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Scoil Mhuire Strokestown win Lidl Jersey Competition

Scoil Mhuire Strokestown win Lidl Jersey Competition

Scoil Mhuire Strokestown were one of 145 Schools throughout the country to win jerseys and Gaelic Games equipment through the Lidl LGFA Post-Primary Schools in-Store Competition. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. The winning team are pictured above at the Lidl store in Roscommon town with their teachers Martina Finneran and Anne Marie Killilea and Heather […]

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls for implementation of “Vision for Change” Mental Health policy

Michael Fitzmaurice calls for implementation of “Vision for Change” Mental Health policy

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that a report from the Psychiatric Nurses Association showing 600 nursing vacancies in the mental health sector and a further 400 vacancies set to become available due to retirements, “comes as no surprise to those of us that have been campaigning hard for improved services in the mental area and especially

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RTÉ’s Michael Lyster Officially Opens new Family Room in Portiuncula Hospital

RTÉ’s Michael Lyster Officially Opens new Family Room in Portiuncula Hospital

RTÉ Sports Broadcaster, Michael Lyster officially opened ‘Slí An Chroí’ Family Room in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe recently. The family room will provide a dedicated space for families of patients who are at end of life. The facility, will allow families a private space away from the ward to relax and take some time out

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Roscommon Hospital to host Bealtaine performance for older patients

Roscommon Hospital to host Bealtaine performance for older patients

To mark the 21st year of the Bealtaine Festival Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust are running a series of events programmed for older patients in Galway University Hospitals, Units 5 and 6 in Merlin Park and Roscommon University Hospital. A variety of arts events are scheduled including theatre shows, art workshops and music performances. Throughout

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Michael Fitzmaurice welcomes commitment on “forgotten Farmers”

Michael Fitzmaurice welcomes commitment on “forgotten Farmers”

Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed the news that the “forgotten farmers”, who attended the Government negotiations with him, have got a commitment in the programme for Government announced this week. Speaking a short time ago Deputy Fitzmaurice said “the Minister for Agriculture will be going to Europe within the next two months to get a category

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44 Roscommon Schools receive Green Flag Award

44 Roscommon Schools receive Green Flag Award

44 Schools from throughout Roscommon were awarded the Green Flag award by Green-Schools yesterday. The aim of Green-Schools is to increase students’ and participant awareness of environmental issues through classroom studies and to transfer this knowledge into positive environmental action in the school and also in the wider community. Schools that have successfully completed all

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Housing crisis is “biggest of the many challenges” says Michael Fitzmaurice

Housing crisis is “biggest of the many challenges” says Michael Fitzmaurice

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that every possible solution, including emergency legislation, will have to be used in order to address the Housing crisis – which he refers to as “The biggest of the many challenges facing the new Government.” “Every single TD in the Dail is in agreement that the housing crisis must be tackled

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Roscommon groups encouraged to get on board for National Heritage Week

Roscommon groups encouraged to get on board for National Heritage Week

National Heritage Week, Ireland’s annual celebration of built, natural and cultural heritage, will take place from 20th to 28th August. This year Roscommon County Council is inviting you to explore 100 Years of Heritage and take a journey back through one hundred years of Ireland, discovering the lives of those who came before us. In this

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Michael Fitzmaurice releases details of contribution to programme for Government

Michael Fitzmaurice releases details of contribution to programme for Government

Michael Fitzmaurice TD released a statement this morning outlining a range of measures which he has helped secure in the programmes for Government. The very comprehensive set of proposals cover social housing, health, broadband, education, infrastructure, agriculture, personal finances and much more. Among the local items contained in the document are: – A commitment that

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Silver Medals for Roscommon Swimmers at All-Ireland Finals

Silver Medals for Roscommon Swimmers at All-Ireland Finals

A team from the Convent of Mercy, Roscommon town won two Silver Medals at yesterday’s All-Ireland Secondary Schools Swimming Finals in the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. The team of Jenni Kilduff, Rebecca Carroll, Keela Farnon and Roisin Campbell took honours in the 100m Freestyle Relay and 100m Individual Medley Relay Event. Jenni Kilduff also took

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Myles Dungan show to be a flagship Event of Roscommon County Council’s 1916 Centenary Programme

Myles Dungan show to be a flagship Event of Roscommon County Council’s 1916 Centenary Programme

Boyle’s historic King House, will be the venue for the Roscommon leg of the Paths To Freedom programme, which includes the western première of Myles Dungan’s new 1916 show – The Count, The Countess & The Tommy. The show, starring international soloists Simon Morgan and Lisa Lambe – as seen on RTE’s Late Late Show

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