Here are the Roscommon GAA Results from Adult to Underage level, in Football and Hurling, for the week ending July 17th. Connacht Senior Football Championship Final Replay Roscommon 0-14 Galway 3-16 (Match Report here ) Kepak Senior Hurling Championship Oran 3-10 Athleague 1-14 Four Roads 2-12 Roscommon Gaels: 0-8 Warm n’Cosy Homes Junior A Football …
After last Sunday’s dramatic draw (Match Report here) Roscommon and Galway meet in MacHale Park on Sunday at 3:30pm. This will be their first Connacht Final Replay since 1998. That year, after drawing 0-11 each in Tuam Stadium, Galway won the replay after extra-time in Dr. Hyde Park by 1-17 to 0-17 and went on …
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Barnardos’ 11th annual School Costs Survey is now open and there are just ten days left for parents to shine a light on the real cost to families of Ireland’s ‘free’ education system. Barnardos are particularly keen to hear the views of parents of school-age children (primary and secondary), from Roscommon as so far only …
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Today has been another historic day for Ireland West Airport and the region, following the arrival of the first transatlantic service operated by Aer Lingus, from Boston, to Ireland West Airport and the first official chartered pilgrimage from Boston to Ireland’s National Marian Shrine. The Aer Lingus 757 airplane, carrying over 170 passengers from a …
Once again, an exciting range of children’s and adults workshops have been organised for Boyle Arts Festival which will run from July 21st to 31st. Picture Credit: Brian Farrell First up, for Children aged 7 to 11 on July 22nd there’s ‘The Secret Lives of Mothers’ a poetry workshop by Gerry Boland, who will use …
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Fianna Fail TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has said that the ongoing threat of flash flooding is a reality which the Government needs to address and the Castleplunkett area has suffered considerably in this regard in recent times with people left stranded in their homes and roads cut off for long periods of time. Deputy …
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Elphin representatives on County Teams Best of luck to Fintan Cregg and the Roscommon Seniors in the Connacht Final Replay on Sunday, to Enda Killoran and the U-17s against Dublin in their Semi-Final on Saturday and to Niall Higgins and the U-16s in the Ted Webb Competition on Friday in the Connacht GAA Centre and …
Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups The entry for the Junior Scratch Cup Cup played off the blue course was swelled due to the Junior Cup North Connacht Zone Qualifier been held in Carrick Golf Club over weekend Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th. Players from 16 clubs battled it out for The Laird Cup, with Boyle …
The Roscommon team for Sunday’s Connacht Final Replay has been announced and sees the return of Senan Kilbride to the starting line-up in place of last Sunday’s Goal scorer Enda Smith. The starting 15 also features a number of positional switches. There is one other change to the match day 26 as Kevin Higgins returns …
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The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced that the 2016 Arts and Culture Grant Scheme is open for applications. This new €9m capital investment scheme for arts and culture centres will run from 2016-2018 and is focused on enhancing the existing stock of arts and culture …
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Roscommon County Council have granted the HSE Planning Permission to construct a Garden facility to the rear of the Psychiatric Unit at Roscommon Hospital. The proposed “Psychiatric Garden” will be 400 square meters in size and will be finished with a mix of hard and soft landscaping. It will also feature two Shelters. The Garden …
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The population of Roscommon has increased by 371 over the past five years according to preliminary Census figures released today. The figures show that the population of Roscommon now stands at 64,436; up from 64065 in 2011. The figure is comprised of 32,316 males and 32,120 females. Further detail to follow.
Just one Roscommon property sold at today’s Allsop On-line property Auction. The three Bedroom semi-detached House at Tarmon Harbour sold for €111,000. The opening Bid was €100,000 and in the space of 15 minutes two bidders rapidly exchanged offers. A second lot of property, from Boyle, was withdrawn prior to the Auction. The lot comprised …
Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway, Eugene Murphy has said the devastating effects of the abuse of drugs is not just an issue which affects inner city Dublin as the abuse of both controlled and illicit drugs is very much a reality in towns and villages throughout the constituency of Roscommon/Galway. Speaking in the Dáil on …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for the OPW and Flood Relief, Sean Canney, to help prevent potential flooding in South Roscommon. Picture Credit: Defence Forces Press Office The Independent TD said “It has come to my attention that the levels on the River Shannon in the Clonown and Athlone areas are 9 …
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