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The rescheduled Axe Forestry Roscommon Ploughing Championships get under way at 12pm on the farm of James and Eleanor Coffey, Lecarrow. Activities commence at 12pm with the official opening set to take place at 2pm. As usual there will be something for all the family, from Trade Stands and Sheep Dog trials to Bouncy Castles
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With just two weeks to go, Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm charity is calling on people to sign up to for what is set to be the biggest Darkness Into Light ever held. The charity’s annual fundraising and awareness event in association with Electric Ireland takes place in 90 venues across Ireland this year.
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The stage is set for the Roscommon Youth Theatre’s production of ‘If I was at the GPO we would have won” – written & directed by Catherine Simon which comes to Roscommon Arts Centre over the coming days. Picture Credit: Brian Farrell As nationalist fever swells to a bloody climax with the revolution of Easter
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Roscommon Support Group, Derrane, Roscommon are starting Social Dancing classes every Tuesday from 1:30pm – 3pm commencing on Tuesday next, April 26th. The classes at €5 per session will take place in the Dale Centre, Derrane. All welcome. For more information call 090 6625852 and select option 2.
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Working Artists Roscommon’s 25th Anniversary Exhibition from April 28th to May 1st in the Old AIB Bank, Church Street, Roscommon town. The exhibition will be opened on 28th April at 6.30pm by Arthur Duignan CREATE, who will also officially launch the Working Artists Roscommon website – www.workingartistsroscommon.weebly.com Artists exhibiting are Frances Crowe, Joe Cunniffe, Honor
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Pat Glynn (Glynn’s Photography Castlerea) showing one of the photographs to Mary Butler (Executive Librarian) and Kevin McGrath (Roscommon Library). Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography Castlerea The photographs currently on display in Roscommon Library are from the Historical Images of 1966 (50th Anniversary) series. The images were taken in Ballymoe, Castlerea, Loughglynn, Boyle and Ballinlough. The
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The 3rd Annual Loughglynn Woodlands 5k and 10k Walk/Jog/Run takes place on Sunday May 1st. Both the 5k and 10k routes follow beautiful scenic routes around by the lake and back to the village. The 5k is mostly flat, and the 10k has a couple of nice hills for those who like a challenge! The
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The HSE Psychology Department will be holding a free Stress Control Programme in Ballinasloe every Tuesday from the 19th of April to the 24th of May. The six sessions Programme aims to help the large number of people who experience stress, through learning new ways to help overcome it. Each session will deal with a
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Are you the parent of a child aged 0-6? Would you like some tips and support on parenting, and a chance to meet parents with children of similar age? Roscommon Womens Network in Castlerea are running a Common Sense Parenting programme for parents of children 0-6, starting on this Wednesday, April 13th, for 7 weeks.
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Working Artists Roscommon (WAR) are celebrating 25 years in existence and to mark the occasion they are hosting an exhibition,in conjunction with Roscommon Lamb Festival, in Harrison Court, Roscommon town from April 28th to May 1st. The exhibition will be opened on 28th April at 6.30pm by Arthur Duignan CREATE, who will also officially launch
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“Madame De Markievicz On Trial” comes to Roscommon Arts Centre on Tuesday next, April 12th. The drama is centred around Constance Markievicz depicting an event in Dublin at Easter in 1916 when a policeman was fatally shot. It is set in a courtroom and a prison cell during the autumn of 1917, and the dialogue
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Bord Bia and GIY have launched a competition to dig up Roscommon’s biggest Spudlover and crown Ireland’s Top Tuber. Picture Credit: Patrick Browne GIYers and budding Spud growers are now invited to sow their potatoes and join in ‘SpudLove 2016’, an initiative which is encouraging Irish communities to fall in love with the spud all
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Material Witness the an exhibition of new works by Roscommon artist Nollaig Molloy opened at Roscommon Arts Centre on Easter Saturday. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. Using the National Schools Folklore Collection from 1937-38 as a point of departure, Nollaig examines the many stories, material culture and folk customs of County Roscommon, as told by
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A 6km Fun Run, Walk or “Waddle” takes place in Elphin this Sunday, April 10th, in aid of Croi, the West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation. The event will commence at 1pm with registration in An Bothar Rua from 12:30pm. The entry fee is €10 per person or €20 per family. For more information on Croi
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Cora Mugan is bringing her Art Classes to Kilteevan Community Centre. Starting tonight, Monday April 4th, and running for 6 Weeks Cora will guide participants through working with acrylic paints and the best tips to bring you paintings to life. For more info contact Cora on 086 3365563
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