St Faithleachs GAA Lotto Jackpot stands at €12,000

St Faithleachs GAA Lotto Jackpot stands at €12,000

Results U16 Boys League D3: St Faithleachs 3-7 Kilglass/St.Barrys 4-9. Team: D Donlon, R.Banahan, M.Cox, J.P.O’Reilly, A.Glennon, A.Hegeraty, J.Browne, M.Silva, R.Klava, C.O’Brien, C.Glennon, L.Ormsby, N.McGovern. Subs: D.Kilcoyne, J.Murray, K.Gallagher. Next game against Western Gaels on Sunday 9th at 11am. U16 Girls Championship: St Faithleachs 4-16 St.Croans 4-2 Team: C.Curley, C.Carroll, A.Trimble (C), O.Cox, K.McPhillips (

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Four Roscommon Handball Teams in All-Ireland Semi-Final action

Four Roscommon Handball Teams in All-Ireland Semi-Final action

Four Roscommon Handball pairs are in All-Ireland 40×20 Semi-Final action with three confirmed to be in action this weekend. Siobhan Tully and Linda Connolly won the Connacht Ladies 40×20 Junior ‘B’ Doubles title recently with a good win over Sligo’s Aoife Quinn and Laura Keever. Held in the picturesque Mayo village of Aughagower, the left-right

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Frederick “Fred” Kelly RIP, late of Castleplunkett

Frederick “Fred” Kelly RIP, late of Castleplunkett

Sunday April 2nd, peacefully in the presence of his loving family, aged 76. Fred Kelly RIP, late of Carrowreagh, Castleplunkett. Sadly missed by all his wife Kathleen (née Silke), children Paul, Gerard, Aidan, Martina (Morud, Minnesota) and Margaret (Treacy, Abbeyknockmoy), grandchildren Eoin, Cian, Robbie, Ella, Oisín, Freddie, Rory, Keelin, Darragh, Livia, Amy, Evan and Charlie,

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Shocks in Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup

Shocks in Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup

The last sixteen of the Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup took centre stage over the weekend and there were a few surprise results. By Vincent Brooks Roscommon and District Football League Challenge Cup holders Castlerea Celtic beat Skyvalley Rovers 5 – 1 at Castlerea. The home side scored the all-important second goal before

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Another month passes and Roscommon Mental Health Service Review not published – Eugene Murphy TD

Another month passes and Roscommon Mental Health Service Review not published – Eugene Murphy TD

Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said the deadline for the external review into the Roscommon mental health service has been missed yet again “which simply beggars belief”. Commenting on the long awaited Roscommon Mental Health Service Report Eugene Murphy pointed out that the external review had commenced in August 2015 (which is over a

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GMIT to host free digital learning events as part of All Aboard 2017

GMIT to host free digital learning events as part of All Aboard 2017

GMIT is inviting the public to attend a series of free digital learning events this week in its Mayo and Galway campuses as part of the national All Aboard 2017 initiative. GMIT is one of 16 higher education institutions hosting All Aboard 2017 in partnership with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD – Urgent action needed to regulate Wind Energy

Michael Fitzmaurice TD – Urgent action needed to regulate Wind Energy

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on Minister Denis Naughten to take urgent action on the regulation of the Wind Energy Sector. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice TD said “Over the past number of weeks we have seen many conferences taking place about wind energy but the reality is that that there are many communities

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