The Trailer for “Get Shorty” the eagerly awaited series featuring Chris O’Dowd has just been released. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel, Get Shorty is the story of Miles Daly, played by Chris O’Dowd, a hitman from Nevada who tries to become a movie producer in Hollywood as a means to …
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12 people, dressed in period costumes, will walk 155 kilometres from Strokestown to Dublin over the coming days as part of the 2017 National Famine Walk. The National Famine Walk takes place from May 27th to June 1st and aims to follow in the footsteps of the 1,490 tenants from Denis Mahon’s estate who were …
Picture Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy Roscommon’s Daire Feeley has retained the Blue Jersey for the top Irish County Rider for the third day following today’s six stage of the An Post Rás which finished in Dungloe. Feeley finished 16th in the stage, sits 15th place overall and fifth in the Under 23 category. In terms of …
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A big weekend lies ahead for the Roscommon and District Football League with two local and one Connacht Cup Final as well as the Masters League. By Vincent Brooks This evening, Friday, Cam Celtic play Strokestown United in the Roscommon and District Football League Division 2 Cup Final at the League Grounds Lecarrow. While Strokestown …
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Friday May 26th, peacefully, at Roscommon University Hospital. Joe Vesey RIP, late of Cloverhill, Ballaghaderreen. Pre-deceased by his parents Paddy and Mary. Deeply mourned by his brothers Jim and Tom, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. Funeral Arrangements Reposing at The Sharkey Funeral Home, Ballaghaderreen on Saturday from 5pm. Removal at 6.45pm …
12 locations in County Roscommon are among 1,031 nationwide where An Garda Síochána are currently conducting a speed enforcement operation known as Operation Slow Down. Supported by the Road Safety Authority and other stakeholders Operation Slow Down began at 7am and is running for a 24 hour period. The objective is to reduce the number …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy said that fracking would be a disaster for Ireland and he praised the various community groups throughout North Roscommon and Carrick-on-Shannon for highlighting the dangers of fracking when the private members bill to ban hydraulic fracturing for shale oil and gas came before the Dáil this week. The Bill received …
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“The news this week that Dawn Meats is to become the biggest beef processor in the country after it’s takeover of Dunbia is not good news for farmers and will mean that the whole beef and sheep meat processing industry is being controlled by just a few operators which is very bad for competition” That’s …
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