Éire Óg appeal thrown out

Following the failure of all parties to accept the recent report with regard to the promotion of underage GAA in the town of Ennis, Éire Óg brought an appeal to the Munster Council earlier this week.
Last year, Clare GAA appointed Sixmilebridge member PJ Fitzpatrick to examine the structures in the town, where Éire Óg, the Banner and the Urban Board (Naomh Fhlannain, An Boithrin, Na Fianna and Dalgais) all operate.
He met with representatives of the various units in the town, individually and collectively, before making the units aware of his recommendations.
Some expressed concerns and at least one ­requested the involvement of the Munster ­Council, as it was the provincial body that had
set up the urban board structure in the first
place.
Representatives of the provincial organisation also met with the parties before a report was presented a few weeks back.
One of the key recommendations in the report allowed both Éire Óg and the Banner to affiliate teams at U-12 level. Currently the position is that neither club has any involvement until players are 13 years.
Éire Óg welcomed that proposal but it is ­understood the Banner and the Urban Board weren’t happy although neither would comment other that the Urban Board admitting to rejecting the report.
A Clare county board source then confirmed “it is back to the status quo”.
Disappointed at that outcome, Éire Óg lodged an appeal with the Munster Council, which was due for hearing on Tuesday of this week.
However, it never got to the hearing stage as the Ennis club’s appeal, it appears, should have gone to Clare County Board and not to the provincial body.
Munster Council secretary Pat Fitzgerald was unavailable for comment on Wednesday afternoon.