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Stone sculptor Mark Feeley, has completed many unique commissions over the years but being asked by the Roscommon Lamb Festival Committee to sculpt a life-size Ewe and Lamb from a four and a half tonne block of Roscommon limestone is by far one of the most unusual requests he’s ever had. This film is an […]
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The Roscommon Children and Young People’s Services Committee are hosting a series of free LGBT Awareness Workshops throughout the county during May. The Workshops are the latest step in the LGBT Friendly Roscommon Strategy which was launched last month. Each Workshop will run for approximately 90 minutes and one of the main aims is to
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As part of the Bealtaine Festival, which celebrates the arts and creativity of people over 50, Roscommon Arts Centre are hosting a number of free events for older people during the month of May. Poet and author Gerry Boland will host a series of reading and writing workshops where participants will have the opportunity to
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The work of Four Mile House based Fibre Artist Frances Crowe is currently on display at Roscommon Hospital as part of a new initiative. Entitled “Then and now” the Exhibition features a selection of signed, framed, limited edition prints of original handwoven tapestries and runs until May 27th. Commenting on the title of the exhibition
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Roscommon County Council is inviting the public to have their say on the county’s next Heritage Plan. So, what does Heritage mean to you? People, quality of life, and pride of place make heritage important. Heritage is a vital part of our identity and sense of place. It is an intrinsic part of our everyday
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The story of Knockcroghery native Malachy Donoghue who ran the family farm at the age of 11 and later immigrated to Alaska in search of his fortune has been flying up the Best Seller lists. In “The Way it Was” Malachy Donoghue, who passed away on September 27th last year, tells the story of how
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The 4th Annual Loughglynn Woodlands 5k and 10k Walk/Jog/Run takes place this Sunday April 30th. 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 10th Annual Roscommon Lamb Festival will be officially opened tomorrow at 11:30am by the President of the IFA Joe Healy. As usual the Roscommon Lamb Festival has something for everyone to do over six days and multiple locations. From Designer Crafts to Sheep Dog Trials and everything in between there is a packed programme
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The Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships 2017, which take place in Kiltoom on the June Bank Holiday Weekend, will be officially launched this Sunday, 30th April. The launch will be held at 7pm in The Square, Roscommon Town at 7pm as part of the Lamb Festival. Details of the exciting programme will
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Join theatre legends Des Keogh and Derry Power at Roscommon Arts Centre on Wednesday 3rd May at 8pm with Malachy McKenna’s ‘The Quiet Land’. Two elderly farmers, Eamon and Nashee, meet at a gate on a remote hillside. These men are old friends, old rivals, old neighbours. They are men of heart, of humour, of
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To celebrate Poetry Day Ireland, which takes place this Thursday April 27th, Roscommon writers and anyone with an interest is invited to celebrate the occasion in their local Libraries. Ballaghaderreen, Boyle, and Roscommon libraries will display a selection of poems by their members, and host a lunchtime event where the poets can read their piece.
Celebrate Poetry Day Ireland this Thursday in your local library! Read More »
By Brendan McGee Once again, Boyle is the place to be this summer, with appearances by Anúna, Declan O’Rourke, Miriam O’Callaghan, Eddi Reader, Brian Kennedy, Rackhouse Pilfer, Regina Nathan, The Celtic Tenors, Michael McHale, The Inishowen Gospel Choir, Jon Kenny and Mary McEvoy all lined up for the 28th annual Boyle Arts Festival, which will
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iwalkntalk Our new Health and Well being initiative, iwalkntalk , kicks off this Easter Monday with a 5k leisure walk and talk which aims to promote and encourage people to talk about health and wellbeing. This event will be followed up with a series of talks in the community during the month of May. Registration
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Drum Community Centre Easter Bingo takes place on Good Friday and features some surprises. There will be Easter Eggs galore and a Raffle on the night and the action will commence at 8:30pm so come along and bring a friend. Drum Community Centre wish to extend a big ‘Thank You’ to all patrons for your
Eggs-tra surprises at Drum Community Centre Easter Bingo Read More »
Be captivated as the talented young members of Roscommon County Youth Theatre play out Orwell’s mordant fable of a revolution betrayed on the Roscommon Arts Centre stage on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th of April. The action follows the rebellion of the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm, who are mistreated and abused by
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