Property developer Seán Mulryan is to receive The Freedom of Roscommon later today. Mr Mulryan, a native of Oran will receive the honour at a special event at Áras an Chontae. Mulryan's Ballymore Group plan to make Athlone Ireland's first green city with a population of 100,000 by 2040.
He was previously awarded the Freedom of London in 2025. Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council, Cllr Liam Callaghan proposed the matter at April's meeting. The Fine Gael representative says Mulryan's name is synonymous with the county: