Clubs push for U21 and U19 competitions to be held
*Photograph: John Mangan Clare hurling clubs have voiced their desire to see U19 and U21 competitions played this year as opposed to an U20 grade.
*Photograph: John Mangan Clare hurling clubs have voiced their desire to see U19 and U21 competitions played this year as opposed to an U20 grade.
*Ger Loughnane. Photograph: Joe Buckley Two-time All-Ireland winning hurling manager, Ger Loughnane has declared that Clare GAA is “in disarray”.
*Sixmilebridge celebrate winning the Clare SHC title in 2020. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Sixmilebridge GAA club “is not in disarray” a long-serving club officer told Monday’s meeting of the Clare County Board.
A soon to be ratified member of an independent committee developing a strategic review for Clare GAA has called for Croke Park intervention into the “broken” governance structures of the organisation.
Club delegates in Clare have appealed for followers of the county to adopt a less ‘negative approach’ on social media.
Seven GAA clubs in Clare have expressed an interest in fielding an additional adult team for 2021.
Voting procedure proved to be a bone of contention at the February virtual sitting of the Clare County Board.
Wexford senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald’s potential involvement in a Clare GAA sub-committee focused on underage hurling was one of the items discussed as new sub-committees were put in place.
Improvements for Clare GAA’s ‘Centre of Excellence’ are intended to be concluded next year according to the county secretary.
U20 hurling and gaelic football club competitions are expected to be held in Clare this year with a move to U19 and U21 competitions in 2022.