Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says that the Government are “putting the cart before the horse” when it comes to rural renewal. The Independent TD said “Spending money on the village and town renewal scheme that was announced earlier this week is very welcome but we are putting the cart before the horse and our priorities …
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A 20 year old man has died after the car he was a passenger in hit a ditch at Glebe, Ardcarne – close to the junction with the N4 and the R285 Keadue Road. The incident took place shortly after midnight. The man was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to Sligo University …
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Details have been confirmed for the 4th Annual Tarmonbarry Cycling Challenge, which takes place this Sunday August 14th. Building on the success of previous years, the Tarmonbarry Cycling Challenge is again being hosted by St Barrys GAA club, and will suit the serious and the leisure cyclist. There are three distances on offer: 100KM, 50KM …
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Grammy-nominated, Irish-American group “Cherish the Ladies” will perform for one night only at Roscommon Arts Centre on Thursday 25th August at 8pm. The group formed in New York in 1985 to celebrate the rise of women in what had been a male-dominated Irish music scene and since then they have toured the world, played the …
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The Connacht Rugby squad which departed Ireland yesterday for a five day training camp in the South of France featured four Roscommon connections. Picture Credit: ©INPHO/James Crombie Pat Lam’s men will also take part in the Challenge Vaquerin in Saint-Affrique with a game against Top 14 side Montpellier tomorrow (Thursday August 11th) at 8pm local …
Clann na nGael 1-06 Castlerea 1-08 In this the third round of the Senior Championship played in wet and windy Ballyleague saw the Supermacs and Matrix Bathrooms sponsored Clann team fail to add to their two points in the table leaving them with two points from possible six. This makes next weekends home game against …
Kilbride GAA Lotto won Congratulations to Clare Hanley who has won the Kilbride Lotto jackpot of €3,000. The numbers drawn were 2,10,11 & 22. The next draw will be held in the Red Parrot on 20th August when the jackpot will be €1,500. Last Man Standing A reminder that our last man standing competition commences …
St Dominics GAA 50-50 Draw The Club congratulates Anouska and Richard Lohan, Knockcroghery, who won €1,041 in the Club’s weekly draw on Saturday 6th August. 50/50 draw next week, Saturday 13th August will be held in Kellys, Lecarrow. You can sign up for the next 52 weeks (Cost €100) or 26 weeks (Cost €50) at …
Ballinameen 7-8 St Marys 4-14 Well done to the Ladies team who won their championship quarter-final last weekend. They now face Michael Glaveys in the semi final this Saturday. Time and venue to be confirmed. Ballinameen Ladies 10K Well done and a massive thank you to all who took part in the annual 10k run …
Kilglass Gaels 4-10 St. Ciarans 6-7 Our adult ladies team played St. Ciarans in the intermediate championship recently in Kilglass. This was a very tense exciting game throughout. Unfortunately the Kilglass ladies fell short and lost out by three points. Kilglass Gaels 1-18 St. Ronans 1-6 Our adult lads team played St. Ronans im the …
Roscommon County Council is compiling a Repair & Reuse Directory to list all service providers in County Roscommon that offer repair and reuse services as part of a waste prevention initiative. It is an effort to encourage people to repair or reuse items rather than throw them away. To ensure the directory represents as many …
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In The County Line, renowned poet, playwright and RTE Radio 1 host Vincent Woods sets off on a road trip through the counties of Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan on a quest to explore each county’s unique identity. Tracing local cultures through everything from music and history to speech and sports; landscape and poetry, Woods finds …
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There has been mixed reaction to the news that Roscommon County Council has been allocated €380,000 towards the revitalisation of eight towns and villages. The scheme, which was formally launched by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Heather Humphreys this morning aims to improve the living and working environment in rural …
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“Services for people with severe physical and learning disabilities, who are some of the most vulnerable in our society, should be prioritised and it is not happening.” That’s the view of Roscommon Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice was commenting in the wake of news that over 3,500 people with disabilities under the age of 18 …
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The Roscommon Ladies Gaelic update for August 9th includes results from the Minor Championship sponsored by Kepak, Athleague and a look ahead to this week’s fixtures. Roscommon Ladies Gaelic Minor Championship sponsored by Kepak, Athleague Division 1 Group A St.Ciarans 6-05(23) Clann na nGael 11-18(51) St.Faithleachs 2-08(14) St.Dominics 8-11(35) Group B Boyle 9-16(43) Shannon Gaels …
