Carrickmore - The forgotten bad land

[Hereiam]

[b]Crowd attacks police in village  [/b]
 
Police were attacked by a crowd of about 30 to 40 youths in a County Tyrone village on Saturday night.
A police patrol had responded to reports of youths letting off fireworks in a dangerous manner in Carrickmore when they were attacked.
Fireworks and other missiles were thrown at the officers and a burning barricade was also built by the youths, some of whom were wearing balaclavas.
There were a number of other incidents in the village over Halloween night.
Officers who stopped a car near the local high school arrested three men for possession of an offensive weapon, possession of an imitation firearm, possession of fireworks without a licence and going equipped for theft.
They were later released pending further enquiries.
Shortly before 0300 GMT on Sunday, police arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of driving while unfit after a tractor crashed into three cars.
Police are also appealing for information about vandalism at a quarry near the village which happened on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Vandals started up a mechanical digger at the Mullanmore Road premises and damaged gates and other property, as well as the digger.

They took the drawn match with errigal earlier on very badly. Can anyone inform us was it as bad as they are makin it out to be. Have to say was driven through it the other morning and too be honest its a ghost town at the minute. There was more life about sixmilcross and thats sayin alot.

[ziggysego]

Heard something about it this morning, but sounds nowhere nears as bad as the BBC is reporting it to be.

[Tony Baloney]

Hasn't Carrickmore always had a "Wild West" feel about it.

Shortly before 0300 GMT on Sunday, police arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of driving while unfit after a tractor crashed into three cars.

I have to say that made me laugh! Where else but Tyrone?