Clare GAA to launch new house draw for Roslevan

by Seamus Hayes news@clareecho.ie

CLARE GAA are “maxed out” with requests for Sunday’s crunch Munster championship game against Cork while A Win A House in Roslevan is to be launched.

At the May meeting of the County Board which took place at Hotel Woodstock, it was also confirmed that a “specialist on pitch development” had been hired by Clare GAA to prepare a report on the work at Caherlohan.

Criticism was voiced of the GAA for the ongoing controversy with GAAGO. Feakle’s Mike Daly told the meeting, “we need to decide if we are a commercial body or a sporting body”.

Championship draws

Draws for the 2023

Clare adult hurling and football championships will be made at the June (June 13) meeting of Clare GAA.

Sixmilebridge delegate Pat Keane asked why the draws hadn’t been made before now stating “every other county has made their draws for the past two months”.

Replying chairman Kieran Keating said “clubs have until May 31 to declare what teams they will be registering for championships. We are also working on finalising headline sponsors for the various championships”.

Concluding the discussion on this issue chairman Keating said “I don’t have an issue with doing the draws in March or April going forward”.

Win a house: Clare GAA will launch a “win a house” draw on this Friday night. The house is on the Tulla Road in Ennis and tickets will be going out to the clubs. Similar to last year tickets will be €100 each and clubs will retain €25 for each ticket sold. The draw will take place at the end of December.

Caherlohan upgrade: Clare GAA has hired Ken Kearney, “a specialist on pitch development” to prepare a report on the work to be carried out on pitch two and three at Caherlohan.

“Because of this work there will be just one floodlit pitch available next Spring”, the chairman said.

Huge demand for tickets: Clare GAA is “maxed out at the moment with requests for tickets” for Sunday’s Munster championship game between Clare and Cork at Cusack, Deirdre Murphy told this week’s meeting. “We are doing our best and we got an extra 1,000 tickets for the Northern terrace yesterday which we are distributing through the clubs”.

GAA/GO controversy: Whitegate delegate Pat Burke raised the issue of the televising of games by GAA/GO and asked if “Co boards have any input into these decisions”. "Their camera work is poor and they need to be told that."

Clare’s Central Cuncil representative Michael O’Neill said “it’s on the agenda for an Ard Comhairle meeting on Saturday but it’s a done deal as Noel Quinn has been appointed as the CEO of GAA/GO”.

Feakle’s Mike Daly said “we need to decide if we are a commercial body or a sporting body”.

For full County Board report, visit www.clareecho.ie.

STORY

CLARE

Frees for: 10 (5/5)

Wides: 9 (5/4)

Spread of scorers: 7

Scores from play: 1-12

Of The Game

CORK

Frees for: 9 (5/4)

Wides: 10 (3/7)

Spread of scorers: 9

Scores from play: 1-16

Top scorer: Keith Smyth (011 9f)

Bookings: None

Own puckouts won: 24 from 34 (71%)

Top scorer: Ben Cunningham (0-09 6f 1’65)

Bookings: Sean Daly (23), Ben Cunningham (29), James Dwyer (60)

Own puckouts won: 17 from 31 (55%)

REFEREE: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary) l (main) Patrick Crotty manages to get a handpass away under pressure from Ben O’Connor; (below) Aaron Shanahan watches on as Micheal Mullins’ shot hits the back of the net Photos by Gerard O'Neill