James Guihen from Arigna has been chosen as one of 76 graduates from throughout the country selected to take part in the ESB’s Graduate Development Programme. Picture Credit: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography. The three year programme will see the Arigna man and his fellow graduates from the fields of engineering, IT, HR, marketing, trading …
Gardai in Ballygar are appealing for witness following the death of a man in a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision near Ballygar on Monday. The man has been named locally as Jacek Tokarz, a resident of Roscommon town. Mr. Tokarz, who was in his 40’s, was fatally injured when the car he was driving …
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A major flooding conference for the Roscommon / Galway area is set to take place on Monday next, September 26th in the Percy French Hotel, Strokestown. The event has been organised by Fianna Fail TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy who is also the party’s spokesperson on the OPW and Flood Relief. A comprehensive list of …
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins recently attended the launch of National Women’s Enterprise Day which takes place in the G Hotel on Wednesday October 19th. The Event is being organised by the Local Enterprise Offices and will highlight and celebrate the success stories of female entrepreneurs. It will encourage more women to avail of supports …
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Roscommon’s first ever weekly support group for stroke survivors will be launched by the Irish Heart Foundation and members of the Roscommon Hospital stroke team at a public information evening in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon on September 29th. The group is the ninth in a network of stroke clubs being developed by the Irish Heart Foundation …
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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 A look at the Roscommon connections at yesterday’s All-Ireland Final. #4 Job losses at Berendsen in Roscommon Town #3 An update …
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on Third Level Institutes to plan ahead and examine the possibility of building on-campus Student Accommodation. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “Now that most students are back for another academic year the situation of hard pressed parents having to pay astronomical prices for rent should be addressed in time for next …
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Updated on Monday at 12pm Minister of State for the OPW and Flood Relief Sean Canney is to visit areas affected by Flooding in Roscommon and Leitrim today, Monday September 19th. He is scheduled to visit a number of areas in Roscommon to view flood relief efforts and to speak to those affected. The areas …
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In 1938, Roscommon man Douglas Hyde became the first President of Ireland. He made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. The accepted wisdom is that Hyde’s transition to the presidency was a seamless process, but Forgotten Patriot, a new book by historian Brian Murphy, …
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Ireland’s first ever Insurance Apprentices have started a ground-breaking Level 8 degree programme of study at IT Sligo. The new Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship is a statutory apprenticeship, which has been developed jointly by the Industry’s education body, The Insurance Institute and Institute of Technology, Sligo. It was formally launched by the Minister for Education and …
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Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy says the 2015 county breakdown on IDA Ireland job figures debunks the Government’s claim that it is spreading FDI jobs fairly across the whole country. “In a recent Parliamentary Question reply that my party colleague Niall Collins TD received from Minister Mitchell O’Connor, the county by county data …
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Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten TD will speak about the importance of delivering high speed broadband to support small businesses during a fireside chat at the Facebook Boost Your Business event in association with Galway Chamber of Commerce. The event, which takes place in the Wellpark Retail Centre in Galway next …
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Updated: Thursday September 15th at 5pm Berendsen have confirmed plans to close their Distribution Centre in Roscommon Town as it has become “unsustainable”. Reports of the possible closure first emerged late last night (Wednesday). In a statement release earlier the company said that the closure is subject to a 30-day consultation process which will begin …
Two Roscommon angling projects and one in Athlone have been awarded over €250,000 by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs as part of the Government’s programme to support rural development. Picture Credit: Laurel Lodged – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10234762 Inland Fisheries Ireland says the investment in rural angling is crucial …
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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on OPW and Flood Relief Eugene Murphy TD has launched a Bill to help address flooding issues along the River Shannon. Deputy Murphy, along with his colleagues Deputies Barry Cowen, Robert Troy and Anne Rabbitte have set out new legislation to remove outdated water level restrictions on ESB regulated lakes along the …
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