Calling all Roscommon Clubs and Schools – Win a Training Session with Katie Taylor!

Calling all Roscommon Clubs and Schools – Win a Training Session with Katie Taylor!

Schools and Clubs nationwide are being given the opportunity to win a once in a lifetime prize, a training session with Olympic gold medallist, Katie Taylor. Picture Credit: Marc O’Sullivan Procter & Gamble, Top partner of the International Olympic Committee, recently launched the competition in association with your local Supervalu. Katie and her mum Bridget […]

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says Environmental Lobby Groups “Must be reined in”

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says Environmental Lobby Groups “Must be reined in”

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on Environmental Lobby Groups to work with farmers and not against them in order to stop “needless objections”. The call comes following a series of objections by such groups to applications by Farmers to erect fencing on mountainous areas. In a statement released a short time ago Deputy Fitzmaurice said

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Senator Maura Hopkins welcomes allocation of Special Needs Assistants

Senator Maura Hopkins welcomes allocation of Special Needs Assistants

Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has welcomed the announcement of 860 extra Special Needs Assistants by Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, adding that will benefit children within primary, post primary and special schools in Roscommon and Galway. “These SNA positions will be available for allocation to schools over the period September to December 2016. This

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Western Gaels GAA News update June 15th

Western Gaels GAA News update June 15th

Western Gaels Lotto Results Draw dated 11/06/16. Number Drawn: 06-13-23-28 No Jackpot Winner. €20 Winners · Claire Sampey · Kenneth Drury · Ollie Gilligan · Deirdre McDermott · Paddy Healy Next Draw Venue: Tully’s Next Draw Date: 18/06/16 Next Jackpot: €5,000 Men’s Football U-12 Team Pride of place this week goes to the Drury Oil

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IT Sligo and AbbVie launch Sports Scholarship Programme

IT Sligo and AbbVie launch Sports Scholarship Programme

AbbVie and IT Sligo have launched a new Sports Scholarship Programme to help Students reach their Leadership Potential New collaboration with IT, Sligo will see global biopharmaceutical company sponsor two Elite Level Sports Scholarships for the 2016/17 academic year Each Scholarship is valued at €2,000 Both students will be eligible for a paid internship with

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Clonown student Aoife Duncan wins Future Makers Award

Clonown student Aoife Duncan wins Future Makers Award

Aoife Duncan from Clonown, Athlone was recently awarded the Judges Spotlight Prize at the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Future Makers Awards. Aoife, who is a 3rd Year student of Fine Art (Ceramics) at the Centre of Creative Arts and Media GMIT uses basic hand building techniques to create small-scale sculptural ceramic objects. The

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Four Roads Ladies Gaelic update June 14th

Four Roads Ladies Gaelic update June 14th

Four Roads Gaelic4Girls Programme Well done to all the girls who received their certificates last Thursday evening following their participation in the Gaelic4Girls program. Please check out our Facebook page to see pictures of the presentations. We look forward to travelling to Strokestown on Thursday next for a mini blitz. Girls who are available to

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Michael Glaveys GAA News update June 14th

Michael Glaveys GAA News update June 14th

Michael Glaveys men represent Roscommon Congratulations to Darren and the Roscommon team on their victory over Sligo in the Connacht Semi-Final. Also, well done Conor Ruane, Granlahan NS, who played in the Cumann Na mBunscoil half-time exhibition match. Thanks also to Valerie Murray, Finbar Brady, Sean Brennan and Pat Heneghan who stewarded on behalf of

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