*Dean Russell (right) with former secretary of the CDSL, Richard Cahill.
CLARE soccer’s fixtures secretary has stepped down from his role.
Clubs in the Clare District Soccer League were informed on Friday night that Dean Russell had vacated the role with immediate effect.
Shannon native Russell has completed two season as fixtures secretary, prior to this he had been PRO of the CDSL from June 2023 up until last year’s AGM when Denis Collins took on the post.
Officials within the CDSL have confirmed to The Clare Echo the decision has “nothing to do with soccer” and is a personal matter.
Secretary of the CDSL Flan Hehir informed clubs that “due to personal circumstances” Dean “has had to stand down and resign his position from the CDSL committee with immediate effect”.
Flan stated, “on a personal note I wish and family well under their current circumstances and thank him for his efforts to date in what we call ‘the poisoned chalice’ position he held on the CDSL committee”.
All provisional fixtures for the remainder of the season have been set.
Further changes are expected among the CDSL committee at this year’s AGM with a number of officials considering their position with others currently not in roles in the process of deciding whether they will seek election to different posts on the committee.
