By Damien Ahern

Shannon Gaels /Athea 3 -10  Ballylanders 2-8

We made the long journey to Ballylanders last Saturday evening, in the first round of the championship and came away with a deserved 5 point win, after a very gutsy performance. Best for us were Michael Tierney, Pierse O Brien Hugh O Donnell, Evan Curry, Eoin O Shea, T.J. Hunt and A.J. Behan.  We play Askeaton/Ballysteen/Kilcornan in the next round on Friday July 7th, followed by Adare on the 19th of July.

Team: Aiden Fogarty, Michael O Shea,Michael Tierney, Pierse O Brien, Darragh Reidy, Hugh O Donnell, Martin McNamara, Evan Curry, Eoin O Shea, Donnagh McEnery, T.J. Hunt, A.J. Behan, Eoin Murphy, Gavin Ambrose, Cillian O Connor, Subs, Cillian McDonagh, Fergal Pierse, Dermot Pierse and James Lee.

U17

Shannon Gaels/Athea v Adare on this Wednesday June 29th at 7pm in Glin.

Junior A Championship 

The Junior A Team begin their championship on Thursday June 30th vs Cappagh in Ballyhahill at 7.30pm. Tickets must be purchased in advance by following the link – https://www.universe.com/events/county-premier-jafc-woodland-house-hotel-g1-r1-athea-v-cappagh-tickets-N3SKWJ

Pitch Development 

Over the last two months the club has invested in the maintenance of the main pitch to keep it to a high standard. Starting with worm treatment earlier in the year we applied fertiliser to take us into May when we carried out sanding and hollow tining. We have since sprayed weed killer and applied further fertiliser.
The pitch should now start to show strong grass and will need regular cutting.
We have invested €6000 this year carrying out the above works.
Hopefully the money is well spent and will stand to us this winter. You can support this work by supporting our club draw below.

Club Draw

Tickets are now on sale for the Athea GAA Club Development Draw 2022, with the first draw to take place in late July. Tickets are priced at just €50 which covers entry into all 5 draws over 5 months with a total prize fund of €7,200. Tickets can be purchased online through clubforce by following the link –

https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=2203&intMF_ID=9741#Anchor
Tickets can also be purchased by contacting any of our usual sellers. Many thanks to everyone for your continued support, allowing us to continue to invest in our facilities at Pairc na nGael.

Cúl Camp
There are some places remaining in this year’s Cúl Camp which takes place from 11th – 15th July, catering for football and hurling. Book now by visiting www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie