Adare GAA

Adare GAA club is a GAA club based in Adare, west County Limerick, Republic of Ireland.

Adare
Áth Dara
Founded:1929
County:Limerick
Colours:Red and Black
Grounds:Curraghbeg. Br Rice Field.
Coordinates:52°33′50.03″N 8°47′57.14″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster
champions		 Limerick
champions
Football: - - 3
Hurling: - - 5

Adare have reached the county senior hurling final on 12 occasions, most recently in 2013 when they lost to Na Piarsaigh. After losing the finals of 1968, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1996, they finally won their first championship in 2001 and successfully defended it in 2002. In 2003 they narrowly missed out on winning three county titles in a row after losing out to Patrickswell in the final. They also won the title in 2007 and 2008. In 2009 they completed an historic 3 in a row. 2008 marked their first win in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship when they overcame Toomevara. They were subsequently defeated in the Munster final by De La Salle.

Football has developed to the more successful code in the parish. In 2016, in their first year after relegation from senior level, The Club won the County Intermediate Football Title, and subsequently gained promotion back to The Limerick Senior Football Championship. In 2017, the senior side won the County Senior Title for the first time, beating Newcastle West in the Final. In 2018, the club went on to retain the title, becoming the first team in history to win 2 senior titles immediately following success at intermediate level before securing a third Senior Championship title in 2020. Prior to this, Adare had only reached two senior finals, the first in 2002, where they were defeated after a replay by Monaleen. Their second senior final appearance was in 2010, where once again they were defeated by Monaleen.

Notable players

Declan Hannon and Ronan Connolly are current members of the Limerick senior hurling team and in 2020 were part of the Limerick team that won the Liam MacCarthy. Declan Hannon is the current Limerick Senior Hurling Captain and has led the to All-Ireland glory in 2018 and 2020. Mark Foley has played in 2 all Ireland finals and won 2 all-stars in 1996 and 2001. In 1996 Foley won young player of the year. He was captain of the Limerick senior team in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2009. In 2009, he became Limerick's most "capped" ever player when he reached a record 47 senior championship appearances for the county. Other players to have represented Limerick at Senior level include: Timmy Houlihan, Conor Fitzgerald, Jack Foley, Donncha Sheehan, Michael Clifford and Wayne McNamara.

Hugh Bourke, Robbie Bourke, Paul Maher and David Connolly are current members of the Limerick Senior Football panel. Other players to have represented Limerick at Senior level include: Stephen Lavin, Aidan O'Rahilly, Mikey Lyons and Conor Fitzgerald.

County Champions

2001 Hurling Team: Adare 2-17 Patrickswell 2-08 T Houlihan, J O'Brien, JP Healy, P Lavin, M Alfred, M Foley (Capt), E Fitzgerald, T Healy, J Foley, S Lavin, C Murphy, C Fitzgerald, D Sheehan, B Foley, B Heffernan. Subs: T Houlihan for T Healy, M Twomey for Heffernan, D Butler for B Foley.

2002 Hurling Team: Adare 0-14 Ahane 0-12 T Houlihan, J O'Brien, JP Healy, P Lavin, M Clifford, M Foley (Capt), E Fitzgerald, J Foley, A O'Rahilly, S Lavin, C Murphy, C Fitzgerald, B Sexton, B Foley, D Sheehan. Subs: B Heffernan for B Sexton.

2007 Hurling Team: Adare 0-14 Croom 0-05 S O'Donoghue, S O'Connell, JP Healy, S Lavin, R Kennedy, M Foley, M Clifford, W McNamara, M Noonan, A O'Rahilly, B Foley, D Sexton, D Sheehan (Capt), L Costello, A O'Connell. Subs: P Lavin for D Sexton, N Mulvihill for R Kennedy, M Lyons for L Costello.

2008 Hurling Team: Adare 0-13 Ahane 0-08 T Houlihan, S O’Connell, JP Healy, S Lavin, R Kennedy, M Foley, P Keane, A O’Rahilly, W McNamara, M Noonan, B Foley, C Fitzgerald, A O’Connell, L Costello, D Sheehan (Capt). Subs: D Sexton for B Foley.

2009 Hurling Team: Adare 1-17 Na Piarsaigh 0-03 T Houlihan, S O'Connell, JP Healy, S Lavin, R Kennedy, M Foley, P Keane, W McNamara, A O’Rahilly, D Hannon, B Foley, D Sexton, L Costello, A O’Connell, D Sheehan (Capt). Subs: N Mulvihill for A O'Connell, M Clifford for A O'Rahilly.

2017 Football Team: Adare 2-10 Newcastle West 1-10 J Hickey, O Collins, A O’Connor, E Costelloe, E Ryan, D Connolly, P Maher, S Doherty (Capt), S Keeley, N Mulvihill, J English, M Lyons, M Connolly, R Bourke, H Bourke. Subs: S O’Connor for E Costelloe, A O’Connell for P Maher, C McCarthy for M Lyons.

2018 Football Team: Adare 1-13 Ballylanders 0-12 B Carmody, J Fitzgerald, A O’Connor, D Connolly, O Collins, E Ryan, P Maher, S Keeley, J English, D Lyons, H Bourke, M Lyons, M Connolly, R Bourke, S O’Connor. Subs: S Doherty (Capt) for J English, C McCarthy for S O’Connor.

2020 Football Team: Adare 4-07 Ballylanders 0-04 B Carmody, O Collins, D Connolly, E Costelloe, S Doherty (Capt), E Ryan, R Connolly, R Bourke, P Maher, D Lyons, S Costelloe, H Bourke, M Connolly, S O’Connor, M Lyons. Subs: J English for M Lyons, J Fitzgerald for E Costelloe, M Lyons for S O’Connor, R Gleeson for S Costelloe, A O’Connor for H Bourke.

Adare Ladies Gaelic football club

Adare Ladies Gaelic Football Club was founded in 2005, when it became apparent that the girls outnumbered the boys at Bord na Nog Football training sessions! Initially fielding U10 & U12, the club has grown significantly over the past 14 years and now fields teams at U8 up to Adult grades and we are delighted to now have 134 registered members. In 2019, Adare LGFC commenced the Gaelic For Mothers and Others with up to 32 players enjoying all of the positive aspects that G4MO brings. The club does it’s training and plays most of it’s underage matches in The Manor Fields. Many of the adult matches are played in Adare GAA pitch, with whom we have a close working relationship. Some of our playing members come from the surrounding parishes and we always welcome new players and volunteers.

During the intervening years the club has gone on to win county titles at several different ages and grades, including U18A Shield 2017, Junior Adult League 2017, U18 B Shield 2018, U16 A Championship 2016, various U12 and U14 titles. Junior A finalists 2019 & 2020. Members of the club have represented Limerick at U14/16/17/Minor and Adult grades.

Roll of honour
  • Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (5) 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009.
  • Limerick Senior Football Championship (3) 2017, 2018, 2020. [1]
  • County Intermediate Football; 2001, 2016.
  • County Junior Hurling; 1964.
  • County Junior A Football; 1985, 2000.
  • County Junior B Football; 1999.
  • County U-21 Football; 2015, 2017.
  • County Under-21 Hurling; 1979, 1983, 1999, 2000.
  • County Minor Hurling; 1990, 1998, 1999, 2019.
  • County Minor Football; 2015, 2020.
  • County U-16 Hurling; 1971, 1973, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010.
  • County U-16 Football; 1996.
  • County U-14 Hurling; 1994, 2006, 2008.
  • County U-12 hurling; 1980, 1983, 1987, 2008.

References
  1. "Jack English to the rescue in Adare's shock win". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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