Cork Road, Durrow
A Durrow football home
Lions AFC gives Durrow players a route from introductory football into girls’, boys’, women’s and men’s teams at Cork Road.
The Durrow Lions
Lions AFC is the Durrow soccer club based on Cork Road in County Laois. Local club directories also spell out the same identity as Lions AFC Durrow, which is the clearest way to separate this club from other Lions names in sport.
For families and visiting teams, the identifiers are straightforward: Durrow, Cork Road, navy and white, SFAI youth football, Kilkenny and District league football, and the Lions AFC Durrow crest.
Established in 1970
The club crest carries EST. 1970 under the lion. That gives the Durrow badge a long local footing without needing to stretch the story beyond what can be confirmed for the public profile.
Durrow notices show how central the football club is to village life, from youth match days and adult teams to fundraising, community events and pitch plans around the Cork Road grounds.
Cork Road ground and astro
Home football is centred on Lions AFC, Cork Road, Durrow, R32 PD26. The same setting appears for league fixtures, local events and astro hire, so it is the venue to map for visiting families.
The club has a village football-ground feel: pitches, an astro surface for 7-a-side and casual sessions, and a development story around the Cork Road grounds. A 2024 club update described plans for a full-size all-weather pitch there, so families should still follow match and club notices for day-to-day access.
Academy, boys and girls
Lions has an introductory route through camp and academy-style football as well as local underage teams. Durrow notices have named boys and girls recruitment across 2008 to 2014 birth years, with girls football visible through U9, U11, U12, U13 and U14 age groups.
That gives the club a broad entry point. Younger players can start in a local football setting, older youth players have league teams to aim for, and girls football has a visible place in the club rather than a side note.
Women’s and men’s football
Lions AFC also has adult football under the same badge. Public club notices have referred to adult junior teams and a women’s junior team, while Kilkenny and District football traces place Lions in men’s league and cup fixtures and women’s league football.
The senior route is useful for local players because Durrow football is not limited to one youth age group. The Cork Road ground gives players a familiar club base as they move toward adult football.
Joining, kit and visiting
Start with the club email for contact, joining questions and astro hire. The Lions AFC club shop at All Sport Store carries teamwear and supporter gear in the club colours.
Visiting teams should use Cork Road, Durrow, R32 PD26, then check the match venue before travelling. The pitch and astro share the same club setting, so the fixture label tells families which surface or entrance is in use.