Clare GAA officers walk out of County Board meeting & Hayes leaves role as PRO
*Anne Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO CLARE GAA officers walked out of the July County Board meeting following tense exchanges in Caherlohan.
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Government Dept intervenes in Clare GAA’s Caherlohan plans to raise concerns over Lesser Horseshoe Bat
*Photograph: John Mangan A GOVERNMENT department has intervened in plans by Clare GAA to expand and redevelop its Centre of Excellence due to concerns for the EU protected Lesser Horseshoe Bat.
Allocation of 16k All-Ireland final tickets for Clare, big functions planned & Caherlohan’s use as community facility earmarked
*Senior hurling liaison officer Martin O’Brien and Clare GAA Head of Operations Deirdre Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE GAA has received an allocation of 16,000 tickets for the All-Ireland SHC final while the organisation will hold two fundraising functions in advance of the decider and plans have been unveiled to utilise Caherlohan as a community …
Clare Handball ‘ignored again’ with absence from briefing with Sports Minister
*Cathal Crowe, Thomas Byrne and Timmy Dooley. CLARE HANDBALL say they have been “ignored again” after they were left out of a briefing with the Junior Minister for Sport when he visited the county.
Club championship dates set, Fitzpatrick elected Treasurer & Fahy to continue as U20 boss
*Jack Hannan is among the dual-players with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Details of dates for the domestic hurling and football championships dominated matters at the July meeting of Clare GAA which took place at Hotel Woodstock on Tuesday night.
Clare GAA to launch new house draw for Roslevan & appoint pitch development specialist for Caherlohan
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE GAA are “maxed out” with requests for Sunday’s crunch Munster championship game against Cork while A Win A House in Roslevan is to be launched.
Cusack Park naming rights, Cloister car park & sponsorship rights targeted by Murphy as Clare GAA sources of revenue in 2023
A rainbow stretches over Cusack Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NAMING RIGHTS FOR CUSACK PARK, the development of the Cloister Car Park and securing sponsors for club championships have all been pinpointed as targeted sources of revenue for Clare GAA next year.
‘Very flawed process’ of suspensions flagged by Keating who stressed need for Clare GAA to improve facilities
*Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton CHAIRMAN OF CLARE GAA, Kieran Keating has hit out at the “very flawed process” that resulted in suspensions for two of the county’s senior hurlers this year while the need to provide facilities of a comparable standard to other counties was also stressed.
Clare GAA COO appointment for end of September & officers warn of manipulation of Academy competitions
*Phase One of development plans for Caherlohan was detailed at the September meeting. Photograph: John Mangan A shortlist of three candidates have been interviewed for the post of Chief Operating Officer of Clare GAA.
Collins to remain on as Clare boss for tenth season
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ireland’s longest serving inter-county football manager Colm Collins has been ratified for a tenth year.
