Yes mate, only one garage is listed for Northern Ireland in the list and it's the one that blew up my friends engine, though it is a Ford dealership it's a small one.
I think I'll go with a different one, my local Ford dealership. Again, it's a small one but at least they are close by. I just need to stop worrying and stressing - these guys might not have done a 1.7 puma before but if they have the experience and the tools then there is no reason why they can't do it and do a good job of it, they have access to all the ford documentation etc.
I'm just so precious about the engine in this car, 32k miles and sweet as a nut, if anything happened to it I would be devasated.