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Stand Up for Life national rally The Stand Up for Life national rally will take place on Sunday, May 12th at 2 pm in Merrion Square in Dublin. The organisers have stated that this is the final rally before the referendum and the last opportunity for those against repealing the 8th amendment to come together in a show of support. There will be international speakers and testimonies in favour of retaining the 8th amendment from home and abroad on the day. A bus will leave Roscommon town at 9 am on Saturday, May 12th. Booking is required on 086-1925411.

Anne Marie Beirne, Community Enterprise Manager, Roscommon Bank of Ireland What’s your idea of the perfect night in? After a long week at work I love my Friday nights to chill and relax, with a nice glass of white wine and The Late Late Show or a good film on Netflix. And the perfect night out? Good conversation, good company with some of my closet friends in any one of our wonderful restaurants in Roscommon town with a visit to Down the Hatch or Saturday night dinner with himself in the luxurious Abbey Hotel always a winner! What’s the perfect weekend in Ireland? We are so lucky we have an amazing country with hidden gems in the West of Ireland in particular. Apart from our own amazing county I have a grá for Galway and particularly Connemara with its breathtaking coastal landscape, and Clifden with its unspoilt beauty. How about a holiday abroad? It has to be the USA – what a diverse and amazing country! I have visited a number of times…New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and I am lucky as I have relations in the US which makes it a lot easier. I have wonderful memories of my first visit to Florida where I visited Disneyworld. What a magical place!

Meeting Mickey Mouse was a big child’s dream. An amazing place! What’s the Best Movie/Netflix/TV series you’ve watched recently? Suits, Homeland, Blue Bloods, and you can’t beat looking at The Tonight Show with Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper, a must before bedtime. What do you do to relax? I usually spend time with family and friends. You can’t beat a nice pot of strong Lyons tea and homemade apple pie or homemade brown bread by Mammy Beirne – a real treat! What’s your favourite place in Co. Roscommon? We have an amazing county with hidden gems …but I’m going to be 100% biased with a particular love for the incredible Donamon Castle and its surrounding grounds. Another local attraction is Stoneham’s Lough, Black’s Lake and the Wood Road. We have incredible scenery with amazing attractions right on our own doorstep with the amazing village of Creggs nestled on the Galway/Roscommon border. Great place to live and a must visit – just to clarify, I’m on the Roscommon side! (Laughs).

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Mother of two, Vicky Phelan, had to take on the might of the State in the High Court last year in order to get the truth about her 2011 CervicalCheck misdiagnosis. The mother of two is now terminally ill but refused to be bound by a confidentiality agreement for fear that other women might be affected by the scandal. It was a good week for Rooskey native Eimear Reynolds as she was announced as this year’s Roscommon Rose at a lavish ceremony at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night.

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It always annoyed me in a sense that we are defined by what we are. We tend to knock people who do something different – ‘they’re getting above their station’ or ‘they have notions’ – you do what’s normal for fear that someone might pick on you Former Roscommon footballer Ronan Brady, now a successful circus performance artist, speaking to the Roscommon People this week (see page 19)

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CERVICAL TESTS SCANDAL The nightmare scenario of receiving the news of a terminal cancer diagnosis was brought sharply into focus last week with the Vicky Phelan case. Of course what is especially troubling about this case is the circumstances in which this devastating information was ultimately received by her. More information is coming to light on a daily basis and what is clear is that what we know to date quite probably is only the tip of the iceberg. All of this leaves many thousands of women in a state of terrible uncertainty about the integrity of the testing they have undergone and the willingness to communicate openly with them where there is an issue. In my professional capacity, I see unfortunate cases of missed and delayed cancer diagnoses and the most common thread is the inability of the person to access information about their condition and treatment and the understandable mistrust that then enters the equation. Amongst the many other reforms that our system is clearly in need of, it is now high time for a statutory duty of disclosure to be introduced and for persons to be trusted with information about their own health at the earliest possible opportunity. As a legal professional, when consulted on such matters it is all too obvious that the person sitting in front of me is there as a last resort and, at a time when their energies should be completely focussed on their health, so begins another battle. If you feel you have been affected you should seek immediate legal advice. We at Byrne Carolan Cunningham Solicitors have a dedicated medical negligence team in place who will treat your enquiry with compassion and confidentiality. This column is prepared by Dolores Gacquin, Solicitor. Byrne Carolan Cunningham have offices in Athlone, Moate, Lanesborough and Galway. A person should always contact their solicitor to obtain legal advice specific to their own situation. The above column contains general information and cannot be relied upon as legal advice. * In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement

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It was a long winter. But with the racing season locally about to commence, it will hopefully be the start of a long summer of great racing, great weather and great enjoyment. The first meeting of the year at Roscommon is on Tuesday, May 8th. The opening race gets underway at 5.40 pm. It is a mixed card of flat and national hunt. If you rewind the clocks to this time last year, it’s remarkable to think that workers at the racecourse were watering parts of the track. By late summer, heavy rainfall fell incessantly. It made for practically a two-season winter. With the ground so soft, it wasn’t possible to put machinery on the track, which reduced the amount of work planned over the winter months. But there has been good grass growth in recent times and the manager is very happy with the shape the course is in ahead of next Tuesday. “There has been a few hints of spring thankfully in the last few weeks and this has been timely. Everything is looking well and we’re eagerly counting down the days to the first meeting,” said Michael Finneran. “The board have put in the hard work behind the scenes, we have our loyal sponsors back

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work closely with local businesses and local communities to develop and implement ideas that can make a real and sustainable impact in revitalising rural towns and villages across the country”. Minister Denis Naughten welcomed last Friday’s announcement. He said: “In 2017 five projects in County Roscommon were awarded funding under the Scheme in Elphin, Castlerea and Ballyforan and this funding provided a muchneeded boost”. Senator Frank Feighan also welcomed the news. He added: “The final project selection will be made in July by the Department of Rural and

A meeting of Co, Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society will take place on Tuesday, May 8th at 8 pm in The Percy French Hotel, Strokestown. Following this, at 8.30 pm, an illustrated lecture will take place on the topic of Medieval Exhibitionist Figures called Sheela na Gigs and will be given by Gary Dempsey of Roscommon town. Gary is a founder of Digital Heritage Age which is a group of archaeologists promoting 3D image recordings of cultural heritage in Ireland. Gary is the co-ordinator of the Digital Heritage Age Rathcroghan Heritage Project which discovered over 200 new archaeological monuments in Co. Roscommon between 2016 and 2018. He is also the lead researcher for the Sheela na Gig project. Sheela na Gigs are a class of medieval exhibitionist female figures, which are still broadly mysterious as to their original function. Gary hopes to demystify these curious carvings which were erected at monasteries, churches, castles and round towers. He will refer to a number of these in Co. Roscommon. All are welcome to this interesting lecture.

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The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is encouraging young people in County Roscommon to make sure they are registered to vote before the deadline for inclusion on the electoral register on May 8th. James Doorley, NYCI deputy director explained: “We are especially anxious to ensure that the 1741 young people who have turned 18 since the 2016 General Election and now have the right to vote in Roscommon are included in the electoral register and will be in a position to exercise their democratic right to vote in the upcoming referendum”. Any young person who is 18 years of age on or before May 25th 2018 next is eligible for inclusion in this updated voters list. “We are advising young people to check if they are on the electoral register on checktheregister.ie. Anyone not currently registered, needs to fill in the RFA2 form, have it signed and witnessed at a Garda Station, then return it by post or by hand to your local city or county council by the May 8th deadline, in order to make sure they will be able to cast their ballot on May 25th” concluded James Doorley.

Local finalists in Our World Irish Aid Awards Four Roscommon primary schools have been named regional finalists in the prestigious annual Our World Irish Aid Awards. Pupils and their teachers from St. Michael’s School, Castlerea; Scoil Bhríde, Four Mile House; Ballyfeeney National School, Scramogue; and Cootehall National School, Boyle will showcase their projects alongside those from nine other schools across the region at the regional final event taking place in Sligo on Monday, May 14th. Congratulating the teachers and pupils at the four Roscommon schools on making it to the Sligo regional final, Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Ciarán Cannon said that the standard of project entries this year had been exceptionally high. “Hundreds of primary school pupils across Ireland took part in the awards, learning how they, as global citizens, can make a tangible difference to the lives of others in developing countries and the transforming role of education. In particular, they have explored life in Mozambique and how the Irish people, through Irish Aid, have been supporting Mozambican children benefit from primary school education”. This year primary schools across the country have been exploring the theme of ‘Transforming our World’ which was designed to help pupils relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through the creation of projects about the challenges facing children in developing countries and the role played by Ireland. All 13 schools chosen to participate in the Sligo regional final will be presented with an ‘Our World Irish Aid Award’ plaque, and three schools will be selected to compete alongside nine other schools in the Our World Irish Aid national final in Dublin Castle on Wednesday, June 20th.

Naughten welcomes additional Gardai Minister Denis Naughten has welcomed the news that four additional Gardai will be deployed to the Roscommon-Longford division. “The extra Gardai will focus on keeping our roads and communities safe through increased crime prevention and detection. The additional members will also target criminal gangs to ensure the roads network in Roscommon-Longford division is not used and exploited by criminals. “An Garda Siochana will work closely with crime units to target known criminals and to disrupt their activities through strict enforcement of road traffic legislation. This is a welcome announcement,” stated Minister Naughten. He said that the additional allocation brings to more than 305 the number of Gardai assigned to the Roscommon-Longford divison.

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Another health scandal…as shame replaces shock All week Just what do you do when despair isn’t enough? A punch-drunk country over the past few days, we rolled with the latest unceremonious uppercuts, deeply, deeply bruised by the chaotic cervical cancer screening saga, pausing only to express our admiration for Vicky Phelan, reeling all the time from the sight of another state-humiliated Irish woman being mistreated – a dismayed public rocked by emerging new insights into just how dysfunctional and sometimes callous our health ‘care’ system is. Then, on Monday evening, the dam of despair somehow widened, as the limitations of our society were further exposed. Just now, shock is seeping away and shame is taking up residence. The cervical screening controversy is so bad, it’s almost certain that any words I write on this Wednesday morning will be out of date by week end. I only became aware of ‘revelations in the Dáil’ on Tuesday when I watched TV3’s ‘Tonight’ Show that night. It is fair to say that the panel and presenters were almost at a loss for words. Earlier, Health Minister Simon Harris had indicated to the Dáil that an additional 1,500 cases of cervical cancer may not have been audited by CervicalCheck. This revelation followed supposedly comprehensive checking by a ‘HSE Serious Incident Management Team’ over recent days. A stark, direct quote from the Minister: “Whilst I had previously been advised, and it had been commonly understood that Cer-

No rush! Roger Forrester pictured relaxing at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships in Four Roads at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

vicalCheck clinical audit covered all cases notified to the National Cancer Registry, I have been informed this afternoon that this is not the case”. So, more chaos, and on the Tonight Show, bewilderment amongst guests and hosts alike as to where these new figures had come from. Just what size of a cover-up is there at the heart of this mess? Today, confusions still reigns. Anguish and worry for hundreds, probably thousands, of women. Utter dismay at the HSE’s incompetence – and its insensitivity. The usual sense of a lack of accountability in positions of power (the resignation of Cervi-

calCheck Clinical Director Grainne Flannelly apart). Most of all, a crushing blow to the credibility of a health service which still has many positive aspects to it. Indeed Irish people have always had enormous faith in our doctors – in our medical professionals generally – and it will be deeply unfortunate if any lasting damage to that close relationship is caused. I should stress that when I criticise the HSE, I am criticising the ‘management monster’, the bureaucratic buffoonery, not the often heroic rank and file staff. What to do? We urgently need leadership, in the HSE and at political level. We need answers, and if neces-

sary, heads to roll. Most of all, we need clarity on what happened in the past, and transparency as to what will happen from now on. We need assurances about the CervicalCheck services. We also need to know that medical personnel will communicate openly and properly with patients in respect of those patients’ own health. The HSE? What does it stand for? Health Service Executive. Maybe the ‘health executive’ heads need to focus on the word ‘service’. This is a serious crisis. Shock has been replaced by shame. History tells us not to be confident that change and accountability will follow. History tells us that, when it comes to HSE management (and often the Department of Health too) despair can seem like a bottomless pit. What do you do when despair isn’t enough? (And, by the way, women ringing the CervicalCheck helpline are being told – if they get through, that is – to provide their name and expect a call back from someone “within a week”. Still, it’s a great country for the craic.

Friday

We had a very enjoyable night in the Abbey Hotel on Friday night when family and friends gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of well-known auctioneer Sean Naughton. Sean and Peggy and family were great hosts on what was a very enjoyable night. Music was provided by ‘Gentleman John Dunning’ and the conversation and craic featured lots of football and political talk, with many great memories recalled. Pictured are Maria Browne, Peggy and Sean Naughton and Anita Barry. Picture: Andrew Fox

So, the usual office wind down from around 5 pm on a Friday, and then a lady calls to the front desk. She’s not here, it transpires, to place a small ad, or to ask if a photographer is available in a few hours’ time! Nope, it’s the Religious correspondent of the UK’s Guardian newspaper, no less. The wha? The ‘Paul’s not available, he’s on a call’ line isn’t used (which it usually is by late on a Friday). It’s probably best to meet this unlikely and unexpected caller. So, having found her way from

Guardian HQ to Abbey Street in Roscommon, a Ms. Harriet Sherwood (Religious correspondent) is now in our office. The tables have been turned and I am on the receiving end of questions from a journalist. Of course the perfectly pleasant Ms. Sherwood has arrived in rural Ireland because the Guardian has dispatched its Religious correspondent to report on the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment. The reporter was spending the weekend in County Roscommon, speaking to locals in various parts of our county, endeavouring to assess the mood of the people of rural Ireland. I answered her questions – what she made of my answers is another question. She had a fair bit of ‘homework’ done; the woman from the Guardian focussing in on Roscommon’s vote in the same-sex marriage referendum and the perception of this county as a conservative place. As she left (for Ballaghaderreen, which she admitted she couldn’t pronounce) I said ‘enjoy your stay in Roscommon’, to which she replied: “Oh I love Roscommon already”. Ten minutes later, still wondering what I had actually said in the unscheduled interview, I decided it was time to wrap up for another week. As I got into my car, Abbey Street was quiet, bar the woman from the Guardian, still around…on foot, traditional reporter’s notebook in hand, continuing her search for what makes rural (and supposedly conservative!) Ireland tick!

Saturday/Sunday The sooner the All-Ireland GAA series gets going (this forthcoming weekend) the better. We are all waiting with excitement for Mayo v Galway, not to mention Roscommon’s debut, and all the other big games too. Meanwhile, I enjoyed a sportsfest on Saturday evening. Great to see such a momentous send-off for Connacht Rugby’s John Muldoon, pricelessly completed with an unlikely conversion from the great man. Later, I indulged myself with Match of the Day, followed by some very enjoyable World Snooker. Then, well into the early hours, I was glad I stayed up to watch Katie Taylor’s latest success in the world of professional boxing. Katie produced a fine performance, with Matthew Macklin, he of Four Roads stock, a very capable expert analyst on the Sky coverage.

Tuesday Okay, fair enough, Real Madrid have qualified for another Champions League final, but Ronaldo didn’t score in either of the two legs against Bayern Munich, didn’t amaze us with his play either (which I understood to be the deal). Is there a Complaints Department?

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NewsPeople Padre Pio blessing in Strokestown The Mass of St. Padre Pio will be celebrated in Strokestown Parish Church, on Tuesday, May 8th at 8pm. The celebrant will be Rev. Fr. Angelus O’Neill, OFM, Capuchin Friary. Fr. Angelus will be available to hear confession from 6.30 pm. After Mass, Fr. Angelus will give a blessing to each individual with the Saint Padre Pio mitten.

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Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns needs you! The Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns committee has had great success with summer flowers, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and initiating support for community involvement in the enhancement of Ballaghaderreen. The committee will hold an AGM on Thursday, May 15th at 8.30 pm in Spells (upstairs). A new committee will be selected on the night. It is vital that new members come forward to carry on this wonderful tradition of making the most of Ballaghaderreen. Failure to elect a new committee at the AGM will result in Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns disbanding on the night. Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns require new members in order to continue the good work on initiatives such as summer flowers and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Contact ballaghaderreentidytown@gmail.com 087-1346038.

Singers’ Circle at lamb festival! The next session of the South Roscommon Singers’ Circle takes place in conjunction with

Support Simone’s Sky Dive! Convent of Mercy student and Athleague native, Simone Tighe, is currently fundraising in order to complete a sky dive in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Simone is a niece of the late Gerry O’Connor who recently passed away following a battle with cancer. 5th year student Simone must raise €250 in order to book the sky dive and then a further €200 to complete it. All support is appreciated as she continues in her efforts for this very worthy cause.

Michelle appears on Eco Eye Roscommon business woman Michelle Fallon, founder of Michelle Made This, appeared on RTÉ’s th ‘Eco Tuesday, February . Presenter Stewart visitedChampionships Michelle at home, MaeveEye’ andon Therese Gately pictured27 at the County Duncan Roscommon Ploughing at thewhere she explained her role as Roscommon’s Green Cleaning Ambassador. The episode can be seen on the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox RTÉ Player at www.rte.ie/player Roscommon Lamb Festival, which takes place this week. The singing session will, as usual, take place in Murray’s of Knockcroghery this Saturday (5th) at 9 pm. Special guest on the night will be the one and only Brian O’Rourke. The comic genius that is Brian O’Rourke is probably best known as the creator of such jocoserious classics as: ‘Chantal de Champignon’, ‘When I Grow Up’ and ‘Drumsnot’, among

others, but he’s back with a new collection of equally hilarious creations under the title, ‘A Loaf in the Post’. So, don’t miss this opportunity to catch Brian as he unveils his latest offerings or indeed come along with your own song or story. As spring passes and summer approaches songs and stories relating to the time of year would be most welcome. It all starts at 9 pm and admission is free.

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Daly offers no Rosalie assurances  DAN DOONER

Family members and public representatives were offered no assurances over the future of the Rosalie Unit in Castlerea following a meeting with Minister Jim Daly and HSE officials in Dublin last night (Wednesday). Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice claimed that the group representing residents of the Rosalie Unit were shown no compassion during the meeting. He

also revealed that Executive Clinical Director of HSE West, Amanda Bourke, was instructed to stay away from the meeting by HSE Chief Officer Tony Canavan. “We were offered absolutely no assurances and we are no further down the road than we were before. We are very disappointed. “One of the HSE officials, Amanda Bourke, wasn’t at the meeting despite the fact that Minister Harris had requested her to

be there. Tony Canavan had stated and that he had instructed her not to attend. “In a sense we were hoping that we would have a glimmer of hope but we were shown no compassion,” he said. Cllr. Fitzmaurice was adamant that the fight for the future of the Rosalie Unit would continue despite this latest setback. “We’re not going to give up, we’ll continue to fight on,” he concluded.

Pictured at the launch of Macalla 2018 at Convent of Mercy, Roscommon were back row (l-r) Sarah McTiernan, Jade Gallagher and Louise Fetherstone. Front row (l-r) Cheyenne Hunt, Stacey Reith and Siobhán Hoare. Report and more photos in our next issue. Picture: Andrew Fox

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Now is the time Vote NO and stand up Stand Up For Life National Rally Stand up for mothers and babies! If the 8th Amendment is repealed, Ireland will be a very different place. We all need to play our part in these final critical days before the vote. There won’t be any second chances to save the 8th Amendment which protects mothers and babies in pregnancy.

for life! – Cora Sherlock The ‘Stand Up for Life!’ Rally will take place in Merrion Square, Dublin on Saturday, 12th May at 2 pm. Cora Sherlock of LoveBoth said: “This is the last chance for the pro life movement to come together before the referendum on the 25th May.Voters are realising more and more just how extreme the Government’s proposals are and that, far from introducing limited abortion, a yes vote is a vote for abortion on demand. The only way to stop these proposals is to vote No”. She continued: “We are in unchar-

tered territory in the debate in Ireland. Minister Simon Harris told us that the referendum would be about the ‘hard cases’. This was not true, the referendum is not about the hard cases, it is about abortion on demand. “The Government is proposing to replace the 8th amendment with extreme abortion laws that would allow abortion for any reason up to three months of pregnancy. At just nine weeks a baby’s eyes have colour in them, the baby has a mouth and tiny tastebuds. At 10 weeks a

baby’s heart is beating at 180 beats a minute – that’s three times faster than your own heart”. She concluded: “The new abortion legislation proposes to turn GP surgeries in every town and village in Ireland into abortion clinics. “It is clear that the momentum against these extreme proposals is growing and we call on members of the public to attend the rally on Saturday, the 12th of May to show support of the retention of the 8th amendment and to ‘Vote NO’ on 25th May”.

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Pictured at the opening of the Roscommon Lamb Festival on Wednesday were John Gaffney; Donal Mee, Roscommon Lamb Festival Chairman; Joe Healy, IFA President; Maura Quigley, Roscommon Mart Manager; Jim O’Connor, Roscommon IFA Chairman; Barry Molloy; Tommy Grehan, FBD, and James Gleeson. Picture: Andrew Fox

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Roscommon Lamb Festival 2018 kicks off!  DAN DOONER

ON YOUR MARKS…FOR CARERS’ MINI MARATHON! Pictured at the recent launch of the Carers’ Mini Marathon which takes place in Roscommon town on Bank Holiday Monday (7th) were Bernie Dowling, Minister Denis Naughten and Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Cllr. Orla Leyden. The marathon starts at Hannon’s Hotel and registration is available online at runireland.com or on the day from 1 pm.

The 2018 Roscommon Lamb Festival was officially launched by Joe Healy of IFA at Roscommon Mart yesterday (Wednesday) and will run throughout the week until Bank Holiday Monday (7th). Mr. Healy said the lamb festival was an important event in Roscommon’s calendar. “A lot of work goes into this event and huge thanks must go to the chairman and the committee. “The Lamb Festival is a celebration of all that’s good about Roscommon agriculture. It’s an incredible event and very well organised”. The IFA President, who had to cancel an appearance at last year’s launch due to a meeting with then Taoiseach Enda Kenny, said the sheep sector was synonymous with Roscommon. The IFA President went on to highlight the importance of CAP to local farmers as well as local consumers before urging farmers to

have lambs dosed over the next two weeks. Lamb Festival chairman Dónal Mee thanked the event’s sponsors including main sponsor Roscommon County Council and urged those present to bring their families to the “huge array” of events taking place this weekend. The Roscommon Lamb Festival continues today (Thursday) with a Sheep

Farm Walk at Carntleva, Four Roads, before the launch of Interconnections 2 at King House in Boyle at 7 pm and a Pop-Up Lamb Festival Dinner at An Chistin also at 7 pm. Friday is a busy day for the festival with events running from 10 am to 9.30 pm. The day will open with the Farmer’s Market in Roscommon town where the official

opening of the Local Enterprise Craft Marquee will also take place. A number of knitting workshops will take place in the marquee throughout the weekend. With a wide variety of exciting events this weekend and a family fun day in Loughnaneane Park on Sunday, your best bet is to keep it local and visit Roscommon this Bank Holiday weekend!

Pictured at the opening of the Roscommon Lamb Festival on Wednesday were Cllr. Paddy Kilduff ; Mary Gleeson; Eugene Cummins, CEO, Roscommon County Council; Cllr. Orla Leyden, Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council and Donal Mee, Roscommon Lamb Festival Chairman. Picture: Andrew Fox

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Join us on Saturday May 5th for an open day! We will be giving demonstrations on patchwork and quilting. You can get to try out our sewing machines and see what’s coming up in our workshops for Summer 2018. Pictured enjoying Sean Naughton’s 70th birthday celebrations in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon were members of the Naughton family (l-r) Gary, Kirsty, Ava, Peggy, Sean, Michael, Sarah-Jane, Niall and Ian. Photo special in our next issue. Picture: Andrew Fox

Denis cries foul on dogs (or owners) The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten T.D. has announced the allocation of €884,000 from the Environment Fund to 31 Local Authorities under the 2018 Anti-Litter and AntiGraffiti Awareness Grant Scheme (ALAGS). The Scheme provides

funding to local authorities to conduct public awareness and education campaigns at a community level targeting litter, dog fouling and graffiti. Each local authority is responsible for selecting the suitable awareness projects that receive funding. Minister Naughten stated: “Local authorities

use this funding to raise awareness and encourage behavioural change to tackle graffiti and littering of all types, including gum, cigarette butts and dog fouling, which is a particular bugbear of mine. “Dog fouling is perhaps the most intrusive type of litter and a constant source

of annoyance for us all on our streets, in our parks and on our beaches. “I welcome any initiatives that will increase awareness of this nuisance litter and the many public health risks, particularly for children, that is associated with dog owners not picking up their dog’s waste”.

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Sew Fabulous on Saturday 5th May Join Lynn from Seams Sew Simple for Sew Fabulous on Saturday May 5th for an open day. She will be giving demonstrations on patchwork and quilting. You can try out their sewing machines and see what’s coming up in the workshops for Summer 2018. The creative sewing classes are suitable for beginners and you will learn everything you need to know to get you started on your creative journey. Contact Lynn on 087 9185054.

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NewsPeople A Rooskey Rose – Eimear takes the crown!  DAN DOONER

Aisling McNeill, Roscommon Rose committee, Eimear Reynolds, Roscommon Rose 2018, and Yvonne Corrigan Donohue, Chairperson of Roscommon Rose Centre pictured at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night.

Anthony O’Gara, CEO of the International Rose of Tralee, Eimear Reynolds, Roscommon Rose 2018, Paul Clabby, Roscommon’s most popular Escort 2018 and Yvonne Corrigan Donohue, Chairperson of Roscommon Rose Centre pictured at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night.

Eimear Reynolds (27), was crowned the 2018 Roscommon Rose of Tralee at the Roscommon Rose selection night, which was presented by Today FM DJ Fergal Darcy, at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night.

Rooskey native, Eimear Reynolds (27), was crowned the 2018 Roscommon Rose of Tralee at the Roscommon Rose selection night, which was presented by Today FM DJ Fergal Darcy, at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night. A daughter of Hilary and Finian, Eimear is a member of the renowned Emerald Storm and of Roscommon Solstice Choir. She works with the children’s choir in St. Mel’s Cathedral in Longford and runs a bar and catering business in Longford Golf Club. She had previously won the ‘Face of Ireland’ competition in 2014. Chairperson of the Roscommon Rose Centre, Yvonne Corrigan Donohue said Eimear was a “deserving winner”. “I’d like to congratulate Eimear and know that we will work well together during her reign as Roscommon Rose. I have no doubt that Eimear will give it her all and be a super ambassador for Roscommon. “I’d like to thank the judges, committee, local businesses and media for their help and support throughout and also our main sponsor Callington Ltd”. This was Eimear’s second Rose selection night and she told the Roscommon People that she was thrilled to be nominated this time around. “It’s still sinking in! There were 14 girls overall and it could’ve been any one of them. I was so shocked when he (Fergal) called my name out, I couldn’t believe it. “I’m also delighted that all the Roses get to go to Tralee this year too. We won’t all get to be on TV but it makes it much more exciting that we’ll be there. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and I’m really looking forward to the year,” she concluded.

Strokestown Poetry Festival launch this Friday! The official opening of the 20th Strokestown Poetry Festival takes place t 8.45 pm this Friday night (4th) at The Percy French Hotel in Strokestown. The festival begins with a number of events today and runs until Bank Holiday Monday (7th). Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Cllr. Orla Leyden

will officially launch this year’s event. With a whole host of well-known local an international wordsmiths set to descend on the Co. Roscommon town, organisers believe that this will be the biggest Strokestown Poetry Festival to date. Following this Friday’s official opening, well-known poet, Tony

‘Long Fella’ Walsh from Manchester will perform at the venue. Tony is famous for his poem ‘This is the Place’, which he performed in Albert Square, Manchester following the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017. For a full programme of Strokestown Poetry Festival events visit www.strokestownpoetry.org.

Billy Conlon and James Coffey pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

Letters on the referendum ... The Roscommon People has received a huge number of letters from members of the public in relation to the upcoming Referendum on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. It is our intention to publish a number of these letters

in forthcoming issues, beginning next week. Further letters can be posted to Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon or emailed to paul@roscommonpeople.ie or news@ roscommonpeople.ie

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COUNTY ROSCOMMON PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018

John and Mary Curley pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

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Ballinlough NS: From chalkboards to tablets! This academic year at Ballinlough National School we are proudly celebrating the fact that our school is 180 years old (c.1837-2017). The school building retains all of its 19th century charm despite modern additions such as toilets and the conversion of the teacher’s residence downstairs into a multi-purpose room. The fact that we still use the original Victorian building helps us to retain the atmosphere of the village school. We have many original documents including old roll books and Inspectors’ reports from the late 19th century onwards, which the children can access as part of their History lessons. This year children have been studying what life was like during the Victorian Era. On the 1st of December 2017, through a Living History Project,

we transformed one of our classrooms into a Victorian classroom. The children were transported back to the 1st of December 1837, as teacher called the roll using a chalk attendance board (original to the school). In the corner of the room was a dunce’s cap, while on the desk the cane lay in wait for its next victim! A replica open fire was placed where the original would have stood and children filled it with sods of turf to boil the kettle for the teacher’s tea. The morning began with a hand inspection (cleanliness being next to Godliness!) after which the children were permitted to sit. They worked by dim candlelight using chalk on a small slate board. Lessons included Bible Studies, English Dictation and Arithmetic. This really brought home to the children the differences between a 19th and 21st

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Ballinlough National School are proudly celebrating the fact that the school is 180 years old (c.1837-2017).

century classroom! Our celebrations will continue for the rest of this academic year. At Ballinlough National School we believe that children thrive in an environment in which they are happy, challenged and secure. If you would like to arrange a visit to Ballinlough National School please do not hesitate to contact us!

On the 1st of December 2017, through a Living History Project, Ballinlough NS transformed one of their classrooms into a Victorian classroom. The children were transported back to the 1st of December 1837.

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Ros FM presents: pedal powered cinema! Roscommon’s community radio station, Ros FM, will host a major Pedal Power Cinema fundraiser on Sunday, May 13th at the Hyde Centre. Doors will open at 2 pm and the hardworking committee will power the feature movie Despicable Me 3 from 3

pm. There will also be a free raffle on the day. It’s free entry with donations towards the running of the radio station very welcome and much appreciated. Children attending the event must be supervised by adults at all times.

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Pictured at the Bank of Ireland Fashion Show in aid of the Mayo/Roscommon Hospice Foundation in the Abbey Hotel were Tara Rogers and Anne Marie Beirne. Picture: Andrew Fox

The Athleague Fair and Festival is due to take place in the picturesque village over the June Bank Holiday weekend (1st to 4th) and as part of the festival, the village will play host to a ‘Soap Box Derby’, in association with Tremane Hurling Club, on Sunday, June 3rd. Teams are already transforming driveways and garden sheds into makeshift pit lanes ahead of the event and organisers are expecting a large entry come race day. The event is sponsored by Callington Ltd., Tremane and there is extremely generous prize-money on offer including a whopping €1,000 for the winners, €500 for second

The Cube – fostering innovative enterprise and female entrepreneurship Just one year on from the launch of the Cube Deskspace facility in Roscommon town, a total of 25 users – a mix of new entrepreneurs, business people and other workers in knowledge sectors –have already availed of the space to locate and grow their activities, retaining employment and jobs locally. The facility, offering shared deskspace with highspeed broadband connectivity and other services, is the first of its kind located in a Local Authority Civic HQ. Learning from the ERDF funded TRINNO Project, it is part of Roscommon County Council’s Strategic Plan to foster the establishment of necessary incubation and innovation infrastructure in collaboration with regional stakeholders to retain employment and enterprise in the county and address the ongoing brain-drain and outmigration, especially amongst young people and graduates. It also aims to develop international networks and linkages to further foster business growth. The space is managed by WestBIC, which also provides a range of support services for new en-

trepreneurs and innovative enterprises wishing to expand their businesses. Working closely with the Local Enterprise Office and Enterprise Ireland, James Donlon from WestBIC noted that a range of funding opportunities are currently open to new entrepreneurs. “Along with attractive Priming Grants from the LEO, in particular a new call for female entrepreneurs is currently open through the Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund, with applications to be submitted by 15th May. We are happy to discuss this opportunity with new female entrepreneurs in the region and will provide advice and assistance with applications where possible”. At present, The Cube deskspace is home to 12 regular users, including five females, developing their start-up enterprises and availing of shared workspace in a professional office environment. Those wishing to avail of the facility can drop in to James in the new Civic Offices in Roscommon town; tel. 090-6625196, email: jdonlon@westbic.ie or visit www.westbic.ie/ thecube

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With draft details emerging as to the shape of the next CAP, IFA President Joe Healy said the Irish Government and Commissioner Hogan must be resolute and “fight like hell” to secure an increase in the CAP Budget as part of the MFF negotiations on the EU Budget in Brussels. He said leaks on the CAP details cannot be allowed to distract from their obligation to deliver on the CAP budget. Speaking at the IFA-EU Commission civil dialogue event attended by 700 farmers in Kilkenny, Joe Healy delivered a strong message to Commissioner Hogan: “As Commissioner, your job is to fight like hell for

an increase in the CAP Budget. And you cannot accept anything less in Brussels”. Mr. Healy said this is the biggest challenge Commissioner Hogan will face in Brussels and the outcome will have a major impact in Ireland: “Irish farmers are depending on the Commissioner to deliver. “IFA has always been clear that direct payment should go to active farmers based on objective criteria around agricultural production, the farmer’s contribution to the economy, labour input and the provision of public goods. The proposals in the CAP details around a genuine farmer are a move in this direction”.

Willie Gacquin and Eleanor Coffey pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

Roscommon People MART WATCH Roscommon Mart sample prices Dry cows Lim X 910kgs €1880, BBX 905kgs €1850, Char 855kgs €1820, Lim X 785kgs €1760 BBX 730kgs €1500, Simm x 740kgs €1400, Hex 740kgs €1320, Sh 675kgs €1200, Lim 580kgs €1220, Lim X 655kgs €1270, ShX 645kgs €1200, Sh 575kgs €1000.

Heifers Char X 660kgs €1720, Char X 610kgs €1705, Lim X 640kgs €1690, Lim X 585kgs €1680, Char 610kgs €1600, 2 Lim 525kgs €1450, Lim X 515kgs €1400, 2 Lim 525kgs €1450, Char X 530kgs €1435, BBX 515kgs €1400, Lim X 510kgs €1380, 2 Char X 485kgs €1340, AAX 550kgs €1335, Lim 450kgs €1300, Char X 425kgs €1300,Lim X 440kgs €1280, Char X 355kgs €1150, Lim X 395kgs

€1040, AAX 395kgs €1025.

Bullocks Char 615kgs €1390, Lim X 590kgs €1370, 2 Sh 500kgs €1165, 3 Lim X 411kgs €1040, 2 Simm 432kgs €1000, AAX 510kgs €1215, HEX 555kgs €1125, BBX 485kgs €1040, Lim X 420kgs €1050, Char X 405kgs €1000, Char X 490kgs €1270, Lim X 335kgs €870.

Spring lambs 45.1kgs €150, 42.3kgs €140, 42kgs €139, 42kgs €131.

Hoggets 68.7kgs €153, 62.4kgs €150, 61.3kgs €150, 55.4kgs €142, 53.5kgs €140.5, 54kgs €140, 50.6kgs €128, 49.4kgs €125.

Manager’s report… Maura Quigley, Roscommon Mart “There was another large entry of excellent quality stock on offer at last Friday’s sale. Due to recent grass there was a better demand for stock from farmers and agents this week. “There was a lively trade for heifers with prices fetching from an average of €2.58 per kilo up to €3.05 per kilo. Prices for bullocks ranged from an average of €2.32 per kilo up to €2.60 per kilo. There was a large entry of dry cows on offer with lots making from €1.93 per kilo up to €2.37 per kilo. “There will be a special sale of bullocks this Friday (May 4th) at 11 am with 47 pens on offer as well as heifers and dry cows. There will also be a Bealtaine special sale of heifers next Friday (11th) at 11 am. Bookings accepted up to 5 pm today (May 3rd). Sale also features bullocks and dry cows. “We had a larger entry of sheep at last week’s sale. There was an improvement in trade for hoggets with prices topping €153. We had a small entry this week of spring lambs with a top price of €150. The trade for cast ewes was similar to the previous week with prices ranging from €70 to €148. “There was a smaller entry of ewes with lambs at foot on offer this week however, there was a brisk trade for them with a very high percentage of lots sold. Sales continue each Wednesday at 11 am for lambs, cast ewes and ewes with lambs at foot. “Friday’s yard opens at 7.30 am and only mart staff will be allowed into the sales yard from 7.30 am to 10.30 am. All stock must be penned by 10 am. The draw for the starting pens will take place at 9.50 am. Yard will open to allow stock to be viewed by purchasers from 10.30 am to 11 am sharp and closed again to the public. “Cattle that are not penned by 10 am will have to wait to be penned until after the viewing period is over. Sellers who do not have their cattle penned by the time they come up for sale will have to wait until the end to have their stock sold. We thank you for your co-operation and patience as we implement these changes”.

Manager’s report… Brendan Egan, Castlerea Mart “There was a large entry of stock again last week and a very brisk trade reported from the heifer rings with both the store heifers and heifer weanlings in strong demand. With a good entry of quality lots on offer, the heifer weanlings made as high as €4.17 a kilo while the weanling bulls received a boost this week with strong demand for the Turkish trade. “The cull cow trade remains strong while the suck calves and breeding stock reported excellent clearances also. “Cows with calves at foot made form €1100 to €2000 for a Ch cow and a ch bull calf at foot. Springers made from €800 to €1720 per head. Dairy cross calves made form €20 to €145 per head. AA and Hereford cross calves made from €150 to €320 with continental cross making from €300 to €400. “There were 200 bullocks on offer at last week’s sale making from €300 to €905 over with an average price of €682 over paid. Trade remained strong for all classes on offer with a good attendance of customers present. “Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday) with our usual sale of heifers, cows, calves, runners and weanlings on offer. All sales commence at 11 am. Sellers are advised to have stock penned by 10.30 am to facilitate viewing before the sale commences”.

Castlerea Mart sample prices Heifers Lm 420kgs €1240, Ch 390kgs €1235, Ch 410kgs €1215, Lm 480kgs €1370, AA 475kgs €1290, Ch 555kgs €1535, Lm 560kgs €1360, Lm 455kgs €1280.

Dry cows Ch 440kgs €900, Chx 705kgs €1595, Lm 760kgs €1515, Si 700kgs €1430, Lm 790kgs €1545.

Weanling bulls Lm 295kgs €970, Ch 265kgs €930, Ch 285kgs €905, Ch

420kgs €1195, Lm 475kgs €1200, AA 540kgs €1290, Ch 380kgs €1150.

Weanling heifers Lm 280kgs €1090, Lm 285kgs €1190, Ch 290kgs €940, Ch 300kgs €1175, Ch 340kg €1080, Lm 330kgs €1000, Ch 410kgs €1020.

Bullocks Lm 495kgs €1400, Chx 475kgs €1340, Ch 545kgs €1445, Lm 500kgs €1390, Ch 515kgs €1305, AA 585kgs €1335, Ch 560kgs €1350.

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Kathleen Donaghy, Chloe and Amy Daly pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

Danny Packingham pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

The Ploughing results are in! The results are in from the 2018 Roscommon Ploughing Championships which took place at on the lands of John and Mary Curley in Carntleva, Four Roads last Sunday. And the winners are… 2 Furrow Junior Confined – 1st: John Hanley, Crosswell, Creggs, Co. Roscommon, 2nd: Paddy Finnegan, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. 2 Furrow Junior Open – 1st: Brian McNally, Killashandra, Co. Cavan, 2nd: Mel McKenna, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. Horse Confined – 1st: James Coffey, Lisphelim, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. Horse Open - 1st: Gerry O’Reilly, Claregalway, 2nd: Noel Hand, Co. Monaghan, 3rd: Coleman Cogan, Kilmovee, Co. Mayo. Under 21 Confined – 1st: Cathal Treacy, Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon.

Under 21 Open – 1st: Shane Duffy, Co. Mayo Under 28 Open – 1st: Andy Stewart, Killashee, Co. Longford. Under 28 Confined – 1st: Brian Mulvihill, Glinsk, Co. Roscommon. Farmerette – 1st: Pauline Lavin, Ardikillan, Strokestown 3 Furrow Senior Open – 1st: Andy Tully, Co. Cavan. Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer Open – 1st: Tommy McCabe, Oldcastle, Co. Meath, 2nd: David Grhan, Banbridge, Co. Down, 3rd: Tommy Pierce, Donard, Co. Wicklow. Vintage 2 Furrow Mounted Open – 1st: Jack O’Brien, Enniskillen, 2nd: James Adair, Co. Antrim, 3rd: Fred Dunne, Fermanagh. Vintage 2 Furrow Mounted Confined – 1st Sean Ward, Creagh, Ballinasloe. Vintage Single Furrow Open – 1st: Bruno McCormack, Meath, 2nd: Alex Hunter, Sligo.

2 Furrow Senior Open – 1st: Gerry Sheridan, Mayo. Loy Under 21 Open – 1st: Jack McDaniel, Co. Sligo, 2nd: Chloe Daly, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. Loy Men’s Junior Open – 1st: John Daly, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath, 2nd Liam Dolan, Arvagh, Co. Cavan, 3rd: Tom Cunningham, Mountbellew, Co. Galway. Loy Ladies Open – 1st: Kathleen Donaghy, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, 2nd: Amy Daly, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. Loy Men’s Senior Open – 1st: John Boland, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, 2nd: Alex Hunter, Carrickhenry, Sligo, 3rd: George Hunter, Carrickhenry, Sligo. Donkey Class – 1st: David Feehily, Co. Sligo, 2nd: Liam Flynn, Co. Sligo Iron Horse Open – 1st: Francis Naughton, Kilkee, Co. Clare.

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Mary Conry Candler, Noelle Rogerson, Regina Lohan and Maura Quigley pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

(SELLERS ARE ADVISED TO HAVE STOCK PENNED BEFORE 10.30 A.M. IN ORDER TO ALLOW VIEWING TIME BEFORE SALE STARTS AT 11 A.M.) THURSDAY WEEKLY:

SALE OF HEIFERS, COWS, CALVES, RUNNERS AND WEANLINGS ALL SALES COMMENCE AT 11 A.M. INTAKE COMMENCES AT 8 A.M. 3 RINGS IN OPERATION. ALL STOCK PRE BOOKED.

Friday, May 11th at 11 a.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on this Thursday, May 3rd Also Bullocks & Dry Cows -----------------------

Mid May Sale of Bullocks Friday, May 18th at 11 a.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 10th Also Heifers & Dry Cows ----------------------Friday, May 11th

140 Simmental X Breeding Heifers Sale at 5 p.m. sharp viewing from 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Also 25 Pedigree Simmental Bulls Show at 6 p.m. Sale at 8 p.m. Enquiries 057 9324577 -----------------------

Tuesday, May 8th at 5 p.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on this Thursday, May 3rd Also Springers/Suckler Cows Yard opens at 2 p.m. All stock to be penned by 4 p.m. Viewing time from 4.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ----------------------Tuesday, May 8th at 5 p.m. Special Entry of 26 Springers/Cows with calves (viewing from 4.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.) 17 Excellent Quality 1st Time Calvers with Limousin Calves at foot 15 Simm X, 1 BBX & 1 Lim X 8 Pedigree Lim Cows – 4 with Ped Reg calves at foot & 4 on the point of calving Photos on our website/Facebook pages -----------------------

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Friday, May 4th at 11 a.m. Also Heifers & Dry Cows 50 pens of Bullocks on offer Please note Yard opens at 7.30 a.m. All stock to be penned by 10 a.m. Viewing time from 10.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. -----------------------

Colman Cogan pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

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People NEWS ‘Dirty nappies left to rot on roadsides’ When a group of volunteers try to improve their environment by carrying out a litter pick they have certain expectations about what they might find. But nothing prepared the local schoolchildren and adults in Kilteevan for the absolutely appalling discovery of vast amounts of dirty nappies thrown on the side of the main L1806 Road. A spokesperson for Kilteevan Tidy towns said: “This is a shocking example for parents to be setting for their children. Shame on them! Parents are not considering the fact that it may be their own children who will have to clean up environmental damage caused by dirty nappies left to rot on roadsides. “We need a total mind shift in Ireland in relation to waste. We all need to accept that the rubbish I create is MY rubbish and it is MY responsibility to dispose of it properly. “We need to learn from countries like Japan where streets in Tokyo are litter-free and gum-free and there are no litter bins. Everyone cares and simply brings home their waste. “Kilteevan Tidy Towns is working closely with Roscommon Co. Council and we will continue to do so to tackle the issue of illegal dumping and littering in the community. “The Kilteevan community has worked hard for the past sixteen years and has made wonderful improvements to the environment of our community. “We are most grateful for the support we have received from Roscommon Co. Council to date but we are calling now for the use of technology to identify these irresponsible people who are spoiling our environment. We are urging everyone to set good example in waste disposal and to do the right thing. “Everyone in the community is now being extra vigilant and will report any illegal dumping or littering in Kilteevan to the authorities”.

LEADER: €200,000 available for community groups Roscommon LEADER Partnership advises all community groups in its area to be aware that funding is now available under LEADER Programme 2014-2020. The company is inviting Expressions of Interest for community projects seeking grant aid at a rate of 75% of project costs with grants varying up to a maximum of €200,000. Roscommon LEADER Partnership will issue Expression of Interest forms to those interested in applying for funding under this section of the programme. The purpose of the Expression of Interest form is to enable Roscommon LEADER Partnership to establish the level of interest, range, quality, uniqueness and readiness of such projects from groups who intend to apply for grant aid under the Programme in County Roscommon in 2018/2019. Examples of projects which could be funded include: * Development or refurbishment of community halls, hubs, centres and other suitable facilities to meet the needs of local communities and target groups. * Provision of access to support infrastructure and facilities that would otherwise not be available. * Support for cultural activities, arts and heritage facilities. * General community and recreational infrastructure. * Innovative projects to tackle issue of social/rural isolation will be considered, including suitable collaborative measures. The closing date for Expressions of Interest is 31st May 2018. To request an Expression of Interest form, please contact RLP office, Golf Links Road, Roscommon at 090-6630252 or Tomas@ridc.ie Please note: An expression of interest form is not an application form and application forms will not be issued until this process is completed.

Pictured at the Bank of Ireland Fashion Show in aid of the Mayo/Roscommon Hospice Foundation in the Abbey Hotel were Olive McGuinness, Nuala Rogers, Martina Jennings and Paul Foxe. Picture: Andrew Fox

CBS ROSCOMMON Na Bráithre Críostaí

Invitation SATURDAY, MAY 5TH 2018

The CBS Roscommon warmly invites all of our past and current students, staff members, parents and friends of the school community to share in the official celebration of our 80th anniversary on Saturday, May 5th. LIST OF EVENTS 1pm - 5pm: Open House; all are welcome for refreshments and to tour the school. 2pm: Official Opening of the ‘Christy Hannon Memorial Library’ in CBS. 3pm: Keynote Speaker Brother Michael Heffernan CFC. 7pm:Vigil Mass at the Sacred Heart Church to celebrate the Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice.

Join us as we celebrate our 80th anniversary of educating young men in Roscommon.

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Ronan and Aisling to ‘Square the Circle’ Dean Crowe to host exciting circus show Dan Dooner Former Elphin and Roscommon footballer, Ronan Brady, has been making waves on the circus performing arts scene for the last five years. Now, Ronan and aerial and trapeze artist Aisling Ní Cheallaigh are preparing to wow the Dean Crowe Theatre and venues across the country with their new show, ‘How to Square a Circle’, which will feature a combination of Aisling’s aerial talents and Ronan’s Cyr Wheel. Speaking to the Roscommon People earlier this week, Ronan provided an insight into the show’s origins. “We’ve been working as circus artists for the last four or five years and we’ve always worked together on different shows for different companies. “Aisling is into mathematics and she came up with the name ‘How to Square a Circle’. It’s about trying to solve the impossible; we always really enjoyed that notion of just because something is perceived as ‘impossible’ doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be pursued,” he said. Both Ronan and Aisling have changed careers to enter the world of circus and pursue their passion. “Aisling is from quite an academic background and would’ve been quite a bookworm in college and I would have been a teacher and footballer, so the two of us very much changed what we were doing and pursued something completely different. We enjoy the idea that at any point you can change something. We often do something because it’s what we’ve always done and who are we to go and do something else?” The Elphin native said he initially became a teacher because it felt like the right path to take. “I became a teacher because it would allow me to play football. When I was growing up, my aunts and uncles or anybody I knew were civil servants, teachers, guards, and you into a good pensionable job and that was it. I grew up understanding what I was supposed to do but not what I wanted to do. “We’re kind of corralled into an education system and to choose

subjects with an eye for Leaving Cert and a degree course and all of a sudden you’re in a place and you haven’t really considered where you really want to be”. Ronan’s arrival into the world of circus performing was something of an accident. An inflamed pelvis injury at the age of 25 stalled his football career for 12 months but afforded him an opportunity to try something new during his rehabilitation. Suddenly, however, he became hooked on circus, acrobatics, and the Cyr Wheel and drifted away from football. “It’s not something I always wanted to do; it’s just something I want to do at this moment in time. I probably see myself changing into something else at another point. It always annoyed me in a sense that we are defined by what we are. We tend to knock people who do something different – ‘they’re getting above their station’ or ‘they have notions’ – you do what’s normal for fear that someone might pick on you”. Soon, Ronan was forced into a choice – teaching and football or a life less ordinary. “Anytime you do something different it always results in a little bit of slagging – ‘Oh you’re off to the circus!’ No-one really means any badness by it but it can kind of build up too, it can affect you. “In the beginning I’d be missing matches because of gigs. The match would be coming up and I’d be making my excuses, you know? ‘What are you doing?’ I didn’t want to say what I was off doing because it would be seen as ridiculous. If I wanted to make a go of it I had to fully commit to it. I had grown up doing team sports and I wanted to do something a little more individual”. His decision and subsequent dedication to his craft led to an appearance on TV3’s ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’. Ronan enjoyed the experience and the opportunity. “It was good fun but it’s a produced piece of TV. It was interesting to see how television is made but the real goal was to present this option to younger generations and show that if somebody from Roscommon can do this then it is an option. There are so many good circus schools in the country and it would be nice to build numbers and build a community in Ireland based around circus,” he said. Looking at his current project, Ronan is delighted to be working with Aisling on their exciting new show.

“‘How to Square a Circle’ is basically a condensed Cirque de Soleil show and will be staged in the Dean Crowe Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, May 12th and 13th. Aisling has actually turned down a couple of contracts with Cirque de Soleil because she’s so busy with work at home. “Our show celebrates having a go and having a cut at something. It’s our first show and we’re very much having a go and having at cut at it. It’s really impressive. Some really impressive physical feats celebrating friendship and going after what you want. “This is a very different vibe, so it’s a bit more contemporary. There’s a bit more dance in it and a bit more theatre so there’s a combination of a lot of skills packed into one enjoyable show,” he concluded. While both Aisling and Ronan are very much in demand in countries as far-flung as Canada, Australia and the Faroe Islands, they are looking forward to taking ‘How to Square a Circle’ on the road at home. The Dean Crowe Theatre on May 12th and 13th will afford audiences an opportunity to experience the exciting world of circus.

Aisling Ní Cheallaigh and Ronan Brady will take their new show ‘How to Square a Circle to the Dean Crowe Theatre in Athlone on Saturday and Sunday, May 12th and 13th.

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Pictured at the Ballintubber Castles in Communities Short Films launch hosted by Ballintubber Tidy Towns at the Old School House were Madeline Egan and Mary Keane. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Ballintubber Castles in Communities Short Films launch hosted by Ballintubber Tidy Towns at the Old School House were back row (l-r) Pyers O’Conor Nash, Bonnie Garvey, Eugene Cummins, CEO of Roscommon County Council, Eileen Kenny, Dr. Neil Brady, Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice, Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher, Richard O’Conor Nash, Deputy Eugene Murphy and Betty Garvey. Front row (l-r) Pat Garvey, Pyers and Marguerite O’Conor Nash, Michael Hourigan, Mimar Media, Cllr. Orla Leyden, Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council and Tony Waldron. Picture: Andrew Fox

At Ballintubber Castles in Communities Short Films launch…

Pictured at the Ballintubber Castles in Communities Short Films launch hosted by Ballintubber Tidy Towns at the Old School House were Gráinne Keane and Margaret Mugan. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Ballintubber Castles in Communities Short Films launch hosted by Ballintubber Tidy Towns at the Old School House were Mildred Beirne, Pat and Betty Garvey. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Ballintubber Castles in Communities Short Films launch hosted by Ballintubber Tidy Towns at the Old School House were John Murray and Martin Timoney. Picture: Andrew Fox

Loughrea Hotel and Spa hosting Wedding Showcase this Sunday The multi-award winning Lough Rea Hotel and Spa is one of the most highly recommended and well-known wedding venues in Galway. It is situated just outside the quaint town of Loughrea overlooking Loughrea Lake. On Sunday the 6th May from 2 pm The Lough Rea Hotel and Spa invites you to learn about its wonderful new wedding packages. View the Grand Ballroom displaying a set-up example of how the wedding team perfects your special day. Gain a feel of your wedding reception at the Loughrea Hotel and Spa as the team on hand answer your queries and guide you around this fantastic venue. This Wedding event will also give you the op-

portunity to view our stunning new rooftop garden which boasts stunning panoramic views of Loughrea Lake and the Galway countryside. The rooftop garden is the perfect paradise to enjoy a glass of champagne with your bridal party and family while your photographer captures some special moments reflecting your wedding day. Indulge in some food sampling which is showcasing the best fresh local and Irish produce we use in our wedding menus. Meet our top wedding suppliers. Special promotional offers for bookings on the day. To register your interest contact our wedding coordinator today – Sally Brogan on 091-880088 (email sbrogan@loughreahotelandspa.com).

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Pictured at the Roscommon Arts Centre recently were Erin Cleary and Eve Smyth. Picture: Andrew Fox

Daffodil Day events: Over €19,000 raised The Irish Cancer Society and the local voluntary organisers of Daffodil Day 2018 in Roscommon town and environs wish to thank the public for their financial contributions, and for their donations of fresh daffodils. A total of €19,310.19 (including the coffee mornings) was raised. This year again we had the assistance of the students of the Convent of Mercy Transition Year, for which we are very grateful and extend thanks to them, their Principal and class co-ordinators for their co-operation. We thank the shops, offices and other outlets which allowed us to place Daffodil Day boxes in their premises and allowed our volunteers to stand inside or outside their premises on Daffodil Day. Contributing to this year’s success were the Coffee Mornings hosted by: Caitlin McConn and Brian Mugan in JJ Harlow’s on 9th of March; Easter Egg Party in Linda Madden’s PreSchool on Daffodil Day, and Coffee Morning by Kilteevan Community Development Group Ltd. in Kilteevan Community Centre on 25th of March. Well done and thanks to all involved. Thanks are also extended to Sean Doyle & Sons Ltd. for the use of their premises in Harrison Centre, Roscommon as a depot for receiving fresh daffodils and to operate from on Daffodil Day and the previous day. The co-operation and support of the local media (radio and print) and the Parish Office have all played their part in the success of Daffodil Day, and for that we say thank you. Without our dedicated volunteers Daffodil Day would not be possible, so sincere thanks to all for their involvement in the weeks before Daffodil Day and over the two days at the depot, and on the streets. We hope you will join with us again next year. Eilish Humborg (On behalf of the Irish Cancer Society and Roscommon Volunteers For Daffodil Day)

Why is our health service failing women? At the time of writing, and as the cervical cancer outrage intensifies, a HSE delegation was preparing to go before an Oireachtas health committee on foot of its staggering confirmation that, out of the 3,000 cases of cervical cancer notified to the National Cancer Registry in the last 10 years, just 1,482 were reviewed by the national screening programme. Records from CervicalCheck show out of those audited, 208 received ‘false negatives’. However, only 162 were informed of the review and 17 of these women are already deceased; (it has yet to be determined if their deaths were due to a delayed diagnosis). This means the remaining overlooked women are now at risk of being dragged into this scandalous, ongoing and escalating fallacy, which, due to someone’s colossal cluster feck-up, has now reached gargantuan proportions! So, this week, on behalf of myself, and, if I may, all Roscommon women, I want to know if there is a cultural malaise permeating throughout our health service, leading to some sort of polluted thought process when it comes to dealing with our medical needs? You see, it’s my opinion that time and time again this country is failing women because almost every medical scandal that seeps out of the woodwork involves our gender. Off the top of my head I can think of the symphysiotomy scandal, the Anti-D immunoglobulin scandal which was contaminated with Hepatitis C; the transvaginal mesh implant scandal; and the one currently gripping us… the cervical smear shock. Enough said! Regular readers will know that

Director General of the HSE Tony O’Brien and Minister for Health Simon Harris

I was monitored due to both ovarian and cervical scares, leading to an emergency total radical hysterectomy in 2012, (and, due to similar scares, I’m still monitored through BreastCheck); so I believe, hand on heart, that CervicalCheck is a wonderful initiative that, since its introduction, has managed to reduce the rates of cervical cancer by seven per cent; so have your smear tests ladies. However, due to the scandal’s time-line and my own follow-up vault smears, done in order to ascertain if any residual cells had escaped/developed, (which showed up as being clear), I’m a little concerned, and I want clarification; so I contacted the HSE ‘helpline’ on Monday. It took me an hour to get through and the service didn’t prove helpful whatsoever! A woman took my details, and, unhelpfully told me “I’ll

Well done Kate! It was with a small bit of jealousy and a lot of admiration that I watched Kate Middleton’s perfect postpartum photo-op last week, hours after giving birth to her third child. Now let me tell ya lads, (and the ladies will agree), pushing another human being from your body is no picnic, (I’ve done it twice), and believe me, afterwards your undercarriage can resemble a tangled mishmash of stitches that’d rival any horror scene Stephen King could think of creating. And don’t get me started on my face! I mean, after I’d pushed out my second child, a ten pounder, which, due to the enormous pressure, made every blood vessel in my face, neck and shoulders burst, such was the ugly hack on me, yer wan from The Exorcist’s prospects of winning Miss Ireland looked decidedly better than mine. So it was about a month before I was ready to face the mirror – never mind a gaggle of journalists. Well done Kate!

add you to the list and someone will call you back in about a week”. Something else we should know in ‘about a week,’ is the Dáil’s decision as to whether or not to make it mandatory for doctors to report issues that could potentially result in serious consequences back to patients in order to prevent delays in treatment. You see, it appears there’s been what I’d call a pervading culture where there is (allegedly) no obligation on doctors to contact patients directly to alert them to a possible medical misdiagnosis, and this suggests to me that we, as women, are kinda on a need-to-know basis, possibly implying that perhaps there are some condescending, patronising gits who feel we can’t be trusted with vital information concerning our own bodies! Now I stress some…not all, and I

personally have a wonderful family doctor. But let me give you an example of sexist, arrogant behaviour when it comes to dealing with women and our medical health. I was petrified at the prospect of undergoing major abdominal surgery and prepared a list of questions around my hysterectomy for my surgeon in Dublin to address. The man’s reaction to what he saw as my impudence was to throw me a look so blistering it’d make an onion cry. He stood up, folded the list, slotted it into his pocket, adjusted his cufflinks, and, patting my arm, uttered, “no need to bother your head with this dear”. Then, turning to my husband, the pretentious prig tut-tutted, raised his eyes heavenward and said, “Take her home, make her a cuppa, she’ll be fine; have her here tomorrow at 2 pm”. I won’t repeat my response, (our editor would spike it), but suffice to say the bombastic buffoon immediately sat his scrawny ass down and swiftly addressed every one of my questions…in minute detail, rendering hubby to whisper afterwards, “I don’t think it was a good idea to call the man who’s opening you up tomorrow a conceited s**thead”. Maybe it wasn’t, but the surgery went beautifully, and my scar is barely noticeable. Mind you, I’ll bet not one head will roll over this ‘mistake.’ But this is not a mistake! A ‘mistake’ is sprinkling salt into your coffee instead of sugar. This is a cataclysmic crisis that’ll possibly outrageously result in the deaths of many women, and that’s a reckless disregard for both our welfare and our lives; something which I find wholly unforgivable.

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WeekendPeople SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION God is love, and He revealed that love in sending His only Son to be a sacrificial offering for our sins. In these words from today’s Epistle, we should hear an echo of the story of Abraham’s offering of Isaac at the dawn of salvation history. Because Abraham obeyed God’s command and did not withhold his only beloved son, God promised that Abraham’s descendants, the children of Israel, would be the source of blessing for all nations (Genesis 22:16–18). We see that promise coming to fulfillment in today’s First Reading. God pours out His Spirit upon the Gentiles, the non-Israelites, as they listen to the word of Peter’s preaching. Notice they receive the same gifts received by the devout Jews who heard Peter’s preaching at Pentecost – the Spirit comes to rest upon them and they speak in tongues, glorifying God (Acts 2:5–11). In His love today, God reveals that His salvation embraces the house of Israel and peoples of all nations. Not by circumcision or blood relation to Abraham, but by faith in the Word of Christ, sealed in the Sacrament of Baptism, people are to be made children of Abraham, heirs to God’s covenants of promise (Galatians 3:7–9; Ephesians 2:12). This is the wondrous work of God that we sing of in today’s Psalm. It is the work of the Church, the good fruit that Jesus chooses and appoints His Apostles for in today’s Gospel. As Peter raises up Cornelius today, the Church continues to lift all eyes to Christ, the only one in whose name they can find salvation. In the Church, each of us has been begotten by the love of God. But the Scriptures today reveal that this divine gift brings with it a command and a duty. We are to love one another as we have been loved. We are to lay down our lives in giving ourselves to others – that they too might find friendship with Christ, and new life through Him. – Scott Hahn Ph.D., www.salvationhistory.com (and courtesy of Sacred Heart Church)

THE BRIDGE CLUB Roscommon Bridge Club President’s Prize (Mr. Larry Shine) – 1st: J. Donnellan & J. Halliday, 2nd: M. & P. Mellett, Gross: M. Kearns & B. Ferguson, 3rd: K. Dowd & P. O’Shaughnessy. Session 1: M. Molloy & M. Moran, Session 2: V. & P. Finneran. Happy ‘71 Bridge Club End of Season – 1st: P. Cooney & L. Curley, 2nd: K. Dowd & C. McGrath, Gross: N. Murtagh & M. Shannon, 3rd: L. Curley & S. Cooney. St. Coman’s Bridge Club North/South – 1st: M. Coyle & B. McCarthy, 2nd: K. Hanley & J. Walsh, Gross: M. Naughton & A. Shine. East/West – 1st: A. Flynn & A. Murray, 2nd: E. Mulry & V. Whelehan, Gross: G. Kenny & M. Fallon. Ballymurray Bridge Club End of Season – 1st: T. McManus & M. McSharry, 2nd: P. O’Gara & S. Kelly, Gross: R. Roughneen & M. Hickey, 3rd: M. Hanley & H. Earley.

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Winds of change in (still) sunny Spain! It’s Saturday night of last week, and Carol and myself are on the 2.30 Citylink bus to Dublin Airport, from where we are heading to Alicante – hopefully leaving the horrible Irish weather behind us for ten days or so. For some reason the bus goes into the city centre before going back out to the Airport, which doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but nonetheless we are deposited at the departure area with plenty of time to spare for our 6.30 am flight. We check in and have the full Irish breakfast, which – remarkably – is good value (for an airport) and we then make our way to the security area. The chaos that greeted us there had to be seen to be believed. There were hundreds of people queuing up to get through, as every flight in the place must have been going out at 6.30, and for some reason the security people seemed to be checking most of the hand luggage bags. Of course they decided to go through Carol’s, and it took us ages before we eventually got our clearance to go ahead. By now it was 6.20 am, and I was strolling along with not a bother on me (although Carol was telling me to hurry up) – when all of a sudden the news came over the loudspeaker that flight whatever-it-was to Alicante was now closed. My leisurely stroll turned into a full sprint (not really, but a little bit more than a walk) and after flying down a seemingly never-ending walkway, and a few flights of stairs, we found ourselves at the Ryanair gate, where, thankfully there was

one girl still on duty. She was kind enough to allow us through. We were the last ones to get on – by the skin of our teeth – but off we went and three hours later we were enjoying some of the beautiful Spanish sunshine. And that, funny enough, was another thing that has definitely changed over the years, because there is no doubt that this climate change thing is affecting every part of the world. Spain has had extremely windy weather for the last number of months, and in the ten days that we have been here, we have seen more wind (although they say you can’t see wind) and rain than we saw in the fifteen previous years of our visits. However, a lot of the positives are still in place; the cost of eating and drinking is way less than at

home, there is still loads of warm sunshine, the craic is still ninety, and best of all, the postman can’t find you – so all the bills that are constantly flying in through the letterbox are forgotten about for a little while at least. The Irish pubs on the Strip, particularly the Bog Road and O’Riordans, are full of interesting people too. As I sat at the counter in the Bog one night, I got talking to a fellow beside me. It turned out he was one Buster Carroll, a man I had played rugby with in Dundalk all of forty-four years ago. We had great craic reminiscing on some of the times we shared all those years ago, and I have promised to visit him in Dundalk in the near future. Knowing me and my ability (when I have a few pints) to make plans to go every-

Wishing soccer violence victim Sean a full recovery Even though I am a Manchester United supporter for a long time now, I have always had a liking for our great rivals (and almost enemies) Liverpool. To this day my two visits to Anfield rank amongst the greatest sporting occasions of my life. I have said it before – that the singing of You’ll Never Walk Alone just before kick-off is one of the most powerful, emotive things I have ever heard, and is a memory I will never ever forget. And so to see the new Liverpool totally dismantle a woeful Roma side last week in the Champions League semi-final, when the at-

tacking display from the Reds was simply awesome, should have been another sporting memory. In reality, it was overshadowed by the appalling violence carried out by the Roma supporters which left Dunboyne man, Sean Cox, fighting for his life, and which, a week later, he is still doing. Now obviously it’s impossible to police every club’s followers, but the Roma thugs are well-known for their mindless violence. Surely the trouble should have been anticipated in advance and extra reinforcements should have been called in. I am writing this on Tuesday

evening, with the second leg due to take place tomorrow, and I can only hope it goes ahead without any of the trouble that marred the Anfield clash. Why is it that soccer matches always seem to attract trouble makers and trouble, while you can have crowds of 80,000 and more at rugby and GAA games without a hint of violence? The Man. Utd. side of me says I should wish for a Roma comeback, but I can’t think like that and I hope the Liverpool men make the final, and, much more importantly I hope Sean Cox wins his battle and makes a total recovery.

where – which I never follow through on – the chances are that I’ll never make it to Dundalk, but it was great to meet him and catch up after so many years. My brother, The Rasher, was out here as well, as was my daughter Lisa, and her boyfriend Brian, and so we had a few nice family nights, the highlight of which was dancing the night away to our good friend Elvis (Greg Traynor), on a couple of nights in the Slievenamon and the Randy Leprauchan. Anyway, as I am writing this we have only one day left in the Costa Blanca, and by the time you get to read this, I will be trying to work my way through the bundle of lovely letters the postman, Michael Melia, has left for me – can’t wait to get home.

And finally… Finally for this week, it’s now Wednesday morning, and after all the years coming to the Spanish resort of Cabo Roig, last night I came across a late-night bar called The Caribbean, and we had the greatest bit of craic of all time dancing to the exclusively Latino music. I have always claimed to be one of the top jivers in the Creggs area, but after last night I realise I should have been from somewhere in South America. I don’t like boasting too much, but I am confident that there were dance moves produced in The Caribbean last night that have never been seen anywhere before. Can’t wait to go back there!

Till next week, Bye for now!

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Machinery & Car Auction

PSRA Licence No. 001350

TELEPHONE: 090 666 3700 Email: info@ivanconnaughton.com

SATURDAY, 12th MAY 2018 in ATHLEAGUE VILLAGE (beside Church) at 12 NOON SHARP

• Over 150 lots entered to date including 30 lots on behalf of Roscommon County Council

SOME OF THE ITEMS FOR SALE IN THE AUCTION .....

• Sell your surplus items for cash • Prompt payment for all sellers • NO SALE -NO FEE • No registration charge • Final entries by 5pm Wednesday 9th May

View all items for sale on www.connaughtonauctioneers.ie/auction

Major machinery/car auction in Athleague Connaughton Auctioneers are holding a Machinery/Car Auction on Saturday, 12th of May at 12 o’clock in Athleague Village in The Fair Green (adjacent to the Church). With an extensive marketing campaign both locally and nationally to attract sellers and buyers from near and far, Connaughton Auctioneers are delighted to report considerable interest with over 100 lots entered to date, including c.30 lots from Roscommon County Council. Auctioneer on the day is Matthew Donnellan, renowned Livestock/Machinery Auctioneer. Matthew has previously carried out similar auctions in the Midlands, West and Northern Region. A marquee has been hired for the day to ensure the auction proceeds irrespective of the weather. Catering facilities will be in place including tea/coffee and hot food. Entry to the auction is free, there is no registration fee for lots and as always with Connaughton Auctioneers if there

is no sale, there will be no fee. Anyone wishing to enter lots for the auction must contact the office on 090-6663700 as early as possible to avoid disappointment. A link to the auction is on our website http://connaughtonauctioneers. ie/auctions/and will include details/pictures of lots as they are entered. The pictures will also be included on our Facebook page and newspapers right up to auction day. All lots entered into the auction can be dropped off to the auction site from 9 am on Friday, 11th of May (up to 10 am on Saturday morning). Any lot withdrawn from auction, not sold or purchased must be removed from the site by 8 pm on auction day unless alternative arrangements are agreed with the auctioneer. We will have full security on site throughout this period. If you require any additional information including fees, contact the office on 0906663700 or email info@ivanconnaughton.com.

Machinery/Car Auction on Saturday, 12th of May at 12 o’clock in Athleague Village in The Fair Green (adjacent to the Church).

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Hamrock’s

Athleague, Co. Roscommon. Tel.: (090) 6663325 Saturday night, 5th May:

Shane Moore

Bluegrass star live at JJ’s this Sunday! Renowned bluegrass singer/songwriter Molly Tuttle is coming to Roscommon town! The San Francisco native, who made history last year when she became the first woman ever to win the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year award, will play an intimate gig at JJ Harlow’s in The Market Square this Sunday night.

The 25-year-old has also won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s award for Instrumentalist of the Year (2016) and released her first solo album called ‘Rise’ last year. This promises to be a unique performance and wonderful opportunity for Roscommon music fans to experience a live performance from one of Bluegrass music’s biggest stars.

Tom & Pam’s

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Friday, May 4th in Kenny’s Lounge, Ballintubber at 9.00 pm Tables of 4 €40

Fundraising for Ruth Finan’s trip to Africa

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Pictured at the Bank of Ireland Fashion Show in aid of the Mayo/Roscommon Hospice Foundation in the Abbey Hotel were Phil Naughton, Jean Horan and Mary McCormack.

Fun Quiz in aid of Ruth’s ‘Nurture Africa’ project Ruth Finan is a 3rd year nursing student at AIT Athlone. She attended Castlerea Community School and lives in Brackloon, Castleplunkett. This June, Ruth will be going to Africa as a volunteer nurse with the charity Nurture Africa. This group focuses on children affected by HIV. There will be a fundraising fun quiz on

Friday, May 4th in Kenny’s of Ballintubber at 9 pm, where there will be something for everyone, including a raffle! All proceeds raised on the night will go towards Nurture Africa’s healthcare and education programmes. Ruth would love to see everybody at her quiz night in Kenny’s Lounge, Ballintubber. €40 for a table of four.

Roscommon Arts Centre launches exciting summer programme The summer season of events at Roscommon Arts Centre has just been announced and it’s going to be another busy season at the popular entertainment venue. May is the month of the Bealtaine Festival, a national event which celebrates the arts and creativity for older people. To coincide with the Bealtaine Festival, the arts centre is running free act-

ing workshops for those aged 50+ with their theatre artist in resident, Julie Sharkey. The classes will take place on Thursday afternoons in May from 2 pm-4 pm. Poet, playwright and novelist Michael Harding will be hosting a series of writing workshops throughout the month of May at the centre, entitled ‘The Art of Memoir’. The Tuesday morning sessions

are fully booked but due to demand a second series has been announced for Tuesday afternoons from 3 pm-5 pm but spaces are limited so early booking is advised. There are a number of family-friendly events taking place in the centre this summer including ‘Woolly’s Quest’ which coincides with this year’s Roscommon Lamb Festival on Saturday, May

‘Woolly’s Quest’ which coincides with this year’s Roscommon Lamb Festival on Saturday, May 5th.

5th. Brought to the arts centre by Galway-based children’s theatre company Branar, this is the epic story of Woolly, a brave sheep who decided to find out what happened to her wool! There are two performances on the day, 12 pm and 2 pm and the show is suitable for ages 5 and over. Following their sell-out show on Thursday, May 10th, ‘Bagatelle’ have announced a second night at the arts centre on Wednesday, May 9th. Tickets are selling fast for the new date so don’t delay! Other season highlights include ‘Autumn Royal’ by Kevin Barry on June 1st & 2nd, Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ on May 29th, the ‘Bookworms Children’s Festival’ which runs June 6th-9th, and ‘The Legend of Luke Kelly’ on June 21st. For more information on upcoming events at Roscommon Arts Centre, check out roscommonartscentre.ie or pick up a copy of the Summer Events Brochure from the centre.

Open Mic Night

– All welcome, sign up at 9pm

Saturday 5th May:

Sunday 6th May:

RACHEL BAIMAN (10 String Symphony) &

MOLLY TUTTLE

(Goodbye Girls) (USA)

Poet, playwright and novelist Michael Harding

* No Cover Charge, all gigs are at 10pm approx unless stated otherwise * Search for us on facebook: JJ-Harlows - The- Square-Roscommon-Town

BEER OF THE WEEK! Roscommon lamb festival weekend special price of €4.50 JJ Harlows supporting Irish Micro Breweries i

Other season highlights include ‘Autumn Royal’ by Kevin Barry on June 1st & 2nd

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Ciarán Rosney for ﬁrst Race Night of the season Fresh from the release of his new single ‘Found’ this Friday night, Offaly native Ciarán Rosney will perform at the first Race Dance of the year at the Abbey Hotel next Tuesday night. The Abbey Hotel will play host to a very special double bill on the night with Sean Brennan performing in the bar from 9 pm and Ciarán Rosney and his band kicking off live dancing in the ballroom at 10.30 pm. Following on from the success of his hit single ‘Willie’s Shoes’ and numerous top 10 album releases, Ciarán launched his brand new five-piece band in March 2018 and is delighted to announce the release of his brand new single ‘Found’ this Friday, May 4th. Ciarán, who lives with his wife and family in Latton, just outside Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan, was recently signed by well-known promoter, Joe Finnegan. His new single ‘Found’ is an uptempo song and its lively summer sound is bound to be a big hit on the dance floors across Ireland. This Tuesday Roscommon fans are in for a treat as Ciarán and his new band take the stage at the Abbey Hotel for the opening Race Dance. For further details on bookings and information on Ciarán Rosney and his band, check out Ciarán’s official website www.ciaranrosney.com or contact Joe Finnegan at J&C Promotions on telephone/fax: 090-6634663 mobile: 086 2568583 / 086 6088537 or email: jandcpromo@eircom.net.

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Returns to the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon This Tuesday night May 8th With a special double bill … Live dancing in the Ballroom from 10.30pm with the talk of the country

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Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Dani Stoica and Niamh Loftus. Picture: Andrew Fox

Faces & Places Photographs: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Mamie Creighton, Susan Gaynor, Kathy O’Flanagan and Dympna McDonnell. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Alan Blighe and Martha Keane. Picture: Andrew Fox

Roscommon Rose of Tralee Rose Ball, Abbey Hotel, Roscommon

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Michelle Sullivan, May Sullivan, Eimear Kelly and Dania Greenberg. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Donna McDermott, Maggie Kinsley and Lisa Drury. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were John and Tina O’Leary. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Michael McNally, Margaret McNally and Nuala McGowan. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Deirdre Cribbin and Aisling McNeill. Picture: Andrew Fox

Pictured at the Rose of Roscommon Selection Night were Martin Conneally and Louise Conneally Dowd. Picture: Andrew Fox

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Naughten announces radon testing for high-risk homes Minister Denis Naughten has announced that approximately 1,400 homes in the west and mid-west of the country will be tested for radon levels and from Monday (30th April) those householders would be contacted by the Environmental Protection Agency inviting them to take part in the test. Minister Naughten confirmed that his Department is providing €70,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undertake the radon test in high-risk areas in East Galway and Roscommon. “The EPA will begin writing to householders this week, inviting them to take part. The comprehensive Radon Testing and Remediation Survey, will help inform the design of a new financial incentive scheme, which may be provided for in future legislation,” stated Minister Naughten. The Radon Testing and Remediation Survey will assess the degree of uptake of radon testing and remediation in homes in high radon areas and adjacent lower risk areas. “We have a particular problem in the mid-west and west of the country with radon gas. The difficulty with radon gas is that it is a naturally occurring radioactive gas which originates from the decay of uranium in rocks and soils and is colourless, odourless and tasteless. People do not know that there is a build-up of radon in their homes. After smoking,

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Quay West, Cootehall

Cootehall properties realised €333,000 it is the next biggest cause of lung cancer in this country and

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People do not know that there is a build-up of radon in their homes. After smoking, it is the next biggest cause of lung cancer in this country and responsible for approximately ﬁve cases of lung cancer in Ireland every single week

responsible for approximately five cases of lung cancer in Ireland every single week,” added Minister Naughten. The Minister advised those who receive letters to accept the invitation to test for Radon. “Householders will be invited to carry out a free radon test in their home and to complete a short questionnaire. The radon tests will begin in June and results will be back by September. If high radon levels are found, the householder will be offered a grant of 50% towards the cost of remediation work,” concluded Minister Naughten. For further information contact the EPA on radon@epa.ie or 1800 300 600.

Seamus Carthy advises that REA Seamus Carthy were astounded at the level of interest their recent online auction generated. All properties offered via the online auction platform sold on the day. Enquiries and bids were received from Ireland, Lithuania, Australia, America and the UK. Seamus was delighted to confirm that the 12 residential properties at Quay West, Cootehall sold well in excess of

their AMV of €250,000. There were 39 bids with the property being concluded at a price of €333,000. Seamus further advised that there was a good amount of interest in the property at Dunmore Road, Cloonfad which sold for its reserve of €100,000. Should you be considering selling your property please contact Seamus at REA Seamus Carthy (090-6630001) or email info@reacarthy.ie

John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is advising that they closed the sale this week of an attractive three-bedroomed mid-terrace residence of c. 1,018 sq.ft. located at 2, Ard Ri, Galway Road, Roscommon town for a very satisfactory price. John Earley commented: “We have experienced a very busy selling period with quality properties attracting strong interest in all areas. Due to demand, we

are now seeking properties in all areas for disappointed underbidders and cash buyers. We welcome all submissions and offer a free appraisal service”. For further details or to arrange a viewing, contact John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email jearley@propertypartners.ie or log onto www.propertypartners.ie.

Sale of the week – at Ard Ri, Roscommon

PSRA Licence No. 001350 ●

Property Sales Lettings Valuations ●

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Athleague, Co. Roscommon. Tel. (090) 6663700. Mob. (086) 8985013

www.connaughtonauctioneers.ie

NEW TO THE MARKET Four Bedroom Residence at

WOODBERRY LODGE, BARRYMORE, KILTOOM, ATHLONE, CO. ROSCOMMON Eircode: N37 YK59 • A fantastic four bedroom detached bungalow • Set on 0.75 acres of professionally landscaped gardens • Just 3km outside Athlone. • In the sought after community of Barrymore • A short stroll from the shores of Lough Ree • Presented in walk-in condition throughout • Serviced by fibre broadband, includes a wireless alarm system • Adjacent garage and storage shed • Double entrance from the roadway For further details contact the office on 090 6663700

WANTED, WANTED, WANTED

Due to large volume of recent sales

Residential Properties in ALL Locations NO SALE – NO FEE Call us today for a FREE VALUATION on 090-6663700 or 086-8985013

REDUCED TO SELL – OFFERS AFTER €150,000 Residence on c. 0.51 Acres at

“AIT ALAINN”, CORBO, KILROOSKEY, CO. ROSCOMMON Eircode: F45 A564 • Attractive four bed bungalow in excellent condition c. 1,750 sq. ft • Standing on large, mature, elevated site • Approximately 4 miles from Roscommon Town • Attic suitable for conversion with velux windows installed • Patio area to rear with manicured lawns to front & back • Driveway kerbed & stoned, extends to rear • Natural hedging to all boundaries • Viewing a must. Contact the office for further details and to make appointment on 09066 63700

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Four-bedroomed residence in Roscommon Town NEW TO MARKET Land C. 37.5 Acres, Kilteevan C. 37.5 acres of agricultural lands located adjacent to the village of Kilteevan being 5 miles from Lanesboro town and Roscommon town centre. The said lands are divided by the public road and are of marginal quality. These lands can be sold in one or more lots should market interest dictate.

NEW TO MARKET 2 Storey Residence on c. 1 acre

Brackloon, Castleplunkett

Number 21, Glenview is located on the Galway Road on the outskirts of Roscommon Town. On the books of Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers, it’s within walking distance of all transport, primary and secondary schools and all amenities on offer in the county town. The layout internally is spacious with the property boasting four bedrooms and three bathrooms. There is a decent-sized garden to the rear of the property which is fully fenced off and the driveway which is tarmacadamed and kerbed extends to the side of the house with ample parking for two to three cars. Accommodation includes: Reception hallway with guest wc off, sitting room with open fire and double doors into large open plan kitchen/dining room, utility room with access to back garden, four bedrooms in all,

Imposing 2 storey residence set on c. 1 acre of mature grounds with an array of mature trees on boundaries. Situated in a quiet country setting, 3 miles from the villages of Castleplunkett and Ballintubber, and 13 miles from Roscommon town centre, this charming residence comprises – Entrance Hallway, Sitting Room with solid fuel stove, Large living room, fully fitted kitchen/dining area and utility. First Floor 4 large bedrooms and family bathroom. Price region: €140,000

NEW TO MARKET Prime Development Site with Full Planning Permission For 4 Houses –

Circa 42 acres at

COOLNAGEER, CURRAGHBOY in one block.

large master ensuite and main bathroom. This property is ideally suited as either a family home enabling first-time purchasers to get on the property ladder at an affordable price or indeed as an investment property due to location. For further information, full colour brochure or any enquiries please contact the office on 090-6663700 or email info@ivanconnaughton.com

Prime Development site with Full Planning Peremission to build 2 pairs of 4 Bedroom semi detached houses with connection to all mains services. Situated In a mature residential area in Roscommon Town and within walking distance to all amenities. Planning reference Roscommon County Council 17/452 Price Region: €100,000 to sell

Church Street, Roscommon

NEW TO MARKET Ballybrogan, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon

Cloonmore, Kilteevan

Most impressive 4 bedroom (2 Ensuite) residence situated in an attractive countryside setting, with spectacular views over Lough Ree. This property has generous accommodation on the ground floor, while the first floor is floored out and plastered with 2 large rooms. It is a 10 minute drive from Athlone Town Centre. Price Region: €320,000 Church Street, Roscommon town, CO. ROSCOMMON TEL: 090 6627878 FAX: 090 6627877 E-mail info@oates.ie Website: www.oates.ie

The Manse, Northgate Street, Athlone, CO. WESTMEATH TEL: 090 6477500 FAX: 090 6477546 E-mail athlone@oates.ie Website: www.oates.ie

garden along with a paved patio area. Accommodation includes: Reception hallway, sitting room with open fire, open-plan kitchen/dining room with centre island, utility room with access to rear gardens, four double bedrooms and main bathroom. There are many features in this residence which must be viewed to fully appreciate them. Now taking bookings for viewings. Contact the office on 090-6663700 or info@ ivanconnaughton.com.

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Lisnamult, Roscommon Town

ERS F F O L A N I F

Lanesboro Street, Roscommon

NO. 1 ABBEY ST., ROSCOMMON. TEL 090 66 27003. FAX 090 66 26296 EMAIL: info@pathughesauctioneers.com Web: www.pathughesauctioneers.com

FOR SALE NEW TO THE MARKET

Attractive bungalow near Glinsk This very attractive four-bedroomed bungalow has just arrived on the market between the areas of Glinsk and Williamstown, Co. Galway. On the books of Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers, it’s located within commutable distance of the towns of Glenamaddy, Roscommon and Dunmore. This property represents an ideal opportunity to purchase a family home which is ready to move into at an affordable price. The bungalow which is approximately 1,200 sq.ft. has a large double garage (approx. 612 sq.ft.) to the rear with its own electricity supply. The driveway is fully tarmacadamed and kerbed with double entrances. The manicured lawns to the front and rear are enclosed by mature hedging and there is a sectioned off playground area at the rear

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Church Street, Roscommon At Church Street, Roscommon, Hughes & Company have for sale a large fourbedroomed residence. Pat will accept offers in excess of €120,000. Pat is also confirming that they have for sale at No. 14, Vesnoy, Strokestown, an attractive three-bedroomed residence on a mature site with a number of out-offices. The residence is finished to high standard and is located at the end of a cul-de-sac within walking distance of the town centre. Viewing is a must. Offers in excess of €120,000 are being considered. For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com Cottage located near Portrun Bay At Cloonmore, Kilteevan Hughes & Company have for sale an attractive cottage in need of renovations. The residence is situated in a nice rural setting convenient to Portrun Bay. For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 0906627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com Final offers sought on townhouse At Lanesboro Street, Roscommon Hughes & Company are accepting final offers on an attractive three-bedroomed townhouse with a large garden to the rear and with a back entrance. For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

All of the lands are of top quality with excellent handling facilities, well fenced and mains water. The lands are situated a short distance from Curraghboy Village and have been re-seeded last year. Must be of interest to local farmers looking to increase their holding or someone looking to acquire a compact farm of top quality land. Legal: Mr. Mark Connellan, Solicitor, No. 3 Church Street, Longford. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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FOR SALE At Ballinagard Road, Roscommon a large site with the benefit of Full Planning Permission for a Large 2 Storey Residence. For further details contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@ pathughesauctioneers.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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LAND TO LET • Circa 70acres at Dysart, Co. Roscommon. Can be let in one or three lots.

Lot 1: Entire Holding Lot 2: Circa 25 acres Lot 3: Circa 25 acres Lot 4: Circa 20 acres All of the lands are of top quality and well fenced and situated with 1 mile of each other.

Lands near Curraghboy well worth viewing This week Hughes & Company have placed on the market circa 42 acres of top quality land located a short distance from the village of Curraghboy on the main Dysart to Curraghboy road. The lands are of top quality and laid out in one block with a mains electric fence and excellent handling facilities. The lands have been re-seeded in the last 18 months with this being one of the best farms to come on the market in recent years in this area. For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@ pathughesauctioneers.com

Lands convenient to Roscommon town Pat Hughes is confirming that Hughes & Company have for sale at Beechwood, Kilteevan, circa 28 acres with six Horse Stables and a large store to the side. The lands are located only two miles from Roscommon town and are creating a lot of interest at present. Hughes & Company also have for sale a further circa 10 acres located across the road from these lands which would enable someone to acquire a nice parcel of land convenient to Roscommon town. For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@ pathughesauctioneers.com

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NEW TO THE MARKET TOP QUALITY 31 ACRE RESIDENTIAL HOLDING,

CLOVERHILL, CO. ROSCOMMON

A top quality 31 Acre residential holding of land set out in one lot and considered renowned lands in the locality. Convenient to Roscommon Town (4.5 km), the said lands benefit from substantial investment over recent years. The 3 bed residence is in need of refurbishment and offers obvious potential as a quality family home conveniently located opposite Cloverhill National School. The lands offer dual road frontage onto the main Castlerea/Castlebar Road and a side road thus holding potential for a residential site subject to planning. Excellent opportunity to acquire an attractive roadside parcel of lands in a good farming district which can be sold in one or more lots. Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy 090 663 0001 AMV: Price on Application

PRIME DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

CIRCULAR ROAD, ROSCOMMON TOWN, CO. ROSCOMMON

Highly prominent location in Roscommon Town. Situated on Circular Road approximately 300 metres south east of the Town Centre. The property is strategically located and provides unrivalled profile. The Circular Road carries a large volume of passing vehicular traffic and is one of the most accessible routes to the west and midlands. The entire property extends to a Gross Internal Area of approximately 2,080sq.m. all on a site of c.1.43 Acres. Vehicular access is available off Brogan Lane. This is a landmark property on a high profile site which is highly accessible. It comes to the market with vacant possession and offers a “Ready To Go” Opportunity. Of interest to owner occupiers and developers alike. AMV: €400,000

NEW TO THE MARKET High-end pharmaceutical unit at

UNIT D, DANESWELL BUSINESS PARK, MONKSLAND, CO. ROSCOMMON

The property is arranged over ground and first floors to provide a modern mid-terrace warehouse unit presented to a high-end pharmaceutical fit-out. Internally the property comprises ground floor office and warehouse accommodation together with office accommodation overhead. Total floor area extending to approximately 877 sq. m (9,440 sq. ft). The property is available to let. Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy 090 663 0001or email info@reacarthy.ie RV: Rent on Application

NEW TO THE MARKET 20,000 sq.ft. Industrial Warehouse to let.

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Ideally located in an established Distribution Centre, within close proximity to Roscommon Town. With over 100,000 sq. ft. already occupied join Image Furnishings, Sofa Source and McNulty’s Furniture. The property is currently under construction. Offers an ideal distribution base and warehouse facility. Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy for further information. Call 090 663 0001or email info@reacarthy.ie

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Castlerea property for sale in online auction For sale by online auction on 23rd of May (www.reaonlineauctions.ie/lot/details/5309) and representing excellent value is this property at 2, Church Road in Castlerea. The subject property is ideally situated in walking distance to all local amenities including shops, national and primary schools, Castlerea Railway Station and all other amenities in the town. The property provides spacious living accommodation comprising a kitchen, utility room, sitting room, three bedrooms and a bathroom. A front garden is also provided.

www.propertypartners.ie Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon. Tel. 090 66 26579. Fax: 090 66 25405. EMAIL: jearley@propertypartners.ie

NEW TO THE MARKET A PRIME PARCEL OF LANDS CONTAINING C. 12.92 ACRES LOCATED AT

COOLTEIGE, FOURMILEHOUSE, CO. ROSCOMMON The property requires some cosmetic works but is ideally located. Reserve: €35,000. Contact REA Seamus Carthy for further information on 090-6630001 or email info@reacarthy.ie

Upcoming Auctions with REA Seamus Carthy REA Seamus Carthy are selling the following properties in their upcoming REA Connaught Auction which will be held in the Limerick Strand Hotel, Limerick on Tuesday, 29th of May at 11 am. For details on any of these properties, contact REA Seamus Carthy for further information on 0906630001 or email info@ reacarthy. Canal Court, Boyle Three-bedroomed semidetached house situated in small enclave in the sought after residential location of Deerpark, Boyle.

A superior dual purpose parcel of lands containing approx. 12.92 acres located at Coolteige, Fourmilehouse just off the main N61 route. The lands are of good quality. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers for immediate sale. LEGAL: MESSERS PATRICK J NEILAN & CO, CHURCH STREET, ROSCOMMON

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NEW TO THE MARKET From left: 19, Sycamore Crescent, Abbeytown, Boyle and Canal Court, Boyle

The house is in walk-in condition and will be of interest to both owneroccupiers and investors alike. Excellent value (Reserve: €47,000). 19, Sycamore Crescent, Abbeytown, Boyle A highly sought after residential area with ap-

proximately 22 houses in a quiet cul-de-sac. Accommodation consists of sitting room, large kitchen/dining area, three bedrooms (1 ensuite) and bathroom. Tarmac drive and lawn area to the front, enclosed garden to the rear. Reserve: €95,000.

€50,000 price guide for Ballintubber residence David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is this week offering new to the market a quality threebedroomed two-storey residence of c. 1,075 located at 5, Hillview, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon. Price guide: €50,0000 to sell. David describes the property as “a most attractive property located in the heart of Ballintubber village and within walking distance of all local amenities. The property benefits from spacious living accommodation throughout with the benefit of a large garden area servicing the rear of same”. For further details or to arrange a viewing,

A LUXURIOUS 4 B/R BUNGALOW RESIDENCE OF C. 1,825 SQ.FT LOCATED AT

FERAGH, BALLYMURRAY, CO. ROSCOMMON.

All offers after €150,000 to sell A highly impressive 4 B/R bungalow residence standing on a mature site area of c. 0.64 of an acre. The said property is presented for sale in excellent condition throughout and is located in the midst of rolling green countryside and within a short walk of Portrunny amenity area and the banks of the River Shannon. Altogether, this is a quality family home that must be viewed to be fully appreciated and all offers after €150,000 are invited to sell. BER C3.

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NEW TO THE MARKET A QUALITY 5 B/R BUNGALOW RESIDENCE OF C. 1,735 SQ.FT LOCATED AT

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contact David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email ddiffley@propertypartners.ie or log onto www.propertypartners.ie.

Prime Curraghboy lands new to market at Earley’s David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is this week offering new to the market a prime farm of lands set out in lot containing c. 41.75 acres located at Coolnageer, Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon. David describes the lands as “a top quality holding of lands located in a select farming district beside Curraghboy village. The said lands are laid out in one lot with the benefit of extensive dual road frontage with obvious site potential (subject to planning permission). Standing on the said lands is a 2-bay hay shed with lean tos off and with a cattle crush and pen servicing same. We now invite immediate viewings and all offers to sell”.

All offers after €150,000 to sell

To arrange maps or for further details contact David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579, email ddiffley@propertypartners.ie or log onto www.propertypartners.ie

An impressive 5 B/R bungalow residence standing on a wonderfully mature elevated site area of c. 0.54 of an acre with the benefit of a large detached garage standing to the rear. The said property is finished to the highest of standard throughout and is located in the midst of rolling green countryside beside Strokestown Golf Club only a few minutes from the centre of Strokestown. The area is renowned for its scenic beauty and is situated close to many of the regions most popular fishing lakes and the famous River Shannon. Altogether, this is a quality family home that must be viewed to be fully appreciated and all offers after €150,000 are invited to sell. BER: D1. LEGAL: MESSERS JOAN H DEVINE & CO, STROKESTOWN.

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ENTITLEMENTS FOR LEASE c. 40 entitlements for lease. Enquiries invited.

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Bergin and McDermott remembered in Loughglynn  ÁODH ROONEY

A large crowd gathered on Saturday, April 21st to mark the 97th anniversary of the execution of John Bergin and Stephen McDermott in Loughglynn Wood by members of the Black and Tans. The commemoration was organised by members of the newly-formed Loughglynn, Gorthaganny and Lisacul Historical and Heritage Society and was attended by members of the Bergin and McDermott families as well as 101-year-old Michael Coyne, who was the only person present alive at the time of the executions. Family members and Mr Coyne were extended a warm welcome by PRO of the newly formed Historical and Heritage Society and parish priest Canon Liam Devine, who celebrated Mass to start proceedings. Members of the Defence Forces were a splendid sight on a day which also featured a parade led by a colour party from the 6th Battalion under the command of Captain James Gannon. Four laurel wreaths were laid at the monument by representatives of the McDermott and Bergin families and the LGL and Ormonde historical societies. The four wreath layers were Dermott McDermott and Patrick Bergin, Carol McDermott, and Teresa Ní Puirceill. Mildred Beirne and members of the Castlerea Branch of CCE Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann provided some wonderful musical entertainment in the centre afterwards. The final act of the day was a presentation by the chairperson of the LGL Historical and Heritage Society, Eileen Green, of a large plaque from Loughglynn to be placed on the graves of John Bergin and Stephen McDermott. The black marble pieces, were made by local stonemason Michael Carney of Tibohine.

Rosaleen Lardner makes a presentation to Bill Cunningham.

Pictured are Bergin family members from Counties Roscommon and Tipperary at the recent commemoration event held in Loughglynn.

Dermot McDermott and some the McDermott family pictured at the recent commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the executions of John Bergin and Stephen McDermott by members of the Black and Tans.

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In tune with Irish culture: Bill honoured On Sunday last a special celebration took place in Doorly’s Corner Bar (Roscommon) to mark a special birthday for well-known Irish music and Irish language enthusiast Bill Cunningham. Bill, who knew nothing about the event until he walked in the door, was joined by family, friends and a host of local musicians to mark the occasion. As Rosaleen Lardner pointed out, everyone there had gathered to “give him thanks and praise”. She told those present that the list of Bill’s activities was far too long to mention them all– but that his contribution to Irish traditional music throughout his lifetime involvement with CCE, and his contribution to the Irish language, should be honoured. “Several people have said that the Roscommon town branch of CCE would be long since dead and buried were it not for Bill and his amazing organisational skill, powers of persuasion, his tenacity and determination – but above all – his love of the music” she said. “Bill has served Comhaltas as an officer from branch to Ard Chomhairle level through his many years of active involvement. County fleadhs, sessions, church gate collections, attendance at meetings county, provincial and national are all prominent on Bill’s CV. “Of major importance too are the very well attended and extremely well tutored music classes in the Hyde on Mondays. These are vital in continuing the tradition. Bill is ever-present at these classes to supervise, facilitate, accommodate, encourage and inspire. “Bill’s contribution to and championing of the Irish language in town and county is of major significance too”. Here at the Roscommon People, we add our congratulations to Bill on his ‘special birthday’ – and fully endorse the tributes to him recognising his great contribution to nurturing and championing Irish culture.

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Countdown to ‘Darkness Into Light’ Walks… ‘Darkness Into Light’, Pieta House, a centre for the Prevention of Self-harm or Suicide, will be holding its 10th Darkness into Light charity 5k walk/run this year. Roscommon Town will be hosting Darkness Into Light on the 12th May 2018 while it is still dark at 4.15 am and finishing as dawn is breaking at 5.30 am approximately. The symbolism of commencing in darkness and walking into the light is what gives the occasion its impact in the community and enables us to deliver a potent message of hope to all. You may only register online at www.darknessintolight.ie for this event; registration will not be possible on the morning of the Walk.

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Pictured in Gleeson’s, Roscommon at the launch of Darkness into Light 2018 were Alec Dempsey, Darkness Into Light, Roscommon; Jackie McCormack, Ronan McCormack Challenge; Tom McEvoy, Pieta House; Cllr. Orla Leyden, Chairperson of Roscommon County Council, and Kevin Molloy, Electric Ireland. Picture: Andrew Fox

Racing in Ireland this weekend at Clonmel today over the sticks, first off at 5.30 pm. Tomorrow there is flat racing at Cork at 6 pm but racing over the sticks in Downpatrick has been cancelled. On Saturday, jump racing takes place at Wexford, off at 2.10 pm and on the flat at Cork again. On Sunday, it’s off to the Sligo for a national hunt card and there is also action at Dundalk on the all weather surface. Bank Holiday Monday sees two more meetings on the flat at Naas and a jump meeting at Down Royal. On Tuesday, Roscommon launch their 2018 programme with a mixed card of 4 flat, a bumper and 2 chases. Cross channel it’s Guineas Weekend at Newmarket with the 2000 Guineas on Saturday and the 1000 Guineas on Sunday. There are 17 colts declared for the race on Saturday and 18 fillies for the Sunday event. The markets are both headed by Aiden O’Brien with 5/2 available about the colt Gustav Klimt and 9/4 about Happily for the race on Sunday. With Ryan Moore in America to ride Mendelssohn in the Kentucky Derby Seamie Heffernan will probably ride Gustav Klimt. Lenebane on Tuesday has a mixed card consisting of a 3-Y-O only 1m 2f EBF Auction Race, a 1m 2f handicap for 3-Y-O only, an EBF Fillies maiden over 1m 4f and a 1m 4f handicap for 4-Y-O’s+. Then there is the 2m 4f Kepak Bumper, MyITDepartment. ie 3m 1f handicap chase and racing closes with a 2m 5f mares beginners chase. The Best Turned Out prize will be sponsored by Hamrock’s Bar and Lounge, Athleague and there will be music in the main bar after the second last race with The Usual Suspects. This season, Roscommon Racecourse introduce a season ticket covering admission to all 9 race meetings for just €80 with an OAP/Student Ticket available for just €50, that’s a saving of over 40%. These offers are still available and season tickets can be purchased now from the racecourse office, weekdays from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm or by cheque, made payable to Roscommon Race Course CLG from Michael Finneran, Manager, Racecourse Road, Roscommon

Punchestown Wrap-Up On Thursday, Gordon Elliott got first look in when Park Paddocks won the opening handicap hurdle but onwards and upwards for Willie Mullins as Cadmium won the second. The longest race in Ireland the La Touche was up next and Enda Bolger once again ruled as Avergnat beat the more fancied stable mate Josie’s Orders and Ballyboker Bridge. Another Bolger horse Cantlow, last

year’s runner up, collapsed and died after the race. The first Grade 1 race of the day, The Stayer’s Hurdle, saw the biggest cheer of the day as Faugheen returned to form to lead home a Mullins 1, 2, 3 beating Penhill and Shaneshill. The Alanna Homes Grade B Hurdle saw Mark Walsh and Denis Cullen combine to win with A Great View for JP McManus. The Grade 1 Ryanair Novice Chase the Willie Mullins trained Footpad beat English raider Optimus Prime and another Mullins inmate, Asthuria. The Listed Mares Novice Hurdle went to another small yard when Dot Love trained Dawn Shadow won for Rachel Blackmore from Creation and Awayinthewest. This one was recommended e/w last week and at 10/1 from 12s was a nice bet. The bumper went to Dunvegan trained by Pat Fahy, completing a double for the week, and ridden by his son Conor from Voix Des Tiep, Getareason and Rio Vivas, all trained by Mullins. On Friday, the opening KFM Hunters Chase was won by Peter Maher’s Alpha Male from outsider Premier King and Das Mooser. The Mullins charge continued in the Grade A Novice Handicap Chase with Kemboy winning. The Glencarrig Lady Mares Handicap Chase and The Champion Hurdle both went to Jessica Harrington trained horses ridden by Robbie “Puppy” Power. Magic Of Light beat Goodthynemilan and Synopsis to win the chase. In the Grade 1 Champion Hurdle the favourite, Samcro, and 2nd favourite, Melon, crashed out independently 3 flights from home and Supasundae went on to beat 3 Mullins runners in Wicklow Brave, Bleu Berry and Coquin Mans. There was compensation for Elliott the Champion Novice Hurdle as Dortmund Park eventually came good but again there was trouble in running, this time 2 out as Debuchet came down bringing the fav Getabird and Scarpeta to a standstill and both, trained by Mullins, pulled up. In the champion Hunter Chase raider Caid De Burlais trained by Rose Loxton and ridden by William Biddick beat Timewaitsfornoman and On The Fringe. Loxton has only 3 pointers in training and works for Paul Nicholls. In the International Novice Hurdle, Antey, trained by Mullins, owned by Ricci, came from the rear of the field under a great ride by Katie Walsh to pip Barry Geraghty on Joseph O’Brien’s Shady Operator by a nose under the post. Katie announced her immediate retirement in the winner’s enclosure. O’Brien got compensation in the bumper as Derek O’Connor just got up on

Dawn Shadow and Rachael Blackmore.

Lone Wolf. On Saturday Mullins completed a fourtimer winning both Grade 1 races, The Champion Hurdle with Benies Des Dieux under Paul Townend who beat Agusta Kate and last year’s winner Apple’s Jade and the Champion 4-Y-O Hurdle with Saldier under Robbie Power. Meri Devi in the handicap hurdle and Passageway in the bumper completed the four timer. Nina Carberry won the cross country race again on Josie’s Orders and promptly joined Katie Walsh in the ranks of the retired bringing down the curtain on a glittering career with a winner. On the injury front, Noel Fehily will be out of commission for a couple of months following a fall off Gotaway on Friday. Brian Hayes suffered chest injuries in a fall off Ask Nilealso on Friday and is facing a while on the sidelines. Top amateur and point to point rider Jamie Codd is out for 3 to 4 months following a fall at Ballysteen in which he fractured a vertebrae. So we reach the end of another national hunt season with Willie Mullins winning another trainers’ title, Davy Russell winning the jockeys’ title, the amateur title went to Patrick Mullins. Donal McInernery claimed the champion conditional jockey accolade, with Lisa O’Neill the leading female amateur and the leading owner once again is Michael O’Leary in the guise of Gigginstown Stud. And both Mullins, 212, and Elliott, 210, trained over 200 winners.

General News The cancelled Gowran Park meeting

scheduled for Sunday, April 29th has now been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 29th with new entries required.

Point to Point View Racing this weekend starts on Saturday in the south at Ballindenisk in Co. Cork and at Tallanstown in Co. Louth. On Sunday there are three meetings down for decision in the south, at Dromahane outside Mallow in Co. Cork, Stradbally in Co. Laois and at Dartfield between Ballinasloe and Loughrea. On Monday there is racing in Dawstown near Blarney. Tallanstown and Stradbally are off at 2.30pm and all other meetings start a half an hour earlier at 2 pm.

Competition Time Winners of the tickets for Lenebane are Frances Griffen, Creggs, Margaret Egan, Clooncalagy and Attoinette Winstone Mullymux don’t forget to collect your tickets in the office which will be closed on Monday. Last chance to win tickets for Kilbeggan on the 11th May and to win tickets for this meeting we want you to tell us who won the 2018 national hunt trainers championship at Punchestown? Answers please on a post card to The Roscommon People, Abbey Street Roscommon or by e-mail to tomred17@gmail.com by 12 pm Wednesday the 9th of May and don’t forget to include your name, address and a contact phone number with all competition entries. As usual all tickets will have to be collected in the office in Abbey Street.

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Retail Excellence, Ireland’s largest Retail Industry representative body, will host its 7th Annual Retail Retreat & Expo in Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 15th and 16th of May. 70 inspirational speakers including CEOs and business leaders past and present as well as Paul O’Connell, Brian Cody, David

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BSC (Hon.) Chiro. MSc. Chiropractic Association of Ireland

Mark Kilgallon B.Sc Podiatry (Hons) M.Ch.S.I. Department of Health Approved

EVERY FRIDAY St. Joseph’s Resource Centre, Boyle For appointment

085 1503353 086 8538404 Email: m.kilgallon23@gmail.com

Clinics also in Ballaghaderreen and Castlebar

CHIROPODY/ ACUPUNCTURE LENNON’S CLINIC Galway Road, Roscommon Telephone: 090 6626023 086 8225575

DRIVING LESSONS

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School of Motoring

Have you a licence to tow a trailer? Car/Jeep & Trailer Training available SPECIAL RATES FOR BEGINNERS AND STUDENTS Gift vouchers available

Call (085) 1348779

Foot Care Practitioner

• Home visits • Insoles and Orthotics prescribed

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TELEPHONE: 087 9657933 090 66 26752

Kathleen’s Mobile Footcare

fergalkelly@live.com

• House Visits • Insoles and Orthotics Prescribed • Chiropody Services

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CHIROPODIST

CHIMNEY SWEEP

Gerrity

•Serving County Roscommon and surrounding area • For all Special Occasions • Standard Castles, Combi Castles, Obstacle Courses and much more.

CHIMNEY REPAIRS

VHI and Laya Covered

COMPUTERS DC Computer Services Providing IT services for Homes, Businesses & Schools. Home Callouts.

NO FIX NO FEE PC Maintenance – Upgrades, Repairs, Virus & Spyware removal. Network Solutions – Cabling, Hardware & Software Installation & Maintenance. Contact David Conboy Tel: 087 7496459 Email: info@dccomputerservices.ie Web: www.dccomputerservices.ie p

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Roscommon Driving School Telephone:

090 66 61102 Road Safety Authority Approved Driving Instructor

JOHN DOORLY School of Motoring RSA REGISTERED AND FORMER DRIVER TESTER

Excellent pass rates CAR - 12 EDT LESSONS CAR & TRAILER (B&E) TRUCKS - RIGID, ARTIC & CPC

GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE

Tel: 086 2387528 www.aclearsteerdriving.com

DENTAL Dental Design Studio • Natural Cosmetic Dentures • Palate Free Dentures • Flexible Dentures • Repairs & Re-lines • Express replacement of lost/broken dentures

Patrick Lynch Clinical Dental Technician

Henry Street Medical Centre Roscommon TELEPHONE:

090 66 65917 087 228 8780

Paul McStay DSA/ADI (UK) RSA MIAM ROSPA Approved Driving Instructor Former BSM Driving Instructor and UK advanced Met. Police Driver. GIFT VOUCHER CARDS AVAILABLE Castlerea & Roscommon

EDT Lessons Available Telephone:

094 96 20099 Mobile:

086 8936012 This driving School conforms for the new RSA regulations & legislation

DOCKERY’S SCHOOL OF MOTORING

• ROSCOMMON • CARRICK-ON-SHANNON R.S.A. Approved Driving Instructors

• Tuition in Car • Car Available for Tests Gift Vouchers – an ideal gift Tel. (094) 98 80281/ Mob. (087) 2031909

Roscommon People Friday 04 May 2018

Classifieds FARMING  A B AT TO I R S E R V I C E AVA I L A B L E : Cattle, lambs and pigs. Ready for freezing. Home Cured and Honey Dry cured traditional bacon (not pumped with water) now available. Tel: Webb’s Butcher’s, 094 96 20005 or 086 4094715  PRESSURE TREATED STAKES FOR SALE: • 6ft stakes 4inch only €2.40 per stake or bale of 70 for €160 delivered • 5ft stakes 3inch only €2 per stake or bale of 100 for €180 delivered • Pressure treated Larch Metre Strainers 8ft 7-10inch only €11 delivered or bale of 25 only €250 delivered • 200 meter rolls barbed wire €25 per roll • 100 meter 3ft sheep wire €75 per roll. Also staples and nails available. Contact Tom on 086 2628439  CALVES FOR SALE AT OUR APPROVED PREMISES: Large selection of all breeds of calves available at all times, Bulls and Heifers. Call Paddy 087 4116003  CALVES FOR SALE: Large selection of fresh calves weekly. Tel: 086 1996367  FOR SALE: Round bales of Silage. Tel: 086 3923227  FOR SALE: Full bred Aberdeen-Angus Bull, ready for servicing. Tel: 086 1925453  CALVES FOR SALE: Continental, Angus and Hereford calves for sale. Delivery available. Runners also available. Contact Darragh. Tel: 086 8713864  FOR SALE: AberdeenAngus calves/Bull and Heifer calves. Good healthy calves. Tel: 086 2167132

TOPSOIL REQUIRED  CLAY OR TOPSOIL REQUIRED: Good sized loads, Roscommon area. Tel: 086 1005650

BOOM SPRAYER TESTING SERVICE • Sprayers tested on owners premises • Test report & D.A.F.M. stickers provided. • Small stock parts fitted on site (if necessary) Contact: Thomas Neilan on 087 2395171 or 090 6663069 e-mail: thomasneilan4@gmail.com

D.A.F.M. Approved Reg No: EL000083

QUAD HIRE Rush licking, spraying, spotspraying, flail mower for cutting rushes, easy on ground

Phone:

087 6982309 FOR SALE  FOR SALE: New complete double divan bed including leather base and headboard, memory foam pocket sprung mattress. Still in packaging. Retail €950, will sell for €240 including free delivery. Tel: 086 4438919

To advertise, telephone 090 66 34633 or email advertising@roscommonpeople.ie

FOR SALE  FOR SALE: 2006 Toyota Yaris, 91,000 miles, NCT until July 2019, taxed until June 2018. The NCT text was this week. Same owner since it was one year old. Roscommon town. Tel: 086 3776948  FOR SALE: 50” Sony TV excellent condition, can be seen working. Please reply to BOX NO: 1144, c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon.  FOR SALE: 00 Toyota Corolla, fully serviced and taxed. New NCT, low mileage. Price on appliciation. Tel: 087 1430158

FENCING/GATES

Des Kelly Fencing Over 20 years in business All types of fencing supplied and erected Including: • Cresoted Posts • Agricultural Fencing • Site Fencing • Security Fencing • Post & Rail Fencing • Concrete Fencing • Grant Approved Fencing No job too big or too small Just give us a call on

087 2346364 FRANCIS REGAN FENCING LTD For all your fencing needs. Glas Fencing Grant Fencing Post Rail

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GARDENING GARDENING SERVICES Including: • Hedge Cutting • Hedge Planting • Grass Cutting • Spraying • Strimming • Weeding • Garden Tidy-ups • Planting • Gutter Cleaning, etc. Chainsaw work also available

Phone John on

087 2860428

JOE HEALY Tree Services • Hedge Cutting • Dangerous Tree removal • Wood Chipping • Fully Insured

Phone:

087 2721193

DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL SERVICE • Woodchipping • Log Splitting • Tree Surgery • Hedge Cutting

Bernard Conroy Timber Clearance Ltd Tel: 087 2533101 Firewood For Sale Over 30 years in business

GARDENING

ALL ABOUT THE GARDEN • Roscommon Town • Grass and Hedge Cutting • General Maintenance • Strimming and Weeding

CONTACT KEVIN:

090 6630879 or Mobile

087 2835742 Garden Clearance Complete garden clearance services with debris disposed of. Safety certified and insured.

Tel: 086 2437376 GATELY GARDENING Four Roads, Co. Roscommon • Landscaping • Timber Decking • Patios • General Maintenance Contact Liam on 086 8749550 or 090 66 27496

PARKLAWN TREE SERVICES • Certified Arborists • Tree Surgery • Dangerous Tree Removal • Wood Chipping • Leylandii hedges reduced and shaped. Comprehensive insurance cover. I.S.A. member.

Tel: 086 6077307 or 086 8125165 www.parklawntreeservices.com

HOLISTIC

A New Life Holistic Therapy Meditation Evenings every Wednesday at 7.30pm in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon. Holistic Therapy Clinic takes place every Monday 10am - 5pm by Certified Holistic Therapist at Conlon’s Chemist, Athleague, Roscommon • Integrated Energy Therapy • Indian Head Massage • Reiki • DNA Activation • Angel Healing Therapy • Angel Card Readings

Phone Aileen for appointment:

087 7771890 JOAN MOORE Therapy Rooms • Sports Massage • Deep Tissue Massage • Reflexology • Indian head Massage • Reiki • Aromatherapy • Dry needling • Thai Massage Roscommon West Business Park, Circular Road, Roscommon

087 9201818 Gift vouchers now available

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SEAMUS HUNT • Massage & Sports Therapist • Holistic Massage • Injury Assessment & Treatment • Ultrasound & Infra Red Available

Tattie Hoaker, Health Store, Goff Street, Roscommon Telephone:

086 1930766 HEALTH & WELL-BEING

WALTER BEGLEY Gardening, Maintenance & Painting Roscommon Town • Indoor & Outdoor Painting • Winter Garden Clean-Up • Power Washing Driveways - Paths • Prepare Lawns for Spring • Hedge Trimming • Planting • Grass Cutting • General Maintenance

Contact Walter on 087 9519873

HOLISTIC

KATHLEEN KELLY M.I.R.I.L. • Reflexology • Reiki • Indian Head and Shoulder Massage • Gift Vouchers Available • Evening appointments available

Tattie Hoaker, Health Store, Goff Street, Roscommon Phone:

086 3614230

PAINTING & DECORATING

PROPERTIES TO LET/RENT/WANTED

PAINTER & DECORATOR

 TO LET: 1 Bed apartment to let, The Walk, Roscommon town, fully furnished. Tel: 087 6949253

Private & Commercial Power washing 25 years experience Free Estimates Given

Phone Alan on:

090 6661635 or Mobile:

087 2683079 PROFESSIONAL PAINTING & DECORATING CONTRACTOR For all your decorating needs CONTACT JOHN

086 4679798 PHYSICAL THERAPIST Roscommon Physical Therapy Clinic 18 years experience in treating babies to adults Physical Therapy CranioSacral Therapy Medical Dry Needling Prescription Orthotics Pilates – Small Classes Can we help you? Call us today to enquire Ph. 090 663 0009 Like us on Facebook www.rosptc.com We are now located at: 2 Castleview, Castle Street, Roscommon F42 C902

REFLEXOLOGY REFLEXOLOGY MARINA FUREY (MNRRI) African & Classical Reflexology

● Amatsu Therapy ● Neuromuscular therapy

& orthopaedic sports massage Appointments with Anne Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday. Molloy’s Pharmacy, The Harrison Centre, Roscommon

Tel: 087 2721757 www.aobtherapies.com Vouchers available on-line

Reflexology may bring relief from conditions such as: • Allergies • Eczema • Migraine • Back Problems • Infertility • Respiratory Disorders • Blood Pressure • Insomnia • Stress • Exam Stress • Bowel Disorders • Joint/Muscle Problems • Thyroid Imbalance • Colic • Pain Relief • Emotional Disorders - Ante Natal Reflexology - Cancer Care Reflexology - Infant/Child Reflexology Mobile Service Available Marina Furey B. Sc. (Hons)

Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon

Tel: 087 2264951 Find us on facebook

 TO LET: Large 2 bed apartment to let, The Walk, Roscommon town. Tel: 087 2822534  TO LET: 2 Bed apartment to let at Castle Street, Roscommon. Tel: 086 8335645  PUB WANTED: To lease with option to buy. Tel: 087 7692029 CHAZEY PROPERTIES: We require properties for waiting tenants, we advertise, conduct viewings, arrange references, read meters, set up tenancy agreements and arrange direct debit payments straight into your bank. We charge a one off fee only if we are successful in renting your property. If not no fees are payable. Tel: 086 8212732

KENNELS

LISBROCK BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY Brideswell, Athlone, Co. Roscommon • Spacious Kennels provided • Spacious exercise areas outside • Short Term - Long Term boarding welcomed • Dogs walked on request.

For further details contact Mary 087 6162191 or Barra 087 9764250 www.lisbrockkennels.ie Members of IBKCA

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Carroll Consultancy, are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Tom Garvey for planning permission for construction of a creep area onto an existing shed, roof over existing crush area, loose house and roofed manure pit together with all associated site works. at Willsgrove, Ballintubber, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Carroll Consultancy, Bridge Street, Swinford, Co. Mayo. Telephone: 094 9253742 The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the Reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant the application.

PLANNINGS

Design Consultation Planning Applications New Build, Extend, Renovate Bespoke Design Domestic, Commercial & Agricultural

086 3482387 info@moleskinarchitecture.com

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MORRIS LOHAN Consulting Engineers Castle Street, Roscommon Phone: 090 66 27950 • HOUSE/EXTENSION DESIGN • PLANNING APPLICATIONS • ASSIGNED DESIGN & CERTIFIER ‘New Building Regs’ • BER RATINGS ‘Domestic & Commercial’ • STRUCTURAL & CONDITION SURVEYS • FIRE DESIGN CERTIFICATES

www.morrislohan.ie ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL BALLAGHCULLIA, BALLINAGARE, CO ROSCOMMON. We, Noel and Mary Kenny, intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to retain dwelling house on site and construct new Effluent Treatment system on site together with all ancillary site works and services at the above address. Signed: Colette Jordan & Associates, Architectural, Engineering & Energy 17 Ashford Court, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. Mobile: 086 8366944 Email: hello@colettejordan.ie The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority at Roscommon County Council, Golf Links Road, Roscommon during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Roscommon People Friday 04 May 2018

Classifieds PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Planning permission is sought from Roscommon County Council for change of use of existing shop unit contained in Lunneys commercial premises to use as off Licence and provision of associated signage at Cortober Td. Carrick-onShannon, Co. Roscommon for Carmel and Margaret Lunney. Signed: C. Gray & Associates Ltd Dromod, Co. Leitrim Phone: 0877021857 The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority Roscommon County Council, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application can be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20 within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, Padraic Keenan, hereby give notice that I am applying to Roscommon County Council for permission for retention to demolish outhouses at the rear of a single dwelling house and replace with and extension, at the Townland of Monksland, Barony of Athlone South, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Padraic Keenan, Mote Park, Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority Roscommon County Council, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application can be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20 within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Application is being made to Roscommon County Council for permission to demolish existing 2 storey commercial building, consisting of showroom, warehouse, stores, workshop and offices. Construct 35 no residential units, consisting of 17 no apartments, 3 no duplex units, 15 no town houses and a refuse storgae building. The development is to include associated siteworks and services and the relocation of the existing entrance to accommodate the new service road entering on to the public road (N63) at Abbeytown, Ardnanagh, Roscommon town. Signed: Abbeytown Developments Roscommon The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application can be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

To advertise, telephone 090 66 34633 or email advertising@roscommonpeople.ie

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We Coillte Teoranta intend to apply for planning permission for: the construction of a new forest road entrance and associated site works for the purposes of harvesting a plantation at Clooncah, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Rosco Park Developments Limited, intend to apply for Permission for Retention and Permission for the following; (i) Permission for Retention is sought for; 34 sq m of floor area over entire structure, together with elevational changes, from those granted under 07/1868 (ii) Permission is sought for change of use from offices to 8 No. Apartments (614 sq m floor area) to ground floor and first floor and elevational changes including balconies to rear and side facades, and altered front façade, together with connections to services and all other associated site works at Ballypheasan Td, Castle Street, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon F42 DW25 Signed: Collins Boyd Engineering Ltd. Engineers & Architects Galway Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon. Ph (090)6634421 Fax: (090)6634423 Email: info@collinsboydeng. com The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Anthony and Patricia Rushe, intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission for (1) demolition of rear shed, (2) extension to and renovation of dwelling house, and all associated site works at 7 Dalton Terrace, Kilcolman Townland, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Moleskin Architecture Mote Park, Roscommon 086 3482387 info@moleskinarchitecture.com The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority Roscommon County Council, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application can be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20 within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

SITUATIONS VACANT  LADY AVAILABLE: To do Ironing, lives in the Ballaghaderreen area, very flexible and reliable. Please reply to BOX NO: 1142, c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon.  CHEF DE PARTIE REQUIRED. Minimum 2 years experience. Fluent English and good knowledge of European cooking essential. Salary, €30.000 per year - 39 hr week.Please send CV to. info@Keenans.ie Keenans Boutique Hotel, Bar/Restaurant, Tarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon.  ROSCOMMON BASED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: Looking to hire an experienced carpenter with a broad knowledge of construction. Also hiring a number of general operatives. Must have valid safe pass. Other tickets are an advantage. Call 0830445002 and leave a detailed message.

TAXIS AND HACKNEYS

TOMMY GILLIGAN

CABS

TELEPHONE: 086 8099 503

Pete’s Cabs

Roscommon

 CHILDMINDER AVAILABLE: For the summer months, full time or parttime limited places available. Also two places available from September. References available on request. Please reply to BOX NO: 1141, c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon.  REGISTERED CHILDMINDER: Garda vetted, up to date first aid certificate and child protection and welfare training, childcare training certificates. Have two vacancies available to mind children in my own home. Ballaghaderreen area. Tel: 087 2659070

TAXIS AND HACKNEYS

TOM KILDUFF CABS Tel: (086) 2544662 086 3821515

KELLY’S EYE Taxi and Minibus hire.

PHONE:

087 2727888 JOHN BEATTIE Cab and Bus Hire Roscommon

086 2670670 BUS HIRE FOR ALL OCCASIONS

 THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL OFFERS: • Bags of seasoned timber €2 per bag, buy 20 bags get 2 free • Bags of top quality black turf only €2.50 per bag, buy 20 get 2 free. €75 DEAL: 1 tonne logs + 1 tonne turf, 1 bag 20kg coal + 1 free bale briquettes: for €75 • Tonne bags of turf and timber €35 delivered. ALSO PACKAGE DEAL: 1 bale of briquettes, 1 bag of logs, 3 bags of turf, delivered only €10. Price cannot be beaten. Contact Tom: 086 2628439 WANTED: Fallen trees for firewood. Ash, Beech, Birch and Whitethorn. We are safety certified and insured. Phone:

086 2437376  FOR SALE: Large lorry loads of turf. Screened and delivered. Orders for this years turf taken now. Tel: 086 7236301

– Contact – SITUATIONS WANTED

TURF/FUEL/ FIREWOOD

Peter Lynch 086 8400002

Padraig Healy Car & Mini Bus Hire Wheelchair Accessible Call car direct

(086) 2714879 TUITION GRINDS IN JUNIOR AND LEAVING CERTIFICATE BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING Tutoring for college students in Business, Accountancy and Taxation.

LEAVING CERTIFICATE STUDENTS Would you like to do Accounting or Business as an extra subject? Higher or ordinary levels catered for

Contact: Nuala McGowan on 086 0352849

PLASTERING

PLASTERING SERVICE All aspects of Plastering ● Interior ● Exterior ● Domestic ● Commercial ● Modern & Traditional Methods ● Restorations ● Dry-lining ● Insulation

Telephone

087 6395741 POWER WASHING

Gallagher’s Power Washing Patio’s, Paths, Fencing, Decking, Shed’s Driveways, Concrete, Tarmac, Block Paving Call Pete:

087 4394142

PSYCHIC DOLORES PSYCHIC MEDIUM CLAIRVOYANT

• Tarot & Angel Card Reading • Honest & Confidential • Spiritual Guidance • Need Direction? Phone for an appointment -

090 66 23898 or 085 7857191 Athleague

USEFUL SERVICES

KEANE OIL BOILERS • Servicing • Repairs • Efficiency Testing Printout • Oil Tank Installation • Oil Boiler Replacement ALL WORK GUARANTEED Fully qualified and insured O.F.T.E.C. Registered TELEPHONE:

087 9131664 SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED DRAINS/SEWERS CLEANED PERMIT NO: NW CPO - 09 - 03267 - 03

TELEPHONE MICHAEL HAVERTY: 086 8381227 or 086 1997815

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS: WASHING MACHINE, REPAIRS, DISHWASHER REPAIRS, OVEN AND TUMBLE DRYER REPAIRS Contact Paul on 086 0538977 087 4046478 www.appliance-repairs.ie  ELECTRICIAN AVAILABLE: Rewires, first and second fix new houses, fuse board upgrade. All farm buildings and sheds, security lighting and garden lights. Tel: Tom on 086 0815802  ELECTRICIAN AVAILABLE: Safe electric registered. All work considered. No job too small. Phone Paul on 086 2553153 anytime or email: p086 2553153@gmail.com  SHANE NAUGHTON ROOFING CONTRACTOR Roofing, slating, tiling, 1st and 2nd fixing and flooring. All aspects of carpentry and building undertaken. Tel: 086 3155329.  HANDYMAN AVAILABLE: For block/brick laying, plastering, carpentry, painting and general maintenance. All areas considered. No job too small. Tel: 086 0512267  PVC FACIA SOFFIT: Gutters supplied and fitted and reparied. Tel: 087 6430164

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CAN’T FIND ANYONE to do that small job, or you haven’t got the time ...

WE DO ANYTHING From fitting Curtain Rails to laying that footpath • Fast Reliable Service • Professional, Courteous Employees • Trustworthy

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL ! 094 96 31880 087 9100477

www.oddjobsolutions.ie Established since 2005

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SOULMATES SOULMATES - DON’T BE ALONE, LOVE IS ALL THERE IS: Find that special person for friendship and romance with like-minded people. Safe, reliable and confidential. Tel: 087 9216302/087 7720250

WINDOW CLEANING  WINDOW CLEANING: Competitive rates. All areas covered. Also Gutters/ fascias. Contact John: 087 2291931

Painter Decorator Powerwashing Plastering Gardening General Handyman

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086 6684179

To have your advert seen by over 80,000 people every week advertise with us!

Is your Kitchen/Bedroom looking tired or dated?

THE MOST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY ROSCOMMON!

Why not get it resprayed in any colour of your choice Large selection of worktops and handles to choose from Contact Stephen on:

The he local paper!

085 1940575

Roscommon People Friday 04 May 2018

AtYourService CARPENTRY

Eugene Quinn Carpentry • First and Second Fix • Roofing • Timber Flooring • Dry Lining

CARPENTRY

Gary Jameson

To advertise, telephone 090 66 34633 or email advertising@roscommonpeople.ie

CHIMNEY REPAIRS

CHIMNEY PROBLEMS SHOWROOM:

Munsboro, Roscommon • Fitted Kitchens & bedroom units

Tel: 086 3686669

NO JOB TOO SMALL

• Attic Conversions and all internal woodwork

086 0708833

Ronan Hegarty Bespoke Carpentry/Cabinets Kitchens ● Sliding Wardrobes ● Home Study ● Television Cabinets etc ●

Contact Ronan on 087 6035995 email: hegartybespokeprojects@gmail.com email: robedesign.ie@gmail.com Download our brochure on www.robedesign.ie Robe Design Showroom open 7 days a week

Driving School 087 2295551 Road Safety Authority Approved Driving Instructor

CLEANING SERVICES • ROSCOMMON • Carpets & Upholstery Cleaning • Leather Suites • WINDOW CLEANING • POWER WASHING Fascias & Soffits • Gutters & Down pipes • Drive ways ‘paths and patios’ CAR VALETING

DOOLEY CHIMNEY REPAIRS • Lining • Relining • Rebuilding • CCTV Camera Inspection

CATHAL DOOLEY 087 6579064

20 Years Experience Free Insurance Quotes Nationwide Service Stoves and Ranges Fitted All Work Guaranteed

WE SUPPLY & FIT Double & Treble Glazed Windows & Doors, Patio Doors, French Doors, Porches and Conservatories WIDE RANGE OF COMPOSITE DOORS

Thermally efficient and high security with reinforced frames offering quality without compromise.

TARMACADAM

Donamon

Tarmacadam LTD Specialising in Kerbing, Tar and Chips and Tarmacadam. Machine or hand laid. All types of drainage/ septic tank upgrades and new percolation.

Contact Damien (086) 4007158

Dead & Worn-Out Animals Contact

JOHN GREENE BALLINASLOE

TEL: (090) 96 88606 (090) 96 88830 (090) 96 87651 Lowest price guaranteed Daily collection

INSTALLATION

Bonded Bead Cavity Wall Insulation Cellulose, Sheepswool, Fibreglass, SIGA Airtightness New Buildings & Retroﬁt

LIFE COACH

CAROLINE BURKE COACHING

Career, Education and Personal Coaching Helping you to help yourself! *CAREER: HELPING YOU TO GET THAT JOB! CV UPDATING / INTERVIEW MASTERING / JOB SEARCH

*EDUCATION: CHOOSING THE RIGHT COURSE! CAO APPLICATION / HELPING YOU TO MAKE BETTER MORE INFORMED COURSE CHOICES

*PERSONAL: CONFIDENCE/ASSERTIVENESS BUILDING! HELPING YOU TO LIVE A MORE BALANCED LIFE / DEALING WITH CHANGES IN PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, E.G. RETIREMENT, NEW JOB, SEPARATION, STUCK IN A RUT ETC…..

For appointment call me on 086 8229606 OR email your enquiry to carolinebburke@gmail.com

Call in or contact us for free advice and quotes

Unit 2, Ballybrit Industrial Estate, Galway

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BLINDS

BRENDAN DOOLIN

Also Wooden Venetians, Velux Window Blinds. Tel: 090 66 30521 Mobile: 086 8115928

GLASS

Boyle Glass Ballinameen, Boyle,

Tel: 071 96 68368 - Stained Decorative

and Frosted Glass - Double Glazed Units - Bevelled Glass/ Mirrors - Glass Shelves/Table Tops - Painted Glass Splashbacks - Balcony Glass

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES KENNEDY Michael 24 Beech Grove and Corbo, Co. Roscommon (3rd Anniversary) Who passed away on 9th May 2015

Time may pass and fade away, But silent thoughts and memories stay, No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you are always there.

Always loved and remembered by Nora. XXX ~~~~~~~~~~ To lose someone I loved so much brings pain beyond belief. There are no words to ease my pain my sadness and my grief. I feel I’ve lost someone so wonderful and dear. I think about your special way and wish that you were near. I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about yesterday and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake from which I’ll never part. God has you in his arms, I have you in my heart.

Always loved and sadly missed by his daughter Eva, son-in-law Frank, granddaughters Nikita and Sophie. ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Angels sang Amazing Grace God came down and touched your face Then he whispered soft and low Come with me, it’s time to go. The gates of Heaven opened wide The Angels lined up side by side A special guest is on his way The day they took Michael away.

Love from your sister Marie, Vincent, Philip and Alex. ~~~~~~~~~~~ As we look upon your picture sweet memories we recall A face so full of sunshine a smile for one and all. Though your heart has gone forever And your hand we cannot touch we shall never lose those memories of a brother we loved so much.

Love from your brother Christopher and Hilary. Michael’s third Anniversary Mass will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Derrane on Saturday, 5th May at 7pm.

THANKSGIVINGS THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one (mention it). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour, not mine, Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. A.M.K. THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one (mention it). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour, not mine, Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. A.M.K.

CORCORAN Willie

Eight Anniversary of my beloved Mother

MURRAY Bridie

Always remembered by his wife Martina and family. Anniversary Mass in St. John’s Church, Lecarrow on Sunday, 6th May at 11.30am.

DONNELLY Brian

Corlackin, Creggs (8th Anniversary)

Funshinagh, Four Roads, Co. Roscommon. Who died on 11th May 2014 (4th Anniversary)

(nee Brennan) Lisphelim, Knockcroghrey. Who died May 4th 2010.

I travel to your graveside, and picture your face so clear, In silence I stand in sorrow For a mother I loved so dear. The flowers I place upon it Will wither and decay, But the love I buried with you Will never fade away. Meet me in my dreams dear Mum, Talk to me once more, Erase this everlasting pain That never goes away. Its not the tears at the moment shed That tell how The heart is torn. Its the silent tears in the after years And the grief that is silently borne. May your Gentle Soul rest in peace.

Always loved and remembered so fondly by your loving daughter Geraldine.

BRADY James Lisalway, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon (5th Anniversary)

Ballygurry, Knockcroghery 2nd May 2010

Will those who think of him today A little pray to Jesus say

RATTIGAN Thomas

Just a prayer from those who loved you Just a memory fond and true In our hearts you will live forever Because we thought the world of you.

Always remembered by Denis and family.

Every day in some small way, Memories of you come our way, Though absent, You are always near, Still missed, still loved, and always dear.

Remembered always by his wife Ann, family and friends. Anniversary Mass in Kilbegnet Church on Sunday, 6th May at 10am.

COYNE John James Milltown, Dysart Co. Roscommon. (4th Anniversary)

In Loving memory of John James who died on 24th April 2014. Your memories are so special your presence missed so much. You will always be remembered and missed by all of us. Our thoughts are always with you in a very special way not just on your anniversary but every single day. No matter how life changes no matter what we do a special place within our hearts will always be with you. It broke our hearts to lose you but you did not go alone for part of us went with you the day God called you home.

Sadly missed, loved and remembered by your sisters Agnes, Margaret, family and friends. Anniversary Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Dysart on Friday, 4th May at 7.30pm

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Memories are precious they don’t fade away, we remember you always not just today. Although we sadly miss you, we know we are not alone. For you are watching over us from a place you now call home.

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by Mam, Dad, James, Paul and Granny. ~~~~~~~~~~~ BRIAN Your kind and gentle soul has passed But you will forever remain in our hearts and minds.

Lovingly remembered by the Lynch family, aunts, uncles, in-laws and cousins. Anniversary Mass in Tisrara Church, Four Roads on Friday 11th May at 7.30pm

BURKE Oliver (Late of Ardsallagh Woods, Roscommon) (4th Anniversary)

MONTH’S MIND HYNES Peter Joseph (P.J.) Jamestown Hill, Ballyforan, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon

On the occasion of PJ’s Month Mind his wife Maureen, his sisters, his brother and his extended family would like to thank those who have sympathised and supported us in our great loss. A special word of thanks to Rev. Fr. Francis Beirne P.P. for his excellent pastoral care, prior to his death and devotion to P.J. from the time of his death to the celebration of his Funeral Mass and Burial. A special thanks to Liam Gately and Maura O’Brien for the beautiful hymns and music at the Funeral Mass. To the Mass servers, Eucharistic Ministers, readers and people who brought gifts to the Altar for their contribution. To the undertaker, Michael Dempsey, a sincere thanks for his professional service. Thanks to P.J.’s cherished neighbours for their dedication to P.J. in the manner in which they prepared and completed his final resting place. We would like to extend our appreciation to Dr. John Rice, Athlone Town Centre Surgery for the excellent personal care he afforded P.J. To the doctors and all medical staff of Portiuncla Hospital and in particular the staff of the Oncology Dept. for the excellent care given to P.J. To the Palliative Care nurse Marie Crehan, public health nurses and the staff of Midoc Athlone, a special thanks. To Louis Conlon, Pharmacist, Athleague for his profound professional help, thank you. To all who sent Mass Cards, messages of sympathy, Perpetual Enrolements and floral tributes. To the large numbers who attended P.J.’s residence, Removal and his Funeral Mass. A special mention to those who travelled long distances. To John Hynes, who travelled from Spain. A sincere thanks to you all. To the friends and neibhbours who helped in any way throughout P.J.’s final illness please accept our heartfelt appreciation. To Maureen’s Foodstore and Thomas Street Stores, thank you. To the caterer’s and the Committee in Dysart Community Centre, a sincere thanks. Month’s Memory Mass will be celebrated in Church of Christ of the Good Shepherd Church, Four-Roads on Sunday, 6th May at 11am. Loved with a love beyond all telling, missed with a grief beyond all tears.

HAND Johnny Carnvalley, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Who died on 26th March 2018 In loving memory of Oliver. No more tomorrows for us to share But yesterday’s memories will always be there

Very sadly missed by Anne, Liam and Oliver. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Friday, 4th May at 10am.

The family of the late Johnny Hand wish to express our heartfelt appreciation for the support and kindness they received at the time of Johnny’s passing and in the weeks following. A sincere thanks to all those who attended the Funeral and sent Mass Cards and floral arrangements. A special thank you to Fr. Eamonn who celebrated Mass and helped us through this difficult time. A sincere thanks to Pat McHugh Funeral Director for his professionalism throughout this difficult time. A special thanks to all the staff at the Sacred Heart Nursing Home for all the care they showed Johnny during his time there. Thanks to the Percy French for their hospitality and kindness. A special thanks to the gravediggers who organised Johnny’s final resting place. As its is impossible to thank everyone indivdiually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our sincere appreciation and gratitude. Johnny’s Month’s Minds Mass will be celebrated in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Strokestown on Saturday, 5th May at 12 o’clock.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES DENNEHY Pat

McGOWAN Teresa

Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon

Cloonshannagh, Rooskey, Co. Roscommon Who died 17th February 2018

In loving memory of

MORAN Michael Grange, Four-Mile-House, Co. Roscommon (1st Anniversary) Who died on the 26th April 2017. Age 69 years

As we lovingly remember Michael on the First Anniversary of his passing, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all those who sympathised and supported us in our great loss and sadness. Alone, but never quite alone, I face an empty chair, But sometimes in the silence, I imagine you are there. My companion for so many years, no longer here with me, And yet, in some mysterious way, you keep me company.

Deeply missed and forever loved and remembered by his wife Maureen, sons, David and Andrew, daughter, Karen, Grand-daughters, Florence and Thea and the extended Moran and Lohan family. First Anniversary Mass in St. Brigid’s Church, FourMile-House on Saturday, 5th May 2018 at 8.15pm.

KEARNEY Paddy 6 Ard-na-Gréine, Roscommon (5th Anniversary)

On the First Anniversary of Pat’s death, Tess, Diane, Dylan, Mary and John would like to acknowledge with heartfelt thanks all those who sympathised and supported us in our time of need. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who called to our home, who attended the Funeral Mass to celebrate Pat’s life and his Burial, also to all who sent Mass Cards and messages of condolences. A special thank you to our friends and neighbours who cooked meals, brought refreshments and helped out in so many ways. Sincere thanks to Dr. John Keenan for his kindness and professionalism, the doctors, nurses and care staff who looked after Pat during his many trips to the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin and especially the staff of St. Coman’s Ward, Roscommon University Hospital and the Palliative Care team in Roscommon who ensured his final days were peaceful. A special thank you to those who visited Pat and sat with us during his final weeks. Heartfelt thanks to Fr. Hugh Lee and Deacon Willie Gacquin for their pastoral care to Pat and for celebrating his Requiem Mass. Thank you also to the choir in St. Brigid’s Church, Curraghboy for their beautiful singing at Pat’s Funeral and also for the many enjoyable Sunday’s they spent over the past 40 years singing together. Thank you to Thomas Murray and Padraig O Connor for their beautiful singing at Pat’s graveside. Thank you to Pat’s friends for preparing his final resting place in Cam Cemetery and to everyone in St. Brigid’s GAA Club for their support and assistance over the few days in traffic control at our house, carrying Pat’s coffin, the guard of honour, providing refreshments along side Emmett Durney after the Funeral and most importantly telling stories of all the special times spent at the pitch in Newpark, Kiltoom. A special thank you to Enda McHugh and Donal Hamrock, Undertakers, for their professionalism and assistance over the days. We are appreciative to those who donated to the Roscommon Palliative Care Services in Roscommon University Hospital in lieu of flowers and were heartened by the amount raised. As it is impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this as a token of our deep gratitude. Finally, we remember Pat, a loving husband, Dad, granddad, brother and friend. Pat’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Brigid’s Church, Curraghboy on Sunday, 6th May at 10am.

HOARE Bernie 12 Circular Road, Roscommon (16th Anniversary)

TRIMBLE Ann (nee Gormley) Who passed away on the 3rd May, 2010 (8th Anniversary)

We the family of the late Teresa McGowan would like to acknowledge with heartfelt thanks all those who supported us during our recent sad loss. We thank most sincerely those who attended Mum’s Reposing, Funeral and Burial, especially those who travelled long distances to be with us. Those who sent floral tributes, Mass Cards, Sympathy Cards, Perpetual Enrolments and letters of sympathy. A special word of thanks to Dr. Annette Rodgers, the staff of Mullingar Hospital and the staff of Shannon Lodge Nursing Home, Rooskey for the exceptional care given to Mum in her final weeks. Thank you to Fr. Yarrack who celebrated her Funeral Mass, along with vocalist Mary Bennett and Al Shannon. Thank you to our special neighbours and friends, to the gravediggers who prepared mother’s final resting place, those who managed the traffic, to those who helped with and brought food to the house, to St. Barry’s GAA club who formed a guard of honour. To Tom Crosby Undertakers and Joe Rodgers for their professionalism in organising the Funeral. As it would be impossible to thank each one individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our deep gratitude and appreciation. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions.

LUNT Gerry

GEOGHEGAN Helen

(18th Anniversary)

Lismehy, Strokestown 4th Anniversary occurs on May 6th 2017

In loving memory of a dear husband and father, who died on May 14th, 2000. R.I.P. Always loved and sadly remembered by his loving wife Josie and family. Anniversary Mass in Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 5th May at 10am.

CLABBY Bridie In loving memories of Paddy, who passed away on May 5th 2013 Memories drift to scenes long past Time goes on but memories last Sunshine passes, shadows fall But loves rememberance outlasts all.

Forever loved and greatly missed by your wife Tess, your sons and daughtersin-law, your adored grandchildren and your many, many friends. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 5th May 2018 at 10am.

May he rest in peace.

Circular Road, Roscommon (13th Anniversary) Time speeds on, Sixteen years have passed. Since death its gloom, its shadow cast Within our home, where all seemed bright And took from us a shining light. We miss that light, and ever will. His vacant place no one can fill. Down here we mourn, but not in vain, For up in Heaven, we will meet again.

Loved and missed everyday by all your family. xxx Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Friday, 4th May at 8 am.

Every day in some small way Memories of you come our way.

Lovingly remembered by her sisters, brothers and their families. Mass has been offered.

O’GARA Jack and Madge Castle Street and Mount Prospect, Roscommon (15th and 17th Anniversaries)

In loving memory of Ann Trimble, late of Kilrooskey, Co. Roscommon It was a sudden parting, too bitter to forget, those who loved you dearly, are the ones who can’t forget.

Sadly missed by family and friends. Ann’s Anniversary Mass will be held in St. Mary’s Church, Ballagh on Saturday, 5th May at 8pm.

In loving memory of Bridie who died on 4th May 2005 Hold her, O Jesus in thine arms and let her henceforth be a messenger of love between our human hearts and Thee.

Fondly remembered by her family. Mass offered.

In loving memory of Jack O’Gara, who died on 11th April 2003 and Madge O’Gara, who passed away on 11th January 2001 Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by your sons, daughter Patricia, daughters-in-law, son-in-law and grandchildren. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Thursday, 10th May at 8 am.

FEERICK Etna and Myles Doorty, Fourmilehouse, Co. Roscommon (5th and 4th Anniversaries)

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Always loved and remembered by your loving family. Anniversary Mass in St. Brigid’s Church, Fourmilehouse on Sunday, 6th May at 11am.

McGOWAN Teresa Cloonshannagh, Rooskey, Co. Roscommon Who died 17th February 2018

We the family of the late Teresa McGowan would like to acknowledge with heartfelt thanks all those who supported us during our recent sad loss. We thank most sincerely those who attended Mum’s Reposing, Funeral and Burial, especially those who travelled long distances to be with us. Those who sent floral tributes, Mass Cards, Sympathy Cards, Perpetual Enrolments and letters of sympathy. A special word of thanks to Dr. Annette Rodgers, the staff of Mullingar Hospital and the staff of Shannon Lodge Nursing Home, Rooskey for the exceptional care given to Mum in her final weeks. Thank you to Fr. Yarrack who celebrated her Funeral Mass, along with vocalist Mary Bennett and Al Shannon. Thank you to our special neighbours and friends, to the gravediggers who prepared mother’s final resting place, those who managed the traffic, to those who helped with and brought food to the house, to St. Barry’s GAA club who formed a guard of honour. To Tom Crosby Undertakers adn Joe Rodgers for their professional in organising the Funeral. As it would be impossible to thank everybody individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our deep gratitude and appreciation. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES HIGGIN Rosaleen

JOYCE Thomas

Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon

Late of Ballymoe, Co Galway In loving memory of our father Thomas who died 1st May 2000 (18th Anniversary) RIP. Also remembering our dear brother Paddy who died on July 4th 2012. RIP

We, the family of the late Rosaleen (Rosie) Higgin wish to thank all who sympathised with us on our recent bereavement and supported us in our great loss and sadness. Thanks, to Anne Brophy, Rosie’s GP and the doctors and nurses of Portiuncula Hospital for the exeptional quality of care and kindness shown to Rosie over the years and especially in her final days. Many thanks to Michael Dempsey for his kindness and professionalism in arranging Rosies Funeral also to the grave diggers who prepared Rosies final resting place. A special word of thanks to Fr. Francis Beirne who visited Rosie many times in hospital and for making the Funeral Mass so heartfelt, emotional and special. Also to Ballyforan Folk Choir who contributed beautifully to the ceremony and to St. Aidan’s GAA club, Four Road Hurling club and Dysart Soccer club for the guard of honour. We would like to extend our profound appreciation to the lovely ladies who served refreshments after Rosies Funeral and to all our wonderful neighbours and friends who brought food in the days leading to the Funeral. As its is impossible to thank everyone indivdiually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our sincere appreciation. Rosie’s Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated in St. Joseph’s Church, Ballyforan on Sunday, 6th May at 10am.

KENNY Joan Celtic Avenue and Tubberconnor, Rahara Co. Roscommon

Your memories are so special your presence missed so much you will always be remembered and missed by all of us. Our thoughts are always with you in a very special way not just on your anniversary but every single day. No matter how life changes no matter what we do a special place within our hearts will always be with you. It broke our hearts to lose you but you did not go alone for part of us went with you the day God called you home.

Sadly missed by Tommy, Mickie, Maureen, Chrissie, Eileen, Sean, Stephen, Cyril, Carmel and Sheila and extended family and friends.

THANKSGIVINGS In loving memory of Joan Kenny who passed away on April 4th 2018. The family of the late Joan Kenny wish to express our deep appreciation for the many kind expressions of sympathy shown to us on our recent sad loss. A heartfelt thanks to our neighbours and friends, some of whom travelled long distances to be with us. We wish to express our immense gratitude to Fr. Cullen, Monsignor Travers and Canon McLoughlin for Concelebrating Joan’s Mass. Thanks to the staff of Hannon’s Hotel and to the Hannon family for their hospitality and kindness. Many thanks to Pat and Tom Smyth’s Funeral Directors for their professionalism in conducting Joan’s Funeral. Special thanks to all the staff of University Hospital Galway who cared for Joan so kindly. As it is impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our sincere appreciation and gratitude. Mass will be offered for all of your intentions. Joan’s Month’s Mind Mass will be offered on the 6th of May at 10.30am in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon.

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PRAYER FOR THE INTERCESSION OF ST. PIO OF PIETRELCINA Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit. You marked his body with the five wounds of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son. Endowed with the gift of discernment, St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional for the salvation of souls. With reverence and intense devotion in the celebration of Mass, he invited countless men and women to a greater union with Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me the grace of (here state your petition). Glory be to the Father… (three times). Amen. A.K. THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one (mention it). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour, not mine, Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. S.C.

THANKSGIVINGS PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For desperate causes... My Saint Expedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with Our Lord Jesus Christ. Succor me in this hour of affliction and despair, my Saint Expedite. You who are a Holy warrior, You who are the Saint of the afflicted, You who are the Saint of the desperate, you who are the Saint of urgent causes, Protect me, Help me, Give me Strength, Courage and Serenity. Hear my plea. ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) My Saint Expedite, help me to prevail through these difficult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency. Bring me back to the state of peace and tranquillity, my Saint Expedite. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will speak your name to all those who have faith. (Now promise to give Saint Expedite a specific offering when your desire is granted.) Amen. (Say one Our Father, one Holy Mary, and make the sign of the cross.) (Be sure to provide the offering you promised if Saint Expedite grants your petition) L.M. PRAYER FOR SPECIAL REQUEST Oh! Dear Mother of God, Our Lady of Conception Aparecida! O! Saint Rita of Cassia and Saint Jude worker of miracles and helper of impossible causes pray for me. Saint Expedite, Saint of urgent causes. Saint Edwiges the Saint of the needy, you know how desperate I feel, please ask Jesus to help me. (Here mention your request) May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored and glorified for ever. Pray 1 Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Pray for 3 days. Publish on the 3rd day. See what will happen on the 4th day. M.C. PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For desperate causes... My Saint Expedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with Our Lord Jesus Christ. Succor me in this hour of affliction and despair, my Saint Expedite. You who are a Holy warrior, You who are the Saint of the afflicted, You who are the Saint of the desperate, you who are the Saint of urgent causes, Protect me, Help me, Give me Strength, Courage and Serenity. Hear my plea. ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) My Saint Expedite, help me to prevail through these difficult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency. Bring me back to the state of peace and tranquillity, my Saint Expedite. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will speak your name to all those who have faith. (Now promise to give Saint Expedite a specific offering when your desire is granted.) Amen. (Say one Our Father, one Holy Mary, and make the sign of the cross.) (Be sure to provide the offering you promised if Saint Expedite grants your petition) A.K.

PLANNINGS EXTRA ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Morris Lohan Consulting Engineers are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Gerard Connolly for Planning Permission to construct new domestic garage to the side of existing dwelling house at Cloonykerny, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Morris Lohan Consulting Engineers, Castle Street, Roscommon, Ph Office: 090 6627950, www.morrislohan.ie The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority at Roscommon County Council, Golf Links Road, Roscommon during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Tisrara Community Sports Park Ltd for Planning permission for the installation of 15 No 6 metre high lighting columns to the perimeter athletic/walking track together with all necessary ancillary siteworks to the existing sports facility at Tisrara Community Sports Park, Cuilnakeava/Carricknagat, Four Roads, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Seamus Dowd & Associates Ltd, Registered Building Surveyors (090) 6623417 Mob.086-8546035 The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We Morris Lohan Consulting Engineers are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Jonathon Craven for planning permission to construct dwelling house with treatment system and percolation area and carryout all ancillary site works at Rinnagan, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Morris Lohan Consulting Engineers, Castle Street, Roscommon. Ph Office: 090 6627950 Andy 086 3646210 James 087 8228529 info@morrislohan.ie. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority at Roscommon County Council, Golf Links Road, Roscommon during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

People NEWS Malachy is new chair of South FF

Brideswell native and Fianna Fáil National Executive member, Malachy Hand, was elected as the new Chairman of the Fianna Fáil South Roscommon Comhairle Ceantair at its AGM which was held last Thursday night in the Hodson Bay Hotel. Malachy, who was recently elected the National Membership and Recruitment Director of Ógra Fianna Fáil and onto the Fianna Fáil National Executive, replaces Taughmaconnell’s Seamus Kelly as the Chairman. Malachy, aged 23, is an MA in Political Communication student in DCU. Last Thursday’s meeting also saw wholesale changes on the remainder of the committee with Kiltoom’s John Daly being elected as Vice Chairperson and Carol Kelly (Carnagh East) and Anne Kelly (Hodson Bay) elected as the two new treasurers. The change in the officer board was completed with Darragh Glynn (Crannaghmore) and Laurence Kelly (Taughmaconnell) being elected as the PRO and Youth Officer respectively. David Keane from Monksland was re-elected as Secretary while Jimmy Moore, Pat Spellman, Pat Creavin, Tommy Mulry and Willie Kenny were all made Joint Honorary Presidents on the night. Deputy Eugene Murphy updated and addressed the members present at the meeting on various local and national issues including health, housing, agriculture and Brexit.

Sheona, Dylan and Alicia Nolan pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

Paddy Shaughnessy, Aveen Neilan and Tom McConn pictured at the County Roscommon Ploughing Championships at the weekend. Picture: Andrew Fox

Cervical Cancer scandal: Hold HSE to account! Sinn Féin General election candidate for Roscommon/ Galway Claire Kerrane has said that it is essential that people are held accountable for the “catastrophic failures which led to the Cervical Cancer scandal”. She called on the Government to take action to ensure this accountability and to take steps to make sure this never happens again. Ms. Kerrane said: “This week in the Dáil Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told the Taoiseach that Tony O’Brien cannot stay in his role as Director General of the HSE. His position is untenable. “Those affected by this scandal need to see the person ultimately responsible for the toxic culture within the HSE held to account. This was not communications mess-up. This was a deliberate and devastating concealment of vital information in order to protect the HSE and the State”. Ms. Kerrane added: “The Taoiseach must also instruct the Minister for Health to examine the outsourcing of the screening process. In 2008, the then government was warned about the potential dangers to women’s lives as a result of that decision. Those dangers have now come to pass. The substance of the warning must be given the attention today that was so lacking ten years ago. “These are steps that must be taken if public confidence is to be restored”.

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Davi Lucca (4) pictured at the Roscommon Intercultural Project sports taster day on Sunday last. Picture: Andrew Fox

Creggs RFC Report

Roscommon People Friday 04 May 2018

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THE GAIN LINE

League line-up conﬁrmed

Creggs claim Connacht U-18 title! Youth Rugby Connacht U-18 Plate Final: Creggs 30 Sligo 24. Creggs travelled to Ballyhaunis in beautiful sunshine last Sunday for the Connacht Plate Final against Sligo RFC. This was always expected to be a close affair and so it proved with both teams producing some great rugby in conditions that they have craved after such a wet winter. Creggs got off to a flying start when after five minutes following a turnover from John Martin at the half-way line, Shane

Purcell attacked the short side and released Mairtin Quinn who raced clear to score for a 5-0 lead. This lead was increased to 8-0 after 8 minutes with a long-range penalty from Mark Purcell. Sligo got a try of their own from the kick-off to bring the deficit back to three points. Another successful Mark Purcell penalty after 15 minutes pushed the score to 11-5. Creggs continued to press and after some good work from Danny Arnold, Brian Maloney and Killian

Ulster and Ireland Grand Slam winning captain Rory Best pictured supporting the Creggs Pitch Development Draw last Saturday in Limerick.

Higgins, a good kick left Sligo defending a lineout near their own line. John McDonnell pounced on a loose ball from that lineout and touched down in the corner. Purcell converted for an 18-5 lead after just 25 minutes. Creggs looked comfortable at that point but just before the half-time break Sligo reduced the deficit to 18-12 with a converted try. Creggs reasserted themselves early in the second half when Aodha Hession found Eoghan Coyle, who despite having a lot of work to do, managed to get over for a try. Purcell again converted to open up a 13-point gap. After eighteen minutes of the second half the tie looked dead and buried when Shane Purcell’s quality cross field kick was collected and grounded by Jason Hoare to stretch Creggs’ lead further at 30-12. Things then went from bad to worse for Sligo as they had a man sin binned but Creggs couldn’t capitalize. A soft try allowed Sligo in for a try to bring the deficit back to thirteen once again and then with five minutes remaining they were in again for a converted try to leave one

score between the sides. The numerical advantage changed hands in the closing stages as Creggs picked up a yellow card and Sligo returned to the full compliment. However, Creggs defended well to see the game out and claim the honours. This Sunday, Creggs U17s are down to play their Connacht Plate final in Creggs at 12 pm against local rivals Buccaneers RFC. Creggs won home advantage following a coin toss and hopefully that proves to be a good omen for the final on Sunday. All support would be greatly appreciated this Sunday.

Mini Rugby Creggs U-12 girls will train next Saturday morning in Creggs at 11 am, as they prepare for the Aviva Blitz in Dublin on May 19th. New players are very welcome to come along to train on Saturday and to take part in the Blitz.

Congratulations to Cloontuskert NS! Congratulations to Cloontuskert National School, who represented Creggs Rugby in the Connacht Aldi Tag Blitz, and who have now qualified to play

in the Aviva National Blitz in the Aviva Stadium later this month. Well done to all the children, their teachers and parents. Enjoy a great day in Dublin at the home of Irish rugby!

Pitch development draw Tickets for the Creggs Pitch Development Draw are still available from members and players, priced at €10 each or €50 for a book of six. Tickets can also be bought online at www.CreggsRugby.ie! There are 26 great prizes, and you can support the club is providing the first full-size IRB approved 3G rugby pitch in Connacht, as well as other grass pitches and facilities. The Monster Draw is now less than 10 days away. Thank you for all your on-going support.

The nine clubs who will be competing with Buccaneers in Division 1B of the Ulster Bank League next season have been confirmed following last week’s final round of play-offs. Buccs return to this division along with St. Mary’s College who lost out to UCC. Ulster clubs Malone and City of Armagh are promoted from 2A, which means there will be five northern sides in this division and none from Munster! Four Leinster clubs are in along with Buccaneers who remain the only Connacht or midlands outfit in Ireland’s top two divisions. The ten clubs in 1B are: Buccaneers, Ballymena, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, City of Armagh, Malone, Naas, Old Belvedere, Old Wesley and St. Mary’s College.

Gala Awards event Buccaneers Annual Gala Awards takes place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, on Saturday, May 19th when presentations will be made to Buccaneers First, Second, U-20 and Women’s teams’ Players of the Year. The club will also honour players who have worn the green of Ireland in the season just ended. Although perhaps not a vintage year results wise, the Pirates nevertheless had a baker’s dozen capped by Ireland, which is an accomplishment worthy of considerable pride for both club and the players alike. The Buccaneers Club Person of the Year will also be honoured at the gala when he/she will be presented with the Michael Hanley Memorial Perpetual Cup, won last season by Tommy Conlon. Final nominations for this coveted award should be made this week to our administrator or secretary but, please note, only paid up members can nominate or be nominated. The Connacht Awards take place at their end of season ball in Galway this Sunday. Martin Staunton has been nominated as Senior Club Player of the Year and Tracey Finnerty is among the Women’s nominations. The Murray brothers, Darragh and Niall, are nominated at U-18 and U-19 respectively. Leo Galvin will be recipient of the ‘Lifetime Contribution to Rugby’ accolade which is certainly well due to him.

Club of the Year Creggs have been nominated alongside Ballina and Sligo for the Connacht Club of the Year award. Aidan Leech has also been nominated for Junior Player of the Year. Winners will be announced at the Connacht Rugby Awards Ball in Galway this Sunday night, May 6th.

Ian Romaine who was presented with Man of Match award at Buccaneers final home match recently.

SICK AS A PARROT/OVER THE MOON ROSCOMMON & DISTRICT LEAGUE NEWS

Dooner’s weekend predictions Plenty of exciting cup action this weekend but the pick of the ties has to be the visit of Ballinasloe Town to Castlerea on Saturday in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Ballinasloe enjoy something of a hoodoo over the Challenge Cup holders but Celtic will be eager to end their season with something to show for their efforts.

Prediction: Moore United

Thursday, May 3rd

RDFL Challenge Cup Quarter-Final St. John’s Athletic v Cloonfad United. 6 pm This will be hard-fought. Prediction: Cloonfad United Castlerea Celtic v Ballinasloe Town. 7.45 pm The holders face a difficult battle this weekend. Prediction: Ballinasloe Town RDFL Premier Division Cup Semi-Final Shiven Rovers v Boyle Celtic. 7.45 pm Boyle will be hoping to end the season with one piece of silverware. Prediction: Boyle Celtic

Herald Premier Division Dysart FC v Ballymoe FC. 8 pm Ballymoe were fairly comfortable winners of the reverse fixture recently. Prediction: Ballymoe FC

Friday, May 4th RDFL Challenge Cup QuarterFinal St. Peter’s FC v Rahara Rovers 8 pm St. Peter’s to edge closer to the double. Prediction: St. Peter’s FC Herald Premier Division Moore United v Ballaghaderreen FC. 8 pm Only one winner here.

RDFL Killeen Sports Grounds Division Two Glen Celtic v Castlerea Celtic B. 8 pm Glen should take all three points. Prediction: Glen Celtic

Saturday, May 5th

Soccer Results The Herald Premier Division Ballinasloe Town 4 Moore United 0 Shiven Rovers 2 Skyvalley Rovers 0 Ballymoe FC 0 St. Peter’s FC 6 St. John’s Athletic 7 Ballaghaderreen FC 1 Boyle Celtic 7 Dysart FC 0 Castlerea Celtic 4 Cloonfad United 2

Sunday, May 6th TP Brennan Connacht Shield Final At Lecarrow: Kilkerrin United v Swinford FC. 3 pm A difficult test for Kilkerrin but hopefully strong local support will get them over the line. Prediction: Kilkerrin United RDFL Second Division Cup Semi-Final Roscommon United v Moylough ’79 12 pm Moylough ’79 to advance. Prediction: Moylough ’79 to reach the final RDFL Killeen Sports Grounds Division Two (12 pm) Boyle Celtic B v Skyvalley Rovers B (see above) Boyle to collect the three points should they play the fixture this weekend. Prediction: Boyle Celtic B Cam Celtic v Cloonfad United B Cam to finish with a flourish. Prediction: Cam Celtic

Girl Power! Last Wednesday night saw three new soccer clubs join the Mid Western Girls Soccer League. The first round of the U-10 league kicked off with ten clubs taking part. Cloonfad, Dysart and Roscommon town were all new to the league and all teams gave outstanding performances. Focus now turns to the U-12 teams as they take to the field for the new season. Pictured are the Dysart FC (red and black) and Roscommon Town (white) U-10s who played some fantastic football last Wednesday at Lisnamult.

RDFL First Division Cup Semi-Final Dunmore Town 0 Hodson Bay Athletic 1. AET RDFL First Division Cup Quarter-Final CP Ajax 2 Ballinasloe Town B 0 (conceded by Ballinasloe Town) RDFL Second Division Cup Quarter-Final Boyle Celtic B 1 Moylough ‘79 2 Roscommon United 5 Shiven Rovers B 2 Castlerea Celtic B 2 Cam Celtic 6 Glen Celtic 1 Rahara Rovers 0

Roscommon People Friday 04 May 2018

SPORTING WORLD WITH DAN DOONER

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Two worlds collide: Pogba and junior football THE LEAD STORY Dan Dooner Two worlds collided on Sunday afternoon in the quiet surrounds of Down The Hatch in Roscommon town. In front of me, Paul Pogba sulked as he miscued a gilt-edged chance in front of goal, while behind me, and in good spirits, a group of junior footballers picked through the wreckage of their opening round championship game. From what I gathered, they narrowly lost the match but equipped themselves well in the shemozzle! After a brief discussion about who played well

and who didn’t and which teammates needed an arm around the shoulder and which needed a kick up the arse, the lads were focussed on Old Trafford. It was refreshing to see a group of teammates happily enjoying the craic despite their frustrating defeat earlier in the day. It was a long way from the world of the pouting Paul Pogba and his teammates! As the wise sage sitting at the bar next to me said: ‘Isn’t that what the GAA is all about!’ And he was right.

Due to resources, the junior championship doesn’t enjoy the same level of coverage as the senior or even intermediate championships but that’s not to say it isn’t worthy of respect and appreciation. The clubs involved provide a vital outlet for young men right across the county and those I met on Sunday certainly seemed to enjoy the camaraderie that followed a hard-fought battle with a rival team. So, with that in mind, I’ve decided to give Pogba and Co. a miss this weekend and head along to a second round junior championship game and remind myself of what the GAA and sport in general is really all about!

James Keenan goes to ground as he extracts himself from the tackle of Eoin Keenan during Castlerea St. Kevin’s’ hard-fought win over St. Joseph’s last Sunday in the Roscommon Junior A Football Championship. Picture: Andrew Fox

Elphin’s volleyball stars!

People’s champions of the week

Best of luck to Elphin Community College who take on Drumshanbo Vocational School in the National Volleyball Junior Cup semi-finals at the University of Limerick today (Thursday). Elphin qualified as runners-up in a three-way quarter-final following a 25-8, 26-24 win over

Pictured is the Creggs U-18.5s team and management which won the Connacht U-18 Plate last weekend against Sligo RFC in Ballyhaunis.

Fethard and defeat to St. Brigid’s, Loughrea. Should the Elphin Community College team of Colin Burke, Henry Dowd, Sam Rodden, Alan Gormley, Andrew Shanahan, Declan Main and Evan Gunn overcome Drumshanbo, they’ll play the final today also.

The sporting brief Golf

‘Cian’ winner! We tee-off in Boyle this week where Cian Smith won the recent 18-hole strokeplay and claimed the sought after ‘Voucher’ for a year’s free membership! Cian’s fine score of 62 nett was enough to beat Brendan Gaffney (65 nett) into second place while Lorcan Egan won best gross and Tom Kearney took third. Meanwhile, the men’s 12-hole competition which took place last Thursday (26th) was won by Michael Simon with 27 points, just pipping Brendan Gaffney’s 26 and Gerry Carty’s 24 points. There are just two golfers left standing in the 2017 King Harmon Matchplay competition. Best of luck to Gerry O’Hara and Brendan Gaffney in the final battle!

Athlone’s Junior Foursomes team overcame Ballaghaderreen last Saturday. The Minor Cup team was unfortunate to lose out to Barna. There were plenty of winners at Athlone Golf Club recently: Declan Corcoran won the Wednesday Open (25th) with 33 points; Michael Ryan claimed the Gent’s 9-hole; Adrian Kelly was the best of the gents in last weekend’s stableford (39 points) and T Mannion was first in the AWGS on April 26th with 34 points. In Castlerea, David Healy won the recent men’s competition with 38 points. Mickey Freyne was second (37 points), Cat 1: Ignatius Hayden (35), Cat 2: Padraig Casey (36) and Cat 3: Dr Greg Kelly (36). Mary Kenny (37 points) just pipped Kay O’Loughlin in the ladies’ competition.

In Roscommon, K Walshe won the recent Senior Ladies’ competition ahead of G Spillane, the ladies’ junior foursomes won their first round match against Boyle and the ladies’ minor team won their opening round against Carrick-onShannon. Last week, Kate Walsh’s 39 points was enough to win the 18-hole stableford while Eddie Naughton (45 points) won the men’s competition ahead of David Casey (42).

Handball

Onewall Nationals Mount Talbot Handball Club will have four players competing at the Onewall Nationals this weekend in Breaffy, Co. Mayo. The club is hoping to enter girls’ and boys’ teams into Féile na nGael on Satur-

day, June 16th. Interested parents are asked to contact the club by email or on 085-2352598. Players must be U-14 on January 1st last. The club’s 8th Annual Onewall National Ranking Tournament will take place in Mount Talbot on the weekend of May 25th and 26th. Interested players should complete an entry form and return it by Friday, May 11th. Details available on the club’s website www.mounttalbothandball.gaa.ie.

Pitch and Putt

Woodview results Rosaleen Fallon took 1st nett on April 23rd at Woodview Pitch and Putt while Martha Callinan won 1st gross. Kitty Mitchell finished with 2nd nett and Doreen Greene with 2nd gross.

Pictured are first year girls from Castlerea Community School who took part in the All-Ireland play-offs in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght last Monday. The girls defeated St. Dominic’s, Belfast but lost out narrowly to Sacred Heart, Tullamore and Eureka, Kells. The experience will be of huge benefit to this talented group of players.

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Inter-county championships return! After the famine comes a feast! After no intercounty action in April (except for loads of challenge games and training camps) the championships at various grades gets underway this weekend in football and hurling. The first playing of the Joe McDonagh Cup will happen this year and the opening round of games will be played this weekend. Antrim, Carlow, Westmeath, Meath, Laois and Kerry will battle it out in that championship and those teams are really evenly matched and you

could make a case for any of them to win it out and qualify for the Liam MacCarthy Cup. It’s the way the championship should be. There are also a full round of games in the Leinster and Ulster minor (U-17) football championships too. Our own minors are out on Friday night as well, and the junior Connacht final will be played on Sunday week as a curtain raiser to the big Galway v Mayo game in MacHale Park. The Roscommon v Galway U-17 match is previewed elsewhere in

CBS golfers to the ‘fore’ nationally I am not sure that sporting fans realise just what an achievement it was for Roscommon CBS to win the All-Ireland Schools competition last week. It is a very hard title to win and I know schools in Dublin and throughout the country that put huge resources into trying to win that title and they have been unsuccessful. Underage Golf has always been strong at Roscommon Golf Club. Going back to when the late Tony Kearney was in charge, they always encouraged young talent. There have been many great golfers, young men and women over the years, who started at Roscommon Golf Club and in the past few years there was a bit of a lull but this magnificent CBS team have put the school and the club back on the map and this is something that happens only once in a lifetime. Well done to all concerned.

Racing returns to Roscommon! The new season of Roscommon Races begins next week and with the weather forecast promised good, I hope there are big crowds at Lenebane for the summer season of meetings. Michael Finneran and his staff do a great job and they continue to improve facilities at the track. I know that it has been a horrible winter for racetracks like Roscommon with grass growth just starting a few weeks ago but with summer weather on the way things are looking up.

Sad to hear of Ciaran’s passing Like many Roscommon people, I was very sad to hear of the sudden death of Ciaran Byrne last week. He lived, ate and breathed Gaelic football. Ciaran always had time to stop and chat about football. He was a Mayo fanatic but that didn’t prevent him from becoming one of the most popular teachers that has ever been at Roscommon CBS. Talking to any of the lads that he taught over the years underlined just how much this genial man was respected and liked. ‘The Bomber’ as he was affectionately known was in the local media just a couple of weeks ago presenting a cup after a colleges match. That’s where he was happiest - at a match. May he rest in peace.

the paper this week but I would have great hopes for this U-17 team. They won all before them as U-16s but went down in the two finals that they contested. There are some great footballers in their panel and if they can avoid lapses in concentration they can make a big challenge for the Connacht title. They will be tested to the limit in Tuam on Friday evening by Galway. It’s a game I am looking forward to. Paul Staunton and his players will know where they stand after Friday evening’s game.

The Joe McDonagh Cup will be contested for the very first time this year. Antrim, Meath, Carlow, Westmeath, Kerry and Laois will battle it out for honours. Pic: Sportsfile

Fitting send-off for Muldoon It is seldom that you hear of a rugby player spending all his career at one club and even rarer to hear that he played for 17 years at the very top, but that’s the story of John Muldoon, the Connacht captain who retired after his 327th game for his province last Saturday against Leinster at The Sportsground. The Portumna man not only led his side to victory but he scored a try, and outhalf Jack Carty even allowed Muldoon to kick the conversion! The esteem in which Muldoon is held was plain for all to see on Saturday with a capacity 8,500 people there to pay tribute. It was also nice that Connacht beat Leinster by 47 points to 10 in his final game. He is off to Bristol to start his coaching career and I know everyone will wish him the best of luck. I have

Championship Watch Connacht SFC 1st Round:

London v Sligo on Sunday in Ruislip at 3.30 pm

John Muldoon played his last game for Connacht against Leinster last weekend.

a feeling that we may well see Muldoon back as Connacht coach in a few years’ time when he has amassed a bit of experience. It’s too early for him to replace the departing Kieran Keane. According to what I hear on the grapevine there won’t be many tears shed

at his departure. It has not been a good season for the Western province. Another Irish legend, Donncha O’Callaghan, retired last weekend as well and he comes across as a really nice guy and a great character too. A Munster legend no doubt.

United v Gunners ‘too nice’! The Manchester United v Arsenal match last Sunday at Old Trafford was a ‘nice’ game. There was no controversy, no rows, and no bad tackles or nasty press conferences before or afterwards. It was boring to be honest! Gone are the days when Wenger and Fergie were snarling at each other on the sideline, when Vieira and Keane were kicking lumps out of each other or when Keown and Van Nistelrooy were roaring into each other’s faces. Hell, there wasn’t even a pizza thrown by anyone! Fergie was out on the pitch making a presentation to Wenger and even Mour-

inho warmly embraced the returning Frenchman. I much preferred when they were at each other’s throats and the atmosphere was toxic. Then quicker we get back to that the better! There is no doubt that Wenger deserves to be remembered as Arsenal’s greatest manager. He transformed the club into one of the biggest in the Premier League. He probably lost his way a little over the past few years but The Gunners owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his efforts over the years. It will be very interesting to see who the cub will appoint to replace him.

It’s hard to believe it, but here we go again with two Connacht teams abroad for round one of the championship, and the winners of this game will have the dubious ‘honour’ of facing the winners of Galway and Mayo in the Connacht semi-final. Sligo have not pulled up any trees in the league this year and they won only two matches in Division 3 (against Derry and Wexford) and they drew two and lost three. London only played six games in Division 4 and they beat Wicklow along the way. Assuming that the likes of Brendan Murphy will be lining out, I expect that Sligo, under Tyrone man Cathal Corey, will have too much for Cathal Deeley’s London side who will be in the match for 50 minutes or so. It could be close but the visitors should prevail. Prediction: Sligo

New York v Leitrim on Sunday at Gaelic Park at 7.15 pm (Irish time) Even since the draw was made people have been forecasting that this was New York’s best ever chance to win a Connacht championship game. Leitrim’s very poor form in the recent league strengthened that view. I was one of those convinced that with Jamie Clarke on board, New York were going to break their duck. However, in recent weeks I hear on the grapevine that there has been a big improvement in Leitrim’s fortunes, and that they have been getting their act together under Brendan Guckian and John O’Mahony. It will be a very tough game for Leitrim but they are travelling in the knowledge that the locals are planning a victory and they will be ready for a huge battle (at least they should be). I am going to go against the conventional wisdom and go for Leitrim to edge through to play Roscommon on the semi-final at the end of May. There won’t be much in it though. Prediction: Leitrim

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Rossies can ambush Tribesmen in Tuam Connacht Minor (U-17) Football Championship (Round 1 Roscommon v Galway on Friday in Tuam at 7 pm  SEAMUS DUKE

Roscommon’s U-17 footballers begin their 2018 championship campaign this Friday evening with a trip to Tuam to face Galway in what is the first ever round-robin Connacht Minor Football Championship. Roscommon will face Mayo at Dr Hyde Park on Friday week before they take a break for the exams and return to play Sligo (home) and Leitrim (away) at the end of June. The top two teams will then play in the Connacht final. Expectations in Roscommon will be high after a very good run by the U-16s in the Fr Manning Cup and Ted Webb Cup in 2017. Those campaigns ended in defeat in both finals but Roscommon were very competitive in both of those games and will be hoping that their losing experiences in those deciders will drive them on in this championship. Paul Staunton manages the side alongside his selectors Stephen Lohan and

Michael Gallagher and he told People Sport this week that his side have a lot of work done in preparation and now they have to go out and do it on the field of play. “We have a lot of hard work done since January and we are determined to go out and give a good account of ourselves starting on Friday against Galway. “We had loads of trials and we got four players from the U-16 squad and they have added a lot to the panel that was there already. We played six or seven challenge games and have trained hard and we feel we are ready for the fray. We are fortunate that we have no injuries and everyone is ready for action. “We played some great football last year but we lost in both finals and we hope that experience will drive the lads on and use it as a positive. We have to hit the ground running as we have Galway and Mayo in our first two games, which is a nice easy start (laughs). Any team that has to go to

Tuam to face Galway in the championship knows what to expect and this is a very good Galway team. Remember that not only did they win the Ted Webb Cup last year but they won

the Shield as well so they have loads of talented footballers. “But we have confidence in our own ability. There is not much point in going into a championship game

if you are not confident you can win and we are determined to go to Tuam and put up a good performance,” he concluded. Galway will probably start this match as favour-

Staff and students in Garbally College in Ballinasloe will certainly be paying close attention to the Connacht Minor Football Championship in Tuam on Friday night. No fewer than six students will be action with Daniel Farrell representing Roscommon and Niall Cunningham, Odhran Dooley, Sean Horkan, Oisin McCormack and Cian Reynolds all lining out for the Tribesmen. PE teacher Michael Gallagher is a selector for the Roscommon team.

Pictured (L-r): Niall Cunningham, Odhran Dooley (both Galway), Daniel Farrell (Roscommon), Sean Horkan, Oisin McCormack and Cian Reynolds (all Galway), and Michael Gallagher (Roscommon selector).

Minors’ brave effort falls short Connacht Ladies Football Minor Final

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Eddie Lohan of Castle Street Tyres (second from left) presenting a set of jerseys to the Kilbride U-10s team. Also pictured are Mike Bracken, Minor Chairperson, Paul Naughton, Development Officer and John McDermott, Club Chairperson.

Roscommon minor ladies showed just how far the game has come in the county when their great second-half effort just fell short in this thrilling final played in Swinford last Saturday. Looking back, a slow start, which saw Galway lead by 1-7 to 0-1 by the end of the first quarter was costly, but the team lost nothing in defeat after a superb rally in that second half. Amy Coen was the

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CLARIN COLLEGE, ATHENRY First half goals from the CBS attackers Sean Lambe and Micheal Hussey ensured that the sides went in level at half-time 2-2 to 1-5. Rodhan Dowd scored a third CBS goal five minutes into the second

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half and when the same player added a fourth CBS looked like they were set for victory but a late Athenry goal sent the tie into extra-time. Tomas Tiernan’s goal from a free was crucial as the Roscommon

off to a good start on Friday night. They are well coached and managed and have a number of really good players. I think they will win. Prediction: Roscommon

School of hard knocks!

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Connacht Colleges 1st Year ‘C’ Final

ites but if Roscommon can play to their best form and eliminate the lapses in concentration that we saw in both of the finals they contested in 2017, they can get their campaign

lads held out for a great win. Roscommon CBS: Daniel Crehan; Ethan O’Reilly, Tomas Tiernan, Fionn Fagan; Jack Fleming, Aidan Hoare; Sean Kilcline, Noah Reynolds, Tadgh Lyons; James Connolly, Conor Kavanagh, Colm Lyons; Sean Lambe, Rodhan Dowd, Michael Hussey. Subs: Nathan O’Connor, Oisin Donoghue.

Roscommon minor ladies.

2-17 4-6 Galway goalscorer as they piled on the scores early in the match. When the impressive Chloe Miskell added a second Galway goal after Roscommon had got a couple of points it looked bad. But When Sinead Glennon was fouled, Roscommon’s best player Aimee O’Connor converted the resultant penalty and by half-time the gap was manageable at Galway 2-7 Roscommon 1-5.

Roscommon were rampant after the break. Aimee O’Connor blasted the ball to the Galway net after 37 minutes to cut the gap to two. Galway were able to get scores when they most needed them but when Aimee O’Connor scored her third goal Roscommon were back in business again. Just when Galway looked like they had weathered the storm, sub Mikaela McHugh rattled the Galway net and once again the game was in the balance. But during the ten minutes of injurytime it was Galway who

got the vital points they needed to finally shake off a superb Roscommon effort. Now Roscommon play in the ‘B’ championship and on this evidence it will take a very good team to beat them. Roscommon: A Lavin; A McLoughlin, K Colgan, E Kildea; M Kelly, S Fleming, J Brennan; S McVeigh, S Scally; K Nolan, L Brady, S Glennon; A O’Connor (3-5), E Earle (0-1), A Gavin. Subs: L Curran for Glennon, A Hanmore for Nolan, C Corcoran for Scally, M McHugh (1-0), for Earle, C Finan for Kelly.

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The Roscommon panel which lost to Mayo in the Connacht Junior Championship Quarter-Final in Castlebar last night (Wednesday). Pic: Roscommon GAA

Late Boylan goal sends Rossies crashing out Connacht Junior Football Championship Quarter-Final

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A goal from Mayo sub Ciaran Boylan in the 4th minute of injury-time gave Mayo a dramatic last-gasp victory in this quite unbelievable Connacht Junior football championship game played at MacHale Park in Castlebar last night. Roscommon fielded a very strong team full of

senior panel members, while the Mayo team were restricted to players from junior and intermediate clubs only. Roscommon looked like they were home and hosed when they led by three points going into injury-time. But a point from a free from man of the match Brendan Carr, and then a move started by Mayo substitute goalkeeper

Matthew Flanagan which ended with Boylan driving the ball past James Fetherstone in the 64th minute gave the home side a sensational win. Shane Dowd fisted home a Roscommon goal in the 4th minute but Mayo were playing with huge intensity and determination and Cormac Doohan’s goal in the 10th minute saw the sides level at 1-2 apiece. Finbar Cregg and Hubert Darcy looked lively in the Roscommon attack but the home side had brilliant performances from Brendan Carr and Cormac Doohan and by half-time the home side led by 1-8

to 1-5 with Carr kicking four points from frees. Indeed Roscommon could have scored three goals in that opening half and those misses would come back to haunt them. Roscommon looked the better team for most of the second half but they could never pull away from a dogged home side. On three occasions the Rossies went three points clear but they could never put Mayo to the sword. The home side were always able to poach a vital point or two and when Mayo came with that late rally Roscommon were left shell-shocked.

GAA Results

Fixtures

Connaughton Fuels AFL Division 2 (O’Gara Cup) Fuerty 4-11 Shannon Gaels 1-16 King & Moffatt Building Services JAFC (Section A) Roscommon Gaels 4-14 Western Gaels 3-9 Clann na nGael 1-7 Ballinameen 0-8 Kilglass Gaels 4-6 St. Michael’s 0-9 King & Moffatt Building Services JAFC (Section B) Pádraig Pearses 1-8 St Dominics 1-4 Castlerea St. Kevin’s 3-12 St Joseph’s 3-11 St. Ronan’s 3-5 St. Faithleach’s 1-9 King & Moffatt Building Services JBFC (Section A) Elphin 4-21 Kilbride 1-8 Kilmore 3-8 Michael Glavey’s 2-6 King & Moffatt Building Services JBFC (Section B) Boyle 4-14 Fuerty 0-7 Tulsk Lord Edwards 2-13 St. Aidan’s 1-9 St. Brigid’s 1-11 Clann na nGael 1-7 Kepak Senior Hurling League (Group A) St. Dominic’s W/O Longford Slashers Four Roads 2-22 Oran 2-10

Friday, May 4th King & Moffatt Building Services JBFC (Section A) At Kilbride: Kilbride v Kilmore. 8.30 pm Saturday, May 5th AFL Division 5 At Kilglass: Kilglass Gaels v Boyle. 7 pm King & Moffatt Building Services JBFC (Section A) (7 pm) At Enfield: St. Croan’s v Elphin At Ballinlough: Michael Glavey’s v Oran King & Moffatt Building Services JBFC (Section B) (7 pm) At Ballyforan: St. Aidan’s v Pádraig Pearses At Kilglass: Kilglass Gaels v Boyle At Mulhern Park: Fuerty v St. Brigid’s At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Tulsk Lord Edwards Sunday, May 6th King & Moffatt Building Services JAFC (Section A) (2 pm unless stated) At Kilglass: Kilglass Gaels v Western Gaels At Strokestown: Clann na nGael v St. Michael’s

This was a very poor result for a Roscommon team fielding many established senior panel members and the team never really got going on the night. Hopefully it is the wake-up call that was needed ahead of the Connacht semi-final at the end of the month. Only Peter Domican, Ross Timothy and Finbar Cregg stood out for a very disappointing Roscommon side. To make matters worse, Ultan Harney had to retire injured with 12 minutes left with a hamstring injury and it is expected he will be out of action for up to six weeks.

Roscommon: James Fetherstone; Tadgh McKenna, Peter Domican, Fergal Lennon; Conor Hussey (0-1), Ultan Harney, Ronan Daly; Conor Daly, Padraig Kelly; Shane Dowd (1-0), Ross Timothy (01), Henry Walsh; Cathal Cregg (0-2), Hubert Darcy (0-6, 5 frees), Finbar Cregg (0-5, 3 frees). Subs: Richard Hughes for Walsh (h/t), Ciaran Lennon (0-2) for Dowd (h/t), Darragh Pettit for McKenna (44), Aengus Lyons for Harney (48), Aidan Dowd for Cathal Cregg (55), Liam Cregg for R Daly (58). Mayo: Chris McGlynn: Eoghan McGrath (0-1),

James O’Dowd, Eddie Doran; James Dowd, Barry Leonard Cian Bourke; Pete Gallagher, Sean Walsh; James Kelly, Conor Bohan, Brendan Carr (0-7, 6 frees); Cormac Doohan (1-3), TJ Byrne (0-2), Darragh Joyce. Subs: Jason Forkan (0-1) for James Dowd (2 b/c), Ciaran Boylan (11) for Leonard (18, b/c), Keith Hopkins for Bohan (39), Seamie Lally for Joyce (44), David Lydon for Gallagher (51), Matthew Flanagan for McGlynn. Referee: Shane Hehir (Galway)

At Kilglass: Roscommon Gaels v Ballinameen. 3.45 pm King & Moffatt Building Services JAFC (Section B) At Ballyleague: Pádraig Pearses v St. Faithleach’s. 3.45 pm At Strokestown: Strokestown v St. Ronan’s. 3.45 pm

Friday, May 4th U-14 Football League Division 4 At Kiltoom: St. Brigid’s v Clann na nGael. 7 pm

Underage update

Saturday, May 5th U-12 Spring League Division 1 At Michael Glavey’s: Michael Glavey’s v Pádraig Pearses. 12 pm

Thursday, May 3rd U-14 Football League Division 1 (8 pm) At Strokestown: Strokestown v Clann na nGael At Abbey Park: Boyle v Roscommon Gaels At Pairc an Phiarsaigh: Pádraig Pearses v Kilbride U-14 Football League Division 2 (8 pm) At Mulhern Park: St. Ciaran’s v Cill Moire/Gaeil na Sionanne/Niamh Roine At Rockfield: Oran v Western Gaels U-14 Football League Division 3 (8 pm) At St. Dominic’s: St. Dominic’s v Castlerea St. Kevin’s At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v Éire Óg/Michael Glavey’s At Enfield: St. Croan’s v St. Faithleach’s, U-14 Football League Division 4 (12 pm) At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Elphin-Ballinameen U-12 Spring League Division 2 (7.15 pm) At Orchard Park: Elphin-Ballinameen v St. Aidan’s

Sunday, May 6th U-14 Football League Division 4 At Kilronan Park: Cill Moire/Gaeil na Sionanne/Niamh Roine v St. Dominic’s. 2 pm Monday, May 7th Minor Football League Division Three Knockout At Abbey Park: Boyle v Western Gaels. 7.30 pm U-14 Football League Division 2 At Pairc Naomh Bearraí: Kilglass Gaels/St. Barry’s v Elphin-Ballinameen. 12 pm U-14 Féile Hurling Knockout At Athleague: Roscommon Gaels v Four Roads. 3 pm