Music Network presents dancer Colin Dunne, fiddler Tola Custy, harpist Maeve Gilchrist and uileann piper David Power in ‘EDGES OF LIGHT’ at Roscommon Arts Centre this Wednesday. This new collaboration is a sparkling kaleidoscope of melody and rhythm inspired by the natural sounds and shimmering patterns of light that announce Ireland’s day. ‘Edges of Light’
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The 150th Annual Strokestown Show takes place this Saturday and Sunday in the grounds of Strokestown Park House. Picture Credit:strokestownpark.ie Saturday’s highlights include the €5,000 All-Ireland Nutrias Animal Feeds Beef Bullock Championship, the €2,000 Greenvale Animal Feeds All-Ireland Beef Heifer Championship and the €10,000 Irish Angus All-Ireland Finals. Sunday features the Horse & Pony Show
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Ireland’s leading takeaway app, is encouraging Roscommon people to get voting for their favourite local takeaway in the JUST EAT National Takeaway Awards. Picture Credit: Naoise Culhane Voting is live at www.just-eat.ie/takeawayawards2016 until the 26th September, with the shortlist of the nation’s favourites to be announced on 30th September. The Awards recognise the quality of
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Strokestown Community Playground fundraising committee are delighted to introduce “The Eliminator” An Action packed, fun, multi-inflatable, activity event. “The Eliminator” includes fun and challenging games such as snake pit, human football, wipe out, bungee run, slippery sailing , gladiator jousting and many more. The eliminator had been described as “An Electrify knock-em-out team challenge where
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Two Course for prospective Coaches and those involved with teams will be held at the Roscommon and District Football League Grounds, Lecarrow, later this month. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE On Wednesday September 21st the FAI and Roscommon and District League are running a Child Welfare Workshop entitled “Safeguarding 1” in the Roscommon and
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Last night Netflix released the first trailer for its new comedy film “Mascots”, staring Boyle native Chris O’Dowd. Mascots is a new comedy from Christopher Guest, creator of “This is Spinal Tap” and “Best in Show”. It takes place in the ultra-competitive world of sports mascots where they compete for the most prestigious award in
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Celebrity Operation Transformation starts on RTÉ One on Wednesday September 7th at 9:35pm and the parkrun at Lough Key Forest Park is set to be one of the focal points. The three part series follows five celebrities across a month as they lead the nation on a journey to weight loss and better health. Actor
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The 39th Annual Elphin Show will be held at the Elphin Mart Premises this Saturday September 3rd. The event will be officially opened at 12pm by Macra na Feirme President Seán Finan. It features classes for Cattle, Sheep, Cookery, Farm & Garden Produce, Horses, Ponies, Pets and Poultry, Handcrafts and Photography and there is a
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Glenamaddy Players stage John B Keanes “Big Maggie” this Friday September 2nd and Saturday September 3rd at Trinity Arts Centre, Castlerea. Doors open at 7.30pm on both nights with the shows starting at 8pm. “Big Maggie” is on the English curriculum for this year’s (2016/17) Leaving Cert and so this is an ideal opportunity for
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National Heritage Week comes to a close today but there is still lots of things for all the family to do throughout Roscommon today. Music and Song Harpist Teresa O’Donnell will perform music by Carolan, Moore, Percy French and classical and contemporary music at Castlecoote House from 3pm. Traditional Singing and Music in the Cloister
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National Heritage Week takes place between the 20th and 28th of August and there will be lots of things to do in Roscommon as well as nationwide. Each day, we’ll publish a list of the Heritage Week Events throughout Roscommon. Saturday Tours Athleague-Fuerty Heritage Group are hosting a guided tour of places of significant historical
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Excitement is building in the run-up to the Vhi A Lust for Life Run at Galway Racecourse on Saturday, September 3rd at 10am. Picture Credit: Fergal Phillips Hundreds of Galway runners have already signed up to the event, and a final call has been issued for participants to register ahead of the deadline for online
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Roscommon Arts Centre’s Autumn/Winter theatre season kicks off in style as Nomad Theatre Network and Livin’ Dred Theatre Company present Tom Murphy’s BAILEGANGAIRE on September 16th & 17th. This is a major new touring production of Bailegangaire, first performed by Druid Theatre Company in 1985. Directed by Padraic McIntyre, (The Dead School, The Kings of The
National Heritage Week takes place between the 20th and 28th of August and there will be lots of things to do in Roscommon as well as nationwide. Each day, we’ll publish a list of the Heritage Week Events throughout Roscommon. Friday Talks Professor Tadhg O’Keeffe presents a lecture entitled “Landscape, Settlement, and Society in Medieval
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Seven meetings down, two to go! Next Monday, August 29th, sees the penultimate race meeting of the season at Roscommon Races with a mixed card of flat and national hunt racing. The first race is scheduled for 5pm. Picture Credit: Andrew Fox Photography Punters enjoyed glorious sunshine at the last meeting where racegoers were out
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