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.
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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.
Frost hit with two month ban for interference in Galvin disciplinary case
A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF Clare GAA has been hit with an eight-week suspension over claims of interference with the appeal of county hurler Ian Galvin, which he has already appeared to have broken.
Hayes appointed Clare GAA PRO while Corofin question logic of O’Dea transfer decision
*Anne Hayes. Photograph: John Mangan The April meeting of Clare GAA took place at Treacy’s West County Hotel on Wednesday night when there were lively debates on a number of issues while the vacant PRO post was filled.
Ennis rocked by sudden death of Pat Fitzpatrick
*Pat Fitzpatrick, Des Neylon and Pat Daly. ENNIS has been rocked by the sudden death of Pat Fitzpatrick, a businessman in the town since the 1970s.
Knockout championship unfair to Junior Bs
*Action from the Junior C final between Bodyke and Scariff. Photograph: Ruth Griffin JUNIOR B hurlers and footballers should not be involved in knockout championships, club delegates have said.
Calls to split Clare IHC in two pushed back
St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield’s Aaron Landy in action against Ruan’s Aidan Lynch, Photograph: Natasha Barton DISCUSSIONS have commenced on the potential splitting of the Clare intermediate hurling championship (IHC) in two.
Clare GAA relegation dispute is over… for now
*Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton EIGHTEEN teams will compete in the 2022 Clare senior hurling championship as voted for in December, however the discontent with the decision still lingers for some clubs.
‘Proper procedure wasn’t followed’ – clubs aggrieved with Clare GAA conduct on relegation
*Clarecastle’s Jack Murphy in action against Crusheen during their relegation play-off in November. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PROPER PROCEDURE was not followed on the vote which decided that no team would be relegated from last year’s Clare SHC, clubs have claimed.