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GAA: Rossies turn to substitutes for deliverance

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:47:27 GMT

Roscommon 0-12 Offaly 1-6
Conor Devaney gets to possession ahead of Offaly corner-back Sean Pender during Sunday’s league game in Tullamore.

GAA: Ladies’ slide continues against clinical Armagh

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:44:46 GMT

Armagh 3-15 Roscommon 2-5
WHILE THEIR male equivalents have been adjusting quite well to life in Division Three of the National League, the fortunes of the Roscommon ladies seem to be going in the opposite direction.

Top marks for heroic CBS players

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:44:12 GMT

ROSCOMMON CBS was celebrating once again last Friday night as its senior football team were heralded for producing the most outstanding achievement of 2011.

‘Players will bring further glory to county’ - O’Donnell

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:43:30 GMT

Special guest Fergal O’Donnell addresses last Friday night’s Roscommon Herald/SuperValu Sportstar of the Year awards banquet.

Danny delighted with overdue award

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:38:53 GMT

DANNY BURKE was a popular winner of the Hall of Fame award at the Abbey Hotel last Friday night.

Herald CEO reflects on successful changeover

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:38:27 GMT

THE ROSCOMMON Herald’s successful changeover from broadsheet format to compact was highlighted by Roscommon Herald CEO Mr Brian Nerney last Friday night as one of the most momentous changes in the newspaper’s 152-year history.

Volunteers needed more than ever

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:37:53 GMT

THE NEED to give sporting organisations more assistance was highlighted by Roscommon Herald Sports Editor Ian Cooney when he addressed last Friday night’s sportstar banquet in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon town.

O’Donnell back in the dugout as Connacht boss

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:36:02 GMT

THERE WILL be a considerable Roscommon influence on the Connacht side that takes on Ulster in the M. Donnelly Inter-provincial Series in Sligo on Sunday next.

St. Brigid’s quality to decide club semi-final

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:34:46 GMT

FOR THE past 59 days since Garrycastle won their first ever Leinster senior club football title, the most talked about game on both sides of the Shannon is now only five days away as St. Brigid’s await in the opposite corner.

Two neighbouring tribes go to war

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:33:38 GMT

IT HAS all been very cordial up to now. Joint press nights, photo shoots around Athlone, a general impression that St. Brigid’s and Garrycastle are the best of friends.

Championship groups set to be very even

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:31:13 GMT

IF ROSCOMMON County Board wanted evenly matched groups for this year’s senior football championship, it couldn’t have hoped for a better result from the draw that took place in the county board offices on Wednesday evening.

Carrick Rowing Club gears up for Head of the Shannon regatta

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:30:59 GMT

CARRICK ROWING Club has confirmed that in excess of 100 crews have entered the 2012 Apollo Duck Head of the Shannon in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday next, February 18th.

Boxers prove their worth at county championship finals

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:14:46 GMT

CASTLEREA BOXING Club hosted the county boxing championships on Sunday week last.

Clonark Garda Station without internet

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:14:22 GMT

THE NEWLY opened and modernised Garda station in Clonark in South Roscommon is one of almost 300 Garda Stations around the country without internet or email access.

People of Ballagh ‘living in fear’

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:14:05 GMT

THE PEOPLE of Ballaghaderreen are living in fear daily following months of being terrorised, a public meeting in the town heard on Monday night.

Mother of two was lured to her death

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:11:59 GMT

THE 30-YEAR-OLD mother of two who was killed by her former partner in a tragic murder suicide in the rural village of Cloonfad on Friday night last was lured to the ghost housing estate where she was shot dead.

Community numbed by double tragedy on their doorstep

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:11:29 GMT

THE LOCAL community of Clooonfad was reeling in shock and left numbed as it woke up to the devastating news on Saturday morning that two lives had been taken in a horrendous murder suicide on their doorstep just hours previously.

Retirements exacerbate mental health staffing crisis

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:10:57 GMT

THE EXPECTED departure of a further 15 staff from local mental health services in the county by the end of the month is set to further exacerbate the staffing crisis that has already bought the service to its knees.

Town council to lobby Minister on Brothers of Charity services

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:10:25 GMT

MEMBERS OF Boyle Town Council have agreed to lobby Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin to review staffing levels at the Brothers of Charity service in Boyle and lift the embargo on public sector recruitment.

Only 28 applicants for six jobs in Boyle

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:49:58 GMT

THE SOCIAL welfare system needs to be overhauled to incentivise people to return to the workplace, according to Boyle Town Councillor Frank Geelan.

Soccer: Fallon’s heroics propel Roscommon into last four

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:53:28 GMT

Roscommon and District League 1 Limerick League 1
(Roscommon win 3-2 on penalties)
Roscommon striker Colm Killackey in action during Sunday’s Oscar Traynor Cup quarter-final in Lecarrow.

GAA: Devaney’s green flag topples Tipperary in league opener

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:51:58 GMT

Roscommon 1-12 Tipperary 0-12
David O’Gara in action during Sunday’s opening Division Three League game in Kiltoom.

Ladies GAA: Luckless ladies left chasing Westmeath shadows

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:51:04 GMT

Westmeath 4-12 Roscommon 0-3
ON A beautiful Saturday evening in Ennis on the last day of spring last year, Roscommon and Westmeath ladies footballers produced an exciting Division Four League final which the Leinster team won by two points.

Rugby: Pirates swoop with late Hayman try

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:49:55 GMT

UCD 15 Buccaneers 16
BUCCANEERS GRABBED a tight victory over University College Dublin when Alex Hayman burst through for a late, late try which Jack Carty converted to secure an exciting 16-15 Ulster Bank League victory at the Belfield Bowl on Saturday.

Rugby: Layden leads the way for Irish in Athlone

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:49:04 GMT

Ireland 11 Wales 6
FORMER ROSCOMMONminor footballer Shane Layden was the key figure as the Ireland U-20 team got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start in their ‘Electric Ireland’ U-20 Six Nations Championship opener at Dubarry Park on Friday night.

GAA: Soft early goals set Armagh on their way

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:48:37 GMT

Armagh 4-9 Roscommon 3-6
THE ROSCOMMON hurlers’ poor start to the season continued when they were beaten by Armagh in the Kehoe Shield at Athleague on Sunday last.

False hopes and silent truths

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:48:21 GMT

IT WAS a week in sport that told too many too much. But few will heed the silent truth wrote in capital letters.

McCabe sets sights on World Student Games

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:47:35 GMT

THE ANNUAL IJA All-Ireland finals took place at NUIG, Galway on Saturday, January 28th.

Awards celebrate tenth anniversary

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:46:47 GMT

THIS YEAR’S Roscommon Herald/SuperValu Sportstar of the Year awards banquet takes place in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon town on Friday next, February 10th.

Connolly and Beatty secure titles

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:42:58 GMT

CONNACHT 40 x 20 U-21 Doubles final: Cian Connolly and Darren Beatty (St. Coman’s) produced an outstanding performance to capture the Connacht U-21 title in Claremorris last Friday.

Shine urges young players to obey coaches

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:42:47 GMT

ROSCOMMON SENIOR footballer Donal Shine was the special guest at the Castlerea St. Kevin’s Minor Club underage presentation evening on Saturday last. County footballers Cathal Dineen and Darren McDermott, and Roscommon County Board Secretary Brian Stenson were also in attendance.

Forest Park attracts huge entry

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:32:48 GMT

LAST WEEKEND’S national athletics event in Lough Key Forest Park proved to be a huge success as thousands made the trip to the picturesque venue near Boyle.

Public urged to stand firm in opposing the household tax

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:32:07 GMT

THE PEOPLE of Roscommon should stand united and defy the Government by opting not to pay the €100 household tax, a meeting in Roscommon was told on Friday night last.

Payments made to 10 turf cutters

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:31:19 GMT

MORE THAN 100 applications have been made by turf cutters in County Roscommon under the turf cutting compensation scheme and payments have been made to just 10 applicants to date.

Boyle Town Councillors set to fight minister’s plans

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:29:15 GMT

BOYLE TOWN Councillors are determined to fight plans to axe 80 town councils around the country under a radical reform of the local authority system by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan.

Launch of new initiative on drug and alcohol misuse

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:28:12 GMT

A NEW initiative to give communities throughout Roscommon the tools and supports they need to deal with drug and alcohol misuse in a way that is right for them will be launched on Friday, February 10th at 11.30 a.m. at The Quad Youth Centre, Circular Road, Roscommon Town.

IDA facilitated one site visit to county in last five years

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:27:45 GMT

IDA IRELAND has facilitated just one site visit from prospective foreign direct investment companies in search of manufacturing facilities in County Roscommon in the past five years.

Feighan wants flexibility for rural schools

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:26:24 GMT

FINE GAEL TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has called for discretion to be used in any decisions made in relation to small rural schools.

County Council to investigate foul odour problem

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:23:51 GMT

ROSCOMMON COUNTY Council has agreed to investigate odour problems stemming from a sewerage pumping station in Ballyleague.

GAA: Understrength Rossies finally find extra gear

RoscommonHerald.ie — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:13:10 GMT

Roscommon 0-19 Leitrim 0-12
Leitrim’s Morgan Quinn tries to dispossess Roscommon’s Darren Clabby during Saturday’s Hastings Shield final in Rathcline.