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Roscommon and District Football League

Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures w/e January 29th

This weekend’s Roscommon and District Football League fixtures programme fits in to two days and there are lots of local derbies and crucial title games to look forward to. Saturday January 28th The Herald Premier Division Moore United V Shiven Rovers, 7:45pm. Norio’s Takeaway RDFL Division One Cloonfad United V Kilkerrin United, 7:30pm. Glen Celtic …

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Roscommon 40×20 Singles Handball Finals this weekend

The Roscommon 40×20 Singles Handball Championship Finals take place this weekend and the pairings are as follows: Friday January 27th Venue: St Comans, 7pm: Ladies Intermediate Singles: Lauren O’Riordan (St. Coman’s) v Fiona Tully (St. Coman’s). Ladies Junior B Singles: Aoife McDonagh (St. Coman’s) v Laura Mannion (St. Brigid’s). Saturday Jan 28th Venue: Lisacul, 7pm: …

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Senator Frank Feighan calls for debate on Ireland competing in the Commonwealth Games

Senator Frank Feighan has called for a wider debate on the merits of Ireland competing in the Commonwealth Games. Commenting on the issue Frank Feighan said “When you look at athletes such as Michael Conlon and Paddy Barnes successfully representing Ireland at the Olympics and Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games, I believe it is …

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Castlerea Community School claim SUBWAY All Ireland U16 C Schools Basketball title

Picture Credit ©INPHO/Gary Carr. Castlerea Community School: 45 Holy Child Killiney: 40 (After overtime; Full time score 36-36) There was just six seconds left on the clock when the ball landed in the hands of Sandra Keane for Castlerea Community School. Just six seconds on the clock, and her team were down by two and …

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Roscommon Sports round-up January 24th

Picture Credit ©INPHO/Gary Carr. Our Round-up of today’s news from the Roscommon sports scene includes Basketball, Gaelic Football, and Soccer news and some match coverage. Basketball Congratulations to the Castlerea Community Schools U16 Girls Basketball Team on winning the All-Ireland C title. They defeated Holy Child, Killiney, 45-40 after over time. Read the report and …

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Pieta House

Pieta House announced as Connacht Rugby’s Official Charity Partner

Picture Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne Connacht Rugby has announced Pieta House as their official charity partner for 2017. Pieta House, which was founded in 2006, offers counselling to those suffering from suicidal ideation, those who have been bereaved by suicide and people who are engaging in self-harm. In the bereavement centres, Pieta provides counselling, therapy and …

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Roscommon Ladies Football

Double defeat for Roscommon Ladies Footballers

It was a day of double disappointment for Roscommon Ladies Footballers with a defeat for the Intermediate Team and representatives on the Connacht Post Primary Schools Team. Following on from their strong workout against Clare in Johnstown last Sunday the Roscommon Ladies Intermediate Football team, sponsored by Ward Brothers, completed their pre-season activity with another …

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