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That's a good redundancy package so it's good they got that at least. People have got good notice etc however I would see the big issue here being that this has occurred in Limavady and it's not like the people who do this job will have another job of the same ilk in that area to walk into. It would mean upping sticks for a lot of people. It would also impact the town in a big way.

I did get the impression it was perhaps a slightly lesser skilled job but it is worrying that a company could just up sticks due to lower labour costs elsewhere.

Someone mentioned here about the government money you'd get here. You'd only get that money to startup and probably be bound for a few years. Not sure if longer term it's that beneficial but short term it would be.

You can see the point of them not paying the redundancy to people who leave now or before July - not in any way fair but that's business.

I think the same thing is currently happening what was formerly Nortel (now flextronics). Not sure how widely publicised this has been but there would be a lot less employees now.

Is heineken down south different to up north?

The heineken you get down south is great stuff - so easy to drink.

Harp is the most vile tasting stuff you will ever find. I refuse to drink it.

Tennents and carlsberg aren't bad - much of a muchness really. Beers over here are hugely chemical infested. I remember drinking a load of stella one night while in france - no hangover the next day. Drink a load of stella over here and your head would feel like it's going to explode for the entirety of the next day.

Guillem Keith Higgins was running through right in front of goal ball in hand. Had just let the ball go from hand to strike it and the defender flicked the ball away, to the net.

To be fair to anyone making the decision the flick was that quick that it looked entirely like he threw it into the net but slow motion replays illustrated that it was the defenders stick that put it in.

And yes that referee was brutal!!

Sam - I notice your comments with regard to the running.

Surely this is the time to build the fitness levels and the games / league are the times to develop some tactics??

I would have thought it be a bit early to be getting cynical.

I would be reasonably positive about the football next year. We have a draw in the ulster championship which we are capable of winning if we have everyone available and things are going well.

I'm not sure we'll get out of division 4 this year but if we get a good few wins under our belt and get some confidence built up that should be a big help for the championship anyway and if everything goes really well we could win division 4.

I'm in the same boat as deiseach but a question or two...

Go through quidco to great universal.

Who are what are quidco and great universal?? Is quidco an online bank?? could someone explain that one?

 O'Leary

Kieran McKeever
Darren Fay
Tony Scullion

Moynihan
McGeeney
O'Se

McDermott
O'Se

Donnellan
Blaney
Giles
Fitzgerald
Canavan
Linden

Marc O'Se will be in there in year or two and I'd say Donaghy would be too. They've only done it for a few seasons yet though.

Granted st galls are at a high level milltown but in broader terms i don't think it's unfair - they have a very high standard but i don't see any other  clubs realistically at a very high level whereas loughgiel, cushendall and dunloy are all at a very high standard in the hurling.

To be fair though you had two reasonably evenly matched teams in the hurling whereas the football was in essence a mismatch. Last year's football final was good.

No doubt that hurling in antrim is of a much higher standard than the football though. We may be a bit off some southern counties but we still have a high standard here and on the form Watson was in Sunday he would make teams anywhere. 

He'd be 27 - perhaps 28 if he's old for his school year if you know what I mean.

Definitely a very good footballer. Apparently the only player to ever have received castlewellan player of the tournament twice which is good going considering the talent that's there been at it over the years.

If you play the football on it's own you'll not get a big crowd so it's really the only way to showpiece the football I think.

Personally I like the two finals on the one day.

The BBC , like is said in other threads, are a disgrace when it comes to GAA coverage. I was disappointed it wasn't on the TG4 show last night as, no harm, it would certainly have been better to watch than for example a sligo football final!

Barney has always been a loose ball player more than a man marker in my opinion so based on that he shouldn't have been detailed to mark Elliot but the other corner forward I thought. He was moved off Elliot in the second half.

Incidentally someone mentioned about Dick taking him out with a shoulder. IMO that was a shoulder in the back and should have been a free out. That passage of play led to Dunloy's goal. They still would have won like but I thought it was a free out.

Cargin are realistically the only team with players to beat St Galls alright so I couldn't see St Galls doing a Crossmaglen. In Crozier, Tomas McCann and a few other young boys they have a good solid base of young players. If they have their attitude right then on a goo day they're capable of beating St Galls but to me the key point is if they have their attitude right.

Ciaran McGourty played county a few years ago. Don't think he got a call last year because he would only have been a sub in St Galls all ireland run if I'm right?

Not sure I agree with you Glensman in Portglenone having the chances to be level at half time. It looked like they weren't even going to score for a while.

I think my statement about Portglenone being 2nd best in the county was wrong - they'd be third with Cargin second. They beat all other takers for third place though unless Creggan could be considered third best but sure look at what St Galls did to them. Realistically it's St Galls, Cargin and then everyone else a mile behind them. It's little wonder division 1 teams are looking to go into the intermediate.

Sorry Ruairi - probably not giving you boys the credit you deserve there...

The first final against Cushendall maybe they didn't deserve to win but the second they switched off although great comeback by Cushendall. The two finals against Cushendall were really the only two they were close in.

They'd two minors in their forward line yesterday who I'd say will turn out to be very good but would need a year or two yet before they're at that level so I'd say you're right about the age thing. I'd definitely say 2 to 3 years before a title based on yesterday but they may surprise us.

You can say what you like about their supporters but you wouldn't wish losing 5 in a row on anyone.

Dunloy - Ballycran seems to be on this Sunday. I'd expect Dunloy to beat everything in Ulster handy enough now. People talk about Dungiven but unless they're improved a lot since last year where they battered their way to a draw with Cushendall I'd expect Dunloy to beat them handy enough.

Gees that was a brutal match.

St Galls are an excellent team and Portglenone were a million miles of them but they were in the final for a reason and to be honest are very probably the second best club in the county.

St Galls could take off a load of better players at the end and still win at their leisure.

They will need to improve to win Ulster and will perhaps be worried by their lack of tight games. However that is a quality side and if you consider Aodhan Gallagher didn't start and neither did Kevin McGourty there'll be more to come from them.

I was surprised McLean got man of the match as I thought Storey did reasonably well on him when he came on. I thought Kieran McGourty would have merited it.