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Senator Maura Hopkins welcomes funding for Garda Text Alert Groups

Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has said she is very happy that Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald has been able to secure additional funding for Garda Text Alert Groups. Senator Hopkins said “ I have met with a large number of people across the constituency involved in text alert groups. Hearing people describe the positivity the text …

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Cllr Domnick Connolly calls for immediate action on flooding

Councillor Domnick Connolly has called for action to be taken now in order to avoid a repeat of last year’s flooding issues which affected many areas of the county. Councillor Connolly said “In relation to the flooding problems in the county, Minister Sean Canney was very attentive to the problems in various different locations when …

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2 All-Ireland 60×30 Handball titles for Roscommon Ladies

Crinkle, Co. Offaly was the scene for a superb Roscommon double as both Fiona Tully and Lauren O’Riordan won their respective All-Ireland 60×30 Handball Finals in style earlier today. By Aengus Cunningham Minor Final First up was Fiona’s Minor Final against Tipperary left-hander Sinead Meagher. Although Fiona’s style is more suited to 40×20 Handball, her …

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Roscommon and District Football League Round-up September 25th

Vincent Brooks looks back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon and District Football League, which saw a number of games fall victim to the weather. In “The Herald” sponsored Premier Division of the Roscommon and District Football League title holders Castlerea Celtic returned to winning ways when they beat newly promoted Ahascragh United 3–0 …

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IFA host Regional Meeting on Dairy Farm Income in Carrick-on-Shannon

The IFA’s series of regional Dairy Farm Income Meetings comes to Carrick-on-Shannon’s Bush Hotel on Monday 26th September at 8pm. Chaired by IFA Regional Connacht Chairman Padraig Joyce, the meeting will hear from Aurivo Chairman Pat Duffy and Fianna Fail spokesman on Agriculture Charlie McConalogue TD, as well as IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary …

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Tackle your feelings

Join Connacht Rugby Player Jake Heenan for ‘Tackle Your Feelings’

The Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) in partnership with Zurich will host a free mental wellbeing panel discussion as part of its ‘Tackle Your Feelings’ campaign at the G Hotel in Galway on Tuesday, 27th September 2016 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Picture Credit ©INPHO/Billy Stickland The panel will feature Connacht flanker and Tackle Your …

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Roscommon soldiers among those honoured for bravery at Siege of Jadotville

Last Saturday the surviving Members, and next of kin, of the ‘A’ Company, 35th Infantry Battalion of the Defence Forces who served at the Siege of Jadotville were presented with a Unit Citation for bravery. Picture Credit: Defence Forces The Siege of Jadotville took place in the Congo in September 1961 and lasted six days. …

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Eugene Murphy slams treatment waiting lists increase by 47% as outrageous

Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy, has expressed his outrage over waiting list figures that show that 78,499 patients are now waiting for in-patient / day case surgery. Eugene Murphy said “Waiting lists for hospital procedures have been on a persistent upward trend for some two years now. The corresponding figure for August 2014 was 53,431 …

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