Westmeath GAA head of operations Patrick Doherty says he and his fellow officials in the Lake County remain committed to significant development initiatives in the coming years.

Despite the challenges of the past 12 months, upgrading TEG Cusack Park and developing a Centre of Excellence are two of the things which remain on the top of the agenda for Westmeath GAA over the next few years.

Speaking to RTE Sport, Doherty outlined: “We had serious plans for development and we still do, that's the bottom line.

"We are working on our strategic coaching plan and will report to our management committee this week on that matter. We were part of the GAA’s recent demographic study and, out of the findings, our new coaching programme will be developed.

"We would also look to have an overall strategic plan for the county come to fruition in 2021," he added.

"There were plans in the pipeline for a centre of excellence for all Westmeath teams. That project is moving a little slower than we’d like but it’s very much in our thinking that we would have a training base for Westmeath teams and hopefully we will see that in the next few years.

"At the moment our home ground at TEG Cusack Park does need some refurbishment too and, of course, this is all on top of supporting our teams. So, there are a lot of serious challenges and a lot of work is ongoing."  

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