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Eugene Murphy TD hits out at Government’s ‘lack of imagination’ on impact of flooding

The Fianna Fail Junior Spokesperson for the OPW and Flood Relief, Deputy Eugene Murphy has warned that many parts of counties Roscommon and Galway are only seven days rainfall away from another flooding crisis. Deputy Murphy made the comments during a motion he brought before the Dail last Thursday when he called on the Minister

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Roscommon Under 14 Ladies Footballers’ dreams dashed by Tipperary

Gaelic Games, Sport

The Roscommon Under 14 Ladies Footballers dreams of reaching an All-Ireland Final were dashed by Tipperary in Birr, Co. Offaly, this afternoon. By Anne Marie O Dowd The game was played in ideal weather conditions and the pitch was in perfect condition and Tipperary choose to play with the aid of the slight breeze in

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Second half Roscommon recovery leaves Sligo all at Sea

Gaelic Games, Sport

Roscommon booked a place in the Connacht Senior Football Championship Final this afternoon following a 4-16 to 2-13 win over Sligo. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE Although the margin of victory was comfortable in the end it was a very different story at half-time when Sligo, aided by a strong breeze, led by 2-8

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Mid Western Girls Soccer League Round-up June 12th

Soccer, Sport

The Club scene was the focus Mid Western Girls Soccer League this week with action at Under 12 and Under 14 level. In the Westward Scania Under 12 League, Castlerea Celtic Tigers are top of the table after a comprehensive win over CP Ajax. Amy Doory, Lilly Vickers, Iyanu Wilson, Niamh Hester, Holly Connolly, Abbey

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Roscommon GAA Results week ending June 12th

Gaelic Games, Sport

Here are the Roscommon GAA Results, from Adult to Underage level, for the week ending June 12th. Connacht Senior Football Championship Roscommon 4-16 Sligo 2-13. Junior B Football Championship – Section A St Croan’s 1-12 Oran 0-6. Elphin 3-3 Kilmore 1-8. Michael Glaveys 5-11 Kilglass Gaels 2-8. Junior B Football Championship – Section B Fuerty

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Roscommon Sport Weekend Preview June 10th

Sport

This week’s Roscommon Sport Weekend preview features possibly the widest range of sports to date, from individual to team events, indoor and outdoor! In no particular order here it goes: Running The free weekly Lough Key Forest Park 5km “parkrun” continues tomorrow at 9.30am. Runners must register online in advance at www.parkrun.ie/register/ and follow the

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Roscommon and District League Masters update June 10th

Soccer, Sport

The Roscommon and District League Masters Competition is reaching it’s concluding stages and there are three games down for decision tomorrow, Saturday June 11th. Umbro Masters League Fixtures June 11th Skyvalley Rovers V Dunmore Town. Shiven Rovers V Glen Celtic. CB Trotters V St Comans FC. All games are set to kick off at 7pm.

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Roscommon Under 14 Ladies Footballers in All-Ireland Semi-Final action

Gaelic Games, Sport

The Roscommon Under 14 Ladies Footballers take on Tipperary in the All-Ireland B Semi-Final this Sunday, June 12th, at 2pm in Birr and Anne Marie O’Dowd looks back on the teams story so far. This Sunday, Natasha Munnelly will lead out the Roscommon team in Birr. She will lead by example, as she has done

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Greater emphasis needed on Farmers Health

Farming, Health, News

Farmers need to give more emphasis to their health for quality of life and farm production reasons. This advice was given by Dr John McNamara, Teagasc Health and Safety Specialist in advance of International Men’s Health Week which runs from Monday 13 June to Sunday 19 June. The aim of the week is threefold as

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Roscommon v Sligo Connacht Championship Preview

Gaelic Games, Sport

Roscommon and Sligo will battle it out for a place in the Connacht Senior Football Championship Final when they meet in Dr Hyde Park this Sunday at 4pm. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE Roscommon will be aiming to put the ghost of last years 0-13 to 1-14 defeat behind them. Sligo meanwhile, will be

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First two day meeting of the season at Roscommon Racecourse

Other sports, Sport

The weather is good, the ground is good and the forecast is good. Apart from a few winners, there’s not much more punters will be asking for ahead of the first two-day meeting of the season at Roscommon Racecourse on Monday and Tuesday next, June 13th and 14th. The first race on both evenings is

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Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force to launch Family Support Strategy

Health, News

The Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force is holding a launch for their new: Drug and Alcohol Family Support Strategy on Wednesday, June 15th at 10am in the Ard Rí Hotel, Tuam. Family Support is an approach to working with children, young people, parents and families which is based on a style of work

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Senator Maura Hopkins welcomes Sheep Fencing in TAMS II Scheme

Current Affairs, News

Senator Maura Hopkins has warmly welcomed the announcement of the inclusion of Sheep Fencing in the list of eligible investment items in the TAMS II Scheme. Former Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has been negotiating the inclusion of this measure for many months. Senator Hopkins, pictured above with the the current

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Clann na nGael GAA News update June 8th

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Clann na nGael 2-10 Roscommon Gaels 1-17 A highly contested battle, for the second meeting this year, between these two teams took place in Listnamult on Saturday evening. The outcome in this O’Rourke Cup Division One League game was the same as the championship match, Clann seemed in control for the major part of the

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls on Government to act on the West

Current Affairs, News

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Government to act on the worsening employment and Infrastructure problems in the West of Ireland. The Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway said “Ministers in the Government would have people believe that the economy is flying with several job announcements making the headlines in recent months but the reality for

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