Partnerships made 'huge' difference to Field of Dreams

The partnerships with the business community for the Field of Dreams have been crucial to the successful completion of the Kilcullen GAA project, writes Brian Byrne. The Development Committee's Martin Murphy says it made 'a huge difference'.

“Anytime I picked up the phone and asked somebody for help, nobody ever said no," he says. "They always said yes. And that was a big help all along the way.” He was speaking to the Diary in a wide-ranging discussion ahead of next Saturday's grand opening of the €1 million initiative.

The partner companies are Kilsaran, CMT Transport, The Interiors Group, Murphy Design, ALS Identify, Platt Reilly Ltd, Ashbourne Meats, Healy Tyres, Appleton Property, Bord na Mona, King Koil and Nahanagan Electrical Engineering Services.

The undertaking has expanded the club's footprint from its initial single pitch and clubhouse by taking in eight acres beside it to provide three new pitches, a floodlit training area, a skills wall, and a 1.2 km open walkway.

“The community, I think, is the big winner out of this," Martin Murphy says. "That’s what we were kind of aiming for from day one, that the club and the facilities were brought back into the town, and everybody could enjoy it.”

The grand opening festivities start at 2pm, with exhibition games, music, family fun entertainment, and celebrity interviews through the afternoon.

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