Here’s a round-up of the Roscommon News stories which occurred today, Friday April 8th. Courts The trials of Leszek Sychulec and Andrzej Gruchacz for the murder of Patryk Krupa at Bogganfin, Athlone in June 2014 and of Matthew Gralton, Mount Prospect, Roscommon and Ross Allen, who both stand accused of murder for their alleged part …
Working Artists Roscommon (WAR) are celebrating 25 years in existence and to mark the occasion they are hosting an exhibition,in conjunction with Roscommon Lamb Festival, in Harrison Court, Roscommon town from April 28th to May 1st. The exhibition will be opened on 28th April at 6.30pm by Arthur Duignan CREATE, who will also officially launch …
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It’s a bumper weekend on the Roscommon Sport scene with Pool, Gaelic Games, Handball, Soccer, Boxing, Running, Camogie, Wheelchair Hurling, Rugby, Special Olympics and Running! Note: Updated at 6:40pm Soccer There was due to be action in the Roscommon and District Football League however both games have been cancelled due to unplayable pitches. Full fixture …
IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy has said approvals of TAMS II applications should commence within the next ten days and it is vital that the 5,000 farmers who applied in the first two tranches of the scheme but do not yet have approval are allowed to proceed with their work immediately. More than 6,000 …
There’s action in the Roscommon and District Football League and Challenge Cup over the next three days, beginning tonight at 8pm Friday 8th April The Herald Premier Division(8pm) Postponed due to unplayable pitches Castlerea Celtic v Ballaghaderreen FC Norio’s Takeaway Division 1 (8pm) Postponed due to unplayable pitches Glen Celtic v Kilkerrin United Saturday 9th April RDFL …
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The Oranmore Maree Coastal Search Team, who are leading the search for missing Kiltoom man Anthony Henehan have announced that tomorrow’s search will commence from Calasanctius College, Oranmore at 10:30am. For the past few days the search had been focussing on Renmore and Ballyloughane Strand. The Search Team have stressed that there will be extremely …
Roscommon people are being encouraged to apply for the 50 apprentice roles with eir ahead of next week’s deadline for on-line applications; up to midnight on Friday, 15th April. Now in its second year, the programme is open to candidates who have passed their Leaving Certificate and who would enjoy the challenge of working for …
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Pat Lam has named his Connacht Rugby side to face Grenoble in the quarter final of the Challenge Cup at Stade des Alpes tomorrow (Saturday). The head coach has made five personnel as well as seven positional changes from the side that lined out against Ulster in the PRO12 seven days ago. Kieran Marmion and …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s Roscommon v Kerry again in this Sunday in the Allianz Football League Semi-Final having previously met in the second round of the competition,last February in Killarney, where Roscommon won for the first time on a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-10. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE Ahead of the game we have a …
The Funeral takes place tomorrow of Pat Coyle, late of Kiltoom, who died suddenly last Friday while taking part in the Tour of Flanders Cyclo in Belgium. Picture Credit: facebook.com/Shannonsidecc Pat became became ill at the Kwaremont Square section of the stage, the steepest section of the tough climb and passed away despite the despite …
Anne Farrell, Renua’s representative in Roscommon, has repeated her calls for the publication of the Flood Risk Management Strategy “as soon as possible”. Picture Credit: Irish Defence Forces In a statement released this morning she said that having visited many of the flooded sites in the Roscommon and East Galway area during her election campaign …
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IFA Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney is calling on Commissioner Hogan to ensure that the good work of farmers, through initiatives such as Smart Farming, Bord Bia’s Origin Green programme and Teagasc’s carbon navigator, and the ambition to continue to reduce emission intensity in food products, are supported in the current EU discussions on ammonia and …
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IFA National Chairman Jer Bergin is this week writing to the Agriculture Ministers in each of the 28 EU Member States calling for their support for IFA’s campaign to eliminate custom duties on fertiliser. The IFA National Chairman asked the Agriculture Ministers for their active support for the elimination of fertiliser duties and tariffs as …
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The Roscommon Senior Football Team to face Kerry in Sunday’s Allianz Football League Semi-Final has been announced and it shows four changes from the side that narrowly lost to Dublin in the last Round. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE Geoffrey Claffey retakes the number one Jersey. Sean McDermott, Neil Collins and Niall McInerney form …
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“Madame De Markievicz On Trial” comes to Roscommon Arts Centre on Tuesday next, April 12th. The drama is centred around Constance Markievicz depicting an event in Dublin at Easter in 1916 when a policeman was fatally shot. It is set in a courtroom and a prison cell during the autumn of 1917, and the dialogue …
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