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 Section of R367 road south of Castleplunkett to close for 5 weeks. #4 Our interview with Roscommon Rose of Tralee contestant
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Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has re-issued an invitation to the Minister for Health Simon Harris to meet with members of the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee in relation to the development of a Rehabilitation Unit at Roscommon University Hospital. Deputy Murphy said he was “extremely disappointed” that Minister Harris had turned down the request to
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on two Government agencies to “positively discriminate” in favour of rural Ireland when sourcing locations for future investment. The call came following the news that VistaMed, a global supplier of medical devices currently, is investing €10 Million in it’s facility in Carrick on Shannon. They currently employ over 300 people
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18 members of the Elphin base Windmill Wheelers Cycling Club, are cycling to France to raise funds for local charity SOS Elphin. Support to Overcome Suicide (SOS) Elphin is a voluntary group which was founded in 2005 following a number of tragic deaths in the community. It provides support for families bereaved through suicide and
Elphin group to cycle to Paris in aid of local Charity Read More »
The boil water notice on the North East Roscommon Regional Water Supply scheme is expected to be lifted by the end of September. That’s according to local Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy who has urged Irish Water to strictly adhere to this timeframe as, he says, thousands of householders have been consistently inconvenienced. The scheme
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The Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee TD officially opened the new REGARI Recovery College in Roscommon town yesterday. REGARI, which stands for Roscommon/East Galway Advancing Recovery in Ireland, offers courses, workshops, seminars and groupwork on mental health issues and associated areas. These include understanding mental health issues and its
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A proposal by Minister for Transport Shane Ross to equalise diesel prices with petrol prices for climate policy reasons through an increase in excise duty has been blasted as outrageous by Michael Fitzmaurice TD. The Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway say that the proposal “must be resisted, as it would have a major detrimental effect on
Proposal to raise diesel prices are outrageous says Michael Fitzmaurice Read More »
Michael Fitzmaurice TD has re-iterated calls for government action on the rising cost of Motor Insurance Premiums, adding that “the scandal must be tackled once and for all”. The Independent TD said “There are practical steps that the Government can take which will assist the reduction in motor insurance premiums. I have received figures this
A new campaign was launched earlier this week to combat the problem of farm related thefts and rural crime. Jointly organised by Crimestoppers, the Irish Farmers Association, an Garda Síochána and DoneDeal the campaign is aiming to raise awareness among the public and in particular those in the farming community, of the issue of thefts
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RSG Flexible Learning College, part of Roscommon Disability Support Group, are hosting an Information and Registration Evening for people interested in their QQI Level 5 Healthcare Course. The event will take place on Thursday September 1st at 7:30pm in their facility at the DALE Centre, Derrane. Modules on the QQI Level 5 Healthcare course include
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The Minister for Health Simon Harris TD will officially open the Endoscopy Unit at Roscommon Hospital on Thursday September 8th. The facility, which cost €5.5 million to construct, opened its doors to the public on June 1st and has increased the endoscopy capacity of the hospital from 16 procedures per day to 30 procedures per
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Roscommon is well above the national average when it comes to water leakages with rates as high as 65% across the county and the First Fix Leak Repair scheme still has a long way to go to remedy the situation- that’s according to Fianna Fail Deputy for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Figures recently released showed that
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that plans by the Department of Agriculture for all Single Farm Payment applications to be made on-line from next year are “unfair on the many farmers who do not have a proper broadband service or do not know how to use a computer and any such system should be phased in”.
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The cost of Rent in Roscommon has increased by an average of 5.3% during the past 12 months according to today’s report from property website Daft.ie Overall rent prices have increased by 11.5% since the “trough” or lowest level, compared to a 41.6% increase in Galway City. The good news, is that despite the increase
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Volunteer lifeboat crew with Lough Ree RNLI had one of their busiest periods ever over the past few days, receiving a total of seven callouts over five days to assist people on and around Lough Ree. The first callout for the lifeboat crew came from the Coast Guard shortly after two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon
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