Cllr Domnick Connolly calls for more parking at Roscommon Hospital

Cllr Domnick Connolly calls for more parking at Roscommon Hospital

Current Affairs, Roscommon News Headlines

Councillor Domnick Connolly has welcomed a number of recent developments at Roscommon Hospital but has called on Saolta to provide additional parking at the facility. Speaking earlier the Independent Councillor said “I want to welcome the opening of the community based mental health initiative – the REGARI Recovery College at Roscommon Hospital recently by Minister […]

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Clann na nGael GAA News update August 31st

Clann na nGael GAA News update August 31st

Club News, Local News, Monksland Drum Cornafulla Bealnamulla

SENIOR UPDATE: Clann na nGael 2-14 Boyle 4-13 Goals punished Clann na nGael, seeing them exit the championship in the group stages. The final round of the Senior Championship for Supermac’s/Matrix Bathrooms sponsored Men’s team was played in a perfectly presented St Croans pitch on Saturday evening. Clann were first to get the scoreboard moving

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Connacht Rugby squad stretched ahead of season opener

Connacht Rugby squad stretched ahead of season opener

Roscommon News Headlines, Rugby, Sport

The Connacht Rugby squad will be short a number of players for Saturday’s Guinness PRO12 opener with Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground. In the front row Nathan White is continuing his recovery from a head injury arising from concussion sustained last season. Academy prop Conan O’Donnell is nearing a return as he continues to rehab

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Roscommon Farmers paying lower fuel prices according to IFA Survey

Roscommon Farmers paying lower fuel prices according to IFA Survey

Farming, Roscommon News Headlines

Roscommon Farmers are paying below the national average for Agricultural Diesel and Kerosene according to the IFA’s quarterly fuel price survey,published earlier. IFA’s Inputs Project Team Chairman John Coughlan has reported broadly unchanged fuel prices in the most recent quarterly survey published by Association. The results show agricultural diesel now costs on average 60.50 cent

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Roscommon County Council to receive €600,000 to improve water quality

Roscommon County Council to receive €600,000 to improve water quality

Current Affairs, News, Roscommon News Headlines

Roscommon County Council is to receive over €600,000 under the Rural Water Programme while Galway is to receive €2.6m local Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed. “The funding is being provided to the Councils under the Department of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government’s Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018,” explained Minister Naughten. “Administration of the funding

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Eugene Murphy – Time to get real about death traps in Frenchpark area

Eugene Murphy – Time to get real about death traps in Frenchpark area

Current Affairs, Frenchpark Ballinagare Fairymount Tibohine, Local News, Strokestown, Tarmonbarry Scramogue

Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has called for urgent action in relation to a number of dangerous visibility issues throughout the county including ongoing issues on the Frenchpark to Ballinagare road, the Frenchpark junction and Scramogue Cross. Following 29 accidents on a dangerous bend between Frenchpark and Ballinagare since April 2015 there has been widespread

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls on Minister to stand aside over School Transport issue

Michael Fitzmaurice calls on Minister to stand aside over School Transport issue

Current Affairs, Roscommon News Headlines

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for State John Halligan to stand aside if the current issues regarding School Transport are not resolved. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “Last week I raised the issue of problems associated with school bus transport, and this week, as the school year starts up again, the situation seems to

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