Month: May 2016

Jigsaw Roscommon

Jigsaw Roscommon to re-open in July

Headstrong, the non-profit organisation supporting young people’s mental health in Ireland, have announced that Jigsaw Roscommon will re-open in July. In a statement released a short time ago they again stated their disappointment at the temporary closure of the service in February due to difficulties in recruiting new staff, adding that they strongly believe that …

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Roscommon

BookWorms Children’s Book Festival returns to Roscommon

The Literary Festival for children, the BookWorms Festival makes a welcome return to Roscommon next month. Last year’s inaugural festival proved so popular with youngsters that this year it’s back and it’s even bigger! The festival runs from Wednesday 8th – Saturday 11th June with events taking place all around Roscommon town including Roscommon Arts …

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Hand-Lettering

GMIT launch Part-Time Course inTraditional Signwriting and Hand-Lettering

One of the key cultural themes of the last few years has been the revival of ‘authenticity’, and the belief that where you see hand crafted lettering you see a human being. The craft of hand-painting signs has been undergoing a revival and as a result GMIT has developed a course to cater for students …

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