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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Lough Key Classic Cycling Sportive takes place this Sunday from Boyle with the choice of 60km or 120km loops throughout North Roscommon. Organised by the Curlieu Wheelers Cycling club in Boyle, the 120k cycle sees riders leave Boyle at 9am sharp and go to Ballinameen, Croghan, Elphin, Hillstreet, Drumsna, Leitrim Village, Keadue, Ballyfarnon, Geevagh, …
The Roscommon Ladies Football team to face Leitrim in the TG4 Connacht Intermediate Championship on Sunday at Fr. O’Hara Park, Charlestown was announced earlier and is as follows: 1. Rachael Timothy (St. Croans) 2. Joan Geoghegan (St. Faithleachs) 3. Caroline Gunning (Oran) 4. Christina Beirne (Shannon Gaels) 5. Niamh Feeney (St. Mary’s Tulsk) 6. Sinead …
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Cup Football is the focus of this week’s Roscommon and District Football League fixtures with one Final and six Semi-Finals down for decision. Saturday May 14th The Herald RDFL Cup Semi-Final (7:30pm) Venue: Cloonfad Utd FC Castlerea Celtic v Shiven Rovers. Umbro Masters League Skyvalley Rovers v Shiven Rovers Glen Celtic v St Francis FC. …
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Scoil Mhuire Strokestown were one of 145 Schools throughout the country to win jerseys and Gaelic Games equipment through the Lidl LGFA Post-Primary Schools in-Store Competition. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. The winning team are pictured above at the Lidl store in Roscommon town with their teachers Martina Finneran and Anne Marie Killilea and Heather …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that a report from the Psychiatric Nurses Association showing 600 nursing vacancies in the mental health sector and a further 400 vacancies set to become available due to retirements, “comes as no surprise to those of us that have been campaigning hard for improved services in the mental area and especially …
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Under 14 Feile na nGael Replay Padraig Pearses Under 14s enjoyed a comfortable win over Four Roads in the replay of the Feile na nGael. The good news, however, for Four Roads is that both teams will represent Roscommon at the All-Ireland Feile na nGael finals, which are being hosted by Waterford and Tipperary from …
RTÉ Sports Broadcaster, Michael Lyster officially opened ‘Slí An Chroí’ Family Room in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe recently. The family room will provide a dedicated space for families of patients who are at end of life. The facility, will allow families a private space away from the ward to relax and take some time out …
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The Warm N’Cosy Homes sponsored Roscommon Junior A Football Championship gets under way this Saturday with 12 teams battling it out to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winners Shannon Gaels and gain promotion to intermediate level. Section A features Creggs, Ballinameen, St Brigids B, Kilglass Gaels, St Dominics B and St Ronans. While …
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To mark the 21st year of the Bealtaine Festival Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust are running a series of events programmed for older patients in Galway University Hospitals, Units 5 and 6 in Merlin Park and Roscommon University Hospital. A variety of arts events are scheduled including theatre shows, art workshops and music performances. Throughout …
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Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed the news that the “forgotten farmers”, who attended the Government negotiations with him, have got a commitment in the programme for Government announced this week. Speaking a short time ago Deputy Fitzmaurice said “the Minister for Agriculture will be going to Europe within the next two months to get a category …
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