Independent TD Denis Naughten has been appointed as Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources. This is a new portfolio which now includes responsibility for the environment – an area previously served by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. That department has been restructured to focus on Housing, Planning and Local
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St. Michael’s Special School, Castlerea has been revealed as a winner at the 2016 Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards. The winners were announced at a special awards ceremony at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre yesterday Thursday, May 5th hosted by RTE Two Tube presenters Bláthnaid Treacy and Stephen Byrne. The Castlerea school was awarded
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Updated at 3:10pm Gardaí in Castlerea have thanked the public’s for their help in tracing the whereabouts of an elderly man who had been missing since yesterday. Original story Gardaí in Castlerea are appealing for the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of an elderly man who was last seen driving a Silver Hyundai. The
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Enda Kenny was returned as Taoiseach a short time ago 59-49. Fianna Fáil and a number of Independent TDs, including Michael Fitzmaurice, abstained from the vote. The Dáil sitting will resume at 5:30pm at which time it is expected that the Ministerial appointments will be made. It has been rumoured that Denis Naughten could be
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IFA President Joe Healy today welcomed the positive aspects on agriculture contained in the Draft Programme for Government, in particular the new funding for sheep and Disadvantaged Areas (ANCs). Joe Healy said IFA will be working with the new Government on the implementation of all of the measures on agriculture and will be demanding a
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Connacht duo Tiernan O’Halloran and Kieran Marmion will mark a 100th appearance each when they run out at the Sportsground for round 22 of the Guinness PRO12 against Glasgow Warriors tomorrow at 3pm. Marmion is one of nine personnel changes made by head coach Pat Lam for the sold out clash that will decide a
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A stretch of the N61, between the N5 junction at Tulsk Cross and the R368 Strokestown Road at Fourmilehouse, will be closed by Roscommon County Council next week to facilitate surveying works. The work is scheduled to take place from Monday to Friday ahead of an application by the Council to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for
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This week’s Roscommon and District Football League and Cup fixtures are spread over five days. Friday May 7th Division 1 Cup Round 1 (7pm) Rahara Rovers v Brazukas Division 1 Cup Quarter Final (8pm) Shiven Rovers v Kilkerrin United Saturday May 7th Premier Division Cup Quarter Final (7:30pm) Cloonfad United v MD Town Division 2
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The Hodson Bay Hotel sponsored Roscommon Senior Football Championship and Mulryan Construction Intermediate Football Championship get under way this Saturday and there are big questions to be answered in both competitions. Hodson Bay Hotel Senior Football Championship The big question is can Clann retain the title? Bookmakers Ladbrokes aren’t so sure and have put the
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Maria Dignam from Glanduff NS, Kiltoom recently took the top prize in the Connacht/Ulster region of the Green-Schools Irish Water Poster Competition in the senior primary school category. Maria was presented with her prize at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday Wednesday. Picture Credit: Mark Stedman, Photocall Ireland This year’s Poster Competition theme was ‘Be Water
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The ICSA and IFA have cautiously welcomed reports from Brussels which suggest that Beef is among a number of “sensitive products” which has been removed from the draft offer on Mercosur being considered by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. ICSA president Patrick Kent says he is hopeful that the EU Commission will listen to the
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Athlone Town welcome Drogheda United to Athlone Town Stadium tomorrow (Friday 6th May) looking to close the gap on the five teams ahead of them and push towards a play-off spot, which this season looks attainable by anyone of 6 teams. Heading into this game Athlone lie in 6th spot five points off UCD in
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IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman John Lynskey has welcomed the decision from the EU Commission to approve the inclusion of sheep fencing as an investment under the existing TAMS, scheme as announced by Minister Coveney in the Dail this week. John Lynskey said IFA has lobbied hard at both national and EU level to have
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A Roscommon man walked free from the Central Criminal Court earlier today after the State’s legal team dropped the murder charge against him. Matthew Gralton of Mount Prospect, Roscommon, who along with Ross Allen of Carrickmines and Clara, stood accused of murder for their alleged part in the killing of 47-year-old Christy Daly at Bog
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Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm charity is calling on people to sign up to for Saturday’s Darkness Into Light event, which is set to be the biggest ever held. The charity’s annual fundraising and awareness event in association with Electric Ireland takes place in three locations across Roscommon and 90 venues throughout Ireland this
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