A council motion seeking ministerial intervention to re-instate Joe Brolly as an RTÉ football analyst has been described as “a waste of paper it is on”.

Although the likes of Waterford and Wexford are cool on the idea, Cooney indicated support for Limerick’s proposal, which is set to be voted on at Annual Congress in Croke Park next month.

Delegates to the Clare GAA Convention have given their unanimous support to long-standing secretary Pat Fitzgerald after it was revealed that the war between the top table of the county board and alleged online trolls is now the subject of a Garda investigation.

It almost isn’t fair.

Brian Lohan has been appointed Clare hurling manager, his ratification arriving at the outset of a county board meeting dominated by the social media abuse directed at members of the executive.

It will be at least another three weeks before Clare will appoint a senior hurling manager for 2020.

The 2019 Clare senior hurling panel have expressed their frustration at not being consulted on the managerial selection process.

Although Moloney — joint manager with Gerry O’Connor last year — was invited to put his name forward, county chairman Joe Cooney confirmed that officials were also exploring alternatives to the Scarriff man taking sole charge of the team in 2020.

Colm Collins has been ratified as manager of the Clare senior footballers and 2020 will mark his seventh year in the position.

Clare hurling joint-managers Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor are considering seeking a fourth year at the helm, according to Banner County board chairman Joe Cooney, while football boss Colm Collins is to remain in charge for a seventh year.

There is no saving to be made by county boards from one of their flagship teams exiting the All-Ireland championship as early as mid-June, Galway treasurer Mike Burke has claimed.

Just one Munster man — Cork GAA CEO Kevin O’Donovan — is involved in the new fixtures task force (four from Leinster, three each from Connacht and Ulster) but at least there are several members hailing from dual counties.

Clare and Tipperary are set to clash over the schedule of next year’s Munster senior hurling championship.

In his seminal book Moneyball, Michael Lewis observed that the play-offs could frustrate the hell out of some of the most progressive front offices in baseball because it offered such a small sample size.

As we wave goodbye to the inaugural Munster senior hurling championship round robin this weekend, John Fogarty makes some observations on the old and the new in Sunday’s final round.

Leitrim and Roscommon’s motion calling for the GAA not to renew their broadcasting deals with Sky Sports and eir won’t be considered until the current contracts conclude in 2021.

The joint-managers of the Clare hurling team, Gerry O’Connor and Donal Moloney, did not claim any expenses in 2017, outgoing county board treasurer Bernard Keane revealed last night.

Clare chairman Joe Cooney is fearful the changes brought about at Special Congress will dilute the competitiveness of the Allianz League and Munster SHC, as well as provide further uncertainty to the club player.

As David Burke’s acceptance speech extended on Sunday, Peter Canavan’s victorious address 14 years previous came to mind. “I’m not finished yet,” the Tyrone great told the masses in front of him. “It took me a long time to get here.”

From a distance, the world looks maroon and white this morning.

Just as he’s on the precipice of winning his first-ever All Ireland at the 10th attempt, Canning is also on the verge of going his first-ever championship without scoring a goal.

Residents living in the seaside resort of “Lehinch” are poised to put the A back into the resort’s name in a move that could cost the tax-payer at least €10,000 to implement.

Sky Sports will exclusively televise the Munster SHC semi-final between Clare and Limerick in Thurles on June 4, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Clare hurlers were united in deciding it was time for a change after five years of Davy Fitzgerald’s management, vice-captain Cian Dillon confirmed yesterday, but he insists it was ultimately Fitzgerald’s own decision to step down from the role.

Clare County Board were last night in talks with Davy Fitzgerald as he prepared to step down as manager after five years. It is understood a number of phone-calls took place between chairman Joe Cooney and Fitzgerald, who is currently holidaying in South Carolina.

Clare chairman Joe Cooney says the GAA’s decision not to reduce ticket prices for Sunday’s Division 1 final replay with Waterford is “disappointing”.