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JURY SERVICE I recently wondered who may sit on a jury for jury service. Are certain people excluded and not allowed serve? Can I refuse to attend if I am selected? Should I be refunded my travel expenses if I cannot refuse to attend? In Ireland, most serious criminal offences require a trial by a judge and jury. The jury will consist of 12 members of the public who are selected from a number of people who were called to do their jury service on that day. The jurors decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty of the offence for which he or she has been charged, based on the facts of the case. Jurors are contacted by summons stating that they are obliged to attend for jury service on a particular date. Every Irish citizen over 18 years of age who is on the Register of Dáil Electors is eligible for jury service. However, a number of exceptions apply and any person involved in any way with the administration of justice are excluded including judges, Gardai, prison officers, barristers, solicitors, court officers. You are disqualified from jury service if you have been convicted of a serious offence in Ireland; been imprisoned for five years or more or if you have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three months or more within the past 10 years. You may also be excused from jury service for varying reasons, example: full-time students; those providing an important community service such as doctors, nurses. The members of the jury who have been selected will individually swear an oath or affirm that they will properly try the issue and give a true verdict according to the evidence. It is an offence to fail to attend for jury service without reasonable excuse. There is no payment for jury service. Travelling expenses are not allowed. This column is prepared by Dolores Gacquin, Solicitor. Byrne Carolan Cunningham have offices in Athlone, Moate, Lanesborough and Galway. A person should always contact their solicitor to obtain legal advice specific to their own situation. The above column contains general information and cannot be relied upon as legal advice.

e l p o e WATCHING P With PAUL HEALY

So, why the long face? Oh, what a weekend I’ve had! It all started when a few residents suggested that our estate should enter a float in the Roscommon Easter Parade. And…? Well, we organised a meeting, asked for suggestions. Someone said: ‘Let’s all go dressed as Easter bunnies’. But someone else said ‘I’m an animal lover, and that’s ridiculing animals’. Then? Then a nice old man rather unwisely asked would four of the English residents of our street like us to create a Brexit-themed float…they discussed it for ages but couldn’t agree on how to go about it. Then? Next a lady who is on the Lamb Festival committee said: ‘Let’s make some delicious lamb stew and hand portions out to people attending the parade…’ Brilliant! You’d think…but two very nice vegetarians from the house on the corner said they couldn’t really sign up to that. It was getting a little tense now. Then? Well, next Old Murphy said ‘I’ll go as Donald Trump and throw sweets at the kids’ – but someone else said ‘Go as Donald Trump? Their parents might throw stuff back at you’. Were there any more ideas?

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Well a few of the young lads wanted to be topical. ‘Let’s go as Liverpool, marching on towards the title’…one of them said ‘I can stand on the back of the lorry and rise the crowd, I do a great Jurgen Klopp fist-pump’. Creative… Yeah, but a Manchester City supporter and a glum-faced Manchester United fan both shot that down.

What we liked… It was a glorious weekend with beautiful sunshine and high temperatures. Easter Parades in Roscommon and Strokestown attracted large crowds and local businesses received a timely boost.

What we didn’t like…

PIC OF THE WEEK…We liked this striking photograph of a young band member taken during the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Then? Someone else said ‘Tiger Woods is back in the news, he’s been wearing the Mayo colours, we could do a comedy float about epic sporting comebacks…with Mayo winning Sam.’ Let me guess…that guy from Ballaghaderreen who lives across from you…he objected? Ruled it out completely! Was that it? Yep! In the end, we just decided to meet up socially and watch the parade instead. And that’s what you did? Eh…not quite. Old Murphy suggested we congregrate outside the bank, but someone said: ‘We’re not gathering there; I’m against the banks, I’m still not happy about the bail-outs’. Oh dear. ‘Fraid I walked out. My parting shot was ‘You lot couldn’t organise a p**s-up in a brewery’. Broke the tension? They laughed? No! I got an email from one of the residents later. She took me to task for using ‘language unbecoming’ and accused me of ‘veiled support for excessive drinking’. Oh dear. Anyways, why did residents consider entering the Easter Parade in the first place? Oh, I think the flyer said something about promoting co-operation and harmony, bringing people together…

The ‘Missed opportunity of the Week’ Award …to the Late Late Show team for not lining up Minister Michael Ring for the Mother of All Kerry/Mayo showdowns last Friday night. A fired-up Pat Spillane, deposed

‘Ambassador for rural Ireland’, appeared on the show and roasted Minister Ring and his Department. Ring hit back via the Sunday Independent. Spillane’s part-showbiz/ part-genuinely impassioned contribution went down a treat with the studio audience and viewers, but a head to head clash with Ring might just have been TV Gold.

We try to keep this column light-hearted more often than not… sometimes it’s just not realistic. Madness infiltrated the week, in many places. Two that stand out: the sick, evil, so-called suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, which claimed over 300 lives. Meanwhile, the sickening shooting dead in Derry of journalist Lyra McKee was a horrific reminder of the dark days of the past.

The ‘Small-minded, weak argument’ Award Paul Kimmage (Sunday Independent) is a gifted sportswriter, but sometimes he almost trips over his undoubtedly sizeable ego. Tiger Woods makes an amazing comeback, wins the Masters. Kimmage responds with a column titled ‘Woods is back but there’s no sign that he has changed’. Kimmage dredged up old stories about Woods’ alleged meanness, his approach to the press, the Woods’ family not erecting a headstone at Tiger’s father’s grave, etc. Memo to Paul: Woods doesn’t have to change; and he’s almost certainly the greatest golfer the world has ever seen! Is that not enough?

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‘Action needed on jobs for Roscommon!’ Independent County Councillor and local election candidate Domnick Connolly has called on the Government to increase its efforts to create jobs in rural Ireland and in Co. Roscommon in particular. “The economy continues to improve and there are plenty of job announcements around the country on a regular basis but sadly none of those relate to County Roscommon. “I am calling on the Government, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to increase their efforts to provide employment here in County Roscommon. Their efforts in recent years have been almost non-existent and it’s time that the issue was highlighted and I shall be doing so during the course of this election campaign,” he concluded.

A street performer at last Sunday’s Roscommon Easter Parade. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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People NEWS Rossie punter nets over €8,000! A BoyleSports online customer from Co. Roscommon was celebrating last Friday evening as their each-way treble and three cross doubles landed on three different horses in the UK to win €8,637.14 just ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. It was Heavenly Holly in the 2.30 at Lingfield that kicked things off to a nice start as she

won by one length for Hugo Palmer at a very attractive price of 9/1, a brilliant start. Petrus was the next winner in the 3.30 race at Bath who obliged at 5/1 for trainer Brian Meehan meaning there was just one more race left for the big bet to strike. It was a nail-biting wait to the 4.05 race at Bath to give the punter their third and final winner as

Queen Of Desire justified her favouritism to win by half a length at 11/4. Sarah Kinsella Spokesperson for BoyleSports said: “There were more celebrations this Easter but this time in Co. Roscommon as one lucky punter landed their ambitious bet to claim a fantastic amount of €8,637.14. We wish our customer happy spending”.

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Protesters pictured outside the Rosalie Unit in Castlerea last Thursday. The protest was organised by Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice after it emerged that one of the residents was due to be moved from the unit last Thursday morning. The resident was moved at 1 pm amid angry scenes. Pic: Mick McCormack

Councillors discuss Rosalie closure Motion calling for legal action withdrawn A motion proposing that Roscommon County Council seek an injunction in order to prevent the HSE closing the Rosalie Unit in Castlerea was temporarily withdrawn at a special meeting of the council yesterday (Wednesday). The proposal, one of six made at yesterday’s meeting, had been made by Cllr. Nigel Dineen. Cllr. Dineen later withdrew his proposal after Director of Services, Martin Lydon, informed members that Roscommon County Council could only participate in legal action in relation to functions performed by the council. Cllr. Dineen’s two other proposals called for Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to

withdraw support from the government if the closure isn’t reversed and that all TDs and Senators stop support for the current confidence and supply agreement. The other three proposals at yesterday’s meeting were made by Cllr. Orla Leyden. Cllr. Leyden called for a full investigation of the county’s mental health services and she also called for all Oireachtas members to support Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy’s private members motion. Cllr. John Cummins later said that if the issue isn’t resolved after being raised at the Dáil, Fianna Fáil councillors could call on Micheál Martin to withdraw support from government.

‘HSE is running this country, not the government’ Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Dear Editor, This is a very sad time for the people of Castlerea and Roscommon with the news that the Rosalie Home in Castlerea is going to close. I am very sad for the vulnerable people in society who are being treated like this by the HSE. It was confirmed that two of the clients need inpatient care in a different setting, and the remainder only need nursing care. However, only last year at a public meeting, a top psychiatrist who knew the clients, stated that they had complex psychiatric needs, and now it is found they do not require continuing inpatient psychiatric care. Some of these clients do not have relatives to speak for them. Some of these clients are in their 80s and one client is 90. To my mind it is deplorable that these people should be treated in such a manner. I am convinced that the HSE are doing their best to close all the mental health services down in Roscommon.

This is just another facility that they will close. They have closed Athleague Hostel, High Support in Castlerea, Cloonbrackna Hostel in Roscommon, and Ballaghaderreen Day Centre, and there has also been a significant reduction in beds in the unit in Roscommon Hospital. Furthermore, the day care in Castlerea used to be open seven days a week a few years ago, but now it is only open five days a week. I don’t have a lot more to say as everyone has been shouting about this wonderful facility in the last few years. I only hope that none of the people instigating this closure have to witness their loved ones being removed from the home where dignity and respect has been shown to them, and more importantly where friends have been formed for many years. It seems to me that it is the HSE who are running this country, and not the Government. I only hope that there will be a reversal of this decision. Yours sincerely, Eileen Beirne

Kerrane: Share Anderson Report with families Sinn Féin spokesperson for Roscommon Claire Kerrane has said that the failure to share the report which is being used to remove residents from the Rosalie Home with their loved ones is disgraceful. “It is beyond comprehension that the report by Dr. Jim Anderson, a psychiatrist from the North of Ireland into the clinical assessments carried out on the then 12 residents of the Rosalie Home has been withheld from the residents and their loved ones. “The report which the HSE and the Government are using as the reason to close the Rosalie Home should be made available to every resident and their family and that should happen right now. “If the report concludes that the care of the residents would be better met elsewhere then why not provide the report to the families, unless there is something to hide. “It is beyond time that the HSE treated the residents of the Rosalie Home and their families with some ounce of respect. The withholding of this report is shameful and cannot be allowed to continue. “No family member would fight for their loved one to remain in the Rosalie Home if it was not the best place for them. That is the bottom line”.

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NewsPeople ‘A Lone Furrow’ at Arts Centre A full-length play telling the story of Aleen Cust, Ireland’s first female veterinary surgeon will feature as part of this year’s Roscommon Lamb Festival. The dramatised account of her life and times will also feature her fight for recognition by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. The play was written by Tommy Murray and produced by Tom Costello and Brigeen Fitzmaurice with Roscommon Drama Group. Early booking is advisable for this event. For further information call Roscommon Arts Centre on 090-6625824.

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This Sunday (28th) at 3 pm, Divine Mercy Devotions will take place at Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon town. Everyone welcome.

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Church gate collection for Samaritans Athlone and Midlands Samaritans are having a church gate collection this Saturday and Sunday (27th and 28th) in Roscommon town,

Family Fun Walk for Lisaniskey NS Lisaniskey NS Parents’ Association is hosting a Family Fun Walk at 12 Noon on Bank Holiday Monday (May 6th). Entry fee is €5 per individual or €10 per family. The route starts at the school and finishes at the hall where refreshments will be provided. This event is organised in conjunction with Lisaniskey NS, ‘Active School’ week and Oran GAA Healthy Clubs Committee. Please come out and support, all are welcome!

Divine Mercy Sunday at Sacred Heart

A Sale of Work will take place this Sunday (28th) at Ballygar Courthouse (beside the church). Items such as clothes, bags, shoes, household goods, toys and jewellery will be on offer. All items will cost €10 or less and proceeds will go towards TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) Roscommon, helping homeless cats in the community. Tea and coffee will be served and there will also be a raffle on the day. All welcome.

consideration. Why not bring along your photos and memories to the launch night and meet up with friends from the past? Any queries please contact Debbie on 086-7808987.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday were Evan Noone, Sean Killion and Kai Humborg. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Macra celebrates 75th anniversary Macra na Feirme celebrates its 75th anniversary

this year and to mark the milestone Roscommon Macra will be hosting a commemoration event on Sunday, May 5th, which will provide a unique opportunity for members, past and present to gather together for a reunion. The event will be launched at 9.30 pm tonight (Thursday) in Hannon’s Hotel. A book will be published nationally to mark the milestone through a series of photographs and Macra is seeking your memorable photos from any era for

You are invited to join the Roscommon Town Active Retirement group for a six-day coach/ ferry holiday in Yorkshire from Friday, August 2nd to Wednesday, August 7th based in Harrogate. Cost is €670 per person sharing based on half board hotel accommodation with excursions each day to places of interest including York City, the Yorkshire dales, Haworth and Skipton. Coach departs from Roscommon town. Booking now at 086-1925411.

Table quiz for Glenamaddy Boyounagh Heritage Project A table quiz in aid of Glenamaddy Boyounagh Heritage Project will be held this Friday (26th) at 9.30 pm in Jim Pete’s pub. Tables cost €10 per person. All are welcome.

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‘Dental waiting lists for children out of control!’ Sinn Féin spokesperson for Roscommon Claire Kerrane has said the waiting lists for HSE dental services for children are out of control in the county putting their oral health at risk. Speaking after waiting times were provided by the HSE to her colleague Louise O’Reilly TD, Kerrane said: “Children have a legal entitlement to three routine dental screenings; however, figures revealed by the HSE have shown that in practice children in County Roscommon are not being provided with the necessary screening and checks. “There are 566 children on waiting lists for dental services waiting over one year in County Roscommon. “This is completely unacceptable – the oral health of children in the county is being threatened because the government refuse to invest in the dental service here. “For years the public

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Tributes paid to young crash victim Tributes have been paid to 11-year-old Bridget Ward, who was tragically killed in a road traffic accident while cycling near her home in Creggane, Ballinasloe on Easter Sunday morning. The girl’s brother, named locally as Patrick Ward, was injured in the incident but is believed to be in a stable condition in Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. The collision occurred on Easter Sunday (22nd) at approximately 11.55 am on the R358 Ballinasloe to Ahascragh road. The driver of the car involved in the collision escaped uninjured after the vehicle overturned. Both children were taken to Portiuncula Hospital where Bridget was later pro-

nounced dead. Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information in relation to the incident to contact Ballinasloe Garda Station on 090-9631890. Local TD Denis Naughten expressed his shock at the incident on Facebook. “What a terrible tragedy on Easter Sunday. Our thoughts and prayers are with those involved and their families”. Bridget’s school Eglish Primary School in Ahascragh, Co. Galway also paid tribute in a touching Facebook post. “Our school is community is deeply saddened by the news of the tragic death today of our student, classmate and friend, Bridget”.

newsbriefs Youth Mass at Sacred Heart Church The normal 7 pm parish Mass this Saturday (27th) in the Sacred Heart Church Roscommon, has been especially designed for young people, by young people, in conjunction with the three secondary schools in the town, and the Parish Clergy. While this Mass has been designed for our youth, people of all ages are invited to attend this normal parish Mass and benefit from the huge amount of work our young people have put into this community initiative.

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On St. Patrick’s Day, the ladies of Kilbride ICA put on a beautiful spread and hosted a wonderful community coffee morning in aid of Roscommon Cancer Support Service. It was a great event, very well attended and raised a whopping €2,500. Presenting the cheque were Agnes Flanagan, Helen Casey, Veronica Corcoran, Roscommon Cancer Support Service, Mary Kelly, Amanda Duffy, Marian McDermott and Mary Casey. Roscommon Cancer Support Service is so grateful to all the ladies for their tremendous hard work, and thank you also to the parish of Kilbride and our supporters from around the county who came along on the day.

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Paula Gannon from Ballydangan, Co. Roscommon was announced as this year’s Dunboyne Castle & Spa Most Stylish Lady at the €500,000 Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse Racecourse on Easter Monday. The 40-year-old art teacher had previously won the prize at Leopardstown at Christmas and Kilbeggan last summer. Paula wore a floral suit from Hobbs, she handmade her headpiece, her shoes were from Dunnes Stores, which she added accessories to, and her bag was from Coast. The judging panel, including singer-songwriter, Una Healy, executive producer of Xposé, Debbie O’Donnell, and Gráinne Ross, managing director of Dunboyne Castle, chose the most stylish lady based on her interpretation of this year’s theme, Country Chic. Paula was presented with her fabulous prize in the parade ring. The prize includes an overnight stay

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in Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa with dinner, then a private transfer to Dublin Airport, where the winner will enjoy the on-demand luxury services of Platinum Services, including their very own private suite, access to full bar and menu options, shower facilities and more. Paula will then be whisked away for four nights to the luxurious Bobby Hotel in Nashville. Commenting on the Dunboyne Castle Most Stylish

Lady, Una Healy said: The judges and I had a really difficult decision choosing from the final ten ladies. The standard of style today was really high and the good weather brought out some great colour and headpieces, which was great to see. It was a unanimous decision from me and my fellow judges, Grainne and Debbie - Paula’s style really stood out for its elegance, colour palette and her accessories”.

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Murphy: Local projects must not be neglected due to NCH overrun

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Fianna FĂĄil TD Eugene Murphy has sought clarity from the government as the announcement for a 50-bed unit for older people in St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hospital, a 50-bed unit at Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon, and a 50-bed unit at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe stalls. Deputy Murphy raised concerns about the viability of these projects as the National Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital overruns may restrict funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The promises made by the Minister in the most recent Parliamentary Questions ring rather hollow as all of these promises depend on inclusion in the HSE Capital Plan. As in the words of the Minister â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;that will propose the projects which can progress in 2019 having regard to available capital funding, the number of large national capital projects currently underway, the cash flow requirements attaching to each project and the rel-

evant priorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. So reading between the lines, I would still have concerns about a number of projects in my constituency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bed space and overall

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capacity is reaching critical levels at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe and the new 50-bed unit at the hospital is shovel ready and just awaiting

the green light by Government. It looks unlikely this will happen anytime soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have once again raised this matter in DĂĄil. These projects cannot be left on

the drawing board. Geography should not be a deciding factor in the level of healthcare available,â&#x20AC;? concluded Deputy Murphy.

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Community Enhancement Programme 2019 The Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) offers funding to not-for-profit community groups and communities in Co. Roscommon to enhance facilities for a disadvantaged area/group, or a group/facility providing services to the disadvantaged as identified in the Roscommon LECP. The Department of Rural and Community Development provide the funding which will be administered through Roscommon LCDC and the Community and Enterprise section of Roscommon County Council. There are two strands to the CEP: Strand A: Approximately 40 projects to the value of â&#x201A;Ź1,000 per project will be funded. Strand B: Approximately â&#x201A;Ź93,000 will be available to projects with a minimum spend of â&#x201A;Ź10,000. Eligible Projects are small scale capital projects only: e.g. office equipment, project resources, energy efficiency equipment, development/renovation of community centres, community amenities, youth clubs/facilities, sports/recreation facilities, improvements to Town Parks/Public Realm improvements etc Approval of successful projects will take place in June and all monies must be claimed with receipts no later than November 18th 2019. Full details of the scheme and application form is available on www.roscommoncoco.ie or by contacting the Community and Enterprise Section of Roscommon County Council on 09066 37239 or via email scannon@roscommoncoco.ie

Free vegetable growing event in Ardcarne A free vegetable growing event will take place at Ardcarne Garden Centres in Boyle and Roscommon Town this Saturday (27th). Join organic vegetable growing expert Klaus Laitenberger from 11 am-12.30 pm in Boyle and from 3 pm-4.30 pm in Roscommon town and pick up some expert tips on how to grow your own delicious and healthy food. All are welcome.

Athleague 2020 Development Plan The Athleague 2020 Development Plan committee invites you to come along and meet the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Second Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;! All members of the community are welcome to attend a talk and discussion on infrastructure and streetscape from a guest architect at 8 pm on Wednesday, May 1st in Athleague Community Centre.

Free CPR training in Derrane RSG Flexible Learning College, in association with the Irish Heart Foundation and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hands for Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; campaign, will host a free one hour CPR training session this Friday (26th) at 10 am, 11.30 am

and 2 pm in the Dale Centre, Derrane, Co. Roscommon. For more information or to sign up, call 090-6625852 (Ext. 5) or 086-1668428 or email training@rsgcollege.ie.

Fundraising dance for IMNDA in Tuam A fundraising dance in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Association will be held in the Ard-RĂ House Hotel, Tuam on Bank Holiday Monday (May 6th) from 3 pm to 6 pm, with music by Jimmy Hynes and the Crusaders. All support for this worthy cause would be greatly appreciated. Tickets for the dance are â&#x201A;Ź7 and are available from Martin Heverin (0872238771), Frances Keaveney, (0868489458), or Leo Finnegan (086-1603043), and they can also be purchased at the door.

Roscommon Active Retirement trip Join Roscommon Active Retirement group for a five-day trip to Connemara from Monday, May 13th to Friday 17th, based at the Station House Hotel in Clifden. The trip includes half-board accommodation and three day trips to Arran Islands, Kylemore Abbey and Westport. Cost â&#x201A;Ź330 p.p.s. Booking now at 086-1925411.

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STRAIGHT TALKING Is it too late to save the Earth? WITH SEAMUS DUKE

Last Thursday night I watched the David Attenborough documentary ‘Climate Change – The Facts’ and then later on BBC Four a docu-report on BBC called ‘The Age Of Stupid’. They made for very sobering and at times very distressing and depressing viewing. The climate change argument is now long over. Those who deny it’s a fact are either deluded or have a vested interest and don’t want to acknowledge the facts. We are destroying our planet simple as that, and at a frightening rate too! Is it good enough that this destruction will probably not happen in our generation’s lifetime and does that mean we can ignore what’s happening? As far as I can see there is very little we can do to stop the inevitable happening. The level of emissions now escaping into the atmosphere means that unless we address it now it will be too late in 10 or 20 years’ time. Our children and especially our grandchildren will be living in a world that will be unsustainable on several levels. But people have to live, and the way our lives are structured means that we are all guilty. I am no different. I have to travel to work in Tullamore from Roscommon town four days a week. The only way I can get there is by car. There is no suitable public transport to get me there early in the morning. I recently changed my car and sought advice from several people on what to buy. When I told them that I was doing a lot of mileage every single one of them advised me to buy a diesel car. That’s also allowing for an inevitable sharp rise in diesel prices as carbon taxes kick in later in the year. There are hundreds of thousands of people like me here in Ireland never mind in other countries. Then we have our farming industry which is the backbone of rural Ireland. Climate change activists want people to cut down on red meat and dairy products. What would these people advise farmers to do if they are not working the land? Everyone has to work in order to feed their families. But the dilemma a lot of us face here in Ireland pales into insignificance with the situation in the three biggest economies in the

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world. The US economy is built on the use of oil and Donald Trump has pulled his country out of the Paris Accord on climate change. In India the levels of pollution there now are four times what they were ten years ago. In China they are building one new power plant every week to deal with growing energy needs. Just think about that for a minute. There are very laudable efforts being made here in Ireland with regard to recycling and the use of plastics, and plans to introduce carbon taxes to help with the situation but when the likes of the USA and China are ignoring this crisis the planet is doomed, and that’s not an exaggeration. If the BBC programmes last Thursday night were even 50% accurate then it is only a matter of decades before the situation spirals out of control. So what will stop this kamikaze race to the bottom? According to both documentaries the only thing that will work are massive

public protests all over the world. It is the only thing that that politicians take any notice of. Have I got any solutions? I don’t, is the simple answer. I’ll be dead and gone before the real trouble starts. When every country in the world is suffering from extensive flooding, when storms are killing hundreds of thousands of people every year and when society breaks down because wars are being fought over access to clean drinking water. That’s when climate change will affect everyone. This will be the first generation in the history of time that we will be handing over a world that is a much poorer and more damaged than the generation before. It’s hardly a great legacy to hand on to our children. At the end of the docu-report ‘The Age Of Stupid’ the narrator Pete Postlethwaite said: “With all our intelligence and sophistication, the incredible thing is that we are committing suicide and we are doing it knowingly too”.

newsbriefs The Dawn Chorus at Creggs NS Join renowned environmentalist Gordon D’arcy to listen to the Dawn Chorus on Saturday, April 27th from 5.30 am to 6.30 am. Meeting at Creggs National School and tea/coffee and scones will be served.

Roscommon Garden Club meeting The next meeting of the Roscommon Garden Club takes place on Monday, April 29th at the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon town and will start with a ‘Spring Plant Sale’ at 7.30 pm. Following this, Kevin Begley of Coolwater Garden in Co. Limerick will deliver a talk.

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Larry Brennan (Chairperson, Parade Committee) presents the Best Overall Award of the 2019 Roscommon Easter Parade to members of Roscommon Show Committee.

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The Roscommon Easter Parade committee would like to express sincere thanks to everyone who came out, took part and helped out in any way to make Sunday’s event such a wonderful success. A total of over 40 floats comprised this year’s parade with fantastic input from community groups, the voluntary sector and businesses locally who also contributed so generously in advance. Particular thanks also to all the stewards, marshals, Civil Defence, An Garda Síochána, Roscommon County Council and everyone who

helped out and gave of their time on what was a super day. Congratulations also to the award winners: Best Overall: Roscommon Show; Most Entertaining: Peelo School of Dance; Special Award: Roscommon CBS; Environmental Awareness Award: Roscommon Tidy Towns and Friends; Voluntary Award: Ros FM; Commercial Category: Neilan Machinery; Shop Window Overall: Ward’s, Goff Street; Shop Window Runner-Up: Finn Expert Electrical.

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Larry Brennan (Parade Chairperson) presents the Voluntary Category Award to Gerry Jago of Ros FM. Also pictured are (L-r): James McNamara (Parade Committee), Caitlín McConn (Parade Committee and Chairperson Roscommon Chamber of Commerce), Bernie Kearney (Ros FM) and Patricia Mullaney (Parade Treasurer).

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(Above) Caitlín McConn (Parade Committee Member and Chairperson of Roscommon Chamber of Commerce) presents the award for Most Entertaining Float to Triona Mulryan, Peelo School of Dance. Also pictured are Parade Committee Members James McNamara, Patricia Mullaney, Adrian Murray and Larry Brennan (Parade Chairperson).

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Roscommon Lamb Festival news ‘19 Pick out your best twin lambs The official opening of this year’s Roscommon Lamb Festival will take place on Wednesday, May 1st at Roscommon Mart and will be performed by Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council, Ivan Connaughton. The event will also feature the presentation of the Oliver Burke Memorial Trophy for the best commercial ewe with twin lambs.

Knowledge Transfer event A knowledge transfer event will take place in Four Roads on Thursday, May 2nd as part of Roscommon Lamb Festival. The sheep farm walk will take place on the farm of John Curley at Carntleva, Four Roads and is organised in association with Teagasc. Representatives of Kepak Athleague and Coffey’s of Lecarrow will speak on the subjects of sheep meat and wool. The event will

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Carty to chair wool seminar The various uses of wool and opportunities to add value to wool produced in county Roscommon will be explored at a Wool Seminar in Roscommon on Thursday, May 2nd as part of Roscommon Lamb Festival. Darren Carty of the Irish Farmers Journal will chair the discussion. Speakers at the event will include wool blogger and sheep farmer from Kilkenny, Suzanne Crampton, sheep farmer and ICSA Sheep Committee Chairman, John Brooks from Taughmaconnell, Kevin Dooley, a wool merchant from Roscrea and Saoirse McHugh, a Green Party candidate in the European elections in this area. She is an environmental activist from Achill.

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will be held on Friday, May 3rd in the Market Square in Roscommon as part of Roscommon Lamb Festival. The special market will feature hand craft demonstrations and exhibitions including wool spinner Bridget Banham and members of Castle Quilters who will have an exhibition and sale of hand quilted products. County Roscommon ICA guild will hold a demonstration of knitting, crochet, millinery, decoupage and boxty making. There will also be workshops for children.

Macra’s Big Hello Macra na Feirme will host a major get-together of members past and present as they celebrate their 75th anniversary during this year’s Roscommon Lamb Festival. ‘The Big Hello’ event takes place in the Lamb Festival Marquee in the Square in Roscommon on Sunday night, May 5th. It promises to be a night of fun and reminiscence for Macra members past and present.

Multicultural Evening in Athleague Multicultural Evening – Wieczor Wielokulturowy – Noite Cultural Multi – Eveniment Cultural Multicultural – Trathnona Illchulturtha – Multi Kulturas Vakars – Soiree Multiculturelle – Tarde Multicultural. A Multicultural Evening will be held in Athleague Community Centre on Sunday, May 5th from 6 pm. An open invitation is extended to anyone from abroad living or working in Athleague. We welcome all nationalities to bring and share food, national dress, flags, music, dance, football jerseys, etc. Join us and celebrate diversity. No admission fee. The event is being held in association with Roscommon County Council.

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• Ballinagare • Kilmore/Dangan • Strokestown • Elphin • Tulsk • Drumboylan

Kilkerrin Community’s ‘Roadside Clean Up’ The Kilkerrin Community Roadside Clean Up, in conjunction with An Taisce and Galway County Council, will take place this Sunday (28th) at 2 pm. All parishioners are encouraged to participate and to please wear Hi-Vis vests where possible. Bags and gloves will be distributed in the week previous and after Mass on the day at the Community Centre. All participants are welcome to light refreshments in Conneely’s at 4.30 pm this Sunday.

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Easter Commemorations in Tibohine and Castlerea

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The County Roscommon IRA Commemoration Committee held its annual ceremony at the grave of John McGowan in Tibohine Cemetery on Easter Sunday. Meanwhile, Roscommon Sinn Féin held their commemoration in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Castlerea on Easter Saturday. Those present at the Tibohine ceremony on Sunday marched from Tibohine NS led by the Raheen Pipe Band before Michael Hanilly recited a decade of the Rosary in Irish. A wreath-laying ceremony took place and the flags were dipped as a piper played a lament. The Roscommon Roll of Honour was called out by Frank Dowd and the 1916 Proclamation was read by Tom Flynn. A statement from the leadership of the Republican movement was read by Joe Murphy and Ballyfarnon native, Sean Scott, delivered an oration and in the course of his address he outlined the circumstances in which the two volunteers met their deaths. John McGowan was a native of Portahard, Frenchpark and he was captain of the local Tibohine Company, which was part of the East Mayo IRA Brigade. He was an active volunteer in his area and as a result was hunted by the local RIC. Due to this fact he couldn’t remain in his own home and had to go on the run. He stayed mostly in safe houses around the Frenchpark and Ballaghaderreen areas. A few nights before Christmas 1920 John was staying in the home of Pat Dwyer, Rathkeery, with Pat and his son Pat jnr. John’s safe house

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must have been betrayed to enemy forces by an informer as during the night of December 20th, the house was raided by Black and Tan forces. Young Pat Dwyer was seized and brought to the front door where a light was shone in his face for an unknown person hidden outside to identify him. A voice outside confirmed Pat Dwyer’s identity and Pat was knocked unconscious from a blow of a rifle. John McGowan was then brought to the door for the same purpose and was identified by the person outside. It was a death sentence and the Black and Tans had their man. John was immediately shot dead on the door step. A few days later John’s remains were laid to rest in Tibohine cemetery. Despite the fact that there were enemy forces in the cemetery on the day of the burial, John’s comrades discharged three gunshots over his coffin as a final salute to a brave and loyal soldier of the Irish Republic. The ceremony on Sunday also commemorated the memory of Volunteer Thomas McDonagh from Co. Sligo. Thomas McDonagh, who was part of the South Sligo Brigade, was actually the first IRA casualty of the Black and Tan War in Co. Ros-

common. Thomas lost his life a short distance from Tibohine in the Ratra Ambush which occurred 99 years ago in September 1920. He was born in the US and was reared in Cloonloo, Co. Sligo. McDonagh was part of an ambush party that had hoped to disarm an RIC patrol at Ratra. The plan was to surprise the patrol and capture their weapons without firing a shot. But the encounter led to an exchange of gunfire between the RIC and the IRA. Thomas McDonagh was killed when he was confronted

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by armed RIC men and was unable to defend himself after his revolver misfired due to faulty ammunition. He was just 20-years-old when he met his death on the roadside in Ratra on September 1st 1920. Thomas was once described by a comrade “as being a fine cut of a young man”. His remains now rest in Temple Ronan Cemetery, about five miles from Tibohine on the northern side of Lough Gara in Sligo. Sunday’s commemoration ended with the Raheen Pipe Band playing the National Anthem.

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Pictured at the Abbey Hotel recently for the presentation of QQI Level 5 Health Service Skills to part-time learners with GRETB in Boyle were (back row, L-r): David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB), Cllr. Michael Maher (GRETB Board), Cllr. Noel Larkin (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Nora Fahy (GRETB Board), Cllr. Michael Connolly (GRETB Board), Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board), Nuala Kilgannon (Guidance Counselor/Coordinator, GRETB). Seated (L-r): Catherine Ormsby, (European Social fund/Managing Authority), James Kennedy, Olivia Carter, Sheila O’Connor, Agostino Nocerino, Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator, GRETB), Cathy Dolan (European Social Fund/Managing Authority). Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

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Pictured at the Abbey Hotel recently for the presentation of QQI Level 2 General Learning awards to parttime learners with GRETB were (back row, L-r): Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator, GRETB), Cllr. Noel Larkin (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board), Nora Fahy (GRETB Board), David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB). Seated (L-r): Mary Reddy, John Kennedy, Marian Sheridan. Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

Pictured at the Abbey Hotel recently for the presentation of QQI Level 5 Early Childhood Care and Education awards to part-time learners with GRETB were (back row, L-r): Cllr. Noel Larkin, (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board), Cllr. Paddy Kilduff (GRETB Board), Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator, GRETB), David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB). Seated (L-r): Inga Grase, Annalieze Lambert, Martina O’Reilly, Breege Gibbons. Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

Pictured at the Abbey Hotel recently for the presentation of QQI Level 5 Health Service Skills to part-time learners with GRETB in Roscommon town were (back row, L-r): David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB), Sabrina Kenny (Clerical Officer, GRETB), Cllr. Paddy Kilduff (GRETB Board), Cllr. Noel Larkin, (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Nora Fahy (GRETB Board), Cllr. Michael Maher (GRETB Board), Cllr. Michael Connolly (GRETB Board), Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board), Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator GRETB). Seated (L-r): Mary Hussey, John Goodman, Daniela McLoughlin, John Rourke (student speaker), Stephanie Cox, Mikey Monaghan (teacher) Kim Bendel. Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

Pictured at the Abbey Hotel recently for the presentation of QQI Level 5 Health Service Skills to part-time learners with GRETB in Ballaghaderreen were (back row, L-r): Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator, GRETB), Elaine Clyne (teacher), David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB), Cllr. Paddy Kilduff (GRETB Board), Cllr. Noel Larkin (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Cllr. Michael Maher (GRETB Board), Nora Fahy (GRETB Board), Cllr. Michael Connolly (GRETB Board), Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board). Seated (L-r): Mary Angela Saunders, Liz Hanley, Regina Finn, Johnathon Finan, Michelle Cox, Denisa Olejnikova, Mary Higgins. Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

Pictured at the presentation of QQI Level 2 General Learning awards to part-time learners with GRETB at the Abbey Hotel recently were (back row, L-r): Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator, GRETB), Cllr. Noel Larkin (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Cllr. Michael Maher (GRETB Board), Breda Coleman, Anne Marie Walsh, Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board), Cllr. Paddy Kilduff (GRETB Board), David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB). Seated (L-r): Carmel Leech, Mary Reynolds, Martha Connaughton, Anne Fahy, Mary Brennan, Bernie Wade. Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

Pictured at the presentation of QQI Level 6 Early Childhood Care and Education awards to part-time learners with GRETB at the Abbey Hotel recently were (L-r): Stephanie O’Connor Shaw (BTEI Coordinator, GRETB) Cllr. Noel Larkin (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Collette Donnelly Healy, David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB), Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board). Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea

Pictured at the Abbey Hotel recently for the presentation of Workforce Development - Irish Defence Forces QQI Level 5 Health Service Skills awards too part-time learners with GRETB were (back row, L-r): James Pryce, Gerard McGowan, David Leahy (Chief Executive, GRETB), Eddie Newcome, Cllr. Noel Larkin (Chairperson, GRETB Board), Bernadette Spain, Cllr. Paddy Kilduff (GRETB Board), Paula Dowling, Cllr. Michael Maher (GRETB Board), Joe Cassidy, Cllr. Michael Connolly (GRETB Board), Mikey Monaghan (Teacher). Seated (L-r): Siobhan Heavin, Paul Nolan, Kevin Balfe, George Burke, Lt. Col. Oliver Dwyer (Irish Defence Forces), Liam Forde, Keith Broderick, Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (GRETB Board). Pic: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea.

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Anyone planning a wedding, whether it’s a small intimate affair or a massive party, is highly likely to experience some form of stress. Unless of course you’re my husband who just doesn’t do stress, because, according to him, I stress for everyone. Anyhow, if you’re a stressed-out bride or groom about to embark on what should be the most exciting event of your life, we’ve got a few calming tips we hope will see you through. First of all, we’re not medical experts, so if your stress levels are causing you to experience panic attacks, etc., please speak with your doctor. If you’re someone who knows in advance that certain situations or encounters with certain people are likely to cause you stress, then avoid them by either finding ways to make them either more manageable or delegate them to someone else. That someone else could be your venue’s wedding planner, your matron of honour/best man or a trusted friend or relative. We know it’s hard, but try not to compare your wedding to someone else’s. Look, if your cousin insists on texting you about her workmate’s wedding where Mary Berry made the cake and Meghan Markle’s designer made the gown, send her back a smiley emoji, after

all, she’s always been an enthusiastic little soul… then ignore her. This is your day and meeting the expectations of others should never be on the agenda. Don’t start second-guessing yourself and worrying about things that could perhaps have been done better or that could possibly go wrong on the day. To do this will overwhelm you and take the enjoyment out of the occasion for both you and your future husband/wife. Instead, try and be kind to yourself, and deflect those negative thoughts by booking a facial or a relaxing massage, or have your nails done, then book in for a wash and blow dry and go out for a nice meal with your future husband/wife. Try to dip in and out of social media as opposed to becoming obsessed with logging on to that

crafty work colleague, whom, like a recession-proof squirrel, has only gone and DIY-ed her entire wedding using nothing more than a plant pot and a wooden pallet. You’re getting married, not auditioning for a spot on Blue Peter, so stop wishing you were more creative, spend your spare time catching up on some beauty sleep and understand you’re doing your day, your way! Try to avoid that week-beforeyour-big-day annoying guest questions like…how much is it to stay at the hotel? What time does the ceremony begin? I’ve got no babysitter; can I bring my six kids??? Spell everything out in the invitations, or, better still, set up a group Facebook page or a wedding website and politely direct all guests to the FAQ section and let them at it!

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Wedding Evening at Sirana Spa Thursday May 2nd From 7-9pm in Sirana Spa Join us for our wedding event with a difference! Our Urban Sirana Spa will transform into the perfect wedding planning venue. This exclusive evening will include: • Local Wedding Specialists • Elemis Skin Care Demos • Hair & Beauty Tips • Food & Drink Tasters • Free Honeymoon Scheme • Updates on Sheraton's NEW Wedding offering • Men's Retreat with Food & Beers • And Lots More...

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The team at Sheraton Athlone Hotel have organised an exclusive wedding event with a difference, set to take place on Thursday, May 2nd from 7 to 9 pm. This wonderful night will be hosted in the stunning Sirana Spa which is the perfect backdrop for a casual get-together with your bridal party for an evening of fun, food, drinks and wedding planning. Couples can look forward to sampling delicious tasters from the menu while gaining expert advice from local wedding specialists such as bridal and groom wear, hen and stag do planning, wedding entertainment, Elemis skin and bridal hair tips

with private consultations, Honeymoons by Marriott and lots more. Not forgetting the grooms-to-be, the team have thoughtfully arranged a men’s “chill out” room with food, beers and entertainment! This wonderful evening of wedding planning in a relaxed atmosphere is not to be missed so get your bridal party together and make the most of this exclusive event. The evening is free of charge and all are welcome. To be added to the guest list please contact Orla, Sheraton’s Wedding Co-ordinator on weddings@ sheratonathlonehotel.com or 090-6451000.

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Old world romance at Castle Dargan Estate Summer Wedding Open Day on May 5th Castle Dargan Estate would like to invite you to their Summer Wedding Showcase on Sunday, May 5th from 11 am to 4 pm. This event, which takes place at a resort steeped in romantic history, will give couples the opportunity to come and meet our dedicated wedding team and view our beautiful ap-

pointed Ormsby Suite and Coach House Lounge, allowing a glimpse of what could be on your special day. Castle Dargan Estate is set in the heart of Yeats County, with 170 acres of parkland and ancient woodland set against Sligoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rolling hills, Castle Dargan Estate is an infusion of history

and beauty with spectacular views of fresh water brooks, old stone walls and ancient castle ruins. We invite you to be enchanted by a timeless elegance and romance that will leave you and your guests inspired. A warm welcome awaits you and your guests as you arrive to the old-world charm of

the 18th Century Coach House Lounge with its stunning vaulted ceiling. Here family and friends will mingle enjoying your drinks reception in the warmth of the open log fire with the grand piano tinkling in the back ground or outside on the lawn in the summer sun with the rolling estate as the most picturesque backdrop. Seeing is believing and this 4* Sligo wedding venue, found just five minutes off the N4, will take your breath away whether you are planning a civil ceremony, an intimate wedding reception or a larger wedding banquet. We would love the opportunity to introduce you to Castle Dargan Estate in person. For further information on weddings at Castle Dargan Estate please contact Tanya weddings@ castledargan.com or phone 071-911 8080.

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Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Daryl, Alexia, Pauline Gurney and Karen Brogan.

Pictured (above) at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Edel, Nathan, Erin, Majella, Anne, Mark, Stephen and Erin McGuinness.

Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Andrew, Hilary and Finian Reynolds.

Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Rebecca Gavigan and Sophie Tynan.

Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Beatrice, Margaret and Jennifer Brehon. Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Sinead Keane, Sinead McDermott, Claire Keane, Jamie and Daniel Larkin.

Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Amy, Savanna and Chloe Butler.

Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were Grace, Caoimhe and Adam Casey.

Pictured at the Strokestown Easter Parade last Sunday were John and Cathy Curran. Pics: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Cian Murray, Liam Ormsby, Jack McGahon, Johnny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Albert Looby, members of the Roscommon CBS All-Ireland winning football team.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were young members of Four Roads Hurling Club.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday were Katie and Mikey Burke and Rebecca and Aoife Clarke.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Padraig Warren and Caitriona Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday were Donal Egan, Paul Duignan and Ciara King. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Sarah Jane and Catherine Keogh, Bernadette Mullen, Ava and Brianna Curran.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade were members of the Monaghan Marching Band. Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Cian Farrell, Seamus Dowd, Josephine Farrell and Mary Dowd.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Linda Madden, Margaret Mulhern, Tom Madden, Mary Coyle and Nessa Madden.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Orla and Carmel Shannon. Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday were Clodagh Finneran, Maura and Maire Delaney and Deborah Finneran.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Rosin Farrell, Evelyn McKeown, Isabelle Farrell and Seamus McKeown.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday were James and Lorraine Hall with Bertie.

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday were Emma Feerick, Laura Hynes and Zara Feeley. Pics: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Smith says Farage ‘has a cheek’ to run for Europe! Brendan Smith TD, a Fianna Fail candidate in the European elections in MidlandsNorth West constituency, said it is “beyond belief” that Nigel Farage is contesting the EU Parliament elections. Mr. Smith said that he hopes the people of Britain will “see through” Farage and deny him a seat. Speaking in Dundalk, he said that, over the past 12 months, thousands of families and businesses on both sides of the Border have watched the unfolding drama of Brexit talks in fear of their future. “Amidst all this uncertainty, Nigel Farage announces he is contesting the EU Parliament elections. It is beyond belief that Nigel Farage, who used UKIP to get Britain out of Europe, has decided to seek re-election to the Euro-

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pean Parliament. “I think Nigel Farage has a cheek to run in the European Parliament elections. This man and his colleagues have brought disruption, despair and uncertainty for thousands of people throughout the island of Ireland,” he said. The Fianna Fail MidlandsNorth-West EU Parliament

constituency candidate in the European election said that this was the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. It is, he said, an agreement that brought two communities in Ireland closer and forged strong relationships between Ireland and Britain, Ireland and Europe and the United States. “I have lived all my life in

a border county and have been privileged to represent a large border constituency in Dáil Eireann. I have experienced the benefit of the co-operation between the Border counties as well as the EU supports and investments across all sections of the Border communities. “This year, however, I have witnessed the fear of the impact of Brexit on communities and businesses on both sides of the border. Hopefully the voters in Britain will see through Mr. Farage and deny him a seat after the damage he and his group have caused and his attitude to Europe. We need an EU Parliament that can meet the many challenges of Europe and deliver for its citizens, not those who have little regard for the people of Europe”.

Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice and Cllr. Nigel Dineen pictured outside the Rosalie Unit during the protest last Thursday. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Kilduff says people power can help achieve action over N61 concerns Independent candidate Donal Kilduff says traffic calming measures are required on the N61 in the interests of public safety. “The N61 is a national primary road from Athlone to Roscommon and on to Boyle. In recent years the level of traffic on the road has increased significantly to a point where safety is now a major concern for motorists. I live along the N61 and witness first-hand the level of traffic each day and particularly at peak times.

It is clear that traffic calming measures are required in some locations and proper turning lanes are required at many junctions in the interest of public safety”. Mr. Kilduff added: “To be fair to all the existing elected members of Roscommon County Council, they have been calling for action on the N61 for many years and some improvement works have taken place but much more needs to be done. “Roscommon County Council is anx-

ious to proceed with the necessary works without delay but they require sanction and funding from Transport Infrastructure Ireland or TII to proceed. TII are dragging their heels and do not seem to be taking the matter as seriously as it should be. Maybe TII would respond more timely to public safety concerns and representations from local authorities if the government provided sufficient funds”. He continued: “To be honest I do not

believe that any newly-elected councillor will be able to lobby TII any harder that the current councillors have done. I do however believe in people power and that the public can help to drive this issue forward”. Towards this end, Mr. Kilduff has prepared a short video highlighting the level of traffic on the road and noting the dangers particularly at peak times. “I am asking you the public to like, share and comment on this video on my

Facebook page Donal Kilduff Election Candidate as a sign of your concern and desire for immediate action on the issue. “If elected to Roscommon County Council, I would use your level of engagement and feedback as leverage when in talks with TII and it would send a clear and powerful message that the public are extremely concerned about their safety on the N61 and it is high time for TII and the government to get the finger out and take immediate action”.

Connolly calls for increased effort on job creation

Fallon seeks review of sheep tagging rules

Independent councillor and local election candidate Domnick Connolly has called on the Government to increase its efforts to create jobs in rural Ireland and in Roscommon in particular. He said: “The economy continues to improve and there are plenty of job announcements around the country on a regular basis but sadly none of those relate to County Roscommon. “I am calling on the Government, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to increase their efforts to provide employment here in County Roscommon. “Their efforts in recent years have been almost non-existent and it’s time that the issue was highlighted and I shall be doing so during the course of this election campaign” he concluded.

Cllr. Laurence Fallon has called on the Minister for Agriculture to review recent changes to the sheep tagging and traceability system. “The electronic tagging system recently introduced by the Minister for Agriculture for all sheep is extremely costly given the value of the animals,” stated Cllr. Fallon, who is an Independent candidate in Athlone LEA. “It is disappointing that while farmers are being told they have no option but to introduce this system both livestock marts and factories are given the option of whether

to introduce it. This means there are now two different standards: one for individual farmers and one for large factories and livestock marts. “This needs to be changed in order that the traceability is clearly identified and that the farmers who are paying for the tags are getting the same value both at factory level and at mart level. “The Minister has now stopped the purchase of traditional mart tags and factory tags at source level. I am calling on the Minister to allow a dual system for sheep

going to factories until such as time as farmers who have substantial numbers of traditional tags can use them up successfully. “It is a waste of money for farmers to be in possession of tags that have now gone out of date. This situation could also cause issues for farmers during inspections at future dates when they are asked to explain what became of the tags they couldn’t use. As such I would ask the Minister to review this situation as soon as possible,” concluded Cllr. Fallon.

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Casey’s plans to seize property ‘are damaging and absurd’

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade last Sunday were Cllr. Orla Leyden, Deputy Denis Naughten, Fr. John Cullen and Patricia Mullaney. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Marty goes poster-free! Marty McDermott, a Fianna Fáil candidate in Roscommon Municipal District, has announced that he will be running a poster-free campaign in the May local elections. Mr. McDermott said that this is a big decision for a first-time candidate but that he was determined to show his commitment on environmental issues and to also show solidarity with the “excellent work of local Tidy Towns’ groups”.

On Wednesday, Mr. McDermott said: “First-time candidates who might opt not to use a traditional poster-campaign are arguably at a disadvantage, because candidates who have run for election before have usually used posters in the past, or at the very least are easily recognised. Obviously a firsttime candidate is anxious to achieve a recognition factor with the public, but I feel strongly about the environment and that is why I am committing to a

poster-free campaign”. Mr. McDermott said that he has been personally canvassing local areas nightly and is receiving very positive feedback. “People have been very nice and have raised a number of issues with me. I am out every day meeting the people and knocking on doors and listening to people. I will try to meet as many people as possible in person over the course of the campaign”.

A policy proposal by Peter Casey to seize vacant rural properties, and another policy proposal to leave the Euro, are both damaging and absurd, Midlands North West EU candidate Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames has said. Mr. Casey told the Irish Daily Mail that he would compel the sale of homes that were vacant for a set period, which is unconstitutional in the first instance, and not a competence of the EU parliament in the second. He also told the newspaper that he would seek a referendum on leaving the Euro, which again is not something he could do as a member of the European Parliament, or something that would benefit our country for that matter. Responding, Fidelma Healy Eames said: “This is silly stuff from a man who should know better. Many vacant homes are vacant for a good reason – because families have had to emigrate temporarily for work, or because parents have died, or because the rental market in rural Ireland is not what it is in Dublin.

“Mr. Casey wants to take property from families who have worked hard for it, sometimes over multiple generations. It’s an absurd and reckless proposal. In relation to his comments on the euro, this would be hugely damaging to our economic stability and the livelihoods of people in rural Ireland. “Mr. Casey seems to be the one man in Ireland who has looked at the instability caused by Brexit and decided that we need some of that here. “The priorities for people in rural Ireland are clear - we need more EU investment in our communities and infrastructure and we need someone to fight for farming. “Those will be my priorities when elected. We need EU parliamentarians who know what they are doing and what they are trying to achieve – not somebody who says the first thing that comes into his head and whose policies are neither beneficial, nor achievable”.

Why youth should consider apprenticeships – Coffey Mid-Roscommon Fine Gael candidate Gerry Coffey is encouraging Roscommon teenagers to look into taking apprenticeships in sectors where there is now a shortage of workers. Mr. Coffey is aware of Roscommon employers who are struggling in 2019 to hire people for roles in construction and other sectors. Gerry Coffey says it shows that young people

who are considering postsecondary school career options should look at the apprenticeship route. “I have spoken to several local employers in recent weeks who are struggling to find people to work in vacant positions. For example, I spoke last week with a plant hire business that is struggling to find drivers with suitable tickets. “Teenagers can be over-

whelmed at this time of year by hype that often surrounds discussion about leaving cert points, CAO forms, college places, etc. I encourage students who are looking at third level options to also look at the apprenticeship route and to look at skilled roles in sectors that provide good employment and where local businesses are currently struggling to find people”.

Geraghty to launch campaign in Williamstown Five years ago, Michael Fitzmaurice took many by surprise when he won great support and was elected to Galway County Council on his first attempt before later going on to take a Dáil seat. Declan Geraghty from Williamstown is now hoping to follow in his footsteps and win a seat for the local, independent voice for the northeast Galway area. Declan will launch his campaign in the Parish Hall, Williamstown on Saturday night (27th) at 8.30 pm and has issued an open invitation to all who support his campaign. Declan is a well-known and popular businessman and an important employer in the Williamstown area. He is also well known for his strong views on the importance of keeping

rural areas alive. Speaking ahead of his campaign launch, he said: “I admire the work that Michael Fitzmaurice has done since he was first elected. After he became a TD, Des Joyce took over from him as county councillor and I thank Des for his work and I wish him well for the future,” said Declan. “If given the opportunity, I look forward to representing the people and families of the Ballinasloe Municipal Area and I will make every effort possible to bring development to this area and to boost small businesses and employment”. Declan says that many small businesses in rural areas are suffering due to the fact the commercial rates are levied on the size of a business

rather than their income and profits. He said he would like to see CAP payments targeted so that the family farm is given more support. Declan also sees the closure of services such as post offices, Garda stations, banks, shops and pubs as a severe blow to rural areas. Declan added that Galway County Council has been working hard to help rural communities through various schemes and policies and he would like to be a part of this work and to help strengthen the partnership between the council and local groups. “I would like to ask everybody to consider me for their No. 1 vote when they go to the polls in May,” he concluded.

Declan Geraghty, Michael Fitzmaurice TD and Cllr. Des Joyce pictured recently. Declan Geraghty launches his campaign this Saturday night ahead of the upcoming Galway County Council elections.

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European election candidates for debate on climate change The Environmental Pillar is holding a series of public debates to gauge where candidates stand on key environmental and climate issues before the polling stations open on the 23rd of May. A European Election debate for the Midlands-North West constituency will be held in the Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Lei-

trim on Friday, 26th of April from 7 pm-8.30 pm. The debates will feature a panel of politicians running in the upcoming election who will present their environmental policies, strategies and objectives for our country’s future. Sure to be hot on the attendees’ list of questions are where candi-

dates stand on forestry policy, the future of the carbon tax, the recent school strikes for climate and the Extinction Rebellion moment. As we go to press, the following candidates are confirmed: MEP Mairead McGuinness, Fine Gael MEP; Matt Carthy, Sinn Fein MEP; Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Independent;

Saoirse McHugh, Green Party; Cyril Brennan, People Before Profit; Dominic Hannigan, Labour Party; Peter Casey, Independent. The event will be moderated by Micheal O’Cinneide, a former Environmental Protection Agency Director.

ELECTION DESK Cllr. Naughten seeks survey of St. Coman’s Park footpaths Cllr. John Naughten has confirmed he is to raise the issue of the current condition of footpaths in the St. Coman’s Park estate in Monksland with Roscommon County Council. “I will be asking the Council to survey the footpaths with a view to upgrading them, particularly as this is one of the older estates in Monksland and some of the paths are now in a very poor condition,” explained Cllr. Naughten. “There are quite a number of elderly residents in this estate and I will be asking the Council to address the condition of the footpaths as a matter of urgency to bring them to an acceptable standard for pedestrians in Cllr. John Naughten the area”.

Crosby welcomes Tulsk digital funding

Pictured at the Roscommon Easter Parade on Sunday last were Inspector Padraic Burke, Roscommon; Cllr. Nigel Dineen; Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council, Cllr. Ivan Connaughton; Eugene Cummins CEO, Roscommon County Council; and Cllr. Domnick Connolly.

Independent election candidate for the Boyle Municipal electoral area Tom Crosby has this week welcomed the announcement by Minister Sean Canney that the village of Tulsk is set to become part of the digital age. “This funding is being made available through the Dormant Accounts Fund and was confirmed at the launch of the Western Development Commission’s (WDC) new five-year Strategic Plan ‘Work Smarter, Live Better’ this week. “It will see the establishment of an up to date digital working space in the region, one of many made available throughout the country thanks to a total of over €644,000 allocated under the latest round of the Rural Regeneration Tom Crosby. Programme,” he said.

Waldron launches campaign…with a little help from ‘Boxer’ Anthony (Tony) Waldron, who is running as an Independent candidate in next month’s local elections, formally launched his campaign in a packed Garvey’s pub in Ballintubber. Minister of State Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran was present to endorse Anthony’s

candidacy. Mr. Waldron spoke about his focus on having the rural voice heard in all matters that affect rural life. His campaign programme emphasises the need to find alternative ways of creating sustainable local employment,

Sabina Kilkenny, Tony Waldron, Amanda Soarse and Mary Garvey, Ballintubber, pictured at Tony Waldron’s local election launch in Garvey’s, Ballintubber recently. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin

combating rural deprivation and reinforcing both physical and mental health services for both young and old in County Roscommon, services that he says have been severely eroded over many years. One of the central themes of An-

thony’s plan is the promotion of tourism in what is a heritage-rich county. He points to the many spin-off benefits of tourism for local communities, including the generation of employment in local businesses and ancillary services – something other counties

have experienced through proper integrated planning. He also highlighted his experience with the Castlerea Enterprise Hub over many years and said that this a great example of what local enterprise can achieve with the right planning, financ-

ing and facilities. In particular, he emphasised the potential of linking the food hub (An Chistin) with an integrated tourist plan. Mr. Waldron previously sat on the Council as a Fianna Fail councillor between 2004 and 2009.

Michael Holland, Pyers O’Conor-Nash, Tony Waldron, Evan Curran and Noel Hegarty pictured at Tony Waldron’s local election launch in Garvey’s, Ballintubber recently. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin

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The 21 Strokestown International Poetry Festival Renowned event returns May 2nd to 6th The 21st Strokestown International Poetry Festival is set to take place this May Bank Holiday (Thursday, May 2nd to Monday, May 6th) at venues right across the town. The popular event will begin on Thursday, May 2nd with a Schools’ Poetry Exhibition as part of Poetry Day at Strokestown Library. This year’s festival anthology will be officially launched at 8.30 pm on Friday, May 3rd by Paddy Bushe at The Percy French Hotel following the officially opening of this year’s event by Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council, Cllr. Ivan Connaughton at 8.15 pm. There will be readings and talks throughout the weekend at Strokestown Park House and competitions including the renowned Strokestown International Poetry Competition Awards on Sunday, May 5th, which will be followed by a reception in the Gallery Kitchen. Duais de hÍde – The Douglas Hyde Irish Language Poetry Prize will also be up for grabs on Saturday, May 4th.

There will be music throughout the festival by Finbar Magee and Breige Quinn. The airing of the film ‘The Key was always in the door’, a collaborative work by visual artist Collette Nolan and poet Gerry Murphy with members of the Ballyphehane/Togher community in Co. Cork will take place on Sunday at 7.30 pm in Strokestown House. Admission is €10 but it promises to be an event not to be missed! With readings and talks from some of Ireland’s most talented poets, the Strokestown International Poetry Festival is once again the place to be this May Bank Holiday Weekend! For more information, click www.strokestownpoetry.org, email office@strokestownpoetry.org or call the office (10 to 1 pm) 071-9633759. Flashback to 2018! Pictured right at the opening night of last year’s Strokestown Poetry Festival in the Percy French Hotel were Breige Quinn and Finbar Magee. The popular musicians return to the 21st event this year.

Glenamaddy Players All-Ireland runners-up! Glenamaddy Players with their award winning play, Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire, narrowly missed out on winning the All-Ireland Confined Drama Finals in Doonbeg Co. Clare recently. With a huge group of local support present on the night the excitement was palpable. As well as finishing second overall the group picked up three awards along with several nominations for both production and acting. Anna Flaherty won best supporting actress, Declan Walsh best lighting and David Burke won best stage management. The group also received the following

nominations; Coman Keaveny for best producer, Tina Ward for best actress, Marie Coneran for best supporting actress, Patrick Coneran for a scholarship to Stageworks Summer School and the group was also nominated for Best Presentation. There were nine plays in the competition with plays of a very high standard and as a result the Glenamaddy Players can be very pleased with their second place finish. The group say they are delighted with the success that was achieved this year and are very thankful to all the support they received on the circuit and at the finals.

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www.strokestownpoetry.org Office (10am – 1pm) 071 9633759 e mail: office@strokestownpoetry.org The Glenamaddy Players finished runners-up at the All-Ireland Confined Drama Finals in Doonbeg, Co. Clare on April 13th.

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WeekendPeople SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION The prophet Daniel in a vision saw “One like the Son of Man” receive everlasting kingship (see Daniel 7:9–14). John is taken to heaven in today’s Second Reading where he sees Daniel’s prophecy fulfilled in Jesus, who appears as “One like a Son of Man”. Jesus is clad in the robe of a High Priest (see Exodus 28:4; Wisdom 18:24) and wearing the gold sash of a king (see 1 Maccabees 10:89). He has been exalted by the right hand of the Lord, as we sing in today’s Psalm. His risen body, which the Apostles touch in today’s Gospel, has been made a life-giving Spirit (see 1 Corinthians 15:45). As the Father anointed Him with the Spirit and power (see Acts 10:38), Jesus pours out that Spirit on the Apostles, sending them into the world “as the Father has sent Me”. Jesus “breathes” the Spirit of His divine life into the Apostles - as God blew the “breath of life” into Adam (see Genesis 2:7), as Elijah’s prayer returned “the life breath” to the dead child (see 1 Kings 17:21–23), and as the Spirit breathed new life into the slain in the valley of bones (see Ezekiel 37:9–10). His creative breath unites the Apostles - His Church - to His body, and empowers them to breathe His life into a dying world, to make it a new creation. In today’s Gospel and First Reading, we see the Apostles fulfilling this mission with powers only God possesses the power to forgive sins and to work “signs and wonders,” a biblical expression only used to describe the mighty works of God (see Exodus 7:3; 11:10; Acts 7:36). Thomas and the others saw “many other signs” after Jesus was raised from the dead. They saw and they believed. They have been given His life, which continues in the Church’s Word and sacraments, so that we who have not seen might inherit His blessings and “have life in His name”. – Scott Hahn Ph.D., www.salvationhistory. com (and courtesy of Sacred Heart Church)

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Local charity working to tame a growing problem! As you may know by now, every so often my long suffering wife, Carol, and I head across to Cabo Roig, a nice little place on the far side of Spain, where we can relax in the sun for a few days and enjoy what is a really friendly seaside village. It is a place that has everything that we would want in a holiday destination; fabulous scenery, great walks, top quality beaches, and any amount of golf clubs, as well as the obligatory selection of good pubs and restaurants, and fine weather. So what’s the catch I hear you ask? In truth, there is none, and yet, for the last few years, you could hardly fail to notice the ever-increasing numbers of wild cats that seem to have sprung up overnight. Now I freely admit that I am fan of cats, but, while I

would remark on the large numbers and indeed on the tourists who feed them, if I had not been contacted by a reader of this column about a similar problem in this country, I would probably never have thought about them again! Wild or feral cats are now very plentiful here in Ireland, and because the female is such a prolific breeder, who can have three litters a year with an average of five kittens per litter, it doesn’t need Einstein or any other mathematical genius to figure out that, without some intervention, we will soon have a major problem on our hands. The end result of uncontrolled breeding is large numbers of wild cats roaming the countryside, hungry, possibly disease ridden, and impossible to han-

dle or tame, and many of these will be poisoned or trapped and killed by people who get fed up of their constant fighting, yowling, or just their very presence around a house. Fortunately however, an organisation called TNR South Roscommon (Trap, Neuter, and Return) is in existence in this area, and its aim is to keep the feral cat population under control, by doing exactly what it says on the tin, and by raising public awareness of the necessity of spaying and neutering stray cats. TNR is a non-profit registered charitable organisation, formed by Orla Hanley some years ago, and Orla has coordinated the veterinary care, professionally offered at Cloverhill Veterinary Surgery. In simple language, if

you want to get a stray cat that you might be feeding, spayed or neutered, you can contact TNR and they will organise everything for the discounted sum of €10. When everything is sorted they will return your feline friend and you will have played your part in keeping the wild cat population under control. As with a lot of these organistions they rely almost exclusively on public donations to keep them going, and so they have two fundraising efforts coming up - this Saturday (27th), they are having a bucket collection at SuperValu, Roscommon, while the following day (Sunday 28th), there is a Sale of Work in the Courthouse, Ballygar, from 10 am to 2 pm., with all kinds of everything including jewellery, clothes, ornaments, and toys, all

generously donated by members of the public, available for purchase. Orla and her loyal team of volunteers are doing an amazing job in a very important area, so if you happen to be shopping in Supervalu, Roscommon on Saturday or if you can get to Ballygar on Sunday dig deep, and give them any help you can. I’m also told they also have an online shop so you can support them that way as well. As I said, I am not a cat man but, nonetheless, they don’t deserve to find themselves cold, hungry or homeless and a little kindness and compassion could help to make their lives, and ours, a lot easier. I wonder does Orla know anyone in Cabo Roig, who could sort out the problem over there?

Dancing with Odd Sox on Easter Sunday

Lyra’s murder casts a dark shadow

Normally at this stage I would be going on to matters of a lighter nature, but events in Derry on Good Friday cast a shadow over the entire country and the murder of journalist, Lyra McKee, by the New IRA has provoked a reaction of horror and outrage not seen since the murder in 1996, of another journalist, Veronica Guerin. Now I have no intention of moralising on the actions of these so-called ‘activists’, but it was so heartening to see the reaction of people who live in nationalist areas of Northern Ireland, and the total and utter con-

demnation of the cowardly murder of an innocent woman makes me think that all is not lost. I have to say that there can be nothing more cowardly than shooting from the shadows at human targets, whether they are police officers, or in this case, ordinary local residents, and if anything good is to come out of this, let us hope it’s that the local communities come together and show the gunmen that their day is long gone. I am writing this on Tuesday evening and it is highly significant that our President, Michael D Hig-

gins and Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, will both be in attendance at Lyra’s funeral. In doing so, they honour the memory of a young journalist, who, in every way, showed a lot more courage than the shooter who took her life. It is sadly ironic that her murder took place on the day the whole country and indeed the world was celebrating the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Peace Agreement. The greatest testimony to Lyra’s memory will hopefully be the fact that nothing will be allowed to undermine that peace agreement. May she rest in peace.

Finally onto lighter matters, and surprise, surprise on Easter Sunday night I found myself in Mikeen’s where a young band, Odd Sox, were providing the musical entertainment. Even though I had heard a lot of good things about them, this was the first night I had the chance to see them live. Now I have to tell you they more than lived up to their blossoming reputation, and their lively music, aided by a substantial helping of Mikeen’s porter, had me, as they say, strutting my stuff on the dance floor. I even felt my dancing was good enough to get me a call-up to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ however on the night the award for the ‘Best Dancer’ went to Michael Fleming Jnr, who produced a dance that was impossible to describe but was mostly built around the splits. For content, style and entertainment value he was a worthy winner and walked away with the first cup we could find which was in fact the Tug O’ War Cup! Young Mike is heading for Canada in the near future so to be going as the Champion Dancer of Creggs is a great boost for him, and we wish him well. Odd Sox are definitely worth a look and despite my disappointment at not winning the Dancing Competition, I have to say we had a great bit of craic, and thoroughly enjoyed the night. Before I finish, this Friday night coming I am quizmaster at a table quiz in Mikeen’s to raise funds for St. Ciaran’s boys and girls who are hosting Féile later in the year. My neighbour Mary Keane is organising the event, and I hope everyone makes the effort to be there - it will all kick off at 9.30 pm and there will be a raffle with loads of nice prizes to be won. Hope to see you there!

Till next week, Bye for now!

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Is there a code of omertà around Mother and Baby homes? Last week we celebrated 70 years since our country officially became a republic, (it happened at midnight Easter Monday on 18th of April 1949), yet I for one, a normally proud Irishwoman, feel sick to my stomach and thoroughly ashamed. You see, (in the same week), according to a new report, the burial locations of hundreds of babies and children who died in the State’s notorious mother and baby hell-holes remains unknown. Now, with regard to our highly respected neighbours in Tuam, the institution, (run by the Sisters of Bons Secours), was situated on a site allegedly operated and owned by Galway County Council, whom, in the face of deep criticism relating to them not being able to produce a legally required Register of Burials, is, let me state, insisting it is ‘fully co-operating with the investigation’. Now, during the course of my work, I’ve visited Tuam many times, and let me declare that it is populated by wonderfully decent human beings, people who deserve respect. However, as the town is sadly notorious as being the location of the disreputable Mother and Baby home, which harbours a mass burial site containing the remains of hundreds of babies who perished while in the care of the Order who ran it, I’d have to agree with the investigation and say that yes, it’s entirely possible that some local workers would’ve passed through its grounds on a regular basis. And, given this theory, I’d imagine that this week, the stench of humiliation, remorse, guilt, hypocrisy, and possibly fear

is permeating that normally glorious Tuam air. In relation to Bessborough, which was run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, I’d also agree with the report when it asserts, that, it is “very difficult to comprehend” how those who managed it have no information to offer concerning the locations of the burial places of the hundreds of infants and children who died in their care. Are we expected to believe that not a single, solitary, chaste, Godfearing Catholic among this lot has any credible info whatsoever, and can’t (or refuse) to provide even a smidgen of a clue that’d point families in the right direction? Look Sisters, maths isn’t my strong point, but if, between the decades of 1920 and 1980 nine hundred little souls perished at Bessborough, I make that fifteen deaths a year, so it’s absolutely staggering that not one single nun among you can come forward and break their silence; leading me to ask if there’s some sort of omertà in place here? If this shameful practice had happened anywhere else in the EU, the entire scandal would be referred to The Hague…and rightly so! Well done to Minister Katherine Zappone, who appears to be genuinely doing her best to get to the bottom of this horror, and who has passionately appealed to anyone with answers relating to these places of persecution to “let us know where they (the children) are buried”. I mean no disrespect to our wonderful neighbours in Tuam, and I fully understand we are

living in very different times. I empathise with those of you who may have information but whom, up to now, for whatever reason, have (disgracefully) remained silent. However, whether these tight-lipped individuals are possible members of the local clergy, are close family, or indeed, are possibly former members of an Garda Síochána, or are a part of the local community and council, etc., I’d implore you, given the revelations, and given the unspeakable horrors that befell these innocent little angels, it’s reasonable to assume your continued silence may be construed as not only be-

I’m keeping the dogs! You’re probably already aware, but a prenuptial agreement has absolutely no basis in Irish law, and is, therefore not binding. However, while there may be many reasons why a couple would sign a pre-nup prior to tying the knot, (money being the main one), as far as I’m concerned, retaining custody of the beloved fur babies would definitely be top of my list! I only mention this because the fight to retain custody of the family pet following a divorce is on the rise here in Ireland. And, as I love my doggies as much as I love my kids, (more, according to my eldest), I can fully understand

this scenario and it’s for this very reason, as well as the fact that, according to the UK’s Blue Cross, ‘30,000 divorce cases in the past year involved a dispute over a pet,’ that, on an occasion where I’m asked to carry out a voluntary home-check for an animal rescue charity, I’ve been known to ask the surprised applicants the one question everyone else avoids, and that is, have they made plans for the pet in the unlikely event they go their separate ways? When the answer’s ‘er, no,’ I ask, well, are they planning to return the poor dog/cat back to the rescue? When the reply is, ‘well yes probably,’ I follow up with, does the same

Castlerea reunion with a touch of class! The Castlerea Community School Class of ’97 held a school reunion recently. The organising committee decided to fundraise for the Zoe Cryan Trust as Zoe’s father David was a fellow classmate. The committee raised €1,145 for the trust and would sincerely like to thank all their former classmates and teachers for donating so generously. Pictured left shows the Class of ‘97 presenting the check to the Cryan family in Tully’s Hotel, Castlerea.

apply to the kiddies? As in, will they pack up the cherubs and return them to the maternity hospital? No…of course they won’t! So isn’t it reasonable for me to ask them to consider making arrangements for their pets prior to their commitment to adopt. Therefore, (and not that I’m contemplating it whatsoever because I adore him), but, if he-who-can-assemble-an-entire-car-enginewith-his-eyes-shut-yet-can’t-tidy-away-hisspanners and myself ever decide we no longer deserve our Lifetime Achievement Award for putting up with each other, let me state here and now that I’m keeping our dogs!

ing your acceptance, but possibly your collusion in the unauthorised and unrecorded disposal of innocent babies and young children’s bodies; babies who were Irish citizens with both legal and human rights. So today, examine that part of your conscience making you stand idly by, and come out and tell us what you know. The families, and indeed Ireland as a whole, needs a forensic investigation to bring about clarification and justice for these children and their mothers. For more information, please contact the HSE on 1850-241850.

Well done on an ‘egg-cellent’ Easter Parade! There was a great buzz in the county town last Sunday as locals donned their glad rags and flocked to the town’s annual Easter Parade. Well done to everyone who took part. The sun shone on what was definitely a healthy dose of community spirit at its very best with everyone in attendance looking happy and content…and why shouldn’t they be? Roscommon is a thriving county, full of fantastic people who not only believe in promoting and cultivating sense of belonging, they showcase it. Other counties would do well to take note! Just sayin’!

Philip Connolly Memorial event raises €15,500! The Philip Connolly Memorial Walk/Run was held in Knockcroghery on Sunday, February 24th and raised a grand total of €15,500, €10,500 of

which went to Mayo Roscommon Hospice and €5,000 to Cancer Research. The organisers wish to thank everybody who supported the event.

Pictured (L-r) at the recent cheque presentation were: Gabriel Martin, Mike Lyons, Lorraine Gallagher, Kevin Rogers, Mary Connolly, Shane Egan, Oliver McGuinness (Mayo Roscommon Hospice board), Paul Fallon, John Connolly, Noel Doyle, Una Doyle, Vincent Pierse and Seamus Brennan.

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Frank Nelson Kilmore student wins in Texaco Art Competition! A Roscommon student has won a top prize in this year’s 65th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. In the 6-years-and-under age category, a Special Merit Award was won by Caoimhe Hanly (6), from Scrabbagh National School, Kilmore, for her work entitled ‘The Fox’. Prizes will be presented at an awards ceremony next month when all of the 126 top prizewinners will be in attendance.

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Pictured are Kilcroan NS students who won the Cumann na mBunscol Ros Comáin sports quiz in the Abbey Hotel.

Kilcroan are Cumann na mBunscol quiz masters! Following a thrilling, highquality contest, Kilcroan NS emerged victorious in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Roscomáin sports quiz which took place in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon town on Wednesday, March 20th. The nineteen teams answered questions on an array of sports, ranging from GAA to athletics, rugby to soccer, horse racing to hockey, with even one question on Harry Potter’s favourite sport, Quidditch! In a dramatic finale, the Kilcroan NS team of Eoin Collins, Conor Kennedy, Conor McGann and Ella McNamara were crowned champions by one point, with a superb score of 72. However, the excitement didn’t finish there as Roxboro NS and Ballymurray NS were deadlocked on 71 points each and so a tie-break was needed. The two teams each answered four out of five questions correctly in the first round of the tie-break, before the Roxboro NS team of Aaron Bracken, Jonathan Greene, Jack Hayes and Jack Raftery clinched second place in a nail-biting second tie-break round. The Ballymurray NS team of Cian Duggan, Gavin Staunton, Luke Staunton and Daniel Tiernan distinguished themselves in the competition proper and the tie-break. Quizmaster Noel Dervan kept the contestants and the crowd entertained throughout the evening. The teams who finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd were presented with their trophies by the new chairman of Cumann na mBunscol Roscomáin, Senan Kilbride, who was also the subject of two questions on the night.

Pictured are Roxboro NS students who finished in 2nd place in the Cumann na mBunscol Ros Comáin sports quiz in the Abbey Hotel.

Pictured are Ballymurray NS students who finished 3rd in the Cumann na mBunscol Ros Comáin sports quiz in the Abbey Hotel.

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Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s last Sunday night were Martina Morris, Susan Duke, Niamh Watson, Caroline Dowling and Aisling Byrne.

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s last Sunday night were Chloe Farrell, Michael McCormack and Aisling Hill.

Faces & Places Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s last Sunday night were Lorraine Coyle, Kevin Concannon and Laura Henry.

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Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s last Sunday night were Sandra and Caroline Macklin.

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s last Sunday night were Caroline Connaughton, Kelley Feeney and Ciara Moran.

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s on Sunday night were Dearbhail Flood, Mairead Victory, Danielle Irwin, Frances O’Grady, Denis Murray, Brian Scally and Derek Murray.

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s last Sunday night were Jonathan Farrell and Michelle and Gerry Conlon.

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Pictured at The Hollywood Bar last Sunday night were Ian Travitt, Keelan Gallagher, Trevor Fallon, Oisin Farrell and Evan Croghan.

Pictured at The Hollywood Bar last Sunday night were John Monaghan and Susan Gilmore.

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Pictured at The Hollywood Bar last Sunday night were Tristan Coyne and Lauren Shaughnessy.

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Business Work Matters at the Library events A Work Matters event will take place at Roscommon County Library on Tuesday, April 30th from 6.15 pm to 8.15 pm. The event, which will be presented by Evelyn Cormican from Blueprint Coaching and Training, is called ‘Jobseeking – Success depends on clarity. Be clear about what you really want!’ This event is free of charge but booking is required. Ask at Roscommon Library desk, call 090-6637277 or email library@roscommoncoco.ie.

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Ireland from September to November to provide visitors with access to authentic food and drink experiences, high quality local ingredients and world class Irish food and drink produce. The extensive programme running over three months will seek to create an awareness and renewed appreciation at home and abroad of the strength and richness of Ireland’s cuisine today. Workshops are currently being

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rolled out throughout the country to inform the local food and drink industry about this exciting initiative for food and drink providers. The workshops have been organised for the industry to learn more and provide them with the opportunity to shape the development of a programme of events and experiences for 2019. Martina Kerr Bromley, Fáilte Ireland’s Head of Enterprise Development, said: “We are urging

people in the food and drink industry throughout Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, to get involved and participate in our upcoming workshops in your area (see workshop schedule below). The programme of events for ‘Taste the Island’ will include visits to food producers, distillers and brewers; food trails, food festivals, participation in traditional skills, opportunities to forage, traditional pubs, small-town cafés, restaurants, city bistros and Michelin-starred experiences. “This initiative supports Fáilte Ireland’s strategic imperative to address seasonality and grow revenue by driving increasing bed nights outside of the summer season while also driving visitors to explore lesser-known locations across the country and will, in the long term, enhance Ireland’s international food and drink reputation before they get here”. Businesses or events interested in this new initiative are invited to come along to the workshops to hear about how tourism can play a role in their business.

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Bungalow with spectacular Shannon views Connaughton Auctioneers bring this luxury four-bedroomed bungalow to the market in pristine condition in the ever-popular area of Ballyleague, Lanesboro, Co. Roscommon. Lakewood is a one-off property with spectacular views of Lough Ree and the River Shannon from the rear. Nestled beautifully on a site of 0.32 acres with tarmacadamed driveway, manicured gardens, two patio areas, an outdoor garden bar, playhouse and a host of exceptional features and outbuildings on site. This property is a must for viewing before being snapped from the market. Accommodation includes: entrance porch which leads into a nicely deco-

rated reception hallway, generous sized sitting room located off with open fire. Kitchen is located to the rear with fully fitted units and integrated appliances. Formal dining room with wooden flooring and sliding door into the large conservatory with views of the gardens and River Shannon. There is also an outdoor space with awning which runs along the side of the residence and adds to the overall available living space in this beautiful property. Four bedrooms in all with main bathroom and master bedroom en-suite. There is an adjoining garage (20’ x 10’) which has the potential for future conversion into residential accommodation.

Viewing is highly recommended and strictly by appointment. Contact the office on 090-6663700 or info@ connaughtonauctioneers.ie to arrange. Weekend, evening and bank holiday viewings available by prior arrangement.

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Hughes & Company are offering at No. 56, The Spinney, Abbeytown, Roscommon a five-bedroomed detached property for sale. Accommodation consists of a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, downstairs bedroom, utility, toilet with WHB. Upstairs has four bedrooms with one en-suite, a bathroom and a nice private garden to the rear. The residence is finished to a high standard and situated in one of Roscommon’s most sought after areas within walking distance of all local amenities.

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Large Tulsk residence with ofﬁce/shop unit Hughes & Company have confirmed that they have for sale at Tulsk, Co. Roscommon a large four-bedroomed residence with an office/ shop unit to the side. The property also has the benefit of a large workshop approximately 3,000 sq. ft. located to the rear of the building with its own self-contained canteen. The property is located within walking distance of Tulsk village and was formerly known as ‘Tulsk Machinery’. Pat is encouraging interested parties to contact him as this is one of the finest properties to come on the market in recent times. For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090-6627003 or e-mail info@ pathughesauctioneers.com.

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The Grove, Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon • Prime property to come on the open market • Comprising six bedroom residence part complete with swimming pool • And site for four bedroom bungalow adjoining with planning expired • The residence occupies an area of c. 6,921 sq. ft with an overall site area of c. 1.8 acres • There is an existing two bedroom residence on site which can be lived in while works are being completed on the larger residence • Located c. 4 miles from Roscommon Town • Viewing comes highly recommended. • To arrange a viewing contact the office on 090-6663700 Viewings at evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays also accommodated

Milford, Creggs village, Co. Galway F42 FP58 • Very attractive five bedroom dormer residence in excellent condition standing on a large site adjacent Creggs Village • The residence boasts spacious living accommodation throughout • Viewing highly recommended. • To arrange a viewing contact Joint Selling Agents Connaughton Auctioneers on 090-6663700 or Michael O’Rourke Auctioneer on 090-6621125 • Viewings at evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays also accommodated

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NEW TO THE MARKET Cruby Hill, Galway Road, Roscommon Town F42 PX82

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€90,000 for site at The Walk

A unique opportunity to acquire a bungalow residence in this sought after residential area within walking distance to all town amenities. Offering spacious site area with double detached garages to rear, this residence comprises:- Entrance hallway, sitting room, kitchen, dining room, utility, 4 bedrooms (master ensuite) and family bathroom.

This week Hughes & Company have on offer at The Walk, Roscommon a large site with the benefit of full planning permission. Pat has confirmed that they are accepting every offer in excess €90,000 for this site. For more information, contact the office on 090-6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com.

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Overall, this an excellent property on the prestigious Galway Road for which the Auctioneers highly recommends viewings. Price Region: €250,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET Kilglass, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon Imposing 5 Bedroom Residence situated on a large landscaped site with spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. Spacious property with attractive cut stone façade, this impressive residence, which is located 3 miles from Knockcroghery Village and central to both Athlone and Roscommon towns comprises:- Entrance Hallway, Sitting room, Kitchen, Dining room, Utility, study and downstairs bedroom. Upstairs, 4 large bedrooms – master ensuite and family bathroom. Price Region: €250,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aengus Oates has for sale at Cruby Hill, Roscommon town, a superb detached residence (approximately 2,500 sq. ft.) situated in a most sought after residential area just off the Galway Road and within walking distance to all town amenities. Aengus commented: “This unique residence is situated on a large, private landscaped site and comprises an entrance hallway with shower room off, sitting room, open plan kitchen/ dining room, lounge, utility, five bedrooms and two family bathrooms. “Outside, the property features a large detached garage with laundry area together with feature patio, gazebo and barbeque area. Viewing is a must. Price region of €279,500”. For more information or to arrange a viewing, contact Aengus Oates Auctioneers, Church Street, Roscommon town on 090-6627878 or email info@oates.ie.

3 bedroom bungalow situated on a large landscaped site on the sought after Galway road adjacent to the Abbey Hotel and Train Station and within walking distance to all town amenities. Elevated private site offering excellent views of the surrounding areas, this property comprises reception porch, entrance hallway, Kitchen/ dining room with back porch off, sitting room, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside landscaped gardens with detached double garage to side. Price Region: €130,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET Ballymurray, Roscommon F42 F744 Quality four Bedroom Bungalow sitting on a large site area located adjacent to the scenic Mote Park Woodland amenity area and only three miles to Roscommon Town and twenty minutes to Athlone Town Centre. Spacious property with two large detached workshops and office to the rear. The Auctioneer invites enquiries and viewing. Price Region: €216,000

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LAKEVIEW HOUSE, LECARROW, KILGLASS, ROSCOMMON F42 RT62

Traditional 3 Bedroom Country Home set on a most picturesque 0.62 Acre site offering breathtaking views over Kilglass Lake. The said residence also benefits from 3 no outbuildings including a 2 bay Hay Shed situated to the rear. Built c 1940’s the subject property also has a former shop unit to the side offering further potential. The auctioneer invites all offers for immediate sale.

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KNOCKALAGHTA, BALLINTUBBER, ROSCOMMON F45 Y953

NET TO THE MARKET Cruby Hill, Galway Road, Roscommon F42 AC66

A most Impressive 6 Bedroom Detached Dormer Style Residence (190 Sq.m) with Detached Garage (32 Sq.m) situated on a most prime elevated site offering breathtaking views over picturesque countryside. Conveniently set between the towns of Williamstown and Castlerea, Ireland West Airport Knock is a gentle 30 min drive. Finished to an extremely high standard overall, a quality family home is now presented to the marketplace and all enquiries and offers are now invited for immediate sale. AMV: €197,500

Cruby Hill, Roscommon town.

Final offers invited for ‘Les Petites Tartres’ Seamus Carthy confirmed this week, that they are finalising all interest in ‘Les Petites Tartres’, a renowned coffee shop and restaurant business at Main Street, Athleague. Seamus believes this is an exceptional opportunity offering a “ready to go” business that boasts many years of successful trading within its colourful, cosy and relaxed surrounds. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire an established and renowned business. Since putting the business on the market, we have received interest from all over the world which is no surprise. What we have for sale is a booming business that is exceptionally wellknown and is being sold as a going concern with the benefit of a long leasehold interest and certified accounts acknowledging substantial turnover figures”. Seamus Carthy is now inviting final offers. Contact REA Seamus Carthy today on 090-6630001.

A three bedroom Traditional detached Two Storey residence with outbuildings on 1.21 acres. Offering excellent potential, the said property is considered to be in reasonable condition and offering excellent value for money. Immediate enquiries advised. AMV: €46,000

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CAMS, CLOVERHILL, ROSCOMMON F42 P894

Attractive 4 bedroom bungalow set on 1.1 acres, situated at Cams, Cloverhill, 5 km from Roscommon town. Considered an excellent and sought after residential location, given its picturesque setting and close proximity to Roscommon town. This select property offers potential and all offers are now invited for immediate sale. Viewing is a must. AMV: €110,000

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A primely located 5 B/R bungalow residence located in a select countryside location close to Curraghboy village and all amenities. The said property benefits from spacious living accommodation throughout and stands on a mature site area of approx. 0.5 of an acre. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers after €70,000 for immediate sale.

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A substantial holding of lands located in a much sought after agricultural district containing approx. 166.75 acres in total (former Franciscan Monastery lands). The said lands are set out on opposite sides of the public roadway on which stands a substantial roadside farmyard. Renowned lands in the region renowned for their fattening and feeding qualities. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers to sell.

Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon Email: jearley@propertypartners.ie www.propertypartners.ie Tel: (090) 6626579 / 6626796 Fax: (090) 6625405

‘Quality’ Ashdale House must go! REA Seamus Carthy, Roscommon town are inviting final offers on a “quality four-bedroomed bungalow residence” with detached outbuildings (containing a workshop and an office/granny flat). The property is set on 2.3 acres of land situated convenient to Roscommon town in what is considered a sought after residential location, within close proximity to schools, shops etc. The residence known as ‘Ashdale House’ is 180 sq. metres and according

to Seamus “boasts spacious living accommodation and in particular a most impressive main living room. With four double bedrooms (including two ensuite), a quality family home is now on offer. “Altogether, a most impressive property and we now invite final viewings and all offers to sell”. Contact REA Seamus Carthy today 090-6630001 for more information or to arrange a viewing.

‘Ashdale House’ which is situated convenient to Roscommon town.

Earley’s require properties in Roscommon town Property Partners Earley Roscommon are this week seeking houses in Essex Grove, Castle Park, Cherry Drive and Celtic Avenue, Roscommon town for cash clients and disappointed underbidders. John Earley FIPAV commented: “We have experienced a very busy period of house sales over the past number of weeks with a large volume of residential properties being sold or sale agreed. “We are now seeking 2-3 bedroom bungalow residences in Essex Grove, Castle Park, Cherry Drive and Celtic Avenue and the general vicinity for cash clients. We offer a comprehensive pre-market analysis, valua-

tion service and one of the largest databases of potential purchasers in the region to our clients. We advertise in all local and national media and include all our property on three main websites to include www.daft. ie, www.propertypartners.ie

and www.myhome.ie”. For further details or to arrange a consultation, please contact either John Earley FIPAV or David Diffley MIPAV, TRV of Property Partners Earley Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email jearley@propertypartners.ie.

Lands wanted for forestry Property Partners Earley, Roscommon are this week urgently seeking lands for forestry purposes to meet a recent large order. John Earley, FIPAV of Property Partners Earley, says: “In order too fill a new order just received we are actively seeking lands suitable for plantation in all areas. Our clients will assess the lands and if suitable, cash is waiting for immediate purchase. Raw lands with lots of ten acres or more are preferrable”. For further details or to arrange a consultation, please contact John Earley FIPAV, Property Partners Earley Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email jearley@propertypartners.ie.

Sale of the Week with Property Partners Earley David Diffley MIPAV, TRV of Property Partners Earley Roscommon is this week pleased to announce that he has sold a primely located semi-detached residence located at Cloonslanor, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon for a very satisfactory price. David described the property as: “A primely located three bedroomed semi-detached residence located in a select residential location adjacent to Strokestown. The property stands on a spacious site area of 0.32 of an acre with the benefit of a range of out buildings.

In need of renovation and modernisation throughout, the property offers spacious living accommoda-

tion together with an unrivaled location”. David added: “We have experienced a very busy

selling period with quality properties attracting strong interest in all areas. Due to demand, we are now seeking properties in all areas for disappointed under bidders and cash buyers. We welcome all submissions and offer a free appraisal service”. For further details or to arrange a free consultation, please contact John Earley FIPAV or David Diffley MIPAV, TRV at Property Partners Earley, Roscommon on 090-6626579, email jearley@propertypartners.ie or log onto www.propertypartners.ie.

Stonebridge House has traditional charm Newly arrived to the market is this authentic, traditional three-bedroomed detached residence with outbuildings on a large site of approximately 0.86 acres of lawned gardens. Stonebridge House is a beautifully restored and redecorated building that been completed to a very high standard with the focus being on traditional old-style charm which resonates throughout the entire property. Creggs is a village on the border between Roscommon and Galway and a mere 15 minute drive from the towns of Roscommon and Glenamaddy with Castlerea approximately 25 minutes away. The property is located adja-

cent to Derryhippo River, a small tributary of the River Suck which is laden with trout for the keen fisherman. The living accommodation is well planned and spacious with the ground floor consisting of a rear hallway, sitting room, living/dining room, kitchen and bathroom. On the first floor there are three bedrooms with master ensuite. The exterior of this property is picturesque from every aspect. With a traditional block wall to the front, tarmacadam and stone driveway which extends to the rear. There is an array of mature trees and shrubbery on site with a large garden to the side

which is fenced off with post and rail and leads down to the gurgling Derryhippo River. Seldom does a unique property of this caliber come to the market and viewing is highly recommended but strictly by appointment only. For further information and to arrange your view-

ing contact the office on 090-666 3700 or info@ connaughtonauctioneers.ie Weekend, evening and bank holiday viewings available by prior appointment.

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Loretta Dowd celebrating 8 years in business! This month Loretta Dowd is celebrating eight years in business, having set up her business in 2011, during what can only be described as difficult times for the housing market. Persistence is key, however, and having gained eleven years’ experience prior to setting up her own business Loretta continued with what can only be described as dedication and hard work. Her business has grown and Loretta Dowd Properties sign boards can be seen throughout all areas of Roscommon, Galway, Mayo, Longford and surrounding areas. Loretta Dowd Properties specialise in residential sales and lettings, commercial sales and lettings, farm sales and more. Loretta has built a strong reputation for offering impeccable customer service, attention to detail and the benefit of her extensive knowledge of the industry and last year joined ‘The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)’, a modern, progressive and innovative Institute solely representing over 1,300 auctioneers and valuers throughout Ireland. Loretta says her aim is to “make selling, buying or letting as stress free as possible, offering independent professional service and advice that helps to promote and market your property in order to achieve the optimum price and speed of sale”. She added: “I take great pride in customer care and in the way business is conducted. My aim is to provide a service that my clients will feel strongly about recommending my services to others. All of the above would not have

been possible without the great support of the many customers of Roscommon, Mayo, Longford and Galway areas and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support over the years”. Ms. Dowd reported that there has been a significant increase in enquiries seeking properties in all areas but in particular Roscommon town. Loretta has clients urgently seeking the following properties in particular: Bungalow residence with garage (optional) within six mile radius of Roscommon town; Approximately 20 acres of land in the Fourmilehouse area; ‘Mortgage approved’ - budget of €120,000 for property located within easy commute of Roscommon town (must be on school bus route); ‘Mortgage approved’ - budget of €180,000 seeking property in Roscommon town. Contact Loretta If you are thinking of selling your property and you are not sure where to begin, Loretta can call to your property to offer a FREE presale valuation and property appraisal – ‘No sale, no fee’. Loretta Dowd Properties appreciates viewings have to fit with each customer’s busy lifestyle and therefore viewings/appraisals are available outside standard working hours to accommodate everyone where possible. Loretta Dowd can be contacted on 0872233223 or by email ldowdproperties@ gmail.com or visit www.daft.ie.

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Properties recently Sold/ Sale Agreed!

No.51 Dun Ard, Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon

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Price: €175,000 o.n.o. This well presented owner occupied family home comes on the market in excellent condition and is finished to a very high standard by its present owners with many extras including alarm, solid fuel stove, timber decking to rear of property etc... Dun Ard is a development located on the edge of Knockcroghery village and is just circa. fifteen minute drive to Athlone and M6 Dublin/Galway motorway. Accommodation comprises briefly of reception/ hallway, large sitting room with solid fuel stove and built in unit, double doors to a spacious kitchen/dining room with sliding door to timber decking and garden area, utility, w.c. First floor: four bedrooms in all, master bedroom ensuite and bathroom.

No.15 Cnoc na Gaoithe, Lanesborough, Co. Longford Price: €120,000 o.n.o. Loretta Dowd brings to the market this lovely 3 bedroom semidetached residence presented for sale in good condition and is located close to schools, shops and close to the very scenic village of Lanesborough, a village renowned for the world famous River Shannon. Roscommon town is a short ten minute drive and Longford town is circa. twenty minute drive. Accommodation comprises briefly of reception/hallway, sitting room with open fireplace, kitchen/dining room, w.c., first floor three bedrooms in all with master bedroom ensuite and bathroom, spacious enclosed garden area to rear.

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Loretta Dowd invites all viewings and offers! Please contact Loretta Dowd MIPAV on 087 2233223 or visit www.daft.ie for further details.

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Roscommon People MART WATCH Roscommon Mart sample prices Finished Spring lamb hoggets 48.3kgs €135, 50.1kgs 65.8kgs €135, 62.7kgs €124, 48.6kgs €119, 56kgs €116, 56.8kgs €110.

€130, 48.7kgs €130, 48.5kgs €126, 43kgs €125, 40kgs €120.

Manager’s report… Maura Quigley, Roscommon Mart “There was no cattle sale last week due to Good Friday. “There were smaller numbers on offer at Wednesday’s sheep sale with prices for spring lamb fetching €135 for 48.3kgs. Prices for finished hoggets peaked at €135 for 65.8kgs. There was a steady trade for cast ewes with prices ranging from €50 up to €132. Sales continue each Wednesday at 11 am for lambs, cast ewes and ewes with lambs at foot. “Cast ewes made from €50 to €132 per lot. Ewe with two lambs at foot made up to €256, while ewe with one lamb at foot made up to €200. In lamb ewes made up to €175”.

Castlerea Mart sample prices Heifers Lm 420kgs €1235, Ch 425kgs €1120, Lmx 490kgs €1295, Si 480kgs €1235, Ch 650kgs €1400, Ch 570kgs €1380, Lm 660kgs €1500.

Dry cows Ch 960kgs €1770, BB 795kgs €1705, Lm 845kgs €1595, Si 725kgs €1415, Lm 680kgs €1370.

Weanling bulls Ch 275kgs €945, Lmx 270kgs €840, Ch 460kgs €1150, Lm 405kgs €1125, Lm 305kgs €905,

Ch 315kgs €965.

Weanling heifers Lmx 235kgs €800, BBx 265kgs €780, Ch 285kgs €885, Lm 355kgs €990, Ch 415kgs €1040, Ch 260kgs €755, Ch 365kgs €925.

Bullocks Lmx 470kgs €1365, Ch 485kgs €1250, Si 450kgs €1195, Ch 545kgs €1450, Ch 525kgs €1380, Lm 575kgs €1360, AA 570kgs €1295, Ch 610kgs €1420.

Manager’s report… Brendan Egan, Castlerea Mart “900 cattle presented for sale last Thursday with trade and prices maintained again this week and in some cases prices were improved by €20 to €30 per head. The heifer ring reported a very strong trade with good quality lots on offer and prices were reflective of the good attendance of customers present. The weanling rings reported good clearances also this week while the breeding stock, sucks and dry cows were similar in price to last week. “Cows with calves at foot made from €980 to €1,840 for a Limousin cow and her Limousin heifer calf at foot. Springers made from €1,100 to €1,760 per head. “There were large numbers of calves on offer with cairy cross calves making from €20 to €115, with the Angus cross and Hereford cross types making from €150 to €320 and continentals types making from €280 to €390. Runners made from €430 to €785 per head. “Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday 25th) with our usual sale of heifers, cows, calves, runners and weanlings. All sales commence at 11 am”.

Beef Plan Movement calls for immediate price rise  DAN DOONER

Beef Plan Movement members are demanding an immediate increase in the base price for beef by Ireland’s processors after their submission to the Joint Oireachtas committee and following their first meeting with Meat Industry Ireland (MII) last week. Beef Plan used both forums to feed back the disquiet and anger among the 19,000 farmers they represent. The recent Oireachtas committee was told that for the last

ten years farmers have been paid less than their counterparts in Europe for U3 and R3 steers. The Beef Plan Movement has said that the buck stops with processors and retailers and that it was vital that processors listened to their suppliers, particularly at this time of year when supply traditionally starts to tighten. A spokesperson for the movement said: “All organisations are calling for action – the bottom line is that Beef Plan demand and expects immediate action in the form

of a price rise – a significant price rise to recover somewhat a very bleak situation. The current price is 40c/kg below this week last year which equates to €140 on a 350kg carcass. No farmer can afford this price differential year to year. “Considering the price drop for beef since the Brexit vote was first passed in the UK and compare this to the corresponding milk price over the same period, it could be contended that there has been an opportunistic and significant drop by beef processors compared to

their dairy counterparts”. The movement points to recent media coverage as proof that organisations including ICSA, ICMSA, IFRG and Beef Plan have a common view on the four movement rule and also 30 month age limit among other specifications. The Beef Plan Movement said it would welcome collaboration and engagement between the organisations to abolish non value-add specifications, adding that it would be voicing concerns on behalf of farmers to EU candidates.

Beef Producers group continues to grow  DAN DOONER

The North East Galway Beef Producers group continues to go from strength to strength. The group meets two Mondays a month and its membership has grown substantially in the last three years. Recent speakers have included local public representatives such as Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice and Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice (both pictured right) and well-known names in the agricultural sector including Irish Farmers Journal Editor, Justin McCarthy, who recently addressed a large meeting of the group at Williamstown

Parochial Hall. Chairman of the group, Ronan Kelly, says the group has united small farmers in the area. “The group is going for the last 20 years and until about three years ago we had just 30 to 40 members

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but now there are over 130 members and still growing. “We have ten meetings a year which usually take place on the second Monday of the month and feature guest speakers who talk about all farming prac-

tices and the business of farming. “The committee aims to provide farmers with information and being small farmers ourselves, we all stand together and learn what we can about the new CAP and schemes and

payments. “We also have our own quality beef scheme competition which is great for our members to enter and that has eleven categories in terms of cattle sold in the mart and killed in factory”.

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Bealtaine Special Sale of Bullocks Friday, May 3rd at 11 a.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on this Thursday, April 25th

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IFA members protested at the Department of Health last Tuesday.

IFA stage ‘Unfair Deal’ protest Roscommon IFA Farm Family & Social Affairs Chairperson, Frances Keane, said the Government has abandoned farm families by failing to implement the three-year cap on farm assets under the financial assessment of the Fair Deal scheme. Mrs. Keane said it is now nearly nine months since Cabinet approved the proposal to introduce a three-year cap on

farm and small businesses assets, where a family successor commits to continue to farm the asset for a period of six years. “Farm families are beyond frustrated with the delays. When Minister Daly announced last July that he had Cabinet approval to introduce a cap and that he would be progressing the matter in the Oireachtas in the autumn session, we thought

we had reached the finish line. Unfortunately, that was not the case and we find ourselves protesting. “In the time since Cabinet approved the proposal, it has cost individual farm families an estimated €40,000 in nursing home costs,” she said. IFA is calling for the changes to be introduced without any further delay and retrospec-

tively applied to July when the Cabinet approved proposal for new and existing farmers availing of the Fair Deal scheme. The association also believes that the three-year cap must also be applied to farms that are currently leased, but where a family successor gives a verified commitment that they would continue to farm the asset for a period of six years.

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“Kye George” with Sinead Connery, Elphin, Co. Roscommon, when he took the Yellow Rosette in his class at the Irish Hereford Society Bull Show in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock recently. Photo Ita West

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Speaking at the launch of the recent climate report in Dáil Éireann, IFA President Joe Healy said the Teagasc plan is the basis for further climate action in agriculture and is far better than the unrealistic proposals put forward by the Citizens’ Assembly. “The recommendations regarding the development of farm-scale and community renewables have the potential to make a real difference. However, this requires changes to grid connection, planning policy and the design of the renewable electricity support scheme to support farm-scale and community renewables”. IFA expressed concern that the proposed increase in carbon tax will impose significant costs on farm families and rural communities who do not have alternatives. “A just climate transition

means leaving no-one behind. It is unjust to impose a punitive carbon tax in the absence of alternatives.” Joe Healy said if the horticulture sector is to develop in line with the Committee’s proposals, it needs policies to make it robust and sustainable. “To date, the Government has failed to regulate against unsustainable discounting and to appoint an independent retail regulator to police the grocery market,” he said. “Currently, the European Commission is proposing a €100m cut to the annual CAP budget. It is not sustainable to expect farmers to keep delivering more with less, despite the fact that almost 90% of the existing CAP Rural Development Programme is already focused on environmental and climate protection”. In forestry, IFA is look-

ing for a payment for ecosystem services to provide an income from areas set aside for biodiversity. IFA Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney said: “Over 212,000 carbon assessments have been completed, as part of Bord Bia’s Origin Green programme. Over 40% of farmers participate in the Green Low Carbon AgriEnvironment Scheme. Over 1,000 farmers interact in the voluntary Smart Farming programme. “Yes, agriculture’s emissions are significant, but that reflects the importance of the sector to the national economy. However, while agriculture’s emissions have declined by 1% since 1990, emissions from sectors such as transport are spiralling out of control, increasing by 133%. Despite this, farming continues to be a scapegoat for climate inaction in other sectors”.

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Bealtaine Special Sale of Heifers Friday, May 10th at 11 a.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 2nd

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Special Sale of Weanlings Tuesday, April 30th at 5p.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on this Thursday April 25th

Also Springers/Suckler Cows Reduction Sale (After Sale of Weanling Heifers) 11 Cows with calves at foot, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Calvers, 5 Springers due end of April onwards to Char Stock Bull – Cows are mostly Black Lim with some AA & Simm. Organic Cattle – fully organic since May 2017 - Photos on website and Facebook ------------------------------------

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Lambs, Cast Ewes, In -lamb Ewes & Ewes with Lambs at foot Each Wednesday at 11 a.m. ------------------------------------

Wednesday, May 1st at 11 a.m.

Show & Sale of Lambs in conjunction with Roscommon Lamb Festival Best Pen of Factory Lambs (Minimum of 5 lambs) Best Pen of Butchers Lambs (Minimum of 5 lambs) Best Pen of 5 Factory Lambs suitable for Qualeutex Lamb Producer Group sired by a Texel or Beltex Ram SPECIAL CLASS Best Ewe with 2 Lambs at foot The Oliver Burke Memorial Sculpture will be awarded to the winner

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090 66 65917 087 228 8780

DRIVING LESSONS

JOHN DOORLY School of Motoring RSA REGISTERED AND FORMER DRIVER TESTER

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

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

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

Telephone: 086 8433433

Roscommon West Business Park, Circular Road, Roscommon. David Connor

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

 CALVES FOR SALE: Continental, Angus and Hereford calves for sale. Delivery available. Contact Darragh. Tel: 086 8713864

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) Currently in 2019, sprayers are required to be tested every 5 years according to Dept. of Agriculture regulations. From 2020 all sprayes are required to be tested every 3 years Contact: Thomas Neilan on 087 2395171 or 090 6663069 e-mail: thomasneilan4@gmail.com

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

 ABERDEEN ANGUS CALVES FOR SALE: Top quality Aberdeen Angus calves for sale, Bulls and Heifers. Tel: 086 2167132  CALVES FOR SALE: Continental Hereford and AA Bulls and Heifers for sale. Tel: 086 1996367  TO LET: 28 acres of land at Roxboro, til 1st November 2019 for grazing or silage with option to take slatted house. Tel: 086 0872930

FRANCIS REGAN FENCING LTD

VHI and Laya Covered

COUNSELLING & HYPNOTHERAPY

 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

FENCING/GATES

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

COUNSELLING

FARMING

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

For all your fencing needs. Glas Fencing Grant Fencing Post Rail

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Classifieds FENCING/GATES

GARDENING

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

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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

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

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

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

CORBETT TREE CARE & LANDSCAPING Dangerous Tree Removal ● Wood Chipping ● Garden Hedges & Trees reduced and shaped ● General Maintenance ● Fully Insured Contact Alan on

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Phone John on

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

CONTACT KEVIN:

090 6630879 or Mobile

087 2835742 JOE HEALY Tree Services • Hedge Cutting • Dangerous Tree Removal • Wood Chipping • Fully Insured

Phone:

087 2721193 DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL SERVICE • Woodchipping • Log Splitting • Tree Surgery • Hedge Cutting

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

HEALTH & WELL-BEING

PARKLAWN TREE SERVICES

GARDENING WALTER BEGLEY

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

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

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

HOLISTIC 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 PAINTING & DECORATING

• Anniversary Remembrance • Acknowledgements • Birthday Remembrance

For all your decorating needs CONTACT JOHN

086 4679798 PAINTER & DECORATOR Private & Commercial Power washing 25 years experience Free Estimates Given

Phone Alan on:

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090 6661635

We cannot guarantee publication after this time.

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Tel: 087 2264951

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

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Family Notices

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PLANNINGS

REFLEXOLOGY MARINA FUREY (MNRRI) African & Classical Reflexology

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING & DECORATING CONTRACTOR

Call into our office on Abbey Street, Roscommon

REFLEXOLOGY

PROPERTIES TO LET/RENT/WANTED  TO LET: Frenchpark 2 bed townhouse to let, mint condition, OFCH, close to local ammenities, bus stop etc. Telephone Sean: 087 2371716  TO RENT: 3/4 bedroom house to rent in Oran/Donamon, 6 miles from Roscommon town. Solid fuel and oil fired central heating, all mod cons. Suitable for family/professionals, mature gardens. Viewing by appointment only. Tel: 086 8161539  TO RENT: One bedroom apartment to rent, Bawn Street, Strokestown Tel: 086 8106655

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

086 3482387 info@moleskinarchitecture.com

facebook.com/moleskinarch 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  FOR SALE: Cottage for quick sale in Williamstown on the Roscommon/Galway border in a peaceful countryside setting. The Cottage Boasts: 2 bedrooms, oil central heating and a 16kw stove including a bathroom with shower. Outside: There is a very large shed measuring 30ft x 20ft x 14ft which makes it very useful for a variety of uses. There is also a wooden shed and a Polytunnel. The Lawns: Have recently been professionally laid and the driveway recovered with stone. All offers over €110k will be given serious consideration. Tel: 087 4562228 any time

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We hereby apply to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Thomas and Sinead Crehan for planning permission to construct a new domestic garage/fuel store and associated works at Aghmagree, Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon. Signed: FH Consultant Engineers Ltd, The Square, Ballygar, Co. Galway Phone: 090 6624483 The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We Mark and Leeann Barrett are applying to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to construct dwelling house and domestic garage with proprietary treatment system and percolation and associated site development works at Frenchpark Demesne, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Mark and Leeann Barrett The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I Marie Farrell am applying to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to retain as constructed entrance to house built under PD-07772 at Curry, Strokestown, Roscommon, F42 TK25 Signed: Marie Farrell The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I Colm Foley intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to erect an extension/carry out alterations to an existing dwelling house, to install a waste water treatment unit with soil polishing filter and to construct all ancillary site works to facilitate same at Cregganycarna, Taughmaconnell, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Colm Foley. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I Rui Wu am applying to Roscommon County Council for planning permission for change of use from residential to pre-school services at 22 Waterville, Bealnamulla, Athlone, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Rui Wu The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying for planning permission for erection of dwelling house and domestic garage with septic tank and percolation area and ancillary site development works at Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Niamh Mannion and Cathal Waldron The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five 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.

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.

Classifieds SITUATIONS VACANT  SMYTH’S TRANSPORT: Require a full-time HGV Apprentice Mechanic. Tel: 087 2541720  SMYTH’S TRANSPORT: Require a full-time HGV Driver. Monday to Friday with nights out in the truck. Contact Stephen on 087 2541720  LABOURER + DIGGER DRIVER: Required for full time work in the Roscommon area. Clean driving licence required. Excellent rates available. Reply with CV to Box No: 2022 c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon  VAN DRIVER: Required for full-time / part-time position, light duties, full licence. Reply with CV to Box No: 2031 c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon

Roscommon People Friday 26 April 2019

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

Pete’s Cabs

Roscommon

Quality Small Job Services For Home or Business

LOFT LADDERS

also Peat Bedding Available

Supplied & Fitted From

Tel: Donal (All areas)

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Peter Lynch 086 8400002

TOM KILDUFF CABS Tel: (086) 2544662 086 3821515

KELLY’S EYE Taxi and Minibus hire.

PHONE:

087 2727888

TOMMY GILLIGAN

CABS

TELEPHONE: 086 8099 503

Padraig Healy Car & Mini Bus Hire Wheelchair Accessible

 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. Call 0863312411 after 6pm.  THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL OFFERS: • Bags of seasoned firewood only €2 per bag • Bags of turf only €2.50 per bag, buy 20 get 2 free • Tonne bags firewood/turf €35 per bay, or buy tonne firewood + tonne turf + 2 bags coal 20kg all for €80 delivered. • Stove coal 40kg bags only €14, buy 10 bags get 1 20kg bag coal free. • 8x4 trailer load firewood only €90. All includes free delivery. Contact Tom: 086 2628439  FOR SALE: Turf for sale, ten sod skips, Kilrooskey area. Tel: 087 9701400  TURF FOR SALE: 5 skips of turf for sale. 10 sods wide. In Kilrooskey bog. Bank on the side of the road. Turf cut a fortnight ago. In great condition. Tel: 086 3007390 PREMIUM BLACK TURF For Sale BLACK RIDGE PREMIUM TURF Bagged or loose. Quantities of 10 or more bags delivered free of charge. Irish Bog Garden Products. Call Sean 087 6788674

DRIVING LESSONS

(086) 2714879

ROSCOMMON

Cab and Bus Hire Roscommon

086 2670670

USEFUL SERVICES  SHANE NAUGHTON ROOFING CONTRACTOR Roofing, slating, tiling, 1st and 2nd fixing and flooring. All aspects of carpentry and building undertaken. Tel: 086 3155329

Aluminium

The company that can do all them small jobs

CRASH REPAIRS

FROM

€190 094 96 31880 087 9100477

www.oddjobsolutions.ie Established since 2005  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.

HOME MAINTENANCE  HOME MAINTENANCE: All aspects covered, plumbing, electrics, carpentry and any household emergency. 24 hour call out. Phone Kieran: 087 7465281 or Jake 085 1002423  ELECTRICIAN AVAILABLE: Rewires, first and second fix new houses, fuse board upgrade. All farm buildings and sheds, security lighting and garden lights. Tel: Tom on 086 0815802

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

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

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

TELEPHONE MICHAEL HAVERTY: 086 8381227 or 086 1997815

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

Driving School

Pictured at the presentation of prizes at Roscommon Golf Club were Ruth and John Lennon.

Proud to sponsor Roscommon’s golﬁng masters! What’s good for Augusta National is good for Roscommon Golf Club too! It seems that ‘switching times’ is all the rage in the golfing world. Our friends in Roscommon Golf Club were due to have one of their regular ‘presentation of prizes’ evenings some time after 9 pm on Sunday night, 14th of April. That would have been usual enough. But then they thought about the appeal of day four of the US Masters, and so a quick little re-scheduling was arranged. And Roscommon Golf Club brought their presentation event forward to 8.30 pm, so that those present would be free to see the decisive action on the back nine at the Masters afterwards. Fast-forward to the Saturday night, and with stormy weather forecast, our friends at Augusta National Golf Club took the unprecedented step of bringing the closing day’s tee-off times at the Masters forward by several hours. Cue frantic rearranging of Sunday afternoon plans in thousands of households across Ireland (and elsewhere)! At Roscommon Golf Club, it simply meant that when people turned up for the 8.30 pm prize-giving, they came in praise of Tiger. The Masters was over much earlier than usual, and there was really only one subject up for discussion: the return of the Tiger. Meanwhile, here at the Roscommon People, we were delighted to sponsor our annual competition at Roscommon Golf Club recently. The Roscommon People sponsored Men’s Stableford competition was won by Thomas O’Farrell with 40 points. Charlie Farrell was runner-up (38), Michael Corcoran took the gross prize (33), Tom Donohue was third (38) and the junior prize went to Kevin Connaughton (38). – PH

 BUILDER AVAILABLE FOR SMALL PROJECTS: Extensions, bathroom, conversions, replacement windows etc. Tel: 086 0512267

MARQUEE

Call car direct

JOHN BEATTIE

USEFUL SERVICES

2018 SEASONED TURF

086 2721812

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

Pictured at the presentation of prizes at Roscommon Golf Club were Cian O’Connor, Michael Corcoran and Kevin Connaughton.

Selection of Marquees available for:

087 2295551 Road Safety Authority Approved Driving Instructor

We also have a selection of tables & chairs, bar facilities and stages for any of the above. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Ballintubber, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon

BUS HIRE FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Pictured at the presentation of prizes at Roscommon Golf Club were Mary Lalor and Marie McManus. Pics: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Roscommon People Friday 26 April 2019

AtYourService CHIMNEY REPAIRS

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

WINDOWS/DOORS

Chris’s Locksmith Service

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

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

CHIMNEY REPAIRS

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Springfield, Williamstown, Co. Galway Window restrictors ● Burglary repairs ● Window locks ● Cylinder replacement ● Hinge replacement ● Glass replacement ● Lock replacement ● Window and door seals ● Window and door handles supplied and fitted ● Aluminium and uPVC doors and windows repaired.

Tel: 085 2191234 email: chrislocksmith.162@gmail.com

WIDE RANGE OF COMPOSITE DOORS

uPVC Window and Door Locksmith We are the only Licensed Window and Door Locksmith in Roscommon

Telephone: 090 66 33026 www.roscommonwindows.ie

GLASS

Boyle Glass Ballinameen, Boyle,

Tel: 071 96 68368 - Stained Decorative

BRENDAN DOOLIN

CLEANING

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

WINDOW AND DOOR REPAIRS

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

08383

DRILLING SERVICE

Chasing / Core Drilling Service Domestic & Commercial Prompt Service | Keen Rates | Fully Insured

Call John 087 610 8499

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

DRY LINING

DRY LINING ROSCOMMON Attic Insulation Suspended Ceilings ● Metal Stud Partitions ● Plaster Boarding Contact: ●

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089 4749447 A L L WO R K G UA R E N T E E D

• Carpets & Upholstery Cleaning • WINDOW CLEANING • POWER WASHING Fascias & Soffits • Gutters & Down pipes • Drive ways ‘paths and patios’ KEEN and COMPETITIVE PRICES

M: 086 3912396 PH: 090 66 62892 DRYLINING

Gerry Maguire DRY LINING

CARPENTRY

Ros Carpentry

Specialising in Air-tightness Slabbing Cosy Board ● Suspended Ceilings ● Metal Stud Partitions ●

ROOFING, CARPENTRY AND BUILDING SERVICE Cut/Truss and Flat Roofs, Slating, Tiling and Single Ply Flat Roofing 1st, 2nd Fix Carpentry and Flooring New Build Houses, Extensions, Renovations and Maintenance Foundations, Drainage, Drives and Patios

Over 30 years experience

Tel 085 8057722

INSTALLATION TARMACADAM

- CCTV Camera Inspection

CLEANING SERVICES • ROSCOMMON

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Phone: 087 6660409 LIFE COACH

roscarpentry@gmail.com

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

STEPHEN HOARE

Gerry Monaghan

DONAMON

TARMACADAM

Tarmacadam

CContact: GGerry M Monaghan h

SERVICES: • Tarmacadam • Kerbing • Patio • Domestic & Commercial

Kiltoom, Athlone, Co. Roscommon T: 090 64 93386 M: 086 8207242 or Darren on 086 8972265

Bonded Bead Cavity Wall Insulation Cellulose, Sheepswool, Fibreglass, SIGA Airtightness

Specialising in Kerbing, Tar and Chips and Tarmacadam. Machine or hand laid.

Ballybane Industrial Estate, Unit 2, Ballybrit Industrial H91 P5k5 BlockEstate, 12, Galway Galway

091 768 768 info@ecowise.ie

www.ecowise.ie

E: gerrymonaghan1@eircom.net

FARMING

Dead & Worn-Out Animals Contact JOHN GREENE BALLINASLOE

Contact Damian at (086) 4007158

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

THE MOST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY ROSCOMMON!

(090) 96 88830 or (090) 96 87651 Daily collection

HELPING YOU TO LIVE A MORE BALANCED LIFE/DEALING WITH CHANGES IN PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, E.G. RETIREMENT, NEW JOB, SEPARATION, STUCK IN A RUT ETC ...

HELPING YOU TO MAKE BETTER MORE INFORMED COURSE CHOICES

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

DRIVING LESSONS

ROSCOMMON Driving School Phone 087 2295551

TEL: (090) 96 88606 Lowest price guaranteed

CAREER COACHING: CV WRITING AND UPDATING / INTERVIEW GUIDANCE CHANGING JOB AND HOW TO JOB SEARCH PERSONAL COACHING: BECOME MORE ASSERTIVE/CONFIDENCE BUILDING!

EDUCATION COACHING: CHOOSING THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU!

New Buildings & Retroﬁt Call in or contact us for free advice and quotes

CAROLINE BURKE COACHING

OUR DEADLINE IS STRICTLY 2PM ON TUESDAY

Road Safety Authority Approved Driving Instructor

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Classifieds

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

FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES NEILAN Kathleen

HENNIGAN Maeve

Muff, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon Who died 29th April 2015 (4th Anniversary)

Clooneyquinn, Fuerty, Co. Roscommon (4th Anniversary) 22nd April 2019

You were always there with a willing hand to listen, advise and understand. Your pleasures were small, and wants were few, if your family were happy, so were you.

Sadly missed by husband Christy and family. Anniversary Mass in Castlecoote Church on Friday, 26th April at 7pm.

CUDDY (née Haddigan) Anne Oran, Donamon. Who died on 21st April, 2018. Rest In Peace.

Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on. And cherished memories never fade Because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought away. For as long as there is memory They’ll live on, in our hearts.

Lovingly remembered by her husband Joe, daughters Marie, Ann, Irene, Edel and Olivia, her son Joe and extended family.

Remembered with love forever by her children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, brother and extended family. First Anniversary Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Clooneycolgan on Sunday, 28th April at 9.30am.

Clooncullane, Creggs, Co. Galway. In loving memory of Thomas and Mary Kate and their son John Joe. (Mary Kate - 31st Anniversary)

(Thomas - 20th Anniversary)

(John Joe - 4th Anniversary)

Ballydooley, Donamon, Co. Roscommon Thinking of you with love, Joey on this your 30th birthday on April 24th.

Your life was a gift We will treasure with pride For twenty short years You were by our side Today is so special It returns to the start But now we live through it with a broken heart.

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered always by your family and friends.

Ros Memorials Headstone, Memorial & Gravestone Specialists

KNOCKCROGHERY, CO. ROSCOMMON

PAT QUIGLEY: 087 7799076 PAUL O’CONNOR: 086 6052649

• Headstones • Kerbed Memorials • Grave Site Care • Headstone Cleaning • Monument Levelling • Gravestone Repair

Milltown, Dysart, Co. Roscommon. (5th Anniversary) In loving memory of John James who died on 24th April 2014.

When you lose someone special You never really part, For all the precious memories stay within your heart

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

Forever loved and dearly missed every day by all your family and many friends.

In loving memory of Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, And cherished memories never fade although our loved ones are gone.

Remembering with love our father Thomas (20th Anniversary) and brother John Joe (4th anniversary) and grandchildren Thomas, Larry, Martin and Nuala. R.I.P. Will those who think of them today a little prayer to Jesus say. - Forever loved by all their family. Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church Kilbegnet, on Friday, 26th April at 7pm.

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First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Ballygar on Tuesday, 30th April at 7.30pm.

Anniversary Mass in the Church of the Assumption, Fuerty on Sunday, 28th April at 11:30am.

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To us you were so special In our eyes you will always shine We will forever love and miss you until the end of time.

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Love Lives On Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on, And cherished memories never fade Because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be More than a thought apart, For as long as there is memory, They’ll live on in the heart.

COSTELLO Thomas and Mary Kate and John Joe

MORAN Michael Grange, Four-Mile-House, Co. Roscommon (2nd Anniversary) Who died on the 26th April 2017. Age 69 years

Sadly missed, loved and remembered by your sisters Agnes, Margaret, family and friends. Anniversary Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Dysart on Friday, 3rd May at 7.30pm.

MANNION CARMEL Cartron, Kilteevan, Roscommon (13th Anniversary - 1st May 2019)

Alone, but never quite alone, I face an empty chair, But sometimes in the silence, I imagine you are there. My companion for so many years, no longer here with me, And yet, in some mysterious way, you keep me company.

Deeply missed and forever loved and remembered by his wife Maureen, his sons David and Andrew, his daughter Karen, his granddaughters Florence and Thea and the extended Moran and Lohan family. Anniversary Mass in St. Bridgid’s Church, FourMile-House, on Saturday, 27th April at 8.15pm.

You can only have one mother, Patient, kind and true, No other friend in all the world, Will be the same to you. Sad are the hearts that loved you, Silent tears that fall, Living our lives without you, Is the hardest part of all. You gave us years of happiness, Then sorrow came with tears, You left us lovely memories, We will treasure through the years.

Loved and missed so much by daughter Sharon and granddaughter Shauna. 13th Anniversary Mass for Carmel and Jack on 27th April at 7 o’clock in Derrane Church.

EGAN Mary Liscam, Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon and formerly of Ballincurry, Glinsk, Co. Galway

The family of the late Mary Egan wish to express our sincere thanks to everybody who sympathised with us on our recent sad loss. Our sincere thanks to all who attended her Reposal, Funeral Mass and Burial. To all who sent Mass Cards, letters of sympathy, enrolments, floral tributes, phone calls and to all who made donations to the Sacred Heart Hospital Patient Comfort Fund. A sincere thank you to Dr. Gerry O’Meara and his medical team. To the nurses, student nurses and care staff of St. Coman’s, St. Teresa’s and St. Bridget’s Wards of Roscommon University Hospital, a special word of thanks for allowing us the privacy and space of the Family Room in the hospital during Mary’s final weeks of illness. To the doctors, nurses and staff of Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe for their care and kindness to Mary. To Mary’s GP, Dr. Martina Hanratty and staff of Castle Street Surgery, Roscommon for their care and attention to Mary over the years. To the staff of the Daycare Centre, Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon who made Mary’s visits most enjoyable. A special word of thanks to Fr. Ray Milton, Fr. Michael McManus, Fr. John Cullen, Fr. Francis Glennon for all their help. To Deacon Willie Gacquin, for his beautiful Homily at the Funeral Mass, also his First Friday visits and the caring and considerate way he treated Mary over the years. To the Eucharistic Ministers and to Liam and Ms. Gately, Dysart, for the beautiful selection of hymns during the Funeral Mass. To our Funeral Undertaker, Mr. Enda McHugh for his professionalism and support. We are eternally grateful to all our kind neighbours and friends who made it possible to Repose Mary’s remains at home, to those who catered for everybody who called to our home to pay their respects, to those who organised traffic management, to all who called to our home with refreshments and to the gravediggers who prepared Mary’s final resting place so beautifully. A special word of thanks to the manager and staff of the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone for the beautiful meal they provided for our family and friends after the Funeral. Please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our deep appreciation for all the kindness and support we have received. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for all your intentions. /RYH·V *UHDWHVW *LIW 5HPHPEUDQFH

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Forever loved and greatly missed by your wife Tess, your sons and daughtersin-law, your adored grandchildren and your many, many friends. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 4th May 2018 at 10am.

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KELLY Larry Feevaghmore, Dysart, Co. Roscommon (22nd Anniversary) Who died 30th April 1997

Along the road to yesterday, That leads us straight to you Are memories of happier days together we once knew. Though Heaven and Earth divide us We are never far apart For you are always in our thoughts And forever in our hearts

Loved and remembered always. Anniversary Mass in Dysart Church on Friday, 26th April at 7.30pm.

In memory of a dear Mother How dearly we loved you and prayed you might live, But Jesus beckoned and we had to give.

Always loved and remembered by Dympna. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A silent grief that is in our hearts, No human eye can trace, For many a broken heart is hid, Beneath a smiling face. Your life was one of kindly deeds, A helping hand for others’ needs, Sincere and true in heart and mind, Beautiful memories left behind.

Thanks for the memories, Helen and Lynne. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on, And cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love, Can never be more than a thought apart, For as long as there is a memory, They’ll live on in the heart.

You are always in our prayers and thoughts, son Patrick and daughter-in-law Elaine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, But love leaves a memory that no one can steal.

Forever in our hearts, granddaughters Fiona and Sorcha.

THANKSGIVINGS PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE My St. Expedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with our Lord Jesus Christ, succour me in this hour of affliction and despair my St. Expedite, you who are a Holy warrior, you who are the Saint of the afflicted, you who is the Saint of the desperate, you who is the Saint of urgent causes, protect me, help me, give me strength, courage and serenity. Hear my plea. (Make request). Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you. My Saint Expedite, help me to prevail through these difficult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency, bring me back to that state of peace and tranquillity, my Saint Expedite, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will speak your name to all those who have faith. Now promise to give Saint Expedite a specific offering when your desire is granted. Amen. Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary and make the sign of the cross. Be sure to provide the offering you promised, if Saint Expedite grants your petition. Thank you so much for everything, for hearing and answering my prayer. And to St. Michael and St. John. Amen. M.C.

Tired and weary you battled on. Until at last your strength was gone. And God alone knew what was best, He granted you eternal rest.

Anniversary Mass will be held in St. Mary’s Church, Ballygar on Saturday, 27th April at 12 noon.

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SportsPeople Creggs RFC Report

THE GAIN LINE

Three Connacht ﬁnals in three days! With three Connacht Finals in three days for the U17s, U-18s and U-20s this week, it promises to be an exciting end to the rugby season at Creggs. While the club will host the Connacht v Munster Junior Inter-Provincial match on Saturday, May 11th and with the opening of new pitches and the amenity walk also to come, the club will be fully focussed on this very busy three days first. First up are the U-18.5s, who defeated Corrib two weeks ago to win the Connacht League Final. They were due to play Monivea/ Westport in the final of the Connacht U18.5 Plate yes-

terday evening (match report in next week’s issue). Next up are the U-17s who defeated Corinthians last weekend in the semifinal, will play Monivea in the final of the Connacht U-17 Plate on Saturday in Crowley Park, Galway with a kick-off time of 12 pm. Later on Saturday, Creggs U-20s will play Ballinrobe in the Connacht U-20 Plate Final, while the U-20 Cup Final will be between Corinthians and Ballina. Both games will take place in Creggs, starting at 5 pm. Connacht U-17 Plate Semi-Final: Creggs 43 Corinthians 22. A superb, attacking first half with the

wind saw Creggs run in six first half tries on Bank Holiday Monday. The hard work was being done upfront with some excellent work from Daniel Hill, Conor McNulty, Darragh Kiernan and Jack Tucker early on. The Creggs backs moved the ball very well in the excellent conditions and tries came from Naoise Coyle, Ben Finnerty, Aaron Lyons, and David Gaquin, with three conversions from Mark Purcell. Corinthians however did manage to score three tries of their own in the first half, to leave the half-time score 33-15. The second half was a much more equal affair

Creggs U-12 Girls pictured at the Aviva Stadium with the Six Nations and Triple Crown trophies.

Creggs U-17s pictured following their Connacht semi-final win over Corinthians RFC on Bank Holiday Monday in Creggs.

and with Creggs playing against the wind, there were some excellent defensive displays from Adam Donnelly, Ronan Lambe and Ethan Glennon up front while Mark Dowd and Darren Gately were called upon to defend much more which they did very well around the fringes. Out wide, Kyle Kelly, Ciaran Purcell and Daniel O’Brien were never found wanting. Corinthians did get in for a try and converted to reduce the deficit to 14 points with 22 minutes remaining but Creggs held firm and got in for a try of their own with six minutes left from Luke Divilly which Mark Purcell

converted to run out comfortable winners.

‘Give It A Try’ this summer! Give It A Try Summer 2019 is an eight-week programme run in selected clubs where girls aged from 10 to 14 can attend and learn how to play rugby in a fun environment. The ‘Give It A Try’ programme is an ideal way to kick start the participation of girls in our club or to boost existing playing numbers by attracting new young players to the game with a fun introduction to the sport.

This year there is a substantial increase in the number of Connacht clubs hosting the programme including seven clubs in Galway, three in Mayo and two in Roscommon. It all starts in Creggs RFC on the new 4G pitch on the May Bank Holiday Monday (6th) from 6.30 pm to 7.30pm. For more information, you can call Dave Purcell on 086-0434263 or email: davejpurcell@gmail. com.

Seven Creggs players in InterPro squad

agement team have named a 33-man squad for the 2019 Junior Interprovincial Championships which begin this weekend in Castlebar. There are seven Creggs players (Maurice Buckley, James Brandon, Brian Diffley, Brian Donoghue, Aidan Leech, Andrew Callaghan, Shane Dowd) in the squad and Creggs head coach Pat Cunningham is one of the assistant coaches along with Henry O’Toole from Connemara. Best of luck to all the players and management for a good start on Saturday and a strong campaign over the next three weekends.

The Connacht Junior man-

Horses for Courses Racing today is in Tipperary with a flat card off at 5.05 pm. Tomorrow, Friday, sees the first of our local meetings at Kilbeggan with its usual all national format off at 4.55 pm. Saturday has a flat card at Limerick away at 1.35 pm and a national card in Wexford off at 1.55 pm. Sunday again sees a double meeting with flat on at Proudstown Park outside Navan off at 2.05 pm and over jumps at 2.20 pm in The Cleveragh in Sligo. Tomorrow, Kilbeggan opens the new season with a 5-Y-O+ Maiden Hurdle over 2m 3f and follows with a 4 and 5-Y-O Maiden Hurdle over 2m. Next up are 2 handicap hurdle’s the first over 2m and the second over 3m. Chasing takes over with a Beginners’ Chase over 2m3f and a handicap over the same distance. Racing closes with a bumper over 2m. One that catches the eye is the dual bumper winner in the opener Batico from Ted Walsh’s yard who will be ridden as usual by owner’s son Aubrey McMahon and might be an e/w price. Mullins has three in the bumper, Gozalo was an odds-on disappointment in Punchestown and will probably be odds on again here but Paul Flynn’s Chasing Abbey, three second places, might be better value.

Fairyhouse review On Sunday in the Grade 1 Ryanair Gold Cup, WP Mullins enjoyed a 1, 2, as Voix Du

Reve beat his Closutton stable mate Real Steel by 5½l with Winter Escape a well beaten 3rd another 25l back. The other Grade 1 on the card the EBF Novices Hurdle went to the very impressive Honeysuckle from Henry de Bromhead’s with Rachel Blackmore in the saddle. Another horse to impress was Joseph O’Brien’s Uhtred in the bumper under Tom Hamilton who ran in the colours of Gigginstown. Willie Mullins added another notch to his bow on Monday when he finally won an Irish Grand National. Punters sent Ruby Walsh’s mount Burrows Saint at 6/1 favourite and they were not disappointed as Burrows Saint led home his stablemates, Isleofhopendreams and Acapella Bourgeois, by 1¾l and 5½l giving the trainer a 1, 2, 3 in the race. Isleofhopendreams was also runner-up 12 months ago. In the grade 2 Keeling’s Irish Strawberry Hurdle, Rashaan, who won his first hurdle race in Roscommon as a 3-Y-O, regained his form to win by 1½l and a nose from Not Many Left and Off You Go for Colin Kidd’s Co Carlow stable. On Monday, Ivanovich Gorbatov also rediscovered his form to beat Tudor City in the Grade A handicap hurdle by 2½l with Hearts Are Trumps another 2¾l away in 3rd. In the Joseph O’Reilly Hunter Chase Barry O’Neill proved an able deputy for the suspended Jamie Codd on Ucello Conti winning from Sizing Coal and Costal Tiep by 3½l and 2¾l. Codd was serving the controversial 7-day ban imposed by the

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Cheltenham stewards. Fairyhouse is over and now it is on to the Punchestown Festival, on the 30th of the month, where some Cheltenham and Aintree rivalries will be renewed in the final national hunt festival.

General News Kupatana struck gold at Cheltenham during the week giving Paul Nicholls his 3,000th national hunt winner in Britain joining Martin Pipe and Nicky Henderson in a club of three. Nicholls had won 3,000 races including 36 in Ireland and France last February.

Point to Point Corner Racing on the northern circuit this weekend is set to start at 2 pm in Taylorstown outside Poyntzpass in Co. Down. There is a very busy day in the south on Sunday with three meetings down for decision, starting at Monksgrange near Rathnure in Wexford, Dromahane south west of Mallow, starting at 2 pm and Fairyhouse in Co. Meath away at 2.30 pm. There are 123 entries in Taylorstown on Saturday and on Sunday 145 in Monksgrange, 177 runners in Dromahane and 191 in Fairyhouse. Keep an eye on the starting times especially at Dromahane and Fairyhouse with such large entries.

Competition Time Marie Kane, Newtown, John Egan, Ballinlough and Dominick Tobin, Creggs all

Rashaan clears the last flight on Monday.

know that Kilbeggan is in Co. Westmeath and are off to their opening meeting of the year tomorrow compliments of Paddy Dunican. Don’t forget to collect your tickets in the office! Now we have our competition for tickets to the first meeting of the season at Lenabane, compliments of Michael Finneran and his committee, and we want to know what festival of Irish national hunt racing starts on the 30th of April? Answers as usual please on a postcard to The Roscommon People, Abbey Street Roscommon or by e-mail to tomred17@gmail.com by 12 pm on Wednesday, May 9th and don’t forget to include your name, address and a contact phone number with all competition entries. As usual all tickets will have to be collected in the office in Abbey Street.

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Seamus Duke ON SPORT Are Leinster a cut above the rest? @SeamusDuke

The rugby season is almost at an end and with the World Cup coming up later in the year, the performances of the Irish teams in Europe and in the Pro14 have come under added scrutiny. Leinster have proven that they are a cut above the rest in the past four or five years and they underlined that last Sunday when they were outstanding against Toulouse. Their clash with Saracens in the final will be eagerly awaited. Without doubt they are the two best teams in the competi-

Championship just a month away! It’s only a little over two weeks to the big championship game against Leitrim, and Roscommon will be stepping up their preparations over the next week or ten days. Players like Brian Stack, Diarmuid Murtagh and John McManus are back in the fold and that is very welcome. Leitrim will come to Dr. Hyde Park with a fair bit of confidence after their great run in the league and subsequent promotion, and Roscommon will have to be very careful. However, it would be more than a shock if Leitrim were to prevail so all eyes will be on MacHale Park in Castlebar on Saturday, May 25th. We will be going into that in far more detail over the next few weeks but it is 33 years since Roscommon beat Mayo in the championship in Castlebar. We have to win down there some year. Why not this year? But let’s go one step at a time!

tion and the winners over the past two years clashing in the final. It was great for Leinster and for Ireland that Johnny Sexton and Robbie Henshaw were back to their best. Joe Schmidt needs every one of them for the trip to Japan. If Leinster were impressive against Toulouse, Munster were well beaten by Saracens and they have fallen behind in terms of their place on the European stage. Yes, they have done very well to get to the semi-final and they have

an excellent manager in Johann Van Graan but they will have to recruit two or three top class players of they want to take it a stage further. Connacht are having a great season and now they can look forward to Champions Cup rugby in 2020. They are probably a good bit away from being contenders but they will be hard to beat at the Sportsground. Jack Carty’s star continues to rise and he looks a certainly to be included in the Ireland squad for the World Cup.

Leinster were in formidable form in their Champions Cup semi-final against Toulouse.

Sligo end Ladies’ league hopes

Rachel Fitzmaurice takes possession forward for Roscommon during last Saturday’s Lidl Ladies NFL Division Three semi-final defeat to Sligo at Glennon Brothers’ Pearse Park. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Roscommon’s ladies footballers were pipped by Sligo in Longford last Saturday so another chance of promotion in the league has come and gone. But it’s not the end of the world for Michael Finneran’s charges. They have every chance of reversing that result in the championship and apart from Meath, Roscommon have been well capable of competing and beating any other team in the division they were in. The great work that’s going on in the county in the game in general is beginning to pay off and Roscommon’s super win against Mayo in the minor ‘A’ semi-final last Friday night was a further step along the road. Ladies Football in general has a long way to go in terms of public appeal. Last Saturday in Longford on what was a perfect day, there was a very attractive double bill of Division Three and Division One semi-finals, yet there were certainly no more than 250 people there. I was reading Cliona Foley in the Irish Independent on Monday and she made the exact same point about the action in Nowlan Park where Dublin and Cork served up a thriller in the other Division One semi-final in front of another tiny crowd. The game has made massive strides in recent years and over the past decade in particular but there is still a long way to go.

Lowry can take conﬁdence from Heritage

Offaly native Shane Lowry can take heart from his recent performance at The Heritage.

The previous weekend we saw one of the greatest golf stories in the history of the game and while last weekend’s fare was not nearly as prestigious, there was plenty of drama as Shane Lowry was in contention at The Heritage in South Carolina. The Clara man missed out by just two shots in the end but it was a great tournament for Lowry who was so disappointing at The Masters the previous week. In fact, he looked like winning it in the last round until he missed a very short putt on the 9th green and he was never the same after that. The Chinese player CT Pan and the wily old fox Matt Kuchar passed out Lowry in the final few holes. But

to finish joint third was a splendid effort and it will give him huge confidence looking ahead to the rest of the season. I have said it consistently here over the years that on his day Lowry is as good as any other player on the tour. His short game is magical and if he can manage to drive it well he can win again this year. Seamus Power did well last weekend too which was good to see. The Waterford man has been hanging on by his fingernails on the PGA Tour over the past few years, but now after a very good top ten finish, he has plenty to look forward to for the rest of the year.

Will Solskjaer get boardroom support? While the battle for the Premier League title goes down to the wire and the Champions League semi-finals are looming there has been much talk about the demise of Manchester United over the past few weeks. Their ‘performance’ against Everton last Sunday was pathetic. When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over United looked a team transformed, but over the past four weeks the chickens have come home to roost and the players who were not good enough when Van Gaal and Mourinho were there are still not good enough! There has been no transformation. I do not agree that giving the manager job to Solskjaer was too hasty and a mistake. He is a United man through and through and understands the club and what’s required. St. Peter himself couldn’t manage that shower! However, the big question is will he be allowed to bring about the fundamental changes that are needed? There are eight to ten players who have to be shown the door. Mata, Sanchez, Matic, Lingard, Rojo, Bailly, Phil Jones, Ashley Young and Martial are just some of the names that have to be included in the cull. I would also get rid of Pogba who seems to only bother his backside when it suits him, and Lukaku who is simply not a top class centre forward. The major surgery needed will cost a fortune and I am not sure that United have the people at the top who have enough vision to allow that to happen. At the end of the day this is a billion pound business and profits are as important as anything else which is the depressing reality. Remember that after a period of dominance that lasted for over 20 years it took Liverpool almost 30 years to launch a creditable title bid once again. United’s famine is now seven years and counting. I can’t see anything happening there for at least five years more. Solskjaer will do as good a job as anyone. The culture whereby there are vastly overpaid players who could not care less about the club will have to be changed or there will be many years of disappointment ahead. The way it stands this season it looks like United will be playing in the Europa League in season 2019/20 with games on Thursday nights meaning most of their league games will be on Sundays. Hardly an appetising prospect going forward and not easy to attract top class players either.

Roscommon People Friday 26 April 2019

SPORTING WORLD WITH DAN DOONER

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United proving you can’t buy class! THE LEAD STORY Dan Dooner I’m writing this as Manchester United take on former ‘noisy neighbours’ Manchester City at Old Trafford, knowing that should they win, fierce rivals Liverpool will take control in this year’s Premier League title race. How has it come to this? Sunday’s performance against Everton was the worst I’ve ever seen from a Manchester United team and probably the worst I’ve seen from a team claiming to be an elite Champions League outfit. Words such as ‘pathetic’ and ‘rancid’ have been thrown about this week and they pretty much sum events at Goodison Park up…unless you happen to be an Everton fan of course! The performance and body language from those players in pink really calls into question the vast amounts of money

lavished on young footballers. In his award winning book ‘The Club’, goalkeeper Christy O’Connor details a year with the former All-Ireland club hurling champions, St. Joseph’s DooraBarefield of Clare. The passion and dedication Christy describes is something that I believe is sadly lacking among many young professional footballers once they reach the ‘professional’ stage. Even the brilliant Ajax team are not immune to it and as the past has shown individuals can change when bigger clubs come calling with bigger salaries. Back to the Premier League, and while it’s the last thing Manchester United fans want to see, Liverpool’s season has been built on hard work and team spirit which is something to be (grudgingly) admired. If they go on to win their first title since 1990, it should serve as a lesson for big spending clubs such as Chelsea and United. That being said, it’s a lesson this Man United fan wouldn’t mind skipping!

Liverpool’s season has been built on hard work, positivity…and a bit of luck!

(Left) Bryan O’Looney (Captain, Athlone GC) on left and Mary McHale, (President, Athlone GC) on right present the De Lacy Staunton Scratch Cup, sponsored by Michael Moore Car Sales, to winner David Reddan (Nenagh GC) centre.

AFK Community Games AFK (Athleague, Fuerty and Kilbegnet) are hosting their Community Games field day on Sunday (26th) at 4.30 pm in Mulhern Park, featuring competitions and races from U-6 to U-16. Check out AFK Community Games Facebook page for more information.

(Right) Prizewinners in the 2019 De Lacy Staunton Scratch Cup at Athlone. Back row: Patrick Kenny (Athlone), Sean Doyle (Athlone), Eoin McGrath (Athlone), Simon Walker (Roscommon), Ray Fagan (Tournament director and Vice Captain AGC). Front row: Bryan O’Looney (Captain, Athlone GC) winner David Reddan, Mary McHale (President, Athlone), runner-up Conor Stone (Carton House).

The sporting brief Golf CBS defeat The Roscommon CBS U-19 golfers were narrowly defeated by Royal Belfast Academical Institution at Portstewart Golf Club on Tuesday. The team, which recently won the Connacht title, included Thomas Higgins, Cian O’Connor, Alan Hill, Simon Walker, Fionn Hoare, Alan Connaughton, Michael Corcoran and Kevin Connaughton. At Roscommon Golf Club, the winner of the recent ladies’ 18-hole competition was Rosemary O’Brien while David Flynn won the men’s competition on Friday, April 19th. The ‘egg-citing’ 18-hole Stableford on Easter Saturday was won by one point by Irwin Malone whose 45 was just too good for Seamus Reilly. The Junior Prize went to CBS star Michael Corcoran. The ladies seniors’ competition was won by P. Pierse while Des Bruen was best of the gents. To Athlone next where junior members, Diarmuid O’Brien, Charlie Kelly and

Shane Cleary competed in the Connacht U-16 Open Championship at the magnificent Galway Bay course last week. From a field of 120 of the best young players in the country, Diarmuid made the cut while Charlie and Shane acquitted themselves creditably. Back at home, Enda Gormally won the recent gents’ 18-hole Stableford on Saturday, 13th and Gerry McInerney was victorious in the Wednesday Open. The recent AWGS outing was won by Vincent Connaire, the Sonas Easter Open was won by Tony Corry and Cathryn Mannion was best of the ladies in the recent 97 Club. Congratulations to Ann Geoghegan, whose score of 40 points was enough to earn her qualification for the PGA Tankard Final. Valerie Rabbitt won the recent ladies’ 18-hole competition in Castlerea, just edging Valerie Callaghan into second spot on the back nine. Matt Griffith was best of the men in last weekend’s competition. Matt finished just ahead of Keith Revins. Other results: Cat 1: Si-

mon Clarke, Cat 2: Gerry O’Gara, Cat 3: Eugene Flanagan. Finally to Boyle, where the 9-hole Stableford on April 11th was won by a man who has been staging a recovery that Tiger Woods would be proud of. Ross Andrew was victorious with 22 points while Owen Garvin was second with 18 third place went to Gerry O’Hara. The winner of the Thursday competition on the 18th was hard working treasurer, Paul Connolly with 21 points.

Touch Rugby Buccs’ internationals Three Buccaneers Touch Rugby players are heading to Malaysia this week for the 2019 Touch Rugby World Cup after being named in the Ireland Men’s over 40s squad. Rory Silke, Nigel (Jiang Han) So, Denis O’Connor and their teammates have been preparing for this tournament for six months and will head east along with the four other Irish squads on April 24th. The ‘M40s’ will take on

The Irish Men’s 40s Touch Rugby squad. Back row (L-r): John Ennis (Coach, Donnybrook Touch), Dave Dowling, James McCall (Wicklow), Nigel So (Buccaneers), Rory Silke (Buccaneers), Denis O’Connor (Buccaneers), Jono Jones (Captain, Donnybrook). Front row (L-r): Sam McLean (Belfast Warriors), John Quirke (Blackrock), Piotr Dolgoruki (Wicklow), Tonka Selby (DSC), Victor Issel Olvera (Sandymount Storm).

the New Zealand Mens 45s, who include all-time great Peter Walters in their ranks, in a pre-tournament warmup game before the action

starts for real on April 29th. There will be six days of intense competition with 13 teams entered in the over 40s division. The Ireland

M40s will be in Pool B along with the host nation and tournament favourites New Zealand, United States, Japan, Singapore

and England and will be hoping to spring a surprise and make the semi-finals just as they did at last year’s Euros in Nottingham.

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St. Peter’s still dreaming of treble heaven Roscommon and District League Challenge Cup Semi-Final

ST. PETER’S FC

BALLINASLOE TOWN

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Athlone club St. Peter’s remain on course for another treble after this narrow win against rivals Ballinasloe Town at Lecarrow on Monday. However, if Ballinasloe had taken even a couple of the many chances that they had in the first half it could have been a very different story. As it was, St. Peter’s relied on some great defending, more than a little luck, and the composure to take the chance to win the match when it presented itself to Mark Sherlock in the 54th minute. Played in glorious sunshine, Ballinasloe Town had the aid of a very strong breeze blowing directly downfield in the opening half and they totally dominated possession. Chances came and went as Peter’s dug in to defend. Darrell Flynn was wide from 20 yards in the 3rd minute and in the 16th minute Flynn’s effort was parried by Eoin Hardiman into the path of Liam Lynch whose shot was blocked. Then in the 17th minute Ballinasloe spurned a fan-

tastic chance to go ahead when Mahmoud Ginima was clean through, but he elected to chip Hardiman and the ball dropped just outside the post. Aidan Dooney’s snap shot in the 26th minute flew just wide as Ballinasloe continued to draw a blank. In the 28th minute there was a lengthy stoppage after a clash of heads between Mike Lynch of Ballinasloe and Mark McConnell of St. Peter’s. Thankfully both players were able to continue after treatment. In the 34th minute Joe Woods’ cross was headed wide by Lynch as Ballinasloe continued to boss the game but they just couldn’t get the goal they needed as they prepared to face the breeze in the second period. St. Peter’s’ only shot on the Ballinasloe goal in the opening half came in the 3rd minute of injury-time when Mark Sherlock’s effort from 15 yards flew into the side netting. It was goalless at the break. Having dominated the opening half without scoring one feared for Ballinasloe when they had to face the strong breeze and

Athlone side St. Peter’s (pictured before their drawn Premier Division clash with Castlerea Celtic in March) overcame Ballinasloe Town in the Challenge Cup semi-final on Easter Monday.

those fears were justified in the 54th minute when St. Peter’s took the lead. Conor Duignan played a super cross into the danger area and Mark Sherlock rose to guide his header to the Ballinasloe net from 10 yards out. Ballinasloe kept trying hard, but it was an uphill

struggle now. David Cullen’s super strike from 25 yards in the 65th minute flew just over the top but Peter’s were now in control. Lively Peter’s sub Jason Nugent had claims for a penalty turned down by referee Eugene Deering in the 84th minute when he was through on goal. But Pe-

ter’s were almost home and hosed and in the 4th minute of stoppage time Ballinasloe sub Cian Reynolds was red carded for a late tackle on Mark McConnell. It just wasn’t Ballinasloe’s day. St. Peter’s will now await the winners of Moore United and Boyle Celtic who play in the other semi-final this

coming weekend. St. Peter’s: Eoin Hardiman, David Donaghue, Conor Duignan (Jason Nugent, 72), Ian Dempsey (Brandon Lonbridge, 86), Scott Delaney, Niall Scullion, Daragh Concannon, Mark McConnell, Mark Sherlock (Paul Allen, 78), Gary Stephens, Mick Lee.

Ballinasloe Town: Padraig Maloney, Joe Woods, Declan Duffy, Mike Lynch, Des Hope, Davy Kelly (Cian Reynolds, 73), David Cullen, Aidan Dooney, Liam Lynch, Mahmoud Ginmona (Ryan Burke, 82), Darrell Finn (Mark Duffy, 65). Referee: Eugene Deering

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Dooner’s weekend predictions St. Peter’s’ unrelenting quest for silverware continues this Friday night when they take on Ballymoe FC in the Premier Division Cup semi-final. Also on Friday night, Skyvalley Rovers B and Roscommon United do battle for a place in the final of the Division Two Cup. Game of the Weekend is arguably the clash of Castlerea Celtic and Ballinasloe Town on Saturday in the second Premier Division Cup semi-final.

Friday, April 26th Hanly Quarries Premier Division Cup Semi-Final Ballymoe FC v St. Peter’s FC. 8 pm Hard to look past St. Peter’s at this stage. Prediction: St. Peter’s FC Topline Ward’s Division Two Cup Semi-Final Skyvalley Rovers B v Roscommon United. 8 pm

The visitors will be hopeful of adding a cup final appearance to their remaining fixtures. Prediction: Roscommon United

Saturday, April 27th Joe’s Bar RDFL Challenge Cup SemiFinal At Lecarrow: Boyle Celtic v Moore United. 7.45 pm Celtic have faded a bit in the last few weeks but I expect them to set up a final showdown with St. Peter’s FC. Prediction: Boyle Celtic Hanly Quarries Premier Division Cup Semi-Final Castlerea Celtic v Ballinasloe Town. 7.45 pm The Town could count themselves slightly unfortunate against St. Peter’s. Prediction: Ballinasloe Town

Soccer results Sunday, April, 28th Raftery’s Oakland Hotel Premier Division/Norio’s Takeaway Division One Promotion-Relegation Play-off At Lecarrow: Cloonfad United v St. John’s Athletic. 2 pm St. John’s Athletic get a hesitant nod. Prediction: St. John’s Athletic Norio’s Takeaway Division One Cup Quarter-Finals (2 pm) Dunmore Town v Ballaghaderreen FC Dunmore comfortably beat the visitors in the league recently. Prediction: Dunmore Town Cam Celtic v Moylough ‘79 Away win. Prediction: Moylough ‘79 Rahara Rovers v CP Ajax The visitors should progress. Prediction: CP Ajax

Joe’s Bar RDFL Challenge Cup Semi-Final Ballinasloe Town 0 St. Peter’s FC 1 Joe’s Bar RDFL Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Boyle Celtic 3 St. John’s Athletic 2 Hanly Quarries Premier Division Cup Quarter-Final Ballymoe FC 3 Kilkerrin United 0 TP Brennan Connacht Shield Semi-Final Killala 3 Glen Celtic 3. AET (Killala won 3-0 on penalties) Norio’s Takeaway Division One Cup Last 16 Ahascragh United 1 Ballaghaderreen FC 3 Norio’s Takeaway Division One Dunmore Town 3 Ballinasloe Town B 0 (Ballinasloe Town B relegated to Division Two)

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Sligo scupper Roscommon ladies’ promotion hopes Lidl Ladies NFL Division Three SemiFinal

SLIGO ROSCOMMON  SEAMUS DUKE

A late revival in the second half of an interesting rather than thrilling Division Three semi-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Saturday last almost paid off for Roscommon, but Sligo held on and deservedly so too as Michael Finneran’s charges simply made too many mistakes on the day. Roscommon were marginally the better team early on and they opened up a 0-3 to 0-1 lead after only nine minutes. Points from Laura Fleming (two frees)

1-11 1-9 and a fine effort from play from Jenny Higgins in the 3rd minute the Roscommon scores. We had to wait almost ten minutes for another score, a point from play from Sligo’s Ciara Gorman. In the interim Helena Cummins had made a fine save from Sligo danger woman Katie Walsh. Sligo were on top, but they kicked a number of bad wides and dropped more efforts short to keep Roscommon in the game. A point from Laura Boles levelled the scores in the 22nd minute, and then as the match slipped into

injury-time, Ciara Gorman scored the point of the game from 40 metres out and Sligo were ahead for the first time. But in the 3rd minute of time added on Laura Fleming pointed from play to leave it 0-4 apiece at the break. Sligo were the better side in the third quarter and they opened up a gap that Roscommon were not able to close. Points from Emma Keaveney and Jacqui Mulligan in the first six minutes of the saw the Yeats County two points ahead, and two minutes later came a crucial incident that went in Sligo’s favour. Helena Cummins came out with the ball but clashed by Sligo’s Katie Walsh. Referee Des McEnery decided that the Roscommon goalkeeper had charged and not only did he award a penalty, but he sin-binned

the Michael Glavey’s net minder. Walsh blasted the spot-kick past Roscommon sub ‘keeper Sasha Lavin and Sligo were now a handsome five points to the good. Sligo maintained that five point advantage until the 49th minute. They had points from Lauren Boles and Katie Walsh (free) with Roscommon points coming from Laura Fleming and Rebecca Finan (both frees) to leave the score Sligo 1-8 Roscommon 0-6. But just when it looked like Roscommon were down and out, they sparked a revival. In the 50th minute Rebecca Finan pointed a free and with five minutes to go sub Rachel Fitzmaurice made a searing run into the heart of the Sligo defence. Her shot for goal was saved by Noelle Gormley in the Sligo goal but Siobhan

Roscommon’s Rebecca Finan hangs on to possession during last Saturday’s Lidl Ladies NFL Division Three Semi-Final at Glennon Brothers’ Pearse Park. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Roscommon’s Amanda McLoone tries to stop Sligo’s Ruth Goodwin during last Saturday’s Lidl Ladies NFL Division Three Semi-Final at Glennon Brothers’ Pearse Park. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Tully was on hand to sweep the rebound home and now there was only a point between the teams. But Sligo kicked on again. Katie Walsh scored a superb point on the run and sub Sinead Regan followed up with another from play to leave them three ahead. Laura Fleming and Katie Walsh traded pointed frees in injury-time before Laura Fleming had the final say for Roscommon with a pointed free in the 6th minute of time added on. But it was too little too late and it is Sligo who will contest the league final. Roscommon manager, Michael Finneran, provided an honest assessment of his side’s performance at fulltime. “Our failure to win enough posession was probably a big factor in the game and if you’re conceding their kickouts and struggling on your own, you’re putting real pressure and extra work on your players that will take a toll over the hour. We did well at times, but then for five or six minutes at a time we mightn’t win any, so that’s something to improve on. “It was disappointing to have had three players sinbinned. It’s something we

had worked on since the last time we played Sligo, but we’re back at it again and it’s definitely something we have to improve on. If we can address that alone, we’ll come on a lot. I thought that the award against Helena Cummins was harsh in fact I thought it was a free out at the time,” he said. Sligo: Noelle Gormley; Michelle McNamara, Aoife Morrisroe, Jacqui Mulligan (0-1); Nicola Brennan, Bernice Byrne, Anne Marie Coleman; Laura Ann Laffey, Emma Keaveney (0-2); Lauren Boles (0-2), Ruth Goodwin, Sinead Naughton; Ciara Gorman (0-2), Katie Walsh (1-4, 1-0 pen 2 frees), Lisa Casey. Subs: Sinead Regan (01) for Coleman (34), Una

Higgins for Naughton (50), Jemma Breheny for Casey (50), Rachel Monaghan for Keaveney (60). Roscommon: Helena Cummins; Amanda McLoone, Sinead Kenny, Honor Ennis; Shauna Bannon, Tess Murtagh, Niamh Feeney; Joanne Cregg, Jenny Higgins (0-1); Alice Kelly, Katie Daly, Laura Fleming (0-6, 5 frees); Siobhan Tully (1-0), Rebecca Finan (0-2, frees), Sorcha Bruen. Subs: Sasha Lavin for Bruen (38), Louise Brady for Daly (38), Rachel Fitzmaurice for Cummins (51), Lisa Flynn for Kelly (56), Martina Freyne for Finan (60). Referee: Des (Westmeath)

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f ) Roscommon 2 (1 first

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Red cards: None mon nice Byrne (32) Roscom Yellow cards: Sligo 1 Ber Cummins (38), Amanda 3 Alice Kelly (21), Helena McLoone (53) ie Player of the Match: Kat

Walsh (Sligo)

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Gaels off the mark while Pearses rally There were more interesting results in round four of the leagues played last weekend. Roscommon Gaels won their first game of the campaign, and in style too as they were the handsome winners against St. Croan’s at Lisnamult. Meanwhile, St. Faithleach’s scored another notable win when they were too good for St. Brigid’s in Ballyleague. Elsewhere, Michael Glavey’s pipped Fuerty in a high-scoring game at Mulhern Park while Pádraig Pearses staged a late rally to draw with Western Gaels. Clann

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na nGael had eight points to spare against Boyle. Game of the weekend in the O’Gara Cup was the clash of Tulsk and Oran with the Tulsk men emerging victorious by two points. High-flying Strokestown were the eight point winners against Castlerea while Elphin won the local derby against Kilmore by four points. The next round of league games will be played without county players in three weeks’ time.

Rossies face Royal challenge The Roscommon senior footballers will complete their preparations for the forthcoming clash with Leitrim in the Connacht SFC Quarter-Final when they face Meath in a challenge

game this Sunday. The challenge match will mark the opening of Masterson Park and will be hosted by St. Vincent’s, Ardcath with a 3 pm throw-in.

Minors set up ﬁnal date with Galway The great strides being made at underage level in ladies football in the county was further underlined when Roscommon minors had a superb six point win against Mayo, on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-12 in the Connacht Minor ‘A’ semifinal at Ballyleague last Friday night. They now face Galway in the final on May 6th.

With Aimee O’Connor, Ellen Irwin and Kara Earle looking dangerous up front, Roscommon were in change from the opening whistle. Kara Earle scored the only goal of the game after ten minutes and by halftime Roscommon were in control leading by 1-7 to 0-4. Mayo did improve on the resumption but with

Aisling Walshe and Emma Kildea resolute in the Roscommon defence, the Mayo scores were kept to a minimum. Aoife O’Neill was impressive from frees for Mayo but Roscommon’s lead was never really threatened. Manager Ollie Colgan and his selectors must now plan for a Connacht ‘A final.

Martin Egan, Roadside Barbers, Roscommon town presenting a set of jerseys to Kilbride U-12 boys’ manager Paul Naughton. Also pictured is Mike Bracken, Minor Chairperson.

Eddie Lohan, Castle St. Tyres presenting a set of jerseys to U-14 boys’ manager Ray Shanagher. Also pictured are Mike Bracken, Minor Chairperson and Paul Naughton, Club Officer.

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GAA Results Seamus Carthy Auctioneers AFL Division One St. Faithleach’s 0-14 St. Brigid’s 0-11 Roscommon Gaels 3-17 St. Croan’s 0-6 Western Gaels 0-13 Pádraig Pearses 2-7 Clann na nGael 2-12 Boyle 0-10 Michael Glavey’s 1-17 Fuerty 2-10 Connaughton Fuels AFL Division Two Clann na nGael 1-15 St. Aidan’s 0-15 Tulsk Lord Edwards 2-13 Oran 0-17 Strokestown 2-10 Castlerea St. Kevin’s 0-8 Elphin 1-12 Kilmore 0-11 Éire Óg 2-12 Kilbride 1-9 Leydon Brothers’ AFL Division Three St. Barry’s 2-10 Kilglass Gaels 0-13 St. Dominic’s 4-16 Ballinameen 1-10 Shannon Gaels 3-13 Creggs 3-10 Pádraig Pearses 3-9 Western Gaels 1-10 St. Brigid’s 3-21 Elphin 3-4 Kepak Senior Hurling League (Group A) Pádraig Pearses 3-17 Roscommon Gaels 3-7 Tremane 4-17 Athleague 0-12

No way through!

Fixtures Saturday, April 27th AFL Division Four (6 pm) At Ballyleague: St. Faithleach’s v St. Joseph’s At St. Dominic’s: St. Dominic’s v Strokestown At Tulsk: Roscommon Gaels v Tulsk Lord Edwards At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St. Kevin’s v Boyle At Kilronan Park: St. Ronan’s v St. Michael’s AFL Division 5 Mid South (6 pm) At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Fuerty At Kilbride: Kilbride v St. Brigid’s At Rockfield: Oran v St. Aidan’s AFL Division 5 North (6 pm) At Enfield: St. Croan’s v St. Barry’s At Davonna Park: Ballinameen v Kilmore At Kilglass: Kilglass Gaels v Michael Glavey’s

Jenny Higgins is held up by Sligo’s Nicola Brennan during Roscommon’s Lidl Ladies NFL Division Three semi-final defeat at Glennon Brothers’ Pearse Park on Easter Saturday. Pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Underage update Thursday, April 25th U-14 Division Three Football League At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v St. Faithleach’s. 7 pm

Dome Sweet Dome! Connacht GAA facilty will be world’s biggest  SEAMUS DUKE

The biggest indoor sports pitch anywhere in the world is set to be completed by Connacht GAA later this year. The details were announced at the launch of the 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship on Tuesday at the GAA Centre of Excellence in Ballyhaunis. The presentation was given by Connacht Council Secretary John Prenty and Roscommon footballer and Coaching and Games Development Manager Cathal Cregg. The project will cost in the region of €3.5 million and it is hoped that it will be completed by December. The new ‘Air Dome’ will be 150 metres long and 100 metres wide. It will be 26 metres in height and will feature a full-size GAA pitch suitable for the staging of all games up to senior inter-county level in hurling and football. Cathal Cregg explained

Friday, April 26th MFL Division One At St. Dominic’s: St. Dominic’s v Oran-St. Croan’s. 6.45 pm MFL Division Two (7 pm) At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Tulsk Lord Edwards At Orchard Park: Elphin-Ballinameen v Roscommon Gaels At Abbey Park: Boyle v Kilglass Gaels-St. Barry’s MFL Division Three (7 pm) At Mulhern Park: St. Ciaran’s v Western Gaels At Kiltoom: St. Brigid’s v St. Michael’s At Kilbride: Kilbride v St. Faithleach’s At Ballinlough: Éire Óg-Michael Glavey’s v KilmoreShannon Gaels-St. Ronan’s

Saturday, April 27th U-14 Football League Division One At Abbey Park: Boyle v St. Dominic’s. 1 pm U-14 Football League Division Three At Enfield: St. Croan’s v St. Faithleach’s. 7 pm U-14 Hurling Féile At Athleague: Pádraig Pearses v St. Dominic’s. 12 pm

Sunday, April 28th

Connacht GAA are set to complete a new ‘Sports Dome’ which will dwarf facilities such as the soccer dome at Sportslink in Santry.

that the pitch will be laid first and then the dome assembled. The weatherprood dome is operated with generators that will pump air into the huge structure and will be kept inflated at all times. “We are going to concentrate our coaching and

games development into this new dome and we know it will be a huge success,” said John Prenty. A grant for €2.1 million has been received for the project from the Department of Rural and Community Development. “What people should re-

member is that this project will not cost the counties or the clubs any money at all. It will be fully paid for out of GAA resources which is a marvellous achievement. I am hoping that we can have it up and running by the first week in December and it will be open to every

club and county in Connacht,” concluded John Prenty. In addition to being able to stage matches up to senior level indoors, there will be room for 600 spectators as well. There will also be office space, a gym and a testing area.

U-12 Spring League Division One (11 am) At St. Dominic’s: St. Dominic’s v St. Brigid’s At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Roscommon Gaels At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St. Kevin’s v Clann na nGael U-12 Spring League Division Two (11 am) At Enfield: St. Croan’s v Western Gaels At Kilbride: Kilbride v Shannon Gaels At Abbey Park: Boyle v Elphin U-12 Spring League Division Three (11 am) At Ardcarne Park: St. Michael’s v St. Ciaran’s At Rockfield: Oran v St. Aidan’s At Kilmore: Kilmore v Michael Glavey’s U-12 Spring League Division Four (11 am) At TBC: Kilglass Gaels v Éire Óg At Ballyleague: St. Faithleach’s v St. Barry’s At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v Strokestown U-12 Spring League Division Five (12.30 pm) At Western Gaels: Western Gaels v St. Barry’s At Abbey Park: Boyle v Roscommon Gaels At Orchard Park: Elphin v St. Aidan’s U-12 Spring League Division Six (12.30 pm) At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St. Kevin’s v Clann na nGael At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Roscommon Gaels At St. Dominic’s: St. Dominic’s v St. Brigid’s U-14 Football League Division Three At Enfield: St. Croan’s v Strokestown. 1 pm U-14 Football League Division Four At Kilmore: Kilmore-Shannon Gaels/St. Ronan’s v St. Dominic’s. 12 pm