Clonoe (from Irish Cluain Eo) [1] is a small village and a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It includes O'Rahilly Park where the Clonoe O'Rahillys Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club play their home games. It was the scene of the Clonoe ambush in 1992. Notable residents. Michelle O'Neill [2]

The Clonoe Ambush was a military action between the British Army and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) that occurred during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.On 16 February 1992, an IRA unit which had attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) security base in the village of Coalisland in County Tyrone, was ambushed shortly afterwards by the Special Air Service (SAS) in the grounds ...

1 day ago · The use of lethal force by British soldiers against four IRA men in Co Tyrone in February 1992 was "not justified," presiding coroner Justice Michael Humphreys said in his verdict in Belfast today ...

1 day ago · Kevin Barry O’Donnell (21), Sean O’Farrell (22), Peter Clancy (21) and Patrick Vincent (20) were shot dead in the grounds of St Patrick’s Church at Clonoe, near Coalisland, Co Tyrone, in ...

1 day ago · The scene of a shoot-out in Clonoe, near Coalisland, County Tyrone, where four IRA men were killed by the SAS. An inquest into the case opened in 2023.

1 day ago · He pointed out that a Ministry of Defence (MoD) document referred to the Clonoe ambush as "an excellent Security Forces success." The inquest also found that state agencies "perpetuated falsehoods" regarding the Clonoe incident, with a press release from the time claiming an "exchange of gunfire," which led the media to adopt this narrative.

1 day ago · SAS use of force in killing of four IRA men in Clonoe, Co Tyrone, in 1992 ‘not justified’ – coroner. UTV. Northern Ireland. Troubles. Crime and Courts. Thursday 6 February 2025 at 6:13pm

1 day ago · Patrick Vincent (20), Kevin O'Donnell (21), Peter Clancy (21) and Sean O'Farrell (22) were killed in the grounds of St Patrick’s Church near Clonoe in 1992, minutes after attacking Coalisland ...

1 day ago · The scene of a shoot-out in Clonoe, near Coalisland, County Tyrone, where four IRA men were killed by the SAS and (top right) DUP leader Gavin Robinson and (bottom right) UUP MP Doug Beattie

Clonoe (from Irish Cluain Eo) is a small village and a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It includes O'Rahilly Park where the Clonoe O'Rahillys Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club play their home games. It was the scene of the Clonoe ambush in …