Roscommon and District League Premier Division side Ballinasloe Town will play the Galway Premier Division side Mervue United at the Curragh Grounds Ballinasloe in the Connacht Cup Semi-Final. It’s a big occasion for the Ballinasloe Town as they are on track for their fourth victory in this completion. Ballinasloe Town have previously won the Connacht
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The 3rd Annual Loughglynn Woodlands 5k and 10k Walk/Jog/Run takes place on Sunday May 1st. Both the 5k and 10k routes follow beautiful scenic routes around by the lake and back to the village. The 5k is mostly flat, and the 10k has a couple of nice hills for those who like a challenge! The
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If the UK voters decide to leave the EU in the upcoming referendum in June of this year, it could have a significant impact on Irish Dairy and Beef exports. This is according to a newly released report produced by economists from Teagasc, launched yesterday at a Teagasc and Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI)
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Ballymoe FC would like to thank Hanly Quarries, Elphin, for their sponsorship of jerseys for the Club’s Under 8 and Under 10 teams. Pictured are Jason Tarmey and John Kennedy, Joint-Managers of the Ballymoe FC Under 10 team with Club Secretary Kathleen Hegarty and players Ryan Hanley and Conor Kennedy.
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A number of volunteers have come together to establish a Carers Support Network in the Roscommon – East Galway area where it is estimated some 4,000 Carers provide essential home care services for people and loved ones without whom the state would have to intervene. This voluntary support group envisage monthly meetings rotating around the
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Collins McNicholas, one of Ireland’s largest recruitment and HR services company, has recorded a 20% growth in job vacancies registered with the company in the first three months of 2016. This job growth has been consistent over the past three years, according to the company’s Quarterly Jobs Market Report. This strong increase in the jobs
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Local TD Denis Naughten has sought urgent clarification from Irish Water on the impact of the sewer upgrade on localised flooding in Roscommon Town. Earlier today Irish Water announced an investment of €2.9m in the wastewater infrastructure in Roscommon Town, which will see surface water that currently goes into the sewer network, diverted into local
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The search for Roscommon’s budding food and drink entrepreneurs is gathering pace, as the countdown begins to the Food Works Ireland 2016 closing date for applications. Food and drinks entrepreneurs and those with a concept for a start up business in the sector are being urged to put themselves forward for this year’s Food Works
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A range of day care and respite services for older people and adults with a disability will continue to operate in Keadue under a new arrangement reached between the Department of Social Protection, Pobal and the Roscommon Leader Partnership. Under the new agreement, Roscommon Leader Partnership will assume the management of the programme and will
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Irish Water has announced details of a €2.9 million investment plan to upgrade the sewer network in Roscommon Town. The contract has been awarded to Underground System and Sewer Repair Limited who will carry out the works on behalf of Irish Water. Works will commence shortly and will last for one year. The benefits of
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Roscommon GAA Coaching and Games Development are hosting a workshop on Decision Making skills this Saturday, April 16th. The Workshop will consist on a Presentation followed by outdoor, practical sessions for both Hurling and Football. The presentation will be given by former Tipperary intercounty minor, U21 and senior hurler Damien Young, who is currently a
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The HSE Psychology Department will be holding a free Stress Control Programme in Ballinasloe every Tuesday from the 19th of April to the 24th of May. The six sessions Programme aims to help the large number of people who experience stress, through learning new ways to help overcome it. Each session will deal with a
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Local TD Denis Naughten is encouraging all those who are interested in a career in the Defence Forces to apply on line as soon as possible. The Defence Forces plan to recruit just over 600 general service personnel to the Permanent Defence Force in 2016 and a further 850 personnel in 2017. “For many young
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ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said that Bord Bia should take a leaf out of Ornua’s book who yesterday (April 13) announced the suspension of the dairy farmer levy in light of the sector’s difficulties. “ICSA believes that the Bord Bia farmer levy should be suspended until such time as viable markets for cattle
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A dietetic-nursing initiative at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Merlin Park, led by Mairéad Doyle (Senior Dietitian) and Róisín Callanan (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse), has won an award at the recent Irish Healthcare Centre Awards. The project entitled “Weight Management and Psychotropic Medication” won the Patient Safety Hospitals category at
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