Junior A Manager Following the club’s special meeting on Friday 18th it was decided that Kilglass Gaels will seek applications for the position of Junior A manager. Anybody interested in the position must apply in writing to club secretary Niall Kilcrann on or before Sunday November 27th. Kilglass Gaels AGM Will be held in the …
Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has warned that the proposed Athlone boundary change has not been written off completely and unless a number of stipulations from the boundary report are adhered to then the controversial boundary changes could still go ahead in four years time. Deputy Murphy was speaking this afternoon following a briefing session …
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Speaking today after a briefing on the Athlone Boundary Review for local Oireachtas members Michael Fitzmaurice has given a cautious welcome to the news that there is no recommendation to change. “While I welcome the fact that the status of Roscommon will not change as a result of the Athlone Boundary Commission Report published today …
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Senator Frank Feighan has welcomed the announcement that the Athlone Boundary Review committee has not recommended any change to the Roscommon-Westmeath boundary. “This is very welcome news for the people of the county especially those living in South Roscommon who feared the detrimental effects of any proposed boundary changes. “It’s clear that the concerted campaign …
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IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has urged farmers selling cattle to dig in and insist on a substantial price increase from the factories, which are well fit to pay based on stronger Christmas demand and the significant improvement in sterling. Angus Woods said numbers of in-spec stock have tightened dramatically this week with agents …
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Roscommon’s Denis Buckley along with Tom McCartney and John Cooney have returned from injury to take their place in the Connacht Rugby team for round 9 of the Guinness PRO12 against Cardiff Blues. Buckley runs out at the Sportsground tomorrow night for his 100th Connacht Rugby appearance and his first game in two months, packing …
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A Survey among RoscommonDaily.com reader to find the “Worst Broadband in Roscommon” has shown an astonishing difference of 84.9 Mega Bits Per Second between the slowest and fastest connections. The “Worst Broadband in Roscommon” survey ran for the past seven days and you can find out why we did it here. And the winner is… …
At a meeting with Department of Agriculture officials this week, IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady demanded that GLAS and TAMS payments be moved on as the delays are totally unacceptable. Joe Brady said GLAS payments are a vital lifeline for thousands of farmers. With 38,000 due a payment (26,000 joined in May 2015), all …
Updated at 11pm: No change to Roscommon County Boundary according to leaked Athlone Boundary Review Briefing Document. Closer County cooperation recommended. More to follow Original post at 11am Local Oireachtas members have been asked to attend a briefing session in Leinster House on Thursday in advance of the publication of the Athlone Boundary Review Report. …
Singer, Sean Keane will bring his highly successful show “Christmas by the Heart” to the Roscommon Arts Centre on December 8th at 8pm. He will be joined at Roscommon Arts Centre by Fergus Feely, Pat Coyne, Stephen Doherty, and David Doocey. Sean has been very busy during 2016 with tours of USA, England and Germany …
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Originally posted November 3rd, Update November 23rd The remaining Draws for the 2017 Connacht GAA Championships have taken place and have been mainly kind to the Roscommon teams. The Draws for the Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship took place on RTE a number of weeks ago and Roscommon were drawn to face either London or …
Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has hit out at the Government for continuing to ignore the regions in its job creation strategy following the news that there have only been 3 IDA site visits to Roscommon in 2015 and 2016. New figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal the figure. In contrast, there were 446 …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that problems in funding for home care packages are slowing down the release of patients from hospitals and that in turn is adding to the A and E crisis. Speaking this morning Michael Fitzmaurice said “We have been inundated with communications from people who either cannot get home care packages approved …
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The action continues on the Mid Western Girls Soccer League scene FAI Women’s U14 Cup Results CP Ajax 0 Westport United 4 Kilkerrin United received a walkover from Castlebar Celtic U12 Girls Connacht Cup Fixture Saturday 26th November at 12pm Castlerea Celtic v Westport United
Congratulations to Michael Hayden, Castlerea who was Last week’s 50/50 winner winning €389. St Croans GAA Club are holding our AGM in the Old School House, Ballintubber on Saturday 3rd December at 9pm. Please support your club. The Club has qualified for the U-20 Division 2 Championship Semi-Final. They will play Elphin in Ballinameen on …
