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Aengus Cunningham rounds-up the latest action from the Roscommon Handball scene including the 40×20 Junior Singles Championships. 40×20 Junior A Singles Semi-Final The 2017 Roscommon Junior Singles Final will be an all-Lisacul affair after Sean Jennings came through a titanic struggle with St. Coman’s Oisin Naughton in Ballaghaderreen last Saturday. Initially it took Oisin a …
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Vincent Brooks rounds-up the action from the Roscommon and District Football League which saw a new leader in the Premier Division and the Division One leaders extending the gap. In the Herald sponsored Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division Ballymoe FC suffered their first League defeat of the season. They were beaten 2 – …
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The Roscommon GAA Senior Football made it two wins from two in the FBD League by defeating NUI Galway in Ballyforan this afternoon. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE NUI Galway started well, scoring the opening two points before Donie Smith opened Roscommon’s account in the fourth minute. Cian Connolly equalised in the sixth minute …
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Roscommon GAA will be well represented in the Connacht GAA Scór na nÓg Finals, which are being held in the Town Hall Theatre, Claremorris tomorrow (Sunday) at 2pm. St Brigids represent Roscommon GAA in the Figure Dancing Competition. Next to perform will be three in a row Solo Singing County Champion Aoife McLoughlin from Kilbride. …
Another experimental Roscommon U21 side suffered a seven point defeat to Longford in Round Three of the Hastings Cup at Keenagh earlier. Roscommon U21 Manager Adrian Dockery made seven changes to the team which started in the defeat to Westmeath. Roscommon led by 1-2 to no score after 13 minutes, thanks to points from Hubert …
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The FAI have announced that a number of Coaching positions are available for the 2017 FAI Summer Soccer Schools. Picture credit: Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE The FAI Summer Soccer Schools aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Last …
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There’s lots happening on the Roscommon Sport scene this weekend and the following are just some of the highlights. The Roscommon Under 21 Footballers take on Longford in the Hastings Cup at 8pm in tonight (Friday) at 8pm in McGann Park, Kenagh. The first of this weekend’s Roscommon and District Football League action also gets …
Connacht Rugby Head Coach Pat Lam has made five changes to his match day 23 for tomorrow’s Champions Cup Round 5 at home to Zebre, with two in the backs and three in the pack. Picture Credit: HSE John Cooney (Pictured) will play at out-half for the first time in his career, replacing Roscommon’s Jack …
Connacht Rugby Teams to face Zebre and London Irish named Read More »
This weekend’s Roscommon and District Football League action is in all three Divisions and spread over three days. With the current weather forecast the advice is to contact your local Club to check that their game is going ahead. Friday 13th January Killeen Sportsgrounds RDFL Division Two Shiven Rovers B V Cam Celtic, 8pm. Saturday …
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Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE The FAI and Roscommon County Council are running a Kick Start 1/PDP 1 Coaching Course at the Roscommon and District Football League Grounds, Lecarrow on Saturday January 28th. The Kick Start 1 / PDP 1 Course is designed to assist parents and coaches, in introducing children (aged 6-9 years) …
Connacht U.16 Development League Carrick RFC entertained Ballyhaunis in the Connacht Under 16 Development League in Keenaghan last Saturday needing a win to keep them in contention in the League. With conditions for rugby near perfect this led to Carrick deciding to play open flowing rugby which they did with aplomb putting 50 points on …
Big win for Carrick RFC Under 16s keeps them in title contention Read More »
There was some good news for Connacht Rugby ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup game at home to Zebre with confirmation that Jack Carty’s injury was not as bad as first feared. The Kiltoom man picked up a low grade medial knee ligament sprain against Ospreys, rather than an ACL injury which was initially reported. Carty …
Volunteer of the Year Congratulations to John Haughey, St Dominics who has been named Roscommon Camogie Volunteer of the Year for 2016. John was Chairperson of the County Board Fixtures Committee and also managed the St Dominics Senior Camogie Team. John will be honoured at a special awards ceremony in Croke Park Stadium on February …
Hamper Week 7 Nov17 – Dec 12 2016 The Last Carrick Golf Club Hamper of 2016 was won by Liam Quinn with 45 points three ahead of Michael Duignan on 42. The Golfer of the Hamper series was Tom Daly finishing on 168, ten ahead of his nearest challenger. Nine Hole Christmas Stableford The 9 …
The 14th running of the very popular Curraghboy New Year Doubles Handball Tournament took place today (Sunday) and thanks to the great organisation of Seamus McHugh another eclectic mix of young and old players from as far away as Laois and Clare provided wonderful entertainment to the watching public. The eventual winners were the Galway/Mayo …
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