Ballinlough plays host to a series of 1916 Commemorations on Easter Weekend, March 26th to 28th. Saturday March 26th 4pm – Official Opening in Ballinlough square of 1916-2016 commemorations and celebrations 4.30pm – Brief talk on local history of Ballinlough and in particular the tragic events of 1920 5pm – Unveiling of re-erected street names. …
Picture credit: Cody Glenn / SPORTSFILE Roscommon people are invited by the GAA to join them at Croke Park on Sunday April 24 for the Association’s national 1916 Commemorative Event. The show, which will take place after the Division One and Two Allianz Football League finals, will present the story of Ireland in a theatrical …
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Three students from Elphin Community College were among 6,000 Post Primary students from across the country who attended the presentation of flags and proclamation packs by the Defence Forces in Croke Park on Monday. The event marked the conclusion of the “Flags for Schools” programme, an initiative by the Thomas Francis Meagher Foundation, the Defence …
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Photo Credit: Irish Defence Forces Post Primary Schools throughout Roscommon were represented at the culmination of the Ireland 2016 Flags for Schools programme in Croke Park earlier today. The Flags for Schools initiative, a partnership with the Defence Forces and the Department of Education and Skills, which began in September 2015, was a hugely popular …
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