Clare GAA discussion thread

windy shepard henderson · 03-12-2017 04:36PM

Tell me how wrote: »

Aren't they separated by Kilrush? Do you they allow non-bordering amalgamations?

no what i ment was , amalgamate with one of there neighboring parish's , kilkee refused an offer from the west clubs to join up a few years back , while the gaels are joined up with kilmihil at underage , but if they joined up with a neighboring parishs like coolmeen , kildysart or kilimor from the intermediate division to still maintain a certain level of senior status

windy shepard henderson · 03-12-2017 04:41PM

Claregaafan18 wrote: »

Cooraclare 3-6 Eire Og Inis 0-7

So Cooraclare win the Clare U21 Football Championship after a 8 point win over the Ennis side. Congrats to the sky blues. The 3 day turnaround clearly affected Eire Og in the end as Cooraclare outscored the Ennis men 3-3 to 0-3 in the 2nd half. Jack Morrissey with all 3 of Cooraclare's goals. Killian Roche with 6 points too.

yeah good win , jack morrissey has the makings of a good footballer to be fair , probably one of the best up and coming forwards in the county along with cormac murry from miltown he is still under age next year

killian roche scoring six points is fair going for a lad that spends most of his time in goals

windy shepard henderson · 03-12-2017 04:43PM

tatoo wrote: »

Sure wasn't that Killballyowen amalgam from only a few years back from three different corners of the county, with two parishes over an hour's drive from each other ?

yeah that was a crazy one all right , think it was o'currys naomih eoin , ballyvaughan and michael cusacks :eek:

Gael85 · 03-12-2017 04:57PM

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

yeah that was a crazy one all right , think it was o'currys naomih eoin , ballyvaughan and michael cusacks :eek:

No it was Kilfenora, Killimer, Ballyvaughan and Naomh Eoin.

windy shepard henderson · 03-12-2017 04:59PM

Gael85 wrote: »

No it was Kilfenora, Killimer, Ballyvaughan and Naomh Eoin.

Jesus that was worse again , where did they train ? ennis i presume

dennispenn · 03-12-2017 05:06PM

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

Jesus that was worse again , where did they train ? ennis i presume

joesph mchughs id say as they didnt complete their group matches if i remember correctly.

Claregaafan18 · 03-12-2017 05:07PM

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

yeah good win , jack morrissey has the makings of a good footballer to be fair , probably one of the best up and coming forwards in the county along with cormac murry from miltown he is still under age next year

killian roche scoring six points is fair going for a lad that spends most of his time in goals

Can you confirm whether Jack Morrissey and Cormac Murray are in Colm Collins' Clare senior football squad for 2018. You are dead right they are 2 outstanding young footballers. Why was Jack not part of the Clare minors in 2016 when they gave Kerry a fair rattle in that year though? Also can you clarify whether the following players Eimhin Courtney, Jonah Culligan and Conor Finnucane are in or not in the Clare senior panel for 2018. Thanks.

Gael85 · 03-12-2017 05:08PM

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

no what i ment was , amalgamate with one of there neighboring parish's , kilkee refused an offer from the west clubs to join up a few years back , while the gaels are joined up with kilmihil at underage , but if they joined up with a neighboring parishs like coolmeen , kildysart or kilimor from the intermediate division to still maintain a certain level of senior status

It a pity Shannon Gaels didn't amalgamate a few years ago with Killimer especially when Killimer didn't have adult team for a couple years. Kilkee completely took eye off the ball at juvenile level and paying for it now. When you see the great work Naomh Eoin & O'Currys(joining forces) have done at juvenile level in recent year it puts Kilkee to shame as they would have much more numbers. Seems to be same issues in North Clare with Liscannor and Ballyvaughan in particular struggling.

Gael85 · 03-12-2017 05:11PM

Claregaafan18 wrote: »

Can you confirm whether Jack Morrissey and Cormac Murray are in Colm Collins' Clare senior football squad for 2018. You are dead right they are 2 outstanding young footballers. Why was Jack not part of the Clare minors in 2016 when they gave Kerry a fair rattle in that year though? Also can you clarify whether the following players Eimhin Courtney, Jonah Culligan and Conor Finnucane are in or not in the Clare senior panel for 2018. Thanks.

Jack Morrissey was on Clare panel this year and should be there again next year.

Limestone Cowboy · 03-12-2017 05:12PM

Claregaafan18 wrote: »

Can you confirm whether Jack Morrissey and Cormac Murray are in Colm Collins' Clare senior football squad for 2018. You are dead right they are 2 outstanding young footballers. Why was Jack not part of the Clare minors in 2016 when they gave Kerry a fair rattle in that year though? Also can you clarify whether the following players Eimhin Courtney, Jonah Culligan and Conor Finnucane are in or not in the Clare senior panel for 2018. Thanks.

Culligan is definitely on the panel anyway.

Gael85 · 03-12-2017 05:14PM

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

Jesus that was worse again , where did they train ? ennis i presume

They didn't train at all. Also O'Currys, Naomh Eoin & Killimer amalgamated for a year or two before O'Currys went senior and played as St Imy's.

windy shepard henderson · 03-12-2017 08:34PM

Claregaafan18 wrote: »

Can you confirm whether Jack Morrissey and Cormac Murray are in Colm Collins' Clare senior football squad for 2018. You are dead right they are 2 outstanding young footballers. Why was Jack not part of the Clare minors in 2016 when they gave Kerry a fair rattle in that year though? Also can you clarify whether the following players Eimhin Courtney, Jonah Culligan and Conor Finnucane are in or not in the Clare senior panel for 2018. Thanks.

courtney , culligan are still involved since last year , jack morrisey was drafted into the extended panel after the league last year and worked his way onto the bench for the qualifiers i believe ,

he was on the minor panel in 2016 but at the time was not deemed by management to be playing well enough to start one of the earlier games and was dropped , a row developed between management and his father who was over cooraclare's u21 today ,he then pulled jack off the panel

i am not 100% sure about cormac murry but if he is not on the panel he should be ,

i know there has been new additions in ross phelan from kilrush who was on the minor team this year and had a serious game against dublin in the 1/4 final

also on the minor panel this year is dermot coughlan who is a fine footballer but the jury is still out if the kib players will be committing until the club v county debate is sorted

collins will probably draft a number of players onto the extended panel for the A v B games after the league next year again , the likes of conor finnucane mikey o'neill from lissycasey along with cathal downes from o'currys were drafted on to last years extended panel mid season but saw very little game , time o'neil got a few minutes against meath in the last game of the league

finbarrk · 04-12-2017 03:18PM

I heard Cormac Murray is gone on the Clare panel recently.

Running Balance · 05-12-2017 07:01PM

tatoo wrote:

Sure wasn't that Killballyowen amalgam from only a few years back from three different corners of the county, with two parishes over an hour's drive from each other ?

In fairness that was crazy - I played for them and only knew the lads from our club and the other west clare club. No idea of the lads from the north.

I think that could be over 10 years ago..

Running Balance · 05-12-2017 08:04PM

Running Balance wrote:

I think that could be over 10 years ago..

Running Balance wrote:

In fairness that was crazy - I played for them and only knew the lads from our club and the other west clare club. No idea of the lads from the north.

Did play all games. Last one against tones in the park..

tatoo · 06-12-2017 06:57PM

Running Balance wrote: »

In fairness that was crazy - I played for them and only knew the lads from our club and the other west clare club. No idea of the lads from the north.

I think that could be over 10 years ago..

Was it ten years ?.....time flies.

It was the brainchild of Malty McDonagh if I remember correctly.

Running Balance · 06-12-2017 07:02PM

tatoo wrote:

Was it ten years ?.....time flies.

Yep I lived in the county at the time and moved away around '06.

They probably would have been better if they a separate west clare and North clare team.. least then there could have been training.

I remember having a couple of challenge matches amongst ourselves and that was it..

dennispenn · 06-12-2017 11:04PM

tatoo wrote: »

Was it ten years ?.....time flies.

It was the brainchild of Malty McDonagh if I remember correctly.

i thought it was Rolos creation.

Running Balance · 06-12-2017 11:17PM

dennispenn wrote:

i thought it was Rolos creation.

Thought up with malty I imagine - didn't realise " rolo" was famous

windy shepard henderson · 09-12-2017 10:07PM

NOF 2-09 - 0-13 Sixmilebridge

good win for the blues in a 2 point win over county champions sixmilebridge in clonlara today

in a fairly niggly game with plenty of edge added to it the blues had colin gilfoyle and colin ryan to thank for with both hitting the net in a game in which scorers were mainly reserved for free takers with just 7 scores in total coming from play in the entire game

colin ryan notched up 1-8 for the winners, 8 frees and a goal from play , 2 of the 8 frees came in added time and the difference at the end , jamie shananhan finished the year off where he started in fine form for the bridge with 9 frees for the county champions but it was'nt enough in the end

it has long been argued , and today is an example of why the league games at club level need to be compleated before the start of the championship , and not played on the 9th of December

https://twitter.com/clarechampion/status/939556603472334848

caddy16 · 10-12-2017 09:26AM

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

NOF 2-09 - 0-13 Sixmilebridge

good win for the blues in a 2 point win over county champions sixmilebridge in clonlara today

in a fairly niggly game with plenty of edge added to it the blues had colin gilfoyle and colin ryan to thank for with both hitting the net in a game in which scorers were mainly reserved for free takers with just 7 scores in total coming from play in the entire game

colin ryan notched up 1-8 for the winners, 8 frees and a goal from play , 2 of the 8 frees came in added time and the difference at the end , jamie shananhan finished the year off where he started in fine form for the bridge with 9 frees for the county champions but it was'nt enough in the end

it has long been argued , and today is an example of why the league games at club level need to be compleated before the start of the championship , and not played on the 9th of December

https://twitter.com/clarechampion/status/939556603472334848

Colin still the best free taker in the county by a distance.

Claregaafan18 · 12-12-2017 09:23AM

Two things that are coming out ahead of the annual Clare GAA convention to take place on this Thursday. There is a possibility of playing league matches during midweek in order to ease the fixture backlog and clubs maybe forced to go down that route according to secretary Pat Fitzgerald.

It has also been confirmed that the annual spend on Clare inter-county teams fell by 50,000 Euros to 710 k during 2017. This will add fuel to the fire for critics including myself that the level of funding and resources given to Clare inter-county teams this year was not the same compared to the Davy years where anything DF wanted, he got during his 5 year reign as Clare senior hurling manager. Clare GAA recorded a surplus of over 136,000 euros.

The convention will take place on this Thursday night at the Auburn Lodge Hotel with Bernard Keane (Treasurer) set to vacate his position after completing his five year term. While other roles to be filled include assistant secretary and PRO.

Clareman · 12-12-2017 11:14AM

Claregaafan18 wrote: »

Two things that are coming out ahead of the annual Clare GAA convention to take place on this Thursday. There is a possibility of playing league matches during midweek in order to ease the fixture backlog and clubs maybe forced to go down that route according to secretary Pat Fitzgerald.

It has also been confirmed that the annual spend on Clare inter-county teams fell by 50,000 Euros to 710 k during 2017. This will add fuel to the fire for critics including myself that the level of funding and resources given to Clare inter-county teams this year was not the same compared to the Davy years where anything DF wanted, he got during his 5 year reign as Clare senior hurling manager. Clare GAA recorded a surplus of over 136,000 euros.

The convention will take place on this Thursday night at the Auburn Lodge Hotel with Bernard Keane (Treasurer) set to vacate his position after completing his five year term. While other roles to be filled include assistant secretary and PRO.

I really wouldn't believe the finances that are being reported, they are complete fiction, most of the funding for DF came through the supporters club which isn't reported through the county board.

funnyname · 12-12-2017 02:02PM

Gael85 wrote: »

No it was Kilfenora, Killimer, Ballyvaughan and Naomh Eoin.

A previous incarnation of it was; Liscannor, Kilfenora and Naomh Eoin back in 1992

dennispenn · 12-12-2017 04:18PM

funnyname wrote: »

A previous incarnation of it was; Liscannor, Kilfenora and Naomh Eoin back in 1992

kilfenora won the intermediate title in 1992

funnyname · 12-12-2017 05:37PM

dennispenn wrote: »

kilfenora won the intermediate title in 1992

Indeed they beat one of their fellow amalgamation brethren in a replay.

Running Balance · 12-12-2017 08:43PM

funnyname wrote:

A previous incarnation of it was; Liscannor, Kilfenora and Naomh Eoin back in 1992

You sure about naomh eoin in that?? As a former player I've never heard that before and I remember peader clancys (least I think I do)

Tell me how · 12-12-2017 08:45PM

Running Balance wrote: »

You sure about naomh eoin in that?? As a former player I've never heard that before and I remember peader clancys (least I think I do)

Peader Clancys was Clondegad, Kildysart and Coolmeen I think.

Stationmaster · 13-12-2017 12:22PM

Claregaafan18 wrote: »

Two things that are coming out ahead of the annual Clare GAA convention to take place on this Thursday. There is a possibility of playing league matches during midweek in order to ease the fixture backlog and clubs maybe forced to go down that route according to secretary Pat Fitzgerald.

It has also been confirmed that the annual spend on Clare inter-county teams fell by 50,000 Euros to 710 k during 2017. This will add fuel to the fire for critics including myself that the level of funding and resources given to Clare inter-county teams this year was not the same compared to the Davy years where anything DF wanted, he got during his 5 year reign as Clare senior hurling manager. Clare GAA recorded a surplus of over 136,000 euros.

The convention will take place on this Thursday night at the Auburn Lodge Hotel with Bernard Keane (Treasurer) set to vacate his position after completing his five year term. While other roles to be filled include assistant secretary and PRO.

There's no 5 year rule for the treasurers position. Bernard Keane has 12/13 years done at this stage I'd say.

Claregaafan18 · 13-12-2017 03:19PM

Does anyone know of any challenge matches coming up for the Clare senior hurlers and footballers between now and the start of the respective Munster League and McGrath Cup?

In terms of the new arrivals to the senior hurling panel, can anyone confirm whether Keith White, Aidan McCarthy and Diarmuid Ryan are on the Clare senior hurling panel after having great seasons with the Clare minor hurlers.

A change in venue will see the Clare senior hurlers take on Kerry in the opening round of the Munster Senior Hurling League on Saturday 30th of December at 5 pm in Sixmilebridge.

The Clare senior footballers open their campaign against Waterford in the McGrath Cup, provisionally set at Cusack Park Ennis at 2 pm also on the 30th of December.

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