Progress on Club Development.Our Steering Committee met last week to review the Open Night on the development of newly purchased lands and existing facilities.  The first port of call will be putting together a development group to scope out what can be done to the place and put it in draft formation to our club executive. As Rome was not built in a day the development plan will surely be in phased manner with the most urgent piece of the jigsaw first.  So, they are presently sourcing personnel to do this work and it is hoped to have a more complete report next week.  ...

Defeat for Castlelyons Under 21 Footballers in Championship.Castlelyons 2-11 Glanmire 3-15Our Under 21 footballers travelled to Sallybrook to play Glanmire in the Under 21 C Grade football championship.  This game was refereed by Robert Whelan who did a good job.  We started the very well but a 1-2 scoring burst from the home side coming up to the short whistle put them in control.  The lads give it their best in the second half but Glanmire were just stronger up the centre and ran out convincing winners.  We were down five players for various reasons and hopefully...

Castlelyons GAA Weekly News week ended 27.1.20Intermediate hurling challenge versus Bandon.Our intermediate hurlers commenced had their first game of the year as they played Bandon in a challenge in the synthetic pitch in the Páirc last Friday evening.  They had a great turnout despite some unavailable and three lads involved with the county.  Thanks to John Kirby who refereed the game and did a good job.  Bandon managed by St Catherine’s Ian O Connell won on a score 2-20 to 2-15. Team: JP Murphy, B Carroll, Liam Moroney, Conor McCarthy, C O Neill, T...

Experienced facilitators will attend at Project Development MeetingThe Club is embarking on consultation and planning with a view to the provision of appropriate facilities for all our players, patrons, old and young, in the adult, camogie, juvenile clubs.  This is a serious challenge in the preparation of such a development plan that suits the community, also the costing, funding and placing of such a plan on a phased basis. The skills and expertise of older persons in the various clubs are most helpful and great to work and turn out but the Club is making a special appeal to our...