Athlone GAA

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Athlone GAA
Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Baile Atha Luain
Founded:1885
County: Westmeath
Colours:Blue and White
Grounds:Pairc Chiaran, Ballymahon Road, Athlone, Westmeath
Coordinates: 53°25′42.10″N7°55′30.52″W / 53.4283611°N 7.9251444°W / 53.4283611; -7.9251444
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Senior Club Championships
All IrelandLeinster
champions		Westmeath
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Football: - - 19
Hurling: - - 4

Athlone GAA is the Gaelic football club in the town of Athlone in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. The local hurling club is called Southern Gaels.

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Athlone is Westmeath GAA's most successful football club.

Club history

The club was founded in 1885 by Irish National League members, bringing GAA to Athlone. [1]

Athlone GAA are Westmeath's most successful club with 20 senior titles, the last of which was 1998. They achieved an unprecedented six-in-a-row between 1955 and 1960.

2018 represents their 7th time to qualify for Feile Peil na nOg, winning Div 2.

The club is home to Westmeath's first footballing All-Star, Rory O'Connell. [2]

In 2017, the club bridged a 24-year gap by winning the County Minor Championship.

Irish rugby international Robbie Henshaw played senior and underage football for Athlone.

Athlone won the inaugural U20 Football championship in 2018, beating Castleday/Rosemount in the final.

John Deacy, a defender on the 1965 Westmeath Senior Championship winning team, received his medal after a 55-year delay in October 2020. [3]

Club infrastructure

The club caters for both football and hurling with the hurlers playing under the Southern Gaels banner. The club have three full size floodlit pitches, the 3rd pitch is dedicated to the memory of former player and coach, David Allen. The Athlone GAA also has its own bar and ballroom and is used by various local groups. [2]

Notable players

Notable managers

Club honours

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Following Athlone GAA's winning of the Westmeath County Championship in 1984, it was decided to send the team to the United States in 1985. More than £11,000 was collected quickly and put on a bank account set up for the occasion. A dispute over control of the trip's finances between executive committee members and the tour committee led to a lengthy legal dispute. In 1994, the case went to the Supreme Court of Ireland and was still ongoing in 2001. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Athlone.ie (Athlone Town Council)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Athlone GAA official website".
  3. ↑ "GAA man (81) receives county final medal after 55 year wait". independent.ie. 4 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Liam McHale appointed as new Athlone GAA manager". Westmeath Independent. 3 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ratoath take title after late scare". Irish Independent . 30 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Still no sign of the GAA US tour, 16 years on". Sunday Tribune . 6 May 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
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