Athlone Town make the long journey south to play Cobh Ramblers tomorrow, Saturday 13th August, looking to put an end to a run of 4 straight defeats. Their last win back on July 8th against Shelbourne by a solitary goal which is also their only win since they returned from the mid-season break. Last weekend …
Roscommon Arts Centre have just unveiled their Autumn/Winter Events Brochure and with over 50 events taking place from September to December, there is no excuse to not find something to suit every taste. Roscommon Arts Centre are delighted to welcome familiar faces in Roscommon music circles, CATHY JORDAN and ALAN KELLY as they take up …
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Roscommon County Council has been allocated €200,000 for flood works throughout the county, Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed. The works will directly address the flooding of homes and property which occurred last winter and is on foot of detailed work performed by a team of dedicated staff at Roscommon County Council. This involved inspecting the …
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Were you on the gamble at the Roscommon Races last Tuesday, August 2nd?It always pays to go racing at Roscommon. Next Monday, August 15th, there’s more reasons than ever, with it being family day, bargain price admission, free entertainment for children, fashion competitions for women and men, top class racing, music, special student price, and …
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Roscommon GAA are delighted that 2016 has been a record year for the Kellogg’s sponsored GAA Cúl Camps in Roscommon. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE County Coaching Officer Sean Kilbride saying “this year’s Cúl camps were a huge success with a final attendance of 1718 children attending the camps. This constitutes an increase over …
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“Minister Pascal Donohue’s statement this week on pensions shows the disconnect between some of our politicians and the ordinary people on the ground. That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. Deputy Fitzmaurice continued “Minister Donohue reckons that people should be providing for their own pensions, and that’s all very fine coming from a …
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The Irish Farmers Association are reporting that Factory Prices have improved this week for Lambs, Ewes and Cattle. IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman John Lynskey has said the lamb trade is stronger this week with factories paying €4.75 to €4.85 and tops of €4.90 paid. He said factories are finding it difficult to get the …
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Western Gaels 5-13 St Faithleachs 0-14 The Senior’s were defeated in the Senior Championship on Sunday. Team: A.Manning, D.Harrison, C.Gunn, D.McCormack, J.Walsh, B.Murtagh, M.Cox, D.Rooney, A.McCormack, K.Farrell, C.Murtagh, H.Kenny, D.Murtagh, D.Hussey, A.Dooney. Subs: D.Murray, B.Scally, C.McCormack, S.Ormsby, J.Hussey. Next game takes place on Saturday 13th in Ballyleague against St.Croans at 7pm. Junior Ladies Championship The …
St Croans 50-50 Draw Congratulations to Fr Joe Poole, Ballintubber this week’s 50/50 draw winner, winning €291. Yearly 50/50 memberships are still available from any committee member which ensures automatic inclusion in the weekly draw. St Croans 1-6 Strokestown 0-13 Our Senior team were in action against Strokestown in the third round of the Senior …
New figures obtained by Fianna Fail show that there are over 1,000 people on waiting lists for Speech and Language Therapy in the Galway, Mayo and Roscommon area and this has been harshly criticised by Eugene Murphy TD. The latest figures made available by the HSE show that nationally 14,047 people were waiting for a …
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says that the Government are “putting the cart before the horse” when it comes to rural renewal. The Independent TD said “Spending money on the village and town renewal scheme that was announced earlier this week is very welcome but we are putting the cart before the horse and our priorities …
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A 20 year old man has died after the car he was a passenger in hit a ditch at Glebe, Ardcarne – close to the junction with the N4 and the R285 Keadue Road. The incident took place shortly after midnight. The man was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to Sligo University …
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Details have been confirmed for the 4th Annual Tarmonbarry Cycling Challenge, which takes place this Sunday August 14th. Building on the success of previous years, the Tarmonbarry Cycling Challenge is again being hosted by St Barrys GAA club, and will suit the serious and the leisure cyclist. There are three distances on offer: 100KM, 50KM …
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Grammy-nominated, Irish-American group “Cherish the Ladies” will perform for one night only at Roscommon Arts Centre on Thursday 25th August at 8pm. The group formed in New York in 1985 to celebrate the rise of women in what had been a male-dominated Irish music scene and since then they have toured the world, played the …
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The Connacht Rugby squad which departed Ireland yesterday for a five day training camp in the South of France featured four Roscommon connections. Picture Credit: ©INPHO/James Crombie Pat Lam’s men will also take part in the Challenge Vaquerin in Saint-Affrique with a game against Top 14 side Montpellier tomorrow (Thursday August 11th) at 8pm local …
