Gortin

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Sparkling walls: inside the Dalradian gold mine in Tyrone. Photograph: Paul Lindsay
Trouble in Tyrone hills as gold mine splits local community

In Greencastle, Co Tyrone, even wakes are split over the gold mine. “Wakes would be a big thing around here,” says Kathleen Beggs, “and you’d nearly (...)

Mickey McNulty, who lives in Gortin, just outside Omagh, has tested positive for Huntington’s disease. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty
‘They won’t be able to move or to speak... it’s a devastating disease’

Huntington’s disease sufferers in Northern Ireland say their battle with the “devastating” and “cruel” condition is being made more difficult by the f(...)

The clean-up is continuing at the Mid Tyrone club Beragh Red Knights, which suffered its third flood in nine years
Farmers and sports clubs count the costs of Tyrone flooding

Farmers, homeowners and sports clubs are assessing the impact of some of the worst flooding in living memory in Tyrone. Northern and central areas of(...)

Garry Pentland: active supporter of the Irish language
Environmental lobbyist who honoured WWII air crash pilots
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  • August 24, 2013, 01:01

Tyrone man Garry Pentland, who has died aged 82, was an environmental campaigner, history enthusiast, active supporter of the Irish language, animal w(...)