The Roscommon Hurlers suffered a 24 point drubbing at the hands of London in Round 2 of the Christy Ring Cup in Dr Hyde Park earlier this evening. The damage was done in the first half when London clocked up 3-17 to Roscommon’s 0-4. The four Roscommon points came from Robbie Fallon; one from play …
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Saturday 29th April. John Keyes RIP, late of Knock, Taughmaconnell and formally of Erill, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Lizzie, sons Brendan & Joe, daughter-in-law Mary, grandchildren, sister Sr. Canice, brother Billy, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends. Funeral Arrangements Reposing in Grenham’s Funeral Home, Ballinasloe on Sunday from 5pm to …
The Roscommon Camogie team take on Dublin in the Littlewoods Ireland National League Division 3 Final tomorrow – Sunday April 30th. Corralstown GAA Grounds, Kinnegad is the venue and the match is set to throw in at 1.30pm. It will be followed, at 3:30pm, by the meeting of Cork and Derry in the National League …
Friday 28th April, peacefully, at Tearmainn Bhríde Nursing Home, Brideswell. Delia McDonald (née Gately) RIP, late of Ballyforan, and formerly of Greenwich, London, and Liswilliam, Dysart. Predeceased by husband Phil (formerly of Cootehill, Co. Cavan). Deeply regretted by her sisters Margaret McDonnell (London), Teresa Kelly (Muckloon, Ballyforan) and Eileen O’Connor (Rahara), brother Tommy Gately (Liswilliam, …
Delia McDonald (née Gately) RIP, late of Ballyforan Read More »
Former Clann na nGael and Roscommon GAA Player, Manager and Officer Donie Shine Snr passed away today peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Donie played an important role in Clann na nGael’s domination of the Roscommon and Connacht Club Championship in the mid 1980. Those sides won eight successive Roscommon titles, six successive Connacht …
Tributes paid to Clann na nGael and Roscommon GAA great Donie Shine RIP Read More »
Ahead of their final Guinness PRO12 home game this season, Connacht Rugby head coach Pat Lam has made ten changes to his side to face Scarlets at the Sportsground tomorrow night (7:35pm). Darragh Leader, who this week signed a new deal with his home province, will start on the right wing for his first game …
Rossies rested for Connacht Rugby clash with Scarlets Read More »
Stone sculptor Mark Feeley, has completed many unique commissions over the years but being asked by the Roscommon Lamb Festival Committee to sculpt a life-size Ewe and Lamb from a four and a half tonne block of Roscommon limestone is by far one of the most unusual requests he’s ever had. This film is an …
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy had described the proposal for the establishment of a task force to deal with the fall out of recent job losses in Ballaghaderreen as a cosmetic exercise that will lead nowhere. Eugene Murphy said that a direct route to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’ …
The Roscommon Children and Young People’s Services Committee are hosting a series of free LGBT Awareness Workshops throughout the county during May. The Workshops are the latest step in the LGBT Friendly Roscommon Strategy which was launched last month. Each Workshop will run for approximately 90 minutes and one of the main aims is to …
Local CYPSC to host free Awareness Workshops as part of LGBT Friendly Roscommon Strategy Read More »
Picture Credit: David Maher/Sportsfile Cup competitions are the focus of this weekend’s Roscommon Soccer activity with five different Cups plus a number of League games being contested. Saturday April 29th FAI Cup Preliminary Round. Killarney Celtic V Boyle Celtic, 7pm. Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup Quarter Final. Strokestown United V Castlerea Celtic, 7:30pm. …
Lots of knock-out action on the Roscommon Soccer scene Read More »
Roscommon Gaels Lotto There was no winner of the jackpot next week’s jackpot is €2,950 and the numbers drawn were 12,15,20,22. The weekly winners were :- Kathy Oates, Creevy; Simon Mc Guinness c/o Down the Hatch; Shane & Sharon c/o The Hyde; Bobby & Maeve Lyons, Athleague. 2016 Awards Presentation Night We held our Awards …
As part of the Bealtaine Festival, which celebrates the arts and creativity of people over 50, Roscommon Arts Centre are hosting a number of free events for older people during the month of May. Poet and author Gerry Boland will host a series of reading and writing workshops where participants will have the opportunity to …
Free Bealtaine Festival events at Roscommon Arts Centre Read More »
Eire Og GAA Lotto Result The Numbers drawn were 8-16-17-30. There was No Jackpot winner. The Match 3 number winners were; Mary Conry, Mary and Harry Carty, Vida Pain x 2. €20 winners- Cormac Callaghan- James and Andre Lavin- Pat Roddy. Next week’s jackpot is €7,100 with the Draw being held in Coney Island. Results …
ESB and Bord na Móna have today announced a co-development agreement to develop solar power in four locations in Mount Dillon, (near Ballyleague), Offaly and Kildare, which will provide renewable energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes. The joint venture will access part of Bord na Móna’s land bank in strategic locations across the …
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The Minister of State for Tourism, Patrick O’Donovan has announced that Four Festivals in Roscommon are to receive funding under the Fáilte Ireland 2017 Festivals and Events Programme. The Boyle Arts Festival has been allocated €3,000; the O’Carolan Harp & Traditional Music Festival in Keadue has been allocated €2,500; the Percy French International Festival in …
