▁rural ▁hur ling ▁strong holds . ▁When ▁they ▁reached ▁Mrs . ▁May ▁Bruce ' s ▁post ▁office ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁cross - ro ads , ▁team ▁captain ▁P ád ra ig ▁Hor an ▁handed ▁the ▁Li am ▁Mac Car thy ▁Cup ▁over ▁to ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan , ▁and ▁in ▁that ▁manner ▁the ▁caval cade ▁arrived ▁in ▁Se ir ▁K ier an . ▁ ▁Sw ash - bu ck ling ▁bu cc ane ers ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁facilities ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁club ' s ▁AG M ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁M ick ▁Cor rig an ▁of ▁the ▁Race park ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁chair ▁a ▁committee ▁looking ▁after ▁the ▁Field ▁Development ▁Sch eme . ▁By ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁also ▁built ▁dress ing ▁rooms ▁complete ▁with ▁show ers ▁and ▁to ile ts , ▁put ▁a ▁pal ing ▁around ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁installed ▁goal posts ▁and ▁n ets . ▁The ▁overall ▁effort ▁received ▁welcome ▁recognition ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁presentation ▁to ▁Le in ster ▁G AA ▁clubs ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁New park ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Kil ken ny . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁were ▁nominated ▁as ▁Off aly ' s ▁" Cl ub ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁Section ▁C ". ▁Chair man ▁Tim ▁Mul ro oney ▁and ▁secretary ▁M ick ▁Mur phy ▁accepted ▁the ▁award , ▁and ▁attributed