*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.
A RETIRED BUSINESSMAN has offered to take on the new role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Clare GAA on a voluntary basis.
*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.
*Newly elected Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton Tuesday’s evening special Clare GAA County Board meeting was dominated by one issue, the ongoing senior hurling championship relegation fiasco that new chairman Kieran Keating was determined to resolve. Here’s an insight into how the 70 minute debate unfolded:
Niall Galvin secures the ball ahead of Cathal Dillon and Jamie Fitzgibbon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RELEGATED teams from the Clare SHC have been given a new lifeline following a ruling by Munster GAA.
Animated exchanges took place at the reconvened May meeting of the Clare County Board with the Treasurer of Clare GAA refusing multiple requests to withdraw remarks passed in the heat of the moment.
*Niall Tuohy and Tadg Collins. Photograph: Erin Malone. “Overwhelming support” has been experienced in Clarecastle regarding plans for a new community astro turf.
*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.
*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.
Voting procedure proved to be a bone of contention at the February virtual sitting of the Clare County Board.
