Roger Watter

Roger Watter’s GAA involvement has spanned two clubs and two counties. He played from underage into adulthood with St. Peter’s Dunboyne, where he also served as a team selector. He moved to the St. Peregrine’s club in Mulhuddart, Dublin in 1998 helping out as a senior football manager before becoming involved with Ladies football. Watter recalls the highlights of his involvement with St. Peter’s Dunboyne and refers too to the heyday of Meath football in the late 1980s. His move to St. Peregrine’s coincided with a period of significant change for the Dublin club and he reflects on the improvements made on and off the field. He reflects on the role the club plays in such a large area and considers the challenges it faces not only from rival sports such as soccer and rugby, but from economic factors such as unemployment and emigration. Finally, he talks about the status of Ladies football in St. Peregrine’s and to the impact the tragic death of one of their players had on him.