Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to urgently address the shortfall in funding for the provision of Home Care Packages. The call comes following the news that the HSE has over-run its Home Care package budget for counties Roscommon, Mayo and Galway. The Independent TD said “It has come …
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Minister Denis Naughten has authorised the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) to establish a groundwater/turlough flood monitoring programme, in conjunction with the OPW, which will study turloughs in Roscommon, Galway and Longford in unprecedented detail. This work has commenced with the monitoring of current water levels within turloughs as well as historic analysis of rainfall …
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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 new RTE Radio 1 Documentary about life in Roscommon proved to be very popular. #4 Roscommon Handball duo win Australian …
Senator Maura Hopkins has again raised the spiralling costs of motor insurance which is placing a massive burden on motorists which requires government action in a number of key areas. Speaking earlier the Ballaghaderreen native said “last week the CSO has found that motor insurance again this month jumped by almost 40% in July compared …
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BT Ireland today confirmed financial grants of more than €75,000 to secondary school students across Ireland that participated in this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), one of the world’s largest and longest-running school STEM showcases. Picture Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan The company also reaffirmed its commitment to providing travel and accommodation grants for …
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Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon-Galway Eugene Murphy has hit out at critics of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme as he believes the €10million allocation will go some way towards injecting a well needed boost to local towns and villages throughout the country. “The fund will see over 200 villages and towns benefit and the …
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has welcomed the Town and Village Renewal Scheme which was launched earlier this week by the Minister for Regional, Rural, Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphries TD. Senator Hopkins said, “As Government spokesperson in the Seanad with responsibility for Regional and Rural development I am very happy that this …
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The (Evening) Herald are reporting that the man who died following injuries received in a crash at Ardcarne in the early hours of hours of Wednesday morning was Crumlin native Dylan Byrne. Mr. Byrne was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to Sligo University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The driver …
Ahead of the forecast heatwave ŠKODA Ireland have joined forces with Dogs Trust Ireland to highlight the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars during warm weather. The initiative is part of ongoing work between ŠKODA and Dogs Trust, and reveals that even a few minutes in a hot car can prove fatal to a …
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The Fianna Fail Junior Spokesperson for the OPW and Flood Relief, Deputy Eugene Murphy has welcomed the allocation of €200,000 for flood relief works throughout County Roscommon but warns that it is “only a drop in the ocean” of what is actually required. “Roscommon County Council has been allocated 200,000 to help alleviate flooding problems …
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Roscommon County Council has been allocated €200,000 for flood works throughout the county, Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed. The works will directly address the flooding of homes and property which occurred last winter and is on foot of detailed work performed by a team of dedicated staff at Roscommon County Council. This involved inspecting the …
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“Minister Pascal Donohue’s statement this week on pensions shows the disconnect between some of our politicians and the ordinary people on the ground. That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. Deputy Fitzmaurice continued “Minister Donohue reckons that people should be providing for their own pensions, and that’s all very fine coming from a …
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New figures obtained by Fianna Fail show that there are over 1,000 people on waiting lists for Speech and Language Therapy in the Galway, Mayo and Roscommon area and this has been harshly criticised by Eugene Murphy TD. The latest figures made available by the HSE show that nationally 14,047 people were waiting for a …
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says that the Government are “putting the cart before the horse” when it comes to rural renewal. The Independent TD said “Spending money on the village and town renewal scheme that was announced earlier this week is very welcome but we are putting the cart before the horse and our priorities …
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A 20 year old man has died after the car he was a passenger in hit a ditch at Glebe, Ardcarne – close to the junction with the N4 and the R285 Keadue Road. The incident took place shortly after midnight. The man was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to Sligo University …
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