Chairman Marc Sheehan welcomed presided over the first County Board Meeting of 2021 online on Tuesday 12.1.21. The usual process was followed.The Rúnaí raised a number of items of correspondence that had been received from Sarsfields Hurling Club on age grades, correspondence re Rebels Bounty, fixture enquiries and Inter County teams.The Sarsfields’ correspondence related to games being provided for the in-between ages of 14 and 16. This has been forwarded to Rebel Óg for consideration.The Rebels’ Bounty members draw was going well, promoted vigorously...

Castlelyons Team Managements appointed for 2021.Hurling Management.Well, there was a quiet post season with socialising and travel curtailed over the Christmas and New Year.  So now for the preseason we are in our own bubble again with no ‘gatherings’ so please you can’t go down to the sea today or wander to far away.  The Club are working away in the background and have appointed a management outfit for the Intermediate team for 2021.  Ciarán McGann is Bainisteoir, Johnny Crowley, Coach, Peter Murphy and Sean Kenny Selectors, John Healy, Physio...

Ringing in the New Year with a Lockdown for a month or two.Well after a strange but pleasant Christmas it is operation lockdown for the next month or two as coronavirus despite wreaking havoc across the globe Covid has attacked our own land again with an even more vicious streak.   The current wave is extremely serious to our health, wellbeing and, of course, damaging to our economy.  We wish the National Health Emergency Team and our Government the best as they endeavour to provide a safe path to health and a performing economy for a few months which is easier said than done...

Interesting AGM - Friday 11.12.20.The Castlelyons GAA AGM was held last Friday night last 11.11.20 through virtual Teams Online. Fair play to outgoing chairman Con Lawlor and outgoing secretary Michael Barrett they had the arrangements well set up. The attendance was reasonable, and the meeting proved interesting as those online received top class accounts of the stewardship of the club for 2020.  However, the physical togetherness, social debates even if glazed with a little rancour and the after tipple that all underline the communal aspiration of a club was missed. So, let there...