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The accidental columnist who became an Omagh institution

Summary by We Are Tyrone
WHEN Stephen McKenna was asked to write a light-hearted column for the Ulster Herald in the summer of 1968, neither he nor the newspaper could have imagined what would follow. What began as a chance request from publisher Austin Lynch would evolve into one of the most enduring and recognisable features in local journalism, with Stephen’s ‘As The Man Says’ column appearing in the newspaper every week for the next 50 years. Writing under the pseud…
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We Are Tyrone broke the news on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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