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Adare GAA club is a GAA club based in Adare , west County Limerick , Republic of Ireland .. Adare. Adare. GAA. Gaelic Athletic Association. County Limerick. County Limerick. Republic of Ireland. Republic of Ireland. Hurling is more popular in the village .. Hurling. Hurling. Adare have reached the county senior hurling final on 12 occasions , most recently in 2013 when they lost to Na Piarsaigh .. Adare. Adare. county senior hurling final. Limerick Senior Hurling Championship. Na Piarsaigh. Na Piarsaigh GAA ( Limerick ). 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 .. Patrickswell. Patrickswell GAA. 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 .. Na Piarsaigh. Na Piarsaigh GAA ( Limerick ). 2008 marked their first win in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship when they overcame Toomevara .. Hurling. Hurling. Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. Toomevara. Toomevara GAA. They were subsequently defeated in the Munster final by De La Salle .. De La Salle. De La Salle GAA. Another notable success in 2008 was the completion of a `` clean sweep '' of county Bord na nOg hurling finals , winning the under 12 , under 14 and under 16 titles .. In football they have n't traditionally been successful at senior level , however in recent years they have regularly been in contention for the county championship .. In 2002 they reached their first senior county football final where they were defeated after a replay by Monaleen .. In 2010 , Adare reached the senior football final for the second time , where once again they were defeated by Monaleen .. Adare. Adare. The village regularly enjoys success at underage level in both codes .