Residents at the Plunkett Nursing Unit Day Care Service in Boyle recently began knitting Woolen Muffs for patients with Dementia and Alzeimers. The Muffs include additives such as Beads, Buttons, Ribbons, Zips, Pockets. The idea of this project is to activate their Touch senses and Memory senses.
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Customers in Roscommon can now avail of a first of its kind protection plan from independent broker IrishInsurance.ie to cover overseas medical treatment for a range of illnesses including cancer and conditions requiring neurosurgery. The policy, offered by Aviva Life & Pensions is unique to the Irish market and pays the policyholder or their child
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The countdown is on to the second annual Enterprise Ireland International Business Women’s Conference and Enterprise Ireland is calling on Roscommon business women to join them. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee International Festival on Monday, August 22nd at the Brandon Hotel, Tralee. It also offers Roscommon business women
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GAA Ard Stiúrthóir Páraic Duffy has published a proposal to restructure the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship which aims to provide a greater number of games while also enabling more time for Club Fixtures. Picture Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Under the proposal, the format of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship would be as follows: Phase One: The
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Club Championship The adult club championship resumes this weekend. We have a double header in Ballyforan on Sunday 7th August. Our Junior A team face Creggs at 2pm. This is followed by the senior team playing Roscommon Gaels at 3:45pm. It Promises to be a day not to be missed so please do try and
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Results and Fixtures Senior Championship: Sunday 7th August, St Faithleachs vs Western Gaels at 6pm in Frenchpark. U16 Boys Championship D2: Result ; St Faithleachs 1-12 St.Aidans 3-9. U14 Girls Summer League: Result; St.Faithleachs 2-6 Tulsk 8-2. Next game against Oran on Sunday 7th at 6pm in Oran. Go Games Blitz Thanks to St. Ciarans
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Boyle Golf Club Captain’s Prize The Boyle Golf Club Captain’s Day for 2016 took place last Sunday with a large number of members competing for Ross Andrew’s Prize. The best score after the first 18 holes was brought in by student member Cillian Doyle with an excellent 60 nett. David Wynne was two shots further
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Ballinameen 7-8 St Marys 4-14 Congratulations to the Junior team and management who beat St. Mary’s on Monday evening. It was a very close game, but the girls dug deep to come out on top! Thanks to all who came to support, it was a massive boost to the team! Ballinameen Ladies 10k Run Don’t
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In conjunction with the launch of the 20th Winter Fair a Commercial Cattle Workshop will take place in Roscommon Mart this Sunday, August 7th, at 2pm. On what promises to be an enjoyable afternoon for all the family, the workshop will focus on animal preparation for Shows and judging, the different aspects involved in judging.
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has welcomed the news that Gardai have broken up a crime gang that were behind hundreds of robberies in rural Ireland. The Independent TD added “It is also significant that Gardai identified a farming insider, who was supplying information such as access codes to gates and locks and locations of keys etc.,
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Roscommon Arts Centre is delighted to announce an exhibition of photographic prints by world-renowned British photographer Martin Parr titled So Near & So Far – Roscommon in the 1980’s, will be unveiled in the arts centre gallery on Thursday August 11th. The images selected present a typically wry Parr-eque view of Roscommon and the wider
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Local politicians have welcomed yesterday’s official opening of a new €50 million Jazz Pharmaceuticals manufacturing and development facility in Monksland. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global pharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Dublin and they expect to employ up to 50 people in Monksland within three years. Speaking at the event the Minister for Communications, Climate
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A 27-year-old man with an address at Ballybride, Roscommon town became the third person to charged in relation to an alleged assault in Carrick-on-Shannon on July 17th. Yesterday evening, at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court, Mark Scott was charged with Section 3 Assault – Assault Causing Harm to Mr Gerard Doolan. Mr. Doolan
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Clann na nGael Holiday Two places have become available on the Clann Holiday. If you’re interested in going, please contact Mary (0877838966) or Breda (0868971409) as soon as possible. Sure to be an amazing trip! For more info please visit our Facebook: ClannGAA page. Clann na nGael 5-13 Boyle 2-10 This was by far our
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Boyle GAA Lotto John Finneran and Myles Quinn were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in Patrick’s Well. The house prize was won by Joanne McPhearson. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will stand at €1,100 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Kate Lavin’s and
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