It is always a proud occasion for any club when one of it’s players are selected to play with the County team so for Cloyne it was multiplied by three when we had a number of our members play for various Cork hurling teams last weekend.  

Dylan Cahill and Christopher Smith lined out with the Cork U16 hurling team last weekend when they played in the annual U16 All Ireland Championship, held in Tipperary. Both players are now at the end of their juvenile careers and next year face into their first year as adult players so we look forward to seeing how they progress over the coming years.

Declan Dineen, whom this year made his Senior hurling debut at just nearly 17 years of age, played with the Cork U17 hurling team who took part in the Eugene Carey Memorial Tournament held in Mallow last weekend. Teams from Clare, Limerick, Dublin, Waterford, Kilkenny and Cork took part with Cork, for the third yaer in a row, defeating Limerick in the final.

The club wishes to congratulate all three players on their fine achievements to date.

With our hurlers out of all competitions, the focus in the club now turns to the big ball. Both our Junior A and B teams have been back in training for the last few weeks with championship looming quickly on the horizon.

First up is the treble chasing Junior A footballers when they put their title on the line against Carrignavar next Friday evening at 6.30pm in Lisgoold. Unbeaten in nearly two and a half years, the team will be doing all in its power to reach their third successive East Cork Final. Everyone in the club wishes them well in their endeavours.

Our Junior B team are also preparing for their upcoming championship. Under the watchful eye of coach Donal ‘Duck’  O’Shea, the team have trained twice in the past week and on Sunday morning next, they travel to Carrigtwohill to take on the locals in a league match. The ball will be thrown in at 11.30am.