It's expected to provide a boost to the local economy with over 120 teams taking part.

That's according to figures published by the Department of Housing.

Their first demonstration took place last Sunday, when around 300 people marched around the town.

Addressing a rally in Dublin yesterday, the Sinn Fein leader said Fianna Fail and Fine Gael want to scrap the Triple Lock - without consent and without a mandate.

Douglas Hyde was born in Castlerea in 1860 and became the first President of Ireland in 1938.

That's according to the Central Statistics Office, which shows it was the busiest year for Irish Airports since the survey began in 2013.

The most recent report from the National Treatment Purchase Fund reveals just over 5,000 inpatients were on the waiting list on hospitals serving the Shannonside region as of the end of March.

The event is being organised by Roscommon County Council Arts Office, Motion Chapel and Castlerea Rose Festival.