Local TD Denis Naughten is encouraging all those who are interested in a career in the Defence Forces to apply on line as soon as possible. The Defence Forces plan to recruit just over 600 general service personnel to the Permanent Defence Force in 2016 and a further 850 personnel in 2017. “For many young …
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A dietetic-nursing initiative at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Merlin Park, led by Mairéad Doyle (Senior Dietitian) and Róisín Callanan (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse), has won an award at the recent Irish Healthcare Centre Awards. The project entitled “Weight Management and Psychotropic Medication” won the Patient Safety Hospitals category at …
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“Is the EU a dictatorship or is it there to carry out the wishes of it’s member states?” That’s the question being asked by Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice after it emerged that the EU has committed to a deal with Mercosur trade block on the import of cheap beef despite the strong objections of …
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Former Sligo GAA star Eamonn O’Hara is the latest well know face to take on the challenge of completing the An Post Yeats Tour of Sligo. The 2016 An Post Cycle Series was officially launched last month by the 2016 ambassadors; eight time All-Ireland winning hurler and former Kilkenny sharpshooter Richie Power, former Irish International …
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IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Michael Fleming has voiced concern about the falling afforestation figures, following the publication of latest Forest Service report that shows area established down 30% on this time last year. He said this is worrying given the importance of forests and afforestation in our national climate change strategy. “The Forestry Programme 2014 …
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Over 2,200 people are waiting on a first appointments at Roscommon Hospital and 1,200 people are waiting for Inpatient/Day Procedures at the Hospital according to the latest monthly figures from the National Treatment Purchase fund. A breakdown of the Inpatient/Day figures for Roscommon Hospital shows that: – 1,080 People are waiting on “Plastic Surgery” procedures, …
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Here’s a round up of some brief Roscommon news items from throughout the day Pobal to fund new Day Care Service in Keadue Denis Naughten TD announced this evening that Pobal are set to commence funding a Day Care service to replace the existing St Asicus Day Care Centre service, which is expected to commence …
A go-kart demonstration, featuring electric cars built from scratch by third year Mechanical and Energy Engineering students in GMIT, is expected to be a major draw for secondary school pupils attending the Institute’s Open Morning on Saturday 23 April from 10am – 12.30pm. The Go-Kart Demo will take place in the visitor car park to …
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Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can be found in human and animal faeces. Human illness can occur through direct contact with infected animals or through food or water that has been contaminated by faeces. Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis include diarrhoea, weight loss, fever, vomiting, stomach cramps or pain. Most people with cryptosporidium infection recover in a …
Information message from HSE Public Health about Cryptosporidium in water Read More »
The Irish Restaurant Awards is proud to announce Alison Crean of Terrace Restaurant at Abbey Hotel as La Rousse Foods Best Chef in Co. Roscommon 2016. The prestigious title was revealed at the Irish Restaurant Awards Connaught regional event which took place in The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo recently. Sponsored by La Rousse …
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“The spiralling cost of car insurance is due to the rising cost of legal fees and the increasing cost of claims and it has to be tackled if many people are not to be driven out of the market altogether”That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. “Many young people are now finding that …
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The crews of Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat and Irish Coast Guard helicopter participated in a joint training exercise on Lough Ree yesterday (10 April). The helicopter was flown in from Sligo, landing near the lake, by kind permission of Lough Ree Yacht Club, at 2:30pm. Lough Ree RNLI volunteers were instructed in the proper deployment …
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Are you the parent of a child aged 0-6? Would you like some tips and support on parenting, and a chance to meet parents with children of similar age? Roscommon Womens Network in Castlerea are running a Common Sense Parenting programme for parents of children 0-6, starting on this Wednesday, April 13th, for 7 weeks. …
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Denis Naughten has called on Fine Gael and Fianna Fail to “Put the people and the country before party politics” Writing in his blog this afternoon he said that “The failure by the two main parties to acknowledge that the election gave no political party a mandate to govern, but instead the electorate decided that …
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The Average Price of Houses for sale in Roscommon now stands at €113,466 and that’s one of the least expensive in the country, according to today’s report from Daft.ie. In percentage terms that price of Houses for sale in Roscommon has risen by 8.4% since March 2015, which is well above the national average of 5.9%. …
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