Transport was the main talking point for Michael Fiztmaurice on the election trail today. Speaking this morning he made an innovative proposal to Bus Eireann and Irish Rail which may help increase voter turnout amongst young voters. “There are thousands of new voters who are eligible to vote in this election for the first time …
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“Health services in this constituency will be once again one of the biggest issues in this election campaign, and the people of Roscommon and East Galway know that despite all the reports and fine words we have heard over the past five years that Health services have got worse in many areas” That’s what Michael …
A response to the Flooding crisis and a lack of response from ComReg on the quality of Broadband and Mobile Phone coverage were the two main items on the agenda of Roscommon Galway Independent candidate Michael Fitzmaurice today. Speaking earlier he said “Despite the fact that the flooding crisis has gone off the front pages, …
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Management have imposed visitor restrictions at Roscommon Hospital and are seeking the cooperation of the public in preventing the spread of flu They have asked people who intended visiting the Hospital to adhering to the following guidelines: – Visitors are asked not to visit the hospital unless it is absolutely essential and only at designated …
Denis Naughten has reiterated his commitment to continue to fight to secure the reinstatement of emergency services at Roscommon Hospital in light of what he has described as “negative and misleading campaigning”. “I have proven my commitment to Roscommon Hospital and, in particular, to emergency services at the hospital and I will continue, if re-elected, …
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Residents, staff and Day Care attendees at the Plunkett Community Nursing Unit in Boyle recently made a great contribution in filling a truck destined to the Vesnova Children’s Asylum in Chernobyl. The truck was organised in conjunction with Leitrim Sean Nós dancer Edwina Guckian and the visit marked 30 years since the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster …
Independent Election Candidate for Roscommon-Galway, Michael Fitzmaurice, has expressed his disappointment that a meeting with the incoming Chairman of An Post was cancelled due to the dissolving of the Dáil and announcement of the election date. Speaking a short time ago he said “I, along with several other TD’ and Senators were very disappointed today …
Roscommon Galway Independent election candidate Denis Naughten has welcomed the decision by Westdoc to stop Roscommon Town based doctors travelling 70km to cover the Loughrea and Craughwell areas of Co. Galway. As a direct result of the objections raised by Denis Naughten, the out of hours GP service has decided to leave the Roscommon Town …
Roscommon County Council is currently accepting applications under the Amenity and Tidy Towns Grant Scheme 2016 The aim of this scheme is to support community groups in County Roscommon who wish to undertake small scale amenity projects for open, public use. Projects should contribute to and support the work of Tidy Towns Committees and/or Local …
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Responding to a plea from Michael Fitzmaurice TD to halt the Athlone Boundary Review the Taoiseach claimed that some people in the county were “scaremongering” and ” would do well not to make comments as they have been doing, including that all the GAA clubs will be transferred to Westmeath, that 7,500 people will be …
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Vows to continue to stand with the people The need for job creation and improved health services in the Roscommon-Galway constituency were to the fore when Denis Naughten launched his election campaign in the Bridge House in Athleague last weekend, where he vowed to continue to fight for the people of the constituency. Speaking in …
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Gardai in Kilmainham in Dublin have renewed their appeal for help in finding missing Ballyfarnon woman Christina Lavin. The 59 year old is missing from her Kilmainham Bank, Emmet Road, Dublin 8 home since January 16th. Christina is described as being 5’6″ tall, of thin build, with short red wavy hair and green eyes. When …
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Roscommon County Council is set to receive €23,500 in grants towards Environmental initiatives following an announcement by the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly today. The majority of the sum, €15,000, will come from the Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme (ALAGS). This scheme provides funding to local authorities to conduct public awareness and education …
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The impact of Storm Gertrude is being felt in some areas of the county today. (Note: Post will be updated throughout the day) 6:00pm – ESB Networks have resolved all power outages in Roscommon. 18 homes in Arigna were the last to be re-connected. 2:00pm – The Status Yellow Storm Gertrude warning for Roscommon is …
Ballyfeeney NS Principal Caitriona McDonnell has won the 2016 National Centre for Leadership and Innovation Leadership Award at the Irish Primary Principals Conference. The NCLI is dedicated to creating the leadership structures that are necessary to deliver the best possible primary school education to Ireland’s children. They established the Award to honour and recognise people …
