Coalisland candidates nominated for elections
10th April 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Coalisland candidates nominated for elections
ELECTION fever is to hit Coalisland as candidates for both the Stormont Assembly and Dungannon Council scramble for your votes.
Voting for both the Assembly elections and Dungannon Council will take place on Thursday May 5 2011 – on the same date as the Westminster referendum.
And Coalisland will be a hive of political posturing as ten of the candidates across the elections hail from the area.
Massive arms haul on Mountjoy Road
6th April 2011 | By: Catherine-Wylie | 2 Comments »
Police have confirmed a “very significant arms” find on Mountjoy Road, after weapons and materials were discovered in a number of stolen cars in a garage.
This comes after locals witnessed a heavy police and helicopter presence in the area, particularly around Castlebay social club in Brocagh.
Police storm Coalisland home in ‘terrorist investigation’
4th April 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | 2 Comments »
POLICE teams stormed a Coalisland home yesterday as part of an investigation into “terrorist activity”.
UPDATE: Police returned to the house yesterday evening (Wednesday April 6) and have remained at the property throughout Thursday morning.
Tyrone man to play for Celtic
1st April 2011 | By: Catherine-Wylie | Comments Off on Tyrone man to play for Celtic
Paul Hughes in action on the field
Like many young men, Paul Hughes enjoys a kick about with his mates, but he’ll be doing much more than that when he lines out for Celtic at Parkhead in May.
The Dungannon man, whose father Dessie was born and raised in Newtownkelly, has won a competition to play for the Glasgow side after beating off almost 10,000 hopefuls.
Island Wheelers stage successful cycling race
27th March 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Island Wheelers stage successful cycling race
ABOUT 150 cyclists competed in Tyrone’s PJ Logan race, staged by Coalisland club the Island Wheelers.
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.
St Joseph’s lose out to Cnoc Mhuire in U16 Vocational Schools championship
20th March 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on St Joseph’s lose out to Cnoc Mhuire in U16 Vocational Schools championship
St.Joseph’s Coalisland 0-9 Cnoc Mhuire Granard 1-8
A SINGLE point has prevented the Coalisland U16 St Joseph’s squad from reaching the All-Ireland Vocational Schools final.
Triumph for St Joseph’s College
15th March 2011 | By: Coalisland Post | Comments Off on Triumph for St Joseph’s College
VICTORY: St Joseph’s College were crowned Ulster champions in the U16s Schools Cup after beating St Mark’s, Warrenpoint, in the final. More photos on Facebook
OPINION: The Yin and Yang of Coalisland
15th March 2011 | By: Oliver-Corr | 1 Comment »LIVING in a small town like Coalisland has it’s advantages and disadvantages.
I love the sense of community that this place has and the many great friendly people who also live, work and play here.
I however hate its claustrophobic, parochial attitudes that sometimes want to make you scream.
Two recent things seem to illustrate this “yin and yang” in Coalisland.
