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Four in contention for Bank of Ireland Enterprising Town title

Business

Judging has concluded in the Bank of Ireland Enterprising Town Awards with Ballaghaderreen, Boyle, Castlerea and Roscommon town battling for the title. Picture Credit: Gerard O’Loughlin The aim of the Bank of Ireland Enterprising Town Awards is to promote enterprise by bringing business and community groups together to showcase the spirit of enterprise in their

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Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures w/e December 4th

Soccer, Sport

This weekend’s Roscommon and District Football League Fixtures includes action at local and FAI Junior Cup level. Saturday 3rd December All games at 7:45pm. The Herald Premier Division Ballymoe FC V St. John’s Athletic Killeen Sportsgrounds RDFL Division Two Cloonfad United B V Castlerea Celtic B Moore United B V Shiven Rovers B Sunday 4th

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Roscommon Farmers paying higher fuel prices according to IFA Survey

Farming, News

Roscommon Farmers are paying above the national average for Agricultural Diesel and Kerosene according to the IFA’s quarterly fuel prices survey,published earlier. IFA’s Inputs Project Team Chairman John Coughlan has reported increases in all fuel types surveyed in the most recent quarterly survey published by the Association. The results show that the cost of agricultural

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Get Ireland Growing

€70,000 “Energia Get Ireland Growing ” fund now open for applications from Roscommon

News, Things to do

GIY in partnership with Energia announce ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing’ a €70,000 pool of funding available to community and voluntary organisations who can, from today until January 20th 2017 apply for grants, which will enable them to start or further develop a community food-growing project in their area. Picture Credit: Patrick Browne The Energia Get

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King House hosts final part of Radical Actions

Boyle, Local News, Things to do

A Seminar and screening form the third and final part of the international commemoration project, Radical Actions, at King House, Boyle tomorrow. Curated by Linda Shevlin, Radical Actions takes the form of an exhibition of Irish artists Kennedy Browne (Gareth Kennedy/Sarah Browne), Duncan Campbell, Jesse Jones & Seamus Nolan at RMIT Galleries, Melbourne Australia; the

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Eugene Murphy TD – “Government must shelve Athlone Boundary Review Report”

Current Affairs, News

Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy said he is deeply concerned and alarmed at the details of the Athlone boundary report which he claims could very well lead to an annexation of the Monksland area in the next four years. Deputy Murphy said that unless a number of stipulations from the boundary report are adhered to

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Roscommon Arts Centre

It’s all about the music this December at Roscommon Arts Centre

Things to do

There are some fantastic music performances taking place at Roscommon Arts Centre before their winter programme draws to a close. On Saturday 3rd December at 5pm there will be a very special performance by the Roscommon County Youth Orchestra and Moate Community School Orchestra entitled ‘Irishmen & Irishwomen’. The performance comprises of an orchestral suite

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Roscommon Hospice

Further commitments given on Roscommon Hospice Unit

Current Affairs, Health, News

At a meeting with local Oireachtas representatives and representatives of Mayo Roscommon Hospice today the Minister for Health Simon Harris announced that funding will be provided to staff the planned Hospice at Roscommon Hospital. Picture Credit: Frank Feighan TD The Roscommon Hospice is due to begin construction in 2019 and should be fully operational by

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