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Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and had a population of 15,889 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the town, though since 2015 it has been covered by Mid-Ulster District Council.

New Year Honours 2023: Pat Jennings, Dara McAnulty and John Bennett on NI list

New Year Honours 2023: Pat Jennings, Dara McAnulty and John Bennett on NI list
Dec 30,2022 6:21 pm

... " Full list of Northern Ireland recipients of New Year HonoursCommanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)Dr Graham Harold Gudgin, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - for services to economic development in Northern IrelandMaria Teresa Jennings, Castlewellan, County Down, director, regulatory compliance, people and Northern Ireland, Food Standards Agency - for services to public healthPatrick Anthony Jennings OBE, Brickendon, Hertfordshire - for services to association football and to charity in Northern IrelandSamuel David Pollock OBE, Antrim, County Antrim - for public service in Northern IrelandOfficers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)Dr John Edmund Stannard, Belfast, legal academic, Queen s University Belfast - for services to legal educationNicola Louise Bailey, London - for services to healthcare in Northern IrelandBrian Baird, Newtownards, County Down, lately board member of Invest NI - for services to economic development in Northern IrelandMichael Thomas Bell, Holywood, County Down, executive director, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association Ltd - for services to the food and drink industry and to the economy in Northern IrelandJoseph Patrick Breen, Ballycastle, County Antrim, lately senior scientific officer, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - for services to marine science and to environmental protectionProf Francis Casey, Carryduff, County Down, consultant paediatric cardiologist - for services to healthcare in Northern IrelandVictor James Boyd Chestnutt, Bushmills, County Antrim, lately president, Ulster Farmers Union - for services to agricultureDr Jennifer Elliott, Londonderry - for services to the arts in Northern IrelandSteven McCourt, Larne, County Antrim, head of reducing reoffending, resettlement and rehabilitation, Department of Justice - for public serviceJohn Gordon Miligan, Newtownards, County Down - for services to business and human resource management in Northern IrelandTrevor Dale Robinson, Portadown, County Armagh, lately principal, Lurgan College, County Armagh - for services to educationDeborah Elizabeth Watters, Belfast, co-director, Northern Ireland Alternative - for public serviceMembers of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)Dr Roy Robert Anderson, Belfast - for services to science and natureSandra Hazel Bailie, County Down - for services to bowlsWilliam John Gaston Bennett, Belfast - for services to radio and television broadcasting in Northern IrelandSandra Best, Lisburn, County Down, volunteer and trustee, Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation - for voluntary serviceStephen John Bleakley, Fivemiletown, County Tyrone - for services to libraries and to the community in Fermanagh, Omagh and FivemiletownKenneth Sydney Brundle, Killinchy, County Down - for services to business, to economic development and to the charitable sector in Northern IrelandGeorge Crawford Bell, Carryduff, County Down - for services to the music industry in Northern IrelandDr Anne Campbell, Belfast, reader, Queen s University Belfast - for services to drug policy and practiceSusan Shirley Cunningham, Belfast, lately president, North of Ireland Veterinary Association - for services to the veterinary profession in Northern IrelandJacqueline Dixon, Ballyrobert, County Antrim, chief executive, Antrim and Newtownabbey Council - for services to local government and to the community in Northern IrelandEileen Lilian Mary Donnelly, Dungannon, County Tyrone, board of governors, the Integrated College, Dungannon - for services to education in Northern IrelandLorraine Foster, Lisburn, County Antrim - for services to people with learning disabilities in LisburnBrian Jozef Grzymek, Holywood, County Down, lately deputy director, Department of Justice - for public and voluntary service in Northern IrelandKathleen Margaret Joy Guthrie, Hillsborough, County Down - for services to the Reserve Forces and to the veteran community in Northern IrelandThe Reverend Matthew Henry Hagan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, chaplain, Southern Area Hospice and Rector of Tynan, Aghavilly and Middletown parishes, County Armagh - for services to hospice healthcare and to the community in Northern IrelandProfessor Anne Heaslett, Limavady, County Londonderry, lately principal, Stranmillis University College - for services to educationPeter Desmond Jack, Limavady, County Londonderry - for services to endurance sport and charity in Northern IrelandRabbi David Michael Kale, Belfast, faith leader, Belfast Synagogue - for services to the Jewish community in Northern IrelandSamuel James Kee, Bready, County Tyrone, community development worker - for services to the community in County LondonderryGavin Joseph Killeen DL Londonderry, managing director, Nuprint Technologies Ltd - for services to further education in Northern IrelandRobert Leckey, County Armagh - for services to education in County DownDr Alison Florence Livingstone, Randalstown, County Antrim, paediatrician, Northern Health and Social Care Trust - for services to safeguarding children in Northern IrelandPeter Anthony McBride, Omagh, County Tyrone - for services to the economy and to the community in County TyroneKatrina McDonnell, Belfast, founder, Homeless Period Belfast - for services to women s healthPatrick Joseph McGurn, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh - for services to the community in County Fermanagh and TyroneProf Sonja Jayne McIlfatrick, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, dean of the Ulster Doctoral College and professor of nursing and palliative care, Ulster University - for services to higher education and public healthWilliam Oliver, Castlerock, County Londonderry - for services to education, to business and to charities in County LondonderryGail Redmond, Carrickfergus, County Antrim - for services to association football in Northern IrelandAndrew Peter Saunders, Dromore, County Down, lately chair, Southern Regional College, County Armagh and County Down - for services to the further education sector in Northern IrelandProf Michael Gordon Scott, Ballymena, County Antrim, director, Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre - for services to pharmacy in Northern IrelandJohn Stewart, Katesbridge, County Down, district chairman, Royal British Legion Northern Ireland - for services to veteransProf Ursula Margaret Waite, County Armagh - for services to the agri-food industry and to the economy in Northern IrelandJoseph Norman Wilson, Cookstown, County Tyrone - for services to business and to the community in Northern IrelandSamuel Godfrey Young, Omagh, County Tyrone - for services to social work and to educationMedallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)Stephen Burns, Ballymena, County Antrim, road sweeper, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council - for services to the community in PortglenoneChristopher Robert David Cuddy, Dungannon, County Tyrone - for voluntary service to the community in Northern IrelandPeter Anthony Dolan, Omagh, County Tyrone, founder, Enda Dolan Foundation - for services to justice and to young people in Northern IrelandJahswill Rohi Alexander Emmanuel, Belfast, founder, Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures Northern Ireland - for services to the community in Northern IrelandJulie Gough, Bangor, County Down - for services to midwifery in Northern IrelandLynn Green, Seaforde, County Down - for services to emergency nursing in Northern IrelandRaye Elizabeth Greenaway, Portadown, County Armagh - for services to young people in Northern Ireland through the Boys BrigadeDerek Richard Greenaway, Portadown, County Armagh - for services to young people in Northern Ireland through the Boys BrigadeWilliam John Hutchinson, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, volunteer driver, Belfast City Hospital - for services to Healthcare in Northern IrelandCatherine Georgina Johnston - for services to Save The Children and to the community in BelfastWilliam Iain Kennedy, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, director, Aisling Counselling Centre, and coach, Enniskillen Royal Boat Club - for voluntary service to the community in County FermanaghDara Seamus McAnulty, Annalong, County Down - for services to the environment and to people with autism spectrum disorderWinifred McConnell, Crumlin, County Antrim, registrar, Belfast City Council - for services to local overnmentgPatrick Joseph McTeague, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, food technology technician, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - for public and voluntary serviceJames McVicar Morrison, Ballymena, County Antrim - for services to Agriculture in Northern IrelandAnthony Oliver Morrison, Ballymoney, County Antrim - for voluntary services to the community in Northern IrelandMichelle Veronica Mullan, Antrim, County Antrim...

The day of basketball star John Stockton, came to Dungannon

The day of basketball star John Stockton, came to Dungannon
Jun 7,2020 5:28 pm

... But in the spring of 1988 NBA star John Stockton to coach a basketball camp in the mid-Ulster town of Dungannon...

The day of basketball star John Stockton, came to Dungannon

Jun 7,2020 5:28 pm

At first glance, County Tyrone , seems like an unlikely stage for a Basketball Player , widely considered one of The Greatest point guards of all time.

But in The Spring of 1988 Nba Star John Stockton to coach a basketball camp in the mid-Ulster town of Dungannon .

The Utah Jazz veteran, the resume speaks for itself.

He still holds the record for the most career assists and steals in the NBA and has two Olympic Gold medals.

as an NBA Hall-of-Fame member, who comes from Spokane, Washington, in Dungannon ?

the 58-year-old smiles as he recalls: "I Speaking on Bbc News NI I have good memories of Dungannon . I have A Trip to Ireland with My Wife , my son, who was six months old at The Time , and my Parents .

Utah Jazz legend John Stockton at a basketball camp in Dungannon 1988

"I'm Irish on my father's side, so we wanted to roots of its track, and while I was there, I was asked, I would put a stop to The Camp . "

The person who this request was Frankie O'Loane.

He has since died, but a Driving Force behind basketball in Northern Ireland , from the 1970s on.

Frankie O'Loane trained to win a series of all-Ireland-school-basketball-teams, and would go on to coach Dungannon 's super-league football team

In The Time of the Nba Star 's Irish visit, Mr O'Loane, a Pe Teacher at St. Patrick's College in Dungannon , where the basketball camp was held.

Stockton says it's been an interesting first impression of Ireland: "When I was picked up by Frankie , to Pick Up The First thing I remember trying on his Irish accent.

"The Second thing I remember is the arrival at The School , and right next to The Playground , it was a great, Wi-Fi fence with helicopters and armored vehicles. "

Northern Ireland , in the year 1988 was even in The Middle of bases in the violence and the army, was commonplace throughout the country for almost 20 years

The army base in Dungannon , was next to the door of the city post-primary schools.

'your teammates are her family says"

Stockton , he still has vivid memories of the setting.

"During the trip, we were stopped at an army checkpoint, and while in school it seemed like the helicopters were coming and going every few minutes.

"It was certainly an interesting addition to the setting for basketball coaching.

"But I Remember When I was inside The Camp , for me, it was very much like a basketball camp I went Back Home in the USA to this time.

"A large number of children with abilities, some of which had previously never been a basketball, but some were not bad for her age. "

"I love children for sports in a young age, for me, there is nothing comparable. With basketball, you step on The Court , and it is easy, your teammates are your family for The Next couple of hours, and the brotherhoods wear on The Court . "

Fintan Colgan pictured in The Middle of the back row with John Stockton in the basketball camp in Dungannon

Fintan Colgan is a retired teacher from St. Patrick's Academy and has been involved with basketball for More Than 30 years.

He has clear memories of Stockton 's time at The Camp .

He says: "It was a surprise for the children when he went, there was a real presence about him, and he didn't talk down to them, but he was very much devoted to the sport, that you could not improve without practice.

"He showed a lot of passing drills with them, and his death is probably The Greatest there ever was. I don't think his assists record to be beaten, and that makes him a really great time. "

If you are not tends, when asked about the countless records he holds, Stockton , says he, to dwell on them.

"I don't give much thought to the statistics. I know it is largely, as I am, you can just go out and play, and you put it Out There , what history teaches us, it tells us.

Stockton still holds the NBA record for assists

"If it's brought up, it is a way to keep properly the record, but I get the recognition for the efforts for a large part of the team-mates who have helped me, that, but it's nice to keep him, but still. "

Stockton is one of the highest-profile Americans have a connection to Irish basketball, but in the 1980s there was a wave of professional American who came to Ireland in the sport to play.

A rule change in each of the Irish basketball league team had a recruit is allowed to, two professional players from overseas. It was a step in the Transformation of the sport and brought the American players such as Ed Randolph to the Irish League.

Randolph signed for sports-Belfast in 1982 after playing College Basketball at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island .

John Stockton says he has good memories of his trip to Ireland

For many American college players, which was just under The Cut for the NBA, a career in Europe, the sustainable alternative.

It is, of Stockton , says he also considered how it will be after the college, he not had faith, he would be picked to play in the NBA.

"I was planning on to Europe. As early as a month before the Nba Draft , I was not picked up, the anticipation and all of a sudden I'm picked up by Utah and the rest for me is history.

"But if that hadn't worked out, I was fully planning on overseas to play basketball, but I was not selected. "

when asked if he could have played in Ireland, he replies with a smile.

"Yes, I could have, maybe even Dungannon . "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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