Blood Donation

RoscommonDaily.com supports #MissingType Blood Donation appeal

Health, News

RoscommonDaily.com is supporting the #MissingType Blood Donation appeal which aims to highlight an almost 30% international drop in people becoming blood donors compared to a decade ago. The campaign brings together 25 blood services, including the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, from 21 countries covering one billion of the World’s population who are each calling for

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“Home Care situation is now critical” – Michael Fitzmaurice TD

Current Affairs, Health, News

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to urgently address the shortfall in funding for the provision of Home Care Packages. The call comes following the news that the HSE has over-run its Home Care package budget for counties Roscommon, Mayo and Galway. The Independent TD said “It has come

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Minister Naughten authorises turlough flood monitoring programme

Current Affairs, News

Minister Denis Naughten has authorised the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) to establish a groundwater/turlough flood monitoring programme, in conjunction with the OPW, which will study turloughs in Roscommon, Galway and Longford in unprecedented detail. This work has commenced with the monitoring of current water levels within turloughs as well as historic analysis of rainfall

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Interested in becoming a qualified coach?

Other sports, Sport, Things to do

Roscommon Sports Partnership are running their latest multi-sport Community Coaching Course in September. Qualifications will include: Occupational First Aid, FAI Coaching, GAA Coaching, Child Protection, IRFU Rugby Coaching, Cycling, and much more. The course is due to begin on September 6th and will run in Roscommon town on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 13 week. For

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Roscommon Handball Round-up August 16th

Handball, Sport

60×30 Junior Singles Connacht Semi-final Lisacul’s Denis Creaton had a very comfortable win in his 60×30 Junior Singles Connacht semi-final played in St. Coman’s last Saturday. Facing Leitrim’s Leo Logan, Denis started uncharacteristically fast, meeting the ball regularly, holding centre court and killing consistently in the right corner and Fenagh’s Logan never really recovered from

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Maura Hopkins wants to see Government action on the rising cost of Motor Insurance

Current Affairs, News

Senator Maura Hopkins has again raised the spiralling costs of motor insurance which is placing a massive burden on motorists which requires government action in a number of key areas. Speaking earlier the Ballaghaderreen native said “last week the CSO has found that motor insurance again this month jumped by almost 40% in July compared

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Roscommon Schools to benefit from BT Young Scientist funding

Education, News

BT Ireland today confirmed financial grants of more than €75,000 to secondary school students across Ireland that participated in this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), one of the world’s largest and longest-running school STEM showcases. Picture Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan The company also reaffirmed its commitment to providing travel and accommodation grants for

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Eugene Murphy – “Town and Village Renewal Scheme needs to be an annual allocation”

News

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon-Galway Eugene Murphy has hit out at critics of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme as he believes the €10million allocation will go some way towards injecting a well needed boost to local towns and villages throughout the country. “The fund will see over 200 villages and towns benefit and the

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