Aherlow GAA
Aherlow GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in County Tipperary in Ireland, established in 1885, within a year of the GAA's foundation. The club plays Gaelic football at senior, under-21, junior, minor and underage levels in the West Tipperary Division and all-county competitions of Tipperary GAA. The club also fields hurling teams, and plays Ladies' Gaelic football. The club is centred on the village of Lisvernane and surrounding Glen of Aherlow, approximately eight miles east of Tipperary town. Club players, who have played for the Tipperary county [football team|Tipperary senior football team], have included Ciarán McDonald and Barry Grogan. The club has joined forces with the intermediate football team Lattin-Cullen GAA for the senior football championship. This combination team, known as Aherlow Gaels, won the 2016 West Tipperary divisional title by defeating Galtee Rovers.
Gaelic football
The club's first county title was won at under-21 level in 1992. Footage of the match reputedly became "Ireland's first viral sensation" due to the "colourful commentary" in the recording. Described in a 2021 Irish Examiner article as "probably the most-watched club match in GAA history", copies and recreations of the recording were shown in Irish pubs "all over the world".At senior level, the club has been Tipperary [Senior Football Championship|Tipperary Senior Football champions] on two occasions. They won their first county title in 2006 and went on to win their second title in November 2010 after a 2-4 to 1-6 win against Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.
Honours
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship : 2006, 2010
- West Tipperary Senior Football Championship : 1968, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 2021.
- Intermediate Football Championship">Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship">Intermediate Football Championship : 1995, 2024West Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship : 1978, 1980, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2023Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship : 1992, 1995, 1996West Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship : 1960, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 Tipperary Under-21 C Football Championship : 2003Tipperary Minor A Football Championship : 1994Tipperary Minor B Football Championship : 1988, 1989Tipperary Minor C Football Championship : 2002
Notable players
Ladies' Gaelic football
Aherlow Ladies had their most successful year to date in 2011, winning county and provincial titles and reaching the All-Ireland final.Honours
- All-Ireland Ladies [Club Football Championship#All-Ireland Junior Club Roll of Honour|All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship] :
- Munster Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship : 2011
- Tipperary Ladies' Football Championship : 2011
- Tipperary Ladies Senior Football Championship : 2019 2021
Hurling
Although Aherlow was long a mainly-football club, since the 1990s, the club has had some successes in hurling. It won the county Junior Championship in 2009, and the Intermediate title in 2011.Honours
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship : 2011
- Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship : 2009Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship : 1990, 1992, 2009West Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship : 1990, 1992, 1996, 2009