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Busy weekend for Buccaneers

Busy weekend for Buccaneers

Vital fixtures for u-20’s & seconds Buccaneers Seconds and U-20s teams are in action on Sunday when both have testing away fixtures. The Seconds make the short hop to Graigueawoneen for a derby joust with high-flying Ballinasloe in the Connacht Junior 1A League. Buccs suffered a 33-8 home defeat in the opening round of the […]

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Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures w/e November 27th

Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures w/e November 27th

This weekend’s Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures includes action at Club and Inter-League level. Following a good 2-1 win over the Mayo League in their opening Oscar Traynor Trophy game, the Roscommon and District Football League representative side take on the Galway League on Saturday (November 26th) at 7:30pm in Eamon Deacy Park, Galway.

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Roscommon and District Football League Referees graduate

Roscommon and District Football League Referees graduate

Pictured above are L-R Ciaran O’Reilly, Kiltoom and Conor Fitzgibbon, Taughmaconnell who both graduated from the FAI Refereeing Department’s School of Excellence at the weekend, following a ceremony held in Dublin. The Roscommon and District Football League Referees are pictured receiving their Diplomas from Mr. Billy Attley, Chief Referee Observer and Mr. Ian Stokes who

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SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme is coming to Roscommon

SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme is coming to Roscommon

Republic of Ireland Manager, Martin O’Neill and former Republic of Ireland International Keith Andrews recently launched the SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme in the Aviva Stadium. Picture Credit: Seb Daly/Sportsfile The five-a-side school blitzes are open to boys and girls from 4th, 5th and 6th class, and puts emphasis on fun and inclusivity. SPAR

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Positive news on the injury front for Connacht Rugby

Positive news on the injury front for Connacht Rugby

Ahead of Friday’s Guinness PRO12 round 9 game at home to Cardiff Blues, the Connacht Rugby medical team have announced that seven players have returned to full training. Picture Credit: twitter.com/connachtrugby Tom McCartney, Ronan Loughney, Sean O’Brien, Nepia Fox Matamua, John Cooney, Matt Healy and Roscommon’s Denis Buckley are all back in action and will

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Roscommon and District Football League Results w/e November 20th

Roscommon and District Football League Results w/e November 20th

Despite some games falling victim to the weather there were still plenty of goals in the Roscommon and District Football League, including a 9-0 win! The Herald sponsored Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division Ballymoe FC 2-1 Shiven Rovers. Ballaghaderreen FC 1-2 Ballinasloe Town. St. John’s Athletic 0-9 Moore United. Norio’s Takeaway Roscommon and

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St Comans defeat Ballaghadereen in Connacht Club Handball Championship

St Comans defeat Ballaghadereen in Connacht Club Handball Championship

St Comans defeated multi Open winning side Ballaghaderreen in the Connacht Club Semi-Final last Saturday in what was a in a tight encounter. While Ballagh were missing their talisman Dessie Keegan and Paul Flynn, St Comans were also without Damien Martin, all of whom are injured at the moment. In the opening singles World Championship

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