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Does anyone know the exact position regarding the county senior, U-21 or minor management positions? The word is that ALL positions are under review and clubs have until 22 August to make known the names of any interested parties? Can anyone here confirm or deny this.

All except Senior Hurling are open for nominations.  Recommendations to be brought to County Committee for approval early Sept.

Saturday 30th August 2014
6 00 PM    Cuchullains-Dunloy v Mac Uilin CLG - Loughgiel Shamrocks - Quarter-Final     

Sunday 31st August 2014
Senior Hurling Championship
1 00 PM    Naomh Brid Cloiche An Mhuillinn - Na Sairseil/Patrick Sarsfields - Dunloy - Quarter-Final     
2 30 PM    Ghaeil Chluanaidh - Naomh Gall - Dunloy - Quarter-Final     
6 00 PM    Ruairí Óg - Loughgiel Shamrocks - Ballycastle - Quarter-Final     

Ironic given that there was a hoax story that he had died recently!

Oisin are relegated on head-to-head as Portaferry came off better in their win in the first meeting.

[but these young Johnnies will be back]

SHOCKING SCENES in Glenariffe in the B u16 hurling final

Belfast Gaels really let themselves down as did some glenshesk players

full scale riot for around 5 minutes, match abandoned

St Johns beat in A final by a sharp ballycastle, but these young Johnnies will be back

With hatchet's?

Don't be labling all Belfast Gaels ffs

Think he means the amalgamation team 'Belfast Gaels' MR

So if the semi final is a draw at full time .........?

All senior games go to a replay as far as I know, the junior and intermediate games up to the final are extra time, the finals have been (unless changed) go to a replay though it may have changed due to the Ulster council, ask the Antrim discussion board sure......

yeah that was why dunloy and cushendall wanted to go first as if that final went to a draw then it went into extra time and would have ballsed everything up for the two teams.

The IHC Final would not have gone to extra time. Simple case of the SHC clubs wanting the pitch in the best condition.

[if there's a straw that game would go to extra time, then a presentation etc meaning both senior teams would be delayed etc]

Dunloy v cdall is now moved to 4.15 to allow for the intermediate final to be played before hand between ahoghill and carey.

But both clubs arnt happy because if there's a straw that game would go to extra time, then a presentation etc meaning both senior teams would be delayed etc.

Apparently both clubs want our game to be first and then let that fonal be played after it.

Finals go to a replay, not extra time in the initial game.

The lights in Casement are up for sale as is everything else.  Planning permission might be hard to come by!

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/travel-tips-and-articles/76563

http://www.irishlandmark.com/properties/restored-properties.aspx

Couple of options here.

Apparently The Northern Whig turned away some punters wearin poppys. Can kind of see their point on the door as it is an immediate identifier like a Rangers jersey and better to nip any potential hassles in the bud.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Northern-Whig-Bar/91226568579

At least their 'faux pas' might have taken some of the totally unwarranted heat off Rafters in Swatragh who were getting hammered for something an ex-employee said about the recent dissident activity.

http://www.facebook.com/FRIELS.BAR.AND.RAFTERS.RESTAURANT

Facebook can be both an ally and an enemy to a business!  Some of these headcases just don't realise the harm their posts can make at times.

From antrim website:

Frank Dawson has recruited Paddy Graffin as a selector on his backroom team.

Paddy, From St Marys, Ahoghill, managed Cargin senior football team in 2012 and also was part of the County Minor Football management team from 2011 - 2012.

Honda are now appearing in used car surveys as more reliable than Toyota and my mechanic would back this opinion up - get yourself a 5yr old or newer Civic / Accord petrol if you're not doing 20k+ miles a year and you'll not go far wrong. 

No need for all the surprise / bemusement about who's on / not on that list of players names.  OPEN trials for ANY player nominated by their club start in a couple of weeks. 

[these clubs have something that's working]

Yeah but teams from other divisions can sometimes beat bigger teams Skull, sure you know that

Fed up hearing it ....sure we've slayed a few Div1 fball teams in days gone by ourselves. Even the mighty Galls (before they got really really good) fell on our Div2 sword 

Ok for now I'm going to talk about other things, I'm slightly biased no doubt, I've a view internally of how I'd like to see the club go hurling wise, it may not be popular but I'm not out to make friends.

Collectively all clubs need to take it up to the required standard. Loughgiel are the benchmark in hurling and Cross are the benchmark in football, these clubs have something that's working. Style, workrate, and belief. A steady enough conveyor belt of talent coming through which keeps the hunger up. All good ingredients of champions.

Untill we and the rest have that, then Antrim won't be producing teams that will compete at County level

One other thing that works for these clubs is they are free to concentrate on a single code.

How can Cookstown be allowed to compete in Ulster after winning it only a couple of years ago?  Teams who win a Junior / Intermediate title in hurling are not allowed to enter for a certain period of time as far as I can see.