The 10th Annual Roscommon Lamb Festival will be officially opened tomorrow at 11:30am by the President of the IFA Joe Healy. As usual the Roscommon Lamb Festival has something for everyone to do over six days and multiple locations. From Designer Crafts to Sheep Dog Trials and everything in between there is a packed programme
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Join theatre legends Des Keogh and Derry Power at Roscommon Arts Centre on Wednesday 3rd May at 8pm with Malachy McKenna’s ‘The Quiet Land’. Two elderly farmers, Eamon and Nashee, meet at a gate on a remote hillside. These men are old friends, old rivals, old neighbours. They are men of heart, of humour, of
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To celebrate Poetry Day Ireland, which takes place this Thursday April 27th, Roscommon writers and anyone with an interest is invited to celebrate the occasion in their local Libraries. Ballaghaderreen, Boyle, and Roscommon libraries will display a selection of poems by their members, and host a lunchtime event where the poets can read their piece.
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Pictured above are members of the Diffley and Campbell families, Tarmonbarry, preparing for the start of the 2016 Tarmonbarry Cycling Challenge. The final details have been confirmed for the 5th Annual Tarmonbarry Cycling Challenge, which takes place this Sunday April 23rd. Building on the success of previous years, the event has been moved to an
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By Brendan McGee Once again, Boyle is the place to be this summer, with appearances by Anúna, Declan O’Rourke, Miriam O’Callaghan, Eddi Reader, Brian Kennedy, Rackhouse Pilfer, Regina Nathan, The Celtic Tenors, Michael McHale, The Inishowen Gospel Choir, Jon Kenny and Mary McEvoy all lined up for the 28th annual Boyle Arts Festival, which will
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The St Dominics Strictly Dancing Extravaganza takes centre stage in the Hodson Bay this weekend with three dates scheduled and two already sold out. Tickets for our family friendly Good Friday Show are selling fast but a limited amount are still available by contacting Padraig on 0866027509 or Tony on 0868225250. St Dominics GAA Club
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Drum Community Centre Easter Bingo takes place on Good Friday and features some surprises. There will be Easter Eggs galore and a Raffle on the night and the action will commence at 8:30pm so come along and bring a friend. Drum Community Centre wish to extend a big ‘Thank You’ to all patrons for your
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Be captivated as the talented young members of Roscommon County Youth Theatre play out Orwell’s mordant fable of a revolution betrayed on the Roscommon Arts Centre stage on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th of April. The action follows the rebellion of the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm, who are mistreated and abused by
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The Heritage Council is encouraging the Irish public to get behind Roscommon man and founder of the Irish National Famine Museum & Archive, Jim Callery, and vote for him in a prestigious award. Jim was recently announced as winner in the 2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards in the category
Update April 19th with details of new venue. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. Roscommon Solstice Choir are to perform at a fundraising concert on Sunday April 23rd in aid of CFID (Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile) Rescue 116. Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile is a community development group which has been providing meals and refreshments to those
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A writing competition aimed at discovering Ireland’s best young travel writers has been announced by the organiser’s of the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing, which is set to take place in the heritage town of Lismore in county Waterford this June. Young Roscommon writers are now invited to write an 800-word short story about their
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The recently formed Kilbride Guild of the Irish Country Women’s Association are hosting a Gala Flower Demonstration in Kilbride Community Centre on Wednesday April 12th. The Demonstration will be performed by by Ivy Rose Designs, Strokestown and all Designs will be raffled on the night. The event is set to start at 8pm sharp and
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GMIT is inviting the public to attend a series of free digital learning events this week in its Mayo and Galway campuses as part of the national All Aboard 2017 initiative. GMIT is one of 16 higher education institutions hosting All Aboard 2017 in partnership with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and
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Roscommon Arts Centre is delighted to present Project Cleansweep, a critically acclaimed body of work by RAC Contemporary Photography Award winner Dara McGrath. Project Cleansweep surveys the landscape of chemical and biological weapons in the British Isles and its continuing legacy, interrogating deliberate state and military encroachment into and appropriation (often secretive) of the landscape,
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Back by popular demand the Elphin Musical And Drama Society proudly present “Reeling in The Elphin Years” in the local Community Centre on Friday March 31st at 8pm. The show was originally performed in February and such was the reaction that the local Musical And Drama Society were asked to return to the stage. As
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