Updated at 2pm A man his late 30′s has died after a single car crash near Brideswell at approximately 10.30pm last night. Image Credit: Google Maps The man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was driver of a Car which left the road and overturned at Cam Hill, on the R363 between Dysart and […]
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A brief round-up of the most read Roscommon news stories on roscommondaily.com during the past seven days as well as some which you may have missed. Our Five Most Read Roscommon News Headlines #5 Vincent Brooks looks back on the weekend’s action, in the Roscommon and District Football League and FAI Junior Cup. #4 Roscommon
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Gardai in Roscommon town arrested two men late on Friday night after a search of the Car they were travelling in resulted in the seizure of Cannabis with an estimated “street value” of €4,000. The Car was stopped by Gardai on Main Street and after the search the occupants, aged 29 and 30, were arrested
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Update: The Van has been recovered Gardai in Boyle are investigating the theft of a Van in Lisacul yesterday afternoon, between approximately 2pm and 2:30pm. The Van is a Silver coloured Toyota Auris, Registration Number 08-RN-2718. Anyone who may have seen the Van is asked to contact Boyle Garda Station on 071 9664620, the Garda
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Gardai in Ballygar are appealing for witness following the death of a man in a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision near Ballygar on Monday. The man has been named locally as Jacek Tokarz, a resident of Roscommon town. Mr. Tokarz, who was in his 40’s, was fatally injured when the car he was driving
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A new campaign was launched earlier this week to combat the problem of farm related thefts and rural crime. Jointly organised by Crimestoppers, the Irish Farmers Association, an Garda Síochána and DoneDeal the campaign is aiming to raise awareness among the public and in particular those in the farming community, of the issue of thefts
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has welcomed the news that Gardai have broken up a crime gang that were behind hundreds of robberies in rural Ireland. The Independent TD added “It is also significant that Gardai identified a farming insider, who was supplying information such as access codes to gates and locks and locations of keys etc.,
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A 27-year-old man with an address at Ballybride, Roscommon town became the third person to charged in relation to an alleged assault in Carrick-on-Shannon on July 17th. Yesterday evening, at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court, Mark Scott was charged with Section 3 Assault – Assault Causing Harm to Mr Gerard Doolan. Mr. Doolan
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A man in his 20s has become the third person to be arrested in relation to an alleged assault in Carrick-on-Shannon, which took place in the early hours of July 17th. The man is currently being detained at Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station. So far, two people have been charged in relation to the incident. They appeared
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A 24-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, both with addresses in Runnamoat, Ballinaheglish were charged last night at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court in relation to an alleged assault in Carrick-on-Shannon on July 17th. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when the injured party was in an altercation with a
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An Garda Síochána in partnership with The Road Safety Authority (RSA) recently launched their August Bank Holiday Road Safety Campaign. The Campaign focuses on the issue of driver fatigue as it is estimated that driver fatigue could play a role in up to 1 in 5 fatal road collisions in Ireland. Between 2011 and 2015,
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called for a greater number of Gardai to be allocated to parts of County Roscommon as towns such as Boyle have seen significant reductions in recent years. Eugene Murphy TD raised the matter through an oral question with An Tanaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald in the
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has said that “Given the number of controversies that have arisen over the past number of weeks and which show no sign of abating” Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan should “step aside from her position in the interests of the country.” The Roscommon Galway TD went on to say that he also believed
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Gardaí recently announced details of 355 new speed camera locations throughout the country which will be monitored from midnight tomorrow, Friday May 27th. The new locations of Speed Cameras in Roscommon are as follows: N61, Between Barrybeg and West Athlone. N61, Between Boyle and the N4 Junction. N4, A 3.8km strech at Ardcarne, either side
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A public meeting will be held in Boyle Enterprise Centre on Monday February 15th at 8.30pm with a view to forming a Text Alert group in the town. Text Alert enables communities to set up a Group to receive alerts advising them of suspicious or criminal activity in their area. As well as ensuring awareness
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