Congratulations Pride of place this week goes to our u12 team who had a brilliant win in the Division 2 Shield Final on Saturday last in O’Rourke Park Castlerea. They defeated St Ciarans after a great all round team effort. Final score: St Michaels 5-9 St Ciarans 3-9. Well done to the entire panel and
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Congratulations To our Junior ladies team who had a hard fought 1 point win over St Faithleachs in the Junior A Championship final on Saturday last. Final score: Michael Glaveys 4-4 St Faithleachs 2-9 This means they will be playing Intermediate Championship in 2017. They will now progress onto Connacht Championship and details are tbc.
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins recently attended the launch of National Women’s Enterprise Day which takes place in the G Hotel on Wednesday October 19th. The Event is being organised by the Local Enterprise Offices and will highlight and celebrate the success stories of female entrepreneurs. It will encourage more women to avail of supports
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We look back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon Sports scene and beyond, including Gaelic Games, Soccer, Rugby, Cycling and Camogie. Handball It was a great weekend for underage Handball with Roscommon claiming six titles at the Connacht 60×30 Finals. Unfortunately it wasn’t a good weekend for the Adult Doubles in action. Read Aengus
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The IFA has developed a new checklist to help farmers assess and improve their farm and home security. The checklist will be launched and demonstrated at the IFA Stand at National Ploughing Championships tomorrow. The new checklist poses questions on a number of aspects of farm security, and offers tips and advice to help improve
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Roscommon’s first ever weekly support group for stroke survivors will be launched by the Irish Heart Foundation and members of the Roscommon Hospital stroke team at a public information evening in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon on September 29th. The group is the ninth in a network of stroke clubs being developed by the Irish Heart Foundation
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It was a great weekend for Roscommon Handball at provincial level but not so go for the county’s representatives at National level. Aengus Cunningham looks back on the action. 60×30 Juvenile Connacht Finals Roscommon Handball had a very successful day in the 60×30 Juvenile Connacht Finals, which were held in St. Coman’s last Saturday. The
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Tremane Hurling Club will honour it’s 1976 Connacht Club Senior Championship winning team at the Club’s Dinner Dance this Friday, September 23rd. The event will be held in The Bridge House, Athleague with proceedings getting under way at 8pm with a Three Course Meal. The panel will then receive a presentation from the Special Guest,
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A brief round-up of the most read Roscommon news stories on roscommondaily.com during the past seven days as well as some which you may have missed. Our Five Most Read Roscommon News Headlines #5 A look at the Roscommon connections at yesterday’s All-Ireland Final. #4 Job losses at Berendsen in Roscommon Town #3 An update
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on Third Level Institutes to plan ahead and examine the possibility of building on-campus Student Accommodation. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “Now that most students are back for another academic year the situation of hard pressed parents having to pay astronomical prices for rent should be addressed in time for next
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Updated on Monday at 12pm Minister of State for the OPW and Flood Relief Sean Canney is to visit areas affected by Flooding in Roscommon and Leitrim today, Monday September 19th. He is scheduled to visit a number of areas in Roscommon to view flood relief efforts and to speak to those affected. The areas
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Junior B Championship: Elphin B 5-9 Oran B 1-9 Our Juniors made it five wins from five in the Championship, defeating Oran B by 5-9 to 1-9. With a number of players missing the panel was streched to the bare minimum of 15 players, everyone of whom played with great heart. In particular, there were
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Results and Fixtures The Super Valu boy’s minor team have qualified for the division three championship final. The u14 boy’s have qualified for the division three championship final. The u14 girl’s were defeated by St Brigid’s in the division one championship quarter final last Thursday in O’Rourke Park. This completes all ladies fixtures for the
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Plans are well advanced for the second running of the Darren McGlynn Memorial Tractor Run, which takes place on Sunday next, September 25th. The event takes place from the McGlynn home in Cloonfour, located mid way between Tarmonbarry and Rooskey. It is open to both vintage and modern tractors. The Route Tractors will travel in
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Buccaneers RFC made a very disappointing start to this season’s Ulster Bank League Division 1B when they went down 35-13 to Ballynahinch at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday. On a beautiful sunny afternoon, it took this game some time to catch fire before Hinch, making fewer errors than the visitors, forged a bonus point victory. Their
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