Field of Dreams will become a 'fortress' for Kilcullen GAA

Kilcullen's Field of Dreams will be turned into a 'fortress' of GAA games power in coming years, club chairman Trevor Schwer said last night, writes Brian Byrne. He was speaking at a presentation in the clubhouse where four teams received their medals for last season.

The presentations were made to the Ladies Second Team by Kildare Ladies player Roisin Byrne, and by former Kildare Seniors Men’s captain Johnny Doyle to Kilcullen's U16, U18 and U23 teams.

Trevor Schwer said that as he was involved in the coaching of the Ladies, he knows that their future is bright. For the three Men’s teams, he emphasised that they are 'the next Senior team'. But he warned that it's important the club 'keeps these guys playing football together'. "If we can't do that, continuing on we will fail as a club," he said. "The facilities are going to be there, and we will turn the Field of Dreams into a fortress of dreams. This is our long-term ambition, to start really building on the success of underage, bringing it on to Senior level."

Joe Dooley noted that he had worked with the Ladies Seniors Second Team for the last two years and complimented them for the hard work and dedication they had shown and winning their league competition.

On behalf of the U18s, Liam Cronin paid particular tribute to coaches Brendan Duffy and Terry Donnelly who had done 'amazing work' with the team to achieve their league win. "I also want to thank James Burke for coming in to work with us this year," he added. "If you want a blueprint for training, James is the man."

Recalling that he was relatively new working with the minor U16s, James Burke described them as having 'potential all over the place'. He remarked that winning the summer league had boosted the team's confidence and helped them believe in themselves. 

Jim Buckley noted that this year with the U23s was when they had decided they were going to 'give it everything'. "We got it together and we won the county championship, and that was a great achievement," he said, and also acknowledged all the club people who had played a part in supporting the team.

Concluding the evening, Trevor Schwer thanked the large crowd present for coming out to support the event.

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