Coalisland: 8 things we learned in 2013
30th December 2013 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Coalisland: 8 things we learned in 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, we take a look back at what we’ve learned about the Coalisland area over the past year.
13 best headlines from Tyrone Tribulations
6th December 2013 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on 13 best headlines from Tyrone TribulationsSince August 2012 online blog Tyrone Tribulations has been entertaining readers with fictional, knowing and off-the-wall stories “from the bushes”. Here’s a look at some of the best headlines from the website. Full story »
Life on film: Coalisland photographer’s remarkable photo-a-day diary of 2012
29th December 2012 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Life on film: Coalisland photographer’s remarkable photo-a-day diary of 2012
These are some of the stunning shots captured during 2012 by a Coalisland photographer who challenged himself to publish a photo every day for an entire year.
Coalisland Post’s review of the year 2012
19th December 2012 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Coalisland Post’s review of the year 2012Taking a look back at some of the main stories – and more quirky tales – that have occurred during the year in and around the town – and we also reveal the top 10 Coalisland Post stories of 2012.
Be careful the Coalisland cat! Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni bags locally made feline souvenir ahead of Euro 2012
7th June 2012 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Be careful the Coalisland cat! Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni bags locally made feline souvenir ahead of Euro 2012
His humorous broken-English musings have warned Irish football fans to beware the cat when it is not in the bag.
From Killyman to Hollywood: Local lad Fra Fee to star in Les Misérables movie
5th June 2012 | By: Catherine-Wylie | 1 Comment »
Fra Fee will appear alongside Hollywood stars including Anne Hathaway in the film version of musical Les Misérables
He was the local lad who “made it” in the world of acting, having clinched a West End role in Dirty Dancing before moving on to musical giant Les Misérables in London’s Queen’s Theatre.
But now Fra Fee has gained what many aspiring actors can only dream of – an exciting movie role alongside Tinseltown’s biggest stars in a film which will make movie history.
Reeling in the years: Clonoe online social archive launched – in pictures
15th January 2012 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Reeling in the years: Clonoe online social archive launched – in pictures
Kingsisland Primary School pupils, with Master Cullen (1922)
An online photo archive for the Clonoe area has been launched, creating a fascinating insight into the way we were.
Coalisland Post’s review of the year 2011
26th December 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Coalisland Post’s review of the year 2011
Taking a look back at some of the stories during the year from in and around the town.
Caught on camera: Coalisland through the lens of Google Street View
24th August 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Caught on camera: Coalisland through the lens of Google Street View
A man drinking a pint on the kerb, an untethered horse, and a dog doing a paw-stand – Just some of the images of Coalisland captured on Google Maps.
Coalisland Post has taken a virtual tour through the streets of the town to pick out the intriguing people – and animals – immortalised online through Google Street View.
Supporting communities after a suicide
22nd March 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | 4 Comments »Co-founder of the Níamh Louise Foundation, James McBennett, is to speak at Coalisland Holy Family Church tomorrow evening. Here he talks about the charity’s message, its breaking of social taboos and the pressures of living through grief so publicly.
JAMES McBennett and his family were rocked by the death of his 15-year-old step-daughter Niamh McKee.
Her sudden death in November 2005 was a seismic shock to the Clonmore community and the surrounding areas.
Not only was her life cut so heartbreakingly short, but she died through suicide.
