Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has praised the work of all individuals and agencies involved in the farm safety week initiative, she said “we strive every day to improve efficiency and improve profits on our farm but we sometimes don’t invest sufficient energy in improving the safety on our farms. “Loss of a loved one …
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Best wishes Best of luck to Fintan Cregg and the Roscommon Seniors in the Connacht Final on Sunday. Our Seniors suffered a 1-11 to 2-11 defeat to St Brigids in the League on Saturday. Last Tuesday they were defeated by Charlestown in the Leo Kenny Cup Semi-Final; 1-12 to 3-13. Elphin B 1-8 Clann na …
St Dominics GAA 50-50 Draw The Club congratulates Micheal Brehony, Sandfield, Knockcroghery. Seller: Tommy Watson, who won €1,228 in the Club’s weekly draw on Saturday 2nd July. 50/50 draw next week, Saturday 9th July will be in The Claypipe, Knockcroghery. You can sign up for the next 52 weeks (Cost €100) or 26 weeks (Cost …
Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to rethink the decision to totally privatise the proposed Rural Broadband Network. In a statement released a short time ago the Independent TD said “When we had Telecom Eireann we decided to privatise it and we saw the difficulties that happened from that …
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Student Universal Support Ireland, the national student grant awarding body, is urging students who have yet to submit their applications for student grant funding for the 2016/17 academic year to do so ASAP. The deadline for applications is this Friday, July 8th. SUSI is currently in its fifth year of operations and opened its 2016/17 …
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The #littlethings campaign highlights the importance of protecting and nurturing one’s mental health. This is a national mental health and wellbeing campaign run by the HSE’s National Office for Suicide Prevention and a coalition of over 25 partner organisations. This positive mental health and wellbeing campaign believes we all experience difficult times in our lives, …
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Eugene Murphy TD has called for urgent action in relation to a dangerous visibility issue at Scramogue Cross following another accident at the location last week. Fianna Fail TD for Roscommon/ Galway and local area Cllr Joe Murphy have highlighted the ongoing problems at Scramogue Cross as they say it is a “death trap” which …
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Farm Safety Week aims to cut the toll of accidents which continue to give agriculture the poorest record of any occupation in the Ireland and the UK. The awareness week, which runs July 4th to 8th offers five days of themed practical farm safety advice and guidance to farmers and urges farmers to consider ‘Who …
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Boyle Golf Club Open Week Fixtures Our annual Open Week got underway on Monday (4th July) with a nine hole stroke for ladies & gents. Tuesday is Ladies Day with the competition being an 18 hole stableford. There will also be a 9 hole stableford for gents. On Wednesday there will be a mixed scotch …
St Croans 3-10 (19) Michael Glaveys 1-13 (16) Our Junior team were in action against Michael Glavey’s last Friday evening in the Junior Championship in Ballinlough. The team are out against Clan na Gael C in a Division 4 league clash this Wednesday 6th July at 8pm in Johnstown. Results and Fixtures The O’Gara Cup …
Four Roads Gaelic4Girls The girls travelled to the Bekan Centre of Excellence on Saturday last to take part in a Connacht blitz with other teams who took part in the Gaelic4Girls program over the last few weeks. We had two teams entered and all girls played and had a great day out. Please check out …
St Michaels GAA Club Annual Golf Classic/ The fundraising event will be held at Carrick-on-Shannon golf club on Saturday 23rd July with a limited number of tee times available on Friday evening. Once again the format will be a three ball scramble at a cost of €90 per team. Book on line at www.carrickgolfclub.ie St …
IFA Telecom, part of the Member Services division of the IFA, announced today that they are offering high speed fibre broadband packages to it’s Members throughout rural Ireland. IFA Members can avail of home phone and fibre packages from €30 per month. Speaking at the Irish Farm Centre today, James Kelly, IFA Director or Organisation, …
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St Comans Handball Club had two winners at the 2016 One Wall Nationals, which were held in Breaffy House, Castlebar last weekend. The event was a huge success attracting a record 420 entries and featuring some outstanding handball. The St Comans winners from completely different ends of the spectrum, with Fiona Tully adding to her …
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Pictured above with the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins is Louise Costello (Left, representing Roscommon Comhairle na nÓg) and Melissa O’Reilly (Right, representing Kildare Comhairle na nÓg) at a state ceremony held in Áras an Uachtaráin to remember the children who died during the 1916 Rising. Louise was one of hundreds of children and …
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