▁families ▁for ▁their ▁extreme ▁kind ness . ▁Our ▁players ▁were ▁over jo yed ▁by ▁the ▁reception ▁they ▁received ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁always ▁tre asure ▁the ▁week end ▁they ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁friendly ▁homes ▁of ▁Cla reen . ▁M ise , ▁le ▁meas ▁– ▁Ar ty ▁Py ke ▁( Ch air man )" ▁ ▁A ▁project ed ▁rise ▁in ▁population ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁IR £ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁National ▁School , ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁by ▁Dr ▁Laur ence ▁For rest al , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁O ss ory . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Management ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁consisted ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Bern ie ▁Do ole y , ▁Mrs . ▁N ó ir ín ▁Co ak ley , ▁Mrs . ▁Mary ▁Mul ro oney , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Jack ▁Ryan . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁re develop ed ▁G AA ▁pitch ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁Minor ▁h url ers ▁of ▁Off aly ▁and ▁Gal way ▁provided ▁the ▁cur tain - ra iser ▁for ▁a ▁" friend ly " ▁between ▁the ▁Senior ▁teams ▁of ▁Off aly ▁and ▁Cla re ▁( which ▁the ▁visitors ▁won ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 1 ). ▁John ▁Dow ling , ▁a ▁future ▁G AA ▁President , ▁gave ▁the ▁ke yn ote ▁speech . ▁" The ▁time ▁has ▁now ▁come ", ▁said ▁Mr . ▁Dow ling , ▁"