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St Faithleachs

St Faithleachs GAA News update May 11th

St Faithleachs 2-14 Elphin 0-12 We defeated Elphin in the first round of the Senior championship in Kilglass on Sunday. Team : Alan Manning, Brian Scally, Cathal Gunn(0-1), Mikey Cox, Darren Nerney, Henry Kenny, David Harrison,Brian Murtagh(0-2), Derek Murray, Kevin Farrell, Ciarian Murtagh(0-4)2f, David Rooney(0-1)45, Diarmuid Murtagh(1-3)2f, Darragh Hussey(1-2), Alan Kenny. Subs : Daniel Foley,

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Roscommon Swimmers

Silver Medals for Roscommon Swimmers at All-Ireland Finals

A team from the Convent of Mercy, Roscommon town won two Silver Medals at yesterday’s All-Ireland Secondary Schools Swimming Finals in the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. The team of Jenni Kilduff, Rebecca Carroll, Keela Farnon and Roisin Campbell took honours in the 100m Freestyle Relay and 100m Individual Medley Relay Event. Jenni Kilduff also took

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Myles Dungan show to be a flagship Event of Roscommon County Council’s 1916 Centenary Programme

Boyle’s historic King House, will be the venue for the Roscommon leg of the Paths To Freedom programme, which includes the western première of Myles Dungan’s new 1916 show – The Count, The Countess & The Tommy. The show, starring international soloists Simon Morgan and Lisa Lambe – as seen on RTE’s Late Late Show

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Ballaghaderreen

1916 commemoration takes place in Ballaghaderreen

A commemoration to mark volunteers from Ballaghaderreen who were arrested during the 1916 Rising took place in the town on Saturday. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea The commemoration marked an event which occurred approximately one week after the surrender of the Irish Volunteers in Dublin. British army troops from Boyle accompanied by the local RIC,

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