Footballers play Grange in Junior Football Championship.Junior Football Championship.Cork’s confined Junior C football championship this weekend with nine teams and Castlelyons are in Group One with Grange and Abbey Rovers.  We play Grange on this Saturday evening the 26.4.25 at 7pm in Castlelyons with Peter O’Donovan down to referee it. Great to see the lads making an effort again in football this year as we did not play in the championship last year.  We have played a challenge game but were down a few players due to injury and lads opting for the sliotar.  ...

Brave showing by young Under 12 team In Rathcormac.Rebel Óg East Division Under 12 Hurling League Bride Rovers 7-5 Castlelyons 6-4.Castlelyons headed for Pyne’s Field Rathcormac to play the locals in this league game on Sunday evening.  First time seeing the new developments bar looking in over the wall at clay heaped all over the place. Well. congratulations to Bride Rovers on their new facilities. We have heard a lot about changing demographics and its relevance to the GAA.  The population in Rathcormac and hinterland has undoubtly increased in recent years...

Congratulations to Niall O’Leary and the Rebels on a League Final win last Sunday.One hundred years ago the first Leagues were played, and it was the brainchild of the Iar-Uachtarán CLG and Cork man Séan McCarthy and supported by Limerick.  Cork won it that year with Clare winning Division two.  I have no doubt the games drew a big crowd.  On Sunday last in Cork there was a massive crowd of 42,245 in the Páirc for this year’s Allianz finals.  The weather was excellent with the pitch in fabulous condition and ideal for hurling.  ...

Junior Hurlers defeat Watergrasshill in East Cork Division Two Hurling League.Castlelyons 0-16 Watergrasshill 0-14.Castlelyons came out the right side of a great junior league two game at home to Watergrasshill last Tuesday evening.  Played in ideal conditions under the lights and the pitch having undergone recent verti draining the ‘Hill started well with 0-2 from play.  However, we were moving well, and a Colm McCarthy assist to Brian O’Donovan who put over a point and then Brian Spillane had another from outfield from outfield.  The score was very close...