Cyril Lyons
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Coireall Ó Laighin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | Toonagh, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | National school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ruan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1983-1996 | Clare | 24 (7-75) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Cyril Lyons (born 1959) is an Irish former hurler and manager who played as a full-forward for the Clare senior team.[1]
Lyons made his first appearance for the team during the 1983 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1996 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medal and one Munster winners' medal.[2]
At club level Lyons played with Ruan.[citation needed]
In retirement Lyons became involved in coaching. He served one stint as manager of the Clare senior hurling team from 2000 to 2003 where he guided Clare to the 2002 All-Ireland Final, before later training the Clare under-21 team to an All-Ireland title in 2009.[3]
