Fiftieth Anniversary of Páirc an tAthair Peadar 1971 – 2021.Football, hurling, camogie and other sports were played in the parish from times long gone.  This year marks the 50th anniversary of our present playing field Páirc an tAthair Peadar Ó Laoghaire as it was officially opened in 1971. In the intervening years like all GAA clubs Castlelyons has had its ups and downs.  However, the loyalty and commitment of its members and the support of the parish in which it is embedded has been steadfast and rewarding. On a community perspective there has been...

Sonny O’Brien a shining light with the Juvenile Club back the years.The Castlelyons Juvenile Club was founded in 1976 and has since catered for hurling and football teams from nursery to minors.  We always appreciate that the legendary Dave Hegarty was the driving force and secretary of the Club for so many years.  There were many along the way that also assisted in the caring and development of our juveniles by lending a helping hand as both administrators and club officials too.  The name Sonny O’Brien features prominently in annals of Cois Bríde and...

Castlelyons Juvenile GAA AGM – A virtual review with confidence for the future.Castlelyons Juvenile Club held their AGM this week in a virtual manner through the medium of ZOOM.  The numbers participating were small but all the officers, team managers, selectors took in an enthusiastic and excellent meeting.  It is fair to say that the Club was reviewing an era of tough and historic times as our children and young people have had it rough from the first quarter of 2020 and most likely biting into another half of 2021. Our children and young people have experienced difficulty...

Meetings and a look forward with the County Board and East Cork Board.The County Board provided us with a summary of fixtures at the first meeting of the year on 12.1.21. The National calendar had been sent out to the clubs. This entailed a dedicated 12 week only for clubs, and the Rúnaí acknowledged that 12 weeks is very tight in Cork especially for dual clubs. Kevin O Donovan, Runaí, said the Board were looking at provisionally starting championships 2 weeks early on the weekends of the All-Ireland Senior Finals in July and if Cork were in the finals then Championship...