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Connacht final a huge boost to Roscommon town - local businessman

May 8, 2026 07:20
By Eoghan Murphy
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Connacht final a huge boost to Roscommon town - local businessman

Gaelic football fans travel from all over the country to see the provincial final.

A well-known Roscommon businessman says Sunday's Connacht football final is a huge boost to the local economy.

Eamonn Gleeson ran Gleeson's Restaurant and Rooms for a number of years with his wife Mary.

He says Gaelic football fans travel from all over the country to see the provincial final.

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The now-retired businessman says the game also gives the town national exposure.

He says it'll boost future tourism in the county too:

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