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6 days ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
THERE are real grounds for optimism among the Tyrone hurling fraternity as the 2025 inter-county season approaches its climax which all involved will be hoping yields dividends at various grades for the Red Hands in national competitions. Saturday sees the county’s senior side continue their Christy Ring Cup campaign with an away tie against Meath.
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
In this week’s Red Hand podcast Barry O’Donnell and Alan Rodgers reflect on Tyrone’s win over Cavan and look ahead to this weekend’s action. Receive quality journalism wherever you are, on any device. Keep up to date from the comfort of your own home with a digital subscription. Any time | Any place | Anywhere SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT EDITION TODAY and get access to our archive editions dating back to 2007 (CLICK ON THE TITLE BELOW TO SUBSCRIBE)
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
KATHLEEN Traynor, the former owner of the Silverbirch Hotel and a pioneering figure in Omagh’s hospitality scene, has been remembered as a ‘strong, colourful and flamboyant’ woman whose long and remarkable life left a lasting impression on all who knew her. Mrs Traynor, who was 95, passed away last week. Her funeral took place on Monday at St Mary’s Church in Killyclogher, where hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to a woman described as a ‘force of nature’.
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
CONCERNS have been expressed about the agreement on a Memorandum of Understand between the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Irish Government over the provision of information relating to the 1998 atrocity. Representatives from the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Irish Minister for JustIce, Jim O’Callaghan, agreed the document following an Irish Government Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
A MASSIVE showdown now awaits Tyrone, after a convincing Ulster SFC quarter-final victory over Cavan on Sunday at O’Neill’s Healy Park set up a tantalising semi-final against reigning All-Ireland champions Armagh at the end of the month. It’s the kind of tie which will provide the perfect incentive for the Red Hands after their fairly routine win over Cavan.
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
THE Irish Government has signed a new agreement to help the Omagh Bombing Inquiry access vital information about the 1998 attack that killed 31 people, including unborn twins. The deal sets out how Irish state agencies will share documents and cooperate with the Inquiry, which is investigating how the bombing happened and whether it could have been prevented. It includes setting up a central contact in Ireland’s Department of Justice to handle information requests.
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
A NEW health centre for Carrickmore could be on the horizon following confirmation from the Health Minister that a replacement facility is being ‘scoped out’. Local MLA Declan McAleer welcomed the commitment, saying the current Carrickmore Health Centre is ‘no longer fit for purpose’. “With around 10,000 patients, five GPs, and a full team of practice and support staff, the surgery is operating well below capacity requirements,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
PLANNING permission is being sought for the construction of eight new two-storey homes near Carrickmore. Developer Patrick Quinn has submitted a proposal to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to build the houses on a 0.59-hectare site currently used for agricultural purposes on the Drumnakilly Road. The land, which has recently been grazed, lies within the town’s development limits. According to the planning statement, the scheme will deliver a ‘quality mix’ of detached family homes.
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2 weeks ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
ONE moment in his hometown of Fintona shortly after Tyrone’s All-Ireland Final loss against Kerry in the 1975 All-Ireland Final still rankles with the captain of the Red Hands on that Croke Park occasion almost 50 years ago. Gerry McCallan – then a towering teenager – was bitterly disappointed at his team’s 1-10 to 0-4 loss against the Kingdom. While he was contemplating what had went wrong and looking forward to the future with confidence, he met a fellow Fintonian on the street.
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2 weeks ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Alan Rodgers
THE Tyrone hurlers begin their Championship campaign in the Christy Ring Cup this Saturday anxious to make drastic improvements on the poor form so far this season which has seen them relegated from Division Two of the National League. It is just three weeks since the Red Hands ended their league campaign on a relatively positive note. They displayed plenty of good form against Kerry in their final game and are now aiming to build on that key performance.
