St Faithleachs 5-12 Shannon Gaels 1-2 The girls had their second win in a row in the Under 16 Girls Championship Division 1 on Sunday. Team ; C. Hussey, M. Kelly, J.Brennan, K. McPhillips, S. Hoare, J. Banahan, S. Scally, E.Irwin, M. Hockey, K.Byrne, C. Curley, H.Barry. St. Patrick’s Day Parade All floats will be
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Cloonfad United 0-0 Skyvalley Rovers The first team came away from Skyvalley with a point they probably deserved after a scoreless draw on Sunday. Cloonfad could have been 2 or 3 behind after 10 mins but we steady the ship a bit to be level at half time. Skyvalley were in total control during the
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There was action in the Roscommon and District Football League, the Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup and the FAI Connacht Junior Cup this weekend. FAI Connacht Junior Cup Ballaghaderreen are through to the Quarter-Finals of the Connacht Cup following a penalty shoot out win over a fancied West United from Galway at Ballaghaderreen
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Under 14 Feile na nGael Championship Hard luck to the Under 14 team who battled hard but lost to a strong Padraig Pearses team on Sunday last in Tremane. The team’s next game is against Roscommon Gaels. Players will be notified by text of the time and venue of the game. Athleague Camogie Clothes Collection
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The Roscommon Senior Footballers recorded their fourth win in a row with a 1-19 to 0-17 victory over Donegal in Letterkenny. In doing so they have retained their place in Division One for next year and know that another point will guarantee them a place in the Allianz League Semi-Finals. Roscommon made the brighter start
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Ballinlough plays host to a series of 1916 Commemorations on Easter Weekend, March 26th to 28th. Saturday March 26th 4pm – Official Opening in Ballinlough square of 1916-2016 commemorations and celebrations 4.30pm – Brief talk on local history of Ballinlough and in particular the tragic events of 1920 5pm – Unveiling of re-erected street names.
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Joe Murphy won today’s Fianna Fáil selection Convention to take the Roscommon County Council seat vacated by his brother Eugene. Fianna Fáil delegates from the Boyle Municipal Region met in Tulsk this afternoon and in the end the Scramogue based Postman defeated Aiden Sampey by 66 votes to 43. Joe Murphy will take up his
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Here’s your Roscommon Sport Round-up for March 11th – 13th This post will be updated throughout the weekend. There’s lots happening and you may like to check out our preview post here Live updates, including half-time scores etc, will be published on twitter.com/RoscommonDaily Sunday Last updated 5pm Gaelic Football The Roscommon Senior Footballers defeated Donegal
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Picture credit: Oliver McVeigh / SPORTSFILE It’s another action packed weekend on the Roscommon Sport scene with action at local, national and International level! Saturday March 12th Hurling The Roscommon Senior Hurlers travel to Warwickshire to take on the home side in the Allianz League at 3pm and the Roscommon Minor Hurlers are set to
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Boyle’s St Patricks Day Parade will start at Mockmoyne and travel via St. Patricks Street, Bridge Street and up to the Crescent. There is free entry for floats and a prize fund of €1,400 cash on offer, including €500 for the Best Float: The overall Winner gets €500 and a Cup. The Runner-up €200, 3rd
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Teams from the Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures are involved in a mixture of competitions this weekend, including League, Cup and Connacht Cup action: Friday March 11th Results The Herald Premier Division Ballymoe FC 1 Moore Utd 1 The Herald Roscommon Cup Round 1: Ballinasloe Town B 3 Kilkerrin Utd 0 Saturday March 12th
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The Roscommon Under 21s survived a late fightback from Galway to win 1-16 to 2-10 and claim a spot in the EirGrid Connacht GAA Semi-Final away to Sligo on Saturday week. Despite missing a number of players through injury and the recent departure of Selector Frankie Dolan due to other commitments Roscommon made the brighter
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There were 800 cattle on offer at Castlerea Mart yesterday with staff noting an improved trade while there was also strong demand in the heifer and weanling classes. There was also increased numbers of calves presented for sale, with prices remaining steady. Sample prices were as follows: Bullocks A 490kgs Limousin made €1,310. A 510kgs
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Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice has repeated calls to re-instate local Gardai to rural stations as part of a range of measures that he feels will reduce crime. “My proposal for a return to the Local Garda in rural communities still stands. The people who are carrying out these burglaries have local intelligence and the Local
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Two County Roscommon residents are to receive special GAA Awards for their services to Gaelic Games at the Gradaim an Uachtaráin Banquet in Croke Park this evening. Liam Bracken will receive an award for his dedication to Kilbride GAA Club and Vincent Brennan will receive an Award for his dedication to Handball and particularly that
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