Public invited to sign “Welcome Wall” in Ballaghaderreen tomorrow

Public invited to sign “Welcome Wall” in Ballaghaderreen tomorrow

Members of the public are being invited to sign a messages of support for Syrian Refugees on a “Welcome Wall” in Ballaghaderreen tomorrow. The Welcome Wall is an art installation which has been produced by local artist Maria Fleming. All day tomorrow it will be on display at Duffy’s SuperValu in the town and the

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Gardai seek assistance following further burglaries in West Roscommon

Gardai seek assistance following further burglaries in West Roscommon

Gardai in Castlerea are appealing for the public’s assistance following a number of burglaries and attempted burglaries throughout West Roscommon in recent days. Gardaí say six houses in rural areas between Ballaghadereen, Frenchpark, Tibohine, Loughglynn, and Cloonfad were targeted between 7pm and 11pm on Wednesday. The houses were unoccupied at the time and Gardai believe

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Eugene Murphy TD calls for establishment of Stabilisation Unit at Roscommon Hospital

Eugene Murphy TD calls for establishment of Stabilisation Unit at Roscommon Hospital

Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to introduce a stabilisation unit at Roscommon Hospital. Eugene Murphy believes that establishing the unit in Roscommon Hospital and a minor A & E Unit at Merlin Park could help alleviate pressure on waiting lists in University College Hospital Galway. Speaking

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Senator Frank Feighan – PRSI reforms good news for small businesses

Senator Frank Feighan – PRSI reforms good news for small businesses

Senator Frank Feighan has welcomed the new PRSI reforms which will benefit small businesses in Roscommon. Commenting on the issue Frank Feighan said “PRSI changes initiated by my Fine Gael colleague, Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, have reformed the system, making it easier to take a break from making PRSI contributions, without losing your

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD “Shortsighted Forestry Plan will have detrimental effect on small farmers”

Michael Fitzmaurice TD “Shortsighted Forestry Plan will have detrimental effect on small farmers”

Speaking in the Dáil yesterday Michael Fitzmaurice TD said the Government’s policy is “shortsighted” and will have a “detrimental effect” on small farmers. Michael Fitzmaurice TD used a recent example to demonstrate the point. “Late last week it came to my attention that the European Investment Bank was backing a venture with Finland based Venture

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