*Clonlara players celebrate reaching the semi-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA, Crusheen, Feakle and Scariff are the semi-finalists in the Clare SHC following an exciting weekend of hurling in the county.
*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.
*Jarlath Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE CLARE referees will be in inter-county action over the coming week.
*Rory McGann. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Awarding penalties and a ten minute sin-bin will be the big change to rules in an attempt to curb cynical play from defenders as the Allianz National Hurling Leagues commence this weekend.
*Rory McGann with Kevin Corry & Andy McMahon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A Clare referee is among those partaking in a national relay from GAA officials raising funds for Pieta House.
*Joe Mullins. Photograph: John Mangan After a one year absence, Joe Mullins has returned to the refereeing ranks in Clare.
*Ambrose Heagney dishes out a yellow card to Clarecastle’s Adam Healy. Photograph: John Meyler An ex inter-county referee has praised Clare GAA for the handling of fixtures in the club championship by awarding younger men in the middle high profile senior games.
