Calling all Roscommon writers: You are invited to celebrate National Poetry Day at lunchtime, in Boyle, Ballaghaderreen and Roscommon libraries. National Poetry Day takes place on Thursday 27th April and events will be held in the three libraries at 1.30pm that day. Light refreshments provided, and all are welcome. The theme this year is “movement, […]
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Sharon Mannion is a worrisome child. She worries about the end of the world; about giant meteorites hurtling from the sky and destroying everything in their path, starting with Roscommon, where she is from. She worries about failing to live up to the expectations of her ex-showband father and of her Midwest FM radio-loving mother.
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A free health information morning will be held in Drum Community Centre, Summerhill, Athlone on Wednesday next, March 15th. The event is organised by Drum Community Centre in partnership with local health and wellbeing practitioners. It aims to provide people with a chance to find out more about the various health and wellbeing services available
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Roscommon Further Education Centre are hosting two events this Thursday to celebrate the National Adult Learner Festival. “Come Scratch With Me” is an introduction to coding using Scratch, while “Become Smartphone Savvy” aims to help adults download apps, receive and send emails, surf internet, share video and photos from their smartphones. Both events are scheduled
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Picture Credit: Keystone/Getty Images The GAA Museum is hosting a fascinating series of talks at Croke Park from Thursday 29th June to Saturday 1st July examining the theme of ‘Sport and Politics’ and the effects they have had on one another since the 1870s. National and international leading experts in their field will discuss diverse
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Cully of the Cully & Sully food business returned to his old secondary school in Waterford accompanied by GIY (Grow It Yourself) this week. During the visit Cully shared with the students the success story behind one of Ireland’s biggest food businesses and launched an inaugural competition titled Give Peas a Chance. This initiative aims
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The second annual Local Enterprise Week runs from March 5th to 10th and there are a wide range of, mainly free, events being held throughout Roscommon. There are events to suit businesses of all sizes and those who are prior to trading. Advance booking is essential and can be done so here. The activities begin
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St Brigids GAA are hosting a “Think Tank” for everyone interested in the All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships this Wednesday, March 1st. The All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships will be held, in conjunction with the Irish Sheep Shearers Association, at the Club’s Grounds on the June Bank Holiday weekend. The Club
The next session of the South Roscommon Singers Circle takes place in Murray’s, Knockcroghery, this Saturday, March 4th, from 9pm. The Special Guest on the night will be our old friend Sean Mone from Keady, Co. Armagh. Sean is best known as a singer of self composed songs, mostly humourous – ‘The Transit Van’, ‘Rosie
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The highly anticipated 2017 Roscommon Drama Festival begins on Friday 3rd and runs until Saturday 11th March at Roscommon Arts Centre. It is now ten years since the revival of the Roscommon Drama Festival and it is growing in popularity every year. Drama groups from all around the country, from Wexford, Galway, Tipperary and Clare
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The Galway – Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) is a further education and training organisation covering counties Galway and Roscommon. At present they are recruiting a panel of volunteer tutors to help with adult literacy, numeracy and communications. Adult education and literacy tuition is very different to learning in School. It primarily centres on
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The Strokestown Park House Estate could be the second venue in County Roscommon to host a weekly parkrun if their plans get support at an upcoming meeting. A public meeting will be held in their Cafe on Tuesday February 28th at 7pm to garner interest in hosting the weekly 5 kilometre event throughout the grounds
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GIY are proud to announce the launch of their new ‘Cottage Market’ initiative, which invites community groups to avail of start-up funding in order to set up and run their own Cottage Market. Activity partners Ulster Bank & The Ireland Funds are set to support the initiative across the country to the tune of €65,000
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Picture Credit: Gary O’Neill The Heritage Council has announced the details of its 2017 Heritage Grants Schemes under which €800k in funding will be available for projects under its Community Heritage Grants Scheme and Thatch Conservation Scheme. Welcoming the announcement of the Heritage Council Grants Schemes, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs,
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Updated February 16 th The inaugural Dr John Stafford Festival – a weekend of Traditional Music and Gaeilge takes place in Elphin from February 17th to 19th. The Festival is named after Dr John Stafford of Portobello House, Elphin, who was life long friend and patron of the legendary harpist Turlough O’Carolan. While staying at
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