Seniors bow out Our McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors reached the end of their Hodson Bay Hotel Group Senior Championship campaign on Sunday when they went down to a superior and physically stronger and more experienced St Brigids in the County Semi-Final in Strokestown. It has been a great championship run for the team, reaching the …
St Michaels GAA 75th Celebrations Club Chairperson, Jenny Bruen wishes to thank all who helped make our 75th anniversary celebrations a successful, historic and memorable weekend. The celebrations kicked off with a social function at Ardcarne Park Complex on Saturday night. Our book, ‘St Michaels GAA Club – A Glance at Our Past’ was launched …
Penalty curse strikes again The U12/13s penalty curse struck again on Saturday as they bowed out of the FAI Cup in a game we dominated at home to Moyne Villa. Robert Heneghan hit the crossbar early on and soon after missed a penalty. Cloonfad took the lead on 41 mins when Conor Ruane sent a …
We look back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon Sports scene, including Handball, Gaelic Games, Soccer, Rugby and Golf. Handball There was no joy for the County’s Handball representatives in the All-Ireland 60×30 Minor Doubles and Intermediate Doubles Finals on Saturday. Report here. Oisin and Fionn Cusack qualified for the All-Ireland Under 17s Final …
A brief round-up of the most read Roscommon news stories on roscommondaily.com during the past seven days. Our Five Most Read Roscommon News Headlines #5 Roscommon GAA Results from the previous weekend. #4 Roscommon memorabilia sells at auction. #3 Castlecoote top Roscommon Tidy Towns again – check out the full county placings here. #2 St …
Annual Club Fundrasing Lunch The club’s now annual fundraising lunch will take place in the Hodson Bay Hotel on Sunday 16th October at 1pm. This lunch kindly sponsored and provided by our main sponsors the Hodson Bay Hotel is a huge success each year and we would encourage as may as possible to come along …
Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that the latest report from the Comptroller and Auditor General shows once again that public money is being wasted across many departments. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “The news that the Public Services Card is to cost €60 Million instead of the budgeted €30 million is a case in point. The Government jet …
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60×30 Ladies Minor Doubles All-Ireland Final Fiona Tully and Jennifer McCormack came heartbreakingly close to winning the 60×30 Ladies Minor Doubles All-Ireland title in Abbeylara last Saturday. 60×30 Ladies Intermediate Doubles All-Ireland Final In the following match Fiona’s older sister Siobhan teamed up with Laura Mannion to try and win the Ladies Intermediate Doubles title …
Eight towns and villages throughout Roscommon are being recommended for funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. As expected, the six towns which are part of the Town Team Initiative – Ballaghadereen, Boyle, Castlerea, Monksland, Roscommon town and Strokestown have all had their expressions of interest forwarded to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, …
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Naas 16 Buccaneers 24 A 12 points scoring salvo in the final 2 minutes by Buccaneers transformed the outcome of their first ever competitive meeting with Naas when the Pirates made a successful raid at Forenaughts on Saturday. By Michael Silke Buccaneers 24-16 victory moves the midlanders up to second place in the Ulster Bank …
Ballymoe FC had a very successful weekend with the underage teams winning two competitions and the senior team progressing to the next round of the FAI Junior Cup. The U-12 team won the Second Division Cup in Shiven on Sunday when they beat Lough Harps 4-2. The team played excellently throughout and set-up goals for …
Wins for St Brigids and Padraig Pearses in blustery conditions today set up a repeat of the 2012 Senior Football Championship Final. In the first Semi-Final three late Padraig Pearses points proved the difference as they defeated Western Gaels by 0-13 to 0-10 in Elphin. The sides were level on six point apiece at half-time …
St Brigids and Padraig Pearses set up County Final Meeting Read More »
Vincent Brooks looks back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon and District Football League and Umbro FAI Junior Cup. Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division side Castlerea Celtic advanced to the third round of the FAI Junior Cup following an impressive 5 – 1 win over the Sligo Super League side Ballisodare United …
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Here are the Roscommon GAA Results from Adult to underage level in Football and Hurling for the week ending October 2nd. Hodson Bay Hotel Group Senior Football Championship Semi-Finals (Reports here) Pádraig Pearses 0-13 Western Gaels 0-10 St Brigids 4-11 Boyle 2-8 Kepak Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final Replay Four Roads 1-14 Padraig Pearses 0-14 Warm …
The u14 boys play St Faithleachs in the division three championship Final in Enfield next Saturday at 5pm, please come and support the team. Castlerea St Kevins were defeated by Shannon Gael’s in the Keenan Cup first round last Saturday in O’Rourke Park; they will now take part in the Beirne Shield. Check gaaroscommon.ie or …
