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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has welcomed the fact that Roscommon County Council are due to submit a feasibility report to the TII within the coming weeks in relation to an accident blackspot east of Tulsk following his continued efforts to highlight the need for upgrading works on the N5. Eugene Murphy recently raised the …
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Local Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed Cabinet has approved plans to designate Ireland West Airport Knock as a Strategic Development Zone. The proposal to make an order for the Ireland West Airport Knock Strategic Development Zone was agreed at the Cabinet’s weekly meeting yesterday (Tuesday). This designation will facilitate the fast tracking of planning for …
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Amanda O’Halloran from Roscommon Hospital has recently been appointed as a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Plastic Surgery, the first RANP post in Plastic Surgery in Ireland. Amanda completed her general nursing training in St. James Hospital and began working in Roscommon Hospital in 2005. Amanda has had a keen interest in clinical care and …
Roscommon County Council has announced it’s intention to close a section of the R368 between Elphin and Carrick on Shannon for over three weeks in July to facilitate Road Improvement Works. The section of the road in question is from the junction with R368/R369 (Elphin / Bishop Street Junction) to the R370/R368 junction (Cortober / …
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Ballyforan NS received their 4th An Taisce Green-Schools Award and were presented with their Green Flag at a recent ceremony in the Hodson Bay Hotel. This Award was based on the theme of Travel, which is the fourth theme of the Green-Schools programme. The Travel theme is funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and …
The Minister of State for Regional Economic Development, Michael Ring TD has announced that Tisrara Community Centre is one of a number of projects nationwide to receive funding under the Targeted Community Infrastructure Needs measure of the CLÁR programme. €36,000 has been allocated to Tisrara Community Centre to facilitate the refurbishment of the kitchen and …
Earlier this month students of the Roscommon Further Education Centre, Lisnamult held a special Pamper Day and raised much needed funds for the Marie Keating Foundation. The public were invited to avail of special treats such as facial, nail file and polish, hairdressing etc as well as tea and home-baked goodies. A total of €360 …
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Organisers of the Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships 2017 have extended their thanks to the many local businesses that have shown support for the event and offered sponsorship. “Our aim from the beginning has been to ensure that as well as offering a top class range of events that we can also …
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The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government, Simon Coveney TD has announced that almost €1 million has been allocated to County Roscommon for Housing Adaptations for Older People and People with a Disability living in private houses. This investment will allow extensions to be built for people with a disability as well as …
Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says a new report, which reveals that farming is the occupation with the highest risk for fatalities will come as no surprise to farmers across the western region. The findings published this week in “Risk Taking and Accidents on Irish Farms”, puts the fatality rate for farming at nearly ten …
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Eight projects throughout Roscommon have been allocated a total of €22,750 to help the crackdown on illegal dumping. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten made the announcement earlier today, adding that this second phase of funding was “due to unprecedented demand” Minister Naughten launched a major anti-illegal dumping initiative (ADI) in …
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Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat crew were alerted by the Coast Guard to two separate incidents yesterday, Saturday May 27th. The first alarm was raised at 11.04 am when two people on board a 32ft motor cruiser ran aground north-west of Inchbofin Island near the eastern shore of the lake. Lough Ree RNLI volunteers responded quickly. …
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There will be a meeting of the club’s Finance Committee on Wednesday at 9pm in the clubrooms. All ticket sellers please return ticket stubs and outstanding monies for the club’s Annual Draw. The first draw is due to take place on Sunday night in Devine’s Fireside Lounge, Clashaganny. First prize is a weekend for two …
12 locations in County Roscommon are among 1,031 nationwide where An Garda Síochána are currently conducting a speed enforcement operation known as Operation Slow Down. Supported by the Road Safety Authority and other stakeholders Operation Slow Down began at 7am and is running for a 24 hour period. The objective is to reduce the number …
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