Whistlin Donkeys top of the bill at Hooley in Healy

May 24, 2013 A feast of family fun and frolics are being lined up by St Enda’s GAA club for the inaugural ‘Hooley in Healy’ celebrations. A primary schools football tournament will be held at Healy Park today, Friday, May 24 and later this evening, a host of GAA enthusiasts will come together for a pre-championship Chat Show in the clubrooms. Tickets for this event are £5 each. A family funday is planned for the Saturday at St Patrick’s Park. You do not have to be a member of St Enda... read more

Double header of mid-summer entertainment

May 23, 2013   This week saw the launch of a ‘double header’ of entertainment with two major events planned for Omagh on Saturday, June 22. Omagh District Council, in conjunction with the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association NI Branch, launched the Omagh Midsummer Carnival 2013: Earth, Sea, Sky: Connecting Cultures as well as the Co Tyrone Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships which takes  place at the Crevenagh Road Playing Fields on the same day. Omagh Midsummer Carnival 2013 will get underway with t... read more

Tyrone man braves gruelling challenge in aid of children with cancer

May 22, 2013 Having scaled the Alps and completed a number of 100km endurance races, Ballygawley ultra runner Declan Faulkner is set to take a walk on the wild side in aid of children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The 41-year-old is well used to challenging himself over long distances and off-road courses, but he will face a new test on June 1 when he takes part in the ‘70 Wild Miles’ event in Fermanagh. Billed as one of Ireland’s toughest challenges, the hellish circuit involves a tough 47 mile cycle, foll... read more

Tyrone apprentices taste success at awards

May 21, 2013 JOSH Mens, an apprentice design engineer from Dungannon, has been crowned Apprentice of the Year 2013. Josh, 18, who is doing an apprenticeship at South West College, Dungannon, was praised for his skills and talent which have impressed the judges and his employers at Kiverco Recycling Systems Limited which designs and manufactures recycling plants which are then transported and installed across the world. The awards ceremony, organised by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), was h... read more

Volunteer Hugh aims to help out in Haiti

May 20, 2013 AN Omagh charity volunteer is planning to travel to hurricane ravaged Haiti later this month to help rebuild community facilities destroyed during last year’s devastation. For Hugh Murnaghan, from Crevenagh Road, it is his fifth trip to the island where he will spend a week working with a team of 25-30 others rebuilding structures destroyed by Hurricane Sandy last year. The Belfast-based civil servant flies from Dublin airport on May 24 and returns on June 2 with Irish charity group Haven. He w... read more


LIFESTYLE ARTICLES



Keep 'er fit...

  • Fun first, Fitness second

    Fun first, Fitness second
    May 18, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    KEEP ‘ER FIT – With the longer evening and hopefully warmer weather, we are launching a new style fitness club with the emphasis on fun! … more

On the spot...

  • Good vibrations – Trevor Adams

    Good vibrations – Trevor Adams
    May 19, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    ON THE SPOT: Trevor from Stewartstown was delighted to secure a role in ‘Good Vibrations’ currently in the cinema. He appeared as a soldier in the film based on the life of music-lover Terri Hooley in 1970s Belfast. … more

Beauty scene...

  • Acne uncovered

    November 8, 2012 at 8:55 am

    Why am I now getting break outs? What did I eat? Have I had a reaction? At the age of 40, how could I have spots? Have you ever asked yourself these questions? A common misconception is that acne only affects teenagers. But more than ever before, adults are also suffering with acneic, oily skin conditions. … more



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