' s ▁AG M ▁for ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁an ▁inten se ▁discussion ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁bring ▁on ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁players . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁" new ▁departure " ▁for ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁– ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁Minor ▁Club ▁with ▁Se am us ▁Mul ro oney ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁chairman . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁on ward , ▁the ▁V oc ational ▁School s ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁post - primary ▁schools ▁in ▁Off aly ▁had ▁put ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁proper ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁their ▁G AA ▁teams . ▁This ▁process ▁would ▁receive ▁an ▁important ▁boost ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁St . ▁Br end an ' s ▁Community ▁School ▁in ▁Bir r ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁catch ment ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Community ▁School ▁compr ises ▁much ▁of ▁Off aly ' s ▁hur ling ▁heart land , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cont igu ous ▁parts ▁of ▁north ▁Ti pper ary . ▁The ▁experience ▁of ▁winning ▁together ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁t ended ▁to ▁dil ute ▁the ▁old ▁par och ial ▁bit tern esses , ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁these ▁students ▁would ▁give ▁of ▁their ▁best ▁for ▁their ▁County ▁later ▁on . ▁ ▁Cons olid ation ▁of ▁senior ▁status ▁The ▁great ▁str ides ▁being ▁made ▁at ▁other ▁gr ades ▁gradually ▁per col ated ▁into ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁Senior ▁displays ▁also . ▁Although ▁they ▁beat ▁L us mag h ▁in ▁the ▁ 1