Éire Óg Ennis pull out of championship amid fears over unpaid player insurance

A Clare GAA club has withdrawn from the County Intermediate Football Championship because many of their players are uninsured.

Éire Óg of Ennis says not enough of their players have paid the annual membership fee and therefore they would not be insured in case of on-field accidents.

Throughout 2016, the club has adapted a policy of not fielding unregistered members. Éire Óg were due to play Clarecastle last Sunday but they did not fulfil that fixture. They also withdrew from the division 3 football league earlier this season.