The racing will be competitive and the fashion stakes will be high as Roscommon Races hosts a two-day meeting on Monday and Tuesday next, July 4th and 5th. SuperValu Ladies Evening on Monday Monday’s Racing begins at 5.55pm and with the feature race of the evening being the Lenebane Stakes with €45,000 in prize money, …
The Roscommon leg of National Play Day takes place this Sunday, July 3rd, in Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle from 2–6pm. The aim of National Play Day is to help increase public awareness of the importance of play in supporting children’s physical and social development. Families are encouraged to come along and enjoy the wide …
Roscommon Sports Partnership have announced details of a range of affordable and accessible Summer Camps in Roscommon town and Monksland, which they are organising in July and August. Two Roscommon Sports Partnership Camps will be held in Monksland. The first runs from this Monday July 4th to Friday 8th and the second runs from Monday …
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The first event of the 2016 Connacht Fleadh takes place in Strokestown tonight, Friday June 24th, and kicks off 10 days of activity in the town. Tom Hanlys Pub is the venue for a Bilingual Table Quiz at 10pm. Admission for a Team of Four is €40 and refreshments will be served. The Dancing Competitions …
Ballaghaderreen’s Julie Sharkey returns to Roscommon Arts Centre tomorrow night, Thursday June 23rd, with her own one-woman show “A Game Called Lucy Finally Wins”. Written and directed by CC Kiely “A Game Called Lucy Finally Wins” is a play within a game show where the stories of Lucy’s (played by Julie) life are revealed entirely …
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Are you interested in taking part in an exciting monitoring scheme which contributes to National and International conservation policy and research? Would you like to become an expert on your local pollinators and how their numbers and communities change from year to year? If you answered “yes” to any of these, then why not come …
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Details of very exciting and diverse events were unveiled yesterday (Saturday June 19th), when the programme for the 27th annual Boyle Arts Festival was launched at Origin farmer’s market in Boyle. Picture Credit: Brian Farrell The nationally renowned Festival will be officially opened by former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on Thursday July 21st. The …
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To coincide with the official opening of the new Civic HQ, tomorrow (Friday June 17th) Roscommon County Council are hosting an open day at Áras an Chontae, featuring something for everyone. The Roscommon County Council Open Day gets under way at 11:30am with a series of special event and exhibitions. 11.30am – 1.30pm Taste of …
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The Roscommon Solstice Choir will perform at Trinity Arts Centre, Castlerea this Sunday June 19th. The Concert forms part of their summer programme and is in aid of Trinity Arts Centre. Doors will be open at 7.30pm and the Concert will begin at 8pm. Tickets are €10 and are on sale from Lyons’ Mace, Mulvihills …
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This week’s Roscommon Sport Weekend preview features possibly the widest range of sports to date, from individual to team events, indoor and outdoor! In no particular order here it goes: Running The free weekly Lough Key Forest Park 5km “parkrun” continues tomorrow at 9.30am. Runners must register online in advance at www.parkrun.ie/register/ and follow the …
The weather is good, the ground is good and the forecast is good. Apart from a few winners, there’s not much more punters will be asking for ahead of the first two-day meeting of the season at Roscommon Racecourse on Monday and Tuesday next, June 13th and 14th. The first race on both evenings is …
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today launched a new website www.catchments.ie. which include maps and community-based stories which will make it easier for people to get information about water quality in Ireland and to get involved in protecting their local catchment. Picture Credit: Mike Shaughnessy The site has been developed in collaboration with the …
Centra have launched the second of their five #LiveWell Challenges – The Centra Local Landmark Challenge, which gives you the chance to bring someone home for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship! Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE So whether it’s a family member, friend, team-mate or it’s even you living abroad Centra will be reuniting …
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This Friday 10th and Saturday 11th June, Teagasc will host Farming and Country Life 1916, the largest centenary celebration of rural Ireland. Visitors and exhibitors from the four corners of Ireland will descend upon the fields of Athenry for this once in a lifetime, free family event. Picture Credit: Reg Gordon A 1916 town has …
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Ballintubber native Garda Niall Mullin is among 12 Gardaí who are set to row from Dublin Port to Holyhead in an attempt to raise €50,000 as part of “The Chris Crossing” – a Charity Challenge in aid of the National Neurosurgical Centre at Beaumont Hospital. The challenge is being undertaken in memory of Chris Byrne, …
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