Clare Echo’s 2022 Sporting Awards
Diarmaid Nash at the Pat Kirby memorial in Tuamgraney. Photograph: Gordon Daly Back with a bang for the third year, The Clare Echo’s sporting awards applaud the great and good from within the county.
Pat Fitzgerald
Public need to be more balanced towards referees says county administrator
*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.
‘Very flawed process’ of suspensions flagged by Keating who stressed need for Clare GAA to improve facilities
*Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton CHAIRMAN OF CLARE GAA, Kieran Keating has hit out at the “very flawed process” that resulted in suspensions for two of the county’s senior hurlers this year while the need to provide facilities of a comparable standard to other counties was also stressed.
Contest of former Clare GAA Chairmen on the cards for upcoming Convention
*Photograph: Natasha Barton UP TO THREE CONTESTS are expected at the upcoming Clare GAA Convention.
U21 formats undecided, Chairman apologises for intermediate delay & Murphy addresses delegates at County Board meeting
*Corofin/Ruan’s Diarmuid Cahill in action. The reigning champions and Scariff/Ogonnelloe are favourites for the U21A hurling title. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Newly appointed Clare GAA Chief Operating Officer, Deirdre Murphy addressed club delegates for the first time while formats for the U21 championships, a potential increase in the amount of regradings per club discussed along with …
Parteen & Meelick vote to amalgamate as one GAA club
*The Meelick GAA grounds PARTEEN AND MEELICK have voted to amalgamate as the one GAA club.
Fahy & Coughlan reappointed, 16 applications for Clare GAA HOO & Pat Fitz opts not to attend last meeting as County Secretary
*Terence Fahy will continue as Clare U20 hurling manager. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TERENCE FAHY AND DERMOT COUGHLAN have been reappointed to their roles as Clare U20 hurling and minor football managers, 16 applications have been received for the new HOO role within Clare GAA and outgoing secretary Pat Fitzgerald chose not to attend his final …
Pat Fitz to step down as Clare GAA secretary next month
CLARE GAA SECRETARY, Pat Fitzgerald has announced he is to step down next month.
Evidence strong enough to clear Ian Galvin but hearing rescheduled following claims of outside interference
*Ian Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IAN GALVIN’s rescheduled appeal to try have his red card rescinded to feature in Sunday’s eagerly awaited Munster SHC clash between Clare and Limerick will take place on Thursday evening, the original hearing was ruled null and void following outside interference.
