All-Ireland SHC Quarter-finalClare manager Anthony Daly has been handed a one-match touchline ban ahead of the All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Cork on August 14th.

A statement released by the GAA's Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) said Daly had entered the playing area after already being cautioned during Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Wexford.

The Clare County Board have not decided whether they will appeal but as it stands, selectors Fr Harry Bohan and Alan Cunningham will be controlling activities on the line.

"We have coped with this sort of situation before so we will be able to handle it," said Clare PRO Des Crowe.

"Ger Loughnane was put in the stand a couple of times and Tony Considine walked the line. In the 1998 All-Ireland semi-final against Offaly, Ger was banned from the line and Tony took his place for the replay but he, too, was banned for whatever reason."

Clare are not allowing the suspension to disrupt preparations for Cork but it does seem harsh as one of Daly's "unauthorised pitch encroachments" was when a player was down injured.

The county board and management in Clare appear to be rowing in the same direction as the club championship matches between St Joseph's/Doora Barefield against Daly's own club Clarecastle and Wolf Tones against Newmarket-on-Fergus have been postponed until after the All-Ireland semi-final.

Crowe claims the decision was "a general consensus" but Newmarket-on-Fergus have no players in the county panel and along with St Joseph's/Doora Barefield had hoped the fixtures would take place.

However, with 10 inter-counter hurlers set to line out over the two games the priority was given to Daly's senior panel.

The games will be rescheduled after the Cork match but the football championship will proceed as normal including a full round of matches this weekend.