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Carrick Golf Club won their third Cecil Ewing trophy and the inaugural All-Ireland 4Ball Inter-Club Connacht Title on Saturday last July 23rd. They defeated Ballinasloe 7-3 in the Final, which was played over two legs, the second leg in Ballinasloe. Leading 4-1 from the first leg the Carrick lads travelled to Ballinasloe full of confidence, …
Minister for Tourism and Sport Patrick O’Donovan TD was on hand to launch to Ireland’s First National Fitness Day which will be held on Friday 16th September. Anna Geary, Cork Camogie legend and host of Ireland’s Fittest Family, joined the Minister. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Fitness Day is a celebration of the role physical activity …
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With schools closed, the summer holidays in full swing and temperatures set to hit 30 degrees in some parts of the country today, now is the time to plan a trip to one of Ireland’s beautiful beaches and lakes. To help you choose where to go, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides up-to-date information on …
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Sarah-Jane Moran from Adare in County Limerick walked away with €2,000 cash at Roscommon Races on Monday evening after winning the SuperValu Best Dressed Lady competition. Picture Credit: David Walsh/Roscommon Racecourse The other nine finalists received €100 from SuperValu and a goody bag from the Lilac Rooms at Rosmed Pharmacy. The winning outfit Sarah-Jane was …
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The Padraig Keane Memorial Race, formerly known as the ‘Lake O’Flynn’ Road Race takes place this Saturday, July 2nd at 3pm in Ballinlough. The event has been re-named in memory of the legendary athlete who hailed from Ballinlough and ran internationally for Ireland. Padraig passed away in January this year. Runners, walkers and joggers of …
The racing will be competitive and the fashion stakes will be high as Roscommon Races hosts a two-day meeting on Monday and Tuesday next, July 4th and 5th. SuperValu Ladies Evening on Monday Monday’s Racing begins at 5.55pm and with the feature race of the evening being the Lenebane Stakes with €45,000 in prize money, …
Roscommon Camogie Meet & Greet Well done to all that took part in the very successful Meet and Greet on Friday evening in Athleague. It was preceded by an U10 blitz. The Junior County players and the U10’s took part in a number of drills together where both sets of players got to display their …
It was another very busy week at Carrick Golf Club. The following is a look back on the action and a look ahead to this week’s fixtures. Results Ging’s Bar Stroke Club Captain Damien Duignan won the inaugural Ging’s Bar sponsored stroke competition on Sunday May 29, Damien, who’s father Ging Duignan owned and ran …
The weather is good, the ground is good and the forecast is good. Apart from a few winners, there’s not much more punters will be asking for ahead of the first two-day meeting of the season at Roscommon Racecourse on Monday and Tuesday next, June 13th and 14th. The first race on both evenings is …
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Roscommon Cyclist Daire Feeley has been rewarded for his excellent showing the in An Post Rás by being selected on the six-man Irish team for Sunday’s Philadelphia International Cycling Classic. The longest running UCI sanctioned event in the USA, the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic will see 19 teams race for 176km. They will complete nine …
Roscommon’s Daire Feeley finished an impressive 25th overall in the An Post Rás in his first attempt at the race. Finishing 37th in today’s Final Stage saw him rise one place in the overall classification. He finished 2nd in the Overall Irish County Rider Classification and was 7th in the Under 23 Competition. Picture Credit: …
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The consistent progress of Roscommon’s Daire Feeley continued on stage seven of the An Post Rás today as he rose another five places to 26th in the General Classification. Today’s 31st place finish sees Daire sit 18th in the Mountains Competition, 2nd in the Irish County Rider Classification and 7th in the Under 23 Class. …
Daire Feeley continued his impressive form and led for a time in today’s sixth stage of the An Post Rás. He won one Intermediate Sprint / King of the Mountain primes and was second in another but was ultimately caught by the chasing pack (see below) and finished 27th in the stage. The result saw …
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Roscommon’s Daire Feeley finished 63rd in today’s fifth stage of the An Post Rás but, such was the closeness of the race, he climbed 8 places to 37th in the overall classification. He currently sits 11th in the Under 23 category, 4th in the “Irish County Rider” category. Picture Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy Wouter Mol of …
Roscommon’s Daire Feeley has continued his fine form in the An Post Rás, finishing 17th in today’s 162.8 kilometre stage. The result saw him moved up 9 places in the General Classification to 41st. Picture Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy In addition, Daire sits in 2nd place in the Dunboyne Castle County Rider Stage standings, 4th in …
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