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Centra offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to one lucky child!

Centra offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to one lucky child!

Centra is calling on the nation to show them their best attempt at a sideline cut to be in with a chance of winning the once in a lifetime opportunity of being a flag-bearer at the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final on September 4th. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE The Centra Sideline Cut Challenge, […]

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Eclectic Classical and Trad Programme at Boyle Arts Festival

Eclectic Classical and Trad Programme at Boyle Arts Festival

Showcasing the finest performers from the world of Classical and Traditional Music has always been one of the cornerstones on which the Boyle Arts Festival is firmly established and the 2016 Festival, which will start on July 21st, is no different. By Brendan McGee This year, audiences can look forward to some very special appearances

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Padraig Keane Memorial Race on Saturday

Padraig Keane Memorial Race on Saturday

The Padraig Keane Memorial Race, formerly known as the ‘Lake O’Flynn’ Road Race takes place this Saturday, July 2nd at 3pm in Ballinlough. The event has been re-named in memory of the legendary athlete who hailed from Ballinlough and ran internationally for Ireland. Padraig passed away in January this year. Runners, walkers and joggers of

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Happy Camping this summer at Roscommon Arts Centre

Happy Camping this summer at Roscommon Arts Centre

Roscommon Arts Centre has a fantastic line up of summer camps for kids aged 4+ this July and August. Whether its singing, dancing, drama or lego….they may have just the summer activity for someone you know! Picture Credit: Brian Farrell Photography Music In July mini-camps for pre-school and juniors “Singskool” rolls into town. Early Childhood

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July Meeting at Roscommon Races just days away

July Meeting at Roscommon Races just days away

The racing will be competitive and the fashion stakes will be high as Roscommon Races hosts a two-day meeting on Monday and Tuesday next, July 4th and 5th. SuperValu Ladies Evening on Monday Monday’s Racing begins at 5.55pm and with the feature race of the evening being the Lenebane Stakes with €45,000 in prize money,

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Sports Partnership host Summer Camps in Roscommon town and Monksland

Sports Partnership host Summer Camps in Roscommon town and Monksland

Roscommon Sports Partnership have announced details of a range of affordable and accessible Summer Camps in Roscommon town and Monksland, which they are organising in July and August. Two Roscommon Sports Partnership Camps will be held in Monksland. The first runs from this Monday July 4th to Friday 8th and the second runs from Monday

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Roscommon 1916/2016 Centenary Programme captured in Verse and Prose

Roscommon 1916/2016 Centenary Programme captured in Verse and Prose

A fascinating exhibition opened in King House, Boyle yesterday evening which captures the impact of Roscommon’s 1916/2016 Centenary Programme in verse and prose. The project is part of the 1916/2016 Centenary Programme for County Roscommon and was conceived and coordinated by Gerry Boland. Writers who were born in Roscommon or who have a strong connection

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Ballaghaderreen native returns to Roscommon Arts Centre

Ballaghaderreen native returns to Roscommon Arts Centre

Ballaghaderreen’s Julie Sharkey returns to Roscommon Arts Centre tomorrow night, Thursday June 23rd, with her own one-woman show “A Game Called Lucy Finally Wins”. Written and directed by CC Kiely “A Game Called Lucy Finally Wins” is a play within a game show where the stories of Lucy’s (played by Julie) life are revealed entirely

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Free Butterfly identification workshops on this weekend

Free Butterfly identification workshops on this weekend

Are you interested in taking part in an exciting monitoring scheme which contributes to National and International conservation policy and research? Would you like to become an expert on your local pollinators and how their numbers and communities change from year to year? If you answered “yes” to any of these, then why not come

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Varied programme of events announced for Boyle Arts Festival

Varied programme of events announced for Boyle Arts Festival

Details of very exciting and diverse events were unveiled yesterday (Saturday June 19th), when the programme for the 27th annual Boyle Arts Festival was launched at Origin farmer’s market in Boyle. Picture Credit: Brian Farrell The nationally renowned Festival will be officially opened by former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on Thursday July 21st. The

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Free Course Places Available For Jobseekers At IT Sligo

Free Course Places Available For Jobseekers At IT Sligo

Jobseekers have the opportunity to avail of a free college place in Science, Technology and Engineering-related courses at IT Sligo, thanks to the new Springboard+ 2016 programme. Springboard aims to help participants upskill to restart their career and get back to work. It is a Government-funded initiative which provides free, part-time, accredited training programmes for

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