*Ann Marie Moran.
COROFIN’s Ann Marie Moran has been appointed as the new Head of Operations with Clare GAA.
In a statement on Thursday evening, Clare GAA confirmed that Ann Marie would take up the post in January when she succeeds Deirdre Murphy.
She had been one of six candidates shortlisted and completed two rounds of interviews before she was offered the job. “She is a highly accomplished professional, blending financial expertise, project management acumen, and community leadership,” Clare GAA outlined in a statement.
According to well-placed GAA sources in the county, another high-profile candidate was offered the post this week but terms could not be agreed. Officials in Clare GAA were unable to confirm this.
Sitting officers of Clare GAA were informed of her appointment shortly after 6pm on Thursday evening before an official media release.
A chartered accountant and a former IT project manager with State Street, Moran has been actively involved in the GAA including her own club Corofin and has a member of the Clare GAA County Competitions Control Committee (CCC) since 2024.
With her club, Ann Marie spent six years as minor secretary of Corofin GAA Club, Secretary of Corofin Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and for four years of this as the amalgamated Corofin/Ruan club. Her father Jimmy has also held a lifelong involvement with the GAA and her mother’s family, the Quains have left a strong mark in the history of Cratloe GAA club.
Outgoing Head of Operations, Murphy stated, “We are thrilled to have somebody of Ann Marie’s experience, capacity, and dedication taking up this position. I have no doubt that Ann Marie will drive Clare GAA forward in a dynamic and progressive way. All of us in the Clare GAA family will give her every support and assistance to ensure she will thrive in, and enjoy, the HOO role”.
Chairman of Clare GAA, Kieran Keating said he was “delighted” for Ann Marie to join the Executive of Clare GAA “taking up the reins from Deirdre to continue to drive progress in all aspects of our business and sporting endeavours. I look forward to working with her as we strive for continuous improvement, on and off the fields of play. I would also like to compliment the wider pool of great candidates who put their names forward and interviewed strongly for the role, which demonstrated the high regard that so many hold for Clare GAA.”
