Update November 20th: Strike cancelled Over 120 Roscommon County Council Staff are to go on strike from Monday after talks aimed at resolving a dispute broke down. The dispute relates to a small number of Roscommon County Council Outdoor Staff being investigated and placed on administrative leave over alleged bad timekeeping and bad practices. Roscommon
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Roscommon Farmers are reminded that they will have an opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous wastes from their farms at a special EPA Hazardous Farm Waste Collection event tomorrow, Saturday November 19th. Like many businesses, some hazardous farm waste is generated through the normal running of a farm, from engine oils & filters to the
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Athlone Municipal District is inviting applications from applicants within the Municipal District Area who wish to avail of funding. The funding is available under the following headings: – Dereliction – Infrastructure – Festivals and Fairs – Economic & Community Development – Tourism The minimum amount of funding that a group can apply for is €5,000
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Roscommon, Cavan, Leitrim, Longford and took centre stage at the Invest4Success seminar in Croke Park on Thursday evening and a large crowd came to hear from leading businesses in the region. The Invest4Success Seminar attracted many jobseekers looking to return to the region for work. The free expo heard the story of many different organisations
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The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that funding for the eight locations put forward by Roscommon County Council under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme have been approved. In announcing the news the Minister said “The Town and Village Renewal Scheme is designed to help breath
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Roscommon County Council is inviting applications from groups within the Boyle Municipal District Area who wish to avail of funding. The funding is available under the following headings: – Dereliction – Infrastructure – Festivals and Fairs – Economic & Community Development – Tourism The minimum amount of money a group can apply for is €5,000,
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Councillor Domnick Connolly has congratulated Roscommon County Council on the “excellent flood relief work” that they are carrying out throughout the county. Speaking earlier Domnick Connolly said “I fully realise that much more work needs to be done on flood defences, but with limited resources the council have done a top class job which has
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Work is progressing well on the re-alignment of two sections of the N61 Road between Boyle and Elphin as our pictures reveal. The sections of the N61 Road in question are from Ratallen to Runnaboll and Treanagry to Knockroe. Work was originally due to begin last November and to be completed by November 9th of
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Local Authorities from Roscommon, Cavan, Leitrim and Longford in conjunction with Bord Na Mona and the ESB are joining together to host an expo and seminar in Croke Park on Thursday 3rd November. Entitled Invest4Success this unique approach will bring together successful businesses from across the Upper Shannon Erne region to tell their story and
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Roscommon County Council have announced that the L-1635, which links Oran and Ballintubber Village is set to close for almost a month to facilitate the upgrade of the Oran Ballintubber Group Water Scheme. The L-1635 will be closed from its junction with the R-367 in Ballintubber Village to its junction with the L-6662. The close
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Bank of Ireland has announced a new pilot initiative to find the most enterprising town in County Roscommon and there are lots of cash prizes up for grabs. Picture Credit: Gerard O’Loughlin Bank of Ireland’s Enterprising Town Awards are being run as part of a pilot in four counties this year. The aim of the
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Roscommon County Council are inviting Community groups in the Roscommon Municipal District area to apply for funding from the Roscommon Municipal District discretionary fund. The funding is available under the following headings: – Dereliction – Infrastructure – Festivals and Fairs – Economic & Community Development – Tourism The minimum amount of funding that a group
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Roscommon County Council is hosting two free Workshops aimed at providing better habitats for Bees as part of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. Irish bees, crucial in the pollination of our plants, trees and vegetables, are in decline. This is because we’ve drastically reduced the areas where they can nest and the amount of food our
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Dog Fouling is an inconsiderate and irritating litter problem and a new initiative was launched by Roscommon County Council in Lough Key Forest Park to deal with this problem. Picture Credit: Daniel O’Loughlin Green Dog Walkers is a non-confrontational, friendly way to change attitudes about dog fouling. It is a community based scheme that volunteers
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Eight towns and villages throughout Roscommon are being recommended for funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. As expected, the six towns which are part of the Town Team Initiative – Ballaghadereen, Boyle, Castlerea, Monksland, Roscommon town and Strokestown have all had their expressions of interest forwarded to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional,
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