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Roscommon Arts Centre

Roscommon Arts Centre hosts “So Near and So Far”: Roscommon in the 1980’s”

Roscommon Arts Centre is delighted to announce an exhibition of photographic prints by world-renowned British photographer Martin Parr titled So Near & So Far – Roscommon in the 1980’s, will be unveiled in the arts centre gallery on Thursday August 11th. The images selected present a typically wry Parr-eque view of Roscommon and the wider …

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Opening of Jazz Pharmaceuticals facility welcomed by local politicians

Local politicians have welcomed yesterday’s official opening of a new €50 million Jazz Pharmaceuticals manufacturing and development facility in Monksland. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global pharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Dublin and they expect to employ up to 50 people in Monksland within three years. Speaking at the event the Minister for Communications, Climate …

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Third person charged in relation to alleged assault in Carrick-on-Shannon

A 27-year-old man with an address at Ballybride, Roscommon town became the third person to charged in relation to an alleged assault in Carrick-on-Shannon on July 17th. Yesterday evening, at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court, Mark Scott was charged with Section 3 Assault – Assault Causing Harm to Mr Gerard Doolan. Mr. Doolan …

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals

New Jazz Pharmaceuticals facility in Monksland officially opened

The official opening of a new €50 million Jazz Pharmaceuticals manufacturing and development facility in Monksland took place today. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global pharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Dublin where it employees approximately 100 people. The company expects to employ up to 50 people in Monksland within three years. Jazz Pharmaceuticals also has …

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Carrick Golf Club

Carrick Golf Club news update August 2nd

Carrick Golf Club Captain’s Prize to Ladies This week we had the second of our Ladies’ Majors – Captain Damien Duignan’s Prize to Ladies. 1st Mary O’Rourke 73 (Above) 2nd Attracta O Connor 74 (Below) Gross Ger Farry 3rd Elizabeth Muldowney 74 Cox’s Pharmacy Stableford Our previous week’s competition was Cox’s Pharmacy Stableford with the …

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