There’s just days to go until the Roscommon Harriers “Running Rossies” Race Series kicks off. This unique five race event is spread over nine weeks with distances gradually increasing. All of the races are AAI approved and will be timed and chipped. It starts with a 5km Race next Friday, May 13th, followed by an […]
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Michael Fitzmaurice has called on the Minister for Agriculture to immediately prioritise the implementation of the technology and training required to enable Department staff to process TAMS applications and associated paperwork quicker. The Roscommon-Galway TD feels that the work should start immediately so that farmers who have been waiting for many months can start building
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A commemoration to mark volunteers from Ballaghaderreen who were arrested during the 1916 Rising took place in the town on Saturday. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea The commemoration marked an event which occurred approximately one week after the surrender of the Irish Volunteers in Dublin. British army troops from Boyle accompanied by the local RIC,
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A report in today’s Irish Independent said that local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy is among a number of newly elected TDs and out-going County Councillors who are set to receive a taxable “retirement gratuity” payment for their years of service on Local Authorities. Having served on Roscommon County Council since 1985 Eugene Murphy is
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The first rounds of the Hodson Bay Hotel sponsored Roscommon Senior Football Championship and Mulryan Construction Intermediate Football Championship took place and here is a brief round-up of the action. Hodson Bay Hotel Senior Football Championship Padraig Pearses enjoyed a 0-14 to 0-9 win over St Brigids at Pairc an Phiarsaigh. Pearses had a wide
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Tulsk 2-15 St Dominics 0-12 Well done to our Tulsk Fuels FloGas sponsored Intermediate team and manager Alan Burns on getting off to a winning start in the championship, defeating St. Dominic’s on Saturday evening. Team: R. Fahey, D. Donoghue, D. O’Rourke, D. Raftery, P. Scott (0-01), D. Jones (0-01), R. Galvin, K. Donoghue (0-01),
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Cloonfad United 2-3 MD Town The first team went out of the premier division cup to neighbours MD Town on Friday night. It turned out to be another game were we missed a host of chances to seal a victory. Morgan Lyons gave us an early lead and the same player went close with a
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It’s a quieter than usual weekend on the Roscommon Sports scene but we’ll have a full round-up of all the results and reports here. This post will be updated throughout the weekend. Last updated 11:20pm Sunday Ladies Gaelic Football The Roscommon Under 14 Ladies claimed the Connacht title with a comfortable win over Leitrim. Match
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For supporters of Ladies Football in the county All roads led to Ballinlough today as the Roscommon Under 14s took on Leitrim in the Connacht B Championship Final. After months of preparation, it was down to these 60 minutes to decide the destination of the Connacht shield. Peadar Earley Park was in excellent shape and
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Vincent Brooks looks back on the week’s action from the Roscommon and District Football League as Castlerea Celtic moved closed to the Premier Division title. Castlerea Celtic took a major step towards winning the Roscommon and District Football League Premier Division title when the beat Ballinasloe Town 1–0 at Ballinasloe. The home side were on
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In a vital top of the table clash at Ballinasloe last seasons Champions Ballinasloe Town were beaten 1 – 0 by Castlerea Celtic and as a result either Castlerea Celtic of Moore United will be crowned champions in a couple of weeks time. Picture Credit: Roscommon and District Football League Castlerea Celtic, who are three
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Here are the full Roscommon GAA Adult and Underage Results from the week gone by. Christy Ring Cup Quarter-Final Roscommon 1-7 Down 1-14 Hodson Bay Hotel Senior Football Championship Padraig Pearses 0-14 St Brigids 0-9 Boyle 1-12 Castlerea St Kevins 1-7 St Faithleachs 2-14 Elphin 0-12 St Croans 0-13 Michael Glaveys 1-3 Western Gaels 1-13
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County Skills Final in Athleague Well done to Jade McCormack who came 2nd in the county skills which took place in Athleague on Friday evening. Well done to Tara Naughton and Ciara Carr who also took part. Senior Spring League The Senior team started the league campaign with a victory over Four Roads on Saturday
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The Roscommon Senior Hurler’s Christy Ring Cup campaign came to an end on Saturday when they suffered a seven point defeat to Down. The conditions in Ballycran were very tough as the weather was wet and cold and the pitch was unusually hard, which led to a very slippery surface. The first half was evenly
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Carrick Fins sweep the board at Community Games Finals At the Community Games held in Aura on Sun 17 April Carrick Fin swimmers took first place in 11 of the 22 races. They now go forward to All Ireland’s in Athlone in mid August. In the U10 Freestyle Boys Conor Lanigan, U12 Backstroke Girls. Sarah
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