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| The Club's Under 14 Hurling Team that played Toreen at the new Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Ballyhaunis: Front Row: (L. to R. ) Martin Cullen, Evan O'Brien, James Cannon, Evan Healy, Patrick Holland, Liam Egan, Darren Collins, Ciarán Collins. Back Row: (L. to R.) Michael Higgins (Selector) Matthew Loughnane, Ronan Hardiman, Ronan Kindregan, Sean Keane (Selector), David Higgins, Stephen Madden, Ian O'Shea, Matthew Treacy, Darragh Daly and Brendan (Manager). |
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St. Mary’s GAA Club caters for over two hundred juvenile and one hundred adult players in both codes at all grades. Our aim is to provide the youth in our community with the best possible opportunity to develop their skills at sport and leadership under the guidence of fully qualified trainers and coaches. Three years ago the club embarked on a development programme to develop badly needed training grounds at Carnaun and upgrade the existing pitch and lighting. This work has now been completed providing our juvenile and adult players, who play hurling and football, with new modern and safe facilities for training and games. To finance the project, which is extensively used, the club had to borrow a large portion of the cost. We are now making this special request to all our supporters and friends to help us reduce this debt as quickly as possible. If you are not already actively involved with our Club, we are appealing to you to volunteer to join the many dedicated voluntary officials and workers who are committed to the promotion of our games.Their strong sense of pride and loyalty in our local community will enable the Club to achieve its full potential and help meet some of the challenges ahead for our youth. Support Athenry GAA Club................. Sign Up Here |
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The GAA has published a discussion paper to open a frank and honest debate within the Association before firm proposals to deal with the question of unregulated payments to managers and others can be brought forward.
In doing so there are two main objectives:
To engender debate and reflection on an issue that can no longer be ignored, such are the implications for the values that the GAA espouses and seeks genuinely to embody;
To benefit from the ideas that will emerge from this debate, so as to allow the Association to formulate a policy on the issue of payments to managers and management teams.
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Season Ticket
Galway Hurling Board have announced that a club games 'Season Ticket' is now available and may be purchased through your Club Secretary. The Ticket, which costs €150 and permits access to all club games, is non transferrable. |
All-Ireland Minor and Under 21 Medals The presentation of All-Ireland medals to Galway's winning minor and under 21 teams will take place at a special function in the Lady Gregory Hotel. Gort on Friday 27th January. Special guest will include Uachtaran C.L.G. Christy Cooney and a limited number of tickets will be for sale, details of which will be announced. |
The Interprovincial Hurling and football semi-finals take place on February 19th. In football Leinster take on Munster at Parnell Park with Connacht hosting Ulster at Markievicz Park, Sligo. The hurling semi-finals on the same day will have Leinster facing Munster at Nowlan Park and Connacht against Ulster in Ballinasloe's Duggan Park. On the right David Donohue playing for Connacht against Leinster in the competition. |
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RTE Survey
In a recent survey, conducted by RTE regarding the participation of third level Colleges in the All-Ireland Club Championships, the results confirm the widespread support that they should not be allowed to participate. A motion proposing this was put forward by the Club two years ago but was defeated at the GAA Congress.
Results:
No – College teams should also not be allowed participate. They are also amalgamated teams. 38.28% (4,298 votes) Yes – They are essentially club teams made up of the best junior and intermediate players from a certain area. 25.74% (2,890 votes)
No – It should remain for clubs only. 21.42% (2,405 votes)
Yes – If college teams such as UCC can participate then amalgamations should also be allowed participate. 14.57% (1,636 votes)
Total Votes: 11,229
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E.G.M. of County Juvenile Board
The E.G.M. of Coiste Iomána na nÓg na Gaillimhe will take place in Sportlann Caislean Gearr (Castlegar Sports Complex), on Monday 16th January, 2012. Club's are requested to send two delegates and registration of delegates will commence at 8.00 p.m. The agenda will include the election of officers and an open forum on competitions, fixtures and coaching.
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Club Presentation
The Athenry GAA 'Club Peson of the Year Award' for 2011 was presented to the Club's Intermediate football manager Tim Rabbitt. Club chairman Leo Coffey presented the 'James Corbett Memorial Trophy', awarded annually for outstanding service to the club, to Tim at a club function on Saturday last.
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Medal Presentation Former All-Ireland winning captain Brian Feeney presented the 2011 County Junior A Championship Medals to the successful Athenry team and also the runners-up medals to the County Junior C Championship finalists at a function in Dan's. (Click Here) |
| Galway Sports Star Awards Congratulations Athenry and Galway camogie star Therése Maher who will be the camogie recipient when the 2011 Galway Sports Stars of the year awards are presented later this month. Therése will be collecting her third Galway Award to add to her fourth All-Star Award also received for 2011. |
Athenry A.C. 10K Road Race There was another huge turnout for the annual Athenry Athletic Club road race on St. Stephen's Day. It was great to see many of our GAA club members taking part - most noteably Pat Holland, John Hardiman, Diamaid Burns and Martin Keane. (Click Here) |
| All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Finals The AIB All-Ireland Hurling semi-final between Gort and Coolderry will take place on Saturday 11th. February in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. In the other semi-final Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) will play Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) in Dublin’s Parnell Park. Again both games have a 2.00pm thrown in and extra-time will be played if necessary. |
Colleges Ryan Cup Presentation College certainly got their year off to a wonderful start with victory over St. Bridget's (Loughrea) in the Ryan Cup Hurling Final. Congratulations to the management of Joe Kelly, Ciaran O'Donovan and all involved. In a very exciting game, at Kenny Park, the Pres. snatched victory with a late goal and an outstanding display by man-of-the-match Cathal Keane. |
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| Club Chairman Leo Coffey presents the James Corbett memorial Award for 'Club Person of the Year' to Intermediate football manager Tim Rabbitt at a function in Athenry. |
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| Former All-Ireland Club and Galway Under 21 Hurling winning captain Brian Feeney presents current All-Ireland Under 21 Football Medal winner and 'Player of the Future' Thomás Flynn with his 2011 County Junior A Hurling Championship medal. |
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| Junior Hurling Team captain Emmet Caulfield receives his County Junior Championship medal from Brian Feeney. (To view more images of the presentation of medals Click Here) |