Murphy to leave role as Clare GAA Head of Operations
*Deidre Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DEIRDRE MURPHY is to leave her role as Head of Operations with Clare GAA.
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Clare GAA report profit of €270,186 in 2023
*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.
Enthusiasm as great as ever for Davy Mc who praises influence of Clare fans
*Loyal Clare supporter John Joe Costelloe and David McInerney. Photograph: Martin Connolly It’s exactly a decade on from when David McInerney first embraced a winter programme as part of the Clare senior hurling squad.
THE WATER BREAK: Commanding Clare silence Rebels
It’s two wins from two outings for Clare’s senior hurlers with hopes high of more to come in the Munster SHC and All-Ireland campaign.
About €400k in Clare GAA shop account – Chairman confirms
*Photograph: John Mangan Ratification of sub-committees, an U19 league and question marks on a supposed missing account were among the talking points at the March meeting of the Clare County Board.
New post-primary hurling competition ‘a step forward for Clare’ – Moloney
*Competing schools pictured at the recent launch in Cusack Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Starting a new U15 post-primary hurling competition represents “a step forward on a lot of fronts” for underage development in the county, former Clare manager Donal Moloney has said.
Dromoland captain’s prize for Hugh O’Neill & Club Clare win for Gilligan’s side
*Winners of the Club Clare Golf Classic – Conor Gilligan, Sean Neylon, Martin McGivern, Tom Galvin. Captain John Casey’s prize was played for at Dromoland at the weekend when Hugh O’Neill emerged as the winner with 99.
Malone not lacking in motivation for season ahead
*Cathal Malone in Lahinch. Photograph: John Mangan The Clare Echo’s hurling coverage is brought to you in association with Cellnet. Cathal Malone has been on the Clare senior hurling panel since 2014, last year’s season stands out at his best to date but he’s determined to go bigger and better for the campaign ahead.
Clubs renew appeal for audit from supporters club during Davy’s Clare tenure
*Davy Fitzgerald. Photograph: Joe Buckley A renewed appeal for a set of accounts for the Clare hurling supporters club has been sought from the Clare County Board.
Lohan ‘overwhelmed’ by Club Clare membership uptake
*Clare selector Ken Ralph and manager Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The backing of just shy of 1,000 membership subscriptions to Club Clare in its first week has been described as the ‘perfect boost’ for all the county’s hurling and camogie squads according to the senior managers in both codes.