*Brid MacNamara and Joe O’Donnell.
CLARE camogie recorded a loss of €14,824 in 2024, delegates attending Monday’s convention at Hotel Woodstock were told by treasurer John Hogan.
Total income for the year amounted to €227,957 down from €244,796 he previous year.
Expenditure for the year came to €242,781 up from €185,924 in 2023. The main items in income were €59,942(sponsorship and donations), €45,159 (Field event contributions-gates) €45,130(grants), €42,823 (Affiliation fees) and €31,632(Fundraising activities).
The main items on the expenditure side were team expenses amounted to €93,455, Personal sports gear cost €35,926, transportation €26,030, catering and hotel accomodation €15,075 and field maintenance €17, 153.
The treasurer pointed out that he transportation figure covered two years. “Everything costs money now”, John Hogan told the meeting when asking the clubs to put forward names if people who will serve on a finance committee.
He paid a particular tribute to the retiring assistant treasurer Martin Kaiser for his work.
“The loss shown for this year like all losses is as a result of a number of circumstances. Most development and the adult sides ran fundraisers including bag packing by the U14’s, Bingo by the U16’s and Golf Classic and Bingo night by the adult sides. The work by the management teams is much appreciated”, the treasurer said in his report.
Continuing he said, “The reality is that costs are only going to increase and we need to prepare for that. To that end we need to revisit Fundraising/Sponsorship with an eye on the fact that to maintain preparation for County sides at current high standards and remembering that any new innovation/requirement will add additional costs.
Concluding he said “camogie in Clare, both county and club, offers an exciting opportunity for girls and women in a highly competitive and spectator friendly sport and it is felt that revisiting sponsorship may add some additional funding and together with combined fundraising ease the financial pressure”.
