Roscommon Ladies Football

Michael Finneran set to be appointed Roscommon Ladies Football Manager

Gaelic Games, Roscommon News Headlines, Sport

Recently retired Roscommon Senior Footballer Michael Finneran is, subject to the approval of Clubs, set to be the next Manager of the Roscommon Ladies Football Team. The Management Committee of the Roscommon Ladies Football Board met recently and agreed to recommend his appointment to the Clubs for ratification at next week’s County Board meeting. The

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Almost €200,000 awarded to two Roscommon projects

Current Affairs, Roscommon News Headlines

Almost €200,000 has been awarded to two Roscommon Recreation projects as part of a €4.455 million fund for rural recreation projects as part of the Government’s programme to support rural development. The announcement was made earlier today by the Minister of State for Regional Economic Development Michael Ring TD. Minister Ring said “I am delighted

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eir’s possible High Court Challenge should set off Alarm Bells – Fitzmaurice

Current Affairs, Roscommon News Headlines

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to act following the news that “eir” is likely to lodge a High Court challenge against Com Reg into it’s legal requirement to provide rural phone services under the universal social obligation. Picture Credit: eir Deputy Fitzmaurice says that the news of a possible

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Wind Farm Community Fund now open

Arigna Ballyfarnan Keadue, Local News, News, Roscommon News Headlines

Community groups in Arigna, Ballyfarnon and Keadue are being encouraged to apply to the Wind Farm Community Fund. Picture Credit: Irish Wind Energy Association The fund is available to community and voluntary organisations for projects which are based with in a given distance of that particular wind farm. The particular Wind Farms in this instance

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Elphin Windmill Wheelers

Elphin Cycling Group raise €12,000 for local Charity

Elphin, Local News, Other sports, Roscommon News Headlines, Sport

Members of the Elphin base Windmill Wheelers Cycling Club, with two guests from Mayo and Leitrim, raised €12,000 for local charity SOS Elphin by cycling from Elphin to Paris last week. The men set out last Saturday morning, leaving Elphin Windmill at 8am and cycling 170km to Carlow. Sunday’s leg saw them cycle 90 Kilometers

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Home care package cut for terminally ill woman as HSE runs out of funds

Current Affairs, Health, News

Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has said that the curtailment of agencies in the provision of home care packages could save millions. The proposal comes following a number of local cases which have been affected by last months news that the HSE has over-run it’s Home Care package budget for counties Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.

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Roscommon and District Football League

Celtic begin defence of Roscommon and District Football League title with a win

Roscommon News Headlines, Soccer, Sport

The weekend gone by saw the start of the forty fifth season of football for the Roscommon and District Football League. By Vincent Brooks In the Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division sponsored by “The Herald” Champions Castlerea Celtic began the defence of their title with a hard earned 2 – 1 win over

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