positive mental health

#littlethings chosen as theme for 2016 GAA/HSE Health and Wellbeing Day

The GAA has selected the 2016 GAA Health & Wellbeing Theme Day, August 28th, as another way to promote the HSE positive mental health #littlethings using the strap line “Little Things can improve your game”. The #littlethings campaign highlights that we all experience difficult times in our lives, and that when we do, there are …

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Plunkett Nursing Home

Plunkett Nursing Unit Boyle start Knitting Project

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.

aviva overseas medical treatment

New overseas medical treatment plan available to customers in Roscommon

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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Roscommon Business

Roscommon Business Women urged to attend Enterprise Ireland Conference

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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Neil Collins All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Proposal for All-Ireland Senior Football Championship launched

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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Roscommon Mart

20th Winter Fair Launch and Workshop at Roscommon Mart

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 reminds Gardai of benefits of local intelligence

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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