The Hurlers of CBS Roscommon are among the latest batch of top quality GAA students look to make the grade in hurling and football following the launch of the 2016 Masita GAA All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Championships in Croke Park yesterday. The next few weeks will mark a crescendo finish to an exciting season of
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County Roscommon Disability Support Group are hosting a support and Training Programme for Home Carers. This programme is specifically for Carer’s in the home and will be a mix of specialised workshops such as dementia care and infection prevention. Participants will have the opportunity of gaining a QQI Level 5 minor award in Care Skills
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The Bright Spark Table Quiz returns to Boyle on Good Friday March 25th and all funds raised will go to the Boyle Christmas Lights. Admission for a team of four is €40 and a great night’s fun and entertainment is promised. To reserve a table email Stephen at [email protected]
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Elphin GAA Club is offering businesses the opportunity to sponsor their Senior Football team for the great value price of €100 in their annual Team Sponsorship Draw. The Draw, which is now in it’s fifth year, has generated lots of interest in previous years with a logo promoting Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin appeared on
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Following a horrific dog attack on sheep in County Carlow, IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey has warned dog owners to keep their pets under control at all times as marauding dogs can inflict horrendous damage on a sheep flock. He said up to 30 sheep were savagely killed in a very bad attack in
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~ Ireland’s new food entrepreneurs sought for Food Works development programme ~ Are you a budding food entrepreneur? Do you have a big idea for a food business? Could you create a successful and scalable global food business? Food Works, an intensive business development and accelerator programme designed for food and drink start-ups, could be
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In a statement released a short time ago Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten confirmed that he met and had “frank discussions with” An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, and leader of the opposition Micheál Martin TD on the formation of a new Government. He said “In the course of both meetings I made it clear that
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Numbers on offer at this morning’s (Wednesday’s) Sheep Sale at Roscommon Mart were small again this week but there was a better trade for Hoggets, with a full clearance of lots with prices averaging from €49 to €81 over their weight. There was also a lift in the trade for Cast Ewes with the tops
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Work has commenced on the construction of a new treatment plant for the North East Roscommon Regional Water Supply. The contract for the new €6.1m water treatment plant has been awarded to Galway company Glan Agua and work is set to be complete in early 2017. Over 5,000 customers in the Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk, Scramogue,
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Roscommon Under 21 Joint-Captain Cathal Compton pictured at the national launch. Credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE Supporters are reminded that the Roscommon Under 21 game versus Galway in the Eirgrid Connacht GAA Under 21 Football Championship, due to be played tonight in Kiltoom, has been postponed due to a bereavement. The game has been rescheduled
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Roscommon Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed the news of funding for four Roscommon Festivals which was announced recently. Speaking earlier he said “I welcome the funding announced for local festivals this week. This funding is part of a national one million euro investment in festivals through Fáilte Ireland which was announced by the
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Approximately 150 people from the greater Keadue area attended last night’s public meeting which was called to save St Asicus Day Care Centre. The meeting was organised by family members of those who attended the facility and among the attendees were local TDs, Councillors and Community Activists from throughout the county, however no members of
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Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE The FAI are hosting a Child Welfare Workshop at Ballaghaderreen Community Park on Tuesday 22nd March. The course will run from 7-10pm and the cost is €10 per person. For further details please contact Adrian Carberry, FAI Football Development Officer for Roscommon on 086 045 5957 or email [email protected]
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Boyle native Hilary Beirne has struck a deal with international broadcaster Irish TV to bring live coverage of the 2016 New York City St Patrick’s Day parade to Irish screens for the first time ever. Mr. Beirne, formerly of Rathdiveen, Boyle, is Executive Secretary of the NYC St Patrick’s Day parade, has brought Irish TV
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Ballintleva Handball Alley is among five monuments throughout the country which have been chosen in Ireland’s first-ever Adopt a Monument national competition. Over 90 community groups around the country applied to adopt a monument through the scheme, which has been organised by the Heritage Council in conjunction with Abarta Heritage to support public access to
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