Gardaí recently announced details of 355 new speed camera locations throughout the country which will be monitored from midnight tomorrow, Friday May 27th. The new locations of Speed Cameras in Roscommon are as follows: N61, Between Barrybeg and West Athlone. N61, Between Boyle and the N4 Junction. N4, A 3.8km strech at Ardcarne, either side …
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Headstrong, the non-profit organisation supporting young people’s mental health in Ireland, have announced that Jigsaw Roscommon will re-open in July. In a statement released a short time ago they again stated their disappointment at the temporary closure of the service in February due to difficulties in recruiting new staff, adding that they strongly believe that …
Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed the news that the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has extended the deadline for the sowing of Wild Bird Cover, under the GLAS Scheme, by two weeks. Speaking a short time ago he said “I have been informed today that in connection with the GLAS Scheme 1 and 2, that the …
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The Literary Festival for children, the BookWorms Festival makes a welcome return to Roscommon next month. Last year’s inaugural festival proved so popular with youngsters that this year it’s back and it’s even bigger! The festival runs from Wednesday 8th – Saturday 11th June with events taking place all around Roscommon town including Roscommon Arts …
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The Minister for Health Simon Harris announced today (Wednesday 25th) that Boyle is one of 14 Primary Care Centres in Ireland which have been approved for construction. Construction start up activities for all of the 14 sites is expected to commence from May 30th with a timeline for completion of 12-24 months. Service commencement for …
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The Shannon CFRSM Study will hold a Public Consultation Day tomorrow, Thursday 26th May, from 2pm to 7.30pm in Athlone Civic Centre, Church Street, Athlone. The event is for the Preliminary Shannon Catchment-wide option to manage flood risk including summer flooding in the Shannon Callows. All residents and farm and business owners in the affected …
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Michael Fitzmaurice has hit out at Ulster Bank following the news that the bank is set to sell off a range of distressed loans including 900 owner-occupier mortgages that are on the brink of repossession. The loans are part of a sell-off of a portfolio valued at €2.5 billion. Just under two-thirds of the set …
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) have today, Wednesday 25th May, urged road users to take extra care as the number of tractors, trailers and other farm machinery using the roads increases. The appeal comes as farmers around the country avail of the improved weather conditions to bring in the …
One of the key cultural themes of the last few years has been the revival of ‘authenticity’, and the belief that where you see hand crafted lettering you see a human being. The craft of hand-painting signs has been undergoing a revival and as a result GMIT has developed a course to cater for students …
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BT and Irish gymnast Kieran Behan is calling on Roscommon Secondary Schools to enter the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2017. Picture Credit: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan Research released by BT Ireland reveals that 81 per cent of secondary school students believe that technology has advanced their education and made information and learning more accessible, while …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to extend the deadline for the sowing of “wild bird cover” which is one of the elements of the GLAS scheme. “With the weather the way it has been over the past few months, and I realise there is a pick up in …
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A Discussion paper prepared by the Housing Agency for the Oireachtas Housing and Homelessness Committee has shown that over 20% of houses in Roscommon are currently vacant. The calculations, which include flats and apartments but exclude Holiday Homes, show that the problem is particularly bad in the north of the county – see graphic above. …
Two County Roscommon Musical Societies have been nominated for Association of Irish Musical Societies Awards. Boyle Musical Society production of The Wizard of Oz has received four nominations – – Damien Regan & Clive Flynn of Boyle Musical Society have been nominated for “Best Stage Management” (The Margaret Doherty Trophy) for their work on The …
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Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on the new Minister for Transport Shane Ross to ensure that a “proper transport infrastructure plan for the West of Ireland is drawn up” adding that “he will have to bypass a lot of the advice that he is being given by Department of Transport officials at present.” “In …
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“The long awaited review of the National Ambulance Service highlights significant problems with ambulance response times in Roscommon, Galway & Mayo” states local Minister, Denis Naughten. “The report points out that at present just 1 in 4 ambulances reach a life threatening emergency within the target time of 19 minutes, in rural parts of the …
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