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Roscommon woman encouraging people to visit art exhibition
The group exhibition opened in the run up to Christmas and will continue until the end of January.
Dec 25, 2025 12:08
Baptists to celebrate first Christmas in new Carrick chapel
Pastor of Carrick Baptist Church, Josh Moore, says Christmas is a day to celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ:
Dec 25, 2025 08:42
Christmas Goal miles across the region today and tomorrow
In Roscommon, an event is taking place at Padraig Pearses GAA club between 10-12.30 today whilst tomorrow at Clann na Gael GAA in Johnstown another event gets underway from 11.
Dec 25, 2025 08:42
Gardaí to conduct checkpoints on roads as part of Christmas safety campaign
They say the festive period is one of the most dangerous times of year for road users, with too many lives still being lost and serious injuries occurring in preventable collisions.
Dec 25, 2025 08:16
24 New Speed Camera Zones Aim to Curb Local Speeding
Gardaí announced the new measures yesterday, with 15 to be allocated in Roscommon.
Dec 24, 2025 13:37
Local Patients Among 1,500 Waiting Over an Hour for Ambulances
According to National Ambulance Service figures, 365 of these delayed responses occurred in the region covering Leitrim and Roscommon.
Dec 24, 2025 13:26
Free Christmas dinner event in Boyle on December 28th
The annual get-together in King House Tea Rooms will take place on Sunday, December 28th at 1pm.
Dec 24, 2025 13:25
Utter Madness if Bats Scrupper Boyle's Aldi - Crosby
Aldi wants to build the supermarket and refurbish five houses on Patrick Street in Boyle.
Dec 24, 2025 13:18
Check in on vulnerable people over Christmas - Boyle activist
Boyle's Jane Suffin says a lot of people are lonely over the festive period, especially in rural areas.
Dec 24, 2025 13:08
Over 25,000 local NCT failures so far this year
The statistics were made available on the official NCT website.
Dec 24, 2025 11:23
ALONE will deliver over 2,000 Christmas dinners to older people
The charity says Ireland’s aging population is driving demand for its services.
Dec 24, 2025 08:42
Jesus knew what it was like to be a refugee and homeless, says local Reverend
Reverend Canon Simon Scott oversees the Longford group of parishes.
Dec 24, 2025 07:39
Bats' roost would be destroyed if supermarket gets go ahead, according to report
Altemar, acting on behalf of Aldi, says various measures would be taken to safeguard bats beforehand.
Dec 24, 2025 07:22
24 New Speed Camera Zones to Go Live Across Shannonside from January 1st
The primary purpose of safety cameras is to reduce speed-related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives on Irish roads.
Dec 23, 2025 16:34Shannonside Newsletter
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