Limerick stay top
The league leaders enjoyed the lion's share of possession and will have been disappointed that they didn't lead by half time. However as time expired, the home side began to improve and could easily have snatched all three points.
Jason Hughes had a shot saved by Dave Ryan, causing Limerick to frantically clear their lines. Stephen Last misjudged the long clearance and failed to make a clean contact, allowing Gaffney to take the ball down with one touch and drive it home with his second.
ATHLONE TOWN: P Jennings; N Harney (J Hughes), J Woods, S Last, K Williamson; M Walsh; N Scullion, S Dunne, B Gill (S Skelly), E Monaghan (M Sherlock); M McGoldrick.
LIMERICK FC: D Ryan; S Kelly, P Purcell, R Kluciar, S Tracy; G Sheahan (J McGrath), J Judge, S McGann, S Brosnan (G Coughlan); D Behan (D Foley), R Gaffney.
Referee: Ray Matthews
