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Silver Medals for Roscommon Swimmers at All-Ireland Finals

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

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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1916 commemoration takes place in 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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Castlerea school scoop top accolade at the Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards

Castlerea school scoop top accolade at the Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards

St. Michael’s Special School, Castlerea has been revealed as a winner at the 2016 Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards. The winners were announced at a special awards ceremony at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre yesterday Thursday, May 5th hosted by RTE Two Tube presenters Bláthnaid Treacy and Stephen Byrne. The Castlerea school was awarded

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N61 set to close between Tulsk and Four Mile House for Survey

N61 set to close between Tulsk and Four Mile House for Survey

A stretch of the N61, between the N5 junction at Tulsk Cross and the R368 Strokestown Road at Fourmilehouse, will be closed by Roscommon County Council next week to facilitate surveying works. The work is scheduled to take place from Monday to Friday ahead of an application by the Council to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for

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Water Smart Maria collects top prize in the region

Water Smart Maria collects top prize in the region

Maria Dignam from Glanduff NS, Kiltoom recently took the top prize in the Connacht/Ulster region of the Green-Schools Irish Water Poster Competition in the senior primary school category. Maria was presented with her prize at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday Wednesday. Picture Credit: Mark Stedman, Photocall Ireland This year’s Poster Competition theme was ‘Be Water

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