Until now the main local interest in the 2012 Olympics has concerned whether our multi-sports stadium will be ready in time to host a couple of football matches. But now Sinn Fein's Daithi McKay has raised the real prospect of a local medal hope. He has asked the Culture Minister Edwin Poots "to outline what plans he has to liaise with the International Olympic Commission in order to encourage the incorporation of Gaelic games as part of the Olympics." Mr Poots doesn't seem to grasp the urgency of the matter. He tells Mr McKay that "the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is the governing body of Gaelic games and is responsible for their development and promotion. Any plans to liaise with the International Olympic Commission in order to encourage the incorporation of Gaelic games as part of the Olympics would therefore be a matter for the GAA."
It's only one weekend old but something tells me that the North Antrim News Blackout is not going as planned. First there was the news that Ian Jr. is backing Seymour Sweeney's appeal against Arlene Foster, then that he has been re-appointed to the Policing Board, then that he spent a night out with the ambulance service. I have an inkling the blackout may have been breached. I am not sure quite who is to blame, but I have my suspicions about those pesky foreign websites.
A quick note to those of you who have noticed some repeat comments creeping on to the blog, and those disconcerted to find that the number of comments indicated after an entry often does not match the reality. My technical experts advise me that new software is due in April which should sort a lot of this out. I had been processing all the comments myself, but in recent days the task has been taken on by an agency which looks after a number of BBC blogs. The downside is that I haven't been keeping as close an eye on repetition as before, but the upside is that your comments should be published more quickly as you don't have to wait until yours truly has a moment free.
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