He had a number of offers from British clubs such as Premier League Arsenal and Derby County but opted to move to Preston North End.
Wexford went on to surprisingly reach the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final, where they were comfortably beaten by Tyrone.
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 that October.
[citation needed] Ciarán won his first County Medal with St Martin's in Intermediate Football in 2007, gaining the 'Man of the Match' award.
[citation needed] Ciarán Lyng at Soccerbase (Team as of 24 October 2008 versus Australia)