Send us Fan Mail Coalisland Fianna - 'It's who we are!' As exciting development plans are being drawn up and the launch of a huge fundraising initiative 'The Fianna 400', we are joined by club stalwarts Gerard Rafferty, Gerry Galvin and Plunkett Kane. Gerard Rafferty recalls his first days as a small boy going to MacRory Park in the early 1960s, his playing days, the many structural changes through the decades and being club secretary when the field was rededicated as Fr Peter Campbel...
Sep 4
1 hr 12 min
Send us Fan Mail Gary & Paul Coney - An O'Rahilly family winning at sport. Brothers Gary and Paul Coney have dedicated their lives to local sport, winning top medals in club Gaelic football and soccer, national acclaim (with their mother Colette and brother Shane) in RTÉ's, Ireland's Fittest Family while Gary has won no less than four All Ireland medals with Tyrone over 40's. The podcast also pays tribute to their Grandmother Nellie McKee, described as 'Clonoe O'Rahillys' First L...
Aug 19
1 hr 7 min
Send us Fan Mail Dympna Heron - Talking the talk and walking the walk. Dympna Heron, from Stewartstown, has been a busy woman in recent years, with her involvement in a range of local community initiatives. Currently she is flat out, as they say, helping organise the Coalisland Camino which takes place on Sunday, August 16. It was the brainchild of Feargal O'Donnell, the Manager of Coalisland Community Hub & Foodbank. Another group most connected with the walk is 'F...
Aug 5
1 hr 9 min
Send us Fan Mail Bert Mohan - still whistling after all these years Some thought Tyrone referee Bert Mohan and Martin Mohan were two different people. 'They' are indeed one-and-the-same, and in this podcast, Bert explains how he attained the name.. Bert!.. it goes back to the 1970s! Thirty years a GAA whistler, that includes taking charge of three senior club finals, he recalls an approach on Scotch Street in Dungannon that started it all off. That was shortly after he thought he'...
Jul 24
1 hr 11 min
Send us Fan Mail Gerry Timlin - Bringing It All Back Home. We were delighted to be joined by Gerry Timlin, on a visit home from America, where he has lived for more than 50 years. This is a wonderful podcast as he recalls growing up in Coalisland, local characters, football with the Fianna and joining folk group The Jolly Tinkermen as a teenager after winning a major talent competition. He recalls his beloved parents, and the devastating loss of his father Joe a barber, who ...
Jul 12
1 hr 13 min
Send us Fan Mail From darkness to light: a survivor's story. A huge thank you to Eamon Devlin who took time out from a flying visit to guest on the TwoMacs Podcast. It was a catch-up of sorts, as Ronan Mac and Eamon were friends as children, however Eamon's life was forever changed, at the age of 12, when his parents were brutally murdered by loyalists, acting in collusion with the 'security forces'. The double murder, on 7th May, 1974 of a most popular couple, who made a great contribution t...
Jul 1
1 hr 10 min
Send us Fan Mail 'Crafty Young Things' First Steps Women Centre A delightful and most uplifting podcast with 'Crafty Young Things', a dynamic group of women who meet weekly in Dungannon. And it is open to newcomers! Based at First Steps Women’s Centre, they are vibrant mix of local ladies from across the community and those who have moved to the area. CEO Michael McGolderick explains how First Steps Women’s Centre began and has grown to provide programs for up to 350 women a y...
Jun 18
58 min
Send us Fan Mail Patsy O'Hagan - the Loughshore Bard Three times Bard of Armagh and Hall of Fame recipient, Patsy O'Hagan is a legend among storytellers. You only has to listen to his recitations and jokes, to hear the howls of laughter and enjoyment from his audiences. His sense of observation is hilarious. By Lough Neagh all his life, Patsy a proud Moortown man, lives on the 'border' with Ardboe. The podcast pays tribute to the late great Frank McGuigan, Ardboe's most f...
Jun 7
1 hr 22 min
Send us Fan Mail Music as Gift and Calling Martin's guest this week is Mairead Duffy - teacher, musician, singer/composer and director of Dungannon community choir Gathered Voices, which she founded in 2019. A native of Tuam, County Galway, Mairead came north in the early 1990s to study music at Jordanstown. Her musical formation began early, with Mairead's grandmother teaching her some piano chords. It was love at first sound. She practiced constantly and soon took up the harp. Mairead...
May 19
1 hr 18 min
Send us Fan Mail Malachi Cush: Family, faith and fame. It's a long podcast, and a good one! recorded in Malachi Cush's studio amidst the scenic beauty of Drummond. Just weeks away from a concert (with his good friend Karl McGuckin) to mark the 150th anniversary of St Patrick’s Church in Dungannon, this is a wonderful podcast packed with reflections, memories and fabulous songs recorded by the 'crooner' himself. Is he a crooner?! He has written a song to mark the anniversary of the chape...
May 10
1 hr 40 min
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