18-07-2025
North Cork town's cinema to screen All-Ireland Hurling Final
Clyda Rovers is located in Mourneabbey, just south of Mallow, and provides a place for men and boys to play both hurling and football.
Its sister club, Mourneabbey GAA, provides numerous teams for women and girls to represent the parish.
Secretary of Clyda Rovers, Liam Cronin, said the club is delighted to have been chosen as the benefactor of the screening of the hurling final.
'I think it is a very laudable initiative because we are better known as a football club, but we always made the point of keeping hurling on the boil,' Mr Cronin said.
'It is down to real efforts from real hurling men at our club who insisted that we keep going and give equal time to our hurlers and footballers,' he said.
Clyda Rovers now has two hurling teams. Mr Cronin said it can be a struggle to field both sides at times, but cited the importance of keeping the sport alive in the area.
Admission to the Gate Cinema will be complimentary on Sunday, but a donation of €5 per person will be requested.
Mr Cronin said he was told that the interest in securing seats has been strong so far.
'As you can imagine, there is any amount of families with smalls kids who are not able to get to Dublin on the day, but now they will be able to go to the Gate Cinema and watch it on the big screen with some company,' he said.
'You will get all the experience of being in a big crowd without the expense of heading to Dublin,' he added.
The Gate is owned by Arc Cinemas, which has locations across Ireland including in Cork city, Midleton and Wexford.
Arc is opening its cinemas for the All-Ireland Hurling Final to support local clubs with funds raised from donations.
