Athea GAA
Intermediate Football Championship Draw 2015:
There are two groups of six teams who will contest the Championship.
Group 1: Claughaun, Feohanagh/Castlemahon, St.Senans, Mountcollins, Hospital/Herbertstown & Bruff.
Group 2: Oola, Mungret, Galbally, Cappamore, Athea & Glin
Round 1: Athea V Glin.
Round 2: Athea V Cappamore.
Round 3: Athea V Galbally.
Round 4: Athea V Mungret.
Round 5: Athea V Oola.
Athea Coiste na nÓg:
AGM:
Our Coiste na nÓg AGM will take place on Saturday January 31 at 8.30pm in the Clubhouse. All are welcome to attend.
Training:
U14: Training for U14s will commence next Monday February 1 at Congratulations to all the Athea members who were part of both the U14 and U16 County winning Templeglantine hurling teams in 2014. James Ryan, Sean Ryan, Padraig O, Sullivan, Conor Fitzgerald, Alan Kelly, TJ Doherty, Jamie O’Brien, Shane Ambrose, David O’Sullivan and Michael Dalton all received their medals at a presentation in the Devon Inn on Friday night last.
Hurling:
Congratulations to all the Athea members who were part of both the U14 and U16 County winning Templeglantine hurling teams in 2014. James Ryan, Sean Ryan, Padraig O’Sullivan, Conor Fitzgerald, Alan Kelly, TJ Doherty, Jamie O Brien, Shane Ambrose, David O’ Sullivan and Michael Dalton all received their medals at a presentation in the Devon Inn on Friday night last.
Calendar 2015:
This year’s Calendar is still on sale in Roses shop and Paul Collins shop and is once again bursting with over one hundred team, action and assorted photographs from the year gone by. This wonderful production at a cost of only €5 would make a lovely present for anyone at home or abroad.
Athea Utd. Soccer
U12 Division 2 (Sat, January 24th)
NCW Rovers (1) 4
Athea Utd (3) 6
Daire O’Shea (2), Andrew O’Riordan (2), Jack Vaughan, Daire O’Shea (p)
Team – Gavin Mulvihill, Dermot Pierse, Brandon Finucane, Michael Tierney, Fergal Pierse, Paric Enright, Andrew O’Riordan, Pierce O’Brien, Eoin O’Shea, Daire O’Shea, Shane Scanlon,
Subs Gearoid O’Sullivan, Jack Vaughan, Shauna Sweeney, Killian O’Connor
Referee Owen Curtin.
U16 Division 2 (Sat, January 24th)
Pallaskenry (0) 0
Athea Utd (4) 5 Milan Williams (3), Liam McAuliffe, Andy Ahern
Team – Timothy Tierney, Seamus Leahy, Cillian Liston, Micheal Ambrose, Micheal Dalton, John Sexton, Sean Ryan, Shane Dalton, Jack Vaughan, Liam McAuliffe, Milan Williams.
Mark McAuliffe, Andy Ahern, Cathal O’Brien. Also Joseph Dalton.
Referee Liam O’Connor.
FIXTURES
Saturday, January 31st
U14s home to Ferry Rangers at 12.30pm.
Sunday, February 1st
Junior As home to Broadford Utd A in league cup at 11.30am
Junior Bs home to Ballingarry B in league cup at 2.30pm
ATHEA UTD U-8 ACADEMY
Athea Utds U8 Academy continues at The Community Hall every Saturday morning at 11am and all are welcome.
Further information on the Academy is available from Pa Walsh on (087)9127263.
LAST MAN STANDING RESUMES
After our successful Last Man Standing Competition which we ran in the first half of the season and won by Leo Geoghegan Athea Utd are now running a second. The first series of games are on this coming weekend Saturday, January 31st/Sunday, February 1st.
The first series of fixtures are as follows –
Hull v Newcastle, Crystal Palace v Everton, Liverpool v West Ham, Man Utd v Leicester, Stoke v QPR, Sunderland v Burnley, West Brom v Tottenham, Chelsea V Man City, Arsenal v Aston Villa, Southampton v Swansea.
Brown Joes Bar are sponsoring this Last Man Standing Competitions with €300 going to the winner and the club thanks them for their sponsorship. We also have a €50 sellers prize to the person that sells the winning line.
TRAINING AT THE VALES
In 2008 we undertook a major development with the installation of a synthetic training area, known as ‘FIELDTURF’ which is the only one of its kind in Co. Limerick and is approved to FIFA standards. There has being a hugh amount of interest from clubs, leagues, companies in the years since. To book your slot for either training or leisure contact Pat on (087)7934417 or Denis on (087)2069900. Slots are very limited so ring us today.
ATHEA UTD LOTTERY RESULTS FOR MONDAY, JAN 26th
The results of our weekly lottery draw for Monday, January 26th at
Brown Joe’s are as follows –
Jackpot was €17,400. Numbers drawn 7, 11, 18, 30.
No Jackpot Winner.
Lucky dips to the following – Marie Molyneaux, Askeaton. Mary Daughton, Duagh. Shiv O’Connor, Ardagh. Brendan Sexton, Hillside Drive. Sean Fitzgerald.
Sellers Brown Joe’s & Brouder’s Shop.
New Jackpot €17,500 at Batt’s Bar on Monday, February 2nd.
Tickets €2 each or three for €5