Aghada GAA

Aghada GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Aghada, Cork, Ireland. The club fields both Gaelic football and hurling teams in competitions organized by Cork County Board. The club is part of the Imokilly division of Cork. The former Cork football manager, Conor Counihan is a member of the club.

History

The club was founded in 1885.

Honours

Aghada

Aghada (Irish: Áth Fhada, meaning "long ford") is a small fishing town situated to the south-east of Cork city in County Cork, Ireland. Aghada is the home of the Aghada GAA club. Notable people from the area include Gaelic football manager Conor Counihan, footballers Pearse O'Neill and Kieran O'Connor, and brothers Declan and Ciaran O'Shea of the rock band Cyclefly.

Aghada is also the parish name for the area. Aghada parish consists of several small villages and townlands including Saleen, Scartleigh, Rostellan, Farsid, Upper Aghada, Lower Aghada, Whitegate, Guileen and Ballinrostig. There are several amenity sites in the area, including Rostellan woods, Saleen Creek as well as a number of beaches such as Inch Bay, White Bay, and Guileen Strand.

Aghada power station was originally built in the early 1980s, and produced up to 577 MW through the burning of natural gas and diesel. An additional gas-powered 430 MW CCGT unit was completed in 2010, making Aghada station one of the largest power stations in the Republic of Ireland.