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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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Roscommon LEADER Partnership is hosting an important event for Charities and Community Groups which will cover both Garda Vetting and Charities Regulatory Training. Roscommon LEADER Partnership wish to take this opportunity to remind Charities and Community Groups that Garda Vetting is legally mandatory for everyone who works or volunteers with children and vulnerable adults. The
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Picture Credit: Frank Scott The 2017 Táin March begins this Friday, May 19th, in Rathcroghan and Roscommon people are being invited to take part and follow the famous trail. The Táin March was established in 2011 as a community walking festival to celebrate and promote the epic tale of the Cattle Raid of Cooley. This
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Headline act Nathan Carter will perform the official opening of the Kepak All Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships 2017, organisers have confirmed. The weekend-long event will be officially opened by the country music star before he takes to the stage in the festival marquee on the grounds of St. Brigid’s GAA Club, Kiltoom,
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Animo TV, the makers of Irelands Fittest Family, on RTÉ One are on the look out for Roscommon families to take on the challenge in their fifth series. Hosted by Mairead Ronan, Irelands Fittest Family is TV’s most exciting and extreme fitness competition. Does your family have what it takes to be this year’s winner
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If you know your Suffolks from your Jacobs when it comes to sheep – and even if you don’t – the Kepak All Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships 2017 needs ewe (& you). A meeting will be held on Friday 12th May in St. Brigid’s GAA Club at 9pm for anyone interested in
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Tidy Towns groups in Co. Roscommon are urged to enter a special award in the National Tidy Towns competition which promotes the protection of pollinators. Irish bees and other pollinators contribute €35 million a year to the Irish economy by pollinating our plants, trees and vegetables. They are under serious threat for survival because they
Tomorrow, Friday May 5th, a celebration will be held in Murrays Bar, Knockcroghery to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of two-time All-Ireland winning Roscommon Captain Jamesie Murray. The event, which is being held in the same building where he was born will be a chance to remember the life and times of the
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Barnardos children’s charity were joined by Ireland’s littlest pirates to launch the annual Big Toddle for Barnardos and they’re calling on more Roscommon toddlers to get involved. Now in its 14th year, this May and June will see up to 50,000 toddlers nationwide – including 565 toddlers in Roscommon – lace up their boots and
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Roscommon County Council is inviting the public to have their say on the county’s next Arts Plan. So, what does Arts and culture mean to you? Arts and culture add to a person’s experience in – and of – life and are a way of communicating and connecting with others, society and the world. They
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Donegal sisters, The Henry Girls, launched their new album, ‘Far Beyond The Stars’, this year and to coincide with the launch the sisters are embarking on a nationwide tour, stopping off at Roscommon on Saturday 13th May. Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin were brought up by music loving parents who introduced them to an eclectic
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This Friday, May 5th, is the fourth annual Join Our Boys Wear Orange Day, which aims to raise awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and the people of Roscommon are encouraged to get involved. Join Our Boys is a community organisation which was established in 2014 to raise awareness about DMD and to raise funds
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The Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships 2017 were launched on Sunday with a live sheep shearing exhibition at Market Square, Roscommon town. The Championships will take place in Kiltoom this June Bank Holiday Weekend with a packed programme of events. Speaking at the launch, which took place during Roscommon Lamb Festival, Chairman
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