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Entries invited for Roscommon Arts Centre Contemporary Photography Award

Entries are now open for the Roscommon Arts Centre Contemporary Photography Award. The Award is a legacy project following on from the highly successful exhibition by world renowned British photographer Martin Parr at Roscommon Arts Centre in earlier this year. The aim of the award is to provide a photographer with the opportunity to produce …

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Mayor of Roscommon to open Ballaghaderreen Art Exhibition

Ballaghaderreen, Local News, Things to do

The Annual Ballaghaderreen Art Exhibition, organised by Ballaghaderreen & Districts Development Ltd, opens this evening, Wednesday July 20th, at 7:30pm and runs until July 27th. The Exhibition will be held in the Old FBD Offices, at the Square, and will be opened by Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Councillor Tony Ward, this evening. The opening …

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National Poetry Day to be marked in Roscommon

Things to do

National Poetry Day, which takes place this Thursday April 28th, will be marked by a series of free events throughout Roscommon. The County Library, Roscommon town hosts two events with the first, a series of writing workshop, getting under way from 10am. The workshops, with the loose theme of ‘Revolution’, will be facilitated by Louise …

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Siofra announced as Roscommon Poem For Ireland winner

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Siofra Mahon, a student of the Convent of Mercy, Roscommon, was recently announced as the overall winner of the county’s Poem For Ireland Competition. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, which was held at Roscommon Library, the Co-ordinator of the County’s Ireland 2016 activities Richie Farrell thanked all the students and …

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