Culture Night 2016 takes place tomorrow, Friday September 16th, and there are lots of things to do in Roscommon with something to suit everyone. Music Spells Rum & Black Club, Ballaghaderreen is the venue for a West African traditional drumming workshop with Slí na Croí – Malinké Music of Upper Guinea, West Africa, from 8.30 …
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Updated: Thursday September 15th at 5pm Berendsen have confirmed plans to close their Distribution Centre in Roscommon Town as it has become “unsustainable”. Reports of the possible closure first emerged late last night (Wednesday). In a statement release earlier the company said that the closure is subject to a 30-day consultation process which will begin …
Michael Finneran was ratified as Manager of the Roscommon Ladies Football Intermediate Team as last night’s Meeting of the County Board. The St Dominic’s Club man will confirm his backroom team later this month. In other news, Delegates at the Meeting requested that the first Draw in Roscommon Ladies Football Combined Draw be deferred for …
Two Roscommon angling projects and one in Athlone have been awarded over €250,000 by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs as part of the Government’s programme to support rural development. Picture Credit: Laurel Lodged – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10234762 Inland Fisheries Ireland says the investment in rural angling is crucial …
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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on OPW and Flood Relief Eugene Murphy TD has launched a Bill to help address flooding issues along the River Shannon. Deputy Murphy, along with his colleagues Deputies Barry Cowen, Robert Troy and Anne Rabbitte have set out new legislation to remove outdated water level restrictions on ESB regulated lakes along the …
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Ten Irish tourism companies, are in Canada and the United States this week, to participate in a three-city ‘Meet in Ireland’ sales blitz. County Roscommon is represented by the Athlone Springs Hotel, Monksland. The companies are visiting Toronto, Minneapolis and Chicago – highlighting the island of Ireland to key business tourism buyers in each city, …
Fresh from winning the ‘Lustrum’ Award Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016, a Nominated Fishamble Best New Play Tiger Dublin Fringe 2015 and BBC International Playwriting Award, Orla Murphy’s ‘Remember to Breathe’ comes to Roscommon Arts Centre on September 28th. The drama centres around a pool in post-earthquake New Zealand, where recent emigrant Maeve is learning to …
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Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture earlier this week, IFA President Joe Healy said farm families are under serious pressure as cashflow tightens heading into the Autumn. He set out the farm scheme and taxation measures required in the Budget and the response needed to deal with the impact of Brexit. Budget 2017 – …
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St Croans 50-50 Draw Congratulations to last week’s 50/50 draw winner Maura Cronolly winning €552. Seniors survive Our Senior team defeated Michael Glavey’s on Sunday in Enfield in the Senior Championship relegation playoff on a scoreline of St Croans 0-13 Michael Glaveys 0-11. We will continue to play Senior Championship football in 2017. Well done …
U14 Team On Thursday last our girls took to the field on a cold damp evening to play St Dominics in the quarter final of the championship. They settled quickly and got a few early scores on the board which helped to steady their nerves. They emerged victorious and will now play Strokestown in the …
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St Dominics GAA 50-50 Draw The Club congratulates Noel, Darren and Evelyn Coyle, Roscommon. Seller: Noel Coyle, who won €1,134 in the Club’s weekly draw on Saturday 10th September. 50/50 draw next week, Saturday 17th September will be held in Kellys, Lecarrow. You can sign up for the next 52 weeks (Cost €100) or 26 …
Fixtures Saturday 17th Sept: Junior B C’ship Kilglass Gaels v Kilmore in Kilglass @ 5p.m. Handball Continues every Thursday 7-9p.m. New members welcome Contact Anthony Mahady 087-7640677 Scór na nÓg/ Scór na bPáistí The dates for this year’s Competitions have been announced and are as follows Scór na bPáistí 18th and 24th of October and …
