Sport
- Athy GAA, celebrating a long and proud tradition
- Athy Golf Club
- TriATHY - Ireland's Fastest Triathlon
- Athy Rugby Club, founded in 1880 and five time winner of the Provincial Towns Cup
- Inland Waterways Association - North Barrow Branch
- Athy Tennis Club
- Athy Town AFC (Association Football Club)
- Athy also has coarse fishing on the Grand Canal and the River Barrow.
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