*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.
*The Cloister car park. IMPROVEMENTS were carried out to the Cloister car park over a two-day period last week by Clare County Council with officials in Clare GAA saying it will next year before the tender stage for the overall development is completed.
*Cathal Kilmartin will be elected as the new Treasurer of Clare GAA. AT LEAST three new officers will join the Executive of Clare GAA for 2026.
*Outgoing Head of Operations, Deirdre Murphy leaves the role next month. AN ALL-IRELAND winning Clare hurler has emerged as one of the strong candidates for the position of Head of Operations with Clare GAA.
*Robert Loftus of Éire Óg battles with Kilmaley’s Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurling championship will remain under the same format for 2026 after a proposal to introduce preliminary quarter-finals was rejected.
Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN EX local newspaper editor, a Gaelic Games development manager and a third level coaching officer are among those vying to become the new Clare GAA Head of Operations.