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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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National Heritage Week 2017 will take place from 19th to 27th August and we’re making this the year we help more people learn about and enjoy Ireland’s nature. From town wildlife tours to foraging walks to building bee hotels, Heritage Week 2017 is all about being active, having fun and getting involved with our natural
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Join one of the biggest celebrity gardeners in the business, Diarmuid Gavin, for a very special evening at Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday May 26th. A winner of the prestigious Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show and many other accolades Diarmuid Gavin, will take the audience through his adventures in the wonderful world of
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Picture Credit: Hurson Photography In the coming weeks a small village in South Roscommon is going to once again come alive with what promises to be one of the highlights of the Roscommon events calendar this summer. The Brideswell Pattern Festival takes place on the last weekend every July and this year’s festival will take
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