*John Bugler, Fergal O’Brien and Andy McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE GAA have launched a referee recruitment drive in a bid to boost the amount of whistlers in the county.
*Referee Rory McGann ducks for cover as Damien Browne clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PUBLIC ATTITUDE towards referees’ decisions needs to change and become more balanced, the county’s referee administrator has said.
*Chris Maguire. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON’s Chris Maguire is to referee Sunday’s Clare SFC final between Éire Óg and Ennistymon.
*Jarlath Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JARLATH DONNELLAN is to take charge of his first Clare SHC final this weekend.
*Jarlath Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE CLARE referees will be in inter-county action over the coming week.
*Rory McGann. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Awarding penalties and a ten minute sin-bin will be the big change to rules in an attempt to curb cynical play from defenders as the Allianz National Hurling Leagues commence this weekend.
*Joe Mullins. Photograph: John Mangan After a one year absence, Joe Mullins has returned to the refereeing ranks in Clare.
*Ambrose Heagney dishes out a yellow card to Clarecastle’s Adam Healy. Photograph: John Meyler An ex inter-county referee has praised Clare GAA for the handling of fixtures in the club championship by awarding younger men in the middle high profile senior games.
