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Inheritance Tax I would appreciate if you would please update me on any changes the recent Budget may have made in relation to inheritance tax from a parent to a child. I did not hear anything reported in the media. Please advise me.

There were some expectations that the Government would increase the tax free threshold for children inheriting from a parent in the recent Budget. The Government had previously committed to increasing the threshold on inheritance tax from a parent to a child to €500,000. Last year’s Budget saw no increase in the parent to child threshold but the Government has now increased this parent to child threshold €320,000 (from €310,000). No increase was announced in respect of the other threshold categories.

A person is entitled to receive a gift or inheritance up to a certain value (threshold) without being liable for inheritance tax which is also known as Capital Acquisition Tax. The amount of tax payable depends on the amount of the gift or inheritance and the relationship between the parties. For tax purposes the relationships are categorised into three different groups namely Group A, B and C. Group A applies where the beneficiary i.e. the person receiving the gift or inheritance is a child of the person giving that gift or inheritance (disponer). This includes a stepchild and an adopted child. It may also include a parent, foster child, and a favourite niece or nephew in certain limited circumstances.

Group B applies where the beneficiary is a grandparent, grandchild, great-grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, nephew or niece of the disponer. A parent who does not qualify under Group A will fall into Group B. Group C applies to any relationship not included in Group A or Group B. The tax free threshold for Group A (a child) is now €320,000.

For Group B (such as a nephew) the threshold remains at €32,500. The threshold for Group C remains at €16,250.

A gift or inheritance up to the threshold amount does not attract Capital Acquisition Tax. A gift or inheritance above the threshold amount will attract tax of 33% on that amount in excess of the threshold.

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Denis Naughten’s woes Denis Naughten’s fall was a personal career blow for a popular and highly regarded man. It’s also a setback for County Roscommon and the constituency as a whole. It may also set back the badlyneeded implementation of the National Broadband Plan. Over to Richard Bruton – and in the meantime, we wish Denis Naughten well in what has been a difficult week for him.

We can’t put the ball in anyone’s net The Republic of Ireland soccer team, despite the genuine honest endeavour of the players, just cannot get a win. Or a goal. A drab enough draw with Denmark was followed by defeat to Wales. We are in the doldrums. Roy Keane’s expression is even more dour than usual. Martin O’Neill is under more pressure than ever. Where to next?

We can’t take much more!

Sean Gallagher personally delivers a letter to President Higgins on the night before the first tv debate, imploring Michael D to change his mind and take part in the debate. Sean, rather helpfully, has freed up his own schedule and would be prepared to attend if the President did a u-turn. Peter Casey It was a good week for Ros FM and Mimar Media as they both won Gold Achievement Awards for their commissioned programmes ‘Kilbride – Re-energising a Community in rural Ireland’ (Ros Fm), and ‘A Famine Doctor’ (Mimar Media) at the recent CRAOL awards, which took place in the Shamrock Lodge, Athlone last Saturday night.

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spent much of the week claiming that taxpayers’ money is being used to pamper Michael D’s dogs.

Six out of six candidates sparred in a radio debate, discussing learjets, dogs and Fidel Castro. Only four of them turned up for the Claire Byrne Live debate, where the host asked the mind-numbingly boring question: ‘Who would you appoint to your Council of State?’ The candidates scrambled desperately for names. A woman in the audience stormed out. On radio on Tuesday, solemn and earnest Sean G was asked which country would he like to visit first, if elected President. “Syria”, he said, “to recognise the great service of Irish troops” (and their families, mind you). That very day, Irish peacekeepers whose return from Syria had been delayed, finally got back to Dublin Airport, where they were greeted by loved ones. A thought just strikes me: might some of those Defences Forces’ personnel and/or their families be tempted to vote for Sean G, in light of his kind comments?

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Okay, that LLL (Late Late London) Show wasn’t bad…

We’re usually not slow to criticise the Late Late Show, but, fair is fair, last Friday night’s extravaganza from London was a rip-roaring success. 1,200 enthusiastic audience members (and, er, hundreds more disappointed members of the public outside) in a spectacular setting…a two and a half hour show, and some excellent guests. Finbar Furey and Imelda May was a highlight, while Graham Norton was in great form and set the tone for a very enjoyable night. Well done Ryan and your team!

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Good WEEK

It was a bad week for local Independent TD Denis Naughten, who announced his resignation as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment in the Dáil last Thursday.

It was the most thrilling County Final in years. Two quick goals within a minute or so sealed it for Clann na nGael. Courtesy of a storming finish, they defeated neighbours St. Brigid’s by 4-15

Our Person(s) of the Week…

Our person(s) of the week this week are Creggs scrum-half and CBS Roscommon student, Aodha Hession, and Buccaneers player and Coláiste Chiaráin student, Darragh Murray, who were both called up to the Ireland U-18s Clubs team ahead of their match against Italy in Treviso in November.

to 1-12. Congratulations to both teams on a superb game, which was shown live on national television. We have full coverage in our sports section.

A boost for Boyle Here at the Roscommon People we’ve always had a soft spot for the historic character-filled town of Boyle and we were delighted to hear that the town has been chosen as one of six areas nationwide for inclusion in the Town and Village Pilot Residential Occupancy Scheme, details of which were confirmed

by Minister Michael Ring.

This is a new pilot initiative aimed at encouraging more people to live in rural town centres.

The scheme will consider ways in which properties that are currently not in use can be renovated to allow them to be used for residential purposes.

Significant funding has been provided. We have no doubt there will be great support in Boyle for this project and we wish it every success.

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Quote of the week

“I am left now in the impossible, stark position a politician never wants to find himself or herself in. Do I make the decision to resign or wait for the decision to be made for me? What do I do in circumstances where the Opposition has not sought my resignation? If I was a cynic, which I am not, I believe this outcome is more about opinion polls than telecoms poles. It is more about optics than fibre optics” – Former Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Denis Naughten

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Aoife Heffron, Spokesperson for BoyleSports commented: “This Roscommon punter had win after win after win after win on Friday when they correctly predicted the winners in four successive races at Wolverhampton. As each horse won their race our Rossie customer was ticking their docket until the final one crossed the line turning their €1 Lucky 15 into an impressive €6,018.10”.

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A Roscommon racing fan had a profitable day out at Wolverhampton when their savvy €1 Lucky 15 bagged them €6,018.10 on Friday evening.

The customer, who wishes to remain anonymous, placed a €1 Lucky 15, total stake €15 on four horses across the card at Wolverhampton.

The selections were: Billyfairplay at 6/1 in the 5.45, Darwina at 10/1 in the 6.15, Carlovian at 15/2 in the 6.45 and Charlie D at 4/1 in the 7.15.

All four horses won their respective races, seeing initial winnings of €5,471.

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Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring has confirmed the inclusion of Boyle, Co. Roscommon as one of the six towns included in the Town and Village Pilot Residential Occupancy Scheme.

This is a new pilot initiative to encourage more people to live in rural town centres.

Senator Frank Feighan said: “Funding of €100,000 has been made available in order for Boyle (and the other selected areas) to prepare a plan with practical solutions to increase the number of people living in our rural towns.

“This pilot scheme will consider ways in which properties that are currently not in use can be renovated to allow them to be used for residential purposes. This is all about encouraging people to move back into town centres such as Boyle.

“This is one of the key objectives of the Boyle 2040 Plan which was launched recently. This pilot scheme will have a two-fold effect: it will help rejuvenate the town centre while also contributing to the housing needs of people”.

Senator Maura Hopkins said: “This Pilot scheme will encourage these six rural towns to come up with solutions to the challenges they face and to exploit the potential they have, all with a view to encouraging people to move back into them.

The lessons learnt through this pilot initiative will inform our approach to supporting and investing in rural towns and villages”.

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The Late Bridie Egan Birthday Remembrance 16th October

It was with great sadness the communities of Four-Mile-House, Co. Roscommon and Glasson, Co. Westmeath learned of the death of Bridie Egan, {nee Martin}, who died peacefully on Monday 21st May. The large numbers who attended the removal and funeral of Bridie showed the great esteem in which she was held in her short but eventful life.

Bridie was born on 16th October 1943 first child to John and Marcella and older sister to Paddy, (RIP); Sean and Doreen.

Her father died when she was only 4 years old. She missed him very much but received great support from her family relatives, neighbours and friends. She always shared fond memories of her childhood and loved to visit her home place. She recently took her grandchildren on a trip down memory lane to see the old school house in Glasson where she was educated.

Bridie was a loving and devoted mother to Martin, Carmel, Thomas, Colette, Anne, Seamus, Irene, Helen and Mary, as well as being a loving wife to Tommy.

Bridie worked at helping Tommy with the farm and running the family home, taking in the flurry of school runs and afterschool activities.

Bridie loved her grandchildren very much and was very involved in their lives and held a special place in her heart for them.

Bridie loved baking, singing, music, dancing, listening to the Ceili House and going to the Arts Centre. In recent times she attended lessons in violin and tin whistle and joined the choir.

One of her favourite hymns was “The Lady of Knock” and “There’s always a fire in the kitchen”. Bridie always had a lovely smile, a lovely presence and a warm welcome for everyone, always looking out for and helping others.

People who knew Bridie will emphasise rightly her honesty, kindness, care, thoughtfulness, selflessness, generosity and capacity for hard work.

Bridie was a shining light and stood by her Christian values.

For Bridie, living and practicing her faith was a priority and one of her famous sayings was to “Leave it in the hands of God” Remembering Mum on her 75th Birthday, loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure.

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Local businessman and Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns member, Sajjad Hussain, says the group may cease to exist following recent unsuccessful attempts to form a committee.

Mr. Hussain, who served as Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns PRO for a number of years, says attempts to find volunteers to fill roles on the group’s committee have proven unsuccessful and members fear that the local Tidy Towns may be wound up at the end of this month.

“We have held two meetings recently but we don’t have enough people to fill vacant roles on the committee. We have another meeting on the 30th of October and that will be our third attempt this year but if we cannot form a committee Tidy Towns might finish. It’s a shame,” he said.

The Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns group has been heavily involved in the upkeep of the town while also facilitating the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other events in the town.

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Mr. Hussain says it would be a big loss to the town if the group couldn’t continue its hard work.

“We see so many places closing down in Ballaghaderreen over the last number of years.

The Tidy Towns works hard to bring some life back to the town but unfortunately people will only miss it when it is gone.

We are well supported by local businesses and there are plenty of people who come out and

help with litter pick-ups and other things but the committee needs new members including a new chairperson or it cannot continue”.

Mr. Hussain once again called for support at the Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns meeting on October 30th and urged those interested in volunteering some of their time to contact him or any member of the current Ballaghaderreen Tidy Towns group.

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NewsPeople ‘FeelGood’ event in aid of Pieta House As part of FeelGood Week with Pieta House (October 20th to 27th), an Aqua Aerobics FeelGood event will take place at Abbey Health and Fitness Club in Roscommon town on Thursday, October 25th at 10 am.

Pieta House is encouraging people to come together throughout FeelGood Week in order to raise funds for the charity.

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Hospice Support Group’s ‘thank you’ The Strokestown Support Group of Mayo/ Roscommon Hospice wish to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to their recent Hospice Coffee Morning, which raised a total of €733.00. The group also wishes to thank everyone who supported its recent church gate collection, which raised €1,043.33. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

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The Strokestown branch of Comhaltas AGM will take place on Friday, October 26th at The Percy French Hotel at 8 pm. All members are asked to please attend and new members are most welcome.

Triest Press Open Day Triest Press located on the Athlone Road in Roscommon town is hosting an Open Day/Conversation Exchange on Friday, October 19th as part of Roscommon’s Social Inclusion Awareness Week 2018. All welcome.

Ladies Lunch for Hospice The Mayo/Roscommon Hospice Ladies Lunch event takes place on Sunday, November 25th at 1.30 pm in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon town.

The day will include a warm punch, Prosecco and mince pie reception, followed by a four course festive lunch with wine.

The event will also include a fashion show, showcasing the latest looks for the party season ahead with music, raffle and lots of fun on the day.

Participants are welcome to bring their own iPad or use the device provided by the library.

For more information and to reserve a place, call in, call 090-6637277 or email library@ roscommoncoco.ie.

Pictured at NUI Galway’s Conferring Ceremony on Monday were (l-r): Amber Canty, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare; Colm Farrell, Ennis, Co. Clare; and Rachel Costello from Lanesboro, who were conferred with Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degrees.

The guest speaker for the event is former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. Tickets available online at www.hospice.ie. All are welcome.

‘Spooktacular’ Fancy Dress in Lisaniskey NS! Lisaniskey NS Parents’ Association is hosting a ‘Spooktacular’ Kids’ Fancy Dress Halloween Disco in Clooneycolgan Community Centre on Sunday, October 28th from 5 pm-6.30 pm. Admis-

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Roscommon Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will host two fundraising events this week.

On Thursday (18th) the RSPCA will host a coffee morning in Roscommon Credit Union. On Friday and Saturday (19th and 20th) the society will host its annual street collection in Castlerea.

Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Macra’s Pizza Night for Social Inclusion Week As part of Social Inclusion Week, Roscommon Macra na Feirme is holding a Pizza Night in the Chapel Lane Creative Hub in Roscommon town (down the alleyway beside Donnellan’s) this Friday (19th) at 8 pm. There will be free pizza, ‘open mic’ and plenty of craic on the night. Everyone is invited along to sing or play an instrument on the night. Admission is free.

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Naughten defends record following resignation Speaking to the Roscommon People following his resignation due to controversy surrounding a number of private dinners he had shared with David McCourt, former Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Denis Naughten, stoutly defended his performance as Minister and said the controversy and his subsequent resignation had “more to do with optics than fiber optics”.

“It has been a tough week.

Politics is a dirty, ruthless game at times and I think many people have seen that

first hand this week, but look that’s the job we’re in and I suppose we just have to be conscious of that. My job now is to dust myself off and get on with things. I’m still a TD; I’m a member of Dáil Éireann. I’ve been sent there to represent the people of Roscommon Galway and I intend to continue to do that to the best of my ability for as long as I’m there”.

Deputy Naughten said that he had spoken to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Wednesday, October 10th in relation to the four dinners he had had with David McCourt.

“I said to the Taoiseach:

‘Look, I can see the perception and the optics of this but the reality is that I never discussed the broadband plan with him, I never gave him any information because it wasn’t available to me. The procurement process of the National Broadband Plan is completely separate from me. Within the Department it’s completely independently audited and I said ‘The important thing here is to protect this project’. It’s so important for the 1.1 million people across the country and that was and is my focus in relation to the discussions that I had with the Taoiseach and my subsequent

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When asked what the purpose of the dinners was if not to discuss the National Broadband Plan, Deputy Naughten said: “Look, I

met David McCourt both socially and professionally. I’d have met with other chief executives of the other big Telecommunication companies in the country in a similar manner”.

Roscommon-Galway regrets the departure of the former Minister, Deputy Naughten, as the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. It was a great boost in the constituency to have the Minister there.

“Deputy Naughten is very available, very diligent and very hardworking as a TD, and was very

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Paul O’Gara of Farnbeg, Strokestown, who was in his early 70s, was a retired schoolteacher and a popular member of the local community.

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The late Paul O’Gara, a native of Ballintubber, was widely known and respected. He was a teacher in Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown for over thirty years.

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Pictured is Ann Marie Doyle (nee Hannon), Roscommon CBS teacher, presenting a History of the GAA: All-Ireland football and hurling finals (1900s onwards) to Fiona Gallagher, Principal of Roscommon CBS. The books were bequeathed by Ann Marie’s late uncle Michael Hannon to the Christy Hannon Memorial Library in Roscommon CBS for use by staff and pupils. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Roscommon Tidy Towns Chairperson, Kathleen Shanagher, has expressed her disappointment following the recent Irish Business Against Litter League results which saw the county town drop 21 places from 5th to 26th in the rankings.

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MARGARET COUSINS COMMISSION FOR EIMEAR Roscommon County Council, through Creative Ireland, recently announced that is to award the Margaret Cousins Commission to artist Eimear Walsh, the first in a series of visual art commissions for Co. Roscommon.

Artists across the country had been invited to submit ideas for exceptional ways of commemorating extraordinary people.

Margaret (Gretta) Cousins was born Margaret Gillespie, daughter of a law clerk, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. She was an Irish-Indian educationist, suffragist and theosophist, and among her many achievements, she established the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) in 1927. Cousins co-also founded the Irish Women’s Franchise League with Hanna

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Eimear Walsh is an artist, writer, educator, and two-time Research Fellow at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven.

In response to Cousins’ great achievements and influence on the feminist movement, Eimear Walsh will be recording a radio play and producing a small publication comprising the play script and two specially commissioned essays. The radio play centres on Margret Cousins as an international figure, incorporating Cousins’ theory, biography

and musical work. The text will focus on the subject of marriage, both as personal element of Cousins’ life, and a subject of her political writing and campaigning. It will hold sensitivity to the context of Cousins’ own background in County Roscommon, and as a white woman working in India. The radio play will be written in consultation with two key collaborators, Maisie Gately, the artist’s grandmother and former ICA member, and Dyuti Chakravarty, a PhD student at the school of Sociology in UCD. The commission will be completed in early 2019.

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Pictured at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night were members of the Roscommon team which won the 1978 All-Ireland U-21 Football Championship. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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heroes honoured Pictured at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night were Eddie Egan and Gerry Fitzmaurice, members of the Roscommon team which won the 1978 All-Ireland U-21 Football Championship. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Seamus Hayden pictured at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday.

Members of the Roscommon team that won the 1978 All-Ireland U-21 Football Final celebrated the 40th anniversary of the historic success in style last weekend.

The players were honoured at a special function in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon on Saturday night.

On Sunday, they were presented as Guests of Honour to the appreciative attendance at the County Senior Football Final at Dr. Hyde Park.

Amongst those attending the 40th anniversary reunion was Coman Reynolds, who flew in from Australia especially for the celebrations.

Roscommon won the 1978 All-Ireland U-21 Final when they defeated a star-studded Kerry team in Hyde Park (1-9 to 1-8).

Pictured at the Abbey Hotel last Saturday night were Coman Reynolds and Gerry Connellan, members of the Roscommon team which won the U-21 All-Ireland Football Championship in 1978. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Pictured is the Roscommon team which won the All-Ireland U-21 title in 1978. The players were honoured at half-time of last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park.

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Paul Collins from Shannon Gaels and New York pictured at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday.

Tony McManus pictured at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday.

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PAUL HEALY’S WEEK A column by Roscommon People editor

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Dogs in the street (especially the dogs in the Áras) know this is over…

I

rish Presidential elec-

tions are meant to be exciting – this one is as dull as a Martin O’Neill press conference.

I suspect the wider public have little enough interest in a campaign that, so far at least, is tediously uneventful.

The candidates are waffling…offering us mostly tiresome platitudes. I’m all in favour of every citizen being entitled to put their name on a ballot paper, but really, some of these candidates are just wasting our time. It is downright arrogant of them to think they are worthy of being President.

The media is no longer interested in hearing about the supposed ‘vision’ and qualities of each candidate – and you can hardly blame the media for that. Instead, journalists are desperately trying to spark the campaign into life by unearthing some dark secrets from the past, or perhaps by forcing a monumental error from a candidate. We are looking for the David Norris moment. Almost every question posed to a candidate is an intended trap, an attempt to catch the interviewee out.

Have you ever made a settlement with Revenue? What’s this about you being involved in a car crash when you were in your 20s? Who is your favourite poet? (This latter question was actually put to Gavin Duffy, in the hope that it would expose him and thus present him as being ‘culturally unfit’); Where have you

“

Some of these candidates are just wasting our time. It is downright arrogant of them to think they are worthy of being President been the last seven years?

How much are you spending on your campaign? Where did you get your money? All pretty tiresome.

I listened to the RTE Radio 1 debate on Saturday, which

at least had all six candidates present. For the first 20 minutes, the wannabees ganged up on Michael D, all of them apparently appalled at the alleged extravagance of his term in office. Thereafter, the wily Michael D settled into his stride. Once all that unseemly talk of money was out of the way, his presidential auru descended over his rueful opponents.

Given that Monday night’s first TV debate was not starring Michael D or Sean G, I convinced myself that I would pass on it, but when the time came, I tuned in. It was so bad it was almost riveting.

Fair play to Gavin Duffy, who angrily took presenter Claire Byrne/RTE to task for reading out a response from a spokesperson for President Higgins.

(The Áras had the hump about Peter Casey alleging that costs associated with caring for the President’s dogs are covered by taxpayers). How dare all the President’s men, women (and dogs) seek immediate right of reply when he (Michael D) had turned down an invitation to take part in the debate?

Peter Casey (I think unintentionally) provided some surreal moments, Joan Freeman was solid (if trying too hard to ‘sound’ presidential), Gavin Duffy was slick enough (may-

be even too slick) and Liadh Ní Riada did well overall.

The arrogant absence of both Michael D and Sean G undermined the whole event. The debate was utterly forgettable; and I hope to have utterly

forgotten about it very soon.

One audience member walked out in protest – a gesture that seemed to sum up the mood of the nation regarding this lacklustre presidential election.

Zero out of ten to Michael D for not showing up, but it looks like he’s sleepwalking to victory. Even the dogs in the street (and especially the pampered dogs in the Áras) know that.

Katie Dolan, Ellie Dolan and Clodagh Brogan celebrate Clann na nGael’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship win at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday. Pic: Mick McCormack

Where’s Dave when you need him?

I once jokingly tweeted that the scariest words in the English language are ‘And now, sitting in for Ryan Tubridy…it’s Dave Fanning’.

Radio channel-hopping on Monday, I discovered that Derek Mooney was sitting in for Ryan, the latter no doubt recovering from his much-hyped broadcasting rollercoaster in London.

Derek’s fine, but it was much too early in the morning (for me) to buy into chirpy, happy and doubtlessly daft musings on life – and so I switched the dial, in the hope that Pat Kenny might have some misery radio on offer. I knew I could rely on Pat for some discussion on Brexit, or on our wobbly Government, or maybe even on the latest Trump controversy. Pat is as polished as ever – an excellent broadcaster.

If there’s one thing that’s annoying about him, it’s his tendency to strut the stage and show off his magnificent bulging intellect/current affairs knowledge (the spellbound audience oohing and aahing, while possibly also rolling

their eyes). Sometimes Pat isn’t just content to exhibit his expertise; sometimes he seems to answer his own questions.

So yeah, Pat does quite a lot of the talking, but at least he knows what he’s talking about, whereas we don’t really want to hear Dave Fanning (or Derek Mooney) pondering on Brexit or the National Broaband Plan or on the alleged murder of a Saudi Arabian journalist.

(Neither do I want to hear Dave prattling on about what name Meghan and Prince Harry should give to their baby, which is the sort of nonsense that morning radio inflicts on us).

JF on Shannonside has of course got his pulse on the local (and national) scene – and is always well worth a listen. Still, sometimes you have to channel-hop.

When I’m on the school run, as 9 am approaches, the temptation is to keep switching the dial in search of the latest breaking news.

This usually involves a brief stop at Newstalk.

Speaking of which, one of my ambitions in

life is to have the will to survive an entire 10-minute exchange between presenters Shane Coleman and Paul Williams, but sadly this would appear to be too ambitious. Coleman is a good journalist/broadcaster, and Williams is a proven crime reporter with a fondness for bombast and sensationalism, but their efforts as a wise-cracking double-act between interviews can be excruciating, mostly because of Williams’ crassness.

So, thanks to Paul Williams doing my head in, I can seldom stay with Newstalk in the morning for any more than two or three minutes (there’s some excellent output on that station later in the day). Switching to channels where the morning shows apparently require two or three presenters (why?) is not an option either.

Why does a radio show need two (or three) presenters? And why do said presenters think they are some magical combination of Groucho Marx, Billy Connolly, Joan Rivers and Jason Byrne? Do listeners really want to hear

their inane, unfunny reflections on their lives?

There’s a lot to be said for the calming tones of Bryan Dobson, the incisive questioning of Rachael English or Audrey Carville.

It may have been partly responsible for depressing the entire nation from 2008-2010, but that historic act of torture aside, Morning Ireland remains a solid and popular institution. Most mornings, I will end up gravitating towards the ‘old reliable’.

By 8.40 am each morning this week on Morning Ireland, a new Presidential candidate was on air, ready to tell us why we should invest our hopes and dreams in them. On Monday it was Gavin, on Tuesday it was Sean. Oh God. That didn’t satisfy me either. Gavin, too soothing, too much ‘ask me anything’ nonsense; Sean, too earnest, like a man trying to claim his lotto winnings when he knows the deadline was in 2011.

Where’s Dave Fanning and those baby names when you need them?

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Creggs prepares for annual Harvest Festival Preparations are well underway in Creggs for the annual Creggs Harvest Festival which takes place over the October Bank Holiday weekend, from Friday, October 26th to Monday, October 29th.

There will be a host of events right across the weekend, and some of the highlights include: Creggs RFC in All-Ireland Junior Cup action against Clonmel, the Great Creggs Presidential Race, the famous Creggs Dog Show and a fun-filled Family Fun Day on the Bank Holiday Sunday.

A new event at this year’s Harvest Festival is the Car Treasure Hunt, which takes place on Sunday afternoon, with a top prize of €200 for the lucky winner.

That night there will be a Harvest Dance and

draw in O’Roarke’s with music by PJ Davis and an Election Rally will also be a feature of the night. The local lotto draw will also take place in O’Roarke’s that night for a top prize of €6,400.

The Bank Holiday Monday is traditionally Fair Day in Creggs while the annual Craft Fair takes place in Creggs NS from 11.30 am to 5 pm. For tables contact Mary on 086-8054116.

The fun of the weekend will conclude with the Creggs Presidential Race Count and Inauguration followed by music in O’Roarke’s with Odd Sox from 5 pm.

For more on Creggs Harvest Festival see next week’s Roscommon People and follow the event on Facebook.

Eoin Rogers, Amy Rogers and Ryan Kelly in Dalton’s Pub during last Sunday’s Fuerty Fair.

Triest Press launches new project this Friday This Friday (19th), Triest Press will launch their limited edition ‘Hearts and Souls’ project, a collection of portraits captured throughout Roscommon. The project has been in development for the past few months and is said to be eagerly awaited by many Roscommon locals.

As part of Roscommon County Council’s ‘Social Inclusion Awareness Week’, Triest Press will also host an Open Day/ Conversation Exchange this Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, where everyone is welcome to

come along and pick up their very own copy of ‘Hearts & Souls, The People of Roscommon’.

Triest Press has been in business since 1987 and recently Chairperson, Linda Sice, announced that the company secured a Community Service Programme.

“As a Social Enterprise providing a local digital print service, the board of Triest Press are delighted to have recently secured a Community Service Programme to ensure an in-

crease in employment opportunities for people of all abilities,” said Linda Sice, Chairperson of Triest Press.

Announcing the launch of the Hearts & Souls project, manager, Noel Strange said: “It is central to all of us here at Triest Press to celebrate others and to acknowledge how differences add value to the team, so Social Inclusion Awareness Week is the perfect time to celebrate the staff here at Triest Press and the variety of people that make up our local community”.

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€26,500 + VAT €28,500 + VAT €26,500 + VAT €14,000 + VAT €14,000 + VAT €16,500 €10,500 + VAT 8,500 + VAT

TRASPORTER RANGE 182 181 181 181 172

Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI Trendline 150BHP LWB Volkswagen Transporter 2.0 TDI 150BHP 4 Motion Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI SWB Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 4 Motion Silver Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI SWB Highline

€26,500 + VAT €28,500 + VAT €22,000 + VAT

131 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

MODEL Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI SWB 150BHP T line Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI SWB 102BHP Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 150BHP Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI SWB 150BHP Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI 180BHP 4 Motion A/T Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI LWB Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 140BHP Volkswagen Transporter 2.0 TDI LWB 140BHP Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 140BHP Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI LWB Volkswagen Transporter 2.0TDI SWB

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CADDY RANGE 182 182 182 181 171 171 161 152 142 131 2012 2011 2010 2009

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CADDY LIFE PASSANGER RANGE 181 161 162 152 151 131 2009 2010

Volkswagen Caddy Kombi 5 Seater Volkswagen Maxi Life H/L 7 Seater Volkswagen Maxi Life T/L 7 Seater Volkswagen Maxi Life 7 Seater Volkswagen Maxi Life 7 Seater Volkswaagen Maxi Life 7 Seater Automatic Volkswagen Life 5 Seater Caddy Maxi TDI 7 Seater

€24,500 €25,500 €22,500 €22,500 €21,500 €18,000 €7,500 €10,500

CITROEN RANGE 171 2011 2010 2008 2010 2012 2012

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€9,500 + VAT €5,500 €4,500 €2,000 €7,500 €8,500 €8,500

RENAULT RANGE €29,000 + VAT €25,500 + VAT

151 152

Renault Master LWB Dacia Duster 1.5 DCI

€12,500 + VAT €8,500

YEAR 142 141 2012 2011 2011 2008

MODEL Renault Traffic DSL Van Renault Captur 1.5 DSL Renault Trafic 2.0DSL Renault Fleunce 1.5DSL Renault Kango 1.5DSL Renault Scenic 1.5DSL

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TOYOTA RANGE 141 2012 2011 2011 2010 2008 2005

Toyota Proace 2.0DSL LWB Toyota Auris D4D Van Toyota Avensis D4D SP 5 DR Toyota Avensis 2.0 D4D Toyota Hiace Van DSL Toyota RAV4 4WD Toyota Landcruiser LWB Passenger

€13,500 €7,000 + VAT €9,500 €7,500 €7,500 €6,000 €7,500

FORD RANGE 131 2012 152 141 2011 2010 2009 2008

Ford Transit Connect Ford Transit T260 Ford Transit 350 LWB 125 PJ Ford Transit 350 LWB 125 PJ Ford Transit 350 RWD Ford Transit T280 LWB Ford Transit 2.2DSL Ford Transit T260

€10,500 €7,500 €13,500 + VAT €12,500 + VAT €8,500 €5,500 €6,000 €4,000

MITSUBISHI RANGE 141 141 2011 2008 2008 2006

Mitsubishi L200 5 Seater Commercial Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 TDI LWB Comm Mitsubishi Pajero 3.2 SWB A/T Mitsubishi Outlander Passenger Mitsubishi Pajero 3.2LWB Mitsubishi Pajero 2.5 Sport

€13,500 €13,500 + VAT €11,955 + VAT €4,500 €7,500 €5,000

NISSAN RANGE 161 152 2012 2011 2008 2006

Nissan Qashqai 1.5DSL Nissan Qashqai 1.5DSL Nissan Navara 2.5TDI Van Nissan Duke 1.5 DSL Nissan Navara 2.5DSL Crew Cab Nissan Pathfinder 2.5DSL

€21,000 €18,500 €10,500 €8,500 €8,500 €5,000

7 SEATER RANGE 181 171 171 162 161 151 131 2011

Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI H/L 7 Seater Volkswagen Sharan 2.0 TDI H/L Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI C/L Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI C/L 7 Seater Volkswagen Sharan 2.0 TDI Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI 5 Seater A/T Volkswager Touran 1.6 TDI 7 Seater Full Leather

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200 VEHICLES TO CLEAR PRE-REG VEHICLES 181 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI 150BHP HL €34,500 181 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI All Space 7 seater Tech Pack €36,950 181 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Tech Pack €31,000 181 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI C/L Tech Pack €27,500 181 Volkswagen Passat H/L Tech Pack Automatic €32,500 181 Volkswagen Touran 1.6TDI highline Tech pack €34,500 181 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI Tech Pack €22,500 181 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI Highline €25,500 181 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150 6SP Highline €31,500 181 Volkswagen Golf 1.0 CL 5DR €22,500 181 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 5DR Tech Pack €14,500 181 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0TDI C/L €23,500 181 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0TDI HL €25,500 181 Volkswagen T-Roc 1.5TSI Sport Extras €28,950 181 Volkswagen UP 5DR €12,500 172 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0TDI Elegence €35,500 AUTOMATIC CARS RANGE 181 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI A/T Tech Pack €34,500 181 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Highline Extras DSG €32,500 181 Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI C/L Extras DSG €33,500 181 Volkswagen Touareg V6 “R” Line DSG €53,500 + VAT 171 Volkswagen Caddy 2.0TDI 7 Seater DSG €26,500 171 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI HL Business Edition DSG €28,500 151 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI H/L DSG €19,500 151 Volkswagen Touran 1.6TDI C/L 7 Seater DSG €21,500 161 Volkswagen Golf SV 1.6TDI H/L DSG €22,500 161 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI A/T €19,950 151 VolkswagenJ Jetta 2.0 TDI CL A/T €16,500 151 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI H/L DSG €17,950 151 Volkswagen Shuttle 2.0TDI LWB 9 Seater DSG €27,500 151 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI 140BHP Sports 4 Motion DSG €21,000 151 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 180BHP A/T €22,500 141 Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI H/L DSG €15,500 141 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI H/L DSG €14,500 131 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI A/T €12,500 131 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 TDI CL A/T €13,500 2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI DSG €12,500 2012 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6TDI C/L DSG €12,500 2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 C/L 5DR DSG €11,500 2011 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI A/T €11,500 2011 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.2 SWB A/T €11,955 2006 Audi A6 2.0TDI Leather DSG €6,500 ESTATE CARS RANGE 181 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Estate C/L €28,900 172 Volkswagen Golf Estate Highline Tech Pack €23,500 151 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Estate H/L €17,500 141 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Estate C/L €16,500 2011 Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI Estate C/L €9,500 2011 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Estate C/L €8,500 2007 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Estate C/L €4,500 172 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI Estate H/L €23,500 161 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI Estate H/L €21,500 161 Skoda Octavia Estate 1.6TDI Ambition €18,500 VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES RANGE 171 Volkswagen Touran 1.6TDI Comfortline Extras 7 Seater €26,500 171 Volkswagen Passat HL 1.6TDI €26,500 161 Volkswagen Passat CL 1.6TDI €19,500 161 Volkswagen Passat TL 1.6TDI €18,500 161 Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI 150BHP 6 Speed €19,500 152 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI HL ( Leather ) €18,500 151 Volkswagen Passat Estate 1.6TDI 120BHP €16,500 152 Volkswagen Passat TL 1.6TDI €14,950 151 Volkswagen Passat HL 1.6TDI €17,500 151 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI €13,500 151 Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Comfortline €14,500

142 141 141 141 141 131 132 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2008 2007 171 161 152 141 141 2012 2011 2010 2009 2017 2017 161 151 152 141 151 141 141 132 132 131 2011 2010 2009 2008 181 171 171 161 161 152 151 142 141 141 131 2012 2010 2009 161 181 181 181 172 171 162 161 161 152 152 151

Volkswagen Passat HL 2.0TDI 140BHP Volkswagen Passat CL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat Estate 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat CC 2.0TDI 140BHP Volkswagen Passat TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat HL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat CC 2.0TDI 140BHP Volkswagen Passat 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat CL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat SE 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat CL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0TDI CL Volkswagen Passat HL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Passat 1.9TDI Volkswagen Passat HL 1.6 Petrol Volkswagen Jetta 2.0TDI HL Volkswagen Jetta 2.0TDI HL Volkswagen Jetta 1.2TSI Petrol Volkswagen Jetta TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Jetta CL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Jetta TL 1.2 Petrol Volkswagen Jetta 1.6TDI Volkswagen Jetta TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Jetta 1.9TDI Volkswagen Golf HL 1.6TDI ( New Model) Volkswagen Golf SV HL 1.2 Petrol Automatic Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI 5 Dr Volkswagen Golf 2.0GTD 184BHP Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI 5DR CL Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDI 5DR CL Volkswagen Golf SV HL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Golf CL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Golf TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Jetta TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Golf CL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Golf TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Golf TL 1.6TDI Volkswagen Golf HL 3 DR 2.0TDI 140BHP Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI Volkswagen Golf 1.4 Petrol Volkswagen Polo 1.0 5DR with extras Volkswagen Polo 1.0 5 Dr with extras Volkswagen Polo TL 1.0 Petrol Volkswagen Polo 1.0 5DR Volkswagen Polo TL 1.4 DSL Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI CL Volkswagen Polo 1.0 Petrol Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI CL Volkswagen Polo 1.0 5DR Volkswagen Polo TL 1.0 Petrol Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI Volkswagen Polo TL 1.6 TDI Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI Volkswagen Sharan CL 2.0TDI Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDIO HLO 150 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Auto Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Tec Pack Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI with extras Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI HL 150 with extras Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI 150BHP Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Sport Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI Sports Leather Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI L/L Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI L/L Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI

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151 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI Sport 140HP 4x4 Automatic €21,000 151 Volkswagen Tiguan TFN 2.0TDI €17,950 151 Volkswagen Tiguan Sports 2.0TDI €18,950 141 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI €16,500 141 Volkswagen Tiguan LL 2.0TDI €15,500 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI Sport €13,500 SKODA RANGE 181 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI Active €19,500 181 Skoda Fabia 1.0 5DR €15,500 171 Skoda Fabia 1.0 5Dr €13,500 162 Skoda Octavia 1.0 Ambition Petrol €18,500 161 Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI Estate Ambition €18,500 161 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI Ambition €15,500 151 Skoda Superb 2.0TDI Elegence €16,500 2011 Skoda Fabia 1.0 5DR €8,500 VOLKSWAGEN PETROL CARS RANGE 171 Volkswagen Golf SV 1.2TDI HL Extras A/T €23,500 162 Volkswagen Golf 1.2TSI (27K) €17,500 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 5DR €8,500 2012 Volkswagen Jetta 1.2TSI €12,500 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG RANGE 181 Volkswagen Touareg V6 “R Line €53,000 + VAT 162 Volkswagen Touareg V6 €37,000 + VAT OTHER USED MAKES 131 Audi Q3 2.0TDI 140BHP SE €18,000 2011 Audi A3 1.6TDI €8,500 141 Audi A6 2.0TDI 177BHP €18,500 2009 Audi A3 1.9TDI €6,500 2010 BMW 520DSL SE €10,500 171 Citroen Berlingo €9,950 2012 Citroen C5 2.0DSL €7,500 161 Ford Kugo 2.0TDI Titanium €21,000 131 Ford Fiesta 1.2 Petrol €9,500 151 Ford Focus 1.6 DSL Style €15,000 162 Ford Focus 1.6TDI (25K) €15,500 142 Ford Transit Tourneo 7 Seater DSL €15,500 2012 Ford Focus 1.6DSL €8,950 2012 Ford Fiesta Dsl Van €6,000 + VAT 2010 Ford C-Max DSL €8,500 2010 Ford Kuga DSL 4X4 Commercial €8,500 2011 Ford Mondeo Zetec 2.0DSL €8,500 2011 Ford Focus 1.6DSL €7,500 2009 Ford Focus DSL €4,000 141 Honda CR-V 1.6DSL €15,500 151 Hyundai i30 DSL €12,950 2011 Hyundai i30 CRDI €7,500 2008 Kia Carnival Crew cab ( €333 Tax) €4,500 132 Land Rover Freelander 2.0 TD4 Comm €11,500 + VAT 2016 Mercedes Benz Vito 111 Van €14,500 151 Honda Civic 1.6 DSL €13,500 2014 Mitsubishi ASX 1.8DSL €13,500 132 Mazda 6 DSL with Leather €9,950 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer DSL €7,950 2009 Nissan Qashqai DSL €6,000 2014 Opel Insignia DSL €8,950 2008 Nissan Navara 2.5 €8,500 2010 Renault Fleunce DSL €5,500 2011 Toyota Avensis DSL €6,500 2011 Suzuki SX4 1.6 DSL €7,500 2013 Toyota Avensis Aura DSL €12,950 141 Seat M11 €7,500 131 Seat Ibiza 1.2 5DR €7,500 131 Seat Tolido 1.6 DSL €11,500 2012 Toyota Corolla 1.4 D4D €10,500 2011 Toyota Auris 1.4 DSL €9,500 2011 Toyota Corolla 1.4DSL €8,750

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Greenfields Childcare wins Síolta Award

Lisnamult Community Centre, Lisnamult, Roscommon T. 090 6626152 E. greenfieldsenterprise@eircom.net

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Pictured at Greenfields Childcare last Friday were Emma McCormack, Greenfields Childcare Administrator, Lisa O’Neill, Greenfields Childcare Manager and Carmel Dunne, Roscommon Childcare Committee. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

reenfields Childcare in Lisnamult was recently announced as the first Roscommon town based winner of a muchcoveted Síolta award and manager Lisa O’Neill was understandably thrilled.

“There’s 4,500 services in the whole country and out of them all only 115 services have got this award so we are really delighted to have got it and we’re very proud – we put a lot of work into it. There’s level one up to level four and level four is ‘significant evidence of quality’ and that’s what we got so we’re absolutely delighted,” she said.

Since its establishment in 2001, Greenfields Childcare has gone from strength to strength and what started out as an after-school ‘homework

club’ has grown into a facility which caters for children aged 6 months to 12 years. So what changes has Lisa noticed in her tenure?

“Childcare is very play-based now and the child is always the central focus. The focus of any activity or the planning of your weekly plan or monthly plan is based around the child and what the child is interested in learning. This is because all the research is showing that if the child is fully engaged in the activity and fully engaged in the play that’s when all the learning happens.

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Pictured during story time at Greenfields Childcare recently. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

There is lots of fun to be had at Greenfields Childcare in Lisnamult. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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All aboard! Children pictured in the Sensory Garden at Greenfields Childcare recently. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Lisnamult Community Centre, Lisnamult, Roscommon T. 090 6626152 E. greenfieldsenterprise@eircom.net

Greenfields Childcare in Lisnamult has recently acquired a new car which will be used to provide a pick-up service from local schools.

in Roscommon childcare! more adults that are in the room they can engage more with the children.

“It’s up to us as practitioners to support the child in their learning, make sure that they have ample equipment and materials available and that they’re in a good quality environment for learning to happen. The child doesn’t have to be sitting at a table; that’s not happening anymore. Once they’re engaged they’re learning and that’s the main focus,” Lisa said.

Lisa and her dedicated staff of 24 work in a setting which is ideal for play-based learning. There

is a soft-surface play area and two sensory gardens on-site. Children also have access to a nearby playground as well as the Roscommon Community Sports Park AstroTurf.

“We’re very lucky that we received funding under the Capital programme two years ago to build two sensory gardens. We put down lovely different textures on the ground, a sensory path, and we have planting areas and digging areas. Children absolutely love this, especially children who may have an additional need where sensory is very important to them. They have access

to sand, water, clay, bark, and there are also some of the things we’ve planted as well,” she said.

Local students attending Greenfields Childcare after school can avail of the facility’s new pick-up service as well as hot nutritious meals in the afternoon.

“We understand that parents are working and that it’s difficult when they come to collect (from school) and then have to go home and start into homework and dinners and everything. Here they get a hot nutritious meal cooked fresh that day and it’s all locally sourced, we

get all our food from SuperValu. The children then do their homework for an hour and then they get outside for a play which is so important,” Lisa said.

Greenfields Childcare is an all-inclusive service and children from all over the county are of course welcome. The facility employs two inclusion coordinators who work closely with services in Roscommon as well as parents in order to ensure needs of each child are met.

“We’re not just open to Roscommon, we have parents coming to us from as far away as Strokes-

town and Athleague.

We’re here to serve anyone who needs childcare,” Lisa added.

Greenfields Childcare offers a safe and secure educational environment for children with a member of staff on hand to collect children from local primary schools and parents provided with a key fob for the car park.

There are also CCTV cameras and coded doors throughout the building so parents can relax safe in the knowledge that their child is cared for and educated at this awardwinning childcare facility.

What is the Síolta Award?

Greenfields Childcare in Lisnamult recently became the first childcare facility in Roscomm on town to win a coveted Síolta award.

Síolta (seeds) is the National Quality Early Childhood Education and was Framework for the Centre for Early Childhood Devedeveloped by lopment and Education on behalf of the Departme and Skills. The Framework guides the nt of Education work and develop in Ireland while alsoway all practices serving as a self-assessment Quality Assurance Prog Published in 2006, the framework wentramme. through a three-year developmental process, which involved consultation with more than 50 diver representing childcare workers, teachse organisations, policy makers, researchers and othe ers, parents, r interested parties.

Síolta is designed to define, assess and support the improvement of quality across all aspe in early childhood care and education cts of practice of three distinct but interrelated elem . It is comprised Standards and Components of Qual ents: Principles, ity. The Principles provide an overall vision fro the Fram the 16 Standards and 75 Compone ework while nts allow for its practical application across all aspe cts of Early Childhood Education practice.

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IFA says farm schemes funding secured in Budget Following Budget 2019, IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady said there must be no delay in the delivery of direct payments. He said that Minister Creed must ensure that these payments, which “play a critical role in supporting farm incomes”, arrive on time.

Mr. Brady welcomed the additional allocation of €23m to the ANC scheme for 2019.

“This will bring the total allocation to €250m, which is the level it was at prerecession. IFA will be insisting that new payments are put forward to Brussels without delay.

“In addition, IFA is demanding that no farmer loses out in the upcoming review of ANCs and that the payment rates reflect the natural handicap. As part of the next CAP Rural Development Plan post2020 the annual allocation for ANCs must reach €300m,” he said.

In relation to TAMS, Joe Brady again expressed concern that this year’s allocation of €70m will not be spent (the projected spend for the year is €60m). Even if the €70m allocated for 2019 is spent, it leaves a total of €230m unspent, with only one year remaining in the scheme.

On Agri-Environmental Schemes Joe Brady said that the allocation for GLAS at €203m should allow all farmers to be paid on time next year.

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Pictured at IFA’s pre-budget briefing were (l-r): Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy Denis Naughten, Joe Healy (IFA President) and Jim O’Connor, Roscommon IFA Co. Chairman.

BBX 700kgs €2200, Char X 850kgs €2130, Char X 775kgs €2070, BBX 55kgs €1590, Char X 540kgs €1415, Lim

X 475kgs €1385, Lim X 480kgs €1360, BBX 530kgs €1330, Char x 520kgs €1320, HEX 560kgs €1235, Char X 465kgs €1225, Simm X 535kgs €1200, 4 Char X 461kgs €1180, Lim X 475kgs €1175, 3 Lim X 428kgs €1090, Lim X 435kgs €1070, Lim X 410kgs €930.

Finished lambs 53kgs €107, 63.7kgs €106, 51.5kgs €106, 51.5kgs €105.5, 53kgs €105, 50.1kgs €104, 52.5kgs €104, 50kgs €102.

Ewe lambs 53.3kgs €142, 48.9kgs €116, 51.8kgs €102, 46.1kgs €100, 46.9kgs €98, 46.4kgs €94.

Store lambs 44.6kgs €86.5, 41.9kgs €84.5, 41.3kgs €82.

Manager’s report…

Brendan Egan, Castlerea Mart “Large numbers of stock presented for sale this week with trade holding firm for most categories. Increased numbers of heifers met with a good demand and a good clearance took place. In the weanling rings increased farmer activity led to very strong demand for the quality calves while plainer type lots remained unchanged. Dry cows reported a good clearance also while breeding stock have shown price increases.

“Cows with calves at foot made from €1,030 to €2,450 for a BB cow and her Limousin bull calf at foot. Springer cows made from €950 to €1,120 per head. There were larger numbers of calves/runners on offer this week with young calves making from €90 to €200 and the stronger runner lots making from €250 to €675 for continental types.

“There were 250 bullocks on offer at last week’s sale with improved quality on offer which resulted in better prices and quality stores improved by €20 to €30 per head.

“Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday 18th) with our usual sale of heifers, cows, calves, runners and weanlings. All sales commence at 11 am”.

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Maura Quigley, Roscommon Mart “There were good numbers on offer at last Friday’s sale with an improved trade and good clearance of lots.

“There was a strong trade for heifers with a good demand from the large attendance of customers present. Heifers averaged from €2.32 per kilo up to €3.14 for a superb quality BBX weighing 700kgs and making €2,200 or €1,500 over its weight.

“There was a firm trade for bullocks and again there was a good clearance of lots. Bullocks averaged from €1.97 per kilo up to €2.63 per kilo.

“There were a good number of dry cows on offer with prices ranging from €1.61 per kilo up to €2.11 per kilo.

“The mart will host the Fall Special Sale of Bullocks this Friday (19th) with 128 pens on offer. A breeding sale will also take place with 45 pens on offer including dry cows. On Friday, 26th an extra special sale of heifers will take place at 11 am. Bookings accepted until 5 pm today (Thursday 18th).

“There were smaller numbers on offer this week.

Prices for finished lambs peaked at €107 for 53kgs, store lambs fetched up to €86.5 and ewe lambs made up to €142. The trade for cast ewes was the same as the previous week with prices ranging from €30 up to €110. Sales continue each Wednesday at 11 am”.

Castlerea Mart sample prices Heifers Lm 420kgs €1020, Ch 405kgs €970, Lm 480kgs €1205, Ch 440kgs €1130, Lm 610kgs €1445, Ch 575kgs €1325, Lm 560kgs €1270.

Dry cows AU 810kgs €1660, Lm 800kgs €1650, Ch 655kgs €1380, Lm 715kgs €1365, Lm 710kgs €1525, Ch 425kgs €740.

Weanling bulls Ch 260kgs €950, Ch 295kgs

€990, Ch 285kgs €905, Ch 325kgs €1165, Lm 410kgs €1115, Ch 335kgs €1240.

Weanling heifers Sim 330kgs €930, Lm 290kgs €905, Lm 250kgs €830, Ch 310kgs €1000, Ch 270kgs €810.

Bullocks Ch 490kgs €1340, Ch 510kgs €1375, Lm 520kgs €1330, AA 525kgs €1265, Ch 550kgs €1395, Ch 615kgs €1490, Lm 655kgs €1530.

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Pictured at the launch of Portrunny Heritage Trail in Portrun last Saturday were Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher, Cllr. Orla Leyden, Deputy Eugene Murphy, Stephanie O’Connor Shaw, Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Cllr. Ivan Connaughton, Deputy Denis Naughten, Cora Mugan, Gerry Hanlon and Tracey Hanlon. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Naughten launches Portrunny Heritage Trail Undeterred by the wet weather, crowds gathered last Saturday at Portrun for the launch of the much-anticipated Portrunny Heritage Trail by Deputy Denis Naughten. Also in attendance last Saturday were Deputy Eugene Murphy, Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Cllr. Ivan Connaughton and Councillors Orla Leyden and Kathleen Shanagher.

Portrun Development Association established the Portrunny Heritage Trail to mark the local heritage sites, and in order to improve the experience of visitors to the area by showing the heritage through interpretative signage. It takes the user to some of the local medieval sites including Galey Bay and Castle, Inchcleraun Island, St. Diarmaid’s Holy Well and Portrunny Church and Graveyard, to name a few.

Further details and full coverage is available on the Portrun Development Association website www.portrun.ie.

Pictured at the launch of Portrunny Heritage Trail in Portrun last Saturday were Portrun Development Association committee members Tracey Hanlon, Ciaran Heneghan, Gerry Hanlon, Cora Mugan and Stephanie O’Connor-Shaw. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh.

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Portrun Development Association Chairperson Gerry Hanlon presented Michael Spellman, representing Kilteevan Community Development, with a plaque at the launch of the Portrunny Heritage Trail last Saturday to mark the cooperative effort between the two committees.

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Pictured at the launch of Portrunny Heritage Trail in Portrun last Saturday were John Devaney, Rose Foley and Pat and Kathleen Devaney. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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NewsPeople It’s far from over…Naughten could return with FF (or FG)  PAUL HEALY

Some commentators were quick to label Denis Naughten’s fall last week as the end of his ministerial career, but that’s far from a certainty – in fact it’s highly unlikely to be the case.

As a major political player, Naughten is currently down – but not necessarily out. This was a substantial enough controversy, but not a scandal. Naughten can be accused of naivety, but there was nothing about the episode that should permanently close the door on a return, at some future point, to Cabinet.

The David McCourt affair dogged Denis Naughten in recent months – revelations about their private meetings ultimately led to the Roscommon man’s downfall – but the then minister had already almost fallen on his sword earlier this year in a controversy over his engagement with a PR agency over the proposed takeover of Celtic Media. Therefore, when controversy arose over Naughten’s private dinners with the one remaining bidder for the National Broadband Plan contract, there was a sense that patience might be wearing thin with the minister’s modus operandi.

For those who frowned on Naughten’s willingness to interact with ‘captains of industry’ – even at the risk of being accused of a conflict of interest – the former minister was arguably becoming a liability.

Much more problematic, you suspect, is the damage done to Denis Naughten’s relationship with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. This was not a pleasant parting of the ways. In his resignation speech, it was obvious that Naughten was furious with Varadkar – and the anger was at least in part reciprocated.

Naughten: “The Taoiseach does not have confidence in me” and this blunt dressing down of Leo: “The outcome is more about opinion polls than telephone polls. It’s more about optics than fiber optics”.

Varadkar, for his part, was clearly very annoyed with what he saw as a drip-feed approach by Naughten (in terms of revealing to the Taoiseach the full extent of his engagements with Mr. McCourt).

This is not quite Enda Kenny/Denis Naughten fall-out territory, but it is clear that the relationship between Varadkar and Naughten, which had been so strong, is at least damaged in the short-term. Naughten could return to Cabinet at some point in the future under Varadkar, but such a scenario looks a long way off this week.

Naughten is only 45 years of age and, if he has the appetite for it, he could conceivably remain in national politics for many years to come.

He is certainly damaged by last week’s debacle, but it need not be the end of his ministerial career. It should be noted that Fianna Fáil has maintained good relations with Naughten in recent years. That party, which is keeping Fine Gael/Independents in Government, did not seek Naughten’s resignation last week (albeit that he voluntarily departed before the opposition became aware of the number of meetings he had with Mr. McCourt).

If Fianna Fáil are in the business of trying to form a Government any time soon – either with a smaller party or with Independents – expect contacts between FF and Denis Naughten. In this era of ‘new politics’ – more accurately, in an era when the Dáil is fragmented and no party is dominant – Independents can dance with any of the main parties, and with a big prize before them. Naughten supported Fine Gael in Government and was appointed as a Senior Minister as part of that deal; there is every prospect that, if the numbers suit, he will tango with Fianna Fáil in the future.

Naughten vows to bounce back after ‘tough week’  DAN DOONER

Speaking to the Roscommon People following his resignation due to controversy surrounding a number of private dinners he had shared with David McCourt, former Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Denis Naughten, stoutly defended his performance as Minister and said the controversy and his subsequent resignation had “more to do with optics than fiber optics”.

“It has been a tough week. Politics is a dirty, ruthless game at times and I think many people have seen that first-hand this week, but look that’s the job we’re in and I suppose we just have to be conscious of that. My job now is to dust myself off and get on with things. I’m still a TD; I’m a member of Dáil Éireann. I’ve been sent there to represent the people of Roscommon-Galway and I intend to continue to do that to the best of my ability for as long as I’m there”.

Deputy Naughten said that he had spoken to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Wednesday, October 10th in relation to the four dinners he had had with David McCourt.

“I said to the Taoiseach: ‘Look, I can see the perception and the optics of this but the reality is that I never discussed the broadband plan with him, I never gave him any information because it wasn’t available to me. The procurement process of the National Broadband Plan is completely separate from me. Within the Department it’s completely independently audited and I said ‘The important thing here is to protect this project’. It’s so important for the 1.1 million people across the country and that was and is my focus in relation to the discussions that I had with the Taoiseach and my subsequent announcement in the Dáil,” he said.

When asked what the purpose of the dinners was if not to discuss the National Broadband Plan, Deputy Naughten said: “Look, I met David McCourt both socially and professionally. I’d have met with other chief executives of the other big Telecommunication companies in the country in a similar manner”.

Deputy Naughten added that despite the recent controversy his focus has been on delivering the National Broadband Plan.

“As I said in the Dáil, this is more a focus on optics than fiber optics. My focus has always been on delivering this broadband project; delivering it for the people who are hugely frustrated across Ireland in relation to this and to try and get that to happen as quickly as possible both in terms of making sure there were no

“I’ve been sent there to represent the people of Roscommon-Galway and I intend to continue to do that to the best of my ability for as long as I’m there”. – Denis Naughten, TD.

blockages in terms of the procurement process but more importantly when this process is completed and a contract hopefully signed that we can actually start rolling it out very quickly.

“The Taoiseach acknowledged that this was purely an issue of optics and in fairness, members of Dáil Éireann have acknowledged that I’m not someone who was doing this for any ulterior motive other than trying to get this project completed and get broadband to people across the country”.

Deputy Naughten questioned comments made by the opposition criticising the ongoing procurement stage, which he said was a “very, very complex process”.

“Comments made by the opposition in relation to the broadband plan over the last period of time have not been helpful in bringing this to a conclusion. The reality is that all of the figures were submitted in September 2017 to the Department. The Department had its own independent evaluators providing them with figures and costing in relation to that. Since that date there has been a good idea of the ballpark figures that have been involved in this but there’s been a huge amount of detail and it is a very, very complex process.

“Remember, in a normal procurement process you know what you actually want to procure. In this case we didn’t have the solution at the start of the process. It was a matter of the bidders to come in and provide the solution in relation to that so whether it was in terms of a wireless

solution, a wired solution, a fibre optic solution, all of those technical solutions were part of the procurement process and that’s why it was this kind of dialogue process, not an auction,” he said.

Deputy Naughten did however welcome the Taoiseach’s recent vow that he would make broadband his own “personal crusade” and confirmed that he would support the government on a “case by case basis”.

“First of all I welcome the Taoiseach’s comments in relation to that because, as I said, my only priority throughout this and the only thing that was ever in my mind was the people that were hugely frustrated across the country. I will support the government in any way possible to deliver this particular project.

“In relation to broader issues across government, I will deal with those on a case by case basis. I spoke with Minister Seán Kyne, the chief whip, on Saturday morning (13th) and I’ll have further engagement with him this week but I will deal with the issues as and when they arise,” he said.

When asked whether he felt a General Election was imminent, Deputy Naughten said: “I don’t know… since this government was appointed we’ve had rumours week after week that this government would fall and that there would be a General Election.

“In fairness if you look across the portfolio I had responsibility for and broader across government, a significant amount of work has been done over the last two and a half years, so

despite this happening and the threat being there on an ongoing basis maybe it’s concentrated the minds of many Ministers that they need to get this done and done quickly because we weren’t going to have a full five-year term”.

In terms of his own prospects in any General Election, Deputy Naughten said: “It has been a tough week. I don’t know in relation to my re-election; that will be something the people of RoscommonGalway will have to consider but I can reassure them that every single decision I made as Minister in that department…my sole focus was on the impact that it would have on communities and individuals across the country. I have absolutely no concerns whatsoever of any reviews that would take place looking into any decision I have made”.

Looking back on his role as Minister for Communcations, Climate Action and the Environment, Deputy Naughten highlighted the challenges he had faced.

“It is a very, very broad department.

The reality is I was dealing with crisis after crisis every single week.

“I had huge challenges in relation to An Post, I was facing a situation where a State company was about to go into liquidation and that was very soon “I’ve made substantial progress in a lot of very, very complex areas over that period of time. I’m very proud of my record in the department and more generally in government but it is a very, very difficult and challenging department with a very broad range of challenges,” he concluded.

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Denis Naughten, pictured in September 2017, after the announcement of a joint venture between enet and SSE. He is photographed with Stephen Wheeler, MD SSE Ireland and David C. McCourt, right, founder of Granahan McCourt Capital and Chairman of enet in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Photo:Andrew Downes, xposure

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Naughten’s shock resignation after tense meetings with Taoiseach  PAUL HEALY

Roscommon’s most high profile current politician – and the county’s first senior minister in over thirty years – dramatically resigned from Cabinet last week.

Denis Naughten stunned his own Government by unexpectedly stepping down after it emerged that he had attended a series of private dinners with David McCourt, a key bidder for the National Broadband Plan contract.

In an angry Dáil speech, Deputy Naughten defended his actions but said that the Taoiseach no longer had confidence in him.

Accordingly, he was resigning.

It was both a major personal career blow for Denis Naughten and a significant setback for the Roscommon/Galway constituency.

Minister Naughten’s sudden fall and what led to it may also prove to be the deathknell for the ill-fated National Broadband Plan in its current guise.

Twenty-four tumultuous hours in the career of Denis Naughten began when the then Communications Minister was asked about a lunch attended by Mr. McCourt in the Members’ Restaurant in Leinster House. Mr. McCourt is an Irish-American businessman and Chairman of Granahan McCourt, a company which is the one remaining bidder for the National Broadband contract.

Deputy Naughten was less than sure-footed in his response, but there was no sign of the explosive turn of events to come. On the lunch issue, Deputy Naughten clarified that he facilitated the lunch (and paid for it) but had not been present.

Opposition politicians immediately argued that it was inappropriate for the

Communications Minister of the day to have any contact with a bidder in a multi-million euro procurement process, when that process was still ongoing. (It had already emerged earlier this year that then Minister Naughten had met Mr. McCourt in New York in July).

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar initially defended Mr. Naughten, but the controversy deepened over Wednesday night/Thursday morning of last week.

Mr. Varadkar says that Denis Naughten phoned him at around 11.45 pm on Wednesday night to inform the Taoiseach that he had just recalled a private dinner he had attended with Mr. McCourt. According to the Taoiseach, when he met Deputy Naughten the following morning, the Roscommon TD then revealed that he had at least three other private dinners with McCourt.

The Taoiseach said that Deputy Naughten had not informed him of these additional meetings when they met the previous day (or when they spoke on the phone).

Taoiseach: “I have no doubt that his

intentions were honourable at all times. But I do believe he left himself open to allegations of conflict of interest and an inappropriate relationship with Mr. McCourt which could have in turn brought the process into question, thus potentially jeopardising the project in entirety”.

Deputy Naughten subsequently disputed the Taoiseach’s version of events, stating that he had informed Mr. Varadkar of the additional meetings during their telephone conversation the previous night.

During his resignation speech, Deputy Naughten said that he had offered to pass over the NBP process to his junior minister, or to another Cabinet minister, but that this offer was refused by the Taoiseach.

The outcome, he lamented, “is more about opinion polls than telephone polls. It’s more about optics than fibre optics”.

Roscommon politicians, including Deputies Eugene Murphy and Michael Fitzmaurice, and Senator Terry Leyden, were quick to offer support to their constituency colleague.

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Broadband bombshell: Naughten will have to rise again after new political drama ANALYSIS

PAUL HEALY If anyone doubted that a week can indeed be a long time in politics, they got their answer last week.

The political landscape last week was meant to be dominated by the Minister for Finance’s Budget.

Prominent in the background was the precariously poised Brexit conundrum. Leo and Micheál were already making overtures/playing politics with regard to the shortterm future of the Government.

On Thursday, the Charleton Report issued its devastating findings. But tremors that had been observed earlier in the week were about to erupt. From nowhere, came a political bombshell that suddenly overshadowed everything else and threatened the stability of the Government. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was visibly shaken. And our man, Roscommon’s Denis Naughten, was the unwilling central character in this unforeseen drama.

It was another dramatic twist in the political life of Denis Naughten. When Naughten started out in politics – quickly establishing himself as a politician of substance and ambition – no-one could have foreseen such colour and controversy, such sub-plots in his story. His early years as a TD were marked by competence, not controversy. He was young, energetic and talented, quickly rising up the ranks within Fine Gael, so much so that he was even touted as a possible future leader of the party.

We had no idea that the political journey of Denis Naughten would feature dramatic, unexpected turns, that events would re-shape his destiny.

It is hardly what he would have wanted. A man of principle and integrity, he is probably as surprised as anyone else to find his career stalled a second time by a second fracas with a Taoiseach.

In 2011, Naughten and Fine Gael parted company when the Roscommon TD stood his ground in the wake of the explosively controversial closure of Roscommon A&E Unit by the Enda Kenny led government.

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Denis Naughten pictured receiving his seal of office at Áras an Uachtarain from President Michael D Higgins, with then Taoiseach Enda Kenny also present. Pic: merrionstreet.ie

between Enda Kenny and Denis Naughten was complete (to be fair to Kenny, the Roscommon man had been prominent in a failed coup against the Mayo man’s leadership in 2010).

Now Roscommon Hospital-Gate left Naughten isolated from his natural political family. His stance on the hospital lost him some friends in Fine Gael in Roscommon too, but his status as the biggest political force in Roscommon was stronger than ever.

When the 2016 General Election produced a very fragmented Dáil, opportunity beckoned for Naughten.

He skillfully placed himself at the centre of marathon talks on Government formation. Enda Kenny, desperate for support, and allowing pragmatism to trump pettiness, was willing to offer Naughten a ministry in return for his vote. Enda and Denis. Friends who became enemies were now colleagues.

And now Naughten’s career has taken another dramatic turn.

Naughten, entirely predictably, took to Cabinet well. Few have ever doubted his ability, his suitability for ministerial office. For the first time in his career, Naughten was centre stage, in the corridors of power. It was good news for

his constituency. A return to Fine Gael in the post-Kenny era seemed likely. And yet, to this observer at least, there was something almost unpalatable about the ministerial

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In the end, Naughten left himself open to accusations of conflict of interest. The optics did matter in the end.

He fell on his sword, with honour. It is impossible not to conclude that he was naive but well intentioned

portfolio he had been given. It was extremely wide-ranging, and peppered with landmines. The future of post offices. A changing media.

Denis O’Brien. RTE. Windfarms.

And that wretched broadband issue.

Even his critics – of which there are few – genuinely believe that there isn’t any question of Denis Naughten seeking personal gain or acting for any dubious motive in the course of his conduct of his ministerial business. In all likelihood, his hands-on approach in terms of meeting the one remaining bidder for the NBP contract was down to Naughten’s understandable desperation to get the job done, to progress the project.

In the end, Naughten left himself open to accusations of conflict of interest. The optics did matter in the end. He fell on his sword, with honour. It is impossible not to conclude that he was naive but well intentioned. His brief was incredibly demanding. Broadband stood out. One can assume the pursuit of that elusive goal kept him awake some nights.

It was possible, as last Thursday’s drama unfolded, to feel sympathy for Denis Naughten, while also understanding Leo Varadkar’s frustration. In the end, it was what

it was. And what it was, amidst confusion, anger, hurt, resentment and regret, was the public weakening of another close political bond, as Denis Naughten found himself – unexpectedly – at odds with another Taoiseach.

There will be some sympathy for Naughten in his constituency, and also some disappointment and frustration that it came to this. This constituency could do with a Minister, whether it’s Naughten or someone else. We could ill-afford to lose one.

Behind the political drama, thousands of people wait with dwindling patience for broadband access.

There is a real risk that the ill-fated process is now compromised and therefore many years from delivery.

Naive he may have been, and most people seem to think that Varadkar really had to abandon his minister, but there will be sympathy and support for Denis Naughten on a personal and political level. He is a very decent man, one of our own. No-one expected these career twists, this flirtation with controversy. It’s a big setback, but I can see Naughten serving in Government again (with Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil or both). In the past, he has risen, fallen and risen again. I expect him to rise again.

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Xnthony brings ‘Confirmation’ to the Arts Centre Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were James and Martha Kelly and Martina and Enda Connaughton. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Fresh from an award-nominated run at the Dublin Fringe Festival and from appearing on stage at the National Theatre in London, Xnthony returns to Roscommon with a musical memoir about the places we call home.

Created in the wake of Roscommon’s ‘No’ vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum, Xnthony explores his relationship to his home county in a humorous and moving excavation of the stories that make us who we are.

This is not a story about the status quo.

This is a story about making a change; a musical memoir about growing up in Roscommon. Xnthony was 12 when he made his confirmation and 26 when Roscommon voted No in the referendum.

This is the story of those moments and everything that happened in between, exploring the complex relationships we

have with the places we call home and the stories they hold. A poignant pop concert from an award-winning creative team about looking for confirmation and wondering if we can ever find it.

Created by Xnthony, with music by Sally Ó Dúnlaing (Ódú), the piece explores pivotal moments in his life along with a pivotal moment in the history of Ireland in a starkly personal journey into the experience of growing up gay in rural Ireland. The show brings together an internationally renowned team including Yvan Karlsson, David Doyle, internationally renowned music producers Lung Dart, and rising Irish designer James Doyle.

Confirmation is showing at the Roscommon Arts Centre this Friday (19th). Tickets €15 from www. roscommonartscentre.ie and 090-6625824.

Darragh Byrne and John Ruddy in Co-Motion Media’s production of ‘Frank Pig Says Hello’.

‘Frank Pig Says Hello’ to the Arts Centre Twenty-five years after its first ground-breaking tour, Pat McCabe’s ‘Frank Pig Says Hello’ takes to the stage at Roscommon Arts Centre next Tuesday (23rd) at 8 pm, in a new production that brilliantly captures the legendary original.

Desperately funny and yet deeply tragic, Frank Pig Says Hello is one of the great classics of modern Irish theatre. It tells the story of Francie Brady growing up in a small Irish town in the 1960s and his descent towards a brutal act that shocks his community. Described as “one of the saddest and funniest tales I have seen” (The Irish Times); “a masterpiece” (The Evening Herald) and “an extraordinary piece of theatre” (The Sunday Independent), the original production coincided with McCabe’s Booker-winning novel of the same story, entitled ‘The Butcher Boy’. The play dis-

tils Francie’s infamous narrative into a riveting evening of pure, concentrated theatre.

Featuring mesmerising performances by two actors, Darragh Byrne and John Ruddy, Frank Pig is regarded as one of the most vivid, hilarious and heartbreaking evocations ever seen on a stage of an Irish childhood and adolescence gone wrong.

From the opening live trumpet notes over an image of a happy, comical boy acting the piglet, to the breathtaking depiction of a dark deed, this is theatre at its most entertaining and gripping best.

Suitable for ages 13+, this Co-Motion Media tour of Frank Pig Says Hello is grant-aided by the Arts Council of Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Tickets available now from Roscommon Arts Centre on 090-6625824 www.roscommonartscentre.ie.

Roscommon’s Xnthony returns to the Roscommon Arts Centre this Friday (19th) with his new show ‘Confirmation’. Pic: Brian Teeling

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From threat of oblivion to a new era: Connacht Rugby’s great comeback It’s some time during the last week, and everywhere in the sports pages of all the national newspapers, one of the big stories is the wonderful news that the Sportsground in Galway – home to Connacht rugby, and indeed to the Galway greyhound racing track – is to get a €30m facelift.

Coming not that many years after the rugby hierarchy tried to do away with the aforementioned Connacht rugby altogether, it was certainly great and very welcome news.

And as I looked at the impressive plans and thought of the new 12,000 capacity stadium, together with a new high performance training centre for Connacht, it was hard not to let my mind drift back to the days in the late 1970s and early ‘80s when we, Creggs Rugby Club, used to appear there almost every year in some final or other.

There is no doubt that it was a very basic rugby ground at that time. Our first major milestone was only three years after our foundation when we reached the Junior Cup final, only to lose narrowly to a great Ballina team. The two things that stand out in my memory of that day are that we togged out in the Old Corinthians dressing rooms on College Road, and of Aubrey Bourke, the Ballina captain – brother of Mary Robinson, our then future President – coming to visit us after the game (I can remember him having to

Mary Kelly and Frank Brandon pictured presenting a cheque, proceeds of Creggs Community fundraising, to David O’Donnell from Cancer Care West recently in Dowd’s of Glinsk. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

stoop quite a bit to get into the tiny Corinthians dressing rooms).

Aubrey was a very imposing man who had played senior rugby for Dublin Wanderers and Leinster, and I recall being greatly honoured that he took time out to call in to talk to us. He told us we were a team that was well capable of winning a provincial title, but in truth I don’t think either he or we believed it.

Now, all these years later, I am still trying to figure out, firstly why we didn’t tog out in the Sportsground (maybe they hadn’t any dressing rooms at all then, as I think Ballina togged out in the Skeffington Arms Hotel), and secondly how Aubrey managed to track us to the bowels of College Road. He was to die very soon after that, a victim of cancer, but a year later we fulfilled his prophecy by winning our first ever Junior Cup. Funny enough that final couldn’t take place in the Sportsground (for some forgotten reason) and we beat Tuam in the final in Glenina, the home of Galwegians, where we sneaked home courtesy of a highly dubious try, scored late on by yours truly. My brother Peadar converted to give us a flattering but tremendously exciting victory.

For several years after that we played Cup finals and League finals, mostly in the Sportsground, winning some, losing some, but ever and always the overriding factor was the weather. It nearly always blew a gale straight down to the road end,

Pictured at a cheque presentation to Cancer Care West and the Lourdes Invalid Fund in Dowd’s of Glinsk were Carol Brandon, Teresa and Kathleen McKeague. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

and the truth is that there was no other pitch in the province that we disliked as much. And yet, for those years it was also a magical experience – playing in front of our own hugely committed supporters, and, win or lose, we would head back to Sean Donoghue’s in Abbeyknockmoy. The singsong would start there (and it would always be a much longer stop than it was meant to be).

On then to the village, oftentimes after another stop in Ballygar, and I suppose nearly forty years later it’s no harm to tell you now that on those nights official closing time would not really be observed. In fact it could nearly be said that no closing time was observed.

The remarkable thing was that all the big celebrations were on Sunday nights, so I would imagine there was fairly severe absenteeism on the Mondays of that era!

Anyway, it’s nice to know that the Sportsground will get a much-needed facelift over the next year or so, but I wonder will they ever get the wind to behave itself in the Galway venue. I have the feeling that no matter how much money is spent, the gale will still be the dominant factor in the Sportsground.

It would be great to get back there soon for another final appearance, and without tempting fate, I think our present team is more than capable of breaching the twenty-six year gap since we last won the Junior Cup.

Pictured at a cheque presentation to Cancer Care West and the Lourdes Invalid Fund in Dowd’s of Glinsk were Frank Brandon, Tom Connolly and Joe Pearl. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh Funds, the proceeds of Creggs Community fundraising, were presented to David O’Donnell from Cancer Care West and Joe Pearl from the Lourdes Invalid Fund in Dowd’s of Glinsk recently.

Pictured are David O’Connor, Martin Neary, Tom Connolly, Joe Pearl, Frank Brandon, Liam Reynolds, Mary Kelly, Carol Brandon, Teresa and Kathleen McKeague.

Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Michael Buble to retire?

While I don’t go to concerts – despite continually planning to – the one artist I would really like to see live would be Canadian superstar Michael Buble, but judging by an announcement in this weekend’s papers it seems that I am never going to get to see him.

In a recent interview he tells how the battle of his young son, Noah, with liver cancer made him question everything to do with his career, and how he has become embarrassed by his ego, and at 43 years of age he is retiring after the release of his next album.

I know he certainly has enough money to live very comfortably for the rest of his life, but even though he will never sing for me now, it’s good to know that sometimes even the wealthiest and most successful of showbusiness people can see through the shallowness of their lives and realise there has to be more to it. His son is progressing well, and I hope Michael and his wife, Luisana, can live the normal happy life they so obviously want, and I wish them well. I’ll have to make do with wee Daniel.

My new billionaire friends…

For the last few weeks Eamonn Holmes and his wife, Ruth Langford, have presented a documentary series showing how the many billionaires around the world spend their money, and it has been totally fascinating and amazing to see the lifestyles that some people have.

Among the more interesting ways of spending outrageous amounts of money was in a bar in London where a single cocktail costs £8,845, and the instance of an Irish barber, also in London, who charges £1,000 for a haircut. We saw yachts bigger than football fields, private jets with the most luxurious interiors you could imagine, one collection of vintage cars worth more than £15 million, and millions of pounds’ sterling worth of jewellery.

When all was said and done I said to myself I wouldn’t fancy the billionaire lifestyle.

That by the way was a lie, but the only way I’ll ever see any of it is on the telly. It’s a series that I have really enjoyed – if you get a chance, try and watch out for it.

And finally…

Finally for this week, on Wednesday night of last week at a little gathering in Dowd’s in Glinsk, we handed over €5,140 – the proceeds of the recent fundraising dance – to be divided equally between the Lourdes Invalid Fund and Cancer Care West.

It was a tremendous response by the people of the parish. Once again, thanks to everyone who helped in any way. On the night, amongst loads of others, it was a privilege to be joined by two hearty octogenarians, Lily Timothy and Bina Harris – Lily heading off the next morning to Spain to celebrate her 86th birthday – and Bina looking forward to reaching the same age in June.

It was a huge delight to meet both of them, but especially Bina, who has been a little under the weather recently. All I can say is may they carry on for many more years to come!

Till next week, Bye for now!

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WeekendPeople SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION The sons of Zebedee hardly know what they’re asking in today’s Gospel. They are thinking in terms of how the Gentiles rule, of royal privileges and honours.

But the road to Christ’s kingdom is by way of His cross. To share in His glory, we must be willing to drink the cup that He drinks.

The cup is an Old Testament image for God’s judgement. The wicked would be made to drink this cup in punishment for their sins (see Psalm 75:9; Jeremiah 25:15, 28; Isaiah 51:17).

But Jesus has come to drink this cup on behalf of all humanity.

He has come to be baptised – which means plunged or immersed – into the sufferings we all deserve for our sins (compare Luke 12:50).

In this He will fulfill the task of Isaiah’s suffering servant, whom we read about in today’s First Reading.

Like Isaiah’s servant, the Son of Man will give His life as an offering for sin, as once Israel’s priests offered sacrifices for the sins of the people (see Leviticus 5:17–19).

Jesus is the heavenly high priest of all humanity, as we hear in today’s Epistle. Israel’s high priests offered the blood of goats and calves in the temple sanctuary. But Jesus entered the heavenly sanctuary with His own blood (see Hebrews 9:12).

And by bearing our guilt and offering His life to do the will of God, Jesus ransomed “the many” – paying the price to redeem humanity from spiritual slavery to sin and death.

He has delivered us from death, as we rejoice in today’s Psalm.

We need to hold fast to our confession of faith, as today’s Epistle exhorts us. We must look upon our trials and sufferings as our portion of the cup He promised to those who believe in Him (see Colossians 1:24). We must remember that we have been baptised into His passion and death (see Romans 6:3).

In confidence, let us approach the altar today, the throne of grace, at which we drink the cup of His saving blood (see Mark 14:23–24).

– Scott Hahn Ph.D., www.salvationhistory.com (and courtesy of Sacred Heart Church)

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Whether it’s your own decision to move on or whether it’s the gaffer’s decision to push you, the fact is, you need to go with your head held high and your pride intact. And, while I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I do not know former Minister Denis Naughten personally, watching his resignation – which, by the way came as no shock to me having heard Leo Varadkar’s TV3 interview where, in my opinion, he all but held aloft Denis’ P45 for everyone to see – I’m glad he jumped ship before he was pushed.

It was the honourable and the in-yer-face Leo, thing to do. Fair play to ya Denis! And while doing so, he may have alienated some Rossies, (understandable), Denis hasn’t alienated them all, and he certainly hasn’t alienated this adopted Rossie, who loves nothing more than a fighter and a survivor; especially when it’s one whom, like Naughten, tries hard not to portray themselves as a vengeful sore loser; something which I believe will only serve to benefit his career going forward.

I don’t need to explain, because unless you were living under a rock, you’ll have been aware of the mounting pressure on Naughten following revelations about several private, unminuted

Denis Naughten resigns as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment.

dinners with the head of the one remaining group bidding for the highly lucrative, (in fact €500 million) National Broadband Plan (NBP) contract. Add to that, the reasonably priced Dáil lunch – paid for by Naughten – which now turns out to have cost much more than he’d bargained for.

In addition, if you cast your mind back to April when news of the now infamous and inappropriate contact Denis had in November 2016 with a lobbyist who was acting for Independent News & Media in relation to a proposed takeover bid of the Celtic Media group, then – playing devil’s advocate here – I’d say, in all fairness to Leo, (and I like to think

I’m fair-minded), I can see why he probably felt his former Minister had dropped the ball one too many times lately.

Now while I firmly believe Naughten behaved unwisely, it has to be said he was in an impossible situation, one where a key part of his remit was to provide broadband for the one million plus people who were depending on him. So in my opinion, the poor man was simply trying to do his level best regarding a set of circumstances that were doomed and flawed the very second Eir was allowed to cherry-pick the cream of the crop of customers, propelling the rest of us, (550,000, but I’m

sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong), into broadband purgatory.

Actually, while I’m at it…can I just ask why nobody is going ballistic over that massive betrayal? I mean, why aren’t we all furious over the fact our government, (sorry, our inclusive, fairminded, reforming government), abdicated its duty to make sure this vital service reached all taxpayers equally, and not just the select few? Or is it far easier to make one man – whose fate was cruelly sealed when he was left with little or no choice – the country’s punchbag? I have no inside knowledge, but I do believe that Naughten engaged with the only entity left in the tendering process for one reason, and one reason only, and that is, nobody wanted to begin the entire painful competitive process from scratch, and, having no other route open to him other than to see this debacle through to its conclusion, and secure us our broadband, he tried hard to break down barriers and keep the remaining contract bidder on side!

Denis Naughten, you appear to me to be an affable and a decent gentleman; you hold your head high, hon; you may be down, but you’re not out. I wish you well.

Imagine a world with superhero Kanye as POTUS! Love him, loathe him or think as I do that he’s an over-rated ass-kisser with way too much influence and money, it’s clear that Kanye West’s or ‘Ye’ as he wants to be known, circus (esque) meeting with fellow narcissist Donald Trump in the Oval Office last week smacked more of two attention-seeking man-children desperate to show the world that they’re a pair of prize prats!

You see readers, as human beings were fighting for their very survival during Hurricane Michael, West, the man who seems to believe he has so much God-given talent

he could quite possibly be a deity himself, disturbingly cuddled and stroked the publicity-obsessed, erratic, will-full Trump’s ego, both appearing to be totally and embarrassingly immune to the fact the death toll was rapidly rising in Florida!

I mean, at one stage I actually wondered if what I was looking at was a spoof fly-on-the-wall-mock-udrama instead of a real-life situation starring a raging racist misogynist, and his deluded, be-fuddled, postmodern, cross-cultural, rapper side-kick, (he’d say genius),

who thinks a baseball cap will give him the super powers needed to become the next POTUS! However, it was during the very moment a journalist asked Trump if Kim Kardashian’s hubby could be a future presidential candidate, that the chilling spectre of fear licked over me like fiery flames as Agent Orange turned and replied: “could very well be,” and I realised this egomaniac’s twisted fantasy could actually come true. Just wondering, would his election slogan be ‘Yes We Kanye’?

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COFFEY’S celebrates 100th anniversary

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Lecarrow was the place to be last Saturday night as staff and customers celebrated 100 years of Coffey’s Bar and Lounge in fine style.

Proprietor Sarah Jane Coffey had invited the regular customers and the local community to take part in the celebrations, marking a very significant milestone for the establishment.

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Sarah Jane said it was a night to remember as Coffey’s looks forward to the next 100 years in business!

“We had a great night last Saturday with our customers and staff and we had erected a tent at the front of the pub so it was nice to be able to sit outside and enjoy the celebrations.

“It’s a fantastic achievement for any business to reach 100 years and I’m here to keep it going and continue it on.

“We’d like to thank our loyal, hard-working staff – we are lucky to have such great staff. We would also like to thank all of our customers down through the years and in particular our loyal local customers, without whom we wouldn’t be here. We had a big turn-out on Saturday night which proves that we’re right at the heart of community here in Lecarrow,” she said.

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without remembering Sarah Jane’s father, John, who was the driving force behind the modernisation of Coffey’s Bar and Lounge.

John, who took over the business with his wife Auriel in 1979, sadly passed away in March of this year.

Sarah Jane said that a small bench has been erected outside the premises in Lecarrow in memory of John, who no doubt would have been a very proud man last Saturday night.

Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Bernard Corcoran, Gerry Cassidy, Sarah Jane Coffey, Noel Hernon and Andrew Connaughton. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

The 100th anniversary celebrations couldn’t go by without remembering Sarah Jane’s father, John, who was the driving force behind the modernisation of Coffey’s Bar and Lounge

Coffey’s of Lecarrow: 100 Coffey’s Bar in Lecarrow is a much-loved haunt of many boaters on the Inland Waterways.

This year, Coffey’s celebrates 100 years in business. Sarah Jane Coffey is the fourth generation of her family to run the bar.

The popular and iconic Lecarrow pub was first established by Patrick J. Coffey and his wife Margaret, my great-grandfather and grandmother, in 1918.

Patrick originally hailed from Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath and had come to work in Paragon Stores in the village of Lecarrow, which were located beside the entrance to the harbour. The only other shop in the village at that time was known as Coen’s which was located where we are today. Coen decided to sell his business and my great-grandfather saw an opportunity and purchased the building in 1918, renaming it Coffey’s. When the sunshine hits the front of the build-

ing in a certain way and you look carefully, you can still make out the imprint of the name ‘Coen’ over the door.

Patrick’s son John Joe and his wife Maureen Grenham (related to Grenham’s Travel – another business celebrating 100 years in Athlone) took over the running of the business in 1929. It was a one-stop shop – a public house, a grocery store, a hardware store, a drapery, a supplies business, corn merchants and undertakers.

Times have certainly changed in the intervening decades, as women didn’t really go into pubs back then – although they did have the snug!

The Coffeys imported tea

from India and repackaged it in a very distinctive red packaging with their own branding. My grandfather John Joe settled into life as a publican and business owner in Lecarrow and got involved in the local community. He became chairman of the Athlone Show and would be very happy to see that it’s still going strong today.

My dad John took over from John Joe. He had worked in the pub growing up from 1966. John Coffey had become a bank manager based in Galway and after John Joe’s passing, he took over the reins with his wife Auriel Keane in 1979.

They had four children – me (Sarah Jane), Amy, Beth and Conor.

John modernised the building and painted it his favourite colour – the iconic red that it is today! The colour reflects the famous Coffey’s tea packaging of the early 1900s. The shop has always been there too but it has also been modernised into more of a mini-supermarket and it is part and parcel of the local community.

Coffey’s’ popularity and reputation as a very welcoming pub grew. As well as serving the local community, John built a strong relationship with boaters and the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland. He was one of the founding members of the ‘Puddin’ and Porter’ festival which is now an annual event on

the Athlone IWAI calendar.

My mother Auriel was crucial to the success of the business with close connections with the waterways. Hailing from Athlone and having worked with Athlone Cruisers, Auriel is related to the Foys and Keanes, who were all enthusiastic sailors.

The business may have moved with the times but it still keeps its old-style feel. The pub and shop are truly at the heart of the local community, in a beautiful village surrounded by wonderful locals who are always on hand to help you out. None of this could have been achieved without the constant support and hard work of the

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COFFEY’S celebrates 100th anniversary

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years in the making staff, who have been loyal, responsible and crucial to Coffey’s’ success throughout the years.

Sadly my dad John passed away in March of this year and is sorely missed every minute of every day. John made Coffey’s what it is today; he listened quietly

to those who wanted to talk and he brought all those secrets with him.

I am the fourth generation and I hope to carry on the tradition and the legacy that my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all worked so hard to achieve.

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Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were William Fitzgerald, John Martin and Imelda Fitzgerald.

Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Tony and Nuala Commins and Denise Broderick.

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Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Siobhan Bigley, Oisin Rowe, Deirdre Bigley and Keith Rowe.

Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Jacqui and Brendan Donnelly.

Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Billy Kelly, John Cunningham, Jill Mellor and Carol Kelly.

Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Patsy Beades and Joanne Coffey.

Pictured at Coffey’s Bar, Lecarrow for 100th anniversary celebrations last Saturday night were Dermot Kelly and Noel Galvin.

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All things traditional at Castlecoote Lodge!

If you enjoy Irish culture, music, song and dance together with the odd tall tale, then Castlecoote Lodge is the place to be

this Friday night (19th).

The traditional music session, which takes place on the third Friday of each month, will commence at

Singers Circle present ‘Soapbox’ at Gleeson’s!they wish to

As part of South Roscommon Singers Festival 2018, ‘speakers’ are invited to participate in a ‘Soapbox’ event at the front of Gleeson’s Restaurant, Roscommon town on Friday, October 266th, starting at 3 pm.

There will be protest songs from The Strawberry Thieves socialist choir from London, Roscommon’s own ‘Ukephoric’ and many more.

Speakers will have five to seven minutes each to address a social

or political issue that get off their chest. While the issues may be of a ‘serious’ nature, the address should be presented in an humorous or satirical fashion, but not be personally offensive. It may be presented in the form of a song, recitation or speech. Period, theatrical or comic dress would also be appropriate, if desired.

Looking forward to seeing you there. Slots may be limited, so email declancoyne2015@gmail. com to book your place.

Multi award-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist, Rhiannon Giddens from North Carolina, will be among the guests at the 2018 South Roscommon Singers Festival this October Bank Holiday weekend.

The festival runs from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th in Roscommon town, Knockcroghery and Kilteevan, and will incorporate the Roscommon People sponsored, Annie McNulty Award.

Rhiannon will be presenting a ‘Song Talk’ in Murray’s in Knockcroghery on Saturday afternoon (27th) and will headline an impressive cast of local and international performers at a Gospel Concert in St. Patrick’s Church, Knockcroghery, on Saturday evening. She will also be Guest of Honour at the Annie McNulty Award Floor Show in Paddy Finn’s, near the birthplace of Annie McNulty, in Kilteevan, on Sunday afternoon.

Annie McNulty was the matriarch of the famed McNulty Family entertainment group of New York, from the late 1920s through to the late 1950s.

Rhiannon Giddens is the cofounder of the Grammy Awardwinning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she also plays banjo and fiddle. She began gaining recognition as a solo artist when she stole the show at the T Bone Burnett-produced ‘Another Day, Another Time’ concert at New York City’s Town Hall in 2013. The elegant bearing, prodigious voice and fierce spirit that brought the audience to its

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10 pm as per usual. Entertainers come from a wide area to participate and newcomers are always made very welcome!

Rhiannon Giddens to guest at Singers Festival Rhiannon Giddens from North Carolina, will be among the guests at the South Roscommon Singers Festival.

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feet that night is also abundantly evident on Giddens’ critically acclaimed solo debut, the Grammynominated album, Tomorrow Is My Turn, which masterfully blends American musical genres like gospel, jazz, blues and country, showcasing her extraordinary emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess.

Giddens’ follow-up album, Freedom Highway, was released in February 2017. It includes nine original songs Giddens wrote or co-wrote along with a traditional song and two civil rights-era songs, ‘Birmingham Sunday’ and Staple Singers’ well-known ‘Freedom Highway’, from which the album takes its name.

Giddens has performed for former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, appeared on The Late Show, Austin City Limits, Later…with Jools Holland, and both CBS Saturday and Sunday Morning, and dueted with country superstar Eric Church on his powerful anti-racism song ‘Kill a Word’ (including performing the song on The Tonight Show and the CMA Awards, among other programmes). In 2017, Giddens was awarded a Macarthur Genius Award and she has also received the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Singer of the Year and the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Bluegrass and Banjo. She has performed a recurring role on the television drama Nashville, playing the role of Hanna Lee ‘Hallie’ Jordan, a young social worker with ‘the voice of an angel’.

Sunday 21st October:

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Vivi, John Carty and Francis Gaffney at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend. Pics: Mick McCormack

Michelle Powderly, Mossie Martin, Joe Kennedy and Eimear Casey performing at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

Faces & Places The Sportsman’s Inn, Strokestown Martina Kennedy and Donal Treacy at a session in Ann Coen and Sinead Nic Dhonncha at a session in The The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend. weekend.

John Lee, Lee Brookless and Ross Doyle at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

Ross Doyle and Joanna Doyle at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

Peter Farrell and Jamie Lee at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

Photographs: Michael McCormack

Grainne Coffey, Eddie McNamara and Bernard Callaghan at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

Aidan Flynn and Aisling Connaughton at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

Helena and Tom Naughton at a session in The Sportsman’s Inn, part of Féile Strokestown last weekend.

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Pictured were all the cast of The High School Musical in rehearsals at Colaiste Mhuire, Ballygar on Tuesday. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar presents…

Disney’s High School Musical!

Based on Disney’s Emmy Award-winning TV movie and adapted for the stage by David Simpatico, Disney’s ‘High School Musical’ transports audiences to East High and into the story of two ‘clique’-crossed lovers: basketball star Troy and

brainy new student Gabriella. A chance meeting leads the pair to break free from expectations and try out for the school musical.

When the school’s reigning musical diva, Sharpay, and her brother connive to schedule the

play’s call-backs for the same time as Troy’s big game and Gabriella’s scholastic decathlon, the whole school works together to find a way to let Troy and Gabriella shine on stage. Stereotypes are relinquished and barriers between cliques are broken down as the characters’ infectious enthusiasm and unity defy the odds over old expectations. Sing along with the familiar tunes and tap your feet with us as we bring this optimistic coming of age musical to life!

Producer and Musical Director, Carmel O’Shea, informs us that this is the biggest production ever staged by the school with a cast size of over 100 students, and rehearsals began just five weeks ago.

Colaiste Mhuire’s first musical was ‘Oklahoma’ in 1995 and that was followed by the very successful ‘The Sound of Music’ (1999), ‘Grease’ (2005), ‘Showboat’ (2009), ‘Oliver’ (2012) and ‘Hairspray’ (2015).

“There is an amazing pool of talent amongst the students in our school and our staff ensure that this talent gets its due recognition by giving generously of their own time, effort and skills,” Carmel said.

Principal Emma O’Malley is delighted that so many students have the opportunity get involved with the productions.

“As a school, Coláiste Mhuire prides itself on

providing a truly holistic educational experience. This musical gives all our students the chance to engage with the performing arts in many different ways. Students have fun, build confidence and learn about being on stage, something they may not have the opportunity to do on a regular basis.

“What we learn is sheathed in reason, civility, and responsibility. Working in performing arts in school requires time and commitment. It takes dedication, collaboration, strategy and time.

“Every single staff member is involved in the show. They have done all they can to make sure the opportunity to participate is there for our students and she would like to thank them for their hard work and enthusiasm. Their efforts help bring us this musical and its rewards.

“The school is indebted to the local community who have given sponsorship and provided raffle prizes and to the Parents’ Association and all of the parents who have contributed to the show,” she said.

Recommended for ages eight and over, Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar’s production of Disney’s High School Musical is showing in the Mattie McDonagh Centre, Ballygar, on October 18th, 19th and 20th at 8 pm. Tickets cost €8 for students and €10 adults and can be purchased from the school or by calling 090-6624740.

Pictured were some of the cast of High School Musical in rehearsals at Colaiste Mhuire, Ballygar ahead upcoming performances. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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FINAL OFFERS THIS WEEK

CASTLE STREET, ROSCOMMON, ROSCOMMON, F42WT10

Considered a rare opportunity to acquire a quality 4 bedroom detached family home in this sought after residential location convenient to all amenities in Roscommon Town. Overlooking Roscommon Castle, this property is majestically set on a mature site and if you have the imagination, vision and tenacity, an opportunity exists to buy at exceptional value for money. This could be your dream home in a quality location.

Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy 090 663 0001 AMV: €150,000

NEW TO THE MARKET

BRIARFIELD, FOUR MILE HOUSE, ROSCOMMON, F42VF88

Quaint 2 bedroom detached dormer bungalow, situated on a peaceful landscaped site of 1 acre. This home has been well looked after by its owners and is in good decorative order.

The property is situated in the rural, sought after location of Four-mile-house which provides country living yet only 10km from all amenities in Roscommon Town.

REA Seamus Carthy highly recommend viewing.

Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy 090 663 0001 AMV: €120,000

NEW TO THE MARKET

LISNAGEERAGH, BALLYMOE, CO. GALWAY, F45XK84

Quality family home presented to a high standard internally and externally, comprising 4 bedrooms (1 ensuite, living room, kitchen/ dining room, sitting room, utility and w.c.

Externally the tarmac driveway is to the front and side leading to rear detached garage/ workshop/store. There are landscaped gardens with an attractive patio area.

Situated 1km from Ballymoe village, this home offers convenient location with easy access to Roscommon, Castlerea and Tuam.

Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy 090 663 0001 AMV: €175,000

FINAL OFFERS NOW INVITED

11 WATERS EDGE, BALLYLEAGUE, ROSCOMMON, N39Y283

Five minutes with James Kilcoyne of James Kilcoyne Auctioneers & Estate Agents, Main Street, Ballaghaderreen James, can you tell us a little about your business?

James Kilcoyne Auctioneers & Estate Agents is a family business that is in the Auctioneer & Estate Agency business since 1978 and in business at this address since 1947 when my grandfather operated a wholesale business here in the town.

The staff comprises of four in total… which is my father (James Senior), my wife Dympna and long-serving staff member Adrienne Moffitt, along with myself.

We offer a wide range of services including property sales, public auctions, house and land rentals, valuation services to include Probabe, Property Transfers, LPT, Bank Valuations for a number of bank panels, CPOs, etc.

In terms of current business trends…the assumption is that the property market is buoyant in Dublin, and that while it has improved in rural areas, price rises are modest and supply in towns can be a problem. What is your overview of the picture nationally and in Co. Roscommon?

I would totally agree with your assumption above and would go further…to break it down. We have about three economies in this country from a property perspective, Tier 1 being Dublin and the greater Dublin area (bringing in the commuter towns). Then I would say Tier 2 is cities and large towns like Galway, Cork, Limerick, Athlone, and Tier 3 is every other area. This year sales have been good in Ballaghaderreen and supply is always a problem.

REA Seamus Carthy have experienced a surge in residential sales in various locations and in close proximity to Roscommon Town. We currently have a high volume of clients seeking all types of properties.

Please contact Seamus Carthy confidentially if you are considering selling

ROSCOMMON TOWN T: 090 66 30001 • W: www.reacarthy.ie

You’re based in Ballaghaderreen. What is your assessment of the prospects for the town over the next decade or so? Is there something you feel central Government/ Council/state agencies should be doing to help develop the town?

There are a lot of groups I know which are always working hard in the town to promote and develop it. However, the request that pretty much every other small town like us has is for direct investment in industry to come our way in order to create sustainable employment for the people of the town and the greater area.

This would also attract more people to

* In conversation with Paul Healy

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Excellent opportunity to purchase this fabulous 2 bed bungalow located in the picturesque residential development of Waters Edge, offering beautiful views of Lough Ree and only a gentle stroll from the centre of the Shannonside village of Lanesborough with the renowned River Shannon and its marina on your doorstep.

Please contact Seamus Carthy at REA Seamus Carthy 090 663 0001 AMV: €110,000

How concerned are you about Brexit and its likely impact on the Irish economy?

I would rather that we didn’t have it and the UK stayed where it was as a strong Europe I believe is important – but the people spoke and we are where we are.

It’s five months to go to the exit and it is quite concerning that deals haven’t been reached on the exit.

It will have an effect here no doubt, but no-one can quite tell yet just how much of an impact.

come to the town to live here and in turn that would boost the property market locally.

I will say that property sales are very good and there is excellent value out there. It’s not what vendors want to hear but we are selling a lot of property way below cost of construction – which is not economical and not what we were taught in school in our economic classes – so we do want that to change. It can only happen by the investment I have made reference to happening, that in turn would bring more people to town and boost the property market.

How does James Kilcoyne relax in terms of holidays/time off, etc?

In our business you are always contactable thanks to mobile phones so even if we’re on a break business deals can be negotiated and closed out. But yes, it’s nice to get away for a break with my wife Dympna and our little fellow Ethan…whether it’s following Roscommon around the country for a weekend here and there or a holiday in Europe. It’s always a good break and an experience.

I am a big Wolves and Republic of Ireland supporter so I like to get to games in Molineux and also to see the Boys in Green throughout the season. I am chairperson of Ballaghaderreen FC and I suppose my break from my work involves working with the club. I enjoy working with a fantastic energetic committee to improve the club year by year and also getting to various games to support our teams.

Have you any exciting prospective sales/ developments coming up in latter part of 2018/early 2019 that we should look out for?

We always have a good mix of properties available on our books, ranging from country cottages to bungalows, townhouses and farms. For a full listing, check out www.daft. ie/jameskilcoyne.

REA Seamus Carthy are ahead of the game in many respects and none more so than when it comes to breaking into the US buyers’ market.

Following on from their phenomenal success of the REA Property Exhibition held in Fitzpatrick’s Grand Central Hotel last March, they have decided to once again hone in on these contacts.

With over 22% of overseas enquiries for Irish property coming from the US, REA Seamus Carthy decided that the time was right to tap into and build on this elusive market.

With autumn settling into New

York City, REA Seamus Carthy believe that the time was right to once again go out to New York and build on existing contacts.

Aishleen O’Toole of REA Seamus Carthy will be in New York meeting with potential buyers. Aishleen said that “this is the time of year that families and the Irish living in America begin to consider their Christmas plans and holidays… they will have the time to spend viewing properties in Ireland when they are home and we would like to help them with that”. * If you are considering selling please contact Seamus at REA Seamus Carthy to benefit from our ongoing advertising and contacts made in the USA. Call 0906630001 or email info@reacarthy. ie

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Luxury new build property in Lecarrow Village available at Earley’s David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley is this week offering new to the market a luxury new build ‘A’ rated fourbedroomed two-storey residence of approx.

2,368 sq.ft. finished to a very high standard located at 1, Harbour Court, Lecarrow Village, Roscommon.

David says this is a “rare opportunity to acquire one of the first new build detached residences in the village of Lecarrow on the banks of the River Shannon”.

He added: “This exquisite architecturally designed four-bedroomed residence is presented for sale offering ultra spacious living accommodation throughout with all the modern convenience of a new build residence”.

It is, he said, a block built residence offering hollow core floors, triple glazed windows and doors throughout, a heat recovery and air handling system, a high performance Panasonic 12 Kw air-source heat pump central heating system with Hive controls, underfloor zoned heating throughout, feature LED ceiling lighting, an Oak stairs, a solid fuel wood burning insert stove, landscaped gardens, natural stone walls, €10,000 kitchen allowance, €2,000 wardrobe allowance, all mains services connected including high speed broadband connection. The auctioneers now invite immediate

EARLEY

To let – Approx 9 acres of kale Approx 11 acres of aftergrass

At Ballymore, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Until 1/1/19 –sheep only. Offers invited Contact Property Partners Earley, 090 66 26579

www.propertypartners.ie ipav Institute of Professional Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon Auctioneer & Valuers Email: jearley@propertypartners.ie Tel: (090) 6626579 / 6626796 Fax: (090) 6625405

Prime Fuerty lands

viewings and offers to sell. For further details or to arrange a viewing, please contact David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners

Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email ddiffley@propertypartners.ie.

Prime Elphin lands hit the market at Earley’s John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is this week offering new to the market quality lands containing approx. 12 acres all set out in one lot and located at Ballyroddy, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

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John describes the lands as “a very attractive parcel of roadside lands comprised in folio RN745 located in a select farming district with road frontage”.

The said lands are of good quality and are set out in one lot and

have the benefit of mains water on same.The auctioneers now invite immediate enquiries and all offers to sell.

To arrange maps or for further details contact John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners

Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579, email jearley@propertypartners. ie or log on to www.propertypartners.ie. Find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/propertypartnersearley.

John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is this week offering to the market prime lands containing approx. 51 acres set out in lots and located at Lisnaville, Fuerty, Co. Roscommon.

John describes the lands as “prime agricultural lands containing approx. 51 acres in total located in a renowned agricultural district close to Castlecoote village and only approx. 6.3 km from Roscommon town”.

The said lands must be of interest to all local farmers wishing to increase their existing holdings and can be sold in one or more lots should market interest dictate: Lot 1: Approx. 4.8 acres; Lot 2: Approx. 2.88 acres with the benefit of FPP (PD/08/805) for a dormer-style residence. Expires: 14/08/2018Lot 3: Approx. 4.5 acres; Lot 4: Approx. 28.36 acres; Lot 5: Approx. 4.81 acres; Lot 6: Approx. 5.51 acres.

The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers to sell.Joint Selling Agent is Michael O’Rourke, Auctioneer, Creggs (090-6621125).

To arrange maps or for further details contact John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579, email jearley@propertypartners.ie or log on to www.propertypartners.ie. Find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/ propertypartnersearley.

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FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Public Auction Wedneday 31st October 2018 at 3pm in the Central Bar, Roscommon town (unless previously sold) A superior farm of lands containing approx. 168

A superior holding of lands containing approx. 150

acres located at

GRANGE, FOURMILEHOUSE, CO. ROSCOMMON

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One of Roscommon’s most superior farms containing approx. 168 acres set out in one lot.

The said lands are dual purpose limestone lands and are located in a renowned farming district, close to Roscommon town, off the Tulsk Road, the N61 • A superior farm all in grass.

• Watered and fenced with a benefit of a substantial farm yard servicing same offering: • Approx. 28 bays of slatted units with lie backs incorporated in 3 no. barns • Approx.20 bays dry stock sheds incorporated in 2 no. large barns • Approx. 12 bay general storage sheds • Approx. 6 bay machinery shed and various other stores off extensive concrete yard way • 2 no. silage slabs • 5 bay hay barn store • Grain Bins Services include: electricity, mains , private water supply and selling with the benefit of approx. €25,000 worth of entitlements and Greening payments LEGAL: JENNIFER LIDDY FEHILLY, MESSERS LIDDY NEILAN & CO. ROSCOMMON. 090 66 27498.

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A quality holding of lands all set out in one lot. In general, the majority of the said lands are of top quality, renowned in the area for their fattening and finishing qualities. Also incorporating lands with lake frontage. The said lands have been substantially improved in recent years including reseeding, complete fencing programme, inner service roadway, drinkers in all paddocks, a yard way which incorporates a four bay straw bedded calving shed with cattle crush and pen servicing. Also a 3 bay hay storage barn with lean tos off together with a holding pen and crush set to the side.

Altogether this is a prime farm of lands located in a prime agricultural heartland and the auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers to sell.

LEGAL: MR PETER MAGUIRE, MESSERS VINCENT & BEATTY, 67/68 FITZWILLIAM SQUARE, DUBLIN. 01 634 0000.

FULL LEGAL PACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FROM 2PM ON THE DAY OF THE AUCTION OR IN ADVANCE FROM THE APPOINTED SOLICITOR.

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Institute of Professional Auctioneer & Valuers

Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon. Tel: (090) 6626579 / 6626796 Email: jearley@propertypartners.ie PSRA Licence No. 001481

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Charming residence with private driveway This charming three-bedroomed dormer residence is located in Drishaghaun East, Castleplunkett, Co. Roscommon and is on the books of Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers. There is a private gated driveway leading up to the house with two beautiful green paddocks, (one on each side) upon approach and it is peppered along the way with mature bushes, shrubs and trees.

Neatly tucked away on 2.81 acres of land, this represents an excellent opportunity for the discerning purchaser to obtain a private detached property with an abundance of potential and oodles of charm.

To the rear of the property there are two original stone sheds and the addition of another shed to one side. At the rear of the property there are very mature large trees which will give the lucky buyer the feeling of meandering through a private forest.

Internally the property in authentic and has many original features and lots of character with three bedrooms in total, two of which are on the first floor and one on the ground floor. There are two bathrooms, (master ensuite and main bathroom).

Meanwhile, the front porch, which is recent add-on, acts as a sunroom and is ideal for morn-

ing coffee overlooking the ample grounds at the front. The kitchen/dining room is under the new extension and leads into the open plan living room.

The property is a must for viewing to appreciate all that it has to offer and experience the feeling of old and new brought together successfully in this reasonably priced property.

Viewing is strictly by appointment only. Contact the Connaughton Auctioneers to arrange.

Evening/weekend and bank holiday viewing organised by prior arrangement on 090-6663700 or info@connaughtonauctioneers.ie.

Drishaghaun East, Castleplunkett, Co. Roscommon

Kieran Leavy & Associates

Saturday open viewing for Elphin property!

ELPHIN STREET, STROKESTOWN, CO. ROSCOMMON Phone: 071 96 34737 / 087 6025597 P.S.R.A. Licence No: 001426

Web: www.kleavyauctioneer.com Email: property@ kleavyauctioneer.com

For Sale by Private Treaty C.23 Acre Residential Farm at

DOUGHILL & CULLEENANORY, CURRAGHROE, CO ROSCOMMON

The said lands are suitable for grazing. On the lands, stands a 3 Bedroom Residence with outbuildings in need of refurbishment.

In addition there is a second residence with outbuildings in need of total refurbishment Guide Price €125,000

Auctioneers & Valuers PRSA no. 001090 NO. 1 ABBEY ST., ROSCOMMON. TEL 090 66 27003. FAX 090 66 26296 EMAIL info@pathughesauctioneers.com Web: www.pathughesauctioneers.com

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON FRIDAY 2nd NOVEMBER AT 4 p.m.

IN THE ABBEY HOTEL, ABBEYTOWN, ROSCOMMON

Circa 125 acre Residential Farm for the reps of Maura Murray, Deceased, in Curraghboy Village. All of the Lands are of top quality and located in a renowned farming area with the benefit of lake frontage onto Lough Funshinagh.

The Residence is a three bedroomed farmhouse in need of modernisation with some stores to the rear.

For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com LEGAL:- JOHN O’CARROLL, SOLICITOR, MELLOTTE O’CARROLL SOLICITORS, 11 PEARSE STREET, ATHLONE, CO. WESTMEATH. PH. 090 64 92014 __________________________________________

NEW TO THE MARKET – FOR SALE AT CASTLE STREET, ROSCOMMON Block of 10 x 2 Bedroomed Apartments to be sold in one lot.

For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com __________________________________________

FOR SALE – CIRCA 40 ACRES AT FRENCHPARK, ROSCOMMON with approximately 30 acres under forestry.

Can be sold in one or two lots to suit.

For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com LEGAL:- DONAL KEIGHER & CO. SOLICITOR, NORTH GATE STREET, ATHLONE, CO. WESTMEATH. PH. 09064 77707.

Residential farm is located in Curraghboy village

Keen interest in upcoming auction of 125-acre farm This week Hughes & Company, Abbey Street, Roscommon, are confirming that the interest continues to grow on the circa 125-acre residential farm that they are selling by Public Auction on Friday, 2nd of November at 4 pm in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon. This residential farm is located in Curraghboy village. All of the lands are of top quality and located in a

renowned farming area with the benefit of lake frontage onto Lough Funshinagh.

The residence is a three-bedroomed farmhouse, in need of modernisation, with some stores to the rear.

For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Due to the high volume of enquires and viewing requests, Connaughton Auctioneers are hosting an ‘Open Viewing’ this coming Saturday (20th) at this property located at Clogher Beg, Elphin, Co. Roscommon. This two-bedroomed residence with an outbuilding to the rear is priced to sell and has 3.29 acres of land in total.

The house internally is in good condition and needs perhaps a little modernisation on the ground floor. There is oil fired central heating, electricity, septic tank and well water and all are in working order.

The accommodation includes, on the ground floor, a reception porch to the front leading into a kitchen/dining room with door into an ample sitting room with open fireplace. There is a rear hallway with a ‘wetroom’ bathroom and access to the back of the property. Upstairs there are two large bedrooms, one with a new ensuite bathroom.

Externally there is a good selection of outbuildings along with a three-bay hayshed which are all in excellent condition. The property is suitable to live in while any modernisation works take place.

Viewing is recommended. For additional information, brochure and maps on the property contact Connaugton Auctioneers on 090-6663700 or info@connaughtonauctioneers.ie.

Attractive dormer bungalow in Roscommon Hughes & Company have for sale at Hawthorn Drive, Roscommon an attractive four-bedroomed dormer bungalow on a large private site.

Accommodation consists of (downstairs): a sitting room, kitchen cum dining room, three bedrooms, bathroom with one ensuite. Upstairs consists of a large office area/play area and a bedroom with ensuite.

The residence has the benefit of a large garage to the rear and is situated in

Clogher Beg, Elphin, Co. Roscommon

Attractive bungalow in Newbridge, Co. Galway one of Roscommon’s most sought after areas.

For further information or to make an appointment

to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

€60,000 is asking price for this residence At Ardanagh, Roscommon Hughes & Company have for sale a three-bedroomed detached residence in need of total modernisation.

The property stands on a large site leaving is suitable for further development. Pat says he will accept offers in excess of €60,000 for this property.

For further information or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Newly arrived on the market is this very attractive fourbedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Newbridge Village in Co. Galway. It’s on the books of Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers.

This residence is located not far from Shiven Rovers Soccer Grounds, off the main route to Galway and only a short drive from the towns of Mountbellew and Ballygar.

In excellent condition throughout and sitting on a large picturesque site of 0.54 acres this property is ready to move in to and is finished and decorated to a very high standard. The property features oil-fired central heating, a septic tank and mains water with all services connected.

Viewing is highly recommended. Contact Connaughton Auctioneers to arrange your appointment on 090-6663700 or email info@connaughtonauctioneers.ie.

Newbridge Village in Co. Galway

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Business Seán is new CEO of Irish Bioenergy Association Former Macra na Feirme President, Seán Finan, is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA).

The Chartered Engineer and part-time farmer from Ballinlough, Castlerea, holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering B.E. (Hons) Degree from National University of Ireland, Galway and also holds a Certificate in Agriculture.

Prior to joining IrBEA, Seán worked in engineering and management positions with John Sisk

& Son (Holding) Ltd over a 12-year period. He took a two-year secondment from Sisk in 2015 to complete a successful term as the 35th National President of Macra na Feirme. He also currently holds the voluntary post of Vice President of the European Council of Young Farmers, CEJA. Commenting on his new position and the challenges that lie ahead, Seán said: “I relish the challenge and opportunity which leading IrBEA presents. I look forward to working with the board,

executive committee, membership and executive staff in taking the organisation through its next phase of growth and development.

“The organisation has an invaluable and key strategic role to play in representing and advocating for the bioenergy sector on the island of Ireland and dealing with challenges such as climate change, emissions reduction and the provision of more renewable energy sources into the future”.

Local firms up for Irish Auto Trade Awards Two County Roscommon businesses have been shortlisted for awards at the Irish Auto Trade Awards which take place this Saturday (20th) in the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Now in their 5th year, the awards are a celebration of excellence in the Irish auto trade in Ireland, a sector that accounts for over 35,000 jobs.

Blueprint Autos, based on the Golf Links Road in Roscommon, are nominated for ‘Independent Workshop of the Year’ while Kelly Trucks, Strokestown are hoping to triumph in the ‘HCV Main Dealer of the

Year (Aftersales)’ category.

Candidates for the retail awards are subjected to phone and personal mystery shops as part of their adjudication, while manufacturers and distributors are shortlisted based on votes received by readers of Irish Auto Trade Journal and autotrade.ie.

Broadcaster Ivan Yates will MC the gala event, which attracts in excess of 700 senior figures from the motor industry in Ireland and coincides with the Auto Trade EXPO, also in the nearby Citywest Exhibition Centre and Arena, where over 5,000 visitors will visit nearly

200 trade exhibitor stands from the aftersales, parts, tools and equipment and services sectors on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st.

Roscommon-based organiser Padraic Deane of Automotive Publications, commented: “In a sector whose economic worth is often overlooked, these awards are a recognition of excellence based on rigorous adjudication and direct feedback from industry peers.

Standards in the industry are rising every year and this is reflected in ever-greater competition for the awards”.

Broadcaster Ivan Yates will act as Master of Ceremonies at the Irish Auto Trade Awards which take place in the Citywest Hotel this Saturday.

Bridgestock Care nominated for Q Mark Award Roscommon-based Bridgestock Care was nominated for a prestigious Q Mark Award for their Quality Management System at

this year’s National Q Mark Awards.

This nomination means the group was in the top 6.75% of all audits completed by the EIQA

on the island of Ireland.

The coveted Q Mark is awarded only to companies who achieve the highest standards of quality and excellence.

Bridgestock Care is a national award winning service provision company with a successful track

record of performance in both the care and facilities management services sectors.

At the gala awards ceremony, Bridgestock CEO Michael Gillen said: “The company is absolutely delighted to be once again nominated for a Na-

tional Q Mark award. The nomination recognises the hard work and effort put in by our team across multiple locations in continuous improvement initiatives that are driving our competitive advantage and sustainability into the future”.

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• Life Cover & Critical Illness • Personal & Company Pensions • Investment Bonds & Savings Plans • Mortgage Protection • Retirement Bonds • ARFs & AMRFs • Keyperson/Co-Directors Insurance For all your Personal, & Company Pension requirements contact:

Paul Beisty

Contact Tonya on 090 66 34319

Qualified Financial Adviser

(087) 2536510 Paul Beisty is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Paul Beisty is a tied agent of Acorn Life DAC. Acorn Life DAC is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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Classifieds

Everyone wants it Everyone reads it 80,000 PEOPLE READ OUR NEWSPAPER EVERY WEEK!

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

ACCOUNTS McGOWAN ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES Catering for: • Individuals • Sole Traders, Partnerships & Companies • VAT, RCT, PAYE/PRSI, Financial Control, Completion of annual tax returns First consultation FREE, can meet clients outside office hours Provides training for start your own business and basic computers and accounting.

Also training in Thesaurus accounting products

‘YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR BUSINESS’ Contact Nuala

090 66 25818 086 0352849 Email: mcgacco@gmail.com Web: www.mcgowanaccounting.com

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS ST. COMAN’S CLUB, ROSCOMMON Tuesday 1pm; Tuesday 9pm; Wednesday 1pm; Thursday 1pm; Thursday 9pm; Saturday 8.30pm; Sunday 12 noon

Tel: 01 4538988 or 091 767777

BLOCK AND BRICKLAYING

SEAN NAUGHTON Ballinaheglish

BRICK + BLOCKLAYING

CARPENTRY

CHIMNEY CLEANING

CHIMNEY CLEANING

CARPENTRY

Honest, reliable Carpenter available for roofing and first fix work. New houses and extensions catered for also slating + PVC/Fascia/Soffit Painting & Decorating + house clearances Contact: 087 2798704 ALL WORK GUARENTEED

CAREER ADVICE CAREER ASSESSMENT & ADVICE

Grace O’Reilly B.Sc. Psych., B.Comm., H.Dip. in Ed., MBPS & PSI Registered Occupational Psychometrician Assistance with: • Interview Preparation • CAO & UCAS Course Application • Subject & Course Choice • Study Skills / Exam Preparation

Complete Chimney Services

CHIMNEY CLEANING

• Power brush and vacuum technology for cleaning chimneys, stoves, ranges and open fires

• Removes up to 50% more than traditional methods • Firebacks replaced and flues repaired • Can be cleaned from the bottom up • Chimney cowels and crow guards fitted Power washing and gutter cleaning services.

Telephone:

087 2798704

CONTACT: Abbeyside House, Abbey Street, Roscommon.

Tel: 090 6630760

Email: grace@finbaroreilly.ie Facebook: www.facebook. com/careersgraceoreilly

Opening Hours: 9 am - 5.30 pm, Mon-Fri.

SELLING A USED CAR? Don’t let your advert get lost in the Web!

You have a better chance of selling a reasonably priced used car within your own county!

An advert in the Roscommon People will be seen by over

80,000 LOCAL people every week!

Call Sean on

POWER SWEPT No Mess Reasonable Charge

BOUNCING CASTLES

Party Pat’s Bouncing Castles 087 7859960 Telephone: 090 66 34633 Email: advertising@roscommonpeople.ie

CHIROPODIST

Kathleen’s Mobile Footcare

DRIVING LESSONS

JOHN DOORLY School of Motoring

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR POWER WASHING

Provided in the comfort of your own home

TELEPHONE: 087 9657933 090 66 26752

Foot Care Practitioner

Excellent pass rates

071 9637984 / 086 3562718

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

CHIROPODIST

Kathleen Wynne MCFHP, MAFHP

PODIATRIST/ CHIROPODIST 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

• House Visits • Insoles and Orthotics Prescribed • Chiropody Services Clinics also in Ballaghaderreen and Castlebar

CHIROPODY/ ACUPUNCTURE LENNON’S CLINIC Galway Road, Roscommon Telephone: 090 6626023 086 8225575 COUNSELLING COUNSELLING & HYPNOTHERAPY Are you effected by Anger Issues, Bullying, Bereavement, Confidence/self-esteem issues, OCD, Stress, Depression, Eating disorders Panic/Anxiety, Relationships, Exam pressure, Sexual Abuse Contact: Billy 094 96 59966 Mobile: 086 0675433 or visit www.billybrogan.com

087 2421552

• Castles • Slides • Obstacle Courses Good rates available

CHIMNEY CLEANING

PODIATRIST For all foot ailments Siobhan Murray BSc (Hons) Podiatry M.Ch.S.I.

RSA REGISTERED AND FORMER DRIVER TESTER

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

GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE

094 96 20099

Tel: 086 2387528

086 8936012

www.aclearsteerdriving.com

Department of Health Approved Every Monday Tully’s Total Health Pharmacy Main Street, Castlerea

Telephone: Mobile: This driving School conforms for the new RSA regulations & legislation

For appointment: (094) 96 21647 / (089) 4142233 • Home visits • Insoles and Orthotics prescribed

CHIROPRACTOR ROSCOMMON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

Tel. (094) 98 80281 Mob. (087) 2031909 Website: www.dockerydriving.ie RSA Approved Driving Instructor

Specialising in:

• BACK PAIN • HEADACHES • NECK PAIN • LIMB PAIN

Telephone: 086 8433433

Roscommon West Business Park, Circular Road, Roscommon.

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

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

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

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

THE MOST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY ROSCOMMON!

The local paper!

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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

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

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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Tel: 087 2172281

FOR SALE  FOR SALE: 2005 Peugeot 206, silver NCT until August 2019, 42,000km. Tel: 087 2767271

FREE TO GOOD HOME COCKATIEL TO BE HOMED Free to a good home, comes with cage.

Call Bernie 087 6660042

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

GARDENING 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

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

GARDENING

• Roscommon Town • Grass and Hedge Cutting • General Maintenance • Strimming and Weeding

● Amatsu Therapy

CONTACT KEVIN:

● Neuromuscular therapy

090 6630879

& orthopaedic sports massage

or Mobile

087 2835742 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

JOE HEALY Tree Services

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

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

Tel: 086 2437376

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

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

Find us on facebook KENNELS

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

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

Locally owned ... in the heart of the community

REFLEXOLOGY

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

PAINTER & DECORATOR 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 TRADITIONAL HAND PAINTING OF FITTED KITCHENS Tried and Trusted since 1993

Top quality primers and finish coats used Special deal €550 Paint and labour for standard size kitchen pastel colours

Ring for more info phone John 083

8838022

PLANNINGS

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

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

086 3482387 info@moleskinarchitecture.com

facebook.com/moleskinarch

Tel: 087 2264951 Find us on facebook

PAINTING & DECORATING

PLANNINGS

REFLEXOLOGY MARINA FUREY (MNRRI) African & Classical Reflexology

ALL ABOUT THE GARDEN

www.parklawntreeservices.com

• Hedge Cutting • Dangerous Tree removal • Wood Chipping • Fully Insured

HEALTH & WELL-BEING

PROPERTIES TO LET/RENT/WANTED 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

 3 BED HOUSE TO RENT: In Beechwood, Roscommon, 3 miles from Roscommon Town. Minimum 12 months lease, references required.

Tel: 087 2822534

Acceptance of an advertisement or payment therefore is not to be taken as implying guarantee that the advertisement will be published. The right is reserved to refuse to insert any advertisement, without giving any reason; also to discontinue the publication of any advertisement previously published, without compensation for any loss or damage claimed for non-publication.

Publication of an advertisement cannot be guaranteed on a specific week or at all, whether or not a particular week has been stipulated by the advertiser, and the company will not be liable for any loss claimed by such omission, whether from all editions or any particular edition or editions of the paper. Right is reserved to alter any advertisement without liability for any compensation for such alteration. Further, the company does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of any advertisement.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I am applying to Roscommon County Council for full planning permission on behalf of Fuerty GAA Club to erect 16 no.

100 watt LED lights on 6.0m high lighting standards and associated siteworks on yet to be constructed walkway previously granted planning permission under planning permission Ref- PD/18/182 at Aghagower, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon.

Signed:Seamus Murray, Project Managers, Engineers & Surveyors.

Ph: (087) 2222874 seamusmurray60@gmail.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 and that submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the 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 We, Fern Architectural Studio, intend to apply for Outline Planning Permission on behalf of Peter and Majella McGarry for the provision of a detached dwelling house, connections to services and all ancillary site works at Ardsallagh Beg Townland, Roscommon Town, Roscommon.

Signed: Enda Fallon Fern Architectural Studio.

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 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 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, Alan and Annmarie Sweeney intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, proprietary treatment system, percolation area and associated works at Cloonbigny, Taughmaconnell, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Stephen Blake, M.R.I.A.I., Registered Architect Trihill, Ballinmore Bridge, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway 087 635 8949 sblake2006@gmail.com This planning application may be inspected or purchased at the offices of the planning authority during its 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 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application by the planning authority.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I am applying to Roscommon County Council for full planning permission on behalf of Niall Mullin and Rachel Garvey to construct a dwellinghouse, garage, waste water treatment system and associated siteworks at Castlestrange, Fuerty, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Seamus Murray, Project Managers, Engineers & Surveyors.

Castle St., Roscommon.

Ph: (087) 2222874 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 and that submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the 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.

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Classifieds PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I Declan Lynch intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to construct 4 bay slatted shed, 4 Bay Lie back and 4 Bay cattle handling area, also a Manure pit/ Dungsted together with associated site works at Cam Td., Kilcar, Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Declan Lynch This 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, €20, within the 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 We Conlon Consulting Engineering Ltd., are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of our Clients Sean McDonnell and Grainne Owens for permission for development for the site located at Brackloon Td, Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon.

The development will consist of the erection of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage and for the installation of a waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works.

Signed: Conlon Consulting Engineering Ltd. CL Building, Racecourse Rd. Roscommon Ph: 090 6665341 [Agent] info@conlonconsulting.ie This 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, €20, within the 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 I , Marty Moore intend to apply for full planning permission to retain an existing cubicle shed at Carrowntarriff Td. Dysart.

Signed: Marty Moore This 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, €20, within the 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 We, Karol and Stephanie O’Connor intend to make application to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to construct dormer type dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, associated site development works and services at Aghmagree, Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Gaynor Architectural + Design Services Ltd. Architects Fallon Avenue, Roscommon.

Phone: 090 6626974 Mobile: 086 8115449 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 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 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.

SITUATIONS WANTED

TAXIS AND HACKNEYS

TOM KILDUFF CABS Tel: (086) 2544662 086 3821515

TOMMY GILLIGAN

CABS

TELEPHONE: 086 8099 503

KELLY’S EYE Taxi and Minibus hire.

PHONE:

087 2727888 JOHN BEATTIE Cab and Bus Hire Roscommon

086 2670670 BUS HIRE FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Pete’s Cabs

– Contact –

Peter Lynch 086 8400002

Send your Classified advertisement to advertising@rosommonpeople.ie or alternatively call 090 66 34633

TURF/FUEL/ FIREWOOD

 FOR SALE: Loads of 2018 shed stored, screened hopper turf and seasoned firewood. Tel: 089 4350736

TUITION  TUITION: Advice on career guidance from qualified teacher. 2nd and 3rd level options covered. All areas.

Tel: 089 4832671  TUITION: Castlerea/ Tulsk. Maths French Irish Leaving and Junior cert, private tuition in your own home. Tel: 086 3282437  IRISH GRINDS: Person available for Leaving Cert Irish grinds, can attend students home. Roscommon/ Strokestown/Lanesboro area. Full course covered, exam technique and excellent study notes provided.

Tel: 087 3983399

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

TURF/FUEL/ FIREWOOD  FOR SALE: Large lorry loads of turf. Screened and delivered. Orders for this year’s turf taken now. Tel: 086 7236301

Roscommon

 CARER AVAILABLE: Tel: 087 2321802

Submit your Classified online

TURF/FUEL/ FIREWOOD

2018 SEASONED TURF also Cattle Bedding Available Tel: Donal

086 2721812 (All areas)  FIREWOOD FOR SALE: Dry seasoned hardwood, Ash and Beech, stored indoors, free delivery within a 25 mile radius of Roscommon. Tel: 086 2437376  FUEL - FIREWOOD: High quality seasoned hardwood timber split and suitable for stoves and open-fire. Available in bulk bags and 25kg bag. Very competitively priced and delivery can be discussed. Tel: 086 3312411 after 6pm.

WANTED: Fallen trees for firewood. Ash, Beech, Birch and Whitethorn.

We are safety certified and insured. Phone:

086 2437376  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

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

THE MOST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY ROSCOMMON!

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

(086) 2714879

USEFUL SERVICES

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS: WASHING MACHINE, REPAIRS, DISHWASHER REPAIRS, OVEN AND TUMBLE DRYER REPAIRS Contact Paul on 086 0538977 087 4046478 www.appliance-repairs.ie

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

TELEPHONE MICHAEL HAVERTY: 086 8381227 or 086 1997815 Do you have a house or shed that you want cleaned out and all unwanted items removed?

If so ring: 087 9657933 or 090 6626752  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: Indoor and outdoor painting, power washing, garden fencing erected, hedge cutting, gutter cleaning, general maintenance, no job too small. Tel: 086 0815802

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

CLEANING  CLEAN 4 U: Cleaning services call Susan. Tel: 087 3599270

PAINTING & DECORATING

PAT TREACY

The local paper!

OUR DEADLINE IS STRICTLY 2PM ON TUESDAY We cannot guarantee publication after this time

• Painting and Decorating • Commercial & Domestic • Spray Painting • Wallpapering • Power Washing

Tel: (086) 8077313

USEFUL SERVICES

Quality Small Job Services For Home or Business

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

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  ELECTRICIAN AVAILABLE: Safe Electric Registered.

Domestic and Industrial, All work considered - No Job too small. Phone Paul 086 2553153 or 090 666 3053 or Email p0862553153@ gmail.com.

MECHANIC  LUCAS GARAGE, ROSCOMMON: Mobile mechanical repairs. Tel: 087 2762587 (Lucas)

Acceptance of an advertisement or payment therefore is not to be taken as implying guarantee that the advertisement will be published. The right is reserved to refuse to insert any advertisement, without giving any reason; also to discontinue the publication of any advertisement previously published, without compensation for any loss or damage claimed for non-publication.

Publication of an advertisement cannot be guaranteed on a specific week or at all, whether or not a particular week has been stipulated by the advertiser, and the company will not be liable for any loss claimed by such omission, whether from all editions or any particular edition or editions of the paper.

Right is reserved to alter any advertisement without liability for any compensation for such alteration. Further, the company does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of any advertisement.

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AtYourService CHIMNEY REPAIRS

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

CHIMNEY PROBLEMS SHOWROOM:

Racecourse Road, Roscommon

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

BLINDS

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.

Telephone: 090 66 33026 www.roscommonwindows.ie

GLASS

Boyle Glass Ballinameen, Boyle,

Tel: 071 96 68368 - Stained Decorative

BRENDAN DOOLIN

Also Wooden Venetians, Velux Window Blinds.

Tel: 090 66 30521 Mobile: 086 8115928

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

- STOVE GLASS - Fire Rated Glass Find us on Facebook/boyleglass

CHIMNEY REPAIRS TARMACADAM

Gerry Monaghan - Chimney Repairs - Soot & Smoke Problems - Demolish, Re Build & Re Flue Line - Chimney Fires - Flexible Stainless Steel Liner - Insurance Claims processed

- CCTV Camera Inspection For Professional For Professional Advice Contact Advice Contact: John Hibbitt: Tel: 090 9673336 Mob: 086 2678350 Email: info@athlonechimneyrepairs.ie

TARMACADAM CContact: GGerry M Monaghan h

SERVICES: • Tarmacadam • Kerbing • Patio • Domestic & Commercial TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT HRI SCHEME

Contact us for further information Kiltoom, Athlone, Co. Roscommon T: 090 64 93386 M: 086 8207242 or Darren on 086 8972265

DRY LINING

CLEANING

WINDOWS/DOORS

WINDOW AND DOOR REPAIRS • Door Handles • Door Locks • Letterboxes • Window Hinges • Patio Door Repairs • Misted and Double Glazed Units • Reseal Windows and Doors

Contact David Martin on 087 9959417 uPVC WINDOW AND DOOR PARTS NOW IN STOCK TO SUIT ALL BRANDS • Handles • Hinges • Locks • Letter Boxes • Double Glazed Units supplied and fitted Fully insured

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES THANKSGIVINGS NOVENA TO ST. JUDE O Holy St. Jude! Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor for all who invoke your special patronage in time of need: to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart, and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us and all who invoke your aid.

Amen. (Say 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Mary’s & 3 Gloria’s.) Publication must be promised. This Novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request granted.

Publication promised. 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 own favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. K.R. NOVENA TO ST. JUDE O Holy St. Jude! Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor for all who invoke your special patronage in time of need: to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart, and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us and all who invoke your aid.

Amen. (Say 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Mary’s & 3 Gloria’s.) Publication must be promised. This Novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request granted.

Publication promised. A.H. UNFAILING NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY Oh Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for His creatures made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers.

Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the ‘Saint of Miracles’. O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms, and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Publication promised for a great favour received. A.H.

MULDOON Vincent & Catherine (Kitty)

BURKE Kathleen (Kit)

O’CONNOR Mary

Emlaghroyan, Donamon, Co. Roscommon

Ballygar, Co. Galway & Ballyglass, Williamstown, Co. Galway (1st Anniversary)

Carrigeen, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon (1st Anniversary)

Just a prayer from the family who loved you both.

Just a memory fond and true.

In our hearts you will live forever, Because we thought the world of you both.

Who passed away on the 4th of October 2017.

In loving memory of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and sister who passed away peacefully on 24th October 2017

May the Lord support us all the day long ‘til the shadows lengthen and the evening comes And the busy world is hushed, And the fever of life is over and our work is done.

Then in his mercy may he grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest, and peace at the last Amen.

All I ask is that you will remember us at Mass and Holy Communion.

Anniversary Mass in Cloverhill Church, Cloverhill, Co. Roscommon on Saturday, 20th October at 8pm.

RYAN Willie and Josie Beechwood (6th and 20th Anniversaries)

In remembrance of our loving parents, Willie and Josie They are not gone from us But gone before us Ni imithe uainn atá siad Ach imithe romhainn

Remembrance Mass on Sunday, 21st October at 10am in St. Joseph’s Church, Kilteevan.

DOLAN James and Hilda

Until we meet again…

Those special memories of you Will always bring a smile If only we could have you back For just a little while Then we could sit and talk again Just like we used to do, You always meant so much to us And always will do too.

The fact you’re no longer here will always cause us pain but you’re forever in our hearts until we meet again.

Lovingly remembered by your nephew Brian, brothers Paddy and Tommy, extended family, neighbours and many friends.

Kit’s Anniversary Mass will take place in St. Mary’s Church, Ballygar on Saturday the 20th of October at 7.30pm.

O’Beirne Maureen Carnagh, Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon (15th Anniversary)

Missing, Your face Your smile Your voice Your sense of humour Your charm Your wit Your kindness Your way of making everything better Mostly, just missing you...

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by husband Patsy, daughters Lorraine, Aileen, Aine, sons David, Gordon, Padraig and all extended family.

A sincere thanks to one and all for your kindness and support during the time of our sad loss and throughout this past year.

First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. John’s Church, Lecarrow on Friday, 26th October at 7pm.

BEIRNE Johnny (21st Anniversary)

Cloghan House, Four Roads, Roscommon (14th Anniversary) (4th Anniversary)

In loving memory of Maureen who died on 8th October 2003.

R.I.P.

In loving memory of our parents, James who died on 5th November 2004 and Hilda who died on 20th October 2014 As each day dawns We think of you, As each night falls We pray for you, And throughout our lives No matter where, In our hearts you are always there.

Forever loved and missed by their loving family.

Anniversary Mass in Four Roads Church on Sunday, 28th October at 11am.

AN INVITATION

Come and listen to messages from the Bible (Told simply and without obligation.)

Each Sunday 7-8 pm in Hannon’s Hotel, Dublin Road, Roscommon These studies are free and non-denominational.

Contact: 086

8489244

Silent memories keep you near As time unfolds another year.

From our lives you may be gone But in our hearts you still live on.

Loved and remembered by your husband Colin and children Ryan, Charlie and Chloe.

Maureen Always remembered in our thoughts and prayers by Maura and all the O’Beirne families.

Anniversary Mass in St. John’s Church, Lecarrow on Sunday, 21st October at 11.30am.

In loving memory of our brother Johnny, Ballymacurley South, Fourmilehouse, who died on 17th October 1997 R.I.P. Gone are the days We used to share But in our hearts You are always there

Always remembered by Patsy and Maureen.

Masses offered.

BEIRNE Johnnie

MYERS Liam

Marian Road, Boyle, Co. Roscommon (2nd Anniversary) 24th October 2016

Turloughmore, Taughmaconnell, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon (8th Anniversary)

In loving memory of my dear husband Johnnie When the sun shines bright and flowers bloom, We think of you.

When the ball is won crowds cheering on, We think of you.

When working hard and knowing how, We think of you.

When the toil of day has ended and sweet music plays, We think of you.

When stories are told and heads in clusters form, We think of you.

When the nights grow long and the turf fire glows bright, We think of you.

When all is quiet and the clock ticks loud, We think of you.

Forever in our thoughts Forever in our hearts

Always loved and sadly missed by his wife Maura, daughters Ann and Yvonne, sons, Alan, John, Austin and Kenneth, grand children, Ursula, Cheryl, Cassandra, Leanne, Karl, Shauna, Frankie, Charlie, Holly, Jade, Callum, Lauren and David, sons and daughtersin-law, brothers and sisters, relations and friends.

Anniversary Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Boyle on Friday, 19th October at 7:30pm.

Who died on the 4th of October 2010. R.l.P. BROTHER Deep in our hearts Your memory is kept To love to cherish And we never forget you.

Always remembered and sadly missed by your brothers and sister, nieces and nephews and brotherin-law. ~~~~~~~~~

MYERS Bridget Dundonnell, Taughmaconnell, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon (7th Anniversary)

Who died on the 19th of October 2011. R.l.P. MOTHER A smile can hide my sadness Tears can be wiped away But the heartache of losing you will never go away.

Always remembered and sadly missed by your sons and daughters, grandchildren and sonin-law.

Anniversary Mass will take place in St. Ronan’s Church, Taughmaconnell on Thursday, 18th October 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 own favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. M.R.M.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES FITZMAURICE Alan

FINNERTY Peter

Ardsallagh Beg, Roscommon Who died 21st October 2007 (11th Anniversary)

(7th Anniversary)

You can shed tears that he is gone, Or you can smile because he has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back, Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him, Or you can be full of the love that you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone, Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, Be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what he would want: Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

Forever in our hearts, Dawn, Emma, Brigeen, Gerry, family and friends.

Anniversary Mass in St. Bridget’s Church, Four-Mile-House on Saturday, 20th October at 8.15pm.

NELSON Thomas Curraghroe, Co. Roscommon (4th Anniversary) Who died on 20th October 2014

Always remembered by Mary and family.

Anniversary Mass will be offered in St. Cecilia’s Church, Curraghroe in November.

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CUDDY (Nee Haddigan) Anne

by Tom Red

Oran, Donamon, Co. Roscommon Who passed away on 21st April 2018

In loving memory of Peter, who died on 16th October 2011 Always remembered by your loving family.

Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Ballinagare on Sunday, 21st October at 10am.

WARD Bríd Friaryland, Creggs, Co. Galway (3rd Anniversary)

In loving memory of Bríd, who passed away on 8th November 2015.

May Bríd Rest in Peace Time cannot steal the treasures that we carry in our hearts.

Nor ever dim the shining thoughts our cherished past imparts.

For the memories of the ones we loved still cast a gentle glow.

To grace our days and light our paths, wherever we may go.

Missed each day and remembered by her family.

Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Kilbegnet on Sunday, 28th October at 11.30am.

THANKSGIVINGS

Just a prayer from the family that loved you.

Just a memory fond and true.

In our hearts you will live forever, Because we thought the world of you.

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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecutive days. M.K.

The family of the late Anne Cuddy wish to sincerely thank all the wonderful people who consoled us when we lost our treasured mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

We thank our extended family, neighbours, friends and work colleagues who travelled long distances to support us with their presence at Mam’s Removal and Burial ceremonies.

We say thanks to Fr. Irek for Mam’s Funeral Mass and Burial and for his reverent and prayerful presence at the Funeral Home and in all our contact with him. We thank the choir at the Mass who sang like angels.

We thank the wonderful neighbours who prepared Mam’s grave in Oran Cemetery. Thank you to Pat and Tom Smyth, Funeral Directors who carried out the Funeral arrangements with the greatest of care and respect.

Our gratitude goes to the catering staff at Cuisle, Donamon who did a wonderful job for us with care and sensitivity.

We thank the HSE ambulance crew who treated Mam in her final hours and who were professional and compassionate. We thank all the health services in Roscommon who cared so well for Mam for so many years, we also thak the A&E staff at Portiuncula Hospital on the evening of 21st April 2018 who tried so hard and who were kindness itself to the family on that fateful evening.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered by Fr. Irek for the intentions of you all in Clooneycolgan Church on Sunday, 28th October 2018 at 9.30am.

“Love lives on”

MURRAY Jarlath

CURLEY Peter

Lanesboro, Co. Longford Who died 4th October 2011

Thomastown, Fuerty, Co. Roscommon (10th Anniversary)

MURRAY Freda Lanesboro, Co. Longford Who died 22nd October 2003

McGILL (nee Murray) Marian Ardara, Donegal Who died 17th October 2001

God called your names so softly, That only you could hear, And no one heard the footsteps of Angels drawing near.

The Golden Gates stood open God saw you needed rest, His Garden must be beautiful, He only takes the best.

Always remembered by Greg, Mary, Eoin and David.

Mass offered.

In loving memory of Peter, who died on 19th October 2008 Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, Unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Always remembered by your wife Molly and daughter Mary.

Mass offered.

Low Sun, rails, holds Uradel in Newmarket.

The racing at Tramore this evening is away at 1.35 pm featuring four hurdle races, two chases and a bumper. There is flat action on the all-weather track at Dundalk tomorrow evening stalls open for the first at 6 pm. They race on the level at Leopardstown at 1.35 pm on Saturday, featuring the Grade 3 Killavullan Stakes and the Listed Trigo Stakes. On Sunday it is all jump racing at Cork with the centrepiece the Grade B Handicap Chase, away at 1.50 pm. There is also a flat card at Naas featuring the Birdcatcher Premier Nursery and the final of The Foran Irish EBF Auction Race series with stalls for the first opening at 1.35 pm.

The British flat season comes to a close on Saturday at Ascot on Champions Day with four Group 1 and one Group 2 races and Aidan O’Brien could send over a team of over 24 horses including 8 out of 14 in the Champion Fillies and Mares Stakes. In the Champion Stakes he has five, Capri, Rhododendron, Athena, Magical and Magic Wand with Jim Bolger’s Verbal Dexterity taking on Cracksman and Roaring Lion.

Down under in Saturday’s Stella Artois Caulfield Cup, there will be three British and one Irish runner with Best Solution, Saeed Bin Suroor, Duretto, Andrew Balding and Red Verdon, Ed Dunlop for Britain and The Cliffsofmoher for Aidan O’Brien making the final field of 18 for the Group 1 handicap. The draw provided only Red Verdon with a known favourable stall in 9. Duretto got the worst of the draw in stall 1 with Best Solution marginally better in stall 17. The Cliffsofmoher was drawn in 3.

On Saturday Willie Mullins sent seven horses over to Newmarket for the Cesarewitch and had a 1, 2 finish with Seamie Heffernan on Low Sun just holding on to win by a neck from Uradel under Billy Lee with Cleonte, best of the home team, 1¼l back in third. Aidan O’Brien had the favourite Southern France, which could only secure a 7th place finished under his son Donnacha.

On Sunday, Mullins sent another septet to Navan for the Irish equivalent but the Closutton trainer had no joy with John Joseph Murphy’s Brazos giving Billy Lee some compensation winning by 1½l and 1l from David’s Charm and Mr Everest. Nessum Dorma finished best of the Mullins septet in fourth, a length further back.

Ruby Walsh having a blank from two rides on his return from injury at Limerick on Saturday, rode his first winner back from an injury lay-off since the end of August on board the odds-on favour-

ite My Sister Sarah at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Yesterday WP Mullins broke new ground when he had his first runner at the English racecourse Bath. His 5-Y-O True Self won the EBF Beckford Stakes by 3l under Colin Keane from Mistress Quickly with Roystonia ¾ l away in third.

Also, yesterday at Punchestown there were 2 Grade 3 Chases. In the Buck House Novice Chase 5 went to post and Mullins’ Cadmium reversed Roscommon placings with Ornua winning by 5l with Cubonia in 3rd another 2½l back.

The Grade 3 Irish Daily Star Chase had less with only 4 runners starting but quality made up for quantity with Gigginstown having a 1, 2 as Sub Lieutenant beat Outlander with Sandymount Duke 3rd and Ballycasey 4th. The winner was ridden by Rachel Blackmore and the winning distances were 9l, 7 ½ l and 10l.

General News John Gosden’s dual Arc heroine Enable will travel to Churchills Downs next month to contest The Breeders Cup Turf for which she is odds on.

Changed times as last weekend the Velka Pardubice was run in the Czech Republic without any Irish representation either equine or human. The 4m 2½f marathon over a true cross-country course, the oldest in Europe, was won

by Tzigane Du Berlais trained by Pavel Tuma and ridden by Jan Faltejsek Champion Trainer Aidan O’Brien equalled his best ever Irish yearly flat total at Gowran on Monday with the win of Aircraft Carrier. Aircraft Carrier, and Seamie Heffernan caught War Diary near the line to win by a short-head success and give trainer O’Brien his 139th success of 2018, one more than the record total set in 2013.

John ‘Shark’ Hanlon has retired Hidden Cyclone after he finished 3rd at Punchestown on Tuesday. The versatile dual-purpose performer won 15 NH races and 2 flat races out of 48 races ran.

Point to Point Corner The point to point racing on Saturday with 56 entries for the six races is on in the north at Portrush on the Co. Antrim/ Co. Derry border starting at 1.30 pm.

On Sunday there are two meetings in the south at Tinahely in Wicklow, and closer to home at the Pigeons between Athlone and Ballymahon where there are 95 entries for the six races, both meetings start at 2 pm.

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Champions again!

Clann ‘shine’ in Hyde humdinger

There were fantastic scenes of celebration as Clann na nGael beat neighbours St. Brigid’s to claim their 21st Roscommon SFC title at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday. See pages 52 to 55 Pics: Mick McCormack

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BUCCANEERS RFC

THE GAIN LINE

Banbridge beat Buccs

Creggs get bonus point win!

Senior Rugby Connacht J1C League: Creggs 33 Portumna 26. Creggs’ Development team defeated Portumna at The Green on Sunday to go top of the table.

Both teams were committed to a running game resulting in eight tries with the outcome in doubt until Damien Nolan’s late try gave Creggs a notable victory.

Michael Farrell opened the scoring with a fine try in the 18th minute following a weaving run and he added the conversion to put Creggs ahead by 7-0.

The impressive Farrell followed this with a penalty goal from 40 metres before placing a superb kick for full-back Ja Hughes to touch down for another try which he converted.

Portumna hit back with a Kevin Hayes try before Farrell kicked another penalty. Then Portumna’s enterprising full-back Kevin Callanan cut through for a try to which Jack Canning, of the famous hurling dynasty, added the conversion.

A Farrell penalty put Creggs in front 23-12 but Portumna responded with a try by Niall Quinn (probably unrelated to the Irish soccer dynasty).

Another superbly executed try by Ja Hughes was followed by a try by Portumna winger Aaron Connolly in the right corner with Canning landing the conversion from the touch-

line to reduce the deficit to just two points with ten minutes remaining.

Then five minutes from time, in a sweeping attack, Michael Holland carved an opening before off-loading to Damien Nolan who crashed over for the decisive final score.

Creggs deserved their victory based on some excellent interplay between forwards and backs but Portumna also performed well gaining two losing bonus points from their journey to The Green.

Creggs take on OLBC in the league this Saturday in Galway while the first team is away to Connemara on Sunday at 2.30 pm in the Connacht J1 League.

Youth Rugby Aodha’s call up!

Congratulations to Creggs scrum-half and CBS Roscommon student, Aodha Hession, who was called up to the Ireland U-18 clubs team for their upcoming match against Italy.

Aodha is a son of Andy and Teresa Hession from Roscommon town and was part of the Connacht U-18s Clubs team which claimed interprovincial honours in August. Aodha will travel to Treviso with the Irish team for their match on November 3rd and we wish him all the best!

Connacht U-18 League Division 1: Westport 5 Creggs 33. Creggs maintained their unbeaten run to

Creggs U-18s.

top Division 1B in Westport last Sunday.

With scrum-half Aodha Hession called into the Ireland U-18 squad to play in Italy later this month, and Connacht U-19s flyhalf Tim Lambe returning, Creggs at full strength will be a team to be reckoned with at the business end of the season.

Creggs scored first when Tom Farrell powered over for an early try. Two minutes later the lead was twelve; Farrell off-loading to Tim Lambe to touch down and Mark Purcell added the extra two points and Creggs led 12-0 at the break.

Westport started strongly in the second half strongly but somewhat against the run of play, a brilliant piece of individual skill by Tim Lambe saw him in for his second try and Creggs were almost out of sight.

The impressive Conor Rohan scored two almost identical tries in quick succession bursting through from distance, both converted by Mark Purcell who struck the ball beautifully all day.

Westport did cross the whitewash in injury-time for a consolation try to leave

the final score 33-5 to the visitors.

Connacht U-16 League: Creggs 21 Buccaneers 17.

Creggs opened the scoring when Edimar Filhmo intercepted a loose pass on his own ten-metre line. He showed great evasive skills sprinting to the line for the opening score. Matthew Ryan converted.

In the 20th minute David Gacquin crossed in the corner following a flowing passing move involving Mark Dowd, Darren Gately, Ciaran Purcell and Mark Kilcommons. Matthew Ryan converted. On the stroke of half-time Buccaneers scored a fine try to leave it 14-7 at the break.

David Gacquin scored a second for Creggs in the second half which Matthew Ryan converted but Buccaneers responded with one of their own as Creggs held on for a deserved win Connacht U-14 League: Oughterard 29 Creggs 14.

This game started with Oughterard scoring from the kick-off as Creggs came under pressure in the first half. The visitors took time to settle and Sean Walsh added another two tries for

Oughterard as Creggs went in at the break 21-0 down.

Creggs were a different team in the second half and Shane Maloney touched down after twelve minutes with Andy Quinn converting.

Aindriú Oates then crashed over for a great try which Andy Quinn converted from the touchline to put some respectability on the final score.

Connacht U-13 League: Creggs 28 Westport 27.

Creggs scored first with a converted try from John McGuinness before Westport responded with three tries before the half-time whistle, leaving Creggs trailing 15-7 at the break.

Creggs’ great heart after the break was rewarded with an excellent try from Josh McCormack, converted by John McGuinness.

Two further converted tries from McGuinness saw Creggs opening up a 28-15 lead midway through the second period.

Westport battled back with a converted try before their sustained pressure saw them scoring a last minute try in the corner. However, a difficult conversion was missed

as Creggs hang on to win by the narrowest of margins.

Girls Rugby Connacht Girls U-14 League: Sligo 17 Creggs 52. Creggs travelled to Sligo last Saturday and came away with a win.

Scores on the day came from tries from Jennifer Morris, Rachel McDonald, Sarah Purcell, and Gabrielle Kilcommons and some excellent conversions from Eabha Dowd.

Creggs U-14 Girls train every Monday evening at 7 pm. New players always welcome.

Youth Fixtures Creggs U-13s play Sligo in the Connacht League on Saturday in Creggs at 12 pm. The U-15s play Corinthians in Galway on Saturday at 2.30 pm in their Connacht League.The U-17’s face Galwegians on Sunday at 12 pm in the Connacht U-17 League.

Mini Rugby Creggs Minis will travel to play in a Blitz in Sligo (U6s to U-12s) this weekend.

Players to be in Sligo RFC (Strandhill) at 9.45 am.

All-Ireland League Division 1B: Banbridge 24 Buccaneers 0.

Despite a battling and sustained effort, Buccaneers were outgunned on their maiden visit to Rifle Park on Saturday.

With Van Der Merwe constantly thundering forward it was no surprise that the Ulster side opened their account with a 23rd minute penalty try in the face of ferocious pressure. Buccs almost made a swift reply but O’Connor knocked on in the greasy conditions but, although struggling to contain the northerners’ forwards, the Athlone side did well to reach half-time just 7-0 adrift.

Another strong maul

by Banbridge yielded a 53rd minute penalty which Adam Doherty stroked over for a 10-0 lead.

Harry O’Reilly was then sent to the sin bin and Banbridge made their extra man pay when Peter Cromie finished off some sustained play for a 65th minute try which Doherty converted.

Banbridge put the icing on the cake as Van Der Merwe got in for a try at the posts converted by Doherty to complete the 24-0 scoreline.

Buccaneers are home to Old Wesley in the All-Ireland League this Saturday at 2.30 pm.

Elsewhere, Connemara overcame Buccaneers’ Connacht Junior 1A League side 36-12 at Clifden.

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

Dooner’s weekend predictions A mixed week on the predictions front certainly wasn’t helped by an unfortunate typo which predicted Strokestown United would win a game between Ballinasloe Town and Cloonfad United! Hopefully this weekend will be more successful!

Friday, October 19th Raftery’s Oakland Hotel Premier Division Boyle Celtic v Strokestown United. 8 pm Home advantage should be enough for Boyle against an improving Strokestown side.

Prediction: Boyle Celtic

Saturday, October 20th Norio’s Takeaway Division One

Ballinasloe Town B v Ahascragh United. 7.45 pm Not much between these sides but I’m leaning towards the visitors.

Prediction: Ahascragh United Killeen Sports Grounds Division Two (7.45 pm) Castlerea Celtic B v Skyvalley Rovers B The hosts are favourites.

Prediction: Castlerea Celtic B Shiven Rovers B v Roscommon United The visitors need to win this to keep pace with the top two.

Prediction: Roscommon United

Sunday, October 21st New Balance FAI Junior Cup Round 3

Soccer Results Castlerea Celtic v Real Tubber Celtic to win.

Prediction: Castlerea Celtic Ballinasloe Town v Ballaghaderreen FC The Town will advance.

Prediction: Ballinasloe Town CP Ajax v Melville United This could be a tough test for the hosts.

Prediction: Melville United Skyvalley Rovers v St. Peter’s FC St. Peter’s into the next round.

Prediction: St. Peter’s FC Carbury FC v Moore United The hosts get a hesitant nod.

Prediction: Carbury FC Raftery’s Oakland Hotel Premier Division Ballymoe FC v Kilkerrin United.

11 am

This could go either way.

Prediction: Draw Norio’s Takeaway Division One (2 pm) Dunmore Town v Cam Celtic Cam will be expected to pick up all three points.

Prediction: Cam Celtic Rahara Rovers v Moylough ‘79 The league leaders should triumph.

Prediction: Moylough ‘79 Killeen Sports Grounds Division Two (2 pm) Manor United v Ballymoe FC B Home win.

Prediction: Manor United St. Cuan’s United v Glen Celtic Glen look strong.

Prediction: Glen Celtic

Raftery’s Oakland Hotel Premier Division Ballinasloe Town 4 Cloonfad United 2 Strokestown United 3 St. Peter’s FC 4 Castlerea Celtic 4 Dysart FC 1 Kilkerrin United 1 Shiven Rovers 1 Moore United 3 Skyvalley Rovers 3 Norio’s Takeaway Division One Ballinasloe Town B 2 Cam Celtic 2 Ballaghaderreen FC 4 Rahara Rovers 1 Killeen Sports Grounds Division Two Manor Untied v Shiven Rovers B, postponed.

St. Cuan’s United 4 Cloonfad United B 2 Glen Celtic 3 Roscommon United 1

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SPORTING WORLD WITH DAN DOONER

@dan_dooner

Is video killing the club star?

THE LEAD STORY Dan Dooner I, like many others I’d imagine, was taken aback by the poor attendance at last Sunday’s Roscommon senior football final at Dr. Hyde Park. Granted, it’s not the first time there has been a low turnout for club (or indeed intercounty) football at the county town venue. In fact, I raised the issue in this column following the semi-final double headers.

But still, surely we should expect more bums on seats or feet on terraces for a county final?

My colleague Seamus Duke also raises the point this week and he assures me that this is no recent fad. Seemingly attend-

ances at club games have always been a bit of a puzzle in County Roscommon, while the county team attracts supporters from all over win, lose or draw. However, 2,000 seems far too low to be normal, especially when county final attendances in counties like Leitrim and Offaly are taken into consideration.

So what gives? Is it due to the standard of fare on offer or has the excellent TG4 coverage led to more and more supporters and neutral observers choosing the comfort of their armchairs over the, more often than not, chilly environs of Dr. Hyde Park? I know TV coverage is something League of Ireland fans say has ruined attendance figures at games up and down the country. Maybe club GAA is not immune?

While nothing beats actually being there, for a neutral slightly put off by the admission fee and the travel time, TG4’s coverage (including umpires frantically waving flags in a little box) may seem like a much better deal.

Sure why leave the house when you won’t miss a single score while watching from home?

Whatever the reasons, something needs to be done in order to encourage the passionate GAA public in this county to turn out in support of their players. It will not only provide a huge boost to young county stars of the future, but will also be a show of respect and well-earned support for Roscommon’s club players who slog away throughout the year. And who knows…the paying masses may even be treated to a cracker like last Sunday!

The St. Brigid’s Minors celebrated winning yet another Roscommon title last Sunday at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

People’s champions of the week

In the sporting diary ....

It was a very successful week of underage GAA in south Roscommon with underage wins for St. Brigid’s and a 21st senior title for Clann na nGael.

Meanwhile in Knockcroghery, St. Dominic’s managed to win the Connacht U-12 Skills title for the very first time while the U-12 footballers took home a Division One title.

FAI coaching course in Lecarrow The FAI and Roscommon County Council are running a PDP2 Coaching Course (old Kick Start 2) in the RDFL Grounds, Lecarrow. The course runs for two days and will be held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October. Both days start at 9.30 am and go until 5.30 pm. Coaches must have completed the PDP1 Course before booking. All coaches receive their PDP 2 Certificate upon completion of the two days. To register for the course you must complete the online form which can be found online at www.fai.ie For further queries please contact Adrian on 086-0455 957 or mail adrian.carberry@fai.ie.

Castlerea Ladies AGM The Annual General Meeting of Castlerea Golf Club Ladies will take place in the clubhouse on November 6th at 8 pm. Notice of motions for the meeting and nominations must be submitted in writing to the honorary secretary seven days in advance of the AGM.

Carrick’s Winter Alliance

Barry Killion, Jamie O’Connor, Martin Fogarty (National Hurling Development Manager), Gavin Staunton and Dónal Dawson pictured following St. Dominic’s’ Connacht U-12 Skills win.

Cousins Luke Staunton, Gavin Staunton and Daniel Tiernan enjoying their U-12 Division One football win with their grandfather Ted Bracken last weekend.

Winter Alliance captains Helen and Molly look forward to golfers to Carrick-on-Shannon this Saturday (20th) when the Ladies’ Winter Alliance gets underway. Tee times are from 11.40 am -12.30 pm with an open draw. For more, please contact Helen on 086-8179801.

The sporting brief Handball

Doubles defeat Lisacul pair Sean Jennings and Denis Creaton suffered a narrow defeat in their 60x30 Junior doubles All-Ireland semi-final played in Cashel, Co. Tipperary last Sunday. They faced local lads John Ferncombe and Sean Maher and in nail-bitingly close finales, the Tipp pair came out on top 21-19, 21-18.

Darts

League returns!

The Hannon’s Hotel Roscommon Darts League returns Friday with eight teams competing. Last’s years cup winners, Molly’s of Ballaghaderreen, will welcome Flanagan’s in the opening round of fixtures. Last year’s runners-up An Bothar Rua will visit Creaton’s, Shield winners McDermott’s will host The

Holly Tree and last year’s Shield runners-up, The Hollywood Bar, will travel to Cloonfad to take on The Three Counties.

Golf

Golfer of the Year We begin our weekly round-up in Boyle where Tom Kearney claimed the ‘Golfer of the Year’ prize for 2018. Tom had a great year with several wins and podium places and he’s still in with a chance in the King Harmon Cup! Speaking of the King Harmon Cup, the second round was played last Sunday as an 18hole Stableford. Sean Heslin had the best score this week with 39 points and he goes to the top of the leaderboard with one round remaining ahead of the knockout stages.

To Athlone, where Joe Ennis was victorious in the first outing of the Midlands Intermediate Al-

liance at Moate Golf Club last Sunday.

Closer to home and Padraic Lennon, Neil Hiney and John Costello were the recent winners in Athlone.

In Castlerea, Ciara Maher’s 74 nett was the winning score in last week’s Audrey O’Donoghue Cup. Finally to Roscommon, where Barr An Raille’s Mixed Christmas Hamper was won by Des Dowd and Ciara Hereward Ryan with a score of 70 while Collins Boyd Engineering’s hamper was won by Jim Grogan with 39 points. The winner of last week’s turkey competition was John McGrath with 21 points.

Pitch and Putt

Woodview winners Bridie Nugent was the big winner recently while Mary Sheerin had the best gross score. The Moore

Niamh Ward, Castlerea, received her captain’s jersey at the Ireland tag rugby team’s jersey presentation last Friday night in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. Jacqui Hurley, RTÉ, Steve Preece, CEO Egis, and Conor McKenna are also pictured.

Cup competition, meanwhile, will now take place this Satuday at 10.30 am.

Tag Rugby

Niamh to captain Ireland Niamh Ward from Lisananny in

Castlerea will travel to the Gold Coast in Australia to captain Ireland’s mixed open team at the Tag Rugby World Cup in two weeks’ time. This is Niamh’s second time to represent Ireland at the World Cup having travelled to Australia in 2015 with the women’s open team.

Niamh’s trip will begin with an intensive training camp in Sydney with many test matches against local Australian teams before Ireland travel north to Coffs Harbour for the opening ceremony and four days of competition.

We wish Niamh and Team Ireland the very best of luck!

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Mulryan Construction IFC Final: Oran v Fuerty at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday at 4 pm

Pictured at Fuerty’s press night in Mulhern Park recently were two sets of brothers Tom and Eamon Bannon and Peter and Christy Leahy. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Pictured at Fuerty’s press night in Mulhern Park recently were some of the younger supporters. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Oran firepower  SEAMUS DUKE

This is one of the most eagerly awaited intermediate finals in many years. It’s a championship that has thrown up so much drama on an annual basis and this Sunday will be no different as two neighbouring clubs who have been so prominent in the final stages of the Intermediate championship over the years meet for the right to lift the Jimmy Murray Cup and win a place in the senior championship ranks for 2019.

Both clubs have an incredible

record in this championship in recent years. It’s Fuerty’s third final in five years and they have been in the semi-final the other two years. Not to be outdone, it’s Oran’s second final in five years and they have been in four semi-finals. Something has to give on Sunday.

Fuerty have been the favourites all along and rightly so. They have been pipped at the post a couple of times in recent years and they will feel that their time has come. The excellent success of the Athleague hurling team in the county senior final has given them a huge boost

as several players will be hoping to ‘double up’ on Sunday.

Fuerty were looking comfortable all season until they ran into Kilmore in the semi-final and they just about survived to tell the tale.

In the other corner on Sunday are Oran who will admit themselves that they were pulling up no trees earlier in the year but in their last two games have become a team transformed, who are playing a really attractive blend of attacking open football. Their displays against Kilbride and Tulsk in the semi-final will have caused a few extra worry

lines to appear on the brows of the Fuerty management and supporters.

It promises to be a fascinating clash on several fronts with so many unanswered questions. Can Oran keep up their open attacking play or can Fuerty close down the routes to goal? Can the Fuerty attack ease the reliance on their talisman Niall Kilroy? Can Fuerty finally get over the line after several heart-breaking defeats? Can Oran finally deliver on so much potential?

I like the look of the Fuerty defence where Philip Neilan, Aengus Lyons, and the excellent Tom Ban-

Towey: ‘We’re ready to set the record straight’  SEAMUS DUKE

Fuerty manager Eamon Towey has been happy with preparations so far and believes his side are itching to put the record straight following last year’s loss at the hands of Michael Glavey’s.

“We are very happy with our build-up to the final.

Everyone is very positive and the players have been excellent. I was wondering what the attitude might be after the disappointment last year but they are so determined to set the record straight this time around and they have trained really hard,” he said.

Local hurling success has also provided the Fuerty lads with a welcome boost.

“Athleague winning the hurling has given the panel a great boost. You cannot beat a winning feeling. For the Tremane, Fuerty and Athleague areas it is great to be in this final to bind the community together. There is a great buzz in the camp and we are all really looking forward to the challenge.

“Everyone knows that any game between Fuerty and Oran is 50/50, we are very much similar in terms of this competition and there will be nothing between us.

To be playing in Hyde Park is superb; it’s a fantastic surface and a lot different than the one I was used to playing on. It should be a good final between two good sides,” he added.

Eamon believes those involved with this year’s panel have done all they can and are now ready for Sunday’s challenge.

“The management team and players have really put everything we could into this year and we are relishing the challenge on Sunday. After what happened last year the hunger is still there and has even increased as this year has gone on. We know we have a huge task ahead of us but we are ready to meet that task head on,” he concluded.

Pictured at Fuerty’s press night in Mulhern Park recently were Cian Murray and Niall Kilroy with some of their supporters. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Pictured at Fuerty’s press night in Mulhern Park recently were Mick Connolly and Chairman Gerry Wynne. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Fuerty reached yet another Roscommon IFC Final thanks to a late Darragh Heavey fisted point against Tulsk at Dr. Hyde Park in September. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Mulryan Construction IFC Final: Oran v Fuerty at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday at 4 pm

Paul Kenny scores Oran’s only goal in their semi-final win over Tulsk at Dr. Hyde Park in September. Pic: Mick McCormack

can flatten Fuerty non are so solid. Up front Kilroy is so important to Fuerty but unless the likes of Gearoid Ennis, Christy Leahy, Aengus Lyons and Niall Keenan chip in with scores, Fuerty could be in bother and that could be the key to the outcome.

Oran are a team transformed in recent weeks. The return of players like Matthew Whyte and Jack Earley have lifted them, but it is the style and purpose with which they are playing that has made such a difference. They are playing a hard-running attacking game with the quick ball into the forward divi-

sion a feature. It’s wonderful stuff to watch. Will they be able to implement it in a final is the big question.

Matthew Whyte is a superb goalkeeper and in front of him Thomas Fetherstone has been having a great year at centre-half back. Jack Casey, Mike Dwyer and Kevin Concannon have also been playing well in defence. At midfield James Regan and Gearoid Keenan have been excellent. Their battle with Eoin Whyte and Niall Keenan will be crucial.

The Oran attack is lethal on its day. Jack Earley is back and playing well again. Darragh Walsh is be-

ginning to show his vast potential.

Paul and Eamon Kenny are scoring heavily and Kieran Whyte is also a threat. But Niall Kilroy has been so important to Fuerty and he could once again be the difference on the day. He is a class act at this level.

I am struggling to call this game.

I know so many players, management and supporters on both sides and there are strong arguments to be made for both sides. No one will begrudge either team an Intermediate title. If it is a good day weatherwise, the open spaces of Dr. Hyde Park will suit the quicksilver Oran

attackers, but championship football is more than fancy football and Fuerty have character and fighting spirit in abundance. They will have a plan to thwart the Oran power play.

If Oran can play the type of football that we saw in the games against Kilbride and Tulsk they will be hard to stop and on that basis I give them the nod to edge home by a point or two. But it is certainly a final that can go either way. I’m really looking forward to it.

Prediction: Oran

Donnellan wants “heads-up football”  SEAMUS DUKE

Kieran Whyte offloads possession during Oran’s Roscommon IFC Semi-Final win over Tulsk at Dr. Hyde Park in September.

Pic: Mick McCormack

Brian Diffley challenges Tadhg O’Rourke during Oran’s Roscommon IFC Semi-Final win over Tulsk at Dr. Hyde Park in September. Pic: Mick McCormack

Ciaran Lawless gets out in front of Darragh O’Rourke during Oran’s Roscommon IFC Semi-Final win over Tulsk at Dr. Hyde Park in September. Pic: Mick McCormack

Oran manager Billy Donnellan says his side try to play “heads up football” and that his young team is a work in progress.

“We have a couple of niggly injuries, Jack Gunning and Shane Regan are doubtful but everyone else is fine. We struggled a bit in the group stages but we had a lot of injuries and lads missing and it was only in the last two games that we really had a settled side. We know that we have a lot of good players and we are trying to play heads-up football because that’s what we have always tried to play here in Oran and we have made a concerted effort to do that again this year.

“It’s all a work in progress and that kind of football will work one day and not the next, but it is something that we are working on. We have a lot of the lads back that were missing and the standard of our football is improving all the time but in truth we are in a re-building phase here in Oran but so far it’s going well and we are delighted to be as far as we are.

“Younger lads like Darragh Walsh and Ciaran Lawless have come into the team and they have to get used to playing with the older lads. To integrate them fully into the team takes at least 12 months and we have to try and ensure that we have a panel of 25 to 30 which is the way the game has gone now and we are getting there,” he said.

Billy says he’s enjoying the buzz ahead of a big weekend for the parish.

“We know that we are up against it on Sunday. Fuerty were just pipped by Michael Glavey’s in last year’s final and Glavey’s got to an All-Ireland club final so it’s a huge task for us. They are the favourites to win and deservedly so. They dug out a mighty win against Kilmore in the semi-final and they showed great experience to do so when they were in trouble.

“It’s a great weekend for the club. Our Junior B team are in the county final on Saturday (against Elphin) and it’s the first time both our adult teams have been in county finals so there is a serious buzz in the parish.

We have really enjoyed the build-up and hopefully we will do ourselves justice on the day,” he concluded.

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@SeamusDuke

Seamus Duke ON SPORT

Nobody expected humdinger at The Hyde!

Yeah, I got it wrong - very wrong - but I am happy in the knowledge that everyone else did too. I was predicting a dour defensive county senior final but in fairness to Clann and Brigid’s they lit up Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday. I can go back a fairly long way and it was the best final I can remember in terms of the quality of the game and the standard of football.

The smart-arses and the many pundits who have made Gaelic football seem like such a complicated game in recent years with massive over-analysis should have been there last Sunday to see what a great game we have if it is played right. The teams went at each other from the start and it was a joy to watch.

More county final action this Sunday After last Sunday’s excitement it’s the turn of the juniors and intermediates this Sunday.

I have to say that I am really looking forward to the Intermediate Championship Final.

Regardless of who wins there will be huge celebrations. Fuerty have been knocking on the door for the last few years and they will be the favourites going into the game but Oran are coming good at just the right time. They are playing some lovely football and if the weather is good they can really make use of the wide-open spaces in Dr. Hyde Park. The game is previewed in more detail elsewhere in the paper this week.

I’m not ruling out a draw.

In the Junior final I have not seen much of either team but Kilglass will be very anxious not to lose another final. Clann will come into the game in a buoyant mood after last weekend’s great win in the senior final.

I have a hunch that it might go the way of Kilglass on the day.

Some of the scores that we saw from both sides were sensational.

It was also notable that two of the best players on the field on the day Senan Kilbride (32) and Donie Shine (29) have not been involved with the county team for the past two years.

Both are inspirational performers. Having said that it is fair to say that Ciarán Lennon, Niall McInerney, Ultan Harney and Brian Stack did well too. I was thrilled for Cathal Shine especially. I saw him play a number of times this year and he was struggling with his form but the Clann management gave him his chance on Sunday last and he took it with both hands.

He was tremendous, and on that firm could he still have

a role to play for Roscommon.

One player that the next Roscommon manager should certainly have a look at is Jack Connaughton. He has been injured in recent seasons but he has had a clear run this year and is playing really well. His allaction style would certainly suit the inter-county game.

It is also no coincidence that there was such a high quality game on the new pitch at Dr. Hyde Park.

The surface is magnificent and on such a fine day it was an open invitation for the players to perform, and perform they did.

The only minus last Sunday was that there was another small crowd. I thought that the clash of the neighbours and rivals

would draw a big crowd but it was very disappointing again.

It was a personal honour for me to introduce the 1978 All-Ireland U-21 winning team to the crowd and it was fantastic to see so many of those lads there on the day. They had a memorable weekend and they were delighted to be honoured.

It was also good for the game in the county that the senior final was on national TV and speaking to the many national journalists who were there on Sunday, they thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle. A word of congratulations to Hugh Lynn, the County Board PRO, on another excellent programme, it was top class.

Time to appoint someone!

Ultan Harney carries possession forward for Clann na nGael during last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park.

Anthony Rainbow has been touted as a possible replacement for Kevin McStay.

Maybe by the time this is published on Thursday there will be news of a county senior team manager. We need to appoint someone now. I have never heard so little chat about such an important appointment, and after an initial burst of interest the trail has gone cold. I realise that there is no queue for the job and that it is a very difficult year on the way but surely there must be someone capable ready to give it a go.

Today I hear the name of former Kildare star Anthony Rainbow. It’s very hard to find out anything about what’s going on to be honest. Division One will be tough but it’s a new beginning.

We ran out of luck with regard to the championship draw. If we can beat Leitrim we will probably have to go to Castlebar and if we were lucky enough to win that we would then have to travel to Galway for the final. Not an easy prospect. Let’s hope that there is white smoke soon.

Awesome Leinster swat Wasps

James Lowe’s blistering pace stung Wasps during Leinster’s Champions Cup win last weekend.

I really enjoyed the Champions Cup rugby at the weekend. Leinster were awesome against Wasps and they seem to have gone to another level this season if that was even possible. What a player James Lowe is, he looks world class.

The game I most enjoyed was the clash of Exeter and Munster. It was such a massive battle and Munster did really well to get a draw at Sandy Park. Connacht also started their Challenge Cup campaign with a good win. That’s a competition that they have a great chance of winning this season.

Ladies coverage needs stakeholder push The initiative to increase the participation, awareness and coverage of women’s sport by 20% by 2020 is an admirable and achievable goal but unless there is a real will there among the stakeholders, it won’t happen.

Great strides have been made especially in the past five years but there is a huge amount of ground to make up. It’s easy to point to the 50,000 people at the ladies football finals but I was taken aback that the crowds at the All-Ireland semi-finals played on a lovely day at Dr Hyde Park were so small. Attendances at major camogie, soccer, coxing, golf and rugby are improving but are still way behind their male counterparts.

To improve coverage will require the co-operation of the big media organisations, many of which are privately owned. That will be difficult as the only thing they are worried about bums on seats and readership and viewing figures. It’s Ok for TG4 to be giving top class coverage to sports like ladies football (which they do) but they are funded by the license fee. The commercial world is a much tougher environment.

The Roscommon attendance puzzle The major puzzle as to why attendances at Roscommon club football games are so poor continues. Last Sunday we had a beautiful day at Dr. Hyde Park, a mouth-watering clash of neighbours and rivals and a perfect pitch surface yet there were no more than 2,000 people there.

Look down the road at our neighbours in Leitrim, there were 3,800 people at their senior final. There were just less than 5,000 in Tullamore for the Offaly final and 5,000 more in Laois. Yet when Roscommon seniors play in major games there are thousands and thousands of fans who will travel all over the country to follow the team.

It’s something that’s going on for decades and still very hard to explain.

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Third time lucky for Kilglass Gaels?

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Kilglass Gaels v Clann na nGael at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday at 2 pm  SEAMUS DUKE

Kilglass Gaels will be hoping to make it ‘third time lucky’ when they meet Clann na nGael in this year’s Junior ‘A’ football final on Sunday. Few neutrals would begrudge Kilglass a junior title this year but they will have their work cut out to beat a Clann side who will be boosted by their seniors’

great win in the county senior final last Sunday.

It’s a Kilglass side which will be familiar to GAA fans with the experienced Richard Dooner and Gavin Tully at midfield and Pierce Bolger at full-forward. There is a doubt about the fitness of Tommy Cox and it would be a big blow to Kilglass if he is absent.

The sides have met twice this year.

In the league Clann were the victors

but Kilglass turned the tables with a narrow one point win in the championship group stages. They are well organised under their manager Niall Kilcrann and they certainly will not lack motivation.

The Clann manager is Niall Shine and he will be picking from a blend of youth and experience. The likes of Darragh Shine, Paul McManus, Rian McNamara, Oisin Lennon and Callum O’Brien have been im-

pressive in the championship thus far.

In last year’s final Kilglass never got going at all and were well beaten by St. Brigid’s and they will be determined not to let another final opportunity pass them by. There will not be much in it but maybe on this occasion it will be the Gaels’ day.

Prediction: Kilglass Gaels

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BREAKING BALL Four in a row for Brigid’s!

Dominic’s claim ladies junior title St. Dominic’s held firm in last Saturday’s Hydrotech Water Services Ladies Junior ‘A’ Final at Enfield to edge a determined Éire Óg side 1-8 to 2-3.

An early goal for Éire Óg from Rebecca Madden saw the north Roscommon side take the early advantage but St. Dominic’s were always in the hunt. Ciara Corcoran’s penalty in the 45th minute was crucial and although Éire Óg scored another goal late in the game the Knockcroghery girls held out for a deserved win.

Scorers – St. Dominic’s: A O’Connor (0-4), C Corcoran (1-0), A Gavin (0-2), C Joyce (0-2). Éire Óg: R Madden (12), R Finan (1-1).

Liam’s Longford title!

Congratulations to former Roscommon U-17s manager Liam Tully (left) who steered Rathcline to the Longford Intermediate Football Championship last weekend.

St. Brigid’s won their fourth U-16 title in a row at Ballyforan on Saturday evening last when they overcame Pádraig Pearses on a scoreline of 2-17 to 1-13. It took a late scoring burst from the Kiltoom lads to finally pull away in what was a high-quality Raftery Construction Division One final.

Brian Monaghan was given a black card after eleven minutes which put the defending champions under pressure and with Eoin Colleran and Conor Lohan prominent, Pádraig Pearses led by 0-7 to 0-6 at half-time.

The high drama finally arrived in the final quarter. Daithi Blackweir scored a fine goal for Pearses but almost immediately Brigid’s hit back with a fine team goal finished by Ben O’Carroll. Then in the closing minutes, aided by a Tomas O’Brien goal, Brigid’s finally pulled away to win by a flattering margin of seven points.

Scorers – St. Brigid’s: B O’Carroll (1-13), T O’Brien (1-0), R Fallon (0-2), O Canny and M O’Grady (0-1) each. Pádraig Pearses: E Colleran (0-9), D Blackweir (1-0), L Walsh, E McManus, K Blackweir and J Tumulty (0-1) each.

Brigid’s youngsters still top dogs!

Roscommon Herald MFC ‘A’ Final

ST. BRIGID’S CASTLEREA ST. KEVIN’S

0-13 0-6

 SEAMUS DUKE

St. Brigid’s dominant position in Roscommon underage football con-

tinued apace at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday when they were the deserved winners of the minor ‘A’ title. Castlerea St. Kevin’s showed flashes of their potential at times, but with Shane Cunnane and Darragh Murray in control at midfield the Kiltoom club were always the likely winners.

Castlerea will point to the fact that they missed an open goal in the 42nd minute when Ruari O’Connell was clean through only to see his goal-bound shot well saved by Evan Gallaghar. Indeed

Members of the victorious St. Brigid’s minor team celebrate on the steps of the main stand before collecting the cup last Sunday.

it was Gallagher who was the Brigid’s hero again in the final minute when he saved Andrew Lyons penalty after he himself was fouled.

But Brigid’s were always in control.

With Cunnane and Ciarán Sugrue contributing four points between them, Brigid’s led by 0-6 to 0-2 after 25 minutes. An exchange of points between the impressive Andrew Lyons and Ruari Smith saw Brigid’s go in at half-time leading by 0-7 to 0-3.

Despite Andrew Lyons doing well for Castlerea, Brigid’s added to their total with points from Oisin Lyons (2 frees), Shane Cunnane and Ciaran Sugrue (2).

Castlerea needed a goal if they were to make an impression but Brigid’s defence and goalkeeper Gallagher held firm and they coasted to their third title on the trot.

St. Brigids: Evan Gallagher; Luke Griselain, Pearse Frost, Gerry Daly; Robbie Dolan, Paul McGrath, Ciaran Quinn; Shane Cunnane (0-4, 2 frees), Darragh Murray; Ruari Smith, Oisin O’Reilly (0-2, frees), Ian O’Rourke; Cormac Canny (0-1), Ciaran Sugrue (03), Tom O’Carroll (0-1). Subs: Eoghan Derwin for Canny (38), Ruadhri Fallon for Smith (46), Cian Daly for O’Rourke (52), Mark Haran for Daly (53), Liam Egan for Sugrue (59).

Castlerea St. Kevin’s: Killian Higgins; Sean Joyce, Michael Kelly, Donal Brennan; Padraic Joyce, Jack Keane, Ruari

Also wishing Tom Cox al the best after his operation

GAA Results Hodson Bay Hotel Group Roscommon SFC Final Clann na nGael 4-15 St. Brigid’s 1-12 Seamus Carthy Auctioneers AFL Division 1 St. Faithleach’s W/O Elphin Connaughton Fuels AFL Division 2 (O’Gara Cup) St. Aidan’s 1-7 Kilmore 0-9 Leydon Brothers AFL Division 3 (Tansey Cup) Kilbride W/O St. Michael’s AFL Division 4 Elphin 2-10 St. Ronan’s 1-6

GAA Fixtures Saturday, October 20th Seamus Carthy Auctioneers AFL Division 1 (4.30 pm) At Ballyleague: St. Faithleach’s v Clan na nGael At Enfield: St. Croan’s v St. Brigid’s Leydon Brothers AFL Division 3 (Tansey Cup) (4.30 pm) At Pairc Naomh Bearraí: St. Barry’s v St. Michael’s AFL Division 5 Final At Abbey Park: Boyle v St. Joseph’s. 4.30 pm King & Moffatt Building Services JBFC At Strokestown: Elphin v Oran. 4.30 pm

Sunday, October 21st Connaughton Fuels AFL Division 2 (O’Gara Cup) At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v Castlerea St. Kevin’s. 1.30 pm King and Moffatt Building Services JAFC Final At Dr. Hyde Park: Kilglass Gaels v Clann na nGael. 2 pm Mulryan Construction IFC Final At Dr. Hyde Park: Oran v Fuerty. 4 pm

Underage update Saturday, October 20th

St. Brigid’s joint captains Ciarán Sugrue and Paul McGrath lift the Canon Thomas O’Flynn Cup at the end of last Sunday’s Roscommon MFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park.

O’Connell; James Larkin, Jonathan Hester; Diarmuid McLaughin, Aaron McDermott (0-1, free), Shane Keenan ; David Finneran, Adam McDermott (01), Andrew Lyons (0-4, 2 frees).

Sub: Barry Harte for McLaughlin (38).

Referee: Ollie Kelly

O’Rourke Fireplaces MFC Division 2 Final At Ballyforan: Roscommon Gaels v St. Dominic’s. 7 pm Earley Consulting MFC Division 3 Final At Strokestown: Boyle v Kilbride. 7 pm Rogue & Co. Café Summer Football League Division 1 At Enfield: Michael Glavey’s v Western Gaels. 11 am Tulsk Fuels Summer League Division 3 At Enfield: St. Michael’s v Castlerea St. Kevin’s. 2 pm Cora Systems Summer League Division 4 At Enfield: Éire Óg v Oran. 12.30 pm Matrix Bathrooms MHL Group 1 (11.30 am) At St. Dominic’s: St. Dominic’s v Carrick Hurling Club At Four Roads: Four Roads v Tooreen Matrix Bathrooms MHL Group 2 (11 am) At Pairc an Phiarsaigh: Pádraig Pearses v Athleague\Tremane At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Longford Slashers

Sunday, October 21st Matrix Bathrooms U-14 Hurling League Finals At Athleague: Pádraig Pearses v Tooreen.

12.30 pm At Athleague: Four Roads v Carrick Hurling Club (St. Mary’s). 2 pm

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Donie: ‘A very proud night for the Clann!’

 SEAMUS DUKE

Clann na nGael’s inspirational captain Donie Shine heaped praise on his teammates at the full-time whistle at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday and said that

it was a very proud day for the Shine clan too.

“We were confident coming in, but to win by twelve points and score 4-15 is incredible – we never envisaged that! I was hoping we would be in the game

with ten minutes to go and maybe we could win it from there but it was a fantastic display from all the lads.

“In the build-up to the game everyone was so relaxed and we were so ready for today. Com-

ing down here we felt that everything was going well in training and it turned out the way we thought it might.

“Even in the first few minutes there were two goals and we lost one of our key players (Dara

Pettit) but the response from the lads was just unbelievable.

Even the subs were excellent.

Look at Johnny Dunning; he has been brilliant for us all this year.

Cathal Callinan, Fergal Lennon and everyone else who came in

were fantastic too.

“It’s also a very proud night for the family at home…we are very proud with what happened here today and mam and all the family will be thrilled,” he concluded.

Dunning’s delight with ‘goal for the kids’  SEAMUS DUKE

One of Clann na nGael’s ‘super subs’, Jonathan Dunning, could hardly hide his delight at the full-time whistle last Sunday. The 19-year veteran was thrilled to grab a goal from the bench as his children watched on at Dr. Hyde Park.

“I am ecstatic. After 19 years playing senior to come on a score a goal is unreal to be honest. It’s only my second-ever county final and my own kids are here today so I am absolutely delighted. I’m thrilled for everyone at the club, it was in the melting pot there and we had a bit of luck but that’s the way it goes”, he said.

Dunning, like everyone else, was impressed with the standard of play last Sunday, particularly from those in blue shirts.

“It was a super game and a great standard of football too and it was great to be part of it. There was high quality scoring, great defending, and the ball coming into the fullforward line was excellent. Dara Pettit was black-carded and that was unlucky but we had Fergal Lennon to come on and he is a county player.

“Cathal Shine had an outstanding game today but he had to suck it up, he was on the bench at times this year and you have to have a panel and young players too. In Clann we had to go back to our under-age structures and now it’s paying off – it’s a brilliant win!”

Clann na nGael substitute Jonathan Dunning fists the ball past Shane Mannion in the St. Brigid’s goal during last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park. Pics: Mick McCormack

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4 (1 first half)

Final figures

St Brigid’s

Numbers game

21

(1 first half)

Clann na nGael now have 21 senior county titles following their 4-15 to 1-12 win over St. Brigid’s last Sunday.

Top scorers

2,000

Clann na nGael:

Last Sunday’s attendance for the Roscommon Senior Football Championship Final. Far lower than what should be expected for the biggest club game of the year in the county.

3

Donie Shine (1-7)

St. Brigid’s:

Senan Kilbride

16 Last Sunday’s beaten finalists St. Brigid’s have sixteen senior county titles having won the 2017 championship.

1-28 Clann na nGael’s ‘Captain Fantastic’ Donie Shine hit 1-7 last Sunday to finish as top scorer in this year’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship with 1-28.

(1-6)

Card Report Red:

Scores from play

Clann na nGael 0 St. Brigid’s 2 (Gearoid Cunniffe 41, Garvan Dolan 62)

Clann na nGael

3-10 St. Brigid’s

1-6

Roscommon People Jack Connaughton (Clann na nGael) Man of the Match:

Yellow:

and Cathal Shine) St. Brigid’s 2 (Niall McInerney and Shane Mannion)

Black: Clann na nGael 1 (Dara Pettit 2), St. Brigid’s 0

Clann na nGael 2 (Stephen Flynn

Fergal happy to ‘Shine’ on final day  SEAMUS DUKE

Frankie: ‘Everything clicked for Clann’  SEAMUS DUKE

Having won eleven Roscommon senior football titles as both a player and manager, Frankie Dolan is not used to being on the end of final day defeats. The St. Brigid’s manager admitted that Clann na nGael thoroughly deserved their title but was disappointed with some of the refereeing decisions last Sunday.

“We were well in the game at half-time and were playing well, even though we were two points down. I thought the sending-off (of Gearoid Cunniffe) at the start of the second half probably caught up with us. I didn’t see whether it was a deserved red card or not. But overall I couldn’t fault the effort of our players, they gave it everything but

it was one of those days when everything clicked for Clann.

“I thought a lot of the decisions went Clann’s way as well. The officiating was poor at times and I thought they got a lot of soft frees in the first half in particular that kept them in the game. I thought they should have had two red cards as well with what was going on off the ball.

“The two quick goals meant it was game over after that but the sending off was huge and then Mark (Daly) missed a great goal chance that went over. But you have to give credit to Clann, it all went right for them on the day and Donie (Shine) was kicking some incredible frees for them from distance. I want to congratulate them, they thoroughly deserved their victory,” he said.

Speaking at the full-time whistle last Sunday, Clann na nGael manager, Fergal Shine, was adamant that his side were always prepared to play open, attacking football.

“We were always going to go out and play open football and we didn’t have any kind of a blanket defence.

St. Brigid’s did the same so it was a very open game. In the first half there were some great scores kicked and Senan (Kilbride) was causing us a lot of trouble but up the other end Ciarán (Lennon) was doing well too. We were delighted to go in at half-time ahead by two points in such a tight game.

“Things went our way in that second half, the sending off and then the two

Well done dad!

Clann na nGael manager Fergal Shine celebrates at the final whistle of last Sunday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship Final with his son Matthew.

Pic: Mick McCormack

quick goals would win most games and that’s what happened. We were lucky to get those goals but we played well too,” he said before paying special tribute to Clann’s towering presence at midfield.

“I was delighted for Cathal (Shine) today. He has been working harder than any of the lads; he has been doing extra training and he did all the right things but he worked so hard and he deserved his chance today. He is a big game player and was tremendous today”.

Looking back over the entire championship, the Clann manager was delighted to have saved the very best performance for when it really mattered.

“It was a real team effort and we had so many players who did well today.

There is a great panel there and we have had 30 lads training hard all year.

It makes our job as selectors harder but that’s the way we like it.

“We have played Brigid’s a number of times in recent years and we have had a good record against them and for that reason we didn’t fear playing them today. I knew that we had the football ability and if we went for it we could beat them.

“It’s a tremendous championship win for Clann na nGael, we had a few scares along the way against Roscommon Gaels and Western Gaels. We didn’t perform to our best in a lot of those games. But a county final is where to bring your best form and thankfully we did that today,” he concluded.

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Ecstatic Clann na nGael players run onto the pitch at the full-time whistle of last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park. Pics: Mick McCormack

CLANN-TASTIC! Brigid’s dethroned by clinical neighbours The Verdict Seamus Duke

Ultan Harney makes a robust challenge during last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park.

Not even in their wildest dreams could any Clann na nGael player, mentor or supporter have predicted that they would go to Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday and beat their deadly rivals and neighbours by twelve points, scoring four goals and fifteen points into the bargain, but that’s exactly what happened following as good a county final as we have seen at senior club level in many decades.

The final margin was unfair on a St. Brigid’s side who contributed handsomely to a thrilling spectacle on a beautiful sunny day. Those of us who had predicted a dour struggle were proven wrong as the two teams went at eachother from the start. Not a sign of a sweeper, especially in the first half, and the crowd were treated to some fantastic attacking football

throughout the game.

It was an incident-packed encounter from the opening seconds, but ultimately the game turned in five dramatic minutes in the third quarter. Clann led 1-10 to 1-8 at that stage but Brigid’s were putting on the pressure. Midfielder Mark Daly powered through the Clann defence but his thunderbolt of a shot clipped the crossbar and went over.

Less than two minutes later Gearoid Cunniffe ploughed into Jack Connaughton and caught him head-high. Referee Paddy Neilan took his time to consider his options and then flashed a straight red card to the experienced Brigid’s man.

Padraig Kelly’s point levelled the scores at 1-10 apiece but within a minute and a half Brigid’s were six points down in sensational fashion. First Jamie Fahy

stole in along the endline and his pass found veteran sub Johnny Dunning who fisted home. It looked a crucial score but worse was to come for Brigid’s. Shane Mannion’s kick-out after the goal went straight to another Clann sub, Cathal Callinan, and he had the presence of mind and the skill to lob the ball back over Mannion’s head for a brilliant goal.

Six points and a man down, the writing was on the wall for St. Brigid’s after that, and try as they might they just couldn’t bridge the gap.

Clann had the bit between their teeth and they closed out the win with some tremendous scores from play and from frees.

There was so much to admire about the Clann display. Cathal Shine started at midfield and he played a huge role in his side’s victory. Even Cathal himself would admit that he was not having his best year but he chose county final day to play his best game in a Clann jersey for many years, kicking two mighty points in the process.

Donie Shine, the Clann talisman, didn’t disappoint either. Some of his striking

off the ground was worth the admission fee alone. In the 51st minute he lashed a free over from at least 65 metres and his penalty in extra-time was another highlight. His contribution of 1-7 was massive as he lifted the Fahey Cup after the game. No-one deserved it more. His dad (the late Donie Senior) would have been very proud.

There were many other heroes in Clann jerseys too. Jack Connaughton was simply phenomenal; he was here, there and everywhere, linking up the play, and helping out in defence and attack. He was definitely my Man of the Match.

Whoever takes the reins of the Roscommon senior team could do worse than give Jack a call when he is picking his new panel.

Ciarán Lennon also had a tremendous game as did his brother Fergal who saw action after only two minutes following the black card given to Dara Pettit. Ultan Harney was tremendous in the engine room and subs Cathal Callinan and the evergreen Johnny Dunning were so effective when introduced, scoring 2-1 between them.

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Teams and Scorers Clann na nGael: Ronan O’Reilly; Dara Pettit, Stephen Flynn, Ronan Gavin; Jack Connaugh ton, Pettit, Shane Pettit; Ultan Harney (0-1) Graham (0-1); Emmet Kenny, Donal Shine (1-7, , Cathal Shine frees, 0-2 ‘45s), David Connaughton, 1-0 pen, 0-4 Ciarán Lennon (1-3), Jamie Fahy (0-2)David McManus, .

Subs used: Fergal Lennon for D Petti t (2, b/c), Callinan (1-1) for D Connaughton (27), Cathal Dunning (1-0) for McManus (38), Cian Jonathan Kenny (47), Ross Naughton for Fahy McManus for (56), Sea Henry for S Flynn (56).

St. Brigid’s: Shane Mannion; Ronan Stack Domican, Darragh Sheehy; Gearoid , Peter Cunn McInerney, Ian Kilbride; Mark Daly (0-2) iffe, Niall Murray; Eamonn Cunnane, Brian Stack , Conor (0-1), Garvan Dolan (0-2, 0-2 frees); Padraig Kelly (0-1) Kilbride (1-6, 0-4 frees), Eoin Sheehy. , Senan Subs used: Eddie Nolan for Murray (h/t) , David Cunniffe for Cunnane (47), Brian Derwin for Referee: Paddy Neilan (St. Faithleach E Sheehy (60). ’s).

Spare a thought for St. Brigid’s who were neck and neck with Clann for three-quarters of the game.

Senan Kilbride was on fire in the first half and his 5th minute goal was a thing of beauty as he side-stepped Ronan O’Reilly and poked the ball into the empty net.

But Clann double-marked Senan after the break, and when he started to drift out the field Brigid’s cutting edge was severely blunted, Niall McInerney never gave up the ghost and Mark Daly played well at midfield, but once Clann got those two goals in 30 seconds it was curtains for Frankie Dolan’s men.

Having won their third minor title in a row last Sunday and their fourth U-16 title on the trot the night before, anyone writing off St. Brigid’s would be very foolish, but Sunday belonged to the men from Johnstown.

After the game I met men like Johnny Dowling, Eamon and Tony McManus, Vincent Harney, Fran Nicholson, Owen McManus and Eamon ‘Junior’ McManus, to name but a few. They were overjoyed, and why not? Of all the club’s great wins over many

decades this was one of their sweetest ever.

I know that it will not be of much consolation to St. Brigid’s this week but they played a huge part in what was a great Roscommon senior final and we haven’t had that to say too many times. That it was shown on national TV was also great for the game in the county too.

Clann na nGael players celebrate with the Fahey Cup following last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final win over St. Brigid’s at Dr. Hyde Park.

Key Moments First half There was hardly a minute on the clock when Cathal Shine made a mighty catch, then passed to Emmet Kenny who set up Ciarán Lennon who shot low under Shane Mannion for a sensational start for Clann.

Clann defender Dara Pettit was black-carded for blocking Senan Kilbride’s run and he was replaced by Fergal Lennon in the 2nd minute.

Brian Stack rattled over a great point for Brigid’s and in the 5th minute Niall McInerney drove long and high into the danger area. Senan Kilbride fielded brilliantly and slipped the ball into the empty net (having sidestepped Ronan O’Reilly) for a great goal.

Seamus Duke The sides were level seven times in the opening half alone. The highlights included a massive point from Cathal Shine in the 10th minute, two superb points from play from Senan Kilbride, sensational free-taking from Donie Shine and two great points from Ciarán Lennon.

In first-half injury-time Clann poked their noses in front with two long-range Donie Shine frees and by the break Fergal Shine’s men were two points ahead.

Half-time score: Clann na nGael 1-9 St. Brigid’s 1-7

Second half Ciarán Lennon and Senan Kilbride exchanged points before five incident-packed minutes that had a huge

bearing on the outcome.

In the 39th minute Mark Daly’s shot for goal clipped the top of the crossbar and went over.

In the 41st minute Gearoid Cunniffe saw red after a clash with Jack Connaughton.

Brigid’s were level less than two minutes later when Pádraig Kelly kicked a great point but disaster was to strike for Brigid’s in the 44th minute as Clann scored two goals within 30 seconds.

First, Jamie Fahy made a brilliant run in along the endline before passing to sub Johnny Dunning and he fisted past Shane Mannion. The Brigid’s goalkeeper tried a fast kickout, but the ball found another Clann sub, Cathal Callinan, who coolly lobbed the ball back over Mannion’s head for a goal very reminiscent of the one scored

Ciarán Lennon slots home an early goal for Clann na nGael during last Sunday’s Roscommon SFC Final at Dr. Hyde Park.

by Barney Rock in the All-Ireland final in 1983. Six points in it: 3-10 to 1-10.

Clann kicked five points in a row from the 50th to the 58th minute to pull away. The highlight was an incredible 65-metre free from Donie Shine in the 51st minute.

In injury-time, another Clann sub, Sea Henry, was brought down by Shane Mannion and Donie Shine lashed the resultant spot-kick to the Brigid’s net.

In the 62nd minute Brigid’s were down to 13 men as Garvan Dolan was red-carded for an incident close to the dug-outs but the game was over and Clann had completed a fairytale victory.

Final score: Clann na nGael 4-15 St. Brigid’s 1-12

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