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Ben Garrett

Second body recovered from the sea in Galway City identified as Ben Garrett

Updated at 10:30pm Gardaí have confirmed that the body recovered from the Docks in Galway, just before noon today, was that of missing Mayo man Ben Garrett. Today’s discovery followed the recovery of another body yesterday from Galway Bay. Both bodies were taken to the University Hospital for Post-Mortems. Speaking to Galway Bay FM, this …

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Artists Roscommon

Venue change for Working Artists Roscommon Exhibition

Working Artists Roscommon’s 25th Anniversary Exhibition from April 28th to May 1st in the Old AIB Bank, Church Street, Roscommon town. The exhibition will be opened on 28th April at 6.30pm by Arthur Duignan CREATE, who will also officially launch the Working Artists Roscommon website – www.workingartistsroscommon.weebly.com Artists exhibiting are Frances Crowe, Joe Cunniffe, Honor …

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Roscommon Library

Roscommon Library hosts Historical Images of 1966

Pat Glynn (Glynn’s Photography Castlerea) showing one of the photographs to Mary Butler (Executive Librarian) and Kevin McGrath (Roscommon Library). Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography Castlerea The photographs currently on display in Roscommon Library are from the Historical Images of 1966 (50th Anniversary) series. The images were taken in Ballymoe, Castlerea, Loughglynn, Boyle and Ballinlough. The …

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Roscommon CBS

Big day for Roscommon CBS Footballers tomorrow

The Roscommon CBS Juvenile Footballers are all set for their Connacht Post Primary Juvenile B Championship Final against St. Attracta’s, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo tomorrow (Friday). Picture Credit: Clare Frances Photography The big game takes place in the Connacht GAA Centre, Bekan at 12:30pm and so far they have beaten Carrick-on-Shannon Community School, and St. Muirdeachs, …

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Ballymoe FC

Ballymoe FC thank sponsors

Ballymoe FC would like to thank Hanly Quarries, Elphin, for their sponsorship of jerseys for the Club’s Under 8 and Under 10 teams. Pictured are Jason Tarmey and John Kennedy, Joint-Managers of the Ballymoe FC Under 10 team with Club Secretary Kathleen Hegarty and players Ryan Hanley and Conor Kennedy.

Roscommon Support Group Healthcare course

Carers Support Network to be established in Roscommon – East Galway

A number of volunteers have come together to establish a Carers Support Network in the Roscommon – East Galway area where it is estimated some 4,000 Carers provide essential home care services for people and loved ones without whom the state would have to intervene. This voluntary support group envisage monthly meetings rotating around the …

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Naughten seeks clarification on Roscommon town sewer upgrade project

Local TD Denis Naughten has sought urgent clarification from Irish Water on the impact of the sewer upgrade on localised flooding in Roscommon Town. Earlier today Irish Water announced an investment of €2.9m in the wastewater infrastructure in Roscommon Town, which will see surface water that currently goes into the sewer network, diverted into local …

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