Day: 26 September 2016

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Castlecoote top Roscommon Tidy Towns again

The 2016 SuperValu Tidy Towns winners were announced at a ceremony in Dublin Castle today (Monday). Skerries in County Dublin was named Ireland’s Tidiest town but there was plenty to cheer about for the Roscommon Tidy Towns Committees. In the Ireland’s Tidiest Village category Castlecoote scored 324 points, just two behind category winner Birdhill from …

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Denis Naughten

Minister Denis Naughten launches “Bin it!” campaign for Schools

A nationwide schools’ campaign to educate and raise student awareness of littering was launched by Minster for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten in Castlerea today. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea Bin It! features an actor-led workshop visiting secondary schools across the participating local authority areas. The workshop is geared towards first year students …

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Clann na nGael

Clann na nGael weekly update September 26th

O’ROURKE CUP FINAL: Clann na nGael 1-10 Roscommon Gaels 1-7 Clann finish the year off with a fine display and convincing win over Roscommon Gaels in very poor conditions and poor quality of venue for the final of the Roscommon Senior Div.1 Football League. This win followed up recent successful encounters with St.Brigid’s and Padraig …

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD expresses disappointment at Rugby removal

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has expressed his disappointment at the removal of the Six Nations Rugby Championships from the “free to air designation list” by Minister Denis Naughten. Under the Broadcasting Act 2009, the Minister for Communications may designate sporting and cultural events as being of major importance to society and that events so designated …

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