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Denis Naughten welcomes change to prescription charge for medical card holders

Minister Denis Naughten has welcomed the reduction in the prescription charge for medical card holders aged over 70, which come into effect today, March 1st. “The change will result in savings for many of the older members of our community,” stated Denis Naughten. “It is estimated that across the country approximately 330,000 medical card holders […]

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NTA to boost Athlone-Westport Bus Route

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The National Transport Authority has announced that it will enable an enhances service on the Athlone-Westport route if Bus Éireann withdraws the service in April. The announcement came in response to the decision by Bus Éireann to withdraw from the Athlone-Westport Route from April 16th. The National Transport Authority reviewed the route and determined that

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Eugene Murphy TD backs Bill for National Famine Commemoration Day

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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has urged people throughout the country to pay a visit to the National Famine Museum in Strokestown to learn more about our forgotten and heart-breaking history. Eugene Murphy made the comments during a recent Dáil debate on the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill which seeks to create an annual memorial

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Irish Water to invest €10 million to provide new water supply to greater Ballinlough area

Ballinlough Cloonfad Granlahan, Local News, News

Irish Water has announced details of a €10 million investment which will see the extension of the Lough Mask Water Supply Scheme in Co. Mayo to Ballinlough and Williamstown. This is the first time a major water supply will supply three counties and underpins the importance of a one-utility approach. Both the Ballinlough and Williamstown

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Council to debate motion on upgrading of the N61 Road to National Primary Route status

Current Affairs

Roscommon County Councillors will debate a motion put forward by Roscommon Area Fianna Fáil Councillor Orla Leyden which could ultimately see the N61 Road upgraded to National Primary Route status. The debate will take place at Monday afternoon’s plenary meeting of the Council. The 75km long N61 Road is the main North-South route in County

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Eugene Murphy – €40,000 for emergency accommodation while 45 Council houses lying idle

Current Affairs

Eugene Murphy TD says that Roscommon County Council will require in the region of €40,000 to provide emergency homeless accommodation for 2017 while still holding a total of 45 vacant council houses in the county. Eugene Murphy obtained the figures relating to social housing and homelessness from Roscommon County Council under the Freedom of Information

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD – ” Norwegian Air announcement does nothing for regional development

Current Affairs

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has expressed his disappointment at the news that Ireland West Airport Knock was not included as one of the bases for Norwegian Air flights to America. Commenting on the announcement by Norwegian Air Michael Fitzmaurice flights said that while the announcement is welcome for consumers, it does noting for regional development. “This

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Eugene Murphy TD – “Review of Roscommon Mental Health Services must not be used to downgrade existing services”

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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says the external review into Roscommon mental health services must not be used as a beating stick to downgrade existing services. Commenting on the review, which commenced in August 2015 Eugene Murphy stressed that repeated delays in the delivery of the report were simply not acceptable and he noted that

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Four Roads Ladies host Medal Presentation and Registration event

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The club are holding their registration night on Saturday February 25th in Tisrara Community Centre at 8pm – all girls and parents are welcome to attend, and a fun night will be had by all. There will be a presentation of medals for all U12, U14 and U16 girls on the night. U16 Training continues

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6 Roscommon Properties sold at latest Allsop on-line auction

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Seven Lots of Roscommon properties went under the hammer at the latest Allsop On-Line Auction, which took place earlier today. The auction featured a range of properties from residential to commercial and the following is a round-up of how the Roscommon properties fared. – A lot featuring 2 x two bedroom apartments at Riverwalk, Castlerea

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Effects of Storm Doris still being felt

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Storm Doris left a trail of devastation in her wake in the early hours of this morning with utilities and traffic being affected throughout the county. There have been reports of trees being uprooted, utility polls snapped in two, roads blocked but thankfully no injuries. 1,000s of homes throughout Roscommon, from Arigna to Creagh were

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Eugene Murphy expresses concern over ‘cloak and dagger’ approach to local wind farm development

Current Affairs, Roscommon town Kilteevan

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has expressed concern over what he deems a ‘cloak and dagger’ approach to a proposed wind farm development in the Roscommon Town area. Eugene Murphy TD attended a meeting on Monday night in Castlecoote Community Centre to discuss a potential windfarm development in the area including Aghagad, Aghagower,

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls for Authorities to act on new Repair To Lease scheme

Current Affairs

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed the new “Repair To Lease” Scheme and has urged Local Authorities to act quickly to avail of the scheme. Commenting on the announcement Michael Fitzmaurice said “anything that will lead to the rejuvenation of rural areas is a positive development. This is something that I have been proposing for

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HSE offering catch up opportunity for HPV vaccine

Health

The HSE is offering a catch up opportunity for the HPV vaccine in the coming weeks as immunisation teams return to secondary schools to provide the second dose to girls in first year. Stressing the importance of ensuring that all those eligible for the vaccine received it, Dr Brenda Corcoran, Head of the HSE Immunisation

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Roscommon Mental Health review to be published in early March

Current Affairs

The lead investigator in the independent review into the Roscommon Mental Health Service has indicated that the report will be delivered to the HSE in early March. Explaining the 12 month delay in the publishing of the Roscommon Mental Health Service review the HSE said, in a statement released a short time ago, that respecting

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