*Paddy Smyth will continue as Clare GAA’s Planning & Training Officer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
CLARE GAA’s shortest board meeting for many many years was held online on Tuesday evening when there was unanimous agreement on the officers to be appointed to positions on the County Executive.
At the November meeting, the names of Joan Crotty (Scariff), Paddy Smyth (Éire Óg) and Neil O’Brien (O’Callaghans Mills) were put forward to the upcoming Clare GAA Convention for election as Children’s Officer, Planning & Training Officer and Demographics Officer respectively.
Chairman of Clare GAA, Kieran Keating proposed all three and his fellow officers Robert Frost for Crotty, Michael O’Connor for Smyth and Seán Chambers for O’Brien seconded the proposals.
Both Crotty and Smyth are outgoing officers to the positions they have been returned to.
O’Brien announced in the past fortnight he was stepping down as Coaching & Games Officer. He succeeds Patrick O’Connor of Tubber who was appointed to the new role in April of this year.
Replying to Ruan delegate Michael O’Regan as to the election of Facilities Officer for the coming year, the Chairman said, “it’s an appointed position but I am not sure what the process is. It’s not in our byelaws. We hope that Ambrose (Heagney) will agree to stay on. The process for this one is slightly different”.
Éire Óg delegate Bob Loftus asked the meeting, “can ye look favourably on our request to change the date of the under 21 B football final” to which the chairman replied, “that’s a matter for the CCC and I am sure that they will deal with it”. According to the Clare GAA fixtures list, the U21B football final between Éire Óg and Cratloe is scheduled for Tuedsay evening next.
Shannon Gaels delegate David O’Connell asked the meeting to note that “we have applied for a loan of €22,600 from Croke Park and all the paper work is in order”. This was seconded by Robert Frost.
The meeting concluded after just eight minutes.
