Co - Op Superstores Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Draw.There was a wave of excitement about as the draws for the 2021 Co-Op Superstores County Hurling Championships were streamed live from Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Thursday evening after the Rebels’ Bounty Draw. Well done to the Cork GAA’s media partners the Irish Examiner and their man Colm O’Connor who are streaming these events.  Castlelyons play in the premier intermediate section and it is always a tough championship to win as we know in recent years having lost two finals to Youghal...

Rebels’ Bounty Support Draw this Thursday 29.4.21.The next Rebels’ Bounty draw will take place on April 29th. In total almost €40,000 in prize money will be given out across thirty winners with a bumper top prize of €25,000.  In association with Cork GAA media partners, the Irish Examiner will livestream the full event from the TV Studio with Colm O'Connor the presenter at 7pm.  All details and the link for the draw are on the cork GAA Website so check it out.Of course, the last time we had three draws in one and our own star Colm Spillane helped in...

The Summertime is Coming & Our Juveniles are back in Castlelyons.Well, it’s back to training in Páirc Ó ‘Laoighaire shortly for all our juveniles and by all the reports all evening slots are booked up in both pitches and our adult teams did not start at all yet.  Of course, the numbers on our pitches have almost doubled in recent years with the growth and success of our camogie teams. The set up will be non-contact training for underage teams in pods of 15 will be permitted from April 26th next and underage teams means any registered team at U-18 level...

Returning to training & play - Lessons learned.The lessons learned in the last year have helped the GAA find its true values again, as painful as the circumstances might have been. It was a wake-up call not just for the GAA but for all sports and humanity in general.  Now we must prioritise things that are important in our lives, that human interaction, human touch, that we just took for granted before.  We grew up with going to the pitch with friends for training and a bit of craic on week evenings, playing games with many a weekend built around the big match.  However...