C.L.G. Áth an tSléibhe
by Margaret O’Connor
Athea U-14 Girls at the medal presentation
Membership
Our 2025 membership registration is now live. Please see link to register with the club and purchase our club draw tickets for 2025, all players need to register ahead of the season and we would encourage everyone to become a member and purchase a ticket for our club and county draws as it all helps towards the running and up keep of the club and walking track. Also there is a 10% discount (code is 10athea25) available until 1st March.
https://atheagaa.clubforce.com/products/membership
Split The Bucket
The last Draw took place on Monday 10th February 2025, the Lucky winner of €223.80 was Catherine O’Connor, Templeathea. The next Split the bucket drawvis on Monday February 23rd at 8pm. Envelopes are available at all the usual outlets, Collins Shop, O Riordans Pharmacy, The Credit union, Friday Bingo, Lees Chinese Takeaway, The Gables Grill, Dick Whites, Batts and Brown Joe’s.
Healthy Athea
Good to go returned Friday the 7th February running for 6 weeks, 10:30am to 12:00 mid-day
Cul Camp
This year’s cul camp will take place from July 7th to 11th. This has been a great success over the years with approximately 100 kids taking part. It will be for both hurling and football again this year.
Medal Presentation
A great evening on Sunday in Con Colbert hall to acknowledge U14/16 girls, minor ladies, junior club player, U13 and U14 boys football and U14 boys hurling. All these teams reached a county final last year. Huge well done to everyone involved in this evenings awards presentations.
Thank you to Athea & District Credit Union for sponsoring the awards, Brown joes bar for sponsoring drinks and taytos afterwards, Nelius Hunt our wonderful MC on the night and the magnificent Lorraine Scanlan for presenting medals and for her words of wisdom. Huge well done to everyone involved in this evenings awards presentations. Its aim was the acknowledge our wonderful players who represented the club with pride in 2024.
Thank you to Athea & District Credit Union for sponsoring the awards, Brown joes bar for sponsoring drinks and taytos afterwards, Nelius Hunt our wonderful MC on the night and the magnificent Lorraine Scanlan for presenting medals and for her words of wisdom and huge thank you to all the coaches of these great teams. The future is definitely bright with all these great players.
County Players
Huge congratulations to Evan Curry who has been named as vice captain for the U20 football team. Also congratulations go to Kane Brouder, Jack Leahy and Tadhg Hunt on been selected for the U14 football panel, great to see so many players representing our club at county level.
Mens Team
The Adult Men’s Football season is starting on Sunday 2nd of March when our B team have a home game against Askeaton/ballysteen/Kilcornan, they are out again on Sunday March 9th away to neighbours Glin.
The A team have their first game on Saturday March 8th at home to Fr Caseys Abbeyfeale, with their second game away to Mountcollins on Saturday March 29th
West Junior B Football League
Round 1 – 02-03-2025 (Sun)
Athea V Askeaton Ballysteen Kilcornan
Round 2 – 09-03-2025 (Sun)
Glin V Athea
Round 3 – 30-03-2025 (Sun)
Athea V Dromcollogher Broadford
Round 4 – 13-04-2025 (Sun)
Cappagh V Athea
West Junior A Football League Group 2
Round 1 – 08-03-2025 (Sat)
Athea V Fr Caseys
West Junior A Football League Group 2
Round 2 – 29-03-2025 (Sat)
Mountcollins V Athea
Round 3 – 12-04-2025 (Sat)
Athea V Monagea
County Premier Junior A Football Championship Group 1
Round 1 – 19-06-2025 (Thu) – 22-06-2025 (Sun)Athea V Mungret St Pauls
Round 2 – 26-06-2025 (Thu) – 29-06-2025 (Sun) Ballybrown V Athea
Round 3 – 03-07-2025 (Thu) – 06-07-2025 (Sun) Mountcollins V Athea
Round 4- 14-08-25(Thu)- 17-08-25(Sun) Athea v Fr Caseys
Round 5 – 04-09-2025 (Thu) – 07-09-2025 (Sun)Athea V Claughaun . South Liberties V Camogue Rovers, Athea V Monagea
County Junior C Football Championship Group 2
Round 2 – 29-06-2025 (Sun) Athea V South Liberties
Round 3 – 06-07-2025 (Sun) Camogue Rovers V Athea
Round 5 – 14-09-2025 (Sun) Glin V Athea
Senior Limerick Mens team
Limerick Men’s senior football team defeated London in London on Sunday last 1-16 to 0-11 in Round 3 of the national Football league div 4.
They are away to Carlow next Saturday 22nd at 6pm.
Margaret O’Connor Runaí Ath an tSleibhe (Athea GAA)
T: 086 3258269
E:secretary.athea. [email protected]