The 2016 SuperValu Tidy Towns winners were announced at a ceremony in Dublin Castle today (Monday). Skerries in County Dublin was named Ireland’s Tidiest town but there was plenty to cheer about for the Roscommon Tidy Towns Committees. In the Ireland’s Tidiest Village category Castlecoote scored 324 points, just two behind category winner Birdhill from …
The Careers Office in GMIT will host its Annual Careers Fair on Monday next, October 3rd, at the Dublin Road (Galway) campus from 12 noon to 3pm. Over seventy companies and organisations will have stands at the event which is aimed at GMIT students and graduates. The programme of events and activities will include CV …
A nationwide schools’ campaign to educate and raise student awareness of littering was launched by Minster for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten in Castlerea today. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea Bin It! features an actor-led workshop visiting secondary schools across the participating local authority areas. The workshop is geared towards first year students …
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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 Roscommon GAA Results from the previous weekend. #4 Confirmation of the two nominees for the vacant Roscommon Senior Football Team Management …
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has expressed his disappointment at the removal of the Six Nations Rugby Championships from the “free to air designation list” by Minister Denis Naughten. Under the Broadcasting Act 2009, the Minister for Communications may designate sporting and cultural events as being of major importance to society and that events so designated …
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has said she is very happy that Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald has been able to secure additional funding for Garda Text Alert Groups. Senator Hopkins said “ I have met with a large number of people across the constituency involved in text alert groups. Hearing people describe the positivity the text …
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Councillor Domnick Connolly has called for action to be taken now in order to avoid a repeat of last year’s flooding issues which affected many areas of the county. Councillor Connolly said “In relation to the flooding problems in the county, Minister Sean Canney was very attentive to the problems in various different locations when …
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Last Saturday the surviving Members, and next of kin, of the ‘A’ Company, 35th Infantry Battalion of the Defence Forces who served at the Siege of Jadotville were presented with a Unit Citation for bravery. Picture Credit: Defence Forces The Siege of Jadotville took place in the Congo in September 1961 and lasted six days. …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy, has expressed his outrage over waiting list figures that show that 78,499 patients are now waiting for in-patient / day case surgery. Eugene Murphy said “Waiting lists for hospital procedures have been on a persistent upward trend for some two years now. The corresponding figure for August 2014 was 53,431 …
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Four Roscommon properties go under the hammer at the latest Allsop Auction in Dublin next Wednesday, September 28th. – A Two Bedroom Apartment at Riverwalk, Castlerea has a reserve of €20,000. Also in Castlerea a mixed use Building comprising of two Retail Units and a Three Bedroom Apartment has a reserve of €100,000. – A …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Government must improve the infrastructure of the West of Ireland in order to create a “level the playing field” and help aid job creation. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “The latest employment figures from the IDA shows clearly that the West of Ireland and other rural areas are falling further …
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has said that communities in Roscommon are to benefit from a €5 million national initiative to support Rural Economic Development. Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys announced details of a new phase of the Rural Economic Development Zones (REDZ) initiative, to stimulate economic development in …
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Senator Frank Feighan has welcomed the news that Roscommon LEADER Partnership is planning to launch the new LEADER funding programme for the county next month. Senator Feighan said “The LEADER 2014-2020 Funding Agreement for Roscommon has already been signed by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys. I now understand …
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The possibility of closer ties between Roscommon County Council and their Leitrim counterparts has been proposed following a meeting of the Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District Councillors. At their last monthly meeting Councillors discussed matters relating to bordering areas which come under the remit of both municipal districts. The areas include Cortober/Carrick-on-Shannon, Rooskey, Battlebridge, and the road …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Agriculture to extend the deadline for Slurry Spreading by a few weeks following the recent spell of bad weather. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “Over the past few weeks soil conditions, particularly in the West and North West have deteriorated to such an extent that some farmers are …
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