It was a good week for Cloonfad United teams with three wins and a title! Underage Round-up Well done to the u12 side who clinched the division 1 title during the week after a 3-2 victory over Dunmore Town. Robert Heneghan gave us an early lead from the penalty spot and Conor Ruane hit the …
Boyle Golf Club Golfer of the Year A fifth place finish in the King Cup (Full results below) for Seamus Gallagher was sufficient for him to secure the title for 2016 with one event yet to be played. This caps off a great golfing year for Seamus having won the the club matchplay title – …
Mid-Western Girls Football League Results Round-up In the Westward Scania U12 League, Ballaghaderreen FC defeated Kilkerrin United 2-0 at a wet and windy Kilkerrin thanks to two goals from Lynda Hanley. In the Geraghty Travel U14 League, Glen Celtic and Dunmore Town drew 2-2. Emma Comer & Zoe Mulryan were both on target for Glen …
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Michael Glaveys 2-15 St Croans 2-13 Our Seniors mens team defeated St. Croans in the final round of the O’Gara cup. The teams will meet again in the championship relegation final in Enfield on Sunday next September 11th at 12pm Please Support the team for this very important game. Michael Glaveys 1-14 Castlerea 3-8 On …
There was good news for Roscommon town this morning as it has been ranked 9th cleanest town in Ireland in the first round of results for the 2016 Irish Business Against Litter “Anti-Litter League” Survey. Roscommon town has also been classified as cleaner than the European norm; a title also give to 11 of the …
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Members of the Elphin base Windmill Wheelers Cycling Club, with two guests from Mayo and Leitrim, raised €12,000 for local charity SOS Elphin by cycling from Elphin to Paris last week. The men set out last Saturday morning, leaving Elphin Windmill at 8am and cycling 170km to Carlow. Sunday’s leg saw them cycle 90 Kilometers …
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Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has said that the curtailment of agencies in the provision of home care packages could save millions. The proposal comes following a number of local cases which have been affected by last months news that the HSE has over-run it’s Home Care package budget for counties Roscommon, Mayo and Galway. …
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The weekend gone by saw the start of the forty fifth season of football for the Roscommon and District Football League. By Vincent Brooks In the Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division sponsored by “The Herald” Champions Castlerea Celtic began the defence of their title with a hard earned 2 – 1 win over …
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Damien Martin and Rikki O’Gara won their first round match of the All-Ireland 60×30 Senior Doubles Handball Championship yesterday (Saturday). By Aengus Cunningham They had to work hard to beat Limerick brothers Seamus and Padraig O’Carroll in the beautiful new court at Moycullen, Co. Galway. The O’Carroll brothers are both former All-Ireland Minor champions and …
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Tulsk GAA 50-50 Draw Congratulations to Martin Flanagan and Kate Connelly, winners of €373 in the 50/50 draw held on August 28th. Thanks to Bill Callaghan’s team of sellers. The club’s 50/50 draw has been suspended for a fortnight in place of a special promotion called Fiver Friday. More below. Fiver Friday Draw Top prize: €1,000. Second prize: …
Below are the Roscommon GAA Results, Football and Hurling from Adult to Underage level for the week ending September 4th. Kepak Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final Oran 4-13 Roscommon Gaels 0-7. Kepak Senior Hurling Championship Play-off Padraig Pearses 0-14 Athleague 1-8. Mulryan Construction Boyle Intermediate Football Championship Eire Óg 6-13 St Barrys 1-6. Hodson Bay Hotel …
The launch of a special fundraiser for Mayo Roscommon Hospice and Roscommon Palliative Care Services took place at P Kelly’s Bar, Roscommon town, last night. Picture Credit: Andrew Fox The launch was performed by Roscommon Rose of Tralee Aisling McNeill, and in attendance were representatives from Mayo Roscommon Hospice, Roscommon Palliative Care Services, “The Rockin’ …
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Connacht Rugby Head Coach Pat Lam has named three Roscommon men in his first competitive team of the new Guinness PRO12 season. Picture Credit: ©INPHO/James Crombie His side hosts Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground tomorrow afternoon with kick off 5.15pm live on Sky Sports 1. Denis Buckley (Pictured above), Danny Qualter and Jack Carty are …
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Last night Netflix released the first trailer for its new comedy film “Mascots”, staring Boyle native Chris O’Dowd. Mascots is a new comedy from Christopher Guest, creator of “This is Spinal Tap” and “Best in Show”. It takes place in the ultra-competitive world of sports mascots where they compete for the most prestigious award in …
Independent Councillor Domnick Connolly is calling on the OPW to act faster in order to prevent more major flooding problems in Roscommon this winter. “With regard to the flooding and the ongoing debate about what should be done to address the situation, the Office of Public Works are proceeding far too slowly. People want to …
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