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Just to cheer you lot up as all a bit gloomy today ! ? We have a probable new customer docking on 1st April ( no fool now ) and quite "a few irons in the fire" so to speak .Even if news on I.M. is not as wished for, there's a lot else happening as we negotiate those rocks at the harbour entrance on the end of of our first voyage. Be Assured !! Hat still available to be eaten !
dawski37 In relation to your 16.51 post nothing is showing on the Belfast Harbour website apart fro departures tomorrow.
dawski37,
As another who is somewhat "in the know", you are making pessimistic noises about IslandMagee - say it ain't so!
As Manuel would say “I know nathing”!! Honestly, trying to balance up all the hard work done on the project to date and the money/time invested (inc all those Euros) against the probable understandable vocal opposition to the project .. trying to assess which way and how quick a final decision will be forthcoming is .. well like bog snorkelling or even knitting fog !!
Do cows eat grass?it's like getting milk out of a cocunut!?,eventually it cracks and out comes the surprise lol:),just like news here imho gl.
Personally I'm still hopeful for a very positive result on Islandmagee. I'm not expecting though for DAERA in the next few days though to say to Mr Poots 'let them there guys, go on ahead and dig those big holes under the lough, we're delighted with all the data they've provided as they've been very thorough'.
You can quite rightly ask then if I'm not expecting that, how can i then say im hopeful of a positive result. Q & A time might help.
Q - What do i deem a positive result ?
Ans - Digging big holes under the lough.
Q - Do i see those big holes started to be dug in the next 3 months
Ans - No chance.
Q - In 6 months then ?
Ans - Unlikely.
Q - By the end of the year
Ans - Possible.
Q - What do i expect as an announcement from DAERA in the next few days (before 31st as promised).
Ans - Very little (Maybe I'm too negative but my confidence in them to deliver as promised isn't high).
Q - What do i expect from DAERA announcement ?
Ans - To have a few suggestions or conditions but to ultimately sit on the fence and not give any definitive answer, and also suggesting it goes to the executive for a decision or even possibly an enquiry.
Q - Will it eventually be recommended to proceed by the Executive.
Ans - Yes, i firmly believe it will.
Q - Will it be appealed by the group protesting against the application ?
Ans - Definitely yes.
Q - Will this have it dragging out longer again ?
Ans - Definitely yes.
Q - Will the initial decision by the Executive be up held
Ans - Yes i believe. (This is where i now get my 'positive result' feeling from).
Q - Same question as above. Do i still believe there will be holes started to be dug this year ? ? ?
Ans - Hmmmmm ? Maybe not. But the holes i believe will be dug.
Q - Will those holes in the ground eventually hold Hydrogen ? ? ?
Ans - I'm not even going there, but Hydrogen does seem to be the buzz word these days ! !
Lets see how this all develops, and again, I'm 'medium to longer term positive'.
Agree dawski, I'm happy for Island Magee to be on the backburner, we have the very exciting shipbuilding stuff going with Harland & Wolff.