Judge calls camogie volunteer a 'modern patriot' despite costing club €180k grant

Clare Camogie lost €181,000 in funding for a new camogie pitch after an administrator who “lives for Clare camogie” falsified a bank document in support of a grant application for the funding.

At Ennis District Court yesterday, married mother of five, Orla Considine, aged 37, pleaded guilty to two charges relating to falsifying the AIB statement in order to secure Leader funding from the Clare Local Development Co on June 7, 2013.

However, Judge Patrick Durcan struck out the charges after describing Ms Considine as a “modern patriot” when hearing that she has devoted her life to Clare camogie on a voluntary basis for the past 20 years.