Athlone Town take a break from league action this evening (Friday 19th) when they welcome 24 times cup winners Shamrock Rovers to Athlone Town Stadium in this Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup 3rd Round tie Kick off 7.45pm. Last weekend Athlone suffered their fifth defeat in a row when they lost out by the odd
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National Heritage Week takes place from August 20th to 28th and there is lots of things to do in Roscommon during this time including Kiltoom and Ballintleva. On Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st from 12pm – 4pm On the L7553 local road, nearly opposite Kiltoom cemetery, Bridie Leonard Feeney welcomes visitors to explore ‘Teach Luinín’
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National Heritage Week takes place from August 20th to 28th and there is lots of things to do in Roscommon during this time including Moore and Taughmaconnell. On Saturday 20th At 4pm in Moore Hall, Lakeland, Ballydangan; Ballydangan Bog Red Grouse Project host their annual open day. There will be a project presentation in Moore
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National Heritage Week takes place from August 20th to 28th and there is lots of things to do in Roscommon during this time including Keadue. On Thursday 25th at 9pm in the Harp & Shamrock Bar Keadue Development Association present a County House Dance & More with music supplied by local musicians. There will be
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Junior B Championship: Four Roads 2-6 Kilmore 1-13 After a long campaign our girls bowed out in the semi-final to Kilmore. The game ebbed and flowed and the girls played some brilliant football but unfortunately it was not to be their day. The club would like to thank them for their dedication during the year
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Tourism Ireland has teamed up with Flybe and Ireland West Airport Knock, to promote flights to Knock from Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh and grow tourist numbers to Roscommon and the West of Ireland this autumn. The joint campaign will run in Britain during August and September. Working closely with airlines and airports to build demand
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The International Rose of Tralee Festival is currently under way and our reporter Cóilín Duffy caught up with Roscommon Rose Aisling McNeill ahead of her appearance in last night’s qualifying heat. Picture Credit: twitter.com/roseoftralee [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/278789750″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] There have been very positive reports from Aisling’s performance on stage and she has
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The late, great, Roscommon footballer Dermot Earley was among four GAA legends to be inducted into the GAA Museum Hall of Fame. Picture Credit: Sportsfile Galway hurler John Connolly and Wexford hurler Tony Doran along with Kerry footballer John O’Keeffe and the Dermot Earley RIP were honoured at a special ceremony at the GAA Museum
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Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has called for more progress on reforming the CAO system and broadening entry routes into 3rd level education. Deputy Murphy congratulated all of the students who collected their Leaving Cert results this week throughout Roscommon and Galway but he noted that there was tremendous pressure on young people
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Roscommon has just missed out on a place in the Top Ten Foodie Destinations which were announced by Restaurants Association of Ireland. The Foodie Destinations initiative was formed as part of the Irish Restaurant Awards 2014 but proved to be so popular it became its own entity in 2015. Its aim is to celebrate Ireland’s
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Fianna Fáil Senator Terry Leyden has introduced legislation in the Seanad aimed at providing a clear statutory basis for the registration of wills. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. The ‘Registration of Wills Bill 2016’ will enable a person making a will, or their solicitor, to register the details of a will with a central authority.
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Kilbride 7-05 Roscommon Gaels 2-11 Congratulations to our U 14 girls who won the Summer League Cup final on Saturday beating Roscommon Gaels on a scoreline of . The first half was a very close affair and a physically stronger Roscommon Gaels side were dominant and led by 3 at the break 1-08 to 2-02.
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Boyle GAA Lotto Catherine and Andrew Carr and Paddy McLoughlin were €20 winners in the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in Kate Lavins. Martina Furey was the house prize winner. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will be at €1,200 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Wynnes’s Bar
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Eire Og 3-11 St Michaels 1-3 Congratulations to the Intermediate team on a great victory over St Michaels at the weekend. We continue to sit on top of our group. Next championship game is two weeks time. On Sunday at 12 we face St Croans in the OGara Cup in James Timothy Park. Eire Og
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Clann na nGael 0-12 St. Brigid’s 1-6 This 4th round of the Roscommon Senior Championship brought out the best in Clann and produced excellent performances from our star players. The team were well kitted out in their new jerseys, kindly sponsored by Supermacs and Matrix Bathrooms. Donie Shine and Cathal Shine showed our county management
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