*Tony Kelly and Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
In a year in which the All-Ireland senior hurling title and the Allianz national league crown rest in Clare, the season has ended on a high with the County Board reporting an excess of income over expenditure in the amount of €1,017,827.
This is a record for Clare GAA in a season in which the total income was €4,320,947,
The main items of income were €1,030,885 (Commercial income), €1,149,130 (income from associated bodies), €807,340 (gate receipts) and €743,360 (fundraising activities).
On the expenditure side team expenses amounted to €1.566,462, coaching and development cost €629,636, the cost of staging games amounted to €478,850, administration expenses came to €311,816 while the upkeep and maintenance of grounds cost €280,259.
In a breakdown of the commercial income figure of €1,030,885, the report presented to this week’s convention shows €63,500 from advertising/signage, €116,702 (programme income) and €107,600 from streaming and TV income.
Clare’s national league share amounted to €165,343 of which €146, 477 was for hurling. The league share was down from the previous year when the figure reported was €188,853.
The win a house/car draw realised €692,977 while the Dalcassian Patrons fundraiser brought in €47,616.
Summer camp income of €209,646 was also down on the previous year when the figure was €250,301.
Club levies bought in €59,950 down €50 on the previous year while income from the Cusack Park shop at €76,289 was up from €76,170 in 2023.
Match day costs came to €478,850 and the main items here are €85,236 (referees expenses), €50,079 (pitch hire and security), €86,790 (programme costs), €83,308(gate checkers and ticketing costs) €38,971(medals and trophies) and €39,843 9(streaming costs).
Under the heading team administration, mileage and expenses came to €587,491, catering and overnights came to €292,705, sports gear equipment and laundry cost 235,567, team holiday cost €147,389 while travel and accomodation amounted to €90,853.
Under the heading, upkeep of grounds, maintenance cost €125,676 while the groundsman/caretaker expenses came to €77,246.
A breakdown of the administration expenses figure of €311,816 reveals €130,706 for wages and salaries with €23,669 for telephone, website and IT costs.
Meanwhile the income and expenditure accounts for Club Clare reveal an nett income of €200,662 for the year under review while the nett income for the Clare football support fund came to €36,397.
