Referee administrator Rory Hickey. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLUB DELEGATES stayed mute on the decision of referees to make themselves unavailable last weekend amid reports of an ongoing dispute with Clare GAA.
*Adrian O’Connor. KILRUSH’s decision to enter a U15 hurling team has been labelled a “Trump move” by a Kilkee/Bealaha hurling coach.
*Photograph: John Mangan DEVELOPMENT of an astro-turf pitch at Caherlohan will commence next week, Clare GAA officials have confirmed.
*John Callinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLUB leagues are proposed to commence in March while the majority of Clare GAA’s sub-committees have been finalised for the coming season.
Cilléin Mullins of Crusheen has been one of the isolated players lining out with Corofin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ISOLATED players continues to be one of the major sticking points among GAA clubs in Clare.
*New addition Leah Talty is the youngest member of the County Executive. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THREE new officers have joined the Executive of Clare GAA with a new President also announced.
*Kieran Keating. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BRINGING back seeding to the Munster SFC has been labelled as “one of my lowlights of the year” by Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating.
*Outgoing Clare GAA Head of Operations, Deirdre Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill OUTGOING Head of Operations with Clare GAA, Deirdre Murphy has flagged that a further €1.5m may need to be sourced to complete planned works at Caherlohan and felt efforts by the county senior hurlers on fundraising and touring Clare with the Liam MacCarthy could …
*Ann Marie Moran. COROFIN’s Ann Marie Moran has been appointed as the new Head of Operations with Clare GAA.
*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.