI Summer Soccer Schools log onto www.summersoccerschools.ie or call1890 653 653.
ONLINE BOOKING OFFER: Book online early to receive a free adult and child ticket to a Senior International game at The Aviva Stadium. If you book two children at the same camp get two free child tickets with adult ticket for a Senior International game at The Aviva Stadium. Booking three children you will get three free tickets etc.
ATHEA UTD LOTTERY RESULTS FOR JUNE 17th
The results of our weekly lottery draw held on Monday, June 17th at Batt’s Bar are as follows –
Jackpot was €9200. Numbers drawn 10, 16, 27, 32. No jackpot winner.
Lucky dips to the following – Bridie Histon, Markievicz Park. Kitt O’Connor, Lower Athea. Pa O’Connor, Ardagh. Aine Moran, Toureen, Athea. John Barrett, Athea.
Sellers Agatha & Pat Buckley.
New jackpot will be €9300 on Monday night, June 24th at Donie’s.
Coiste na nÓg on line:
You can now view all our notes ,results, fixtures and pictures of Athea Coiste na nÓg on the Athea GAA website. Just go to www.atheagaa.com and click on the ” Coiste Main Page” for all the latest news and information.
Fixtures for June:
Thursday June 20:
U10’s: Athea U10’s will play Glin at home this Thursday evening June 20 in Páirc na nGael at 7pm. Players to be at the field for 6.45pm.
Friday June 21:
U8: Athea U8’s have a blitz in Mountcollins on Friday evening June 21 at 6.30pm. Cars leaving the village at 5.45pm.
Thursday June 27:
U12: Athea U12’s are at home to Feohanagh/Castlemahon on Thursday evening June 27 in Páirc na nGael at 6.45pm. Players to be at the field for 6.15pm.
Training:
Wednesday June 19:
U12: There is no U12 football training this week.
Thursday June 20:
U6: Training for U6’s will be on this Thursday evening June 20 for this week only from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in Páirc na nGael. All players need to wear gum shields.
Friday June 21:
U10: Training for 10’s will continue this Friday evening June 21 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in Páirc na nGael. All players need to wear gum shields.
Tuesday June 25:
U14: Training for U14’s will continue next Tuesday evening June 25 in Páirc na nGael from 6pm to 7pm. All players need to wear gum shields.
Wednesday June 26:
U16’s: Note: Training for U16’s has been changed. It will be on Wednesday evenings from now on in Páirc na nGael from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. All players need to wear gum shields.
Cúl Camp:
This years Cúl camp will take place in Páirc na nGael from Monday July 8 to Friday July 12 from 10.00am to 2.30pm. You can book on line at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie and save €5 with the code from promotional packs of Kelloggs Cornflakes and Rice Krispies. Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 13 with an action packed week full of activities, fun and games. The cost of the camp is €55 for the first child, €45 for the second and €40 for the third and subsequent child. Booking forms will be available at a later date. If you have any queries please contact Jacqueline.
Best of Luck:
We would like to wish the Athea U12 girl’s football team the best of luck on Friday evening when they will play Adare in the Shield final at 7pm in Cappagh.
Athea Ladies Football
U12:
Our U12 girls played Shamrock Gaels in their semi-final in Adare on a cold and windy Saturday evening last. The opposition were very strong in all areas of the field and it told as they built up a good first half lead. Towards the end of the first half Rachel Greaney got our first score of the match with a well taken point and Aibhilín Murphy soon followed with a great goal. Shamrock Gaels started the second half well with a goal and a point, but it was all Athea after that, Aibhilín Murphy got her second goal of the game after five minutes of the half. Sarah O’ Connor pulled off two great goal line saves as she cleared her lines. Grace Ryan was in top form as her tight marking gave her opponents no chance. Maura Broderick also had a fine game as she fought hard for every ball. Noelle Curtin scored a point to narrow the gap. But the opposition defence stood strong and we found scores hard to come by. Two more fine points from the boot of Rachel Greaney before the final whistle left the full time score Athea 2-4, Shamrock Gaels 5-4.
Our girls can take heart from their excellent second half performance as they play Adare in Cappagh on Friday evening in the Shield final. All support would be greatly appreciated.
Team: Sarah O’Connor, Nicola Scanlon, Ciara O’Shea, Amy Ryan, Grace Ryan, Laura Dalton, Michelle Curtin, Noelle Curtin, Aibhilín Murphy, Rachel Greaney, Maura Broderick, Tara Histon, Kathleen Broderick, Meadhbh Donovan & Molly Pepper Carr.