County Tyrone
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| Area | 3155 |
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| Population | 177,986 (2011) |
| Capital | Omagh |
| Highest elevation (Sawel Mountain) | 2224678 |
| Did you know | Tyrone is the eighth-largest Irish county by area (3,263 km²). |
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| ID | 568405 |
About County Tyrone
County Tyrone is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retains a strong identity in popular culture.
Troubles Legacy Act to be challenged at Belfast High Court
... " Her husband, Seamus, 45, was shot dead in a loyalist attack at a hotel in Dungannon, County Tyrone, in 1997...
The Disappeared: Search for IRA murder victim Columba McVeigh ends
... Mr McVeigh, from Donaghmore, in County Tyrone, was 19 years old when he disappeared in 1975...
Omagh hum: Council could call in noise specialists
... The night-time noise has been reported in a wide area of Omagh in County Tyrone in recent weeks...
Clogher: Tanks containing cattle semen stolen in burglary
...By Louise CullenBBC NI agriculture and environment correspondentTwo artificial insemination tanks have been stolen during a burglary in Clogher, County Tyrone...
Spotlight: Bereaved families warn over dangers over 'lethal' drugs
... Andrea was 20 when she died in hospital after she was found unconscious at a friend s house near her home in Strabane, County Tyrone...
Sextortion on Snapchat is not the end of my world, says victim
... " In 2016, the PSNI s cyber crime unit traced the computer used to blackmail County Tyrone schoolboy Ronan Hughes...
Nats air traffic control fault: Experts reflect on three days of chaos
... Serena Hamilton, from Cookstown, County Tyrone, was meant to fly to Newcastle for a hospital check-up following a heart transplant last year - Airlines are hampered in how quickly they can get things back to normal during long delays because safety laws limit the number of hours staff can work...
Omagh bomb: A phone call between friends after the blast
... On 15 August 1998, Rachel had been working in the County Tyrone town and Kate had come to meet her as she had an appointment in Omagh that day...
Clogher: Tanks containing cattle semen stolen in burglary
By Louise CullenBBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent
Two artificial insemination tanks have been stolen during a burglary in Clogher, County Tyrone .
They are thought to have been taken from an outbuilding on Ballyness Road sometime between 15:00 on 21 October and 13:00 BST on 23 October.
The tanks contained what has been described as a " large quantity" of cattle semen.
It is stored in straws in compartments inside the cryogenic storage tanks.
The size of the tanks stolen is not known but The Police say they and their contents were of " significant value".
Cattle semen can be expensive depending on the quality of the bull.
Semen from prize-winning animals can command a very high price.
Greenhouse gasesArtificial insemination is important in farming for several reasons.
It is safer in physical and biosecurity terms that bringing a bull into a herd.
But it also allows farmers to develop the genetic quality of their herd.
That can be for productivity, temperament or other characteristics.
And under the new Ruminant Genetics Programme, it is also for environmental reasons.
Agriculture is the biggest greenhouse gas-emitting sector in Northern Ireland .
So part of the programme's focus is on breeding cattle that produce less methane.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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