Cyril Lyons (born 1959) is an

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former hurler and

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who played as a full-forward for the Clare senior team. 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

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winner's medal and one Munster winners' medal. At club level Lyons played with

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. 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

title in 2009.

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