Membership

Please ensure that this is paid for 2015 season as soon as possible.  Fees of €50 for Adults and €20 for Students and OAP can be paid to Donal O Leary (Treasurer), Denis Fenton (PRO) or any Club Officer.

Knockanard Point to Points

Knockanard Point to Points is taking place this year on Sunday 15th February with CLCG Castlelyons again hosting the Tea Tent. Any help in the preparation of food, or on the day in the tent, would be much appreciated and, of course, the little clean up after.

New Season Preparations

Managers for all teams for the coming season were finalised at our recent meeting and are as follows: -

Premier Intermediate Hurling – Dave Hoare.

Junior A Football - Mick Spillane

Junior B Hurling - Donal Barry

Under 21 Hurling & Football – Mick Spillane

Minor Hurling & Football – Jimmy O Leary

We wish the Manager’s the very best as they set about task of setting up their own selectors and backroom teams and preparing their teams for league and championship.

Down Memory Lane

County Premier Minor Final 2011 Sunday 18^th September, 2011 at Pairc Uí Rinn

Blackrock 1-16 Castlelyons 1-11

In a pulsating Premier Minor Hurling Championship Final Castlelyons fell just short at Pairc Uí Rinn on Sunday evening the 18^th September, 2011 against a much fancied Blackrock team. This was a pulsating encounter and we were beaten by five points on the score of 1-16 to 1-11. The five point deficit at full time did not do justice to the Castlelyons performance as on the sixty minute mark with just three points separating the teams we almost levelled the game.  Anthony Spillane pulled the trigger and his rocket of a shot come off of the upright and across the goal but was cleared. The Rockies added two further points in injury time to secure victory.

Having to move up to the top grade in 2011 because of the previous year’s B Grade final victory we were given no chance early on but after victories over Duhallow, and two outstanding successes over Midleton and St. Finbarrs the stage was set for a crack at hurling kingpins Blackrock. Unfortunately it was not to be this year but we were proud of the team as they gave such great value throughout the summer months and pride all supporters felt good.

While it was a great team performance there was a mighty individual performance from our Captain and Goalie Eoin Barry.  He was outstanding on the night as he stopped a couple of right “raspers” and drove on his backs as the crowd rose to him on a few occasions.  He won the “Man of the Match” Award that night which at least a little consolation for his great efforts.

This was the Panel who done so well in 2011

Eoin Barry, Ned Daly, Cian O Leary, Tom Carroll, Stephen Joyce, Colm Barry, Coran Lawlor, Colm Spillane, Eoin Maye, Ronan Bransfield, Darragh Lawlor, Alan Fenton, Ronan O Regan, Anthony Spillane, Shane Moroney, Jack Barry, Brian O Donovan, Shane Fenton, Colm O'Neill, Michael Geary, Declan Varner, Steven Hickey, Liam Moroney, Sean Cronin.

Coach Barry Fitzgerald and his Selectors were Peter Murphy and Sean Kenny Donal Barry.

That was mighty step in 2011 for Castlelyons and no doubt four years later these lads will have the strength and steel to really challenge for the PIH Championship 2015.

Castlelyons Club Lotto

Numbers Drawn on the 12.1.15 - No 5, 15, 16 21

No Winner

Lucky Dip Winners

• M. Pietropado – Post Office
• Tom Draper – Farrier’s Bar
• Jim Mackessy – Helen Mackessy
• Nassa Barrett – Michael Barrett
• Joe Hartnett – Donal O Connell
• Mary Fenton – James Moroney
• Liz Patterson – Post Office
• Mossy Cremin – Pat Collins

Next Week’s Jackpot €2800

Next Draw Monday 19^th January @ The Community Centre.

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