In support of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, BowelScreen – The National Bowel Screening Programme is highlighting that just 40 per cent of the eligible population are taking part in the free bowel screening programme, despite early detection providing the best chance of survival. Professor Diarmuid O’Donoghue, Clinical Director of BowelScreen, said: “The low numbers of …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy will introduce the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2017 on the floor of the Dáil this Thursday. The aim of the legislation is to ensure local communities have the final say in any proposals for a county boundary change that affects them. The Bill places a requirement on the Minister for …
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“All politicians in County Roscommon need to work together on the bill concerning the county boundary issue”. That’s the view of local Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “This week I am urging all Oireachtas members in county Roscommon, Senators and TDs, to support the Bill that is being proposed …
The Citizens Assembly is inviting members of the public, representative groups and citizen organisations to make a submission to the Assembly on the second topic the Assembly will consider ‘How we respond to the Challenges and Opportunities of an Ageing Population’. The Citizens Assembly is an exercise in deliberative democracy, placing the citizen at the …
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Picture credit: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland The HSE and the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) have teamed up to raise public awareness of dementia through pharmacies across Ireland in a new campaign entitled Dementia Understand Together. Dementia Understand Together is a public support, awareness and information campaign aimed at inspiring people from all sections of society to …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said the deadline for the external review into the Roscommon mental health service has been missed yet again “which simply beggars belief”. Commenting on the long awaited Roscommon Mental Health Service Report Eugene Murphy pointed out that the external review had commenced in August 2015 (which is over a …
GMIT is inviting the public to attend a series of free digital learning events this week in its Mayo and Galway campuses as part of the national All Aboard 2017 initiative. GMIT is one of 16 higher education institutions hosting All Aboard 2017 in partnership with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on Minister Denis Naughten to take urgent action on the regulation of the Wind Energy Sector. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice TD said “Over the past number of weeks we have seen many conferences taking place about wind energy but the reality is that that there are many communities …
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A number of local politicians have moved to reassure the public about the future of local Health Care Centres throughout North Roscommon. There were fears for the future of a number of Health Care Centres earlier this week following a story broadcast on local Radio which said that services being provided in existing health centres …
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Senator Frank Feighan has received a categorical assurance from the HSE that Elphin Health Centre will not close. There were fears for the future of the Elphin Health Centre earlier this week following a story broadcast on local Radio which said that services being provided in existing health centres in North Roscommon would be reviewed …
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“Parents paying fees due for the Junior and Leaving Cert and other State Bills should be able to make those payments at Post Offices and not be required to go to a Bank”. That’s the view today of Independent TD for Roscommon/Galway Michael Fitzmaurice. Michael Fitzmaurice says that enabling such payments would give a great …
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Following this morning’s surprise strike* by Irish Rail workers Rail users in Roscommon are advised of planned schedule changes tomorrow – Saturday April 1st. The schedule change will affect Irish Rail users travelling on the Dublin Heuston line and has been created in order to facilitate line improvement works on the Dublin to Cork line. …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said that Minister Varadkar must halt the restructuring process currently underway in the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and the Citizens Information Service and ensure that staff and volunteers have their voices heard properly. Eugene Murphy was commenting after his party’s private members motion which was debated in the …
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Three Roscommon properties go under the hammer at the latest Allsop On-Line Auction, which takes place next Wednesday, April 5th. The auction features a range of properties from residential to commercial and the following is a breakdown of the Roscommon properties on offer. A mid terrace two storey property in Ballaghaderreen comprising of a restaurant …
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In support of World Bipolar Day today, mental health organisation Aware is calling for increased education, awareness and advocacy against the social stigma of mental health conditions, in particular bipolar disorder. Aware is a non-profit organisation which provides education, information and support to those affected by depression and bipolar disorder. The organisation runs a number …
