-
2 days ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
A STRABANE construction firm has moved to allay fears over the delayed completion of a housing development on the outskirts of town, assuring residents it will be finished ‘as soon as they are able to do so’. Paul McGettigan of McGettigan Homes was responding to complaints from residents of Hawthorn Grove regarding the condition of roads and pavements within the development, which is located on the former site of Strabane Hospital.
-
3 days ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
ARDSTRAW Community Angling Club will this evening launch a series of free coaching sessions aimed at encouraging young people in the area to take up the sport of fishing. The three-week programme is being run in partnership with the Foyle River-Catchment Outdoor Group (FROG CiC), led by Damien Devine.
-
6 days ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
A twist on the spy thriller genre, ‘The Amateur,’ is based on a novel by Robert Little and was previously done for the big screen in 1981 with John Savage in the lead role. It poses the question: ‘What if Q tried to do what Bond does?’Charles Heller (Rami Malek) is a quiet mild-mannered CIA cryptographer married to Claire (Rachel Brosnahan).
-
1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
STRABANE Uilleann pipe maker Martin ‘Banba’ Gallen has announced that he is – for the most part – hanging up his reeds. However, determined not to let the centuries-old craft fade away, Martin has confirmed he will be re-publishing his popular guide to chanter reed making — with hopes of inspiring the next generation of pipe-makers.
-
1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
FUNDRAISING efforts are underway at Strabane Academy as a group of students prepare for a life-changing trip to Romania. Ten Year 13 pupils and two leaders are planning to spend eleven days in the eastern European country as part of an ‘Explore Team’ in partnership with youth organisation Exodus North West.
-
1 week ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
Following fairly swiftly on the heels of ‘The Beekeeper’, another Jason Statham/David Ayer vehicle hit our screens in the last couple of weeks with ‘A Working Man’. After ‘The Mechanic’, ‘The Transporter’ and the aforementioned apiarist-themed punch-a-athon, it seems ‘The Stath’ has finally run out of job titles.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
A Strabane woman has said she is ‘humbled’ at receiving a prestigious award recognising her work in the field of neurodiversity in regard to children. Pamela Capriglione, who runs Neuro Skillshop, which specialises in helping neuro-divergent children through play-based therapeutic programmes, was awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the Business of the Year category at the Autism Hero Awards ceremony last month in London.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
A STRABANE woman who works as a kindergarten teacher in Bangkok has spoken of her ‘terrifying’ experience as aftershocks from the earthquake which decimated Myanmar last week were felt as far away as the Thai capital. Sóífí Bictória Ní Dhonnchaidh, who has lived in Bangkok for the past three years, was in her classroom when aftershocks reverberated throughout the city, some 800 miles away from the epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude quake.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
ONE of Strabane’s most iconic buildings is due to be left empty once more after it was revealed that furniture store Houseproud is to vacate its Abercorn Square premises. Originally home to Strabane stalwart Linton and Robinson’s, which closed back in 2005, the 34,000 square foot building was brought back to life seven years ago when Houseproud opened up. This week though, the furniture store’s ‘end of lease’ closing down sale was announced.
-
3 weeks ago | 
wearetyrone.com | Paul McElwee
A couple of months ago I was travelling from Enniskillen to Omagh on a good Samaritan task (obviously such a task is the only reason one would venture to Fermanagh) when I felt a little peckish. Hunger makes one extra observant and I spotted a small food truck on the outskirts of Omagh where I thought I might find a bacon and egg soda or something equally as haute cuisine. Sadly an egg soda was beyond them but they did have something called a spice bag on the menu.
