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Roscommon town named Ireland’s second cleanest by IBAL

Roscommon town named Ireland’s second cleanest by IBAL

Updated at 1pm Roscommon town has been named Ireland’s second cleanest town in the 2016 Irish Business Against Litter Anti Litter League competition. The announcement was made a short time ago at ceremony in the Merrion Hotel in Dublin. Kildare took the overall title. Roscommon town has been gradually improving it’s ranking in recent surveys […]

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Wellness Coach Alison Canavan wants to Get Roscommon Growing; €70k up for grabs

Wellness Coach Alison Canavan wants to Get Roscommon Growing; €70k up for grabs

Wellness Coach Alison Canavan is calling on people across to the country to get growing their own food in 2017. Deadline for applications for €70,000 Get Ireland Growing Fund looming. Alison has teamed up with GIY and Energia for the ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing’ initiative which offers community and voluntary organisations the opportunity to apply

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls on Government to safeguard jobs at local Electricity Plants

Michael Fitzmaurice calls on Government to safeguard jobs at local Electricity Plants

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Government to give the employees of the Electricity Plants in Lanesboro and Shannonbridge long term job security by keeping the plants open until 2030. Speaking earlier Michael Fitzmaurice TD said “While the decision to grant planning permission to the Power Plant in Edenderry to 2023 is very welcome

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Roscommon Integrated Development Company awarded Digital Skills Funding

Roscommon Integrated Development Company awarded Digital Skills Funding

Roscommon Integrated Development Company has been awarded €595,000 under the Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme to provide basic digital skills training to 7,000 people in the county. Roscommon Integrated Development Company has been awarded the funding by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. In announcing the news Minister Denis Naughten said: “For

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Michael Fitzmaurice questions feasibility of National Broadband Plan

Michael Fitzmaurice questions feasibility of National Broadband Plan

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that the Government’s National Broadband Plan must ensure that every home has access to quality broadband services. Michael Fitzmaurice has also called into question the feasibility of the National Broadband Plan and whether it will deliver what it promises. Commenting this morning Deputy Fitzmaurice said “Minister Naughton and his Department have

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Over €36,000 awarded to two Roscommon Angling Projects

Over €36,000 awarded to two Roscommon Angling Projects

Two Roscommon Angling facilities are among 50 nationwide that will benefit from the 2017 Inland Fisheries Ireland Capital Works Fund. The Capital Works Fund is part of Inland Fisheries Ireland’s National Strategy for Angling Development. The Strategy aims to ensure that Ireland’s fish stocks and angling infrastructure are protected and enhanced with a view to

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Clubs encouraged to apply for 2017 Sports Capital Programme

Clubs encouraged to apply for 2017 Sports Capital Programme

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O’ Donovan TD, have announced today that €30m is being made available under the Sports Capital Programme to develop sports infrastructure around the country. Online applications will be accepted from the 23rd January to the

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Dr. Keith Swanick – “Decision to end investment in Tobacco Industries is a positive development”

Dr. Keith Swanick – “Decision to end investment in Tobacco Industries is a positive development”

Senator Dr. Keith Swanick has wholeheartedly welcomed the announcement by the Government that public investments in tobacco companies would be brought to an end. As a result of questioning in Seanad Éireann on October 19th, Senator Swanick was informed that the taxpayer, through the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

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