*Peter Duggan in action for Clare in the All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
Clare GAA had a surplus of €270,186 for 2023, the annual convention of the association was informed this week. This was down from €614,066 in 2022.
Total income for the year came to €2,969,994 up from €2,701,913 in 2022. The principal sources of income were gate receipts at €878,322, National league share at €188,853 and commercial income at €584,897.
Other income totalled €604,450 and this included summer camps and coaching at €250,301, match streaming at €155,785, club levies at €60,000 and Cusack park shop at €58,344.
Income from associated bodies amounted to €713,472 which included team expenses from Munster Council of €130,000, media rights grant from Central Council €234,081, coaching and development grants from Provincial council of €200,129 and field rent of €125,804.
On the expenditure side player travel expenses (last year’s figure in brackets) came to €583,085 (€526,757), catering and overnights cost €251,723 (€157,817), medical, physiotherapy and masseurs cost €171,985 (€137,653), sports gear, equipment and laundry cost €241,096 (€165,841), training facilities cost €42.858 (€25,210). Team expenses in total cost €1,373,208, up from €1,097,282 in 2022.
The cost of staging games amounted to €266,885, up from €198,050 in 2022. This included referees expenses of €97,857, match streaming at €67,093, gate checkers €42,900 and medals and trophies at €27,173.
Wages and salaries cost €130,845, up from €51,665 in 2022 while the total cost of administration came to €261,243 up from €162,821 in the previous year.
The total income for Club Clare in 2023 was €335,118, up from €232,215 in the previous year. The club membership realised €91,052, down from €97,170 in 2022. Club Clare contributed €186,876 to county teams and development squads in the year under review made up as follows, €118,153 to adult and under 20 hurling teams, €42,437 to minor and development squads, €12,007 to schools and colleges while the Clare camogie board benefitted to the tune of €14,279.
The Clare football support fund had a net income of €53,656 in the year under review which resulted in an excess of income over expenditure of €6,738.
Cooraclare delegate P.J.McGuane asked if the contingent liability figure of €396,186 as of September 30, 2023, “should not be reducing” to which chairman Kieran Keating responded “clubs have borrowed money from Croke Park and if the clubs cannot pay this back the board is on the hook for that. We love to see clubs developing as it shows signs of work being done in the county”.
There were no other queries on the financial report which was presented by treasurer Brian Fitzpatrick.
