Thursday 9th March, peacefully in the loving care of the Matron and staff of St. Brendan’s Nursing Home, Loughrea. Kathleen Curley RIP, Cappamore, Clonown, Athlone and formerly of Loughrea, Galway. Beloved daughter of the late John and Mary Curley, Cappamore, Clonown, Athlone. Predeceased by her brothers Fr. James, John-Joseph, Mike, Fr. Paddy, Fr. Tom and …
Team of 1966 honoured The Roscommon GAA County Board honoured the senior football championship winning team of 1966 on Sunday. Clann were the winners fifty years ago with a panel captained by Tony Whyte. They defeated Elphin on a score line of 2-9 to 1-6. This was a panel of stars and future stars. This …
Johnny O’Neill RIP The Clann na nGael family and local community were saddened to learn of the passing of Johnny ‘Jago’ O’Neill. Johnny was laid to rest in Drum Cemetery on Tuesday and the Club formed a guard of honour at his funeral Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others Our “Mother’s & Other’s” headed to the …
Under 14 Girls win title All roads led to Ballyleague on Sunday 9th October where our U.14 girls met our near neighbours St. Brigid’s in the Roscommon Division 1 County Final. The Clann na nGael girls led the game with 6 points to 3 points at half time. In the second half Clann followed on …
Under 14 Girls win Our U.14 Girls played their Div.1 County Semi-Final against a strong Boyle team on Friday 30th of September. This showed to be a great game with excellent displays of football from both teams. Final score 9-19 to 2-8. The Clann na nGael girls will now play our near neighbours St. Brigid’s …
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 …
Whyte Family Under 12 Blitz Sunday was a great day in Johnstown for the annual U.12 Whyte Family tournament. 11 teams from around the Country took part with the morning games taking place in Johnstown and Cushla. Teams from Clann, Na Fianna, Ballyboden St Endas, (both Dublin), St Colmcilles and Rathoath (both Meath), The Downs, …
Clann na nGael Under 12 Blitz This Sunday, 11th September, Clann na nGael Under 12s are hosting an 11-a-side blitz, to follow on from last year’s successful event. This year, the blitz will be larger, with 12 teams (from 8 counties) taking part. As a result, all pitches in Johnstown, and also the lower pitch …
SENIOR UPDATE: Clann na nGael 2-14 Boyle 4-13 Goals punished Clann na nGael, seeing them exit the championship in the group stages. The final round of the Senior Championship for Supermac’s/Matrix Bathrooms sponsored Men’s team was played in a perfectly presented St Croans pitch on Saturday evening. Clann were first to get the scoreboard moving …
SENIOR UPDATE: Boyle 1-12 Clann na nGael 3-11 An away league game on Saturday evening last for Clann in a Boyle wet and sodden pitch was pre-runner for next week’s Championship clash between these two teams. This game proved very rewarding for Clann as it featured a young team and a mixture of seasoned players …
Fianna Fail Deputy Eugene Murphy has called for the gates at Parteen and Melick on the River Shannon system to be opened in a bid to alleviate the threat of summer flooding as water levels in the Clonown and Athlone area have risen significantly in recent weeks. Deputy Murphy who is the Fianna Fail Junior …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for the OPW and Flood Relief, Sean Canney, to help prevent potential flooding in South Roscommon. Picture Credit: Defence Forces Press Office The Independent TD said “It has come to my attention that the levels on the River Shannon in the Clonown and Athlone areas are 9 …
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Clann na nGael 4-22 Shannon Gaels 1-5 Our Clann na nGael Senior Ladies team sponsored by the Sheraton Hotel Athlone got off to a flying start in the first Round of the Championship. They played Shannon Gaels on Saturday the 25th June at 7pm in Johnstown. Before the game the team was saddened to hear …
Aoife Duncan from Clonown, Athlone was recently awarded the Judges Spotlight Prize at the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Future Makers Awards. Aoife, who is a 3rd Year student of Fine Art (Ceramics) at the Centre of Creative Arts and Media GMIT uses basic hand building techniques to create small-scale sculptural ceramic objects. The …
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Student Artists from Roscommon are among those who feature in six separate public exhibitions hosted by GMIT at their Galway and Mayo campuses and in Galway city venues this summer. “Embark”, by third year Art & Design students from GMIT’s Centre for the Creative Arts & Media (CCAM), is currently running in Galway city’s Print …
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