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Ballinagare Races on Sunday
The annual Horse and Pony Races will take place on Sunday 5th in Ballinagare. Races at the Elphin Road in…
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Athlone couples funeral today
The funeral of the Athlone couple killed while on holiday in Tunisia will take place today Friday. Larry and Martina Hayes were…
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Pamper Afternoon today in Derrane
Roscommon Disability Support Group are holding a pamper afternoon today Thursday 2nd July from 2-4.30pm in the Dale Centre, Derrane,…
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Boil water notice lifted in Castlerea
The boil water notice in Castlerea has been lifted. People in the town and environs have been boiling water for…
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Town Team meeting in Roscommon
Roscommon County Council recently adopted the Business, Enterprise and Innovation Fund which includes provision for the establishment of Town Teams…
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New owners for St. Joseph’s Hospital
A Sligo hospital that is frequented by many from Boyle is due to change ownership in the coming weeks. The…
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Fire at Loughglynn United building
Castlerea Gardaí are appealing for information following a fire in Loughglynn on Friday night. The fire broke out at a building…
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Athlone couple die in Tunisia attack
A couple from Athlone with connections to South Roscommon are among those who died in the Tunisia terror attack. They have…
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Bomb discovered outside Longford
Four men are in custody following the discovery of viable bomb outside Ballymahon, Co. Longford. The find is part of…
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Connacht Final for the Hyde
Roscommon town is in line for an economic boost with word that the Connacht Final between Sligo and Mayo will take…
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Paddy Kilduff is new Cathaoirleach
South Roscommon councillor Paddy Kilduff is the new Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council. Cllr Kilduff takes over from Boyle’s John…
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No ministerial meeting on Rosalie Unit
The Minister with responsibility for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch has declined to meet members of Roscommon County Council to discuss…
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Explosive device found near Carrick
A viable explosive device has been made safe near Carrick on Shannon by the Army Bomb Disposal Team. The suspect device…
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Carers Association walk on Sunday
A father and son from the well known Jinks family in Athlone are walking from Athlone to Roscommon this Sunday…
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Fifty Jobs for Roscommon town
50 new jobs are to be created in Roscommon town. Moss Vision are to locate in the IDA Business Park in…
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Roscommon murderer seeks transfer
A man convicted of the murder of two people in Ballintubber in 1997 is asking the High Court to move…
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Roscommon born priest to retire
A Roscommon native who is one of the longest-serving parish priests in the Diocese of Elphin is to retire. Fr…
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Rossie’s to play Christy Ring in ’16
Roscommon will play in the Christy Ring Cup in 2016 following their 2-14 to 0-13 victory over Mayo on at…
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150 people attend Castlerea meeting
Thee was a full house in Hester’s of Castlerea last night for a meeting on the potential closure of the…
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Teenager dies after swim incident
A 14-year-old boy has died in Temple Street Hospital after getting into difficulty while swimming in the River Shannon in Athlone on Wednesday…
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