▁the ▁success ▁to ▁the ▁progress ▁made ▁in ▁prom oting ▁under age ▁hur ling ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁facilities . ▁For ▁example , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁F é ile ▁na ▁n G ael ▁event ▁in ▁Bir r , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁had ▁played ▁host ▁to ▁young ▁h url ers ▁from ▁An trim ▁whose ▁club ▁chairman ▁subsequently ▁recorded ▁his ▁appreci ation : ▁ ▁" A ▁Ch ara ▁– ▁I ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁Off aly ▁Hur ling ▁Festival ▁for ▁under age ▁players ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁of ▁May ▁inclus ive . ▁This ▁competition ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁success ; ▁the ▁precision - like ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁organized ▁was ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁M ick ▁Spain ▁and ▁his ▁able ▁help ers . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁privile ge ▁of ▁my ▁club ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁F é ile ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁most ▁insp iring ▁to ▁see ▁so ▁many ▁ju ven iles ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Le in ster ▁display ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁our ▁national ▁game . ▁Our ▁players ▁were ▁the ▁guests ▁of ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁Club ▁and ▁its ▁people . ▁I ▁wish ▁to ▁express ▁our ▁sin cer est ▁thanks ▁to ▁V . ▁Rev . ▁Se án ▁Col lier , ▁P P , ▁Tim ▁Mul ro oney ▁and ▁Michael ▁Mur phy , ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Secretary ▁respectively ▁of ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁Club , ▁and ▁the ▁host