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Boyle Arts Festival

Mary McAleese to open Visual Arts Exhibition at Boyle Arts Festival

Boyle Arts Festival are delighted to announce that former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese will open the eagerly anticipated 2016 Visual Art Exhibition, in King House, Boyle, this Thursday July 21st at 8pm. By Brendan McGee Picture Credit: Brian Farrell Professor McAleese will also officially open the 2016 Boyle Arts Festival and this will be

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Western Gaels

Western Gaels GAA News update July 19th

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Roscommon County Council Election Results Roscommon Local Election R368 Environmental Partnership Fund Roscommon Municipal District Speed Limit Boyle Municipal District Roscommon County Council Maura Hopkins Town and Village Renewal Scheme Roscommon Visual Artists pollinator Athlone Municipal District National Poetry Day

Planning Permission granted for €6m development in Monksland

Roscommon County Council recently granted planning permission to construction 70 homes in a new development at Cloongowna Townland, Monksland. The site is located North-East of the estate known locally as Monksfield and Monksfield Park The development will consist of 20 x Two Storey Semi-Detached, 3 Bedroom Dwellings, 30 x Two Storey Semi-Detached, 4 Bedroom Dwellings

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Donamon Peter Varley Roscommon News

Donamon man wins International Journalism Award

Donamon native Peter Varley won the first prize in the IFAJ-Rabobank Digital Media Award category at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Awards in Germany. Peter, who is the Buildings and Environment Specialist with the Irish Farmers Journal, won the prize for his multi-media piece entitled “Watch: Mating precision as 500 ewes serviced in

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