'One man team'?

That’s because during a discussion on the matter at a meeting of Moyle Council, Ulster Unionist councillor Willie Graham asked how many people there are in the village of football playing age.

And the answer from Independent representative Price McConaghy was: “There is one in the village.”

Moyle Council was previously told it could cost at least 350,000 to get a pitch on a piece of land at Burn Brae, Lisnagunagh, which has been let out for grazing by the Council.

Dunseverick Football Club previously said they would like a pitch in Lisnagunagh as they currently play friendly matches in Bushmills and say they need their own pitch if they are to get into a competitive league.

At the time a club official said: "The large majority of the team have grown up in the local area and attended Dunseverick Primary School in their childhood years.”

The ‘one man team’ debate came as there were further revelations regarding Moyle Council not responding to Dunseverick Community Association who have been making enquiries about the Burn Brae land.

The Association said they were “upset” about a lack of reply but at a Council meeting last week, Council official Aidan McPeake, admitted no response was given to the community group.

He said it transpired a letter was sent to the Council last summer and it was deferred after the leasing of the land was discussed.

He said the pitch situation did not come back to the Council and the land leasing went through in October.

But he said the community group was previously advised the size of the area at Burn Brae is not big enough for a football pitch..

Cllr McConaghy said a full-scale pitch is wanted on which competitive matches could be played along the lines of what Mosside has with changing rooms and showers.

Council Vice-Chairperson, Cllr Robert McIlroy (DUP), said the issue at the moment is do with no reply being sent back to the group.

Council Chairperson, Cllr Cara McShane (Sinn Fein), said if somebody writes to the Council they like to get a reply back.

Meanwhile, Cllr Graham said he had a request for a playpark in Lisnagunagh and said there are children to use it.

Council Chief Executive Richard Lewis said the Council has a policy regarding the provision of play areas and Council officer Kevin McGarry said the Council could match fund any funding a local group gets.

He said no money has been set aside in the budget for play areas.