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Two Awards for Roscommon projects at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

Education

Picture Credit:  Fennells Photography Two Roscommon projects received Awards at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition which entered it’s penultimate day today in the RDS. Abbie Moloney (above) from Scoil Mhuire Strokestown received the 3rd place Senior individual Award in the Biological and Ecological category for her project entitled “An investigation into the quality of

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Roscommon well represented at BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

Education

Picture Credit: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photograph 20 projects from Roscommon Post Primary Schools are among the 550 nationwide which have featured at the 2017 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition over recent days. The 20 local BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition projects come from 46 students of four local Schools: CBS Roscommon, Scoil

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Alternative providers being assessed for local Youth Services

Current Affairs, Education, News

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs have confirmed that replacement youth services will be established in the county by the end of this month. The news comes following the withdrawal of funding to Youth Work Ireland, which operated Youth services in Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon town and Ballygar. The Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board and

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Local TDs call for Rural Routes on the Bus Eireann Expressway service to be protected

Current Affairs

Two local TDs have called on the Minister for Transport to ensure that the Rural Routes on the Bus Eireann Expressway service are saved, adding that they are “vital” for rural Ireland. Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says “Bus Eireann’s financial position has worsened considerably since Minister Ross took office. However it seems that the

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Murphy calls for Minister Zappone to intervene over withdrawal of Youth Work Ireland funding

Ballaghaderreen, Current Affairs, Local News

Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called on the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone to immediately make a statement in relation to the closure of the Phoenix Youth Centre in Ballaghaderreen which is operated by Youth Work Ireland. Deputy Murphy said he was alarmed by the decision of the Department of Children

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“Questions remain to be answered” on EPOC at former Abbeyfield Hotel says Michael Fitzmaurice TD

Current Affairs

Following on from yesterday’s briefing on the proposed EPOC at the former Abbeyfield Hotel Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that “opportunities were missed and questions remain to be answered.” On Sunday night Deputy Fitzmaurice submitted 15 questions to the Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton, regarding the Centre and the process of

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All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships to be held in Kiltoom

Kiltoom Curraghboy Cam, Local News, News, Things to do

The All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships and the All-Nations equivalents will take place on the June Bank Holiday at the grounds and lands of St Brigids GAA Club, Kiltoom. The All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships are set to provide a big a tourism boost to the area, with over 200 competitors

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Castlemine Farms food entrepreneurs

Local food entrepreneurs can benefit from GMIT project

Business, Education

Local food entrepreneurs have received a further boost, following the unveiling of the Castlerea Food Hub last November, with the recent announcement of a new GMIT project. GMIT has been awarded EU funding for a unique project called “Creating Entrepreneurs in Food (CEF)’, which aims to build food innovation and entrepreneurship-focused rural communities and economies

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Positive meeting held with Department Officials on Ballaghaderreen Refugee Centre

Ballaghaderreen, Local News, News

Local politicians held a broadly positive meeting with the Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton TD yesterday to discuss the proposed Emergency Reception and Orientation Centre at the former Abbeyfield Hotel, in Ballaghaderreen. Among those in attendance were TDs Eugene Murphy and Michael Fitzmaurice and Senators Maura Hopkins, Frank Feighan and

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Mayo TD proposes that Ballaghaderreen be removed from Roscommon Constituency

Current Affairs

Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Lisa Chambers has made a submission to the Constituency Commission proposing that the greater Ballaghaderreen area be included in a new 5 Seat Mayo/West Roscommon Dáil Constituency. The submission aims to restore Mayo to a 5 Seat Constituency, which was the case up until the 2012 Constituency Commission Report which

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Residents show continued support for local causes at the Plunkett Home in Boyle

Boyle, Health, Local News

As part of their continued support to worthy causes, the Day Care residents of the Plunkett Home Community Nursing Unit in Boyle recently prepared and arranged beautiful hampers, which were donated to the local Saint Vincent de Paul. 2016 was no different. The largest Plunkett Home fundraising event was when staff and daycare residents assisted

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Elderly Constituent in danger of being wheelchair bound following latest cancellation of urgent Operation – Michael Fitzmaurice

Health

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has written to An Taoiseach asking him to recall the Dail to “try and get a handle on the crisis in Health”. The move comes following the case of a local woman who has had an urgent operation cancelled three times, despite being told last year that she could be wheelchair bound

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