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...

Congratulations to the Cashman family at Rathbarry Stud.Congratulations to Mrs Catherine Cashman and the family at Rathbarry Stud. At the recent Cheltenham Festival Bob Olinger and Shishkin were big winners.  Bob Olinger won the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle with Rachael Blackmore on board as there going to be only one winner when they straightened for the finish. Then Shishkin, ridden by Nico de Boinville was a winner by twelve lengths in the Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase. Both were sired by Sholokhov from the Glenview Stud which is the National...

Castlelyons GAA Weekly Lotto valuable again as Jackpot now €11,000. This draw was held Monday 22.3.21 and the numbers drawn were 6, 10, 14 and 26. There was no winner, and the Jackpot is now a massive €11,000. The Lucky Dip winners were as follows: -Bernadette O’Brien, Mary Kate O’Dowd, Pauline Kiely, Gerry O’Donovan, Bridget Murphy, Liz Burger, Carmel O’Sullivan, and Oliver Beausang.  The next draw is Monday 29.3.21. Thanks so much for your support and please advise your friends that they can play our Lotto, ONLINE or purchase tickets from...

Great excitement as more children young people to school in phased reopening.There was great excitement in many households last Monday morning as children and teenagers prepared for school again after a lengthy lay off.  This latest part of a phased reopening of the schools means that all primary school children are back in class.  Second level fifth year students have joined their sixth-year colleagues who returned two weeks ago.  There will be a further return of students on the 12th of April and the next few weeks will be monitored carefully. It is imperative that the...