A return to training and games raises more questions than answers.The resumption of Gaelic games activities and indeed all sport will be a complex process. Club and County championship dates have come and gone as famous stadiums echo the sound of silence. The resumption of training and games will require a detailed process which will ensure safety of our players, patrons and especially the wider community. This will require new policies, review Health and Safety Statements, an assessment of the sporting environment in serious detail. The major obstacle is social distancing as how can...

Squash in Castlelyons over the years.The game of Squash had an unlikely birthplace in Fleet prison in London back in the mid 1800’s. The game progressed by some strange route to Harrow School and other select schools in England. It was promoted by the Squash Rackets Association of England and gained in popularity and was then taken over by the World Squash federation as it spread throughout the world. Over the last fifty years the game has sensationally developed into one of the largest, best loved of all sports and is now even part of the Olympics.Cuman Lúthchleas Gael...

Reliving a historic year as Castlelyons took the 1997 County Junior Hurling Championship.As the Sundays rolled on in Castlelyons in 1997 we had a feast of hurling bliss that have left powerful memories in the annals of the Club history so well done all. There is always a lead in and Dave Hegarty our juvenile secretary had developed an excellent juvenile scene that was now ticking like a clock as there were many great players coming through with some honing their skills and having success with St Colman’s College. This was really beginning to show in the nineties as we won Junior...

Would our players overseas beat the boys at home?Lockdown all around with the pitch gates closed and games nearly a distant memory as we all face an invisible enemy. I do not wish to be political, but I think our present government are doing a great job together and our frontline workers. Overall, the general public are excellent in compliance with the directions set out. We miss the games, but it will be safety first and we await permission and conditions for resumption whenever that will be. From a Castlelyons there are a lot of serious players on the team and we think we could take...