*Darragh Lohan in action with Aaron Gillane. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CAPACITY AT Dr Daly Park in Tulla will be limited to 2,000 supporters for Clare’s first senior hurling outing of 2026.
*John Fawl presents the Special Merit Award to Kevin Walsh. LONG-serving referee Kevin Walsh, Tuamgraney handballer Leah Minogue and Éire Óg’s Niall Malone were among the recipients at the Munster GAA Awards.
*Bernard Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FORMER CLARE GAA Treasurer, Bernard Keane has launched a bid to become PRO of Munster GAA.
*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 …
*Chris Maguire. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANNON’s Chris Maguire has been confirmed as the referee for Sunday’s Munster club SFC final between St Finbarr’s and Dingle.
*Ronan Lanigan tackles Kerry’s Killian Spillane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MUNSTER GAA have confirmed the senior football championship will not be seeded for 2026.
*Bernard Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE GAA recorded a €50,000 increase in its share from this season’s National Leagues while the County Board is keen that GAA members attending Cúl Camps get reduced rates and the decision to seed Cork and Kerry was lambasted by a long-serving official.
*Cratloe manager, Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FALLOUT continues following the move to seed Cork and Kerry in the Munster SFC with former Clare manager Colm Collins describing it as “a cynical move”.
*Brian McNamara and Joe O’Connor in action during this year’s Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CORK and Kerry will be seeded in the Munster senior football championship semi-finals in a move which is seen as very damaging for football in the remainder of the province.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE GAA turned in “a small profit” following the decision of the ‘Win A House’ in Ennis winner to take a cash prize instead of the property while county officers have committed to continuing to canvass strongly to oppose a change to the seeding of the Munster senior football championship.