Ciaran Lyng is an Irish inter-county senior Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er, playing for Wexford senior football team

Wexford GAA

The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...

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Early and personal life

Lyng grew up as one of four brothers in Wexford playing football, hurling, handball and soccer. His brother Diarmuid Lyng plays hurling for Wexford.
He is currently travelling around the world with his girlfriend but is expected to return home in time for Wexford's National League campaign. He will, however, miss the infamous crawl which takes place in Wexford town on the 18th December of this year.

Soccer career

Lyng played soccer almost thirty times for Ireland at underage level and had a number of offers from British clubs such as Arsenal and Derby County but opted to move to Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

. He moved to Shrewsbury Town in December 2004. Lyng made four substitute appearances in the latter half of the 2004-05 season

2004-05 in English football

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. In the 2005-06 season

2005-06 in English football

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 for Shrewsbury, he made one start, in an LDV Vans Trophy match which Shrewsbury lost to Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

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Football career

Lyng has since been selected for the Wexford Gaelic football team in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

. He was a member of the Wexford panel which reached the 2008 Leinster Senior Football Championship

Leinster Senior Football Championship

The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...

 final. Lyng scored four points against Meath

Meath GAA

The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...

 in the quarter-final and one point against Laois

Laois GAA

The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...

 in the semi-final.
However, Wexford were easily defeated by Dublin

Dublin GAA

Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

 in the Leinster final. Wexford went on to surprisingly reach the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

 semi-final, where they were comfortably beaten by Tyrone

Tyrone GAA

The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....

. 2008 was a year to remember for Lyng, he was nominated for an All-Star and he then represented Ireland against Australia in the International Rules series in October. A first county medal topped off a great year for Lyng when his St.Martin's team comfortably beat Oulart the Ballagh in a huge upset in the Wexford Senior County Hurling Final.