Planning Permission granted for €6m development in Monksland

Planning Permission granted for €6m development in Monksland

Roscommon County Council recently granted planning permission to construction 70 homes in a new development at Cloongowna Townland, Monksland. The site is located North-East of the estate known locally as Monksfield and Monksfield Park The development will consist of 20 x Two Storey Semi-Detached, 3 Bedroom Dwellings, 30 x Two Storey Semi-Detached, 4 Bedroom Dwellings

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Roscommon GAA Supporters voice dis-satisfaction at venue choice

Roscommon GAA Supporters voice dis-satisfaction at venue choice

Following this afternoon’s announcement that Saturday’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 4A game between Roscommon and Clare is to be played in Pearses Stadium a large number of supporters have voiced their dis-satisfaction at venue choice. Supporters have taken to various platforms and momentum is now gathering behind a campaign by supporters to get the

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Donamon man wins International Journalism Award

Donamon man wins International Journalism Award

Donamon native Peter Varley won the first prize in the IFAJ-Rabobank Digital Media Award category at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Awards in Germany. Peter, who is the Buildings and Environment Specialist with the Irish Farmers Journal, won the prize for his multi-media piece entitled “Watch: Mating precision as 500 ewes serviced in

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Eugene Murphy says “Ownership debate of broadband infrastructure irrelevant”

Eugene Murphy says “Ownership debate of broadband infrastructure irrelevant”

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has said the ownership of the State sponsored broadband infrastructure under the National Broadband Plan is irrelevant as the priority should be focusing on bringing high speed broadband to rural towns and villages which are being left behind. “In my opinion the debate about whether the National Broadband

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Maura Hopkins says cost of Motor Insurance jumping by 38.6% is scandalous

Maura Hopkins says cost of Motor Insurance jumping by 38.6% is scandalous

Senator Maura Hopkins raised the spiralling costs of motor insurance which is placing a massive burden on motorists in the Seanad this week. She stated that “earlier this week the CSO has found that motor insurance jumped by 38.6% in June compared to the same time last year”. The Senator continued that she knows “of

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