Byrne retains his place on International Rules panel

Ciarán Byrne with the Cormac McAnallen Cup, which will be presented to the winners of the International Rules Series

 

Louth footballer Ciaran Byrne has retained his place in the Ireland international rules panel for the country’s second test against Australia at the weekend.

The 18-year-old – who captained his club side St Mochta’s to victory in last night’s Intermediate Championship relegation play-off against St Finbarrs – will be making his Croke Park debut as a result.

Byrne – nicknamed ‘Casey’ by friends – has a busy few months ahead. In six weeks he will turn 19 before heading Down Under in the New Year to start an AFL career with Melbourne-based Carlton. Before Christmas though, there is a pre-season camp in Arizona to look forward to.

He told The Irish Times, however, that he is determined to come back and play with Louth again some day.

For now he is looking to the future though and admits that playing alongside his future Carlton team-mate Zach Tuohy for his country has helped.

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St Mochta’s to host Strictly Come Dancing

St Mochta’s are set to host a Strictly Come Dancing contest soon and will hold a movie style launch night this Friday at 9pm in The Riverbank, Killanny for all those interested.

Admission on the night is free with music being provided by DJ Conor. All are invited to attend with all proceeds raised going to the Louth Village club.

 

Byrne triumphs in Cic Saor

This year’s Corona Cic Saor All Ireland Champion, Declan Byrne, being presented with his cheque for €5000 by Jack O’Shea.

Declan Byrne was the winner of the All-Ireland Cic Saor Championship at Oriel Park yesterday.

The Louth and St Mochta’s footballer took the first prize of €5,000 ahead of a top class field, which included his Wee County team-mates Paddy Keenan and Derek Maguire.

The Louth Village man’s success makes it a fantastic year for the Byrne family, with younger brother Ciaran bursting into the county side this year before signing a two year contract with AFL side Carlton.

The event, which was in aid of Dundalk Young Irelands GFC, was sponsored by Corona Light.