Adare GAA
Adare GAA club is a GAA club based in Adare, west County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. Gaelic Football and hurling are both very popular in Adare.
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| Founded: | 1929 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Limerick | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Red and Black | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Curraghbeg. Br Rice Field. | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°33′50.03″N 8°47′57.14″W | ||||||||||||
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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. In 2010 they surrendered their County title to Na Piarsaigh at the quarter final stage.
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. Another notable success in 2008 was the completion of a "clean sweep" of county Bórd na nÓg hurling finals, winning the under 12, under 14 and under 16 titles.
Recently, 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.
The village regularly enjoys success at underage level in both codes.
Notable players
Declan Hannon and Wayne McNamara are current members of the Limerick senior hurling team, and in 2013 were part of the team that won Limerick's first Munster title in 17 years. 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.
Current Players
- Wayne McNamara
- Declan Hannon
- Willie Griffin
Adare Ladies Gaelic football club
Adare Ladies Gaelic football club was formed in 2005 to encourage ladies Gaelic football in Adare and surrounding areas. There are U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 and Adult teams. Our base is in the Adare Community Complex pitches (known as the Manor pitches).
Roll of honour
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (5) 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009.
- Limerick Senior Football Championship (3) 2017,[1] 2018, 2020.
- County Premier U-21 Football; (2); 2015, 2017
- County Intermediate Football; (1); 2001, 2016.
- County Junior A Football; (2); 1985, 2000.
- County Junior Hurling; (1); 1964
- County Junior B Football; (1); 1999.
- Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (4) 1979, 1983, 1999, 2000.
- Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (3) 1990, 1998, 1999.
- County U-16 Hurling; (7); 1971, 1973, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010.
- County U-16 Football; (1); 1996.
- County U-14 Hurling; (3); 1994, 2006, 2008.
- County U-12 hurling; (4); 1980, 1983, 1987, 2008.
References
- "Jack English to the rescue in Adare's shock win". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.