Picture Credit: Frank Scott The 2017 Táin March begins this Friday, May 19th, in Rathcroghan and Roscommon people are being invited to take part and follow the famous trail. The Táin March was established in 2011 as a community walking festival to celebrate and promote the epic tale of the Cattle Raid of Cooley. This …
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The students of Roscommon Further Education Centre, Lisnamult are hosting a special Pamper Day in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation, next Tuesday, May 16th. The public are invited to come along on the day and avail of special treats such as facial, nail file and polish, hairdressing etc. There will be Pots of tea …
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Headline act Nathan Carter will perform the official opening of the Kepak All Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships 2017, organisers have confirmed. The weekend-long event will be officially opened by the country music star before he takes to the stage in the festival marquee on the grounds of St. Brigid’s GAA Club, Kiltoom, …
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Animo TV, the makers of Irelands Fittest Family, on RTÉ One are on the look out for Roscommon families to take on the challenge in their fifth series. Hosted by Mairead Ronan, Irelands Fittest Family is TV’s most exciting and extreme fitness competition. Does your family have what it takes to be this year’s winner …
Picture Credit: James Connolly Keenans of Tarmonbarry was named Best Gastro Pub in Connacht at the All-Ireland Irish Restaurant Awards which were held at The Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, Dublin last night. They were the sole Roscommon winner on the night although Chapter One, Dublin, which was co-founded by Taughmaconnel native Martin Corbett, received the …
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If you know your Suffolks from your Jacobs when it comes to sheep – and even if you don’t – the Kepak All Ireland Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships 2017 needs ewe (& you). A meeting will be held on Friday 12th May in St. Brigid’s GAA Club at 9pm for anyone interested in …
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Tidy Towns groups in Co. Roscommon are urged to enter a special award in the National Tidy Towns competition which promotes the protection of pollinators. Irish bees and other pollinators contribute €35 million a year to the Irish economy by pollinating our plants, trees and vegetables. They are under serious threat for survival because they …
Tomorrow, Friday May 5th, a celebration will be held in Murrays Bar, Knockcroghery to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of two-time All-Ireland winning Roscommon Captain Jamesie Murray. The event, which is being held in the same building where he was born will be a chance to remember the life and times of the …
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Barnardos children’s charity were joined by Ireland’s littlest pirates to launch the annual Big Toddle for Barnardos and they’re calling on more Roscommon toddlers to get involved. Now in its 14th year, this May and June will see up to 50,000 toddlers nationwide – including 565 toddlers in Roscommon – lace up their boots and …
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Donegal sisters, The Henry Girls, launched their new album, ‘Far Beyond The Stars’, this year and to coincide with the launch the sisters are embarking on a nationwide tour, stopping off at Roscommon on Saturday 13th May. Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin were brought up by music loving parents who introduced them to an eclectic …
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This Friday, May 5th, is the fourth annual Join Our Boys Wear Orange Day, which aims to raise awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and the people of Roscommon are encouraged to get involved. Join Our Boys is a community organisation which was established in 2014 to raise awareness about DMD and to raise funds …
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The Kepak All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships 2017 were launched on Sunday with a live sheep shearing exhibition at Market Square, Roscommon town. The Championships will take place in Kiltoom this June Bank Holiday Weekend with a packed programme of events. Speaking at the launch, which took place during Roscommon Lamb Festival, Chairman …
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Over 50 people participated in the recent An Taisce’s National Spring Clean with Kilteevan Tidy Towns and once again the people of the area demonstrated what community spirit and pride of place is all about. Kilteevan Tidy Towns would like to express sincere thanks to everyone who participated and to Roscommon Co Council for their …
Stone sculptor Mark Feeley, has completed many unique commissions over the years but being asked by the Roscommon Lamb Festival Committee to sculpt a life-size Ewe and Lamb from a four and a half tonne block of Roscommon limestone is by far one of the most unusual requests he’s ever had. This film is an …
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The Roscommon Children and Young People’s Services Committee are hosting a series of free LGBT Awareness Workshops throughout the county during May. The Workshops are the latest step in the LGBT Friendly Roscommon Strategy which was launched last month. Each Workshop will run for approximately 90 minutes and one of the main aims is to …
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