Friday, November 3, 2017

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Roscommon

Frenchpark filling station owner heartbroken by fifth robbery in 11 years

The owner of a filling station in Roscommon says that break-ins do take a significant toll, apart from the obvious loss of goods. Pat Gilleran...

Sixty suspected drug seizures at Castlerea prison this year

60 suspected drug seizures have been made at Castlerea prison so far this year. Figures released by the Minister for Justice reveal that the Roscommon...
Garda

Roscommon accident victim named locally

The man killed in a road traffic collision Roscommon yesterday morning has been named locally as Thomas Campbell, a businessman from Ballinasloe. Mr Campbell was...
Crash

Gardai appeal for witnesses to fatal Roscommon road crash

Gardai in Roscommon are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash this morning which claimed the life of a man in his 50s. The man,...
50s

Man in his 50s dies following Roscommon road crash

A man in his 50s has died following a collision earlier today between a bus and a car on the Old Athlone to Ballinasloe...
Cigarettes

Castlerea Gardai investigating theft of cigarettes worth €13,000

Gardaí are investigating the theft of €13,000-worth of cigarettes from a filling station at Frenchpark. Between 11.30 on Tuesday night and 1.30 on Wednesday morning,...

TD Michael Fitzmaurice pleased by decision not to ‘NCT’ tractors

A local TD has welcomed the scrapping of plans for a controversial new tractor test after a last-minute climbdown by the Department of Agriculture. Independent...

Ballaghaderreen locals hope CCTV can catch vandals who damaged ‘Plots’ area

It's hoped newly installed CCTV cameras in Ballaghaderreen can help catch vandals who caused hundreds of euro worth of damage in the town on...
Crash

Old Athlone-Ballinasloe road remains closed following crash between bus and car

Two men have been injured, one seriously, following a collision between a bus and a car on the Old Athlone to Ballinasloe Road. The male...
Crash

Three people injured in road crash on Athlone-Ballinasloe road

At least three people have been injured, one seriously, following a crash between a bus and a car on the old Athlone to Ballinasloe...

Daly Brothers Back In Roscommon Panel

A number of high-profile Roscommon footballers have been invited back to pre-season training having missed last year’s campaign. The Irish Times reports that quoting Roscommon manager...

Irish Athletes Need to Get Tougher

Patsy McGonagle has admitted he is concerned about the future of Irish athletics as his 25-year management of the Irish team comes to an...

Mullinalaghta Advance In Leinster Championship

Mullinalaghta 1-14 Eire Og 1-7 Mullinalaghta scored a seven point victory over Carlow side Eire Og to secure progress to the quarter-final of the AIB Leinster senior...

Jimmy Moore

Jimmy Moore 11 Cappagh, Mohill, Co Leitrim and formerly of Leeds, England. Tuesday October 31st suddenly at Sligo University Hospital. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by Nikki,...

Christina Glancy (Nee Fannon)

Christina Glancy (Nee Fannon) Chapel Street, Elphin, Co Roscommon and late of Emlagh, Castlerea. Thursday November 2nd peacefully. Beloved wife of the late Bertie and mother of...

Noel Farrell

Noel Farrell. Brickeens, Kenagh, Co. Longford. Wednesday, November, 1st suddenly at his home. Reposing at his home in Brickeens, tomorrow (Fri) from twelve noon until two o’clock...

PODCAST: Are today’s kids lazier than their parents’ generation?

A survey shows that only 33 per cent of today's parents require their children to do chores in the home. In contrast, 83 per cent...

LISTEN: Friday’s panel discussion

The Prime Time investigation into the standard of rental properties and the political crisis in the North were among the topics of Friday's panel...

PODCAST: X Factor star Mary Byrne interview

X Factor Mary Byrne joined Joe Finnegan in our Monaghan studios for an in-depth interview on Thursday's programme. Discussion her music career, her weight-loss and...