Both Portiuncula Hospital and Mayo General Hospital are about to get a new 24 hour a day, seven day a week emergency stroke service which will save local lives, according to Denis Naughten TD. Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe and Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar have both taken delivery of new telemedicine stroke machines and staff
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The taxpayer is forking €102,000 per year for electronic tags yet the lack of laws to allow for the electronic tagging of sex offenders is undermining the security of women and children, claims Denis Naughten TD. “The Prison Service currently has 10 electronic tags which are used for prisoners on temporary release and also entered
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“Under any new Government the role of the Credit Unions and Post Offices nationwide should be enhanced to that it can become a major banking force particularly for people in rural areas” – That’s what Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent candidate for Roscommon Galway, said this week. “The main banks have largely abandoned rural Ireland but I
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“Under any new Government the role of Credit Unions and Post Offices nationwide should be enhanced to that it can become a major banking force particularly for people in rural areas” That’s what Michael Fitzmaurice Independent candidate for Roscommon-Galway said this week. “The main banks have largely abandoned rural Ireland but I have been a
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Independent Roscommon Galway Candidate Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed the announcement this evening that Roscommon County Council has received an allocation of €4.5 million and Galway County Council have received €6 million in funding to repair flood damaged roads. “Much work needs to be done in both counties so it remains to be seen if these
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Here’s your Roscommon Sports Round-up for Feb 19-21 This post will be updated throughout the weekend. Live updates, including half-time scores etc, will be published on twitter.com/RoscommonDaily Sunday Last updated 8pm Gaelic Football O’Rourke Cup – Adult Football League Division 1 Roscommon Gaels 2-6 Pádraig Pearses 0-7 St Brigid’s Gaa Club Kiltoom 2-12 Western Gaels
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“There are many initiatives that the Government and local authorities can take to address the housing crisis in this country” That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent candidate Michael Fitzmaurice. “Firstly, funding needs to be put in place to refurbish the void local authority houses that are dotted all round the country.It is also a fact
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Independent candidate for Roscommon-Galway, Michael Fitzmaurice, is calling on the next government to take action on Insurance premium increases. “The incoming Government will have to address the huge increases that we have seen in the cost of car insurance, and the companies responsible will have to account for the reasons for these huge rises in
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There is a need to overhaul farm penalties due to the significant variations in penalties applied by the Department of Agriculture following on-farm inspections across the country, claims Roscommon Galway independent candidate Denis Naughten. “Figures revealed in randomised on-farm inspection data obtained from the Department of Agriculture shows that there is a massive variation in
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IFA National Pigs Committee Chairman, Pat O’Flaherty said IFA is completely outraged at processors’ decision to drop pig prices today. He said, “Prices now being paid to farmers are simply not sustainable and this price drop will be the final straw for many. At an average price of €1.34/kg and production costs at €1.58/kg, how
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Access to high speed Broadband for rural areas has been a big issue for the people of Roscommon Galway on the campaign trails over the past few weeks and with one week to go until polling the ICSA are the latest group to call for improvements in the area. ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock
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Roscommon’s Denis Buckley has been named in the Connacht Rugby side for tomorrow’s round 15 game in the Guinness PRO12 against Zebre. Head coach Pat Lam has made five personnel changes from the starting XV that lined out in the bonus point victory over Newport Gwent Dragons eight days ago. Ireland international Kieran Marmion returns
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Pat Lam has made five changes to the Connacht side to face Zebre away in Round 15 of the Guinness PRO12. Ireland international Kieran Marmion returns to the backline and links up with AJ MacGinty at half back. Wing Niyi Adeolokun will play his 10th game this season in a pacey back three with Tiernan
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Independent election candidate Denis Naughten has expressed his disappointment at the removal of maternity outreach services from Roscommon Town. The weekly outreach maternity clinic had been operated by Portiuncula Hospital from the Primary Care Centre in Roscommon Town where expectant mothers could avail of all their antenatal requirements, from booking to delivery. However, news broke
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Roscommon Raiders are hosting their first Youth trials in the Kilbride community centre this Saturday, February 20th, from 12-1pm. The team is aimed for boys aged between 7-15 years and membership is €40 per player (Maximum of 20 players) and training runs for ten weeks with a possibility of twelve weeks. The club intended to
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