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Roscommon Airs to showcase county’s rich musical tradition

Roscommon Airs to showcase county’s rich musical tradition

The rich cultural heritage of County Roscommon will be celebrated in “Roscommon Airs” – a night of Traditional Music, Song and Dance in St. Joseph’s Hall, Boyle on Saturday December 3rd. “Roscommon Airs” will be an historic and unique event, the first such official occasion where this rich array of performers will be brought together […]

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Local Artist Alan Tarpey to host Knockcroghery exhibition

Local Artist Alan Tarpey to host Knockcroghery exhibition

Local Artist Alan Tarpey, who featured on the RTÉ One show “Brent Pope: Inside Out” will host a solo exhibition in Knockcroghery Community Centre (The Old School) on Saturday 10th December. The exhibition is entitled “Homeland” and will be Alan Tarpey’s first show in his home village. It will feature his recent works, like “Trump”

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Minister Denis Naughten launches Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme

Minister Denis Naughten launches Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten is urging community, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding that will provide people with basic internet skills training under his Department’s new “Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme”. The Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme is a key part of the Government’s National

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Entries invited for Roscommon Arts Centre Contemporary Photography Award

Entries invited for Roscommon Arts Centre Contemporary Photography Award

Entries are now open for the Roscommon Arts Centre Contemporary Photography Award. The Award is a legacy project following on from the highly successful exhibition by world renowned British photographer Martin Parr at Roscommon Arts Centre in earlier this year. The aim of the award is to provide a photographer with the opportunity to produce

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Vote for Cadbury Christmas to Visit Your Town

Vote for Cadbury Christmas to Visit Your Town

Cadbury has revealed details of their 2016 ‘Cadvent Convoy’, which will see Cadbury Christmas trucks packed with festive surprises and events visit one Roscommon town next month. Each day throughout December, the Cadvent Convoy trucks will arrive at a different location and this year, the Irish public can cast their votes on where the trucks

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Two Hour of Code events at Roscommon Further Education Centre

Two Hour of Code events at Roscommon Further Education Centre

The Roscommon Further Education Centre, Lisnamult, Roscommon town will hold two “Hour of Code” Events in December. The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in over 180 countries. It takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week, which this years runs from December 5th – 11th. The

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Make your appointment with Boyle Musical Society for ‘Hairspray’!

Make your appointment with Boyle Musical Society for ‘Hairspray’!

With just days to go until opening night, Boyle Musical Society are delighted to announce that tickets for their eagerly anticipated new show, ‘Hairspray’, will go on sale again at 12pm on Saturday November 12th. Written by Brendan McGee, Picture Credit: Benny Morgan Tickets can be booked or purchased from the Boyle Musical Society ticket

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Roscommon Arts Centre presents “Bernadette” by Duncan Campbell

Roscommon Arts Centre presents “Bernadette” by Duncan Campbell

Roscommon Arts Centre is delighted to present Bernadette by Turner Prize winner Duncan Campbell. One of a trilogy of films, it focuses on female Irish dissident and political activist Bernadette Devlin. In 1969 Bernadette Devlin became the youngest woman ever elected to the British Parliament and she personified the young radical Catholics of Northern Ireland at

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Free Computer Classes at Roscommon Further Education Centre

Free Computer Classes at Roscommon Further Education Centre

The Roscommon Further Education Centre, which is located at Lisnamult, Roscommon town, is offering free Computer classes on Mondays from 11:30am to 1pm. Geraldine Raftery of the Roscommon Further Education Centre say that the classes aim to assist attendees in learning basic, day to day internet skills such as setting up and sending emails, using

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