The best places to eat in Roscommon will compete for Regional and All Ireland Titles at the Irish Restaurant Awards at a ceremony in the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Dublin this evening. The following were announced ar County winners at the Connacht leg of the Awards which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa,
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Under 14 Feile na nGael Replay. Padraig Pearses made no mistake second time round in the replayed Linda Madden Under 14 Feile na nGael final on Tuesday evening last in Athleague gaining victory on the score-line of 5 goals 1 pt to 1 pt. Padraig Pearses made the ideal start and were 2 goals up
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Gaelic Games, Running, Cycling, Soccer and Pool provided the action on the Roscommon Sports scene this weekend. Sunday Ladies Gaelic Football The Roscommon Intermediate Ladies suffered a heartbreaking 5-10(25) to 6-8(26) loss to Leitrim in their TG4 Connacht Championship Play-off in Charlestown yesterday afternoon. Leitrim got off to a dream start, scoring two goals in
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Ballinameen 7-9 Kilglass Gaels 7-16 The ladies team were defeated by Kilglass on Sunday, despite a great performance by the team. Underage Hard luck to the Under 12 team who lost to a strong Shannon Gaels side in the championship on Sunday evening. The next U.12 championship game will take place towards the end of
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Fixtures and Results Senior: O’Gara Cup : St Faithleachs play Tulsk in Ballyleague at 8pm on Wednesday 25th May. Junior League D6: St Faithleachs play Tulsk Lord Edwards on Saturday 21st in Tulsk at 6pm Junior Ladies League: The ladies play Shannon Gaels on Sunday 22nd at 12pm. U14 Girls League: The girls were defeated
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Ballymoe FC 4-2 St Johns Athletic We recorded a 4-2 win over St John’s in a tough encounter played in excellent conditions on Saturday evening in St John’s, Lecarrow. Ballymoe started brightly and were rewarded with a goal after 10 minutes when Ross Timothy coolly slotted home after a good assist from Aidan Brogan. St
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Tulsk GAA Fundraising Draw Our first Fundraising Draw of 2016 will take place on Saturday night in Devine’s Lounge, Clashaganny. Tickets cost €50 and secure your entry into three draws throughout the year. First prize: weekend for two in Paris to the value of €1,000, second prize: €500, 3rd prize: €250, 4th to 6th prizes:
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Vincent Brooks looks back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon and District Football League and the Connacht Cup Final. Premier Division side Ballinasloe Town were beaten 7- 0 by the Galway side Athenry FC in the Connacht Cup Final played at the Leagues ground Lecarrow on Sunday. Ballinasloe Town who were going for their
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The Roscommon/Athlone Region PTAA recently presented prizes to the winners of their Essay and Art competitions organised by the Region at a special ceremony held in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon. Picture Credit: Clare Frances Photography The essay competition had entries in two categories: Primary, Junior (up to Junior Cert). The Art competition was open to
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The sun shone in lovely Lough Key Forest Park, Roscommon yesterday as parkrunners gathered for the inaugural Lough Key 5k run. By Deirdre Parnell, Lough Key parkrun team Event Director Patricia Kelly was in the Park very early along with her merry band of volunteers to set up the start and finish and mark out
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A round-up of the Roscommon GAA Results for the week to date in Football and Hurling, from Adult to Underage level. Mulryan Construction Intermediate Football Championship Oran 4-11 Kilmore 0-8. Warm n’Cosy Homes Junior A Football Championship Creggs 3-11 Ballinameen 0-9. Kilglass Gaels 1-6 St Brigids B 0-7. Padraig Pearses B 2-12 Western Gaels B
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Jane Clarke, who is originally from Fuerty and now lives in Co Wicklow, is one of two Irish writers who has been nominated for the £10,000 Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize. Picture Credit: bloodaxebooks.com The prize is awarded annually to a book of the highest literary merit – fiction, non-fiction or poetry – that
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Roscommon’s Stiofán Ó Fearail won the Réalta Óg na Bliana (Young Star of the Year) Award at the 2016 Oireachtas Media Awards, which took place in the Salthill Hotel, Galway last night. Picture Credit: twitter.com/stiofanofearail A teacher based in Dublin, Stiofán is best known for his work with Seo Linn, a band which was formed
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One Roscommon GAA Supporter will be €20,000 tonight following the Club Rossie Members Draw, which takes place in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon town from 9pm. Tonight’s event features a Question and Answers session with TV pundit and former Offaly Hurler Micheal Duignan, former Meath Football and Sunday Game Analyst Bernard Flynn and legendary Mayo Ladies Football
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Gaelic Games, Soccer, Cycling, Running and Pool make up today’s Roscommon Sport Weekend Preview. Running Park Run, the free, weekly, timed 5k event which begins in Lough Key Forest Park tomorrow (Saturday) at 9:30am. Register at parkrun.ie , you’ll be instructed to print your allocated barcode and then you’re ready to take part. Gaelic Games
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