Around the County
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Freedom of Roscommon ceremony
The Freedom of the County is to be conferred this evening on writer, artist and academic Brian O’Doherty. Mr O’Doherty…
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Man pleads guilty to careless driving
A 33-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he pleaded guilty to careless driving, causing the death of a…
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Lidl end plans for new Carrick store
It is understood plans to build a new Lidl store in Carrick on Shannon have been abandoned. The application in…
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Local Garda recruit numbers queried
Fifteeen new Garda recruits have been assigned to the Roscommon/Longford division since 2015. That’s acording to Fianna Fáil TD for…
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Armed robbery in Strokestown
Gardai are investigating an armed raid on the Bank of Ireland branch in Strokestown on Friday afternoon. Four men armed…
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Loughglynn commemorative event
The newly formed Loughglynn, Gorthaganny and Lisacul historical and heritage society are holding a commemoration event in Loughglynn on Saturday…
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Call for Naughten resignation ‘unlikely’
A call for the resignation of Roscommon based Minister for Communications Denis Naughten is ” unlikely, as of now”. That’s according…
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Castlerea Musical starts tonight
Castlerea Musical Society will present Titanic The Musical from Wednesday 18th – Saturday 21st April at 8pm nightly in The Hub Castlerea.…
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New Garda division Chief Super
The Roscommon/ Longford Garda Division is to have a new Chief Superintendent. It follows the retirement of Padraig Rhattigan who…
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Community of Year award for Balla
Congratulations to the community of Ballaghaderreen who were honoured on Sunday night at the People of the Year awards for its…
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Archaeology conference this weekend
Rathcroghan Visitor Centre hosts its annual archaeological conference in the surrounds of the ancient royal landscape of Cruachan Aí, this Saturday and…
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PPN pleanary meeting tonight
Roscommon Public Participation Network will hold a County Plenary Meeting tonight Thursday April 12th at 8pm in The Percy French Hotel,…
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Visitor restrictions at County Hospital
Roscommon University Hospital is asking people to comply with visitor restrictions on St Coman’s Medical Ward. This is due to…
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Graveyard headstone lecture tonight
A meeting of the Co. Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society will take place at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 10th April,…
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400 waiting for driving test in county
400 people are currently on the waiting list to sit their driving test in County Roscommon. Thats accorsing to Fianna…
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€144k for local Sports Partnership
Roscommon Local Sports Partnership is to receive €144,000 in funding from Sports Ireland. Neighbouring Leitrim received €185,794 plus €3,000 under…
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County Ploughing has been cancelled
The 24th Roscommon Ploughing Championships scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed. The organisers said that due to heavy rainfall…
Read More » Mountain rescue equipment stolen
Gardai are investigating the theft of more than €3500 worth of equipment from Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue headquarters over the…
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Roscommon Easter parade on Sunday
Roscommon town will host their annual Easter parade commencing at 1pm on Sunday. The parade is an annual celebration of…
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Drugs found in Ballaghaderreen
A joint operation from Revenue and An Garda Siochana on Thursday led to the seizure of around 500g of Cocaine…
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