Career
He has led Tyrone to three All-Ireland titles, four Ulster titles, one National League, and nine Doctor McKenna Cups to date (as of January 2016). Considered one of the best tacticians in the game, Harte is admired both by peers and former rivals. The media have compared him to a statesman for his willingness to unite divided communities in Northern Ireland.
Born in Glencull, near Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Harte was educated at the Christian Brothers Grammar School in Omagh.
He trained to be a teacher at Saint Joseph"s College in Belfast (now Street Mary"s). He taught for five years at De Louisiana Salle Boys School in Kircubben for five years.
He then moved to Street Ciaran"s in Ballygawley. He continued working there as he progressed through the county ranks of Tyrone"s Gaelic football side, bringing them to a National Football League title, All-Ireland Minor and U21 victories and eventually, in 2003, the Sam Maguire Cup.
He guided the under-21 team to two All-Ireland Under 21 titles and three Ulster Under 21 titles.
He led the Minors to an All-Ireland Minor title and three Ulster Minor titles. He subsequently managed his home club of Errigal Ciarán and was successful with this team as well, winning the Tyrone County Championship and Ulster Championship. In more recent times Ulster Championship success has not come easy for Harte"s Tyrone, having been knocked out 4 times by Donegal in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Harte has been very forthcoming with his Christian views.
McCrystal"s opinions have generated discontent, examples: "Foreign too long, contraception promotion has gone virtually unchallenged. Contraception is the unspoken cause of too much marriage break-up" and "Chastity before marriage and fidelity after it is the only way to truly combat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The Pope is right.
European condom imperialism is not the answer. The battle against contraception is not over so long as one married couple uses contraception." "Judge Piers Grant singled out the character reference from Harte as one of the "mitigating factors" which led him to pitch McCusker"s sentence towards the bottom of the range.
Two-and-a-half years, 15 months in jail, 15 on licence.".
