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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... Until then he played soccer and that remains his sport of choice.His coach Stephen Maguire from Strabane says he'd love to be able to tell a tale of spotting Jason Smyth, seeing something in the young runner that gave him a flash of insight that here was a great sprinter in the making. "But it wasn't like that. I had a spare lane so I let him run, but I didn't see him that time. One of the...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
IN MANY respects it may be the lesser of the stick and ball All-Ireland deciders this weekend, but today's Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup final between North County and Donemana at Strabane (12.0) will be as competitive as Sunday's big game at Croke Park.
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
The Fingal side battled back from a horrendous start in yesterday's decider in Strabane, before heavy rain put paid to proceedings in mid-afternoon with the score on 106 for five after 32 overs. Andre Botha had won the toss and surprisingly put his side into bat.
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
SIX IRISH people turned up yesterday at a British army centre in Fermanagh, pledged allegiance to Queen Elizabeth and walked away as recruits. Five of them are from the Republic, the other from Strabane.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
A teenager is charged with an attack on firefighters at a camp site in Strabane, County Tyrone.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Fire-fighters are attacked and forced to withdraw from a fire at a campsite in Strabane, County Tyrone.