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Padraig’s discovery: An u: A local man who was cleaning a wat

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Dan’s Irish eyes are smil: Many years ago in the ‘Roscommo

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Critically acclaimed Thea: Best New Play and Best Actress nom

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Rooskey asylum seeker centre will not …

March 21, 2019 by Dan Dooner

The Department of Justice today confirmed that it would now not go ahead with plans to open an accommodation centre for asylum seekers at the...

Castlerea family appeal for support on…

March 21, 2019 by Paul Healy

Kidney disease has struck many members of family, but they are resilient and upbeat… Members of a family from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon are this week highlighting...

Padraig’s discovery: An unwelcome visi…

March 21, 2019 by Paul Healy

A local man who was cleaning a water gully at his house recently made a fascinating discovery! “I came across a creature that I...

Castlerea family appeal for support on organ transplants

Padraig’s discovery: An unwelcome visitor from New Zealand…

Dan’s Irish eyes are smiling…

Many years ago in the ‘Roscommon Champion days’ I used to write a column called ‘Old Dan’. That was fictional; Dan Moran, who won’t mind being called ‘old’, isn’t! ...

See the acclaimed ‘The 4 Of Us’ at Backstage Theatre
The 4 Of Us rocketed to fame in the 1980s with smash hits such as ‘Mary’ and ‘Drag My Bad Name…
Critically acclaimed Theatre at Roscommon Arts Centre
Best New Play and Best Actress nominated ‘Charlie’s a Clepto’ (Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards) takes to the stage at…
John’s Croagh Patrick Climb retold on RosFM!
A radio documentary detailing John Tobin’s ascent of Croagh Patrick in September 2016 will be broadcast live on Ros Fm…

Relegation looms after Tribal defeat

Allianz NFL Division One Galway 1-17 Roscommon 1-10 It was Breffni re-visited for Roscommon footballers on Saturday last in Salthill when the Primrose and Blue never got going at all against a...

Creggs can upset the odds this Sunday!
Connacht Junior Cup ‘A’ Final Creggs v Connemara on Sunday at The Sportsground in Galway at 3 pm Creggs’ magnificent renaissance in…
Seamus Duke on sport - March 22nd
Relegation creeps closer for Rossies Who’d be a pundit? Just when I thought that Roscommon footballers had gotten rid of the…
Kerry bring firepower to Rossies’ last chance saloon
Allianz NFL Division One (Round 7) Roscommon v Kerry at Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon on Sunday at 2 pm The fact that…

Luxury living in The Spinney, Roscommon

This week on offer from Cathal O’Brien Estate Agent, Ballintubber is a quality five-bedroomed, two-storey residence in the prestigious ‘The Spinney’ development located just off the Galway Road beside Roscommon...

Prime Kilglass House and lands available
John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is this week offering new to the market quality residential holding of…
David’s Sale of the Week
David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is this week pleased to advise that he sold a quality…
‘Stonebridge House’ – a striking traditional residence in Creggs
Newly arrived to the market is this authentic traditional three-bedroomed detached residence with outbuildings on a large site of c…

More lairage facilities needed in Cherbourg – IFA

IFA President Joe Healy has acknowledged the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed that capacity in lairage facilities in Cherbourg will increase to accommodate an additional 400 calves...

We need a ‘Kerrygold’ brand for our beef
Deputy Denis Naughten has called for a ‘Kerrygold type’ brand approach on Irish beef. Speaking on the emergency Brexit law…
IFA slams Madigan over March burning of gorse
IFA’s National Hill Farming Chairman, Flor McCarthy, has criticised the Minister for Arts, Heritage & Culture Josepha Madigan for not…
Local students visit in study trip on marketing of Irish beef
A group of agricultural science students from Roscommon Community College who are participating in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools…

Calamity in Cardiff…guile and grit in Galway

I have often told you that one of the things that annoys me about myself is the tendency I have to make great plans to go to different places and...

Alleged college scam makes my fake fairy cake hoax…

Last week it was reported that high profile US celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, right, as well as other filthy-rich parents, were charged with committing fraud following an investigation...