Local Minister Denis Naughten is encouraging older people to apply for the Fuel Allowance, as the new fuel allowance season gets underway in advance of the winter. “The Fuel Allowance scheme is designed to assist pensioners and other very low income households to meet the cost of their heating needs during the winter season,” explained …
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A brief round-up of the most read Roscommon news stories on roscommondaily.com during the past seven days as well as some which you may have missed. Our Five Most Read Roscommon News Headlines #5 The surprise news that Nigel Dineen had withdrawn from the Roscommon Senior Football Team Manager Race. #4 Castlerea student Katie Kenny …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that a new report highlights the major gaps in the quality of mobile phone coverage in rural Ireland. Commenting on the report Michael Fitzmaurice said that it has “once again supported something that I have been highlighting for some time; that there are major gaps in the quality of signal being …
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Roscommon LEADER Partnership are hosting the 2016 SICAP Enterprise Awards in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon tomorrow (Monday) afternoon. The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) aims to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality through local, regional and national engagement and collaboration. Its vision is to improve the life chances and opportunities of …
Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy says the government must take urgent action to tackle exorbitant motor insurance costs as the situation is reaching epidemic levels and leaving motorists in rural Ireland unable to keep a car on the road. Commenting on the issue Eugene Murphy said “Over the past number of years consumers …
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Minister Denis Naughten has once again joined up with Millie’s Trust to host a paediatric first aid course aimed at parents and grandparents on Sunday 20th November in Roscommon Town. This is the second time Millie’s Trust will have provided first aid training in Roscommon at the invitation of Denis Naughten, who previously took the …
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Irish Water and Roscommon County Council have announced that, following advice from the HSE, the boil water notice on the North East Roscommon Regional Water Supply has been lifted with immediate effect. The notice was originally imposed two and a half years ago and impacted 5,400 consumers – The area served by the North East …
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Castlerea student Katie Kenny was one of a select group of first-year students honoured by NUI Galway with a special ceremony, in recognition of the high points they achieved in their Leaving Cert. Picture Credit: by Aengus McMahon. Each year the University’s “Excellence Scholarships” are given to new entrants at NUI Galway who reached a …
Bank of Ireland has announced a new pilot initiative to find the most enterprising town in County Roscommon and there are lots of cash prizes up for grabs. Picture Credit: Gerard O’Loughlin Bank of Ireland’s Enterprising Town Awards are being run as part of a pilot in four counties this year. The aim of the …
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The closing date for nominations for the Roscommon Volunteering Information Service Awards has been extended to this Sunday. Roscommon Volunteering Service was established by Roscommon Leader Partnership in 2014. The aim of the Service is to increase the numbers volunteering in the County and promote volunteering as a rewarding and fulfilling activity and also to …
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At the Council of Europe , Strasbourg Senator Terry Leyden Spokesperson for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) sought the support of the President of France, Francois Hollande in relation to Ireland having a representative at Europe/UK Brexit negotiations President Hollande agreed that consideration needs to be given to Irish representation at …
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Local Fianna Fáil TD and spokesperson on the OPW and Flood Relief Eugene Murphy has said that five years of regressive budgets have been stopped, and while there are many benefits for rural Ireland in Budget 2017 the ongoing flooding issues were largely overlooked for the West. “There is a little for everyone in this …
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Budget 2017 fairly distributes the limited resources that are available and will ensure that both existing and new jobs are supported, according to local Minister Denis Naughten. Outlining the importance of the role of broadband in supporting these jobs, Minister Naughten said: “As part of the National Broadband Plan homes in rural areas will have …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has expressed his disappointed with a number of proposals outlined in Budget 2017 saying that while it contained some good measures “no one in rural Ireland will be getting too excited by what’s in it.” Speaking last night Michael Fitzmaurice said “Middle Ireland have got very little out of this budget. They …
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Roscommon Daily has rounded up the main points from today’s budget in easy to follow bullet points. More Budget 2017 detail will follow from the individual Ministers throughout the afternoon. Social Welfare – €5 increases to all weekly social welfare payments from March 2017 announced. However, those Under 26 will only see an increase of …
