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The Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships 2017 take place at St. Brigid’s GAA Club, Kiltoom, this weekend from June 2nd – 4th with a large number of events taking place under cover ensuring a great day is guaranteed for all the family – regardless of the weather. Over 200 shearers are now …
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The Bookworms Children’s Literary Festival is back and this year it is jam-packed with fun events for children who love to read, write, draw and escape into the magical world of books! The festival takes place in a number of locations throughout Roscommon town and county from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th of June. This …
Bookworms – Roscommon’s Children’s Literary Festival is back! Read More »
The award-winning Roscommon Solstice Choir are set to perform their latest fundraising concert Sunday June 18th. On this occasion all proceeds go to the Strokestown Parish Fund. Special Guests on the night will be the Cavan Sinfonia Orchestra as well as Local Artists Eleanor Hanley and Ryan Owens. Formed in February 2013 as part of …
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Tickets for a number of headline events in this year’s Boyle Arts Festival will be available to purchase from this Thursday June 1st. By Brendan McGee The official BAF 2017 programme will not be launched until later in June and the Festival office will not be open until July but you can beat the rush, …
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Athleague-Tremane Underage Hurling Club are hosting their annual 5K and 10K Fun Run, or walk, on Sunday June 4th. The course, along scenic routes, is flat and therefore suitable for runners of all abilities. The Entry fee is just €10 and children go free. Registration will be held at Athleague Community Centre from 11am and …
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The Trailer for “Get Shorty” the eagerly awaited series featuring Chris O’Dowd has just been released. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel, Get Shorty is the story of Miles Daly, played by Chris O’Dowd, a hitman from Nevada who tries to become a movie producer in Hollywood as a means to …
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12 people, dressed in period costumes, will walk 155 kilometres from Strokestown to Dublin over the coming days as part of the 2017 National Famine Walk. The National Famine Walk takes place from May 27th to June 1st and aims to follow in the footsteps of the 1,490 tenants from Denis Mahon’s estate who were …
Organisers of the Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships will be distributing free tickets to the event to primary school children throughout the area, it has been confirmed. The tickets, which will be delivered to schools this week, admit a child under the age of 12 free to the event when they are …
Fans of country music sensation Nathan Carter are urged to get their tickets quickly for the star’s performance in Kiltoom on Friday 2nd June with just a limited number of tickets left. This is expected to be a sell-out performance and with limited capacity Nathan Carter fans are urged to buy their tickets now to …
Sell-out expected for Nathan Carter in Kiltoom as local support acts announced Read More »
Picture Credit: Barry Cronin / barrycronin.com Pulling his tail, sitting on him, disturbing his sleep and kissing his nose are just some of the antagonising ways children act around dogs according to a new survey recently released by Dogs Trust. The charity is urging parents to never leave a child alone with any dog as …
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The annual IzzyB’s Away with the Fairies event at Strokestown Park House promises to be bigger and better than ever as thousands are once again expected to flock to the magical County Roscommon venue on June 11th . Now in its fourth year the IzzyB’s Away with the Fairies Day event was initiated by the …
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Western Gaels GAA Club are hosting Play for Paul – a charity match in honour of Paul Higgins at Nash Park, Frenchpark, on Sunday June 4th at 3pm. Paul Higgins, from Ballinagare, sadly passed away on April 19th 2017 after a fifteen year battle with Cancer. He was an inspiration and an influential figure in …
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Picture Credit: Gerard O’Loughlin Bank of Ireland has today announced that the Big Blue Chariot challenge is partnering with the historical Táin March from Friday May 19th to Monday June 5th, raising much needed funds for The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. The unique challenge sees Bank of Ireland staff and members of the local …
Bank of Ireland Big Blue Chariot sets off on Táin March Read More »
Image Credit: Cristina Todaro Theatre lovers will not want to miss WAVES, written and performed by Alice Mary Cooper when it takes to the Roscommon Arts Centre stage on Wednesday next 24th May at 8pm. WAVES tells the story of the unofficial history of the invention of the Butterfly stroke. Combining new writing, highly expressive …
Over 100 shearers are set to compete in 19 categories – including the six nations wool handling – at the Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships across two days in Kiltoom this June Bank Holiday Weekend. The closing date for entries has now passed and it has been confirmed that over 100 shearers …
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