Antrim Hurling

[pdiddy]

Anyone heard about the craic up in Dunloy regarding their Centre of Excellence?  I've heard a certain organisation have requested to use it which has caused some debate within the club!

[johnneycool]

Anyone heard about the craic up in Dunloy regarding their Centre of Excellence?  I've heard a certain organisation have requested to use it which has caused some debate within the club!

Sure the shamrocks have been on it already, for some Dunlodians that's as bad as it can get.

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[NAG1]

What have you heard then pdiddy? half a story 

[pdiddy]

What have you heard then pdiddy? half a story 

Yeah, to be honest I did only hear half a story. I'd heard the local Constabulary wanted to use it  .  I thought perhaps Max or Skull could give us the low down. 

[NAG1]

To be fair, I think the way that they raised the funding for that building means they have total control of who uses their facilties unlike the one in Lavey.

[pdiddy]

To be fair, I think the way that they raised the funding for that building means they have total control of who uses their facilties unlike the one in Lavey.

Yeah totally agree.  It's up to Dunloy who they let use their facilities as it wasn't funded as a cross community venture. 

[johnneycool]

To be fair, I think the way that they raised the funding for that building means they have total control of who uses their facilties unlike the one in Lavey.

Yeah totally agree.  It's up to Dunloy who they let use their facilities as it wasn't funded as a cross community venture.

So dunloy didn't apply for lottery funding or local government grants at all?

Fair play to them for raising that sort of money without all that.

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[maxpower]

i don't think the PSNI where looking to use the facility, merely they were promoting a cross community sporting event and the club possibly felt it would be better if there weren't actually at the event.

Club did have a small grant from SportsNI, it would have been much larger had they set it up on a community ownership basis ala Lavey and most others, but the Club felt it was important to retain full ownership, a decision i think will prove prudent in years to come,

[aontroim]

Being awarded a grant from SportNI (no matter how small) immediately puts any GAA club in a bind about not allowing the facilities to be used by 'other sports'.  A condition of award for SportNI grants is that the facilities are used to promote participation and are available to the whole community.  The sooner the GAA cop on, and realise that in the North ALL grant aid from public bodies comes with a similar stipulation, the better. 

[theskull1]

Being awarded a grant from SportNI (no matter how small) immediately puts any GAA club in a bind about not allowing the facilities to be used by 'other sports'.  A condition of award for SportNI grants is that the facilities are used to promote participation and are available to the whole community.  The sooner the GAA cop on, and realise that in the North ALL grant aid from public bodies comes with a similar stipulation, the better. 

I can tell you thats a load of balls. No public body has us over a barrell because they gave us a small grant. Dunloy GAC have full control of their facilities. They also understand the importance in promoting participation so don't be too concerned about the bind we're in because we're not in one

[BlackandAmber]

Anybody know the Reserve Cup scores?

C'Dall trounced the Town  but what was the L'giel v Ballycran result?

[Milltown Row2]

Seems its fixed for next weekend. Whats the rumours doing the rounds regarding the restructuring of the leagues? We are bottom of div 2 and if we are bottom at 4*00pm next week we'll be playing div 3 hurling.

[BlackandAmber]

If the rumours are right you'll not be in Div 3 and neither the Town nor Rossa will be in Div 2