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St Faithleachs

St Faithleachs GAA News update April 4th

St Faithleachs 3-10 Tulsk 2-9 U16 Boys League Division 2 game played in Ballyleague on Saturday morning. Team : M.O’Donnell, T.J.O’Neill, C.Reynolds, D.Kilcoyne, R.Banahan, I.Truatt, M.Dunne, J.Browne, R.Trimble, D.McDermott, L.Orsmby, A.Hegerty, N.McGovern, K.Truatt, C.O’Brien. Subs; C.Rohan, M.Silva.Next game against Kilmore/Shannon Gaels on Tuesday 5th. St Faithleachs 1-11, St.Dominics 5-9 U16 Girls Championship Division 1: The

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1916 Commemoration Events

Book on the revolutionary period in Boyle to be launched tonight

“They Dared to Challenge, in the Garrison Town of Boyle”, by Barry Feely will be launched tonight in King House, Boyle. The book is a fascinating, highly detailed account of the revolutionary period (1914 – 1922) in the area and features photographs and drawings depicting many of the key events. From archival sources, personal contacts

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Lough Ree

Two callouts to grounded vessels for Lough Ree RNLI

Volunteer lifeboat crew with Lough Ree RNLI were called out twice on consecutive days to assist grounded vessels in the Wood Shoal area. Picture Credit: facebook.com/LoughReeRNLI Thankfully there were no injuries to the twelve people onboard both vessels but the RNLI have advised boat users in the area to use caution and take advice on

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Athlone Boundary

Athlone Boundary review report could take many more months

Chairperson of the Athlone Boundary Review Committee Jack Keyes has said that it could at least two or three months before his Committee are in a position to publish their findings. The report was originally due to be published today but the volume of submissions – 27,949 in total, meant that the task of sorting

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Brigid Lyons

Roscommon native Brigid Lyons features in Historical Exhibition

The story of Roscommon native Brigid Lyons is among those set to be told in a major exhibition at NUI Galway entitled ‘A University in War and Revolution 1913-1919’ which offers a glimpse into the lives of many individuals from the University caught up in the historic events of the era. The exhibition will be

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