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The FAI and Roscommon and District Football League are running an FAI Kick Start 2 Coaching Course on Saturday November 5th and Sunday November 6th. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE The course will be held at the Roscommon and District Football League Grounds, Lecarrow and will run from from 10am till 6.30pm on both
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Paddy Biesty RIP Paddy Beisty, the second last surviving member of Roscommon’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team of 1944 have been announced. The former Elphin player passed away at Sligo University Hospital yesterday. Paddy is survived by wife Carol, sons T.J. (Hawaii), Jim, Bill & Marty (all Washington), daughters Maureen and Dianne (both L.A.),
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Golfer of the Year Hamper The Hamper played last weekend Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th Oct was played in mixed weather conditions. The midday Saturday players got the best of the weekend weather with three of the top 4 coming from midday Saturday. As this was the last GOY competition and with treble points on
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Ballaghaderren native and Aussie Rule star Pearce Hanley has joined the Gold Coast Suns from the Brisbane Lions as part of a three-way trade. Picture Credit: Darren England / The Courier-Mail Hanley, 27, had clocked up 129 senior appearances over his nine seasons in the AFL. In addition he featured in the top five of
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Buccaneers Under 20s 36 Greystones 13 Buccaneers U-20’s made a winning start to life in the J.P.Fanagan Leinster League Division 2 when they put in a splendid second half performance to defeat Greystones 36-13 at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Sunday. These young Pirates showed terrific courage and composure to retrieve a 13-0 half-time deficit to
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Athleague retain Senior title Congratulations to Athleague who retained their Roscommon Camogie Senior title in Rockfield on Saturday after a fantastic game against Four Roads. They now move forward to represent Roscommon in the All Ireland Junior Club series. First up though, they take on Cappataggle in the Connacht Intermediate Cup final on Saturday at
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Boyle’s 21st annual Run, Walk n Roll in aid of Cancer Research will take place on Sunday next October 23rd. Registration will be from 1.30pm with the Run / Walk starting from St Joseph’s Hall, Boyle at 3pm. The route goes through the town via Main Street, Abbeytown, Maple Drive, Carrick Road and returning back
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We look back on the action from the Roscommon Sports scene for the weekend including Handball, Camogie, Gaelic Games, Soccer and Rugby. Roscommon GAA Another Adult Championship Final and another Draw. This time it was the Senior Hurling Championship Final. First half goals from Featherstone (2) and Ryan helped Oran to a 3-5 to 0-7
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After the All-Ireland 60×30 Juvenile Semi-Finals Roscommon Handball had three finals to look forward to. However, just two went ahead with the other being held up due to bizarre circumstances. By Aengus Cunningham Only four days before the big event, it was discovered that Magomaed Yakhyaev’s Final opponent in the Under 15 grade was an
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Vincent Brooks looks back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon and District Football League and despite a few games being cancelled there were plenty of goals. Ballymoe FC stretched their lead at the top of the Herald Premier Division of the Roscommon and District Football League to six points following a hard earned 1–0
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The Roscommon GAA Results for the week ending October 16th include yet another draw in an adult Championship Final! Fr Manning Cup Round 2 Roscommon Under 16 Footballers 3-11 Westmeath 3-8. Kepak Senior Hurling Championship Final Oran 3-8 Four Roads 0-17. Mulryan Construction Adult Football League Division 2 / O’Gara Cup Final Tulsk Lord Edwards
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The Connacht Rugby team to face Toulouse at the Sportsground in round 1 of the 2016/17 European Champions Cup has been named. Pat Lam has made just one change from the side that registered a bonus point win over Ulster in the Guinness PRO12 seven days ago. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Second row Quinn Roux
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This weekend’s Roscommon and District Football League fixtures are spread across three days and in all Divisions. Friday October 14th Norios Takeaway RDFL Division One Cloonfad United V Loughglynn United, 8pm. Killeen Sportsgrounds Division Two Shiven Rovers B V Moylough ‘79, 8pm. Saturday October 15th Norios Takeaway Division One Ballinasloe Town B V Rahara Rovers,
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With just one Mid Western Girls Soccer League competition still to be decided it promises to be an exciting finish to the Westward Scania Under 12 League. Castlerea Celtic Tigers are just 3 points behind league leaders Strokestown United with the two teams to face each other in the final league game. Castlerea drew 1-1
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The Roscommon Senior Footballers will face Leitrim or London in the 2017 Connacht Championship Semi-Final. The Draws took place on RTE 2 a short time ago. The other side of the Draw sees Sligo or New York paired with Mayo in the Quarter-Final. The winners facing Galway in the Semi-Final. The remaining Connacht Championship and
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