IFA Farm Forestry Chairman, Pat Collins has warned farmers not to undervalue their timber crop, with potential earnings at clearfell of up to €25,000 per hectare for Sitka spruce plantations. He said that although the majority of farmers are not at clearfell stage, private plantations are maturing earlier due to being established on more productive …
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RSG Flexible Learning College, part of Roscommon Disability Support Group, are hosting an Information and Registration Evening for people interested in their QQI Level 5 Healthcare Course. The event will take place on Thursday September 1st at 7:30pm in their facility at the DALE Centre, Derrane. Modules on the QQI Level 5 Healthcare course include …
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The Roscommon Ladies Football Club Championship season is reaching it’s climax with the Semi-Finals of the Senior and Intermediate Championships down for decision this weekend. Saturday 27th August Senior Club Championship Sponsored by Truly Irish Venue: Taughmaconnell, St.Brigids V Clann na nGael, 7pm Venue: Ballyleague, Kilbride V Strokestown, 7pm Intermediate Club Championship sponsored by Castlerea, …
The launch of the special live music fundraiser in aid of Mayo Roscommon Hospice and Roscommon Palliative Care Services will take place in P Kelly’s Bar, Castle Street, Roscommon on Thursday next September 1st at 9pm. The launch will be performed by Roscommon Rose Aisling McNeill and representatives of Mayo Roscommon Hospice and Roscommon Palliative …
Rose of Tralee Well done to Aisling McNeill in this years Rose festival as the Roscommon Rose. Roscommon Gaels are very proud of our Aisling. See our newsletter for pictures and more details. Roscommon Gaels Lotto There was no winner of the lotto draw this week. The winning numbers were 05, 08, 15,20. Next week …
Under 8s / 10 Games scheduled for Saturday 27th August v Strokestown in Strokestown, time to be confirmed. Under 14s Next U14 championship game is Sunday 28th August 6pm in Ballinameen v Michael Glaveys.
SENIOR UPDATE: Boyle 1-12 Clann na nGael 3-11 An away league game on Saturday evening last for Clann in a Boyle wet and sodden pitch was pre-runner for next week’s Championship clash between these two teams. This game proved very rewarding for Clann as it featured a young team and a mixture of seasoned players …
Fixtures Sat 27th: Intermediate Ladies C’ship Semi Final: Kilglass Gaels v Padraig Pearses @7p.m. Knockcroghery Sat 27th: Junior A C’ship: Kilglass Gaels v Ballinameen in Elphin @ 4:45p.m. (This game double’s up as league & championship fixture) Sat 27th /Sun 28th: U-16 Boys C’ship: Kilglass Gaels/St. Barrys v St. Croans in Enfield @ 7:30p.m. Sun …
National Heritage Week takes place between the 20th and 28th of August and there will be lots of things to do in Roscommon as well as nationwide. Each day, we’ll publish a list of the Heritage Week Events throughout Roscommon. Thursday Genealogy Free family history consultations with Eilish Feeley, Genealogist, Irish Clann Connections in Roscommon …
The Minister for Health Simon Harris TD will officially open the Endoscopy Unit at Roscommon Hospital on Thursday September 8th. The facility, which cost €5.5 million to construct, opened its doors to the public on June 1st and has increased the endoscopy capacity of the hospital from 16 procedures per day to 30 procedures per …
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A section of the R367 from its junction with R377 in Castleplunkett village to its junction with L6520 in the townland of Milltown is set to be closed for five weeks. Image Credit: Google Maps The closure is to facilitate the permanently raising of a section of the road, which along with a large area …
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Roscommon is well above the national average when it comes to water leakages with rates as high as 65% across the county and the First Fix Leak Repair scheme still has a long way to go to remedy the situation- that’s according to Fianna Fail Deputy for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Figures recently released showed that …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that plans by the Department of Agriculture for all Single Farm Payment applications to be made on-line from next year are “unfair on the many farmers who do not have a proper broadband service or do not know how to use a computer and any such system should be phased in”. …
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IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy has said that following the agreement of dates for farm payments there can be no delays in the payment of more than €1.6bn to farmers in this most difficult year for the agricultural sector. At a meeting with the Department of Agriculture in Portlaoise, Richard Kennedy said the timelines outlined …
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Ballymoe FC invite members of the community and surrounding areas to the official opening of their new all-weather pitch by CEO of the FAI, John Delaney, this Saturday August 27th. Our underage teams, past players and the senior team will all be playing on the new pitch on the day. Games kick off at 12 …
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