GAA issue apology to Clare over All-Ireland final match programme blunder
July 19, 2022
Clare captain Patrick Donnellan lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup after his side's All-Ireland SHC final replay victory over Cork at Croke Park in 2013.
©INPHO/Morgan Treacy.
The GAA have apologised to Clare GAA after the county’s four All-Ireland senior hurling championship victories weren’t included in the match programme for Sunday’s 2022 decider at Croke Park.
The roll of honour section in the programme listed the number of Liam McCarthy Cup wins for each county from 1887 up to the present day, except for Clare, who were successful in 1914, 1995, 1997 and most recently 2013.
Coincidentally, the Banner County’s 1995 and 1997 teams were honoured at Croker on Sunday on the occasion of the jubilee celebration of their victories.
“Eagle eyed match programme readers at Sunday’s GAA Hurling All-Ireland final will have spotted an omission in our roll of honour listing with Clare’s four wins missing from the table,” a brief statement on the GAA’s website read.
“This was down to an error in the editing process.
“Apologies to Clare GAA, not least the 1995 and ’97 Banner County teams who were present at Croke Park and honoured on the occasion of the jubilee celebration of their wins.”
Tweet🟡🔵The 1995 and 1997 All-Ireland teams at Croke Park. pic.twitter.com/eRV783WP0E
— Clare Gaa (@GaaClare) July 17, 2022
