Month: April 2017

Roscommon Death Notices

Tributes paid to Clann na nGael and Roscommon GAA great Donie Shine RIP

Local News, Monksland Drum Cornafulla Bealnamulla, Roscommon Death Notices

Former Clann na nGael and Roscommon GAA Player, Manager and Officer Donie Shine Snr passed away today peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Donie played an important role in Clann na nGael’s domination of the Roscommon and Connacht Club Championship in the mid 1980. Those sides won eight successive Roscommon titles, six successive Connacht …

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“A cosmetic exercise that will lead nowhere” – Eugene Murphy slams Ballaghaderreen Task Force

Ballaghaderreen, Current Affairs, Local News

Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy had described the proposal for the establishment of a task force to deal with the fall out of recent job losses in Ballaghaderreen as a cosmetic exercise that will lead nowhere. Eugene Murphy said that a direct route to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’ …

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LGBT Friendly Roscommon Roscommon Children and Young People’s Services Committee

Local CYPSC to host free Awareness Workshops as part of LGBT Friendly Roscommon Strategy

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The Roscommon Children and Young People’s Services Committee are hosting a series of free LGBT Awareness Workshops throughout the county during May. The Workshops are the latest step in the LGBT Friendly Roscommon Strategy which was launched last month. Each Workshop will run for approximately 90 minutes and one of the main aims is to …

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Boyle Celtic Roscommon Soccer

Lots of knock-out action on the Roscommon Soccer scene

Soccer, Sport

Picture Credit: David Maher/Sportsfile Cup competitions are the focus of this weekend’s Roscommon Soccer activity with five different Cups plus a number of League games being contested. Saturday April 29th FAI Cup Preliminary Round. Killarney Celtic V Boyle Celtic, 7pm. Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup Quarter Final. Strokestown United V Castlerea Celtic, 7:30pm. …

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Roscommon Festivals in Roscommon

Four Festivals in Roscommon awarded funding

Arigna Ballyfarnan Keadue, Ballyleague, Boyle, News, Strokestown

The Minister of State for Tourism, Patrick O’Donovan has announced that Four Festivals in Roscommon are to receive funding under the Fáilte Ireland 2017 Festivals and Events Programme. The Boyle Arts Festival has been allocated €3,000; the O’Carolan Harp & Traditional Music Festival in Keadue has been allocated €2,500; the Percy French International Festival in …

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Roscommon Death Notices

Michael Moran RIP, late of Four Mile House

FourMileHouse Derrane Kilbride, Local News, Roscommon Death Notices

Passed away on Wednesday 26th April. Michael Moran RIP, Grange, Four Mile House and formerly of Tully Ganny, Mayo & Manchester, England. Husband to Maureen, Father of David, Andrew and Karen, Brother of Bridie, Paddy and Anne, Brother-In-Law of the Lohan Family, Grange, Four Mile House. Funeral Arrangements Reposing at O’Connor’s Funeral Home, Tulsk, Friday …

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Work of local artist Frances Crowe features at Roscommon Hospital

FourMileHouse Derrane Kilbride, Local News, Things to do

The work of Four Mile House based Fibre Artist Frances Crowe is currently on display at Roscommon Hospital as part of a new initiative. Entitled “Then and now” the Exhibition features a selection of signed, framed, limited edition prints of original handwoven tapestries and runs until May 27th. Commenting on the title of the exhibition …

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St Croans iwalkntalk

St Croans GAA to host Parenting Workshop as part of iWalknntalk

Ballintubber Ballymoe, Club News, Local News

St Croans 3-7 (16) Western Gaels 1-15 (18). Our Senior team played Western Gaels in the O’Rourke Cup on Saturday evening last in Enfield. After a keenly contested game the visiting side came out on top. Follow us on facebook and twitter for details on the upcoming championship and next league fixtures. St Croans GAA …

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