Roscommon Rose Aisling McNeill has qualified for the live TV Finals of the Rose of Tralee and will appear on tomorrrow (Monday) night’s show. Picture Credit: twitter.com/roseoftralee The full list (in no particular order) of 32 Roses for TV are: MONDAY 22nd August – Kilkenny, New Orleans, Cavan, Kentucky, Monaghan, South Carolina, Ottawa, Germany, Cork, …
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Roscommon County Council have announced that the R357, from Dysart Village to it’s junction with the Four Roads/ Curraghboy road (L2013), is to be closed to facilitate flood mitigation works at Lisseenamanragh,Dysart. The Road will be closed from 7:30am on Wednesday next, August 24th to 5pm on Friday October 21st. The following alternative Routes will …
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Today, Friday August 19th, is the closing date to nominate your Doctor or Medical Centre for the GPBuddy.ie national GP Awards. Taking place in the Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday 15th September, the GPBuddy Awards will recognise the achievements and collaborative efforts of Doctors and healthcare professionals in community healthcare in Ireland. Speaking at the launch …
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Senator Maura Hopkins recently addressed the Women for Election Summer-school in partnership with Facebook and used the opportunity to encourage female participation in politics. The Ballaghaderreen native was a guest speaker on a panel focused on reaching voters online and the use of social media in campaigning. Speaking at the event Maura Hopkins highlighted the …
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Tourism Ireland has teamed up with Flybe and Ireland West Airport Knock, to promote flights to Knock from Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh and grow tourist numbers to Roscommon and the West of Ireland this autumn. The joint campaign will run in Britain during August and September. Working closely with airlines and airports to build demand …
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The International Rose of Tralee Festival is currently under way and our reporter Cóilín Duffy caught up with Roscommon Rose Aisling McNeill ahead of her appearance in last night’s qualifying heat. Picture Credit: twitter.com/roseoftralee [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/278789750″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] There have been very positive reports from Aisling’s performance on stage and she has …
Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has called for more progress on reforming the CAO system and broadening entry routes into 3rd level education. Deputy Murphy congratulated all of the students who collected their Leaving Cert results this week throughout Roscommon and Galway but he noted that there was tremendous pressure on young people …
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Roscommon has just missed out on a place in the Top Ten Foodie Destinations which were announced by Restaurants Association of Ireland. The Foodie Destinations initiative was formed as part of the Irish Restaurant Awards 2014 but proved to be so popular it became its own entity in 2015. Its aim is to celebrate Ireland’s …
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Fianna Fáil Senator Terry Leyden has introduced legislation in the Seanad aimed at providing a clear statutory basis for the registration of wills. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. The ‘Registration of Wills Bill 2016’ will enable a person making a will, or their solicitor, to register the details of a will with a central authority. …
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New figures released to Fianna Fáil show that virtually all hospitals continue to miss the 20 minute turnaround time for the majority of ambulance calls with Galway only recording an 8% success rate while Portiuncula only had a 15% success rate. The figures were for May 2016. Fianna Fail TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy said, …
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Eugene Murphy says that new figures show that the Department of Housing has failed to approve funding to refurbish approximately 1,449 housing units that are currently vacant. Deputy Murphy said that new information obtained by Fianna Fáil through a series of Freedom of Information requests to each Local Authority, shows a lack of progress in …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has moved to reassure students who are collecting their Leaving Cert Results today adding that they “shouldn’t panic because there is something out there for everyone”. “Even if the results are not what the student was hoping for there are plenty of alternative ways to get the third level and other options …
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St Dominics GAA 50-50 Draw The Club congratulates Sonia Raftery, c/o Dept. of Education, seller Noel Joyce, who won €1,002 in the Club’s weekly draw on Saturday 13th August. 50/50 draw next week, Saturday 20th August will be held in the Claypipe, Knockcroghery. You can sign up for the next 52 weeks (Cost €100) or …
Every year, thousands of students around the country are overwhelmed with constant reminders of the importance of the Leaving Certificate on their life choices. Picture Credit: Colm Mahady / Fennells The significance of high points and good results can be difficult for all involved, and the biggest battle for anxious parents can be holding back …
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RoscommonDaily.com is supporting the #MissingType Blood Donation appeal which aims to highlight an almost 30% international drop in people becoming blood donors compared to a decade ago. The campaign brings together 25 blood services, including the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, from 21 countries covering one billion of the World’s population who are each calling for …
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