Everybody can play a part in supporting LGBT young people. This was the message delivered by Irish Times columnist and Independent Chair of Ireland’s first LGBT National Youth Strategy, Una Mullally, as she officially launched LGBT Friendly Roscommon 2017’ in Roscommon Town on Tuesday. Addressing the large gathering of young people, service providers and community …
Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has hit out at the Fine Gael led government for continuing to allow a deeply unfair two tier recovery take hold across the country. Speaking earlier Eugene Murphy said “The latest figures released by the CSO continue to show that economic growth is not being spread evenly across the country …
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has backed calls by cancer charities and medical professionals for an investigation to be carried out into the cancellations of significant numbers of cancer operations. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “With Daffodil Day taking place this Friday it is a scandal that hundreds of cancer operations around the country are …
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Picture Credit: Jason Clarke The deadline has been extended for Go Places with Bus Eireann – a new competition for Transition Year students – given it is the first year of the competition and awareness is accruing. From today, students have an additional four weeks to submit projects about school and public bus transport to …
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Picture Credit: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Over the last week, the qualifying rounds of the SPAR FAI Schools 5 a side competition have been ongoing, with blitzes played in Castlerea, Lisnamult, Lecarrow, Skyvalley and Monksland. All were vying for a place in the SPAR FAI Schools County Finals, which will be held in Lecarrow on Thursday March …
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MCL Agri supplies Under 16 competition continues Last weekend saw MCL Agri Supplies & Spar Shop Lanesboro sponsored U16 season really cranked up with two rounds of fixtures taking place on St Patrick’s Day and on Sunday last. Results for revised Round 1 Division 1: St Dominic’s 0-09 Clann na nGael 7-16, St Brigid’s 2-09 …
Our Junior men’s team won their opening Division 5 match against Kilglass Gaels on Friday in Kilbride. Kilbride winning on a scoreline of 3-09 to 2-07. Kilbride came out on top our U16 boys played Western Gaels on Sunday in the wet and windy conditions. They played extremely well but leading by two points with …
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Huge thanks to all Clann na nGael participants who marched in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Also thanks to the organising committee who made everything happen. There will be treats for the children involved on Sunday 26th March in Johnstown. Code of Ethics Course A Code of Ethics course for all …
St Croans GAA 50-50 Draw Congratulations to Mike Smyth, Teemanagh who was last week’s 50/50 winner, winning €200. Results and Fixtures Well done to our Junior team who secured their first win in the Division 4 league on St Patrick’s Day against St Dominic’s in a low scoring game seeing a final result of St …
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Roscommon have bowed out of the last Connacht Under 21 Football Championship following a 0-13 to 1-13 defeat to Sligo in Kiltoom. Roscommon started well and were first on the scoreboard courtesy of a John Gannon point from play in the second minute. It took a further six minutes for Sligo to register their first …
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Pharmacists have issued a reminder to parents to be extremely careful when giving medicines to children and to always seek the advice of their pharmacist before giving a child any medication. The correct dose of medicine can vary depending on a child’s age, weight and symptoms. As children grow, dosages can also change. Medicines meant …
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Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Two tries from Captain Max King helped Abbey Community College, Boyle claim the Top Oil Connacht Schools Junior Emerging Cup with a 24-18 win over St Joseph’s Foxford. It was a keenly contested game throughout it was Boyle lock Kyle Cosgrove who got the opener when he crossed the line in …
Picture Credit: Patrick Browne The winners of the Get Ireland Growing Fund run by Grow It Yourself (GIY) in partnership with Energia have been announced and three Roscommon groups are among 85 nationwide to have benefited. The Brothers of Charity in Boyle, Feevagh NS and Kilteevan NS have all been awarded €500 to help Get …
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Western Gaels Membership As our games begin again for the coming year it is extremely important that all players are fully registered before they play for any team this year. Membership fees were set at the AGM back in Dec 2016 and cost the following: Family = €100 Adult single = £50 Senior Players (over …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says Minister Simon Harris must address missed ambulance targets. New figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal that the overwhelming majority of hospitals are continuing to miss the 20 minute turnaround time for ambulance callouts at emergency departments with University Hospital Galway, Portiuncula and Sligo with some of the worst turnaround …
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