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HELP JIM WIN ‘VOICE OF IRELAND’In what has been to date a nerve jangling affair the Strabane resident came through his latest test with his version of Boyce Avenue’s and Rhianna’s song ‘We Found love’. Jim explains, “It was one of the most wonderful feelings ever to hear my name called out as one of the automatic choices from the public vote, it just capped off what has been a wonderful week for myself and my wife Orlagh after the birth of our first child, Ella who was born on the previous Wednesday.”Jim remarked that he now knows the road to Dublin as well as the road to Douglas Bridge having trav-elled it so often during the past week to be with his wife and new baby. “It was a really early start for rehearsals on the day of the live show we all had to be at the Helix for 7.30am and with an hour less in bed I don’t know where we summoned up the energy but it was all well worth it in the end I have been running on adrenalin ever since.” Jim will next appear on the live shows on Easter Sunday night and is again really looking forward to the experience, “The Helix is a really brilliant arena for the event although quite intimate in comparison to some other arenas, the sound quality within the hall is amazing, although when listening back to some of the performances it does not always come across quite as good on live television. The song choice is so important and holding your nerve is the key to everything, it is so nerve wrecking standing there waiting for your name to be called to go and per-form your song knowing you only have 1min 30 seconds to put it over to the public!” “The judges remarked that they would prefer to hear me sing some country stuff and although I do love American country music, I do like to cover all types of music and I hope I have a wee surprise lined up for the next show.” “Kian Eagan has been brilliant to work with and

has been really helpful throughout even if we have some small differences on choice of song, I really have enjoyed working and Learning from him.”“Sharon Corr too has been very supportive of me and we have become good friends she has told me of her great fondness for the Lifford Strabane area where indeed her Mother came from.”Jim goes on to acknowledge the huge support he has been receiving in recent weeks from people not just from the North West but from all over! Jim wants to thank everybody who has voted and supported and campaigned for him. He also wishes to thank the local media, especially the Strabane Herald for all the support and coverage he has recieved.So this Easter Sunday please support our Jim on his journey, hopefully it will end with joy. Jim has had an amazing time so far and he looks forward to meeting lots of local people and doing a few local shows aswell...good luck Jim!

Douglas Bridge man Jim Devine is still well in the hunt for ‘The Voice of Ireland’ title after successfully negotiating his way through the first two live shows at the Helix arena in Dublin.

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Factory labelled a ‘safety hazard’

There are calls for a disused factory in Victoria Bridge to be made more secure, with fears growing that it is becoming increasingly dangerous.

By Kevin McAnena

Local residents have raised concerns over the state of the old Nestle factory in the village, which has become run down.Some residents brought their worries to West Tyrone MLA Joe Byrne, who has visited the site. He’s added his voice to those calling for action to be taken by the owners of the building and Stra-bane District Council.“I visited the factory site and I am alarmed at the

current state of dilapidation of the old factory,” he said.“In my opinion it is a health and safety hazard given that the gates are wide open. This is a public danger to children and others who may enter the site. The factory has obviously had people enter it to remove cabling and manhole covers and con-sequently there are large, uncovered holes in the ground leading to drains and the like.”He added: “Meanwhile, the principal buildings themselves are in an advanced state of dilapida-tion. Despite this, however, any member of the public is free to walk onto the site without having to cross any fencing or other forms of security and it is only a matter of time before injury is caused.”Mr Byrne also said the protection of all local resi-dents must be of paramount importance in this case.

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B. McNamee have been awarded the ‘Best Family Builders Merchant in Northern Ireland’ for the second year in a row!The business, which is based in Strabane and Newtownstewart, has once again been recognised by the prestigious Octabuild Builders Merchant Awards Scheme.Managing Director Edmund McNamee explained: “They’ve acknowledged B. McNamee’s as being the best builders merchant in county Tyrone, and also awarded it the best family run builders merchants in Northern Ireland. We are extremely proud to have won this award for the second year in a row.”

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With spring in the air, the Roe Park Resort, Lima-vady, is ‘teeing up’ for the annual Easter EGGstrava-ganza which will see the hotel host fun-filled family celebrations on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th April. The only 4 star hotel on the North Coast, the Resort is call-ing on young explorers to join in the Easter Egg Hunt in the hotel courtyard at 3.30pm and enjoy the children’s entertainment from 7pm to 9pm which will include face painting, balloon making and a disco. Those wanting to spend the day on the 18-hole parkland golf course or use the hotel as a launch pad to enjoy a short break in the historic North Coast can return to O’Cahan’s Bar for entertainment every evening over the Easter period.Over the Easter break visitors can take advantage of the ‘Country Escape’ Easter offer starting from £99pps which includes two nights accommodation: a super buffet breakfast both mornings; one four-course dinner in either Greens Restaurant or The Coach House Brasserie; and full access to the Fairways Health Club. For further information and book-ings visit www.roeparkresort.com or call 028 7772 2222.

Courtney McNelly (5) from Bready, Strabane, ‘tees up’ for the Roe Park Resort Easter EGGstravaganza.


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Off The Streets participants receive certificates and hoodies as part of the Council programme which is helping to reduce anti-social behaviour in Sion Mills

A number of Sion Mills teenag-ers were awarded certificates and hoodies this week for completing a Council scheme to engage with the local youth.

By Kevin McAnena

The ‘Off The Streets’ programme has been running in Sion for the last six weeks, and involved local teenagers aged between 14 and 16 engaging in dif-ferent schemes.Backed by the PSNI, District Policing Partnership (DPP), the Community Safety Partnership and Sion Mills Community Forum, the programme saw the teenagers take part in wall cage soccer, wall climbing, laser quest, and girls also partici-pated in a make-up course.

Monday night saw the core group of teenagers involved getting recognised. Andy Patton is from the Sion Mills Community Forum, he said it’s been a worthwhile scheme: “The idea behind it is self explanatory. It’s to get young people off the streets to do something structured, get them involved in different courses or whatever. It’s good for the young people and these organisations obviously see the value in what we’re doing.”He added: “The make up was supplied by the PSNI for the girls, and the DPP supplied the hoodies with the Sion Mills Community forum motif on it and the Off The Streets logo on the back.”Representatives from the PSNI and DPP were in attendance to present hoodies and certificates, while Community Safety Officer Ryan Tracey was also there to give a talk on the programme and commend the teenagers for taking part and stick-ing with it.

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THE family of a local Strabane man, Simon Glenn who was tragically killed by a drunk driver last year have been overwhelmed by the response they have been given by the community follow-ing their petition to have the man who claimed his life sentence increase.Nineteen year old Conor Breen, from Eskra was two and a half times over the legal drink-drive limit when he crashed into the car driven by Simon (26) outside Omagh last April. Mr Breen was jailed for three years for causing death by dangerous driving in court last month. Martina Glenn, Simon’s mother, who was also injured during the crash, was appalled by the leni-ency of the sentencing decided to appeal the deci-sion- with the Strabane community giving her their full support.Since the court hearing, a door-to-door petition is underway and a facebook page urging for people to sign the petition has already had 1,600 signatures with the aim of adding more. Simon’s aunt, Ann Jef-

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PLANS were announced last week for a £16million invest-ment from the Department for Rural Development to help develop quality of life in rural areas and increase the level of economic activity.

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The programme was announced by Agriculture minister Michelle O’Neill at a stakeholder meeting held in Stor-mont last week, where representatives from local coun-cils, rural development groups and other rural partnership organisations, voiced their opinions and recommendationsSinn Fein West Tyrone MLA, and member of the Assembly’s Rural Development Committee, Michaela Boyle said, “The ‘Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation’ framework and associated action plan will help target the causes of social iso-lation and help those in poverty in rural areas throughout the North. This is recognised as a priority area in the recently pub-lished draft Programme for Government and the framework also has a direct link to the Rural White Paper Action Plan.” “The framework will help support a range of activities that will make a difference, most in collaboration with other stakeholders. These will include: improving access to trans-port; maximising access to grants, benefi ts and services; the rural support charity; rural community development; fuel poverty schemes; a Health Checks programme; a Rural Youth Employability Programme; a Rural Young Entre-preneurs Programme; a services for older people project; a borewell requisition project; and a small grants programme.“It is through these many interventions that our rural areas can continue to be sustainable. They will also help support the most vulnerable who are often forgot about but can make an enormous contribution to society.”

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An Icon Will Live OnLast month saw the passing of one of the real musical talents left in today’s music industry. The stunning Whitney Hou-ston sadly died in a hotel in Los Angeles on 12th February, sending shockwaves across the world. I was on my way home from a night out when I heard the news; my initial reaction was that it was another rumour circling through the internet. I was sadly mistaken when the news appeared on TV; my fi rst thought was what a waste.Growing up during the nineties, Whitney Houston’s music was played constantly in our house; my mum was also a big fan and bought her greatest hits album to listen to while she did the housework. Her soulful voice would send shivers down my spine, especially the Greatest Love of All, what a song. Her fi rst acting role in The Bodyguard saw her fame reach new heights as it strengthened people’s beliefs that Whitney was special and a woman with exceptional ability. Her death is not only a shocking waste of pure talent but a heart-breaking loss of someone who once had the world at her feet. Her suc-cess was not only on a magnitude of it’s own but it also appears to have been her downfall.

The tributes that poured in from fellow celeb-rities on the wake of her death, only defi nes that she was not only loved but had also been forgiven for her past misdemeanours.

It was not a secret that Whitney had battled addiction, her problem with drugs seen her take a backseat in the music industry with her comeback in 2009 resulting in specula-tion that she had not yet defeated her demons. The star once said in an interview with Diane Sawyer that she was her own worst enemy and blamed nobody for her life spiralling out of control, her family did not agree, her hus-band was the source.Within a year the music industry has been hit with fatal blows after another music icon, Amy Winehouse, died in similar circum-stances after her fi ght with addiction seen her hit rock bottom at a very young age. The passing of these legends can make you question if a life surrounded by fame and for-tune is worth the luxurious benefi ts that come hand in hand with success? Both women died just before they were due to make long-awaited comebacks and therefore it can be argued that the stress of ensuring you perfect every detail of your life, without failing could have been too much for their already weak-ened bodies to handle.It can not be denied that Whitney’s legacy will live on in the hearts of her fans, and that no matter why or how she died her death was a tragedy and she will only be remembered for her contribution to music and not her per-sonal battles.

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Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) star in this hilarious revival of 1980s cop series as two previous high school ene-mies turned police partners who are assigned an unlikely job- trad-ing in their badges for backpacks they go back to school undercover aiming to bust a drugs ring.Although the plot is similar to many high school comedies like Never Been Kissed, this film takes an alternative route, demon-strating the changing positions in school hierarchy. Geeks are no longer shunned and jocks are not the only boys receiving some female attention. The new system comes as a shock to Jenko as he realises his previous glory days are a definite thing of the past, the culprit for this drastic change- the Glee phe-nomenon has taken over. Enjoying his new

found fame Schmidt now has all the upper hand and is no longer intimidated by Jenko. Moving in with Schmidt and his parents sets the perfect backdrop for the comedic duo, sparking some hilarious one-liners. For fans of Channing Tatum, hoping to catch a glimpse of him topless you will sadly disap-pointed as the Hollywood hunk remains fully clothed throughout, however the police uni-form is a worthy alternative. The role for Tatum is a first as it sees him adjust perfectly from a broody character to a comedic hero, with Hill the combination works together like Tom and Jerry. With cameos from Johnny Depp and Ice Cube the film has a star-studded cast that makes this comedy a must-see. The film itself has been a smash at the box office and I am sure that it will not be the last of this pair. Taking old cliques and tearing them apart is the best way to describe this film.

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By Kevin McAnena

The event, due to take place on Sunday 22nd April, is part of the Knockavoe Needs You campaign - a drive to raise £100,000 for the school.The Knockavoe Cycle Challenge is the latest in a range of events, with several more scheduled to take place next month including a special gala dinner at the Fir Trees Hotel, and a Take Me Out night.The cycle is being run in conjunction with Strabane & Lif-ford Cycle Club, and participants can test themselves at three levels – a 20mile, 30 mile or 45 mile cycle. The course will start and end at the Fir Trees Hotel in StrabaneCharlotte Caldwell is one of those behind the fundraising drive, as her son Billy attends the school – she said it’s been hit by government cutbacks: “Most of these children need 24 hour care and supervision, and they can’t talk for them-selves but they deserve a better quality of life. The bus used to take the children on their schools outings is being cut, and these trips to the garden centre, or wherever, are the high-lights of their weeks. It’s a very worthwhile cause.”The team also plan to build a special therapy pool and an intense therapy centre with the money, if enough is raised.Registration for the Knockavoe Cycle Challenge takes place at 9am on the 22nd April, and will cost £15. For more information visit the Strabane Lifford Cycling Club face-book page.

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Yes it’s that time of year again Sounds Like Summer is back!!! Now in its 5th year we at the Alley Theatre cannot wait for another year of great music and we are calling out to all musicians to get involved in one of Northern Ireland’s leading festivals for unsigned bands.Sounds Like Summer (SLS) has grown from strength to strength since it was launched in 2008, attracting bands and musicians from all over Ireland and the UK.Last year Derry/Londonderry musician Conor McAteer took the title winning the opportunity to shoot his own music video for his single Moonglass from his latest album ‘The Devil in Ether’. He had to beat tough competition though from other musicians such as Dan, Red Right Return and Zia Regime.

Conor McAteer went on to join other past winners such King Coma, Turbulent EDDY and Pavessi who are all doing very well touring around the music scene in Ireland.

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soloists to get involved. SLS 2012 offers a package of prizes including a portfolio of professional photographs for all qual-ifying acts, a performance fee of £100 for all qualifying acts. The opportunity to meet with music industry profession-als including Andrew Ferris from Small Town America Records, Joe Duggan from Shine Productions and Jeff Robin-son from Jeff Robinson PR and avail of one to one mentoring for 4 finalists.

The performances of all 4 finalists will be professionally filmed for upload and the overall winner of SLS 2012 will receive post event mentoring from Small Town America Records and two days studio time.The qualifying heats are on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th, Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd June with the grand final on Friday 29th June.

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So if you perform in a band or are a singer songwriter we want to hear from you! Whatever you play from pop, rock, grunge, trad or acoustic the festival is open to all types of music.

To enter SLS 2012 simply visit www.face-book.com/SoundsLikeSummer or www.alley-theatre.com or contact Jacqui Doherty on 028 71 884760 email [email protected]. Closing date is Friday 4th May.

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Picnic’s got the cure for the Summer time bluesLast month we looked at some of the big live draws in Ireland this summer, while also stating that news on this year’s Elec-tric Picnic festival would be forthcoming.Well we didn’t have to wait too long: two days in fact and the fi rst batch of the line-up was announced. As ever the festival takes place at its regular stomping ground in the middle of Stradbally, County Laois from Friday, August 31 to Sunday, September 2.

The rumours of The Cure appear-ing, which we touched on last month, have proven to be on the

money, with the mascara smudged legend that is Robert Smith return-ing to Ireland for what will be the fi rst Irish appearance by The Cure since Oxegen 2004.Joining The Cure for the weekend are: Sigur Ros; Elbow; Ed Sheeran; Grizzly Bear; Orbital; Christy Moore; The Roots; Glen Hansard; The xx; Metronomy; The Horrors; Azealia Banks; Roots Manuva; Bell X1; John Digweed; Staff Benda Bilili; Milagers; Alabama Shake; Cranes; Little Roy; Hot Chip; Land

Lovers; Baxter Dury; Jonathan Wilson; Solar Bears; Fatoumata Diawara; Willis Earl Beal; Lanterns on the Lake; The Killers; Bat For Lashes and Tindersticks.Naturally, there are more than a few names to be added to the line-up over the next few weeks, which is just as well because the list is still far from drool-worthy. There were concerns, also, from some festi-val regulars that the eclectic spirit of Electric Picnic, which attracts mainly a 25-plus audience, may be

diluted this year given that Oxegen, which attracts a mainly teenage to early twenties audience, has been cancelled. The additions of acts like Ed Sheeran and The Killers have been seen, by some, as an olive branch to the homeless Oxegen campers. But with Weekend tickets priced at €230 and Sunday day tick-ets at €99.50 (both with all those lovely Ticketmaster extras) it’s hard to envisage someone forking out that kind of money for just a hand-ful of acts, so the pipe and slippers brigade can sleep soundly in their campervans.So who else will be added to the list? Well one can only speculate but the Radiohead rumours won’t go away and the line-up is still lacking the obligatory eighties synth-band and reformed New Wave act. A few more Irish acts, particularly some of the amazing acts from the north, wouldn’t go a miss either. Derry’s Wonder Villains (who have just returned from their fi rst US shows at South-by-Southwest in Austin, Texas)? Lifford’s Rainy Boy Sleep? Belfast’s And So I Watch You From Afar? Derry’s Japanese Popstars? Sure why not?

Strabane singer - songwriter Pete O’Hanlon has been very busy of late. Having recently released his latest album ‘Simple Equation’, which the ‘Herald cannot recommend enough, O’Hanlon has now launched his new offi -cial website (www.peterohanlon.com), where all who appreciate the Strabane man’s fi ne talents can keep up to date with all his latest news and gigs, with the addition of a fi ne gallery of pictures past and present. The new album has gar-nered acclaim across the board. American singer, songwriter and poet RB Morris said of the album: “Just like O’Hanlon’s ‘Trick of Time’ (record), I think it will be seen as one of the great documents of Irish songwriters/musicians. It has more dimensions, more sheer talent rendered, than anything new I can point to by any current artist, especially in the whole Americana swath, which of course all your jades like to p*** on, but which of course has more rel-evancy than all the stuff that makes them stand up and salute.”O’Hanlon will begin the launch of the new album with a performance at Sandinos in Derry on Thurs-day, April 12. He will also be joined on stage by the Bluebells. It promises to be a very special night. The album is currently available in Cool Discs on Foyle Street. The new album is also available to purchase on the www.peterohanlon.com website via PayPal. Get hold of the album and get down to Sandinos on April 12. You’ll not regret it. Admis-sion for the Sandinos gig is £5 and it all kicks off at 10pm.

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Blessed are the BigmouthsWhile recently browsing through the music magazine section at a store, I decided to take a step back and observe the front covers. With-out naming the eight magazines in question, the cover stars were Bruce Springsteen, Paul Weller, Van Halen, John Lydon, Noel Gal-lagher, Morrissey, David Bowie and Kiss. All eight names are entertaining and blessed with a fi ne blend of wisdom, wit and con-troversy; however there is a problem here. With the exception of Noel Gallagher, who is in his mid-forties, everyone else on the list is over fi fty.It made me wonder where the young cover stars of today are. Are they simply being pushed aside by sycophantic journalists content to stick to the ‘old boys club’? If this was the case it would be easier to understand but it isn’t that simple. When all of the above were in their twenties they were still making the cover of the monthly and weekly magazines, spouting humorous, passionate and venomous gold from beginning to end. I recently brought this issue up to a music journal-ist, who contributes to a number of magazines. He

told me that interviewing contemporary musicians was like trying to get blood from a stone. He basi-cally implied that the new crop of rock stars and pop stars are boring, vacuous and have absolutely nothing to say and simply want the fame with-out having to bother with what it takes to actu-ally generate it. None of this naturally makes for a good magazine if such people are to be slapped on the cover. So what happens when the old guard are gone? Will the music magazine disappear too? The Internet has made life increasingly diffi cult for the monthlies and the weeklies. But as the music press continues to shift to an online existence it still requires content. Can the younger generation of musicians deliver it? Monosyllabic, scruffy, fi dgeting bores certainly will not quench the appetite of those spoiled on the glorious copy delivered by all who populated the covers of the NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, Vox, Select and

Metal Hammer down through the years. But then again, maybe they’re not supposed to. Perhaps the problem lies in what people want from their pop stars and rock stars in 2012. Aloof-ness, arrogance, self-confi dence and having an opinion are now all deemed as negative qualities. People dislike individuals who exude any of these traits, which is a shame. These qualities seeped into the very music and public persona of people like Bowie, The Stones, The Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths and even Oasis but now it seems that no-one wants such colourfulness and outland-ishness from pop stars. Could it be that when a young audience is repeatedly fed an onslaught of conservative Stepford careerist clones they’ll eventually become conditioned into assuming that anything else has no place in popular music?

The music business has been turned upside down over the past ten years and the suits are absolutely terrifi ed to make a false move as it could be the

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move that sinks them. It makes from an extremely safe environment where anyone with any sense of danger about them simply does not get in the door. Controversy today is drug-related and that should never be championed or glamorised - it has left too many in the cemetery. And too many morons still buy into the ‘TV out the window’ nonsense of the sixties and seventies. The real drama lies, just like it always has, in the outsider, the uninvited guest, the fl y in the ointment, but such fi gures are an endangered species in the world of pop these days. The last genuine group of gate-crashers were the Gallagher brothers in the mid-nineties. With a guitar, a bag of cans and a heel of a loaf, they were rough diamond outsiders, who then reported back to us on how the other half lived until, naturally, they became part of the other half; it was fun while it lasted though.

There are always outsiders fl oating around and they are capable of shaking things up again. They just need an audience willing to welcome a whiff of the unpredictable. So do not dismiss the daydreamer, the arrogant git who’s up his or her own backside, the aloof strange lad or girl in your class with funny hair and funnier dress sense. These individuals are needed now more than ever because we can’t depend on the same old hags forever. As the late Joe Strummer once said: “the future is unwritten.” Let’s just hope it’s worth reading.

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This Month at the Balor we have an eclectic mix of acts starting with the reminiscences of Donegal’s own Fergus Cleary, followed by the All American Country Show featur-ing Eamonn McCann, Joe Moore & Chris Logue.We are delighted to welcome the dulcet tones of musician Freddie White on Sat Apr 14th and multi platinum award winning singer songwriter Liam Lawton on Wed April 18th.Neil Delamere brings his brand new show Restruc-turing to the Balor following previous sell out shows at the venue! Hilarious as always as he comes to terms with changes in the country, the world, and more importantly his living arrangements! and rounding off the Month with a long anticipated return visit by Limehouse Lizzy, Renowned for an action-packed pyrothechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive.Tickets for all shows are on sale now from the Balor Box-offi ce on –NI:00353 749131840 ROI:0749131840For more info log onto www.balorartscentre.com.

Wed Apr 4th

The Mothers ArmsLittle John Nee – the man behind Rural Electric and Dead Rooster Blues – returns with another incredible show full of music, hilarity and enter-tainment.Welcome to The Mothers Arms Sing-ing Lounge! Up in the hills in the middle of nowhere...a dilapidated two storey building surrounded by tumbling sheds; dry stone, rusty tin, rotting timber and tar-paper, the yard surrendered to weeds... a quiet place where lonely farmers and weary travellers are drawn to while away the empty hours.It’s been a long time since there was any singing. The previous proprietor has been sent to prison. His daughter has returned from Louisiana to run the place as the banks circle like vultures. On a beautiful summers’ morning a vintage automobile struggles up the hill. Inside are a quartet of musi-cians who call themselves ‘The Highly Strung Orchestra’. You just know that when they enter The Mothers Arms things will never be the same again...This new show, a mixture of music and storytell-ing by Little John Nee, is a comic, musical helter- skelter ride through a surreal but frighteningly believable rural gothic landscape.Suitable ages 14+

Thurs Apr 12th

An Audience with Fergus ClearyFergus Cleary is one of Donegal’s greatest characters, a consum-mate storyteller and natural performer whose honest, deli-cate and very funny record of Donegal life over the past 50 years is both a valu-able social document and a great night’s entertain-ment.An Audience with Fergus Cleary is a superb piece

of theatre laced with nostalgia, sadness and lots of side splitting comedy. Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey @ 8.30pm. Admis-sion: €12/€10

Sat Apr 14th

Freddie White in concertAn old school troubadour, Freddie White’s live performances are nothing short of legendary. Freddie has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970’s and continues to attract new admir-ers while retaining a loyal core fan base. Whether interpreting songs by his favour-ite writers (Freddie’s renditions of Tom Wait’s Martha and Warren Zev-on’s Accidentally Like A Martyr are our particular favourites) or performing his own classy composi-tions, his live performances are nothing short of legendary.From busking in London subways at the age on nineteen to his emergence as one of the leading lights of the Irish folk scene to the present day, Freddie consistently remains one of the most soul-ful, heartfelt and talented performers you will ever hear.His ability to hold the audience in the palm of his hand in an intimate setting makes The Balor the perfect venue for a Freddie White gig.

Mon Apr 16th

The All American Country Showfeat. Eamonn McCann, Joe Moore

and Chris Logue.

When it comes to pure country music it doesn’t get better than this.Singer/Songwriter, Eamon McCann has been one of the top country attractions throughout Ireland and the UK for the last 20 years. On the night he will be joined by Chris Logue - surviving member of the world renowned Logue & McCool and Joe Moore whose recent performances on Glor Tire on TG4 have underlined his talent as one of Ireland’s very best country singers.Eamonn, Chris and Joe will perform their many hits plus a selection from country legends such as Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, George Jones, George Strait , Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, and many more.If you’re a fan of country music than this show is for you - with Eamon McCann’s Great country Band which now includes Fiddle and Steel, it will sound like Nashville has come to Ballybofey.

Weds Apr 18th

Liam Lawton 20th Anniversary Tour

From Carnegie Hall to Chicago Symphony Hall, multi platinum award winning singer songwriter Liam Lawton is renowned for his unique sound and inspirational music.Liam Lawton is a unique artist whose music has etched itself on the landscape of Ireland and far beyond. Drawing from the sacred and rich tradi-tion of his culture, Liam has found a contempo-rary voice for ancient longing and the quest for the Divine in modern life. His music is numinous and timeless and fi nds echoes in ages past with lyrics that are poetic and powerful fi nding a resonance in everyday life.Twenty years a performer, Liam became a house-

hold name when his song ‘The Cloud’s Veil’ was used as part of all memorial services of the 911 World Trade Centre disaster. Since then he has recorded three multi-platinum selling albums on the EMI record label and has toured the world over. His music has been translated into six differ-ent languages and has been performed in concert halls globally. Hollywood luminaries such as Gre-gory Peck, Joan Cusack and John Malkovich have guested and narrated on three of Liam’s specially commissioned works for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.This is Liams fi rst appearance at The Balor and comes as part of his 20th anniversary tour.

Sat Apr 21st

Neil DelamereNeil Delamere returns with his brand new show – Restructuring. Following the sell out success of his last show, Neil Dela-mere returns with the national tour of his highly anticipated new show, Restruc-turing. Equally hilarious on and off script, don’t miss this fi ve star comedy maestros return to Ballybofey. Restructuring sees the star of RTE’s The Panel, BBC’s The Blame Game and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week come to terms with the changes in the country, the world and more importantly his own living arrangements! Handy

hints on how to handle the UK traffi c police will be dispensed as well as sage advice on why not to pour olive oil in your ears.One of the sharpest comedy minds in the Irish comedy scene today, this born story-teller takes to the stage with his original brand of razor sharp wit and hilarious anecdotes making Restructuring a must-see for any discerning comedy fan.

Sun Apr 29th

Limehouse LizzyLimehouse Lizzy, the world’s No.1 Thin Lizzy tribute band, return to the Balor with their electri-fying two hour show.Hailed as ‘the best Thin Lizzy trib-ute band in the world’ by press and a d m i r e r s alike, Lime-house Lizzy are fronted by Wayne Ellis, who is as close as you can possibly get to the late, great Philip Lynott himself. Wayne’s vocals capture that distinctive Lynott delivery brilliantly, while his bass playing is impeccably accurate to the original tracks. The Limehouse Lizzy live show continues to roll on at an exhausting rate with over 200 live shows each and every year , bringing the house down time after time, gig after gig. Limehouse Lizzy are regular visitors to the Balor. Their shows are an audio-visual spectacular with their recreation of the distinctive Lizzy twin guitar completed by their famous mirrored backdrop, police lights and full pyrotechnic display proving a fi rm crowd favourite.

Neil Delamere highlights an entertaining April at the Balor, Ballybofey

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A national charity is calling on people in the Strabane district to put their feet first for diabetes, and take part in their Walk in the Park next month.

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The event is one of 13 walking events taking place across Northern Ireland to raise funds for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland. The Strabane walk is two miles long so the entire family can take part and the route is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs with dogs allowed on leads. Everyone who com-pletes the route will receive a medal.Latest figures indicate 1880 people in the Strabane District Council area are diagnosed with diabe-tes. Overall in Northern Ireland, there are 73,500 people diagnosed with the condition, 1000 of

which are young people and children.Naomi Brown, Fundraising Assistant for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland said: “Earlier this year we launched our Putting Feet First Campaign which highlighted the number of preventable diabetes-related amputations here. We’re determined to change this but we rely heavily on people to raise vital funds to allow us to continue our activities.”She added: “This summer we are asking people to put their feet first, enjoy a family walk in the sun-shine and help those who are living with this con-dition. Living a healthy lifestyle is also important for good diabetes control and walking is a great way to become more active and help to prevent Type 2 diabetes. I would urge anyone who is avail-able on the day to come and join us.”The walk will start at Asda car park on Monday 14th May at 7.00pm, and to register for the walk and to receive a sponsorship form, please contact Naomi Brown on 028 9066 6646 or email [email protected]

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The growing trend of having the perfect make-up is considered by many women as having the same significance as the outfit required for a night on the town.

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Before a night out, a week of preparation is usually underway, ensuring tans are streak-free and nails are perfectly manicured, the exert effort that is put in to looking glamorous is a lengthy process. Adding to the extensive list of pre- night out duties is the application of the make-up must-have, false eyelashes. Sometimes a tricky job, applying the lashes can result in a catastrophe with fingers being stuck to the eye and tears streaking the already applied foundation, not a glam look.Make-up manufacturers have taken the hassle of applying false eyelashes into consideration, realis-ing not all woman are make-up artists they have create the false-lash effect mascara. Having been on the market a few years now this is not a new

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IN a year that celebrates the Queen’s 50 year reign, the Olympic Games coming to London and the superstition that the world will come to a bitter end, 2012 also marks the 100 year anniver-sary of the sunken maiden voyage RMS Titanic.

By Megan Conroy

The tale of the tragic White Star liner that sank on April 15 1912 has sparked fascination across the globe for a century due to the momentous loss of 1,522 lives on that ill-fateful morning.The ship was the world’s largest passenger liner when it sailed from Southampton. Striking an iceberg four days into the voyage in the icy Atlantic waters brought the world to a standstill. Almost 3 hours after the fatal blow from the gla-cier, the ship made its way to the bottom of the ocean. The maritime disaster may have occurred 100 years ago with the story depicted on-screen many times but this year historians across Ire-land and the rest of the world are undeterred in their campaign to highlight the importance of the sunken ship in history. RMS Titanic was built in Belfast and was homed there from 1911 until it made its first and last voyage in 1912. Although the ship was described as ‘unsinkable’, Belfast city council have used this fact to their advantage with the completion of the Titanic Quarter, with an estimated £9 Bil-lion investment in the site. Some critics have blasted the building of the quarter, with one on-line blogger questioning: “Why people take pride in claiming the ship was built in Belfast, I will never understand? Celebrating the loss of so many lives is shameful. It should be mourned not celebrated. Wasting that amount of money

on that hideous site is ludicrous, especially in a recession.”The story of the Titanic was firstly told to a stunned public in 1997 in James Cameron’s blockbuster Movie.

To mark the anniversary Cameron decided to capture audiences once again by releasing the film in 3D, which hit the cinema last week. Denying that he was using the date to add to his multi-million dollar fortune Mr Cameron said at the premiere: “I was fascinated by the story, the history, the people that were heroic, the people that lost their lives; I was genuinely touched by the tragedy when I was there at the wreck. I think the film is a good focusing agent for that at this time when we should be remembering the wreck and its message, the disaster and it’s a message for all of us.” Fan of the film, Laura Conwell said: “I have always been interested in the history of the Titanic, it would be unfair to the victims if they where not remembered, I loved the film the first time around and can not wait to see it in 3D.”Belfast’s most famous creation will be celebrated in an extended festival running up to April 22, details of events are available from the Belfast City Council website.

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Frylite will be in attendance at IFEX - stand D17

Frylite will be in attendance at IFEX - stand D17

Frylite Ltd Orchard Road Industrial EstateOrchard Road, Strabane, Co Tyrone, BT82 9FRHead Office: Tel: 028 71 383 133Email [email protected] Website www.frylite.com

One such fresh development is Frylite’s new venture into beef dripping, which comes deodorised in 10KG blocks of the finest quality and with an excellent frying life.

This latest, much in demand, development accompanies Frylite’s already large array of edible cooking oils, such as: Soya Bean Oil; Rapeseed Oil; Cremonini Olive Oils/Extra Virgin/Pomace; Frymax.

Frylite offers nationwide coverage throughout Ireland via their strategically located depots in Coleraine, Craigavon, Dublin, Galway and Cork

and Strabane, which is the head office base. They are also different from most other suppli-ers in the market in that they are able to offer their customers an all-in-one service.

This involves the delivery of fresh oil to the customer’s premises and the collection of the waste oil at the same time. So far, Frylite’s customer base of over 7000 customers already enjoy the benefits of their unique oil management system.

With fresh concepts and a fruitful eye on the future, the Frylite success story is set to

Frylite Forever Moving ForwardAfter 24 years in business, Frylite, Ireland’s leading vegetable oil supplier and waste oil collector, continues to grow from strength to strength. A constantly evolving vision for the future, spearheaded by Managing Director Eamon McCay, has seen the business successfully create further opportunities in challenging and improving upon existing industry practices, and all to meet the surging demand for their products and services.

continue. Their current project is the establish-ment of a state of the art used oil processing plant which, when complete, will bring the employee count to almost 100 at the head office location - an additional benefit to the local economy.

So, after 24 years of great success and impec-cably high standards of service, Frylite contin-ues to be at the cutting edge and the forefront of the industry.

Capitalising on this success, they will also be proudly participating in this year’s IFEX event, which is Northern Ireland’s premier food, retail and hospitality event, in Belfast’s King’s Hall on April 24-26 this year.

Eamon McCay, managing director of Frylite.


Employability Department

At Holy Cross College, Enterprise and Entrepre-neurship is a pivotal theme within our comprehen-sive and robust Employability programme for all Key Stage 3 and 4 students. The Employability Department works very closely with the Busi-ness Studies and Careers Departments in school to develop ‘enterprise’ in its broadest sense, sup-ported by Young Enterprise and the Careers Service NI, who both play a signifi cant role in this quest. Together, we aim to develop young people with a ‘can do’ attitude who inherently think in terms of customer service; can work effectively with col-leagues; are creative in solving work-based prob-lems; and who may consider self-employment as a viable career option one day but who will ultimately prove an asset to any prospective employer. To this end, the Department plans to introduce new Key Stage 4 employability qualifi cations to com-plement the academic capability of our students and to enhance and verify their employability skills, particularly in terms of their contribution to the local economy as part-time employees and trainees in local business organisations. We are always interested in developing our links with the business community and would welcome the assistance of any local businesses who feel they can contribute in any way to the development of enterprise and employability skills within our school community. Mrs Marita McCullagh, Head of Subject - Employability

Young Enterprise: Learning by Doing

The Young Enterprise Learn to Earn Programme:

• Provides students with an opportunity to explore and identify their aptitudes, abilities, and the things they enjoy doing, and to begin to match these with future careers• Raises students’ economic awareness of the link between what they do at school and their future life prospects• Raises students’ aspirations of what they might achieve in the future, and encourages them to make plans for future success.

The programme helps students to gain:

• Social skills — raising motivation, participation in schooling and employability skills• An opportunity to begin planning for their ideal lifestyle and future career options• An understanding of the type of skills, knowledge and experience required to meet their future goals• ‘Hands-on’ experience — ‘learning by doing’ through completing a range of activities• An understanding of their own defi nition of suc-cess and how to achieve it.

Skype meeting A group of Year 11 Business & Communication Systems and Year 13 Business Studies pupils took part in a Skype meeting on Wednesday, February 29 with three US business partners from a business called Casart Coverings (Virginia, USA), as part of the “Export Clever Programme”. The Skype meeting was held in Strabane District Council Offi ces. The pupils introduced themselves to the US business partners (Casart Coverings) and vice versa, before starting work on a research project for them.These Holy Cross College pupils will be working along with Year 11 Business Studies pupils from Strabane Academy to complete the research. The business partners want the pupils to look into the Marketing Mix the business would have to use if it was to enter the UK market.The BBC was greatly interested in the idea of two schools, from different parts of the political divide, working together on a project. The Skype meet-ing was recorded, pupils were interviewed and the enterprise was aired on the BBC’s “Hearts and Minds” programme.

Year 11 students who participated in the “Quick Start” enterprise programme

Some of the Year 11 students who received certifi cates to mark their successful completion of the Young Enterprise “Learn to Earn” programme.

HOLY CROSS CAREERS CONVENTION

The Business Studies department at Holy Cross College offers stu-dents a number of opportunities to develop appropriate skills for the workplace.

Courses offered at Holy Cross College:

GCSE LevelGCSE Business & Communication Systems This course teaches the importance of ICT in business e.g. ICT data systems, date secu-rity and the use of software to communicate information. Pupils are also given the oppor-tunity to make use of computer software (in a business context) e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, databases, power point pres-entations and webpage design. The Busi-ness Studies department decided to offer this more ICT based business course in order to recognise the changing face of business and

the need for ICT experience for any students considering business as a career.

BTEC in BusinessThis qualifi cation provides a starting point into employment in many of the diverse areas of business, including roles in specialist areas such as marketing, fi nance, customer serv-ice or human resources in large businesses, or a more general role in a small local busi-ness. In the two core units, learners will have the opportunity to develop the key enterprise and fi nancial skills and knowledge neces-sary to enable them to understand how busi-nesses recognise opportunities, and build on them to succeed. Learners will understand how a business makes and manages its money, and plans for the future.

A LevelGCE Business Studies (all exam)This course gives pupils a holistic under-standing of business. Participants develop

a critical understanding of organisations and their ability to meet society’s needs and wants. Pupils are taught how to generate enterpris-ing and creative solutions to business prob-lems and issues. They become aware of the ethical dilemmas and responsibilities faced by organisations and individuals.

GCE Applied Business (two thirds assignment based)

Pupils gain a practical understanding of the practices and techniques used within man-agement. They learn the processes, attrac-tions and risks of setting up an enterprise, and become aware of social and ethical issues in business. The course contributes to the development of the skills required for success as an entrepreneur, manager or employee. Pupils have to apply numerical and written business techniques in a vari-ety of business contexts. They also have to explore business problems and learn to identify possible solutions.

Business Studies at Holy Cross College

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Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning presenting the IiP, Health and Wellbeing Award to Deirdre Doherty and Melissa Whyte from Allstate NI.

School Employer ConnectionsThrough the organisation School Employer Connections, students from various schools in the area visit the Strabane office to do work experience. One of the participating students from Holy Cross College, commented “I enjoyed the experience of visiting Allstate, staff were very friendly and made me feel welcomed. This was helpful as I was very nervous about going. I would highly

recommend to other students that have an interest in ICT to visit Allstate as it is an invaluable opportunity and allows you to experience working life in a large company with advanced technology and confirmed my career choice in ICT”.

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Allstate Northern IrelandAllstate Northern Ireland is one of the largest employers in

Strabane, currently employing almost 400 people at the Orchard

Road site. Allstate NI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Allstate

Corporation, the largest publicly owned personal lines insurer in

the US, providing insurance to almost 16 million households.

Allstate NI has locations in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, employing approx. 1,900 people in Northern Ireland. The Strabane office provides a range of business support services such as technical support, software testing and insurance policy processing, 24/7, 365 days a year, providing a first class customer service.

And the award goes to…..

In October 2011 Allstate Strabane was named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the prestigious Strabane Business Awards. Allstate was described as ‘….the business that proved a genuine dedication to the development and welfare of their workforce.’ The award was a great accolade for the Strabane site and a direct result of consistent focus on our people strategies: Training and Development; Employee health and wellbeing, Employee engagement, reward and recognition.The celebrations continued in 2012 when the Strabane site received the Investors in People Health & Wellbeing Award, this was in addition to the Investors in People

Silver Status that the company had previously received in 2010. Bro McFerran, Managing Director at Allstate Northern Ireland commented “As a major employer in Northern Ireland, we understand the importance of health and wellbeing for our employees in helping us to retain and recruit the best talent to our organization. We have a saying at Allstate that it’s not just a job it’s a way of life, we

want to make it easy for our employees to have a good work life balance that revolves around their family or leisure activities.” Allstate NI’s health and wellbeing strategy

takes into consideration 4 key areas: Your

Money, Your Community, Your Health and Your Benefits. This is in addition to the competitive benefits package that the company provides employees including Dental, Eye Care, Contributory gym membership, Flu Vaccination, Eye care, lucrative bonus schemes not to mention an extensive range of flexible working options. 2012 will also see the launch of a key strategy to drive working from home as a viable option to employees, working more unsociable shifts with the aim of improving their work-life balance. It is anticipated that 20% of the Strabane workforce will be working from home by end of 2012.

‘’Since the beginning of our relationship (2003) I have had the pleasure of working with many wonderful individuals in Ireland. I always comment to everyone I talk to about your lovely place in the world, that I have never felt homesick, out of place or uncomfortable. The business conducted in Strabane is a pure reflection of the people. I may certainly be bias and personally I have no problem with that….. But I truly believe there is no better place in the world for Allstate (and others) to conduct business and work with the people of Allstate Northern Ireland.’’ comment from David Waid (Allstate US).

Our People…We continue to emphasise training, development and progression. In the last 24 months, 100 employees have been promoted to higher level roles. We launched two new development programmes to employees; an entry level IT programme which provides extensive reskilling for Strabane staff to retrain in IT software development. A fast-track team manager programme has also been implemented for aspiring managers and leaders for the future.

It’s not all work…The Sports & Social Committee ensures that there are a wide variety of activities to suit all interests, including recent activities such as a cinema trip, kayaking, fishing trip, Grease at the Millennium Forum

& Karting, with a trip to the Irish Open planned in July. Employees can also get involved in clubs such as the Book Club, Film Club & Golf Society. The committee is also responsible for organising the annual Christmas and Summer parties as well as surprise treats throughout the year such as Valentines Coffee & Cookies, Easter Eggs & the Ice-cream Van visit in the summer.

Allstate supporting our community Being one of the largest employers in Strabane, brings great responsibility, not only to our employees, but to their families and community. The Charities Committee runs many events on an on-going basis. Recently an Indoor Charity Cycle was held, the challenge for those involved was to cover the distance of all three Allstate Northern Ireland sites - Orchard Road, Strabane to Northland, Northland to Lanyon Place, Belfast - a combined total of 92 miles. The 18 strong team made up of staff members covered 152 miles, exceeding our goal of 92 miles, lasting 7 hours 24 mins in total. Those involved were sponsored by employees, with all donations in aid of the Strabane Community Project, towards the running costs of a new van to provide a subsidised meals on wheels service to the elderly in the community.The Charities Committee also held a Charity Bake Sale and Book Sale which raised funds for organisations such as Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Knockavoe School, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research, Strabane Special Olympics Committee, Sion Swifts Ladies Football Club, Melanoma Cancer & Breast Cancer Awareness. The Charities Committee also supports St. Vincent de Paul on an annual basis with their Toys for Tots and Hamper Appeals.

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Hurricane Irene ‘Blown Away’ by Allstate Strabane Allstate Strabane was at the forefront of supporting those affected by Hurricane Irene in August 2011. 21 Allstate staff pledged their time to take telephone calls from Allstate customers impacted by the weather phenomenon. The dangerous and powerful Hurricane Irene posed an extreme threat to homes and businesses from North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast and New England.

Martina McNulty was the first Allstater to take a call from a New Yorker with a damaged roof. Martina commented: ‘It is a new experience and you can only feel empathy for those who are losing their home in such circumstances, we are only glad to help.’

With winds of up to 80mph, power was lost in almost 2 million homes on the American East Coast, with the major New York airports closed over the weekend. The Orchard Road site continued to support this effort during the aftermath as the US started its clean up operation.

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Coffin & Casket manufacturers and funeral furnishing suppliersEstablished 1908

Directors - CP O'Doherty B.A (Hons) ACMA, M O'Doherty

NATIONAL TRAINING AWARD

Charles O'Doherty & Sons Ltd is the first coffin manufacturer in UK / Ireland to have achieved the National Training Award.

The National Training Awards (NTA) are the UK's premier accolade fororganisa-tions and individuals that have achieved lasting excellence through training.

NTA winners are exemplars of training and development in the UK; they are committed to exceptional training that has real benefits for the business, the community and the individual.

O’Doherty & Sons, manufacture of quality coffi ns and caskets, is an independent family business tracing its history over three gen-erations has been in existence for over a century and the legacy is being carried on.Charles O’Doherty, grandfather of the present owners, brothers Charles and Manus, was a leading manufacturer in the coach and trap making industry in the early twentieth century. A native of the town land of Ballyargas, Redcastle, County Donegal, young Charles served his time as an apprentice trap maker in Butlers Carndonagh before moving to O’Connors in the town of Strabane.

Around this time he met and fell in love with a lady called Margaret Woods. Charles was keen to marry but she insisted there would be no wedding until he had his own business!

CoachbuildersSo in 1908 O’Doherty’s Coachbuilders was in business and the order book was bursting at the seams. Margaret kept her promise and in 1910 the couple married.As the factory’s reputation grew offers began to come in form some of the UK’s most prestigious companies. In 1928

the company manufactured the fi rst ever diesel car in Europe to run to a timetable. Commissioned by the Great Northern Rail-way the wagon was employed for many years to ferry goods throughout Donegal.With the arrival of the combustion engine the fi rm grew from strength to strength and soon Alfi e and Manus (two of six sons) joined their father Charles in the business. In 1954 the company was commissioned to build the fi rst ever mobile dental unit, which was offi cially handed over to the then Health Minister, Tom O’Higgins, on 21st September. On its success, fl eets of transport were custom built to order.

The coachworks and the coffi n manu-facturing business complimented each other greatly until the 1980’s when new leg-islation put pay to the former that had been the O’Doherty’s main source of income for decades. However, with life’s certainty being death there was hope that there would always be a need for coffi ns, so expansion in this area was inevitable.In 1977, Manus O’Doherty Jnr. joined his father. New man-agement was formed

in 1990 with the addition of Manus’ brother Charles, who formerly worked with Coates Viyella.Charles and Manus soon realised that a more strategic approach to the develop-

ment of the company was the only way forward. Marketing awareness, competi-

tiveness, fl exibility, knowledgeable, skilled and adaptable workforce, were key areas in planning for the company’s future suc-cess.Nowadays, a far cry from the days of

hammers and nails, the company utilises high tech computerised equipment supplying an ever increasing range of high quality funeral products across the UK and Ireland.A short time ago in 2000 the com-pany was a proud recipient of the Investor in People award and the following year was awarded the prestigious National Training Award.Today the company is continuing to grow from strength to strength concentrating on servicing new and existing customers within the UK and Ireland, investing in state of the art machinery and ensuring

all our staff training is of the highest cali-bre.

In 1928 the company manufactured the fi rst

ever diesel car in Europe to run to a timetable

In 1928 the company manufactured the fi rst

ever diesel car in Europe to run to a timetable

Charles O’Doherty handing over keys for Ireland’s fi rst ever mobile dental unit to Minister for Health Tom O’Higgins. Left, Alfi e and Manus O’Doherty.

Charles, Manus, Dr Sean Farren (Minister for Employment & Learn-ing) and Sam McCrea of Investors in People, at Belfast City Hall.

Strabane Woman Margaret Woods with founder of O’Doherty Coachbuilders (which would eventually become O’ Doherty Coffi n Manufacturers) Charles O’Doherty.

Charles O’Doherty with three of his sons in the foreground, and staff. Circa 1925.

First diesel rail car to run a timetable in Europe, built by Charles O’Doherty and Sons.


Strabane’s Export Clever™ Programme lauded by BBC Hearts & Minds

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The programme has been funded by Strabane District Council’s Economic Devel-opment Department. It engaged and involved pupils and teachers from the secondary schools in Strabane, namely Holycross, Strabane Gram-mar School and Strabane High School (and most recently the Strabane Acad-emy in 2012). The schools agreed to work on a single joint project for their business studies class. They jointly chose to research a business called ‘Around the Table Games’ from St. Louis, Missouri and help prepare it for launching in the UK market.Ms. Kamala Lakhdhir, the

then US Consul General launched the Export Clever™ programme in Strabane in February 2011. A delega-tion including three Heads of Business Studies, the Council’s Economic Devel-opment Manager, and John Magee, of International Business Initiatives under-took a study visit to St Louis, in February 2011. During their time in St Louis they met with schools, businesses, universities and chambers of commerce. The programme was devel-oped by John Magee of International Business Initiatives. He believes that the most effective market research involves compa-nies directly engaging with

Holy Cross College pupils with their teachers, the Chairman and the Consul General

Councillor Karina Carlin, Councillor Brian McMahon (Chairman SDC), John Magee InternationalBusiness Initiatives, Kamala Lakhdhir, US Consul General, Kevin Rowland - US Deputy Consul General

Councillor Patsy Kelly, Geraldine Stafford Economic Development Manager, Councillor Rhonda Hamilton.

Strabane Academy pupils with their teachers, the Chairman and the Consul General

Strabane Academy pupils with their teachers, the Chairman and the Consul General

the people living in the export country identified: “Small Businesses often forego any exploratory research of new potential export markets because of cost. This leads either to expensive mistakes or missed opportunities. A short, sharp research exercise by a native of the country will allow a small to medium business to make a reasonably informed choice

to “move on” or undertake further action. People buy goods and services. They are often influenced in their choices by custom and practice and can include items as such as unlucky colours or numbers. It is a veritable minefield to the uninitiated.” Referring to the potential to engage local students in this process he added: “A great deal of activity by students on business related courses lacks context. A student may be asked to “research a local company” for example. This is poor use of the student’s time, energy and ability. The student would be better motivated if tasked with a research exercise which is needed. Export Clever™ is providing a structured system allowing students within Strabane District to gain exposure to real business projects which are needed; and companies within Strabane District to quickly ascertain the poten-tial of a new overseas market using local students.”On completion of Phase I of

the programme, Strabane District Council’s Chairman, Councillor Brian McMahon, and the US Consul General, Ms. Kamala Lakhdhir, presented the students with an award certificate for their diligence in providing the business with a profes-sional, well researched report which will inform the Around the Table Games Company in progressing their product for the UK market.As a follow up to last year’s visit to St. Louis, Strabane District Council advertised widely for businesses to come forward who wanted to participate on the programme and work with the American Schools to market research their business. Two businesses from Sion Mills were chosen for Phase 2 of Export Clever™ Programme. Niall Speak of Direct Sound and Lighting and Nigel Collins from Risk & Claims Ltd. travelled to St. Louis accompanied by the Chairman of Strabane District Council’s Economic Development Committee,

Councillor Thomas Kerrigan and again John Magee, International Business Initiatives.

The programme establishes an international business culture for the district. It allows local students and businesses to investigate new export opportunities at no cost and increase their competitiveness. It exposes local students to real business projects and devel-ops their skills which will in turn benefit local employers.Following successful delivery of the first Export Clever™ pilot programme, the model has now been expanded to include other schools and other export markets. Both the Strabane Academy and the Holycross College are continuing to work on the programme.

The Council recently hosted a Skype Conference for over 45 students from both schools and the BBC’s Hearts and Minds Programme broadcast recording on the 1st March, 2012.

For two years now, Strabane District Council has funded the innovative Export Clever™ Programme which aims to encourage inter-national trade and export amongst young budding entrepreneurs and local busi-nesses. The programme was recently high-lighted by the BBC Hearts and Minds Programme because of its potential to increase international export and assist eco-nomic recovery locally.



eBay Training has proved a phe-nomenal success with the public in Strabane District with large num-bers of people availing of the chance to learn how to get onto the online market.Strabane District Council has been at the helm of training its businesses and individuals to go global and take advantage of eBay to trade online. The Council’s Economic Development Department has now completed 5 courses with over 75 participants in the past year. The 2-day courses clearly explained how to prepare listings for eBay and how to maximise profits whilst minimising inputs.The courses were distributed throughout the district with venues such as Strabane, Donemana, Newtownstewart, Castlederg and Bready. The courses, conducted by Michael Hughes – eBay’s highest ranked Education Specialist in the UK or Ireland – brought the attendees from ‘introduction to eBay’ to ‘setting up virtual shops’ on the advanced sessions with real live sales. The Council has been extremely pleased with the comments from those who participated on the training and the percentage who decided to explore enterprise through eBay, or those who extended their main street shops to trading on eBay, or those who dabbled at trading to increase their income from home. Michael Hughes, whose courses have been filmed and broadcast on BBC and who is a regular interviewee on radio stations on both sides of the border congratulated Strabane District Council for its “far sighted approach to the needs of indigenous entrepreneurs.”The Chairman of Strabane District Council, Councillor Brian McMahon said “We have been

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delighted with the response and believe that courses of this nature benefit local businesses and individuals who are keen to get into the online market.” He pointed out that, “44% of the online businesses in the UK are based within the rural economy and portals like eBay permit small farmers and start up business people to trade on the world stage whilst leveling the playing field to enable established small firms to take on multinational companies and win.”Strabane District Council is keen to deliver more regular courses to

the public and will be targeting small businesses to avail of the opportunity to find new markets for their products. It will also be an advantage to some of our town centre retailers to get their unique or competitive products sold on the global market.

If you are interested in being involved in future courses please contact: Strabane District Council, Economic Development Department on 028 71 381303 and ask for Maureen Devine or email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Strabane business people at am SDC sponsored Advanced eBay course in the Regional College

Michael Hughes the first 5 Star eBay instructor in the UK or Ireland delivering a course on behalf of SDC



JACKSON’S HOTEL - ST PATRICKS FAMILY DAY 2012Jackson’s Hotel was a hive of activ-ity on St Patrick’s Day, when the Family day events kicked off with the Swimming Gala, sponsored by Jackson’s Hotel, at 12.30 pm. A large number of children who learned to swim over the years took part. There was a very high standard amongst the swimmers, and there were records achieved. But enjoyment and fun was the overall winner on the day. Thank you to all the mem-bers and their families for participat-ing in what all agreed was a great day out.Next was the Bonnie Baby Competition, kindly sponsored by “The Finn Valley Voice”. The judge, Mairead Monaghan, had a very hard task as she agreed that all the babies were winners, as their lively personalities shone through. Thank you to all the families who came along, the judge and offi cial leprechaun over the years, Penny O’Donnell.The children’s activities started with the Bouncy Castle and Face painting and then ended with all children dancing their hearts out in the Kids Disco and attended the super-vised Cinema Room.The Pet Show got off to a good start in the garden’s of the Hotel, with the sun shining and the waterfall fl owing. Only 12 dogs could win a special rosette in order to the catego-ries of small dogs, large dogs, obedience dogs and movement of the tail. There were some beautiful pets put for the day dressed to per-fection by their owners, and the children were an example to all. The judge Michelle from “Boarding Kennels” was very impressed by the care and attention given by them to their pets. Well done everyone. The Irish Music was provided by Vincent

Kelly at the reception of the Hotel and Brian Mc Devitt in Joe’s Bar and both were greatly enjoyed. The same happened with the Karaoke where spot prizes were given. While, the Irish Dancers look beautiful and danced their hearts out all day long, they contributed greatly to the enjoyment and

atmosphere of St Patrick’s Day. Thanks to all the dancers and to their parents, who dressed them so beautiful and provided the music.The Car Boot Sale was a great success with all kinds of goods on offer, and everyone agreed that they don’t do it often enough.

Breezy Willows held everyone spellbound with her story telling. Singing and Bread Making the scenes and sure tasked good, we don’t see enough of this talented lady. The day concluded with the annual Irish Coffee Making Competition.

Barry Jackson owner of Jackson’s Hotel with the two leprechauns

Small Dogs Winners - Caoimhne Quinn with Snow, Laura Heeney with Penny and Denise McKinney with Wallace

Danny Merrit with his dog Mia, 3rd Winner of Obediancs

Breezy Willows with Bread Making & Story TellingLarge Dogs Winners - Georgina Kee with Koda, Jason Peoples with Logan and Ruth Reilly with Milly

One of the Bonny Baby Competition participants with the judges Maired Monaghan and Penny O’Donnell.

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Three Holy Cross College teams make Northern Ireland Cup Finals!

Holy Cross College have a staggering three teams through to the Umbro Northern Ireland Cup soccer fi nals. The school will compete in the boys’ U16 and U18 fi nals at Ballymena Showgrounds on Wednesday April 25, while their senior girls team, who are current holders, will play their fi nal at Moyola Park on Thursday April 19. The U18 boys play Devenish College, Fermanagh. The U16 boys face St Joseph’s, Derry and the senior girls team play Our Lady and St Patrick’s Knock. The Holy Cross coaching staff, Gerard Boyle and Stephen Donaghy, are naturally delighted with the success of all three teams.

“It is a brilliant achievement to get one team through to a fi nal in a period of fi ve to ten years but to have three in the one year is unbelievable,” stressed Gerard, speaking to the ‘Herald last week. “It’s an amazing achievement and it’s great for Holy Cross

College and Strabane as a town to have three school teams doing so well. While it’s great to see this suc-cess, I must stress that it did not happen overnight. All players have trained hard and consistently. This is now simply years of hard work bearing fruit.”It is hoped that the people of Strabane can come out in force to the Ballymena Showgrounds and Moyola Park to support the teams. For the U16 and U18 fi nals in Ballymena there will be a 52-seater bus leaving from the town and also about 400 stu-dents from Holy Cross cheering the teams on. “Hopefully we’ll have lots of local support because it is going to be a football carnival for the people of Strabane. Let’s not forget the St Mary’s Boys school team from the town who will also be participating in a big fi nal on the same day and in the same venue as our U16 and U18 sides. The U18 boys kick-off

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Strabane District Council hosted a public speaking competition for local primary school children recently which focused on: “Shrink Your Bin… One Less bag to Land-fi ll”. The competition, organised by Northern Ireland’s three waste management groups, Arc 21, SWaMP and the North West in co-operation with Rethink Waste and Cooks-

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Overall the standard of public speaking was very high. There were 8 children from 4 local primary schools in the Strabane District who entered the competition, which is in its 14th year. It was clear from the speeches that the children all care very much about the increasing level of waste in the district and

beyond. They were concerned about the work that they will inherit as adults. The chil-dren all showed that they had researched the topic thoroughly and were able to pro-vide detailed facts and fi gures about the waste problem that is causing increasing concern. They emphasised that we all need to make an effort to reduce and reuse our waste as well as recycling it as this will not only benefi t our own country, but our chil-dren’s future.

The winners of the competition which was called Environmental Youth Speak were: 1st Francesca Gillespie from St. Columba’s Pri-mary School, Clady, 2nd Lucy Casey from St. Columba’s Primary School, Clady and 3rd Taylor Conroy from St. Joseph’s Primary School, Glenmornan. Francesca Gillespie will go forward to represent Strabane in the Junior Section of the North West Regional Final of the competition, which will be held on the 26th April 2012 in Newtownabbey.

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Today I want to talk about putting, how to use the mind when putting.

Do you avoid a loss or take a gain??

I vividly remember having a conversation with Aaron Kear-ney a current member of the Irish team, I have been working with Aaron for just over two years, in the time we worked together about his putting. He had noticed for a number of weeks that from the 6 to 10 ft range, if he had a putt for par, he would more often than not hole it. Yet, he just didn’t seem to be able to convert the birdie opportunities at that time. He felt everything he did in the way he approached the putts was the same, yet the results were poles apart. I would guess a lot of you reading this article may have experienced something similar over the years.It never ceases to amaze me how golf can throw at you the most illogical and quirky sta-tistics, the likes of which have no place in logical analysis. As we all know, from the minute you hit your fi rst tee shot to

the point where you hole your fi nal putt, each and every shot counts EXACTLY the same. A golf shot is a golf shot! Yet, it would seem we do better on certain shots than others.Imagine two scenarios which face us each and every time we play a game of golf. We have a putt to AVOID a bogey or a putt to GAIN a birdie.

Which do you think we would execute more successfully?

Economists David Pope and Maurice Schweitzer at the University of Pennsylvania analysed more than 2.5 mil-lion putts in detail to see if there would be any difference. Their results were fascinating in that at almost very distance, the conversion to SAVE par was statistically better than the conversion to GAIN a birdie! Why is that? What could be going on in our mind when the ACTUAL putt for par or birdie has NO more or less value when counted together in an overall round of golf?One possible explanation for this is something called ‘loss

aversion’, noted Psychologist Daniel Kahneman has written extensively about this and the fact most humans will do more to avoid loss than move towards gain. Loss aversion theory tells us that in effect, it seems to our human mind it is more painful to lose £100 than the equivalent balance of pleasure in winning £100. Pain seems to outweigh the pleasure. Could it be we subconsciously focus differently when we are faced with the possibility of ‘losing’ a par as opposed to ‘gaining’ a birdie. We somehow do more to avoid the loss than to secure the gain. Totally coun-terintuitive but it is something I have seen time and time again with players of all levels of the game. These unconscious driv-ers of our behaviour shouldn’t have such a powerful pull but they do. Loss aversion could perhaps also explain how we feel so uncomfortable when we get to a point in the round when we are under par or play-ing below our handicap. Again, do we subconsciously want to ‘hold on to what we have’ a bit more than we want to go lower and shoot a seriously good score. It is almost universal we all have scores we are comfort-

able with and when we start to look as though we can shoot lower than that we want to hang on to that possibility. We don’t tend to keep pushing forwards and riding the wave of our excellent play.

What can you do about this and how can you avoid the mysterious drive that is ‘loss aversion’?

For me, I see over and over again if I can get a player to become more concerned with his PROCESS before the shot and less concerned with the outcome, then results tend to follow. I often get players to ‘score’ their process or their routine on each hole. If they have carried out a series of key steps before they hit the ball or stroke the putt, then they have done their bit. They have done all THEY can to infl uence the outcome. The more deeply we focus on the process to a shot as opposed to an outcome (score) then the more we are absorbed in what we can control. It is NOT easy and we have been conditioned for so long to be

Mind control when putting

VERY score orientated. The more we feel we have a score in the bag, the more we become scared of losing it. It is a process of training your brain to become very proud of sticking to a proc-

ess on each and every shot and the more you have that as your goal, the less you are going to be buffeted around by the vagaries of the outcome and the misery of being too score orientated.


Strabane Athletic Football Club Notes

SAFC Player Profi le

Strabane Athletic have taken a step closer towards successive promo-tions in the Fermanagh and West-ern league. With 3 games remaining Athletic are still sitting pretty on top albeit on goal difference from Killen Rangers but with a game in hand over their near-est rivals. So not only are they looking odds on for successive promotions they look good for suc-cessive league titles as well. Recent wins against Spamount Swifts (4-0) and NFC Kesh Reserves (1-2) ensure they still lead the way. The clubs fi nal 3 fi xtures are yet to be rearranged but will be against Glebe Utd at home, Strule Utd and Ard-straw Reserves away and will be announced on the clubs website and Facebook page when confi rma-tion is received.

Mulhern Cup Qtrs this SaturdayStrabane Athletic made the journey to Enniskillen’s Lakeland Forum just over a week ago to take on 1st division Enniskillen Rangers in the 3rd round of the Mulhern Cup and after a great fi ght back deservedly put themselves into the hat for the 1/4 fi nals after a dramatic penalty shoot out win. Some may say this was a bit of a shock but with Strabane on the brink on promotion from the second tier of the Fermanagh and Western it was more than expected from those who made the journey to sup-port the team on the day. Athletic will now go on to play the holders, Ballinamallard United Reserves in the quarters which is scheduled for this Easter Saturday.All the latest news and statistics for the club can be sought on the clubs website - www.strabaneafc.com

Flag Day The Flag Day was held on Saturday 24th March in town and was a great success as we raised £700. The club would like to thank all those that helped out on the day and for everyone who gave gener-ously. All monies will go towards club development and promotional efforts within the community and beyond.

Golf Classic The clubs annual Golf Classic is next on the cal-endar. It will be held at Strabane Golf Club on Sunday 22nd April. More details on the event will be release over the coming weeks but anyone interested in competing can contact Strabane Golf Club to register their

Marc Devine Age: 20

Positi on: Left /Right Wing

Occupati on: Gap Year from student life / Barman

Club(s) played for: Sion Swift s underage teams, Omagh United & SAFC off course

Club you support: The 2011/12 Barclays Pre-miership Winners: Manchester United :-)

Favourite Music/Musician: Eminem, Coronas & Chili Peppers

Favourite TV Series/Film: Smallville, One Tree Hill, House & How to lose a guy in 10 days

Who is your favourite past / present foot-baller? Eric Cantona and the great one, Lionel Messi

Who has been the best footballer you have played with and against? Best has to be Ja-son ‘Raver’ McGrinder and haven’t come up against anyone that fi ts the other criteria yet!

What is your fondest memory in football to date? United winning their 19th ti tle (Bel19ve)

Who do you consider to be the best player and unsung hero of SAFC? Best would be Raver and unsung hero has to be Barry Porter - a rock in defense, even at his age.

What other sports do you partake in and what positi on do you play? Hurling (Shamrocks, Strabane) & Gaelic Football (St Columba’s, Urney) all in an advance/forward positi on.

What footballer would you like to play or have played alongside and why? Lionel Messi, as he’s unbelievable at opening up defenses with his bursts of speed, dribbling ability and his goals are something out of the ordinary - greatest player ever in my opinion!

Do you think SAFC can progress into senior football in Northern Ireland? Defi nitely. If things keep progressing the way they are I don’t see why not. Obtaining our own pitch/ground is essenti al though.

Finally, in one word what does it mean to play for your home town football team? Privileged

Strabane Athletic another step closer to promotion

name/team - 02871382271. The club are still interested in any business, company or individual who wished to spon-sor a tee/hole on the day, at a rate of £25.00 per hole the club will promote you on their website, Facebook page and you’ll also have a placard on the day beside your sponsored tee. All interested parties should contact a commit-tee member to let your intentions known.

Under 16’s The clubs under 16 team will kick off their league campaign over the next couple of weeks. Training has been taken place weekly and eve-ryone involved are excited on what lays ahead for a talented bunch of players in their inaugu-ral season. Good luck to everyone involved. All support would be warmly welcomed.

Good Luck to HCC The club would like to wish all the Holy Cross College teams the best of luck in the N.I Schools Cup fi nals which are coming up in April.

Strabane Athletic’s Jason McGrinder shields the ball as a Kesh defender comes in.

John McLaughlin comes away with the ball after an attempted lunge by a Kesh player. Lee Conwell shoots up the left fl ank.

P W D L PTS

Strabane Athletic 19 15 2 2 47

Killen Rangers 20 15 2 3 47

Irvinestown Wand 20 13 1 6 40

Omagh Hospitals 17 9 4 4 31

Glebe United 11 6 4 1 22

Strule United 16 6 3 7 21

Lisnaskea Rovers 13 4 3 6 15

Maguiresbridge 15 4 3 8 15

Mountjoy Utd Res 18 4 2 12 14

Spamount Swifts 15 1 5 9 8

NFC Kesh Res 15 1 4 10 7

Ardstraw Res 13 0 3 10 3

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ANXIETY and PANICAnyone who knows me or has read my articles will appreciate that I believe the mouth is not for breathing. I believe that the only way to breathe is in and out through the nose - whatever you happen to be doing. Whenever some people breathe through their mouths their bodies will have to compensate for the fact that they have bypassed the primary fi lter, (the nose), by creating excess mucus through the sinuses in a vain attempt to produce a secondary fi lter in order to prevent overwhelming the immune system with whatever nasties may be contained in the incoming air. This can lead to the sinuses becoming infected and cause great annoyance and discomfort. Other mouth breathers may simply become anxious and acute mouth breathers may suffer full blown panic attacks. There are many different theories why some people take panic or anxiety attacks. My experience has taught me that hyperventilation can be the primary cause of the condition. Hyperventilation is simply breathing more than the body needs. We are all too aware these days of the detrimental effects that eating or drinking more than the body needs can have on the human system. Over breathing can also have a negative impact on our health? Many of us experience situations when we think that we are not getting enough breath and when we feel breathless believe that the best thing to do is to breathe more. Actually it is much more helpful when you teach yourself to breathe less in such circumstances. Instead it can be useful to practice this simple exercise :-Breathe in through the nose, out through the nose, hold your breath on the out breath and hold your

nose for a count of 5. Then let go of your nose and recover, breathing gently in and out through the nose. Repeat breath holding and letting go in this manner until the anxiety or panicky feeling subsides. With practice you will get really good at this and your will fi nd that learning to reduce your breathing is one of the easiest ways to control how you feel. If holding your breath for a count of 5 seems stressful to you, hold it for a count of two or three and repeat this process. The aim of the exercise is to reduce the volume of breath and allow yourself to calm in a more natu-ral way. By breathing more you are increasing the volume of breath and oxygenating the panicky ‘fi re’ as it were, and making it ‘burn’ even more furiously. By holding your breath you are intro-

ducing carbon dioxide to the ‘fi re’ which has the effect of putting it out. As a preventative measure it is useful to reduce your breathing at every opportunity. When driving in the car do some breath holds and when walk-ing, hold your breath for a few steps and repeat the exercise regularly as you walk along. Always remember to keep your mouth closed when walk-ing and if this is too stressful simply slow the pace down or rest for a little until you feel comfortable again. Remember breathing through the mouth is never an option. Have a go and enjoy being able to control how you feel.

Until the next time,Tom Herron


THE NAME FOR SUZUKI IN THE NORTH WEST: DONNELLY & TAGGARTDonnelly & Taggart, one of the Provinces leading car retailers, continue to expand their network with the addition of Suzuki to their multi-franchise site at Eglinton. The new Suzuki franchise joins the Eglinton site, alongside Donnelly & Taggart’s other motor manufacturers, Peugeot, Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Renault, Nissan and Volkswagen & Motorstore.

‘Our Provincial coverage is important for the manufacturers we partner but also for our customers, who have ongoing sales, servic-ing and parts requirements. It is reassuring for Suzuki owners in the North West that we are just around the corner and that we are still able to give that individual attention to cus-tomer care’, said Houston Taggart, Company Director. Donnelly & Taggart Suzuki has all ready man-aged to gain a lot of attention from the locals.

Throughout the build over the past few months customers have regularly called in to see when they would be open for business as they couldn’t wait to purchase their new Suzuki.

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Donnelly & Taggart Suzuki is currently run-ning some of the strongest offers available in the car market. These include the new Suzuki Alto from £6,666, the Suzuki Splash from £7,777 and the Suzuki Swift from £8,888. Donnelly & Taggart Suzuki is offering huge savings when you buy any model from the Alto, Splash or Swift small car range. They will take care of the VAT, leaving you free to make the most of striking style, maximum manoeuvrability and fantastic features at a more affordable price than ever before.

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Commenting on this recent addition to the Donnelly & Taggart portfolio, Victor Pollock, Sales Director, ‘Suzuki is a prestigious brand and I am personally delighted to be working

Victor-Pollock-Sales Director & Brent Crawford Suzuki Sales

in partnership with them in and I feel that we are well-placed to add excellent value to their existing customer base and help them grow market share.’

Donnelly & Taggart feel this is a great time to enter the local market with the Suzuki franchise. Recent fi g-ures have shown growth in the car market based on last year’s fi gures, and with New Suzuki’s available from £6,666 the Directors are delighted to unveil their new showroom.

Aftersales service is what Donnelly & Taggart really focus on. The Directors are delighted to be able to offer all current North West Suzuki owners a local dealership which can look after all their servicing and warranty

requirements. Donnelly & Taggart will also be announcing the arrival of another new dealership at the end of March.

The Donnelly Group work in partnership with 16 manufacturers across Northern Ireland, including Land Rover, Toyota, Volkswagen – both passenger and com-mercial vehicles, Renault and Mitsubishi as well as the Motorstore brand which focuses on quality used cars.

For more information and to here more about the latest Suzuki Offers across New & Used vehicles, Parts or Servicing please call Donnelly & Taggart Suzuki Team on 028 7181 3024 or log on to www.donnellygroup.co.uk/Suzuki

Donnolly & Taggart Suzuki Showroom at Eglinton


Donnelly & Taggart Eglinton have recently announced further expansions with the news of Fiat & Fiat Profes-sional joining the multi-franchise site this Spring. The region’s third biggest car dealership network has completed a deal with Fiat that will see it spearhead a major sales push from the brand in Northern Ireland.

“Fiat is a sleeping giant in Northern Ireland where its market share is well below the UK average,” said Victor Pollock, Sales Director Donnelly & Taggart.

“The potential is there to grow Fiat in the North West,” he added. With an improved and expanded dealer network, Donnelly & Taggart Eglinton believe the Fiat brand, which features a range of stylish, well-engi-neered, and economical cars will be a big hit with the Northern Ireland public. Victor Pollock said the move would herald a new and exciting era for the Italian marque in the North West. “Fiat has always done quite well in our Belfast branch, but hasn’t done well in the country because the dealerships haven’t been there. We are going to change that,” he said. ‘The Donnelly Group is unique in Northern Ireland with our province wide

approach to sales and service as we appreciate that not everyone with motoring needs lives in the Bel-fast area. Donnelly & Taggart will be the sole Fiat dealership network in the region with the group planning to provide a group and region-wide serv-ice to Fiat Group customers for the fi rst time’. “Fiat has developed a great reputation in recent years for making some very eye-catching, fun, and well engineered cars. You just have to look at the Fiat 500. Pound for pound, we think it’s the best looking and most desirable car around. Everyone just wants one,” he added. “Fiat also has TwinAir technology which means engines with good performance and really impres-sive economy. Fiat has the lowest average CO2

emissions of any brand and we all know that zero emissions means Zero Road Tax. These are the cars that people want to buy nowadays.” “We are already getting customers enquiries from far and wide and we have only recently opened,” he said. The message from Donnelly & Taggart is that Fiat brands represent a very exciting opportunity for the Donnelly Group in Northern Ireland and we can expect to see many more of them on our roads in the years ahead.For more information on the New & Used Fiat & Fiat Professional range please call the Fiat Sales team at Donnelly & Taggart Eglinton on 028 7181 3038 or log on to www.donnellygroup.co.uk

Donnelly & Taggart joins Forces with Fiat

Victor Pollock Sales Director, Charlie O’Donnell Fiat Sales Manager & Houston Taggart, Managing Director pictured in the newly opened Donnelly & Taggart Fiat Showroom in Eglinton

Charlie O’Donnell Fiat Sales Manager, Victor Pollock Sales Director, Houston Taggart, Managing Director and Eddie Murray Director pictured outside the newly opened Donnelly & Taggart Fiat Showroom in Eglinton


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