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Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice, a Castlerea-based councillor who was elected Cathaoirleach of County Roscommon last week.

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accommodation of residents of the unit. Local public nursing homes are full. I understand there is the possibility of about nine spaces (for new residents) at the Aras Mhathair Phoil facility in Castlerea, but staffing levels there are not adequate and would have to be increased. Residents and their families are currently in disarray, not knowing what the future holds”. The HSE had intended to meet the families on June 24th next, but Cllr. Fitzmaurice says that meeting may not now proceed, as the families are unhappy with the saga. “I would be in favour of the Mental Health Hub project, but it could take years’ to happen. The residents should be allowed to live out the rest of their lives at Rosalie…in conjunction with that project if necessary”.

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e l p o e WATCHING P With PAUL HEALY

Well, what a few days that was! Amazing! Did you watch it all? Every bit! I was glued. What did you think of the main man? Oh, I know he divides opinion a bit, but I kind of like him. He’s a bit brash, he’s demanding, he wants things done his way, he doesn’t lack confidence and he sure is a straight talker! Now all of that is an understatement! Well, all I know is he made me proud to be Irish these last few days…I was swelling with pride. Proud to be Irish! Proud to be Irish! How do you make that out? Well, any week you get a draw in Denmark and three points at home to Gibraltar...granted we didn’t play well, but we’re top of the table! So yeah, I like Mick McCarthy… Mick McCarthy! Straight talker, brash, doing things his own way…maybe, but I was talking about Trump’s visit!

Endangered Species The barstool boyos

(Silence as they both stare into their pints). Well he certainly doesn’t know much about the Irish border… Who…McCarthy? No, Trump! Stop talking about McCarthy, sure a mid-table team in the Roscommon & District League would do well against Gibraltar! I’m talking about the Trump visit, it was the news story of the week. Thank God for Trump, a welcome distraction, says Maria Bailey, yer one on the swing… Indeed! Anyways, did you not see Trump

and Leo at their press conference, and Trump confusing our border issue with his famous wall, if it ever happens, on the Mexican border. I saw it, but I still like Trump. You gotta love the guy. Mmnn…did you not think it was a pure PR exercise for Trump? Photos with kids on the golf course, flying in and out, leaving his hotel open to guests and then photos of Trump mingling just happening

to get into the Sunday papers…and as for those sons of his going down to the pubs in Doonbeg..! I thought it was all very genuine, very nice. Trump was great. And what a boost for Doonbeg! It was crass…! People being easily led, star-struck and gushing because they got a few free drinks… You’re just sorry you weren’t there, to get a free drink! Look, this guy Trump is a loser, he’s too much for me, with his silly comments and his daft tweets…definitely the silliest politician of the week… Surely not… Surely yes! You’re forgetting someone… Oh you’re not still going on about Maria… Nope! And I take it you’ve stopped ranting about the Healy-Raes on the Late Late… Yep! No, I’ll tell you who is the silliest politician of the week. The undisputed world champion…it’s Shane Ross! True, he did make a bit of an eejit of himself, I suppose. Star-struck by Katie Taylor. Anyways, let’s talk football. We’re going to Salthill, but we’re definitely coming back…THAT NIGHT. In fact, win, lose or draw, I’ll see you here… Great! And hopefully the Trump sons might turn up! Mmnn. I can buy my own drink. Mind you, if we win, Shane Ross will probably turn up!

PIC OF THE WEEK… Caroline Stirrat (originally from Manorhamilton) and John Mockler from Ballintubber were recently married in the Irish College in Rome (on May 28th). They attended the papal audience the following morning as one of the newly-married couples. Caroline and John brought their daughter Elish with them and the family were thrilled when Elish received a kiss on the forehead from Pope Francis after the little girl presented the pope with the buttonhole flower from John’s jacket. The family are now back home in Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon, with treasured memories of a very special experience.

What we liked… An American businessman and his family visited Doonbeg, Co. Clare. He played golf, while his sons checked out local bars. All had a great time…indeed it was a PR boost for tourism in the area. Nice story, we thought you’d like to hear it…it’s not like it got much media attention elsewhere…

What we didn’t like… The Scots want to enforce sovereignty over Rockall (where Irish vessels have been fishing for years). Bah! I mean, what has Scotland ever given us? St. Patrick? Oh yeah, right. That Gary Mackay goal in 1988 against Bulgaria (which kick-started the Jack Charlton glory days). Well, okay…fair enough.

The ‘Photobomber of the Week’ Award No contest. It goes to Shane Ross, for his delightful ‘intervention’ when boxing champ Katie Taylor arrived back at Dublin Airport. We’ve informed Minister Ross’s office of the good news and yes, he’s available to accept the award…provided there’s a photographer present…

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leader. The chaps and ladies who aspire to be PM spent the weekend discussing the bad choices they made in their relative youth (not all of them, to be fair). Ten declared by Monday’s deadline. The favourite, Boris Johnson, right, was nowhere to be seen. The ‘Spirit of Monty Most of the others Python Lives on’ Award had digs at him. It’s So, Theresa May stepped down as Tory going to be a long six weeks…

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Tony & Mick It was a beautiful Monday morning, and Tony felt good. He opened the bedroom curtains and smiled to himself. Life was good again. He was enjoying his job again. A few months had passed. The nightmares had stopped. Tony crossed the landing, passing the spare room where he stores the effigies of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane. He chuckled to himself. Those days were gone… Later, in his role as (eternal) soccer correspondent for RTE, Tony would go to the match. Ireland would see off Gibraltar, then Tony would josh for a few minutes with one or two players, then with the quick-witted Mick McCarthy. Mick. The man who was bringing joy back into Tony’s working life. Sure enough, Ireland beat Gibraltar, and Tony went to work. True

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Tony crossed the landing, passing the spare room where he stores the efﬁgies of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane. He chuckled to himself. Those days were gone…

last five points, Kilkenny couldn’t close the gap (on Galway)”. I think you’ll find that scoring those five points did indeed close the gap!

Leo…stop it!

RTÉ Sport reporter Tony O’Donoghue.

to form, he told the Irish manager of the day all about the flaws in our game. Tony ignored the win, informing Mick that we had much to improve on. Tony was in his element. And then, as the clouds darkened and the thunder rolled, Mick seemed to be possessed by the spirit of Martin and Roy, not to mention Trapattoni and Staunton. And Mick, while remaining silvertongued and mercurial, got a bit sarky. Ooh! Tony got such a land! Then Mick did the dreaded ‘walk away in a bit of a huff’ bit. Tony was a bit confused when he went home that night. (We still love him, and his testy interviews with the Irish manager of the day). Tony sat back with a glass of wine. He stroked his chin, briefly. What a confusing day, he thought. He wondered about Mick, about those huffy answers. For a moment, Tony thought he could hear

Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy.

the effigies of Martin and Roy laughing, but then he realised that was his mind racing. He settled himself. It will be fine, he thought. Then he remembered. Ireland had actually beaten Gibraltar. What the hell will Mick be like if we start losing?

Gove and take Michael Gove wants to be Prime Minister, at this critical time in the UK’s history. He has admitted that when he was a young journalist he took cocaine “on several occasions”. He now “deeply regrets” this and says it was “a mistake”. Anyone can make a mistake, but does the UK really want a Prime Minister who is capable of making the same mistake on “several occasions”?

More like the usual hurling…! We’re used to singing the praises of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, but it’s been a bit flat this year. Not last Sunday however, not when gladiators Galway and Kilkenny met in an absolute cracker, a terrific, enthralling game that reminded us of what’s been missing so far this season. The teams went at it hammer, tongs and hurls, and what a spectacle it was. Galway probably deserved to edge it. Hopefully this kick-starts the championship. * On the RTE News sports summary, I was amused when the reporter said: “Despite scoring the

Can some of his advisors have a word…and stop Leo embarrassing us/himself? If he’s so easily starstruck, can he keep it to himself? We had his mortifying ‘Hugh Grant moment’ in Downing Street, his Kylie love-in, and then last week, after President Trump signed the visitor’s book at Shannon Airport, Leo gushed: “I think he likes us!” Can you imagine Theresa May reacting in that way? And what will happen if Leo ever gets to meet Marty Morrissey…

Priestly pun Now the PR people are writing the puns for us…we received a press release concerning Eire Og GAA club – but issued by PR folk on behalf of Eirgrid – and they referred to the well-known GAA enthusiast and Rossie Fr. Liam Devine as… Fr. Liam Divine.

And his next guest is… himself? Whatever Newstalk are paying broadcasting giant Pat Kenny, he’s probably worth it. After all, Pat asks the questions, and often answers them himself!

Chasing cars (limo included) at Snow Patrol… It was our first time at a concert at Malahide Castle, but not our first time to see Snow Patrol. A stretch limo passed us on the M50, and we wondered who was behind the tinted windows. Surely too ostentatious for concert-regular Leo? And Shane Ross would surely want to be seen, so we ruled him out too. Maybe it was Gary Lightbody himself? By the time we got there on Friday evening (7.30 pm) the place was buzzing, with thousands of fans already in the castle grounds enjoying the support acts (Gabrielle Aplin, David Keenan, then The Kooks). We were amongst hundreds more who were still arriving. The event organisation was impressive. Friendly stewards directed us to the parking (free) area, about ten minutes’ walk from the open-air concert. After security checks at the entrance (all good-humoured, some of the security people bopping to The Kooks), we were suddenly amongst the throngs, a giant stage (and screens) in front of

us, the 12th century Malahide Castle visible to our right. With over 200 acres of estate land, this is a beautiful and historic setting. There was a mixture of generations, and a great atmosphere. You couldn’t really deny our nation’s alcohol culture (maybe it’s the same scene at concerts worldwide) as people queued for the Heineken bars, many revel-

lers returning with cardboard ‘trays’, each carrying four pints. The ‘pints’, in plastic containers, were hardly a full pint measure, and cost €6 each. We met a very nice couple who were mad to talk. They had a four-pint cardboard tray, and couldn’t hide their ‘Great to get a break from the kids’ vibe. “Courteney Cox is here!” the

woman exclaimed, referring to the actress – star of Friends – who is partner of Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid. Brilliant, I thought (being a Friends fan)…and for some reason I imagined Courteney being introduced to the crowd later, which was naïve of me (and possibly something the other band members’ partners might not appreciate). At 9 pm, Gary Lightbody

and the lads made a low-key arrival. They were brilliant. Lots of familiar ‘oldies’ and some new material. I did take a break at one stage…with so many food stalls around, you don’t need to be hungry, you just give in to the scents. I asked the lady for two portions of chips. She responded with one plastic container of about 15/20 decent chips, and one plastic container of 15/20

over-cooked chips. Needless to say, I had to apply salt and vinegar myself. “Ten euro” she said, and the man beside me in the queue looked like he’d seen a ghost. Back in the heart of the action, the concert was getting better and better. Unfortunately, Snow Patrol wrapped by about 10.40 – but they were superb. It was a great night. Exiting was tortuously slow, but what can you do? There were a few thousand cars, so we just had to bide our time. The DJ on the car radio helpfully played a Snow Patrol song and said the concert at Malahide Castle had ended just about 45 minutes ago. He was right, and we were still in the queue to exit the grounds. The white stretch limo we’d seen hours’ earlier suddenly appeared on our right. We wondered again, who might be within. Ronan Keating? Bono? McGregor? I suspect Ryan Tubridy still (just about) drives himself. Damn, maybe it was our Friend, Courtney Cox.

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TDs’ anger over slashing of home help hours In a rare move, the Ceann Comhairle is to seek time for a debate on the HSE plan to slash home help hours due to the virtually unprecedented number of TDs seeking to have the matter discussed, Denis Naughten TD has confirmed. “The unusual step by the Ceann Comhairle clearly highlights the level of anger among TDs right across the political spectrum to the decision by the HSE to suspend the allocation of home help hours to older people and their carers for the next five months,” stated Denis Naughten. “This undermines the Programme for Government, the HSE’s own Service Plan for 2019 and the all-party Oireachtas Health Committee report, Slainte Care, on the reform of the health service in Ireland. “We now have a situation where Government policy and Dáil Éireann are at complete variance with the policy actions by the HSE and they need to reverse these cuts immediately”. Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy said the restriction on new applicants

for home help services will only have a knock-on negative consequence for families, carers, and the wider health services. Deputy Murphy commented: “It is disgraceful that there are such restrictions on home help services. We all know the benefits of living in your own home for as long as possible. Despite this the government appear blind to the benefits and have not made any effort to reduce the 6,000 plus waiting list.

“I understand, despite extreme circumstances, no new applications will be considered until next November. What is most concerning is the families and clients already in receipt of home help hours who will not receive additional hours if their condition worsens. As people age there is a high probability that their needs increase. For the HSE not to issue additional hours to people who need them is reckless”.

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‘Act now or risk losing a generation of young people’ “The country is loaded with cocaine. The dealers are benefiting from their bread and butter, which are the people who use it all the time, and then the bumper weekends where everyone from sports people to workers are out buying it for so-called ‘recreational use’. This is doubling the dealer’s money. “This is a national problem and if we don’t act as a group with health practitioners and reduce that demand we will lose a generation of young people. This is very, very serious”. Those are the words of Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan, who spent seven years working with the Garda National Drugs Unit. He uttered those words just

three weeks ago in the course of discussing what is probably the biggest social problem that we have as a society in 2019. If there are readers of the Roscommon People who think that cocaine is not widely available in Roscommon – and rural Roscommon as well – then they are badly mistaken. It is, I believe, freely available in every town and village in the country. The advent of cocaine use has seen a huge change in the social behaviour of young people in this country. Up to ten years ago at weekends the ‘younger set’ gathered in the local pub and then went on to the dance/nightclub. But now a lot of the social activity takes place in people’s homes where young people drink (and

in some cases, take drugs) before heading out to nightclubs and bars. Thankfully, the amount of serious violent incidents around Roscommon has remained relatively low in the past couple of years, but the increased use of cocaine has led to a dramatic rise in the number of unprovoked attacks on other young people around the country, with some catastrophic injuries being caused. The warnings of Chief Superintendent Mangan have to be heeded. The facts are that a huge number of adults in this country are now using cocaine on a regular basis and the consequences for their health in the long-term are huge. Ireland is now the third largest

user of cocaine in the EU, after the UK and Spain. The amount of dealers is growing all the time – in response to market demands. Orders for drugs are now made on smartphones, and on the dark net, and there are even dealers who make regular calls to certain locations to sell their wares, according to the Garda Drugs Squad. This week Michael Gove, one of the favourites to become the new British Prime Minister, admitted that he was a regular cocaine user in the past. Boris Johnson, the favourite to succeed Theresa May, has also admitted to taking drugs when he was in University. Jeremy Hunt, another candidate, has owned up to using cannabis

when he was younger as well. The message that this sends out to young people is that it is perfectly okay to take drugs when you are younger as long as you are sorry about it when you are older! For decades, we have had a problem in this country with the abuse of alcohol, but that scene is changing. Now a generation of young people are putting their health at risk by taking cocaine on a regular basis. Before you dismiss this piece as the words of someone who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, read the two opening paragraphs again. Not my words…but the words of someone who is there on the ground. It’s frightening.

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NEWS…at a glance Lecture on de Valera by Éamon Ó Cuív, TD A lecture organised by the Co. Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society will take place at 8.30 pm on this evening, Thursday, 13th of June (note date) in the Percy French Hotel, Strokestown. The lecture entitled ‘Eamon de Valera, a Personal Perspective’ will be given by his grandson, Éamon Ó Cuív. It is part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2019 supported by various departments of Roscommon Co. Council. The former Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs will give a background to the life and legacy of the Fianna Fáil founder, former Taoiseach and President. Born in 1950, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív was elected to Seanad Eireann in 1989 before being elected TD for Galway West in 1992. He served as Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil from 2011 to 2012. While Éamon Ó Cuív’s talk will recall the political and historical legacy of his grandfather, he will also offer a unique family perspective on de Valera the man, whose daughter was the mother of Éamon. All are welcome to this stimulating and evocative lecture.

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Glenamaddy Musical Society will hold their AGM in the Town Hall Theatre on Friday, 14th of June 2019 at 8.30 pm. Spot prizes on the night for all in attendance. We welcome new patrons and as this is our 25th Anniversary if you are interested in helping out in any capacity for our upcoming musical ‘The Sound of Music’ please come along on the night to meet the committee and new friends.

Cuisle Accessible Holiday Resort are hosting their annual 6k fun run and 10k road race on Saturday, 22nd of June 2019 at 11 am in Cuisle, Donamon. Technical t-shirts for all adults and bespoke medals for all participants. You can register online www. myrunresults.com or on the day at Cuisle from 9.30-10.30 am. All proceeds go towards Cuisle’s refurbishment fund. Refreshments served afterwards.

Athlone Show launch The launch of the Athlone Agricultural Show will be held on Thursday, 13th of June 2019 (this evening) at 8 pm at The Bounty Bar, Coosan, Athlone. Finger food provided. All are welcome.

Fun Run/Walk at Athleague NS A 5K Fun Run/Walk in aid of Athleague NS Parents’ Association takes place on Tuesday, the 18th June at 7 pm. Entry fee is only €10 – and kids go free! Registration at the school from 6.30 pm.

‘Athleague 2020’ meeting Image shows Eamon de Valera and his wife Sinead at the inaugural Ball for his Presidency in 1959.

An ‘Athleague 2020’ meeting will be held to finalise the Development Plan on Wednesday, June 19th at 7.30 pm. The venue is Athleague Community Centre. Everyone welcome.

Lisnamult Draw winners May winners in the monthly Lisnamult Draw were as follows – €100: Fr. John Cullen; €100: Tommy Gilleran; €50: Lorraine Kenny; €25: John Curley; €25: Carmel Linnane; €25: Tommy Donlon.

Kiltrustan Sports Club’s Sports Day Kiltrustan Sports Club annual Sports Day is being held this year on the 7th of July. Gates open at 1 pm and races start at 2 pm sharp. Races include tiny tots right up to U-16s and school relay race. There will be a BBQ, bouncy castle and plenty of novelty events. A great family day out for all. We look forward to seeing you there. Your support is greatly appreciated.

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NewsPeople newsbriefs Royal Canal Way to link with Tarmonbarry Cllr. Tom Crosby is delighted to announce that works are about to commence on connecting the Royal Canal Way (Royal Canal Greenway) to Tarmonbarry village in Co. Roscommon where it terminates in Clondra village in Co. Longford. This, he says, will be a major benefit for tourism in Tarmonbarry and in the future for the wider county in Roscommon. Cllr. Crosby says that the breakthrough follows representations made by him as secretary of Tarmonbarry Development and Tidy Towns Association over the last number of months. Councillor Crosby confirmed that the work will commence this coming week or early next week, providing a new footpath from the exit road from Clondra to the bridge at Tarmonbarry. The councillor also states that he will now be working with Roscommon County Council to extend the Greenway to link up with Sliabh Ban mountain and also connect to Rooskey village to link with other walkways on the Leitrim side.

Over €200,000 in funding for local childcare providers Six childcare providers across Roscommon and East Galway have between them received capital funding of €214,807 to create more places for U-3s, school age children and for fire safety improvements. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, announced a total national allocation of €6.25m to create an additional 3,600 childcare places through capital funding for providers of Early Years and School Age Childcare services. The successful local applications were – Strokestown Community Playschool: €19,905 to provide new places for school age children; Rooskey Community Company: €70,000 to provide new places for school age and 0-3 year olds; Mountbellew Community Childcare Centre: €50,000 to provide new places for 0-3 year olds; Ballinderry Childcare Crèche, Kilconnell: €49,998 to provide new places for 0-3 year olds; Lawrencetown Community Development Group: €20,000 to provide new places for school age children and Croghan

Fairy Bush: €4,904 for fire safety improvements. Welcoming news of the funding, Senator Maura Hopkins said: “Access to childcare has been an issue for many families but I hope that investment such as this will help to ease that pressure”. Independent TD Denis Naughten said: “While those providers who were

not successful in this round of applications will be disappointed, the allocation of funding to the six successful applicants is welcome. More childcare places will be of huge benefit to the communities, local schools and families that they serve”. Cllr. Tom Crosby also welcomed news of the grants.

Roscommon Heritage Group will meet on Tuesday, 18th of June 2019 at 8.30 pm at Gleeson’s Townhouse, The Square. Please contact Theresa Murray, Secretary on 087-7554393 or on grouproscommonheritage@gmail.com

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Apostolic Workers’ Annual Display Day The Apostolic Workers’ will host their Annual Display Day on Sunday, June 16th in Fourmilehouse. Doors open at 2 pm. Missionaries will be presented with proceeds of the ‘Chicken Fund’, sacred items, chalices, etc. that were sponsored. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 3 pm by Bishop Kevin Doran. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Irene Cafferky, Manager of Roscommon CCC, said she was ent” “delighted with the announcem th by Minister for Childcare and You that Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone ding fun ital Cap in 25m €6. of l tota a Early to be awarded to providers of Age Learning and Care and Schoolare a Childcare this summer. There story, number of local recipients (see page 13). The Board, Manager and staff to of Roscommon CCC would like re congratulate the local childca services on their successful applications. Manager Irene Cafferky mer acknowledges that over the sum the on k wor to d services will nee to drawdown of their allocation nts me uire req e dlin dea the ensure that are met and assures providers m to their staff team will support the meet deadlines if required. ing If you have any queries regard this information, please contact Roscommon County Childcare see Committee on 094-9622540 or www.roscommonchildcare.ie

Fitzmaurice and ‘Ming’ react to €100m beef aid fund ‘revelations’

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A woman in her 60s died in a tragic road traffic accident at Kilmaryal, Elphin on Thursday evening last. The woman, later named as Mary Oates of Yambo Cross, Kilvoy, Mantua, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle while she was out walking. The collision occurred at approximately 8 pm on Thursday, 6th of June 2019. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 50s, was not injured. The woman was subsequently named as Mary Oates, a popular member of the local community. Married to Gerry, she was an employee of the Plunkett Home in Boyle. There was deep shock and sadness at news of the tragedy. The late Ms. Oates is mourned by her husband Gerry, sister Geraldine, brother Kevin, further relatives and friends. Her remains reposed at Brady’s Funeral Home in Elphin on Sunday evening. Following Funeral Mass in the Holy Trinity Church, Kilmaryal on Monday, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. May she rest in peace.

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Pictured at the Athleague Fair & Festival were Orna, Angela and Cora Mulry. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Suggestions surrounding the inclusion of a ‘production reduction’ measure in the €100 million beef aid fund for Irish farmers have been slammed by independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. The Roscommon-Galway representative was reacting to media reports outlining that the fund will only be distributed to farmers once specific conditions – including aims to reduce production or restructure the beef and veal sector – are met. Deputy Fitzmaurice said: “It is worth noting that news of the fund emerged in the run-up to the European and Local Elections – but details were few and far between. “Initially the €100 million fund was billed as a support package for beef and suckler farmers who have had to endure months of poor prices and who are still faced with the prospect of Brexit – with both the minister and the commissioner stating that the money needed to go directly to farmers as soon as possible. “But now, with the elections conveniently concluded, clauses are beginning to appear which are a kick in the teeth to suckler farmers”. Reacting to the “drip-feed of information” regarding the €100 million support scheme, MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said that clarity was needed in relation to the detail of the scheme. He said: “Instead of leadership, much-needed financial assistance, and charting a way forward, we are getting a drip-feed of information exploiting the difficult position that farmers are in, designed to condition farmers’ thinking and expectations in advance of the scheme being rolled out”. We need as a matter of urgency, stated MEP Flanagan, access to both the submission submitted by our Department and the full text of documents received from the Commission.

HSE planning Mental Health Hub at Rosalie Unit The HSE is planning to develop a Mental Health Hub at the Rosalie Unit in Castlerea, a facility which would include two day hospitals. A meeting took place last Wednesday (5th) in Merlin Park between Minister Jim Daly, HSE management and Dept. of Health officials in

relation to future plans for the Rosalie Unit. Senator Maura Hopkins was also present. HSE management informed those present that work is being progressed on a proposal to change the current use of the Rosalie Unit. The proposal is to develop a Mental Health Hub at the Rosalie Unit which would include two day hospi-

tals – one serving children and adolescents, and one serving the elderly. According to Senator Hopkins, HSE management stated that additional staff will be required for both day hospitals. The Day Hospital proposal for Children and Adolescents would operate on a seven-daya-week basis. It would serve

Roscommon, Mayo and parts of Sligo and Leitrim. The service would provide individual care to young people to reduce the need for admission to A&E and facilitate earlier discharge from the Inpatient Unit in Galway. The Day Hospital proposal for Older People is to develop a Psychiatry of Later Life Day

Hospital which would operate five days per week. This would serve people from Roscommon and North Galway. HSE management informed the meeting that the next step in this process will be for Community Healthcare West to cost the proposal and submit it for funding via the Estimate Process.

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Cregg in health call to Roscommon men!  PAUL HEALY

Roscommon footballer Cathal Cregg has appealed to Roscommon men to take steps to improve their health and wellbeing. The Roscommon star was speaking at the launch of International Men’s Health Week, running this week, up to and including Father’s Day this Sunday. Cathal said: “Our health and wellbeing is often down to the decisions and choices we make with how we live our life. “Small changes can make a big difference to our physical and mental health. Too often men delay or put off seeking help. I urge men in Roscommon this week, International Men’s Health Week, to take charge of themselves…improve their health and wellbeing”. Men in Ireland die, on average, about four and a half years younger than women do. Males have higher death rates than females for virtually all of the leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, stroke and suicide. Poor lifestyles are responsible for many chronic diseases. Late presentation to the doctor is an issue.

Roscommon footballer Cathal Cregg with Anne Marie Murphy, Health Promotion Officer, Roscommon – supporting Men’s Health Week 2019 in Roscommon.

For example, the rate of prostate cancer is above average in the West of Ireland, affecting 1 in 7 men in their lifetime. The earlier it is caught the better it can be treated, and now 9 out of 10 men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer, survive. The overall aims of MHW are to:

* Heighten awareness of preventable health problems for males of all ages. * Support men and boys to engage in healthier lifestyle choices/activities. * Encourage the early detection and treatment of health difficulties in males. See www.mhfi.org/ challenges2019.pdf

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ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL A BULKY GOODS COLLECTION will take place on: Tuesday 18th June, 2019 Boyle Civic Amenity Site 10am – 4pm Wednesday 19th June, 2019 Roscommon Civic Amenity Site 10am – 4 pm Thursday 20th June, 2019 Ballaghaderreen Civic Amenity Site 10am – 4pm Saturday 22nd June, 2019 Castlerea Civic Amenity Site 10am – 4pm

ONLY THE FOLLOWING ITEMSY WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DA • Furniture – Suites of Furniture, Armchairs, Outdoor Dining Sets • Carpets • Bathroom Suites • Mattresses & Divan Beds NO OTHER ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE COLLECTION DATES

Collection Fees: -We can only accept CASH payment. 10 Euro per Van/Car & Trailer THIS SERVICE IS FOR DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLDERS ONLY For further information, please contact the Environment Section, Roscommon County Council on 090 6637260 or environment@roscommoncoco.ie

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Fitzmaurice is new Cathaoirleach  PAUL HEALY

Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice has pledged to prioritise job creation and tourism development during his term as First Citizen of County Roscommon. Cllr. Fitzmaurice, a Castlerea-based businessman, was elected Cathaoirleach of County Roscommon at the AGM of Roscommon County Council, held in Áras an Chontae last Friday. Cllr. Fitzmaurice (Fianna Fáil) defeated Cllr. Kathleen Shanagher (Independent) by ten votes to eight. Cllr. Fitzmaurice was proposed for the position of Cathaoirleach by Cllr. Orla Leyden. Cllr. Shanagher

was proposed by Cllr. Tony Ward. Cllr. Fitzmaurice received the backing of all members of the new Coalition on Roscommon Council Council, i.e. six Fianna Fáil councillors, two Fine Gael councillors and Independent members Tom Crosby and Laurence Fallon. The nomination of Cllr. Shanagher was supported by Cllrs. Valerie Byrne, Ivan Connaughton, Nigel Dineen, Donal Kilduff, Michael Mulligan, Kathleen Shanagher, Anthony Waldron and Tony Ward. After being presented with the chain of office, Cllr. Fitzmaurice thanked councillors for placing their faith in him and said he was very honoured.

Cllr. Fitzmaurice placed an emphasis on the challenges facing rural Ireland, commenting “I want to see the lights on in the local village, in the local shop”. On issues of a particular Castlerea interest, Cllr. Fitzmaurice said that he would continue to highlight the fate of the Rosalie Unit, and also press for the re-opening of Castlerea Fire Station. Cllr. Liam Callaghan said he was “deeply honoured” to be elected Leas Cathaoirleach and looked forward to working closely with Cllr. Fitzmaurice. Colleagues congratulated both councillors on their new roles and pledged their support.

Lake O’Flynn marina funding approved Deputy Denis Naughten has welcomed the announcement of funding for the development of a marina at Lake O’Flynn. The marina, which will be developed by Ballinlough Development Association, will include berths for 24 angling boats, a floating jetty,

a fishing stand which includes access for those with reduced mobility, a playground, parking and toilet facilities. “I am delighted to see that this impressive project has been successful in its application for funding. The development of a

floating jetty will help to develop the area as an angling destination as part of the new Hidden Heartlands tourism region and attract increased visitor numbers,” stated Denis Naughten. The project is expected to cost in the region of €450,000.

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The CE of Roscommon Co. Council, Eugene Cummins, pictured with Leas Cathaoirleach Cllr. Liam Callaghan (left) and Cathaoirleach Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice (right) at Áras an Chontae. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin

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All sweetness and light… it can’t last! COUNCIL SKETCH Paul Healy “It’s like the first day at school” a media colleague quipped, and he wasn’t far off the mark. Everybody was on their very best behaviour, all sweetness and light. Surely it can’t last? To continue the school parlance…Paschal Fitzmaurice was elected Class Prefect, with Liam Callaghan as his Deputy. It was the AGM of Roscommon County Council last Friday, the dust having settled on the recent local elections. We were in the beautiful Chamber in Áras an Chontae, there to witness the start of a new Council term. I’ve no idea how they decide on who sits where, but the members of the new Coalition – that’s slightly smug FF, bashful (for now) FG, and councillors Crosby and Fallon – didn’t all get to sit together…in fact they were quite disjointed! The Chamber-dominating FF-ers (well, apart from Cathaoirleach Paschal, who sits at the head of the er…class) are seated in a row on the outer layer of the two-tiered seating set-up.

Seated next to those five Fianna Fáil councillors are six Independents. This formidable sextet revealed on Friday that they have formed their own grouping – they are Cllrs. Ivan Connaughton, Nigel Dineen, Donal Kilduff, Kathleen Shanagher, Anthony Waldron and Tony Ward. While they fell short of declaring that Tony Ward is their leader, the Curraghboy man’s influence was easy to detect. Below where these eleven councillors – the FF ‘ruling party’ and the main opposition grouping – are seated, is a second circular seating section. Seated there, in front of Paschal and the executive, are the remaining six councillors. The two Fine Gael members (Liam Callaghan and John Naughten) sit together, but the Independent members of the new Alliance – Cllr. Crosby and Cllr. Fallon – are, surprisingly, not side by side. Hopefully this slightly curious seating arrangement isn’t ominous for the prospects of the Alliance remaining intact for the full five-year term! Meanwhile, Cllrs. Valerie Byrne and Michael Mulligan complete the line-up in the ‘inner’ seats. On Friday, Valerie and Michael confirmed that they have their own ‘Club of 2’ – a HAC/ Sinn Féin alliance, no less.

Picture shows newly-elected members of Roscommon Co. Council, including Cathaoirleach Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice and Leas Cathaoirleach Cllr. Liam Callaghan, along with CEO of Roscommon Co. Council Eugene Cummins and executive staff of the Council. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin

Friday was almost all about filling key positions, none more important or prestigious than that of Cathaoirleach (First Citizen of County Roscommon). Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice was clearly very proud to be chosen. He made a point of shaking hands with all councillors before accepting the chain of office, then proudly looking up to (and thanking) his family in the public gallery. It was a proud day too for Liam Callaghan, the Fine Gael man elected Leas Cathaoirleach. Thereafter, a series of short speeches followed, with members congratulating Cllrs. Fitzmaurice and Callaghan and generally being very gracious and positive. There wasn’t a hint of acrimony. There was the odd veiled reference to the hectic negotiations that had led to the new Coalition/Alliance being formed. Cllr. Tony Ward, for the snubbed Independents, said that he had hoped to lead an Independent-led Coalition, as this is what the people had voted for (“not a coat of paint between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael” he mused). Cllr. John Keogh (for the ruling party) was having none of it. He took the Independents’ ‘Gang of

six’ by surprise by calmly insisting that 66% of the votes cast in the recent local elections in Roscommon had been for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates (unsuccessful ones included) and Cllrs. Crosby and Fallon. Therefore, the new alliance was most definitely representative of the people of the county, was his mandate-wielding message! Later, Cllrs. Crosby and Fallon let it be known that they had been “invited” on board by Fianna Fáil. When Cllr. Fallon added that he too had tried to form an Independent alliance (five years ago), Cllrs. Ward and Dineen exchanged wry smiles. Over the following half hour or so, various appointments were made to committees/assemblys/forums. Pretty much ‘one for everyone in the audience’, bar the self-exiled Cllrs. Byrne and Mulligan. With that, we all prepared – rather in keeping with a ‘first day at school’ atmosphere – to go home early. Through the striking windows of the Chamber, you could see beautiful green trees beyond the townscape, while bright sun rays shone invitingly, perfectly complimenting the mood of sweetness and light!

Cllr. Liam Callaghan and Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice with their respective wives Joan and Ann at the first meeting of the newly-elected Roscommon Co. Council. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin

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Miriam and Rachel host big fundraiser Fun event in aid of Kenya charity project Sisters Miriam and Rachel Hastings from Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon are travelling to Kenya this July as volunteers. They are travelling to volunteer in an educational setting for those who are most vulnerable. The students come from poor backgrounds and so many are unable to pay the fees. Both girls decided to volunteer in Kenya after being grateful for the great education they received at primary, secondary and at third level and hope to try and share some of their skills and knowledge with the locals. This Saturday night, 15th of June, the girls are having a fundraising night ‘Party Bingo’ in Lawless’ Pub (Fallon’s) of Dysart at 9 pm. There will be many prizes on the night as well as the auctioning of a signed Galway (hurling), Roscommon (football) and Irish rugby jerseys (all framed) and a Galway hurling team signed Canning Hurl. All are welcome on what

Pictured is Rachel Hastings with Padraic Mannion (Galway) with a jersey sponsored by George Bannon Sports, Roscommon

promises to be a fantastic night. Ideal timing if anyone is in need of a Galway or

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The girls have a go fund me page for those who would like to donate to also https://www.gofundme.com/tdfzdm-volunteering-inkenya?member=1576364&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_ campaign=fb_co_campmgmt_m * Follow their journey on Facebook on Miriam’s and Rachel’s Road to Kenya

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Celebrate Father’s Day: Sunday 16th June

Why we share an unbreakable bond with dear old dad! T  MIRIAM KERINS

his Sunday is all about dear old dad. Yep, he’s the man, the dude with the twinkle in his eye, (and the receding hairline, bless him), who loves us to distraction. So, whether that special bloke in your life is your biological dad, your adopted dad, your stepdad or your granddad, etc., as we approach this Father’s Day, we at the Roscommon People thought we’d take the time to remind readers just why this fierce-handy superhero holds such a special place in our hearts. So, this weekend, as you write ‘Happy Father’s Day’ in his quirky card, instead of posting it, why not hand deliver it yourself. Sit down, open a bottle of beer/ wine, and raise a glass with the man who has fixed your car, changed your tyres, provided you with endless loans, (never asking to be repaid), and taxied you just about everywhere. Laugh at his cringe-making jokes, praise his awkward attempts at using his new Smartphone, hug him and let him hold your hand. And while you’re doing this, remember the times when… • Even though he was scared, he got on Europe’s tallest rollercoaster with you when everyone else lost their nerve.

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John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley is this week offering new to the market a quality fourbedroomed semi-detached residence of approx. 1,425 sq.ft. located at 57, Oldwood, Roscommon Town. Price guide: €210,000 ono to sell. John Earley: “The said

property is presented for sale in excellent condition throughout and is situated beside a large green area with the benefit of a mature and spacious site area servicing. “This is a property that must be viewed to be fully appreciated and we now invite immediate viewings

and offers to sell. BER: B3”. For further details or to arrange a viewing, please contact John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email jearley@propertypartners. ie.

A PRIMELY LOCATED 3 B/R RESIDENTIAL 7 DAY LICENSED PREMISES OF APPROX. 2,350 SQ.FT Price Guide: €150,000 ono. A renowned 3 B/R public house standing on a substantial site area of approx 1.7 acres overlooking Portrunny Bay, Harbour and the famous River Shannon. The said property can be sold with the benefit of a full clean 7 day license or independently for residential purposes should market interest dictate. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers to sell. BER: G.

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Prime property at Lisnaree John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley is this week offering new to the market a quality threebedroomed semi-detached residence of c. 1,018 sq.ft. located at 20, Lisnaree, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. All offers after €90,000 invited with a view to sale. John describes the property as “a quality residence located in a select residential development beside Strokestown and all local amenities. “The said property is presented for sale in good condition throughout with the benefit of a spacious rear garden area. We now

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PAV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email jearley@propertypartners. ie.

Just three houses remaining in Hillview development Property Partners Earley, Roscommon are pleased to advise that only three houses remain in the Hillview development in Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon after a very successful recent launch. John Earley commented: “Remaining is only one detached dormer residence and two bungalows, with prices starting from only €98,500. Showhouse viewings are by appointment only and in order to secure a property, early booking is advised”. John further commented: “The success of this launch is testament to the quality and value for money of these fine properties. As a detached and entirely blockbuilt development located on the edge of Ballinlough village, the remaining properties should not last long and we now welcome all enquiries and viewings”. For further details, please contact John

Earley (FIPAV) or David Diffley (MIPAV, TRV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email jearley@propertypartners.ie.

Prime lands set out in 2 lots offering quality lands and forestry. The said lands can be sold in one or more lots should market interest dictate as follows: Lot 1: The Entire. Lot 2: c. 25 acres on which stands a storage shed, cattle crush and pen. Lot 3: c. 6 acres of lands and forestry. Also c. 2.12 acres of boglands set out in 2 lots (c. 0.54 acres at Cloonrabrackan & c. 1.63 acres at Drinagh. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers to sell. Legal: Marie Connellan, Messers PA Connellan & Co, Strokestown. 071 96 33009.

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A PRIME RESIDENTIAL HOLDING OF LANDS CONTAINING APPROX. 19.22 ACRES A primely located property situated on the main Ballymahon route (R392) located approx. 2.5 km from Lanesboro town. The said property can be sold in one or more lots should market interest dictate and is set out as follows: Lot 1: The Entire. Lot 2: 5 B/R residence standing on approx. 0.6 of an acre. BER: C3. Lot 3: Approx. 18.62 acres with stables. This is a property that must be viewed to be fully appreciated and the auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and offers to sell. Legal: Billy Brandon, Messers Patrick J Neilan & Co. Roscommon.

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• Two Prime Commercial Units to let • c.400 Sq. Ft. Each • Located between Supervalu & Main Street • Benefiting from a high volume of pedestrian footfall • Prime opportunity to acquire a two-bedroom semidetached residence • In need of minor renovation • Located just off Roscommon Town Centre, close to schools and all amenities • An ideal investment property or starter home • Viewing comes highly recommended • To arrange a viewing contact the office on 090-6663700 • Viewings at evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays also accommodated

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• Luxury six-bedroom dormer residence in excellent condition • Standing on c.0.75 Acres, c.3 miles from Roscommon Town • Outbuildings/ Stables to rear c.1,710 Sq.Ft with yard • Viewing comes highly recommended

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Ballyforan/Dysart property for public auction Connaughton Auctioneers (Athleague) have a prime property for sale by public auction on the 4th of July next in Fallon’s Bar, Dysart at 4 pm. The property comprises of a residence in need of renovation altogether standing on c.38.15 acres in five different lots being offered for sale as follows: Lot 1: Residence on c. 0.85 acres, Lot 2: c. 13.81 acres, Lot 3: c. 5.85 acres, Lot 4: c. 8.82 acres (Ballyforan side), Lot 5: c. 8.82 acres (Feevagh side) & Lot 6: Overall property – residence on c. 38.15 acres. Speaking to the Roscommon People, Auctioneer Ivan Connaughton states: “This is a fine property to come on the open market. The residence is in need of renovation and is attracting substantial interest due

Detached residence located in Glenamaddy town centre.

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potential and location. “The lands are located in a renowned farming district close to the village of Ballyforan/Dysart, have potential for building sites (subject to planning) and will be offered in individu-

al lots and overall with the residence at auction. The property comprises the Estate of Thomas Corbett Deceased and we invite enquiries and viewings by contacting the office on 090-6663700”.

Solicitors for the Sale are Liddy Neilan Solicitors, Abbey Street, Roscommon. For all legal enquiries on the property, contact Sinead Neilan, Solicitor, on 090-6627498.

Final offers are now being accepted on a five-bedroomed luxury detached residence located in Glenamaddy town centre. Sean Naughton Auctioneers is delighted to now invite final offers on this property at Dudley Heights, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway. Accommodation includes kitchen/dining

room, living room, five bedrooms (two ensuite), utility, toilet and WHB and family bathroom. This property has tarmac drive to the front with ample off-street parking and a garden area to the rear with mature shrubs. The property overlooks the green area. This property is in excellent condition throughout and viewing

is highly advised. This property is located two minutes’ walk from all local amenities. The property would suit an investor or make an ideal family home. Offers in the region of €165,000 are invited. For further details please contact Sean Naughton Auctioneers on 0906625080 or email seannaughton@eircom.net

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NEW TO THE MARKET FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY C.45 Acre Non Residential Farm

CLOONYLYON, CARNISKA, STROKESTOWN, CO. ROSCOMMON Circa 45 Acres Non Residential Farm for sale at Carniska, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Can be sold in lots or entirety to suit demand Price on Application Joint Selling Agents: Thomas J Cox, Elphin St, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Legal Hanahoe & Hanahoe Solicitors, 16 North Main St, Nass Co. Kildare

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FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY 78 HAWTHORN DRIVE, ROSCOMMON TOWN 3 Bedroom Luxury Detached Residence with Garage Price on Application

C. 9 Acres of excellent land Ballincurry, Glinsk, Co. Galway

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NEW TO THE MARKET No. 3 Ballinagard Galway Road, Roscommon Town F42 D523 Superb 5 bedroom residence located on a large mature site in an intimate development of only 7 houses. Situated just off the Galway Road and within walking distance of all town amenities, finished to a high standard with no expense spared, this fine family home comprises: Entrance hallway, Sitting room, Kitchen, Dining room, Office, 2 Bathrooms, Utility and 5 large Bedrooms, 2 of which are ensuite. Price Region €275,000

Bungalow at Sandﬁeld, Knockcroghery

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NEW TO THE MARKET Top quality agricultural lands extending to circa 9 acres incorporating substantial road frontage with site potential, subject to Planning Permission. The said lands comprise 3 elevated fields which all adjoin and offer local farmers an excellent opportunity to extend their existing holdings.

New to the market and on the books of Oates Auctioneers (Roscommon) is this imposing five-bedroomed residence at Kilglass, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon. Situated on a large landscaped site, it offers spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. This is a spacious property with an attractive cut-stone façade. Located three miles from Knockcroghery village and central to both Athlone and Roscommon towns, the property comprises of: Entrance hallway, sitting room, kitchen, dining room, utility, study and downstairs bedroom; Upstairs are four large bedrooms (master ensuite) and a family bathroom. Price region: €250,000. For details, contact Oates Auctioneers (Roscommon) Ltd., Church Street, Roscommon town, Co. Roscommon. Tel: 090-6627878. Email: info@oates.ie/ see www.oates.ie

Sean Naughton Auctioneers is delighted to offer for sale by private treaty a four-bedroomed bungalow with large site and garage at Sandfield, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon. This property is in need of some refurbishment; however it would make an ideal family home. Viewing is strongly advised. Offers in the region of €120,000 are invited. For further details or to arrange a viewing please contact Sean Naughton Auctioneers on 090-6625080 or email seannaughton@eircom.net

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NEW TO THE MARKET Milford, Creggs Co. Galway F42 TK74

Gallowstown, in Roscommon Town.

Luxury bungalow for sale in Gallowstown, Roscommon Sean Naughton Auctioneers is delighted to offer to the market for sale by private treaty a splendid, large sixbedroomed luxury detached dormer bungalow, set in mature gardens, located in Gallowstown, a much sought after area in Roscommon Town. Accommodation includes – downstairs: reception hallway, sitting room, kitchen, living cum dining room, sunroom, utility and two bedrooms (all ensuite); Upstairs: four bedrooms (two ensuite), hotpress, office and family bathroom. The property is located in a much sought after area in Roscommon Town. Rarely does a property in such excellent condition come on to the market. This property offers great investment potential and has traded as a successful Bed & Breakfast for many years. Viewing is highly recommended and this property has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Offers in the region of €270,000 are invited. For further details please contact Sean Naughton Auctioneers on 090-6625080 or email seannaughton@eircom.net

Imposing 6 bedroom residence situated on a mature 0.5 acre site within walking distance to Creggs village. This quality property extends to an impressive 2000 square feet with large double garage to side. Mature trees surround this property together with cut stone walling and attractive entrance gates. Creggs Village is situated on the Roscommon / Galway border and is only 30 miles from Galway city. This property is within walking distance from all shops, schools, sports clubs and fields as well as pubs. Price Region: €165,000. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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45-acre farm at Cloonylyon, Strokestown is new to the market Joint selling agents Sean Naughton Auctioneers, Roscommon and Thomas J. Cox & Co., Strokestown are delighted to offer new to the market for sale by private treaty a c.45 acre non-residential farm at Cloonylyon, Strokestown which they describe as a mix of good and fair quality land which can be sold in entirety or in lots. Maps available at both offices for inspection. For further information please contact either Sean Naughton Auctioneers, The Square, Roscommon, on 090-6625080 or email seannaughton@eircom.net or contact Thomas J. Cox & Co., Elphin Street, Strokestown on 071-9633260.

H53 RD40

Quality 4-bedroom residence presented for sale in showhouse condition and situated in a mature residential area within walking distance to all local amenities. Accommodation consists of entrance hallway, sitting room with French doors to open plan kitchen/dining area, utility with W.C. off . First floor comprises 4 large bedrooms (Master Ensuite) and family bathroom. Overall this is a select family home located only 15 minutes from Athlone Town Centre for which the Auctioneer now invites viewings and offers. Price Region: €220,000

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#### URGENTLY REQUIRED #### Due to continued success Hughes & Company are urgently looking for all types of property in and around Roscommon for a number of disappointed underbidders. If you are thinking of buying or selling talk to Pat, let him advise you, his advice is free. Phone: 09066 27003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com

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FINAL OFFERS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED ON A CIRCA 55 ACRE RESIDENTIAL FARM LOCATED AT

BALLINCURRY, KILROOSKEY, CO. ROSCOMMON

FINAL OFFERS

The lands, which are all of top quality are located approximately 5 miles from Roscommon Town. Pat is confirming that they are accepting final offers by 5 p.m. this Friday 14th June 2019. For further details contact the office on 09066 27003 or e-mail info@ pathughesauctioneers.com

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New to the Market – For sale at CLOONTOGHER, KILTEEVAN, CO. ROSCOMMON CIRCA 21 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN ONE BLOCK. Most of the lands are of top quality and located less than ½ a mile from the village of Kilteevan in a nice rural setting. This is an ideal opportunity for somebody looking for a nice compact parcel of land or for a local farmer to increase his holding. For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com Legal:- Mr. Peter Jones, Solicitor, Peter H Jones Solicitors, Goff Street, Roscommon. Phone: 09066 26925

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New to the Market FOR SALE, CIRCA 26.5 ACRES AT

CARRAGARVE AND CORRABEG, STROKESTOWN, CO. ROSCOMMON. Most of the lands are of top quality with the lands located in two separate lots a short distance from each other but can be sold separately if required. For further details contact the office on 09066 27003 or e-mail info@ pathughesauctioneers.com

Deadline for ﬁnal offers on Kilrooskey lands is this Friday This week Pat Hughes of Hughes & Company, Auctioneers & Valuers in Abbey Street, Roscommon is confirming that they are at an advanced stage of negotiations with a number of different parties on the sale of circa 55 acres of land which recently went on the market at Ballincurry, Kilrooskey. Pat is confirming that

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they have the lands advertised for receipt of final offers no later than 5 pm this Friday, 14th of June 2019.

For further details, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Strong interest in lands at The Grove, Kilteevan Hughes & Company are reporting a lot of enquiries in relation to circa 21 acres of land which they placed on the market at The Grove, Kilteevan last week. The lands, which are situated convenient to the village of Kilteevan and adjacent to

the graveyard, are generating strong interest and Pat is hopeful of concluding a sale in the coming weeks. For further details, contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Traditional country home with breathtaking views REA Seamus Carthy are inviting final offers for immediate sale on a traditional three-bedroomed country home set on a most picturesque site in Kilglass, Co. Roscommon offering breathtaking views over Kilglass Lake. The residence known as ‘Lakeview House’ stands on a spacious site area of 0.62 acres with the benefit of three outbuildings including two-bay hay sheds situated to the rear of the building. The said property was built c 1940s and is in need of renovation and

FINAL OFFERS NOW INVITED

Attractive 4 bedroom bungalow set on 1.1 Acres. Highly sought after residential location with its picturesque setting and its close proximity of 5km to Roscommon Town. The said property offers great potential and offers are invited for immediate sale. Every offer in excess of €90,000.

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NO.3 GLENVIEW, GALWAY ROAD, ROSCOMMON TOWN, F42 YT63

Substantial 4/5 bed family home set on a large corner site with mature hedging, situated to the front of the Glenview residential estate at Galway Road, Roscommon Town. It is presented in excellent condition throughout. The said property is in a highly sought after location and is within walking distance from all amenities in Roscommon Town, supermarkets, medical centre, schools, train station, hotel, library etc. Viewing is highly recommended. Offers now invited.

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LEAM, BOYLE, ROSCOMMON, F52 TY01

Kilglass, Co. Roscommon offering breathtaking views over Kilglass Lake

modernisation but offers great potential. The subject property also has a former shop unit to the side offering further potential. Every offer above €65,000 now

being considered for immediate sale. For viewings or more information, contact REA Seamus Carthy today on 090-6630001 or info@reacarthy.ie

A most impressive 3 Bedroom Dormer Bungalow situated on a large 1 acre site. The property is presented in excellent condition and substantially benefiting from complete refurbishment and extension. Finished internally and externally to an extremely high standard. This said property is within close proximity to Boyle Town and is considered an excellent opportunity to acquire a fine property at what is considered excellent value for money. Offers now invited.

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Attractive townhouse at Abbey Street, Roscommon For sale with Pat Hughes of Hughes & Company this week is an attractive five-bedroomed townhouse at Abbey Street, Roscommon with a large yard and rear entrance from Henry Street. The property would be suitable for further development, subject to planning permission being granted. For further details, contact the office on 0906627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Free advice from Pat… If you are thinking of buying or selling, contact Pat Hughes of Hughes & Co. Auctioneers & Valuers, Roscommon. Let him advise you – Pat’s advice is free!

No. 3, Glenview, Roscommon town

Property in prime Roscommon town location On the books of REA Seamus Carthy is a substantial 4/5 bedroomed family home set on a large corner site with mature hedging. No. 3, Glenview is situated to the front of the Glenview residential estate at Galway Road, Roscommon Town. The property is within walking distance to Roscommon Town and all its ameni-

ties. Presented in excellent condition throughout, viewing comes highly recommended by Seamus Carthy. This property is excellent value for money and offers are now invited for immediate sale with a guide price of €200,000. For viewings or more information, contact REA Seamus Carthy today on 090-6630001 or info@reacarthy.ie

Traditional Two Storey 6 Bedroom Family Home situated in a picturesque rural setting, convenient to the larger towns of Castlerea and Roscommon. The said property is presented in excellent condition and offers great potential. A quality family home is now presented to the market and viewings are highly recommended. Offers now invited.

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Connacht SFC Final: Roscommon -v- Galway Best of luck to both teams on Sunday from

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Well, how do you think it’ll go? We asked some well-known people for a prediction on the big game outcome… JJ Cattigan (Former player, now proprietor of JJ Cattigan’s Bar, Roscommon)

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“I think we’ve a great chance to be honest. I reckon if we’re still with them going into the last fifteen minutes we can win it by two or three points, especially if we use the panel the way we did against Mayo. I’d be confident in this team the way they’re playing. “It depends on how Anthony (Cunningham) uses his panel but we’ve very strong forwards and he’s used them very well so far. We’ll need to compete and win the dirty ball but I think we’ve a good chance”.

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Olivia Connaughton (Secretary, St Dominic’s GAA Club) “I travelled to Castlebar and to be honest I expected us to be beaten. It was a big shock that we won. The atmosphere there was fantastic, especially after that performance. “I am hoping that we can keep that level of performance going. So I am actually very positive about Sunday. “Ultan Harney missing the game through injury is a loss. I’m hoping that Enda Smith will now start. “The reason I think we can win is because of the quality of the performance the last day. We have a strong bench too, it’s all positive at the moment. I hope I’m not being too confident, but I think we can win by two points”.

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“I think Roscommon could just shade it and I think a Kerryman could be winning the Connacht title for the first time if I’m not mistaken! “I mean that in the nicest possible way too.

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Conor Cox has been a huge addition and it’s shaping up that he could be a key figure for us this Sunday. “Any day you’re in a Connacht final is a good day of course so I’m really looking forward to it!”

Teresa Hession (Roscommon Gaels Chairperson) “Well both sides know each other very well and this is the fourth Connacht final in a row (featuring Galway and Roscommon) now, so the element of surprise is gone. I also think the win against Mayo has taken the element of surprise away and so I would still have Roscommon as slight underdogs. “Salthill has been a good hunting ground for us and I’d be hoping that we could squeeze the win by a point or two…or else get a draw and take them back to the Hyde for a great day in Roscommon and revenge for last year!”

Tony Conboy (GAA Historian) “Roscommon are in a strong position while Galway are playing a very defensive brand of football that many of the ex-players don’t like, and Kevin Walsh would be aware of that too. The sentiment in Galway is that they have a number of quality footballers – if only they were let off the leash! “I was very impressed with Roscommon against Mayo. They were dogged and resilient and they dug it out with everyone’s shoulders to the wheel and the subs adding an extra dimension. “There’s a steel and a determination to Roscommon that may have faded a bit last year. No-one knows what will happen in these games, but I’m quietly confident”.

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Shannonside’s Willie Hegarty interviewing Ultan Harney at a recent press night.

Harney: Out, but not down!

‘If I change, I’m no good to anyone!’  SEAMUS DUKE

019 has been the year that Ultan Harney’s

undoubted talent has been realised.

The Clann na nGael man was one of the best underage footballers in the county over the past decade but his transition onto the county senior team was blighted by injury over the past three or four years. He’s had a good run lately – but the news as we go to press is that Harney is in fact expected to miss Sunday’s game…due to injury. Speaking at the recent Roscommon GAA press night, Ultan Harney (subsequently ruled out for Sunday through injury) insisted his past disciplinary problems won’t change the way he approaches the game. He also had high praise

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Best of luck to both teams on Sunday in the Connacht SFC Final from Michael, Maria and family

for manager Anthony Cunningham. “I know that I was involved in a few (disciplinary) incidents earlier in the year, but it hasn’t changed the way I play. If I change the way I play then I’m no good to anyone! I can’t worry about that but maybe I can become a bit cuter and be a bit better at game management,” he said before highlighting the importance of manager Anthony Cunningham’s big-game experience. “Anthony has brought a vast amount of experience to the set-up, he knows what it takes to win and he has been there at the top level in football and hurling. He just instills confidence in you as a player. Going out on the field you have the belief that you have the work done and that he has prepared you in every way he can for that big day. We trust him,” he said.

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he counties meet in the Connacht Final for a fourth successive year, the first time in championship history that has happened.

Paths to the ﬁnal Galway 0-16 London 1-9 Galway 3-11 Sligo 0-7 Top scorers: Shane Walsh 0-11 (8 frees), Liam Silke 1-3, Johnny Heaney 1-1, Martin Farragher 1-1

The sides have met twice already this year, with Roscommon winning the FBD Connacht League Final by O-13 to 1-5 in Tuam Stadium in January, and Galway winning a Round 7 Allianz League game by 1-17 to 1-10 in Pearse Stadium in March.

Roscommon 3-17 Leitrim 0-12 Roscommon 2-12 Mayo 0-17 Top scorers: Conor Cox 0-10 (4 frees), Shane Killoran 2-0, Darren O’Malley...0-4 (3’45s’, 1 free)

Roscommon beat Galway by 2-15 to O-12 in their last Connacht final meeting in Pearse Stadium (in 2017). A year earlier they drew the final in Pearse Stadium before Galway won the replay in Castlebar.

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS

The winners will qualify for the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they will be in a group with the Leinster champions and the Munster and Ulster beaten finalists or Round 4 qualifier winners.

2018: Galway 0-16 Roscommon 2-6 (Connacht final) 2017: Roscommon 2-15 Galway 0-12 (Connacht final) 2016 Galway 0-13 Roscommon 1-10 (Connacht final) 2016: Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14 (Connacht final replay) 2015: Galway 3-15 Roscommon 0-10 (Connacht quarter-final)

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alway manager Kevin Walsh is talking up the opposition ahead of Sunday’s eagerly awaited Connacht Final. Walsh says that Roscommon defeated one of the best teams in the country (Mayo) in the semi-final, and therefore represent a major challenge to his team. “We were never under any illusions about this Connacht Championship. There are three Division One sides involved and it is one of the toughest provinces to get out of. “Roscommon’s performance against Mayo was serious. They worked really, really hard and they had a high ratio of scores to attacks. They have high class, accurate forwards and when you add that to a big work ethic then you have a team that’s very hard to beat – and that’s Roscommon”. Walsh then referenced the fact that Anthony Cunningham has a much-changed team to that which has faced Galway in recent years. “It’s almost a new Roscommon team. Three players who started the Connacht final last year started against Mayo. It’s a huge turnover of players. “Anthony (Cunningham) is a really good manager and he brings a huge passion to the game. His players will all be playing for him on Sunday so it’s a huge challenge for us. “They have beaten one of the top rated teams in the country and now we have to go and beat them, so it’s a serious challenge, but one we are looking forward to”. Walsh says the injury situation with his squad is something of a “mixed bag”. “Adrian Varley is back, Declan Kyne is back

as well and Peter Cooks is almost ready. Ciaran Duggan and Damien Comer are struggling and won’t make it. Sean Kelly and Kieran Molloy have niggly injuries too. There is very good news about Paul Conroy who is back in full training – and played for his club recently too – so that’s positive. “When we are picking the team we have to take account of how much work lads have done in training. You can’t just recover from an injury and take the field in a big championship match straight away, but we are training with over 30 players at the moment, which is very good”. As to his team’s recent form, he said: “In terms of this championship we were not in any way impressive against London but we missed at least three clear goal chances in the first half and that was a factor. The Sligo game was different. It was very windy and Sligo were really defensive and scores were hard to come by in the first half, but we opened up well in the second half”. The Galway manager expects Roscommon to set up more cautiously than in recent years. “Roscommon will set up with an eye on defence and that will challenge us…but it’s all about making as few mistakes as possible and then trying to express ourselves as a team. It’s a tough balance to achieve and it’s the same for Roscommon. “This is our fourth Connacht final in a row and our players have worked really hard to get there. We would hope that our supporters are there in numbers on Sunday because it’s great to have a ‘16th’ man on our side and hopefully they will have plenty to cheer about on Sunday”.

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‘Leading Roscommon is a huge honour’

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he man from the famed St. Thomas’s Hurling Club will be plotting the downfall of his native county’s football team in Salthill. Roscommon manager, Anthony Cunningham, is a personal friend of Kevin Walsh’s, but that friendship will be set aside for the duration of Sunday’s decider at Pearse Stadium. “We had two or three days off after the Mayo game but we are training away since and we are looking forward to Sunday. But you don’t have to be a football genius to work out where we need to make improvements after the game against Mayo. “We took a lesson that night in terms of the kick-outs. Mayo are probably the best team in the country at closing you down and they totally bossed us in that aspect of the play, particularly in the first half. “We wanted to create more scoring chances (and while) they created more than us, I suppose we were a little more efficient in front of the posts. It was very encouraging to win such a big game and have so much to work on afterwards. We have picked out clips where individual players can do better and where the team can do better but I

am sure that Kevin Walsh is doing the exact same and so is every other manager. The aim is to get better but you never really know how it’s going to go until you take the field in a championship game,” he said. As always before any Connacht decider, there are a number of tactical conundrums to be mulled over. Cunningham has pinpointed Galway’s kick-out strategy but says it’s something Roscommon have already faced this year. “Mayo and Galway push up on kick-outs. Mayo have perfected that over the past ten years and they are very good at it. They are probably only second to Dublin at that aspect of the game and Galway are very similar. Our team are very young but we are getting there. “Re-sets in Gaelic football are huge; trying to retain possession is so crucial. That has evolved massively in the past ten years. The days are gone when you had four big men slugging it out in the middle of the field but that’s an area that we would be working on very hard. “We would also be working hard on the defensive side of the game. It’s an area that Roscommon would have been disappointed with over the past couple of years…you have to set up defensively to some degree now or you will get punished. “The players were disappointed to have conceded so many goals in

their last few games in Croke Park and they are determined to put that right and they have to be admired for that. But the proof of that work is when you go out in a match and hopefully we will get to Croke Park at some stage to give them a chance to set the record straight,” he said. While the Galway man initially made his mark in hurling, he has enjoyed plenty of success coaching teams with the bigger ball and he says other sports aren’t off limits when it comes to honing his craft. “Preparing hurling and football teams for a big game is similar in that you are working with a panel and you are concentrating on things like defence and attack and different styles of play. You have an overall gameplan that you try to implement, so it’s similar in a lot of ways. “I try to learn from other sports like soccer and rugby too. I’m always trying to see what the professionals are doing as well – lads like Jack Carty (Connacht and Ireland rugby player) who played for Roscommon in the past. I also look at what other inter-county teams are doing and I tune into matches at the weekend when I can. It’s all about learning as you go along,” he said. Roscommon’s relegation from Division One earlier this year came as a disappointment and Cunningham believes there is no better preparation for championship than taking

on the best teams in the country. “The seven games we played in Division One were great preparation for the championship. The standard of the games – the pace and intensity – is much higher than in the lower divisions. It was disappointing that we didn’t stay up because it’s such a key part of preparation for the championship. To play the likes of Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry and Mayo is super in the runup to the championship,” he said. Looking ahead to taking on his native county on Sunday, and the Roscommon manager is looking forward to coming face to face with his friend, Kevin Walsh. “I have a hurling background but the only thing that was talked about in our house when we were young was the three-in-a row Galway (football) team of the ‘60s. Then in the ‘70s Galway got to more football All-Irelands and then we had the John O’Mahony era in ’98 and 2001. “I would be good friends with Kevin (Walsh), and when I was with the Galway hurlers he was over the footballers and both teams trained out there in Loughgeorge. I never thought that one day I would be leading a team against Galway footballers, but that’s sport, and I am delighted to get the opportunity to manage this Roscommon team; it’s a huge honour for me,” he said.

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say thank you and they’ll call you by your name…it’s nice that they show their appreciation,” he said. As for Castlebar itself, Jimmy says the bus was buzzing. “We went to Breaffy House and we got a Garda escort from there to the pitch. I had never experienced that before and coming back we had the same as well. There were tailbacks of five or six miles coming out of Castlebar but we got an escort up to Bohola. It was brilliant…you normally don’t like to see the blue lights flashing, but on that occasion… “There was a great buzz after the game – they were chatting to one another and slagging each other and having a bit of fun. There was plenty of cheering from the supporters on the way home and cars beeping too, so I’m sure the lads got a great buzz out of it. I enjoyed that day anyway; it’s one that’ll certainly stick in my mind for a long time. I certainly got a good buzz out of it!” It’s a serious business driving the bus, however.

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‘We’re in the driving seat!’ Being responsible for the welfare of players and officials as well as the bus itself requires complete concentration. Both passengers and driver are in the zone come match-day, according to John. “I suppose they’re (the players) stuck in their headphones with the heads down and really focussed. You don’t really engage with them – they’ll salute you of course – but then they’re in their zone and we’re doing our job. “This Saturday the bus will be checked for oil and water and that to make sure it’s ready for the day. The driver will then meet up with the players, backroom team, and officials at the Hyde at an allotted time. Everybody throws their gear on and away we go to one of the hotels in Salthill for about one o’clock, where they’re fed and watered ahead of the final. We

then set off for Pearse Stadium in plenty of time, where we park up and become another spectator,” he said. The bus is not just rolled out for Connacht finals of course, it is used all year round by Roscommon senior and underage teams as well as local clubs and schools for big matches and events. There are about ten drivers in total and Nuala Diffley is in charge of coordinating both vehicle and drivers. This Sunday is the biggest day out of the year so far, and while there will be no big announcement on social media, each driver will be just as eager as the players to be given the nod to represent the Primrose and Blue in Salthill. Whoever it is that gets handed the keys will be hoping to deliver a very special passenger back to Roscommon town on Sunday night.

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he won every kick-out. We scored 1-3 without reply and won by a point,” he said. As you would expect, Chris has an encyclopedic knowledge of Roscommon football and he has even been involved with the senior team, albeit in some unusual ways! “I used to do the water duties and that was back in the days when people on the sidelines, including the manager, wore their normal everyday clothes. “Back then, one person from each county would also do linesman duties and I often got picked for that. I ran the line against Offaly in Tullamore, Mayo, Cork in Dr. Hyde Park and even Monaghan up in Monaghan,” he recalled. Chris also stepped in with some financial support ahead of the 1980 All-Ireland final. “I was working up in Dublin at the time and I wasn’t always around. I asked the chairman at the time, Micheál O’Callaghan, if anybody was sponsoring the jerseys and he said no. So I sponsored 35 numbered jerseys,” he added. Chris also remembered a former neighbour of his, John Lynch, the former Roscommon full-back who passed away recently. According to Chris, John was one of the best full-backs Roscommon has ever produced and in his day, among the very best in the country. Looking ahead to Sunday and Chris is in no doubt as to the winter destination of the JJ Nestor Cup. “We’ve had some very poor days in Salthill and some very good days too. Ever since I was a child I’ve always considered it a bigger achievement beating Galway. Maybe it’s because of their record in All-Ireland finals back then. “I fully expect Roscommon to win this Sunday because pound for pound we’re as good as anything Galway can put in front of us,” he concluded.

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oscommon manager Anthony Cunningham says Galway present a completely different challenge than Mayo did.

“Completely different. In the Connacht final last year Roscommon had a number of scoring chances that they didn’t take. They were not able to break Galway down – that’s what we are working on (now). “Galway have some marvellous players…they have talent all around the field and they have the Corofin factor (All-Ireland club champions) as well…that gives them a major additional boost. “It is very, very important for this group of Roscommon

players to back up our display against Mayo with another good display in this Connacht final. Beating Mayo is no good if we don’t back it up. It will be very difficult, because Galway are a top class team. If we don’t beat Galway or come get close to it, beating Mayo is no good (on its own). “Having said all that, we are only one game away from the Super 8s. It would be great to win a Connacht title. Roscommon have to aim to get close to and beat the Galways and the Mayos and that’s our aim”. Cunningham offered this assessment of the home side. “Galway are a very measured side. They are top class at the de-

fensive game…as good as there is in Gaelic football. Maybe there are some people who don’t like that style of play, but I think they are excellent at what they do and they get some unfair criticism in my view. They are really, really hard to break down and are a very strong physical team as well. So it will require huge patience to beat them”. He added: “The win two years ago in the Connacht final for Roscommon will mean nothing on Sunday, however – remember that Galway beat us well in the league there a couple of months ago. There is very little between the teams. Galway beat Roscommon in the Connacht final last year too and deservedly so”.

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dramatic win against Mayo in this year’s semi-final was not a one-off display. Anthony Cunningham has very much put his own stamp on this Roscommon team. The statistic that only three players who started the Connacht final in 2018 (against Galway) started against Mayo last month is most revealing. This is very much Cunningham’s team. The hallmarks are hard work, incredible resilience and a set of talented forwards who have the ability to get match-winning scores. However, the manager and selectors Mark Dowd and Iain Daly know that unless Roscommon improve in certain aspects of their play they will not be leaving the seaside on Sunday with any silverware.

That Roscommon prevailed against Mayo having won so little ball at midfield was nothing short of a miracle. Mayo won at least threequarters of clean possession –and of the breaking ball too – and that trend cannot continue. The battle between Tom Flynn and Fintan O’Corrain (Galway) and Roscommon’s Tadhg O’Rourke and Shane Killoran will once again be crucial. Probably the most important aspect of modern-day football is re-starts, and both sides will have spent a lot of time trying to ensure that their team gets enough primary possession to give their attackers a chance. Both teams have gifted forwards. Conor Cox has been the find of the year and is a tremendous man

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to kick a point under pressure. Cathal Cregg is having his best year in a Roscommon shirt while Enda Smith is back fully fit, and is a huge addition to the team. Niall Kilroy, Hubert Darcy, Andy Glennon, Diarmuid Murtagh, Donie Smith and Fintan Cregg are all options in attack and all know where the posts are. At this stage it looks like Ultan Harney will be ruled out because of injury. He will be a big loss as he’s an option both in attack and at midfield. Down the other end of the field Galway will be without their talisman Damien Comer, but they have some really topnotch attackers. Shane Walsh is a proven class act while the Dalys, Ian Burke, Danny Cummins and the returning Paul Conroy all have loads of experience at the top level. Both sides will adopt a cautious approach. Under Kevin Walsh Galway have not been shy about withdrawing players into defence, while relying on lightning-fast counter-attacks. The win against Mayo will give Roscommon a huge confidence booster going into this final. The fact that there were so many very strong players to bring on as subs when the game in Castlebar was in the melting pot proved decisive on that occasion, and that could be a match-winner again. But the biggest challenge of all is for Roscommon to put two big performances back to back, something that they have not been able to do in recent championships. Galway have been well warned about this Roscommon team now and they will be ready for a very tough game. The

Tribesmen felt that they didn’t perform in the All-Ireland semi-final last year and they want to get back there again. They look at themselves as a top four team and have a record to prove it. I make this final as nothing more or less than a 50/50 contest. It is easy to make a strong case for both sides. Modern-day Gaelic Football has seen the emphasis change to a huge concentration on kick-outs and primary possession, while seeking to minimise turnovers by the opposition. Still, in the midst of all the fancy new terms, Gaelic Football has not changed that much over the years at all. A team that works hard, displays a fierce determination, and is able to get the vital scores, will win. No amount of tactics’ boards, video analysis and fancy punditry will ever change that! There have been many times over the years when Roscommon have returned from Pearse Stadium with their tails between their legs, but it is a fact that the venue does not hold anything like the fear factor that has existed when going to MacHale Park. Roscommon footballers will know that if they play well then the Nestor Cup will be back in Main Street, Roscommon on Sunday night. Roscommon’s strength in depth might be the major factor. It may not be the prettiest game ever seen. This group of players have given Roscommon supporters many great days over the past five years or so. I think we will have another one on Sunday. It will be close, but Roscommon can do it. Prediction: Roscommon.

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Wexford v Kilkenny at Innovate Wexford Park at 7 pm This is a huge game for both sides. Wexford have been playing well, but not well enough to give them the vote to overturn a Kilkenny side who are improving with every game…and as their injured players return, they will only get stronger! Prediction: Kilkenny.

The Garda traffic management plan for the exodus to Salthill didn’t make it to the People sports desk, so here’s our hastily compiled 10-POINT ‘HOW TO DEAL WITH SALTHILL TRAFFIC CRISIS’ PLAN 1: Go very early 2: We mean very early 3: Make sure your car radio is working 4: Be patient, very patient 5: Consider learning a new language

while stuck in traffic 6: If you have kids with you, you could play a game…counting cars 7: Have you given Lyric FM a chance? 8: You could start those mindfulness sessions you’ve been thinking about… 9: At the end of the day, life is too fastpaced, relax! 10: It could be worse…after all, if you’re stuck in traffic and Roscommon have won, who cares how slow the traffic is! And if Galway have won…okay, it probably couldn’t be worse…

Munster SHC Round 4 on Sunday Clare v Cork in Ennis at 2 pm Most pundits have been shocked at the manner of Clare’s capitulation in their last two games. They are in the last chance saloon here. Cork’s young guns look too slick. Prediction: Cork.

Tipperary v Limerick at 2 pm It will be interesting to see what attitude both sides take to this game. They look the two best teams in the championship. Limerick would love to put down a marker, even at this early stage in the summer. Tipp have looked fantastic so far. It’s a tossup. Prediction: Limerick.

Connacht SFC Final on Sunday Galway v Roscommon at 4 pm in Pearse Stadium Previewed in detail in our pull-out supplement this week. Roscommon to edge a tight match. Prediction: Roscommon.

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THE ROVING ROSSIE Ice-cream and trafﬁc: A tale of two Salthills… Everyone knows there are two very different Salthills in Co. Galway. There’s the Salthill of summer on the promenade fame. That Salthill is a beautiful place: boys and girls somersaulting off the pier into the bracing Atlantic Sea followed an ice-cream and a leisurely stroll. It can be pure heaven. Then there’s the Salthill Roscommon supporters have become familiar with over the last few years. The Salthill of wet and windy carpark fame. Traffic congestion all the way to the bottleneck that is Pearse Stadium followed by over 70 minutes of a bracing Atlantic storm. That Salthill can be pure hell. A Connacht final is a Connacht final however, and Roscommon have been lucky enough to have been involved in two such games by the seaside in recent years. The first was a cagey draw in 2016; the second was a euphoric, barnstorming win in 2017. 2016 was a miserable day and a long journey home. The Roving Rossie can’t remember 2017. Logistically, Salthill is a nightmare when it comes to a big football match, but we can hardly complain because we’ve done rather well there lately. The result is all that matters this Sunday of course and we’ll all be hoping for a trip home similar to that of 2017. A return journey like the one the year before doesn’t even bear thinking about!

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Bragging rights on the line in Ballygar  DAN DOONER

ike all good border towns, Ballygar is divided ahead of this Sunday’s Connacht SFC Final, as neighbours, friends and even family members prepare for yet another Roscommon v Galway showdown. Former Roscommon councillor, Domnick Connolly and his wife Mary were visiting Domnick’s sister, Attracta Finneran, when I bumped into them outside Fallon’s Bar on Monday afternoon. Domnick believes the semi-final win over Mayo has given this Roscommon team the edge ahead of Sunday’s showpiece. “We’re quietly confident, we went down to Castlebar and beat Mayo after 33 years and it’s a relatively young team – only three of last year’s Connacht finalists started

against Mayo – and that was a big boost for those young lads. “We should’ve beaten Galway last year in the Connacht final, we thought the wind would win it for us in the second half last year… but you have to kick the scores. We were really disappointed but we’re not going to let it go as easy this year,” the Fuerty man said. Domnick’s sister Attracta lives in Ballygar and knows all about the importance of local bragging rights. The stakes are even higher now following her son’s recent wedding. “I was at a wedding the other day with a great Galway man, Johnny Hughes. His daughter Orla (former Roscommon camogie player) married a son of mine last Saturday and we had a good chat about the match! “Sometimes it can be tough but most of the time it’s friendly in Ballygar. There is a bit of rivalry there but it wouldn’t be too bad.

Wife and husband, Rita and Packie Donoghue, pictured in Fallon’s Pub in Ballygar on Monday, will be cheering on two different teams this Sunday! Pic: Mick McCormack

“I’ll get plenty of slagging if Roscommon lose but I’ll give it to them if we win. I’m confident we’ll win…but I wouldn’t be saying that too loud now!” While Domnick Connolly is a regular at Roscommon games up and down the country, his wife Mary prefers the peace and quiet at home. “It’s mad coming up to matches! He’s big into the football and sports of all sorts. I’ll be hoping Roscommon win and I’ll always be supporting them but it’ll be in the background I’ll be supporting. I’ll be listening to Willie Hegarty this Sunday!” While Mrs. Connolly prefers the radio, it could be ‘all picture and no sound’ next Sunday evening in the Donoghue household! Husband Packie is a Rossie, while wife Rita is a Tribeswoman. Rita showed off her ticket for Sunday’s match and is quietly confident

Galway will get the job done. “Galway will win by three points,” she said to silence from Packie! “I’m outnumbered in the house, I can’t win,” he said before risking the doghouse with a bold prediction of his own. “Roscommon will win by eight points, it’s not a good Galway team,” he said with all the trepidation of a man stuck behind enemy lines. Publican John Fallon is looking forward to welcoming supporters of both counties over the weekend. Not surprisingly, he displayed a level of diplomacy Kofi Annan himself would have been proud of. “I think it’ll be tight; Roscommon have great forwards but Galway will be able to contain them. I think Galway will do it towards the end of the game. “Normally if Roscommon win, all the Rossies call in to give us a bit of a slagging! We do like to see them

Attracta Finneran, Packie Donoghue, John Fallon and Peter Horan pictured outside Fallon’s Pub in Ballygar on Monday. Pic: Mick McCormack

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coming in but hopefully theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a little quieter after this Sunday,â&#x20AC;? he laughed. Just up the road, the smartly dressed Ollie Holmes had walked out of his Centra shop just as photographer Mick McCormack arrived on the scene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just heading off on lunch,â&#x20AC;? he said, but graciously agreed to pose for Mick before offering his own Connacht final prediction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Galway will just about shade it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be tight though â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something like 1-11 to 1-9 if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky enough to get a couple of goals in it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always great banter here because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re almost on the border and our customers come from both sides. In the last couple of years the sides have met a few times and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably fifty-fifty in terms of titles. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d wish both sides the best of luck on the day anyway! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Around here thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no ill-will or anything like that, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a bit of craic in the pubs over the weekend!â&#x20AC;? All the evidence on Monday afternoon suggests that final fever had already gripped Ballygar. Now both sets of supporters can only hope and pray their county brings home the Nestor Cup and saves them from a serious slagging come Monday morning!

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Great line-up for Percy French Festival  MIRIAM KERINS

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Culture vultures, fans and interested parties generally will be delighted to know that the popular Percy French Festival makes its annual return to County Roscommon this July (10th-12th). The venue is Castlecoote House, Roscommon. Now in its eleventh successive year, this festival, which is growing in size, has become a key part of the economy in Roscommon and surrounding areas, and, this week, organisers are proud to announce its 2019 bumper line-up, which is set to include the magical Viva Voce Festival Chorus of New York City, who, as a 55-member strong group, along with their accompanying friends and families, will bring great entertainment and tourist value to the area. This summer, in addition to the aforementioned Viva Voce Festival Chorus, the line-up will include a host of performers and speakers who are guaranteed

to entertain and engage with an exciting bill of fare filled with unique themes and titles that address critical social and cultural issues of the day. Participants will include: * Professor John Strachan, Pro-Vice Chancellor at Bath Spa University and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Associate Editor of The Oxford Companion to English Literature. * Dr Brian Griffin, Senior Lecturer in History at Bath Spa University. * Dr Kristina Varade, Associate Professor in the Modern Language Department at BMCC, CUNY (New York, USA). * Dr Éamonn Costello, a teacher of Irish and 19th century Irish language literature at the School of English, Irish and Communications at the University of Limerick. * Professor Vincent Twomey, whose publications include, The End of Irish Catholicism? (2003) and Moral Theology after Humanae Vitae (2010). Mary Kenny, an experienced

journalist, author and broadcaster working in England and Ireland. * Dr Paul McLaughlin, Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Bath Spa University, England. Conor Heffernan, a PhD student at University College, Dublin. * Professor RV Comerford, former Professor of Modern History and Head of Department at Maynooth for 20 years prior to his retirement. * Dr Kayla Rose, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Irish Studies and History at Queens College, City University of New York, and in Art History at CUNY Queensborough Community College, New York. * Dr Patrick Fitzgerald, Head of Research and Development at the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. * Alexander Jones, a third year PhD student in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin.

* Dr Gerard Moran, researcher at the Social Science Research Centre at NUI Galway. * Dr Celia Brayfield, author and cultural commentator. * Professor Rich Loosbrock, Professor of History and Department Chair at Adams State University, Colorado. * Niall O’Dwyer, teacher of US History; Contemporary Humanities; and Classical Humanities in Fossil Ridge, Colorado. * Paul Gunning, background in provincial journalism, Paul’s research pursues the desideratum of archival fact to address current concerns regarding cultural and social Irish history. * Castlecoote Ramblers, muchloved performers specialising in ballads, rock, country, bluegrass, and folk music, etc. * Viva Voce Chorus, a group of singers from New York City. * The Donoghue Brothers, traditional Irish music performers born within a stone’s throw of Clooneyquinn, Elphin, the birthplace of Percy French himself.

Chamber Orchestra and Barry McGovern in ‘astounding’ Shostakovich showcase The Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) will perform ‘Testimony’ at Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday, June 28th at 8 pm. Testimony is an astounding self-portrait of composer, Dmitri Shostakovich. It is controversial, revealing a profoundly ambivalent Shostakovich – his unseen life at once triumphant but tragic. This fascinating piece of music theatre see acclaimed actor Barry McGovern deliver extracts from Testimony while interspersed with music from the orchestra as they perform music by not only Shostakovich but other Russian greats including Glazunov, Prokfiev and Stravinsky. Shostakovich’s dramatic music matches Barry McGovern’s characteristically dynamic and expressive style. McGovern channels the life experience of a great composer, reliving the arc of his career in a performance enhanced by brilliantly atmospheric and emotive orchestral illuminations. His portrayal of Shostakovich is a subtle and convincing study of a complicated man aging. The Irish Chamber Orchestra is Ireland’s most dynamic ensemble – its concerts are feted the world over for their energy and style. Barry McGovern is

A fascinating treat at Roscommon Arts Centre one of our most experienced and critically acclaimed actors, with a long career in theatre, film,

television and radio. He is also a leading interpreter of Beckett.s work.

Join Barry McGovern, The Irish Chamber Orchestra co-directed by Katherine Hunka and Kristian Elliott on Cello for an evening of music you will never forget. Tickets are on sale now from Roscommon Arts Centre’s box office on 090-6625824 and from www.roscommonartscentre.ie

The Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) will perform ‘Testimony’ at Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday, June 28th at 8 pm

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WeekendPeople SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION In today’s Liturgy we’re swept through time in glorious procession – from before earth and sky were set in place to the coming of the Spirit upon the new creation, the Church. We begin in the heart of the Trinity, as we listen to the testimony of Wisdom in today’s First Reading. Eternally begotten, the first-born of God, He is poured forth from of old in the loving delight of the Father. Through Him the heavens were established, the foundations of the earth fixed. From before the beginning, He was with the Father as His “Craftsman,” the artisan by which all things were made. And He took special delight, He tells us, in the crowning glory of God’s handiwork – the human race, the “sons of men.” In today’s Psalm, He comes down from heaven, is made a little lower than the angels, comes among us as “the Son of Man” (see Hebrews 2:6–10). All things are put under His feet so that He can restore to humanity the glory for which we were made from the beginning, the glory lost by sin. He tasted death that we might be raised to life in the Trinity, that His name might be made glorious over all the earth. Through the Son, we have gained grace and access in the Spirit to the Father, as Paul boasts in today’s Epistle (see Ephesians 2:18). The Spirit, the Love of God, has been poured out into our hearts – a Spirit of adoption, making us children of the Father once more (see Romans 8:14–16). This is the Spirit that Jesus promises in today’s Gospel. His Spirit comes as divine gift and anointing (see 1 John 2:27), to guide us to all truth, to show us “the things that are coming,” the things that were meant to be from before all ages – that we will find peace and union in God, we will share the life of the Trinity, we will dwell in God as He dwells in us (see John 14:23; 17:21). – Scott Hahn Ph.D., www. salvationhistory.com (and courtesy of Sacred Heart Church)

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Heroic ‘women in sport’ to inspire new generations It’s Saturday night…and a few of us are having a couple of quiet pints in Mikeen’s, when the conversation turns to the darling of Ireland, Katie Taylor (I almost wrote Katie Daly), and her great victory the previous weekend when she became the women’s undisputed lightweight world champion by narrowly defeating the Belgian fighter, Delfine Persoon. Now we would have parked it there and moved on, but all of a sudden the question arose as to whether or not boxing is the sort of sport that our fairer sex should engage in at all. The reasoning behind the question was the serious facial damage that Katie suffered in the course of a brutally physical fight, that damage being so severe that when she arrived home four days after the bout the marks were still clearly visible. And of course Persoon was every bit as badly beaten up, with her left eye bearing a swelling the size of a golf ball. So the question – very fairly, in my opinion – was posed as to whether or not women boxers should be allowed to wear some kind of protective headgear. I can’t deny that I was

Sisters Lisa and Aoife O’Rourke from Tarmon.

sitting on the fence a little regarding that issue, but then on Monday morning I discovered that it is the week of ‘Women in sport’, and having listened to loads of people talking about the totally negative bias towards women’s sport down through the years, I made my mind up – and now say let women compete and perform exactly as men do, to the best of their ability. It made me think back to my

young days, when apart from camogie, which was looked upon as a poor substitute for hurling, and maybe tennis, I don’t remember any major women’s sports or sports figures. Certainly back then there was no women’s football, rugby, soccer, boxing, or even professional golf, and it all made me realise how far we have come (while still very conscious of how far more there is to go). Dangerous sports like

Bookies on top, but we enjoyed races… It’s now Monday evening, and despite a shower that would take the paint off a gate, Carol and myself decide to pay a visit to the races in Roscommon. So, wondering if the lads in white coats should be coming for us, off we hit for the famous Lenabane racecourse, where thankfully we found there were lots of other like-minded people all willing to put up with the rain in the forlorn hope of taking the bookies to the cleaners. I have to say there was a good crowd, and I really enjoyed the outing, meeting loads of friends and acquaintances. However, despite the good intentions of my many tipsters, the bookies were comfortably ahead by the time I gave up, called a halt and headed home, with a race or two still to go.

Among the many well-known people that I met was Michael Holland Snr, and I congratulated him on the well-worked campaign that they ran to get fellow Ballintubber man Tony Waldron elected to the Council. I mentioned the famous song that young Michael helped to write – a song that became an internet massive hit. I hadn’t heard it, but by the miracle of Whatsapp Michael Snr sent it to me, and I must say it was some effort, really enjoyable and well produced, and I foresee a Eurovision call-up for the younger Holland! As a man who supplied him with the full Irish not too long ago (free of charge), I hope he’ll remember me when he hits the big time and writes our next Eurovision winner.

boxing, rallying and horse racing were solely the preserve of the men, so the achievement of our own Rosemary Smith, who took on and beat the men in rallying during the 1960s is quite extraordinary, and it eventually led to the day where we have lady jockeys like Bryony Frost in England and Rachel Blackmore here in Ireland challenging the men for the position of champion jockey.

However, listening to various speakers during the week, there is still a long way to go to bridge the gap between the sexes, with women’s sport still suffering from lower participation levels, lower numbers of coaches and referees, and lower attendances. But an event like Katie’s recent title fight, which according to seasoned pundits was by far the best on the Madison Square Garden card, will inspire girls all over the country and further afield to take up boxing, and other sports. So after taking all sides on board, I have to say let women partake in every sport possible, and let us all go and support them. On the local front, the O’Rourke sisters from Tarmon (outside Castlerea) are already making big names for themselves in boxing, while in golf, the Maguire sisters from Cavan – who also have a Castlerea connection, with their aunt residing there – are also destined for greatness. So in this the week of ‘women in sport’, let’s all rejoice in their successes, and encourage everyone to participate as much as possible.

And finally… Finally for this week, whether we like him or not, we have to admit that ‘The Donald’ played a blinder on his visit to Doonbeg, and the public relations part of the visit was an unqualified success. The trip downtown by the sons, and their standing drinks to all and sundry in the local pubs, was equalled only by the President himself meeting and greeting the 27 children and four staff members of Clohanes National School. President Trump took time out from his game of golf to have pictures taken with the teachers and pupils, and they were absolutely gobsmacked to meet him. I have to say that if anyone came anywhere near me on the golf course they would be in mortal danger, but well done to Trump. Credit, and it’s not too often he gets it, where it’s due.

Till next week, Bye for now!

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Miriam’s ENERGY AWARENESS & ENERGY CONSERVATION AT HOME EVENT In conjunction with Public Consultation for Roscommon County Council “Draft Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2019-2024” Date:

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Pet Farm & Family BBQ at Innis Ree Lodge Nursing Home Staff, residents and visitors at Innis Ree Lodge Nursing Home (Ballyleague, Lanesborough) are celebrating Nursing Homes Week 2019 in style. On Monday there was a Residents’ Art Exhibition, on Tuesday there was live music, and residents enjoyed bingo on Wednesday! Today (Thursday) there will be a visit by the Ice Cream van, on Friday there’s a Pet Farm & Family BBQ, there’s Flower Arranging on Saturday, and more live music on Sunday! Friday’s Pet Farm visit promises to be a highlight of the week’s activities. There will also be a BBQ for all the family. Indeed family members and friends are all cordially invited. Activity coordinator Michelle Kenny has worked closely with residents on this. Nursing Homes Week is the annual celebration of the positivity of nursing home care. Celebrations in nursing homes recognise the exceptional people who are residents in our nursing homes and the staff providing them with outstanding care. This is the seventh annual celebration of Nursing Homes Week, with nursing homes across the country hosting celebratory events.

Celebrate summer with WEEE Ireland in Roscommon! With summer in full flow and green all around us, WEEE Ireland is encouraging Roscommon families to recycle their old electrical and electronic waste at a free collection event in Strokestown. From fridges to phones, laptops to lawnmowers, toys to power tools and everything in between, WEEE Ireland will take them off your hands this June! The collection events will be taking place at the following location, completely free of charge: Strokestown: Saturday, 15th of June, Church Street Car Park, 10 am-4 pm. WEEE is end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment – anything with a plug or a battery! WEEE can range from old or broken fridge-freezers, washing machines, TVs, toasters and kettles, electronic tools and children’s toys, to smaller items such as mobile phones, cables, remote controls and even watches. In 2018, WEEE Ireland collected over 35,000kg of ewaste on behalf of Irish householders. That’s over 15 million old and broken appliances of all sizes diverted from landfill by Ireland’s free, national takeback scheme. However, with new higher Irish targets kicking in from 1 January 2019, there’s even more to do this year. Even more reason for householders than ever to get out, get green, and get recycling! All household items with a plug or a battery can be dropped off at a WEEE Ireland collection event and accepted free of charge. Participating householders will also be supporting LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, with WEEE Ireland contributing to the charity as part of the ‘Small Things Matter’ campaign. For more information on your local recycling centre points visit: www.weeeireland.ie/household-recycling/where-can-i-recycle/ #WEEE #MyGreenAction

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Words of wit and wisdom with MIRIAM KERINS

Welcome to oppression and over-regulation …Irish style! I don’t know about you lovely folk, but I’m sick of being overregulated and compulsively controlled by our government. Let me ask you this readers…anyone ever get the feeling they hadn’t been cc’d in on the email that informed us we were no longer living in a democracy where freedom and fairness were part of our constitutional rights? Me too! I only ask, given the oppressive, (and customary) box-ticking, tcrossing and i-dotting that takes place without our knowledge – all under the guise of the greater-good I’m sure –leading me to worry that the opposite is the case. As in, we’re probably living in a dysfunctional, despotic dystopia, and that kinda scares me! Let me explain. My suspicions were raised last week when I read a report in the Irish Examiner, quoting the HSE’s expert on obesity, Professor Donal O’Shea, pictured top right, as saying he believes that we ‘should lead the way on fighting childhood obesity by introducing a plain packaging policy on fizzy drinks and sweets’. So, does this mean our luxurious cheat-day bag of sour cream and onion crisps and our delectable curly-wurly could now be sold in depressing ciga-

rette-style wrapping? Sure, what with the separation rules for alcohol sold in shops due to come into effect in November, (forcing shop owners to hide the demon drink from us behind barriers), and now this ‘plain packaging’ nonsense, I feel like a fugitive fleeing from a tactical-riot-gearwearing, truncheon-waving, shield-holding squad of specialforce health fanatics. Look, I have the utmost respect for Professor O’Shea, he’s clearly a notable expert, (and I’m not). However, it’s getting to a stage

where I’m afraid to buy a bar of choccie for fear some heavyhanded, state-appointed killjoy will intervene with a list of arbitrary rules and regulations about how two well-earned triangles of toblerone and a glass of wine are nutritionally offensive! Now, I do know that obesity is growing at an alarming rate, beginning in childhood and worsening in adulthood; leading to major health concerns. I get it. However, instead of peddling their sanctimonious scrutiny dressed up as concern for our

wellbeing, my advice for our government and our HSE would be to introduce healthy eating and nutrition as a core subject on the national curriculum. Ah, but that probably wouldn’t work out for a fat-cat regime that loves to regulate everybody but themselves. A regime that feasts on telling its citizens what they should do as opposed to letting us choose what we want to do. In short readers, it appears the democratically elected government of this country don’t trust us to make sensible, grown-up food choices. I mean, if they did have faith in us, why would a spokeswoman for Simon Harris say that ‘The Minister for Health recognises obesity as one of the biggest challenges to public health and has not ruled out any course of action’? So, does this mean young Simon will now scan our methods of enjoyment through the wretched window of every G&T we consume, and every calorific intake of yumminess we absorb? I tell ya folks, all this plain packaging and hiding the alcohol tripe has me wondering what else the crush-their-individuality-andprevent-their -personal-choicepolice will come for next.

The problem with Brexit wasn’t May…it was the decision itself! It was a week of fake news, faux pas and awkward fist bumps, as Donald Trump was warmly welcomed with open arms by the boys and girls of County Clare (pass me the sick bucket). And, like him or loathe him, you have to hand it to America’s conceited Demander-in-Chief for taking the shine off British PM Theresa May’s final days in office. While the world’s meeja was focused on us here in Ireland, that poor embattled Ms. May across the water went out without even a whimper. And, even though she wasn’t up to the task, you’ve gotta hand it to Theresa, ‘cos that woman certainly showed some amount of moxie. And now, as we enter yet another deal-or-no-deal phase, all that remains is for May’s successor to take their own personal version

of the withdrawal agreement, (which, by the way, we already know can’t be changed), over to Brussels. Whatever happens, I fear the long-term economic consequences could prove disastrous for us; and I don’t buy into Donald Trump’s sure-it’ll-all-be-grand hyperbole. Therefore, it is with that sense of foreboding in mind, and, as I’m someone who is not living in a bubble, I’d like to offer May’s successor a piece of advice… and it’s this. The problem with your whole Brexit hogwash was never, ever May herself. Nope; it was the overall fundamentals of your idiotic plan. Don’t believe me? Then cast your mind back to former glory-hunter and architect of this whole Brexit mess, David Cameron, and remember how he, like May, also witnessed his career go down the Swanee.

By the way, speaking of former shipwrecks, what is dopey Dave, (aka the man who took a gamble and put party politics above the overall good of his country) doing these days? Anyone know? Anyone care? My guess is he’s gone where every other bungling eejit whose disastrous decisions led their country into economic ruin has gone…giving pep-talks, blowing his own trumpet and allegedly considering running for president. Ooops, sorry, that’s our Bertie, isn’t it! Although, in fairness, our former leader is on record as saying “Of course, I apologise for my mistakes, but I am also pleased that I did get a lot of things right”. One of them being your perfectly timed resignation in 2012 love…right before you were pushed! Pure class!

Happy Father’s Day! I want to wish a big happy Father’s Day to all the cool-dude Roscommon dads reading this. I hope you have an amazing day, and I hope that you take the time this Sunday to sit back, relax, and allow yourselves to be treated like the princes that you are. To the number one man in my own life, he is not only my first love, he is also my darling dad, Michael Kerins…I love ya to the moon and back Da. xx

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Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday evening last were Niamh Gately and Steven Kennedy. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

GAVIN DEAN A mix of Dylan, Springsteen, Radiohead, some blues and folk and others.

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‘Heather Down the Moor’ CD Launch Concert at Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday, 21st June at 8pm. With guests: Conor McEvoy, Paddy McEvoy, John Joe Kelly, Michael McCague, Patsy Hanly and Liz Wynne

Sunday 16th June:

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Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday evening last were Monique Flatley and Lester Cullen. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Joanne Walsh and Tom O’Farrell.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Cathal Mahon, Tom McGuinness, Chris Grogan, Seamus Carthy and John Donnellan.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Finbar and Anne O’Reilly.

Faces s e c a l P & Roscommon Gaels’ All-Stars Oscars (The Hollywood) Roscommon Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Frank Durkin and Niamh Kilmartin.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Tom Fitzmaurice and Harry Hoare.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Laura Hynes, Emma Ferrick, Ruth McNeill and Izzy Cullen.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Sandra, Michaella and Mike Bracken.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Ollie McGuinness Jnr and Ollie McGuinness Snr and Brendan Penny.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Eoin Hoare, Paul and Ronan Gleeson, Brian O’Malley, Brian Kelly, Liam McNeela, Mark Nally, Daniel Hoare and James O’Gara.

Pictured at the Roscommon Gaels All-Stars Night in Oscars, Roscommon were Francie and Natasha Hoare.

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Business Boyle native wins ESB’s Apprentice Network Technician of the Year Boyle native Caolán Carty, working in ESB Networks’ Carrick-on-Shannon depot, has been announced as the ESB Networks Apprentice Network Technician of the Year following successful completion of a series of tasks in a high-pressure setting recently. He won out against three other finalists, Liam Costello (Finglas depot, from Enfield, Co. Meath originally), Ryan Glennon (Athlone depot, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway) and Hannah Shortt (Leopardstown depot, Bray, Co. Wicklow) after engaging in a range of exercises which were assessed by a judging panel. The event took place at the ESB Networks National Training Centre in Portlaoise. The tasks – conducted under time constraints and meticulously judged – were selected to simulate real-life conditions faced by an ESB Networks Technician. They included sub-station wiring, cable commissioning, transformer tests and vehicle inspection. With over 30 years’ experience, Aengus Oates Financial Services provides expert financial advice and bespoke financial solutions to our highly valued clients

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Roscommon rises in IBAL rankings Appeal over vacant properties

The latest litter survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows Roscommon reclaiming the Cleaner than European Norms status it lost last year, in 8th position in the ranking of 40 towns and cities nationwide. Past winner Longford, meanwhile, has slipped to 28th and is deemed Clean. The survey also revealed that Ireland’s principal tourist towns and cities are cleaner than ever as the peak season for visitors approaches. Kilkenny topped the rankings, with Ballymun in Dublin City a litter blackspot at the foot of the table. The An Taisce report for Roscommon stated: “Roscommon regains its rightful place in the top 10 of the IBAL rankings, let down only by the Recycle Facility at Tesco Car Park, which has been a poor site in previous IBAL surveys. “Several top ranking sites deserve a special mention. Loughnaneane Park, a wonderful expanse of green space, just moments from the Main Street, was excellent with regard to presentation and maintenance. The Pedestrian Approach to Loughnane-

ane Park was much improved on previous IBAL surveys, when alcohol-related litter had been a real issue. “The Main Street was well presented with all aspects of the area surveyed in very good order. Despite some vacant premises at the Harrison

Centre, it was a very clean and tidy environment”. “Today’s tourists demand high levels of cleanliness and these results indicate that’s what they will be getting this year when they come to Ireland,” says IBAL’s Conor Horgan.

The members of the Roscommon Tidy Towns expressed delighted with the recent IBAL results in which Roscommon town was placed in 8th position out of 40 towns and thanked everyone who has worked to achieve this great result. In a statement, Roscommon Tidy Towns said: “Once again the bottle bank in the town was the one site which let the town down. The members would appeal to people using the bottle banks not to dump at the site. “Loughnaneane Park was highly praised and tribute must be paid to Tidy Town members Tommy Parker and Cathy Hannon for their work in keeping the park and castle litter-free. “The members are busy as it is judging time in the National Competition from June to August for Tidy Towns groups across the country. The members of Roscommon Tidy Towns are aiming to maintain their Gold Medal status again this year and have their sights set on winning one of the national titles. Unfortunately there are a number of vacant properties in the town which are need of attention. These properties could result in the town losing points in the competition. The members are calling on residents and business people to play their part by maintaining their own area”. The members meet every Tuesday evening at 7 pm in the Market Square (weather permitting). There are a number of jobs to be undertaken including weeding, planting flowers, painting street furniture, litter picking, etc. New members are always welcome.

Local tourism business graduates! Fifteen senior managers from tourism businesses across the country, including Roscommon’s Richie O’Hara of Baysports (located at Hodson Bay), have completed a joint Fáilte Ireland and Irish Management Institute (IMI) Hospitality & Tourism Strategic Management Programme and recently received their certificates at a ceremony at the IMI in Sandymount, Dublin. The programme has given participants in the tourism business a range of new insights, enhanced their capability and knowledge and provided them with the confidence required to deliver a competitive advantage for their tourism businesses. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Paul Keeley, Director of Commercial Development at Fáilte Ireland, said that the programme was designed to meet the challenges of modern tourism – particularly changing visitor expectations. He emphasised: “While 2018 had been a very successful year for the Irish tourism industry, we can’t rest on our laurels. It is always important to ensure that tourism businesses are future-fit, and this Strategic Management Programme has enabled participants to develop both themselves and their business to the next level – providing them with the valuable insights, know-how and capability to ensure a competitive advantage into the future”.

Fifteen senior managers from tourism businesses across the country, including Roscommon’s Richie O’Hara of Baysports, have completed a joint Fáilte Ireland and Irish Management Institute (IMI) Hospitality & Tourism Strategic Management Programme and this week received their certificates at a ceremony at the IMI in Sandymount, Dublin. Pictured at the graduation were Dr. Simon Boucher, CEO of IMI with Richie O’Hara, Baysports and Paul Keeley, Director Commercial Development, Fáilte Ireland. (Photo: Fennell Photography 2019)

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Roscommon IFA meeting on €100m Beef Fund on Friday IFA will be holding regional information meetings for livestock farmers on the €100m beef fund recently secured from Brussels and the Government. Roscommon IFA Chairman Jim O’Connor is encouraging farmers to attend the IFA meeting in Roscommon on Friday, June 14th. It will take place in the Abbey Hotel at 8.30 pm.

“IFA is holding eight information meetings across the country in the month of June to update farmers on the €100m Brexit Beef Fund and to hear views on its distribution” he said. Jim O’Connor said a meeting of the IFA National Council this week endorsed the National Livestock Committee principles that the €100m Brexit Beef

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Roscommon People MART WATCH Roscommon Mart sample prices Dry cows Char X 895kgs €1665, BBX 725kgs €1620, Lim X 795kgs €1540, Lim X 785kgs €1415, Char 635kgs €1370, Char X 670kgs €1350, Lim X 720kgs €1250, Char X 575kgs €800, BBX 605kgs €1200, Char X 720kgs €1245.

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345kgs €750, Lim X 390kgs €800, Char 430kgs €1095.

Bullocks AAX 620kgs €1170, PTX 585kgs €1170, 2 AAX 567kgs €1100, Char X 335kgs €720.

Sheep 51.8kgs €116, 47.8kgs €116, 47.9kgs €115.5, 46.9kgs €114.5, 47.6kgs €114, 44.4kgs €112, 43.3kgs €111, 43.7kgs €110, 42.1kgs €109.5, 39.5kgs €105.

Manager’s report… Maura Quigley, Roscommon Mart “There were similar numbers on offer this week with a strong trade for all classes. Bullocks ranged from an average of €1.93 per kilo up to €2.15 per kilo. Prices for heifers averaged from €2.26 per kilo up to €2.83 per kilo. There was a good number of dry cows on offer with lots fetching from €1.74 per kilo up to €2.23 per kilo. “Sales as usual on Friday (14th) at 11 am for bullocks, heifers, weanlings, dry cows and suckler cows. There will be a midsummer special sale of bullocks and heifers on Friday, June 21st at 11 am. Bookings accepted up to 5 pm on Thursday, June 13th. “At this week’s Sheep Sale, there was an improvement in trade for spring lamb with prices fetching €116 for 51.8kgs. There was a steady trade for cast ewes with prices ranging from €80 up to €124. “Sales continue each Wednesday at 11 am for lambs, cast ewes and ewes with lambs at foot. Please note all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID Tag set”.

Manager’s report… Brendan Egan, Castlerea Mart

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“There were 450 cattle on offer this week with prices and trade holding despite the recent downturn in weather conditions. All categories of stock met with good demand and a good attendance of buyers present resulting in a good clearance. “Cows with calves at foot made from €980 to €1,670 per head. Springers made from €1,180 to €1,270 per head. Calves made from €150 to €400 per head with runners making from €350 to €670 per head. “Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday 13th) with our usual sale of bullocks, heifers, cows, calves, runners and weanlings. All sales commence at 11 am”.

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ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Constructors Morris Bros Ltd intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to change the use from childcare facility (planning ref. PD 00/978 granted) to dwelling house and to retain minor alterations to elevations and ancillary site work at Kilkeevan Park, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant the application.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Declan and Michelle Deane intend to apply for planning permission for development at Creevy, Lisacul, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon. The development to consist of the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, storage shed, proprietary effluent treatment system and a new agricultural entrance together with all ancillary site works and services. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Deeney Engineering and Planning Services, are applying to Roscommon County Council, on behalf of Eire Óg GAA Club, for planning permission, to install flood lighting, comprising 6 No 8m high lampposts and all ancillary site works and services at Aghadrestan TD, Lisacul, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Deeney Engineering and Planning Services Tel: 086 2503109 This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of a prescribed fee within a period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We Conlon Consulting Engineering Ltd., are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of the estate of Reginald Cooke, deceased, for the retention of an as constructed single-storey dwelling-house with adjoining garage, tool store and dry bed agricultural shed, as well as septic tank and percolation area, for the site located at Lisdaulan, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Conlon Consulting Engineering Ltd. CL Building, Racecourse Rd. Roscommon Ph: 0906665341 [Agent] info@conlonconsulting.ie This planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I am applying to Roscommon County Council for full planning permission on behalf of A.M Service to construct a garage/fuel store and associated siteworks at an existing dwelling house at 3 Ardnanagh, Ardnanagh, Roscommon, F42 AH29. Signed: Seamus Murray, Project Managers, Engineers & Surveyors. Castle St, Roscommon. Phone: (087) 2222874 The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and that submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES KELLY Peggy

CORCORAN Alan

The Walk, Roscommon (4th Anniversary) Who died on 13th June, 2015

Cargins Park, Donamon, Co. Roscommon (6th Anniversary) Who died on 12th June, 2013

Your memories are so precious, 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. You always had a smile to share, a laugh, a joke and time to care. A kindly nature warm and true many lovely memories we have of you.

Always remembered and forever loved by your husband Adrian and sons Enda and Seamus and your daughter-in-law Gillian, and your granddaughter Margaret. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 15th June at 10am.

We think of you each day, We often speak your name. All we have are memories And a picture in a frame. Your resting place we visit Our hearts break when we turn to leave you there

Loved and missed always by your mother Ann and family Anniversary Mass in Donamon Castle on Sunday, 16th June at 10am.

Mag FHLOINN Seosamh (Joe Glynn) Corbally, Donamon, Co. Roscommon (6th Anniversary)

In loving memory of John, who died on 15th June, 2006 R.I.P. Sadly missed along life’s way, Quietly remembered everyday, No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts, your always there.

Lovingly remembered by his wife Mary, son Enda and daughter Valerie. Anniversary Mass in Cloverhill Church on Saturday, 15th June at 8pm.

THANKSGIVINGS GRATEFUL THANKS Thanks to Our Lady and St. Martha for favours granted. B.S, L.S. GRATEFUL THANKS Grateful thanks to St. Jude, St. Joseph, St. Anthony, B.V.M. and other Saints for favours received. A.R.

Curraghreevagh, Creggs, Co. Galway. (3rd Anniversary)

In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother who passed away on June 17th 2016 R.I.P. Your memories are so precious, 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. You always had a smile to share, a laugh, a joke and time to care A kindly nature, warm and true Many lovely memories we have of you.

Lovingly remembered by her husband Michael, daughters, Mary, Ann, Sheila, Bridgie, Claire and Michelle and son-in-laws. ~~~~~

GUNNING John Oran, Donamon, Co. Roscommon (13th Anniversary)

McGOVERN (nee COYNE) Bridget (Baby)

In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away on 9th June 2013 Silent memories keep you near, As time unfolds another year. We miss your smile, your joking ways. We miss the things, you used to do and say. And when old times, we do recall It’s then we miss you most of all.

Sadly missed by his loving wife Eibhlín and family. Anniversary Mass in Clooneycolgan Church on Sunday, 23rd June at 9.30am.

A smile for all, A heart of gold, The very best Gran, This world can hold. Never selfish, always kind, Those are the memories you left behind.

Fondly remembered by her 14 grandchildren. ~~~~~ Time and years Slip gently by. But love and memories never die.

Always remembered by your brother Chris and sister-inlaw Josephine. Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Kilbegnet on Sunday, June 23rd at 11.30am.

O’MALLEY Gerry Cam, Brideswell, Athlone, Co. Roscommon Who passed away on 20th November 2018

Kathleen O’Malley and family would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who offered us sympathy and gestures of support following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many relatives, friends and neighbours who visited our home, attended the Removal, Funeral Mass and Burial. We thank all those who provided emotional and practical support for us at a most difficult time. For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent Mass Cards and messages of condolence, we are truly grateful. We would also like to thank the grave diggers, Enda McHugh Undertaker and Donal Hamrock, Funeral Parlour. A special word of thanks to Fr. McManus for all his support. Finally, we would like to thanks Fr. Nealon, Fr. Casey and Deacon Willie Gacquin. The Holy Sacrifice of Mass will be offered for your intentions.

TARPEY Delia Buckfield, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon

On the First Anniversary of Delia’s death, her husband John, son John, daughter’s Anne Marie and Helen, son-in-law, grandchildren and extended family wish to thank all those who sympathised with us on our recent loss, those who attended the Funeral, Removal, Funeral Mass and sent sympathy cards. Thanks you to our neighbours and freinds who called to the house and brought food and also Delia’s home carers. Thank you to Fr. McLoughlin for celebrating her Funeral Mass and to Sean and Margaret Kiernan who provided the music at her Funeral Mass. Thanks you to Smyth’s Undertakers for their professional service, the grave diggers who prepared Delia’s final resting place and P.J. Naughton who provided food. As it is impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our gratitude. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in The Church of the Assumption, Castlecoote on Friday, June 21st at 7pm. Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved, still missed and always dear.

My Durham Rose of 55 years

CARTLIDGE Doreen (1st Anniversary) Who passed away on 29th June, 2018 (Aged 73)

CUDDY Patrick Oran, Roscommon In loving memory of our dear father and grandfather, who died on 17th June, 1994 R.I.P. (25th Anniversary)

THANKSGIVINGS THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one. (mention it). Take it Dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your own favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. M.C. THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this you for this special favour. (mention it). Take it Dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your own favour, not mine. Say for three days and promise publication and favour will be granted no matter how impossible. M.C.

TULLY John Marbrook, Ballindrimley, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon Who died on 17th June 2018

“A good character is the best tombstone, Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget me nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts not on marble”. Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

On the First Anniversary of John’s death his wife Maura, her children Vincent, Ross, Nial and Sheena, her daughters-in-law and son-in-law, his grandchildren, along with John’s sisters Mary, Leonie and Hillary, his brother Paul, his brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, his nieces and nephews would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all who sympathised following the heart breaking sudden loss of John. Sincere thanks to those who promptly attended and offered kind and professional care including Dr. Caithriona Fahy, Retheesh Thankappan (Fearna Manor Nursing Home) and the ambulance personnel. Thanks also to Paul and Gaynors Funeral Directors for their sensitive and professional support, co-ordinating all aspects with care and attention to detail from the Funeral arrangements, road traffic management and grave diggers. A special thanks to Rev. Tinsell Perera and Very Rev. John McManus for your comfort and support. Most importantly we appreciate the sympathies offered by our friends, neighbours, staff, those who travelled, corresponded and who came to our home to raise a glass and share memories of a life well lived. Sincere thanks to the special ladies who catered for so many people at our most difficult time. We were also humbled and comforted by the several Guards of Honour and grateful to all who made donations to Mayo/Roscommon Hospice in John’s name. It is impossible to thank everyone individually, so please accept this heartfelt acknowledgement of our sincere gratitude and appreciation. Like John himself, your sympathies will not be forgotten. The Holy Sacrifice of Mass will be offered for your intentions. John’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick’s Church, Castlerea on Sunday, June 16th at 12 noon.

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

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES MADDEN Benny

CORKERY Jim

BRENNAN Tracey

Camogue, Elphin (11th Anniversary)

Formerly of Knocklong, Limerick and Ballinafad, Strokestown (5th Anniversary) Who passed away on 19th June, 2014

Grange, Four Mile House, Roscommon

In loving memory of a brilliant man and devoted Father and Husband Benny, who left us on the 15th June 2008. Blink of an eye and 11 years have gone by, Where has it gone to? Why did you die? Each and every time I look towards the sky, I think of you Daddy and try not to cry. The most special of days you have missed, Your Grandson Ben you would have loved to have kissed. Oh dear Daddy and now Granddad Benny, As you watch over us from a far, Know that you will always be our shining star.

In loving memory of a dear father, grandfather and greatgrandfather Always remembered by his loving daughter Caroline, son-in-law Ronald, grandchildren Mark and Raveena, Adam and Kyle and greatgrandson Ryley.

Love and miss you beyond words Daddy – Donna xxx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The years pass by Dad but the pain lingers on, thank you for your strength and inspiration. You really are so much to me, not just my Father and your grandchildren will always know. We know how proud you would be and also how unfair life can be. I miss that sense of comfort, sitting by your grave and playing your songs. It’s not the way that things should be, but I know you’d understand – my one in a million Dad.

FARRELL Mikie Late of Castlemine, Four-Mile-House, Co. Roscommon Who died on June 8th 2004 (15th Anniversary)

Missing you on Father’s Day and always – Love Derek xxx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You lived your life with dignity, You never did complain. Your reward – a place in Heaven, Our Saviour took you there, Because He thought you special, He carried you away, Away from those who loved you, On a lonely Father’s Day.

Rest in Peace Benny, Bernadette xxx

LOHAN Jack & Teresa Caggle, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon (25th & 5th Anniversary) Cherished memories of our loving parents, Jack who passed away on 3rd February 1994 and Teresa who passed away on 16th June 2014

Treasured memories of a dear husband, father and grandfather.

Always much loved and remembered by his wife Patsy, sons, daughters, sonsin-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Masses Offered.

CONNOLLY Liam Late of Castlestrange, Fuerty Who died on 11th June, 2014 (5th Anniversary)

A silent thought A quiet prayer For Mum and Dad In God’s care.

Sadly missed by all the family. Anniversary Mass in Four-Mile-House Church, on Sunday,16th June at 11am.

THANKSGIVINGS THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one. (mention it). Take it Dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your own favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times, for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. A.M.K. UNFAILING NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY Oh Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for His creatures made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the ‘Saint of Miracles’. O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms, and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Publication promised for a great favour received. A.M.K.

Aidan, Evan and the family of the much loved Tracey would like to thank most sincerely all those who extended their sympathies to us on our recent sad bereavement. A special word of thanks to our families, neighbours, relatives and friends who gave so much of their time in visiting and supporting us over the past 18 months and particularly around the time of Tracey’s passing. Thanks to all who telephoned, sent text messages, messages of condolence, Mass Cards and expressed their sympathy in so many ways. We are very grateful to those who travelled from near and far to be with us. Thank you to everyone that brought food to our home, those who catered for the large crowds during the Removal, we will never forget your kindness. Sincere thank you to Fr. Raymond Browne who visited Tracey in Hospital and for his beautiful Homily at Tracey’s Funeral Mass and those who concelebrated the Mass, Deacon Seamus Talbot, Fr. Irek and Fr. Jerry Lannigan and to Fr. Glennon for visiting our family home in the days following Tracey’s Funeral. We would like to acknowledge the care given to Tracey during her illness. Thank you to her nursing colleagues in Roscommon University Hospital for all your support. Thank you to the medical and nursing staff in the Oncology Wards in Portiuncula Ballinasloe, University Hospital Galway, St. Vincent’s Dublin and the staff of the Corrib Ward in University Hospital Galway. A special word of thanks to the team in I.C.U. in U.C.H.G. who showed us great compassion and understanding, and made Tracey very comfortable in her final days. To David Hynes and pharmacy team for understanding Tracey’s needs, thank you. Thank you to Shirley in Future Flowers for the beautiful family wreaths. Thank you to all the car parking and traffic attendants who directed traffic and kept everything running smoothly at our family home and at Cloverhill Church and Ballinderry graveyard. A heartfelt thank you to Enya Reilly and Sharon Feely for the wonderful and poignant music during the Mass. Sincere thank you to the Undertakers Pat and Tom Smyth, who carried out Funeral arrangements with such professionalism, care and dignity. Thank you to the grave diggers who prepared Tracey’s final resting place. Thank you to Tom Grealy and the staff of the Abbey Hotel for providing the food on the day of Funeral. Thank you the management and nursing staff of Roscommon University Hospital who organised the Guard of Honour on the day of Tracey’s Funeral. We take great comfort in knowing Tracey’s bravery and determination will leave a lasting legacy for many women living with cancer. She met many friends during her illness who were a great source of strength to her. A special word of thanks to Vicky, Aine and Mairead for all your support. To the local and national media for your support and tributes following her death. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually please accept this acknowledgement as a gesture of our deep appreciation. Mass will be offered for all your intentions. May Tracey’s gentle soul Rest in Peace. Month’s Mind Mass will will be celebrated in St. Bridget’s Church, Four Mile House on Saturday, June 15th at 8pm.

HOARE James God called your name so gently, That only you could hear, No one heard the footsteps of the Angel drawing near, Softly from the shadows, there came a gentle call, You closed your eyes and went to sleep, You quietly left us all.

Sadly missed by your loving wife Mai and family. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in The Church of the Assumption, Fuerty on Friday, June 14th at 7pm.

21 Circular Road, Roscommon (12th Anniversary) Who died on 6th June 2007

Will those who think of James today A little prayer to Jesus say.

Sadly missed by all his family.

THANKSGIVINGS UNFAILING NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY Oh Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for His creatures made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the ‘Saint of Miracles’. O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms, and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Publication promised for a great favour received. A.M.K.

THANKSGIVINGS PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For urgent need... Our dear martyr and protector, Saint Expedite, you who know what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy Trinity, that by your grace my request will be granted. (Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) May I receive your blessings and favours. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. If Saint Expedite grants your request, place fresh flowers beside his statue in your home or in the church. Also place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, so that his name and fame will grow. PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For quick action... Saint Expedite, Noble Roman youth, martyr, You who quickly brings things to pass, you who never delays, I come to you in need: _______ (Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) Do this for me, Saint Expedite, and when it is accomplished, I will as rapidly reply with an offering to you. (State your vow or promise). Be quick, Saint Expedite! Grant my wish before your candle burns out, and I will glorify your name. Amen. As you say this prayer, light a glass-encased Saint Expedite candle (with the saint’s picture on it) next to a glass of water. Recite the prayer once a day for as long as the candle burns (usually several days) and when your request is granted, pour the water from the water glass into the empty glass container that held the candle. Place some fresh cut flowers in the candle glass, use it like a vase. You may also offer a slice of pound cake. Then place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, to spread his fame. St. Expedite I apologise to you from the bottom of my heart, please forgive me. NOVENA TO ST. MARTHA Oh Saint Martha, I resort to thee and to thy petition and faith. I offer up to thee this light which I shall burn every Tuesday for nine Tuesdays. Comfort me in all my difficulties through the great favour thou didst enjoy when our Saviour lodged in thy house. I beseech thee to have definite pity in regards to the favour I ask. Interceed for my family that we may always be provided for in all our necessities. I ask thee St. Martha to overcome the dragon, which thou didst cast at thy feet. Say one Our Father and Three Hail Mary’s. Light a candle every Tuesday and the above prayer made know with the intention of spreading devotion to St. Martha. This Miraculous Saint grants everything before the five days are ended, no matter how difficult. 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. PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For urgent need... Our dear martyr and protector, Saint Expedite, you who know what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy Trinity, that by your grace my request will be granted. (Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) May I receive your blessings and favours. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. If Saint Expedite grants your request, place fresh flowers beside his statue in your home or in the church. Also place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, so that his name and fame will grow. M.K. PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For urgent need... Our dear martyr and protector, Saint Expedite, you who know what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy Trinity, that by your grace my request will be granted. (Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) May I receive your blessings and favours. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. If Saint Expedite grants your request, place fresh flowers beside his statue in your home or in the church. Also place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, so that his name and fame will grow. M.K. PRAYER TO ST. EXPEDITE For urgent need... Our dear martyr and protector, Saint Expedite, you who know what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy Trinity, that by your grace my request will be granted. (Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) May I receive your blessings and favours. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. If Saint Expedite grants your request, place fresh flowers beside his statue in your home or in the church. Also place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, so that his name and fame will grow. M.K. NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask for this special one (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within Your own broken heart where Your Father sees it. 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Sports People Horses for Courses There is one meeting this evening at Leopardstown featuring the Group 3 Ballychorus Stakes, starting at 5.35pm. This evening, the second of the Bulmer’s Live at Leopardstown Music Festival and features US rap star Coolio. Tomorrow, there is racing on the flat at the Fairyhouse featuring the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes away at 5.40pm and over the sticks at Cork outside Mallow at 5.50pm. On Saturday the first of a 2-day national hunt festival at Downpatrick starting at 2.30pm with a flat card off at 2.50pm in Limerick. Gowran Park provides the flat fare on Sunday at 2.05pm along with the 2nd days national hunt fare at Downpatrick at 1.45pm. Kilbeggan holds its 4th meeting of the year on Monday first race 6.00pm and racing returning to the west at Cleveragh in Sligo on Tuesday where they will race on the level. There are 7 races and some large entries at Kilbeggan on Monday evening featuring the €30,000 Galway Plate Trial, The Carmel Fay Memorial Novice Chase, a €25,000 Handicap Hurdle and the Greville Arms Handicap Hurdle. Tuesday sees the start of the Royal Ascot Festival across the small pond with plenty of Irish trained and fancied runners. Aidan O’Brien trains the ante post fav in 10 of the 22 races and could have a treble on opening day with Le Brivido, Arizona and Magna Grecia.

Lenebane Review On Monday the going was soft, heavy in places this was reflected in the results with no winning favourite. The first race, the Roscommon Claiming Maiden was won by Faerie Laws, 12/1, by ½l and ¾l from Café Con Leche and Sevenaday. Next up the Foran Equine EBF Auction Maiden and Killian Leonard burst through on Sea The Dawn to easily beat Glow Worm and Formboys by 6l and ¾l. The winner was well backed from 66/1 morning prices to 10/1. In the first division of the Apprentice Handicap punters appeared to have made the correct decision as the favourite Harry Speed seemed to have slipped the field only for Piper Bomb under Tom Madden, a 14/1 shot, to come with a late run on the outside to win by 2l with Fair Game ½l away in 3rd. In the second division two local horses fought out the finish with Talk Now, 20/1, trained by Adrian Joyce in Taughmaconnell giving Killian Leonard a double. The runner-up, Kudbegood, was

by Tom Red provided Elliott and Russell with a double, winning by from Full Cry and the fav Ellie Mac. The final Pro/Am Bumper provided punters with the 3rd winning favourite of the day and a 1, 2 for Joseph O’Brien as Tom Hamilton’s mount Home By The Lee beat Centaur by ¾l with Belper rose another 2½l back in 3rd. On to July 8th and 9th for the 2-day July meeting which sees Ladies Day on Monday and the official opening of the new weigh room facilities on Tuesday.

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Full Cry leads over the last with Cecil Corbett, far side, and Ellie Mac in the Connaught National

bred by Hubert Maxwell in Ballinagare and runs in the colours of his wife Ronnie with Taceec third. The 5th race, the Sherry Fitzgerald P. Burke Auctioneers Maiden saw jockey Niall Madden follow his younger brother Tom into the winner’s enclosure as outsider 16/1 shot De Name Escapes Me got up by a head and a head to beat Formal Order and Recent Revelations in the best finish of the day. The winner, who has won over both hurdles and fences, was making his flat debut. In the Irish Stallions Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Michael Mulvaney’s Stormy Tale under Gary Carroll battled all the way to the line to hold off The Last Indian and the fav Bercasa by ½l and 1l. The penultimate Peggy Guerin Memorial Handicap appropriately went to one of our lady trainers, Shelia Lavery, who trained the winner Heavenly Snow with Shane Foley aboard to win by from Insane Bolt and the fav Light Of Fire at 13/2. Racing ended with a 1m 3f handicap for 4-Y-O’s+ and once again no relief for the punter as John McConnell’s CJ Cregg, 16/1, beat Military Hill and Misty Millie by ½l and 1½l completing the day without one winning favourite. On Tuesday for the national hunt racing the going was good, good to yielding in places and the opening maiden hurdle was won by 5/2 shot Rocky Shores from the joint favs Razoul with Rasiym by a neck and 4l. the winner is trained by David Harry Kelly and was ridden by Darragh O’Keeffe. The following handicap hurdle was won by Glendaar’s Warrior, the first favourite in the two days racing,

beating Ashqar and De Bennette by a neck and 3¾l. The third, the Dermot Hughes Car Sales Novice Hurdle, was won by Popong, 11/2, trained in Waterford by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by claimer Hugh Morgan. The Sigmar Recruitment Handicap Hurdle went to the JP McManus owned Goodnightgodbless, 5/1, trained by James Motherway and ridden by Darragh O’Keeffe who was completing a double, beating Bridge Native and Trickey Trix 8l and1l.

The BetVictor Novice Chase was won by the fav Farclas at prohibitive odds of 1/3 by from the unlucky Stormey and Banjo by ¾l and 3l. The winner was owned by Gigginstown, trained by Gordon Elliott and ridden by Davy Russell. Stormey’s jockey, Kevin Brouder, made a remarkable recovery after hitting the 2nd last fence. Fourteen went to post in the Tote sponsored Connaught National, the jewel in the crown of Roscommon’s N.H. season and Cecil Corbett, 20/1,

Newmarket 1000 Guineas runner-up Lady Kaya fractured a leg on the gallops on Tuesday morning and could not be saved. Well fancied for the Commonwealth Cup at next week’s Royal Ascot meeting the filly was having her final piece of work on the Old Vic gallops on the Curragh. Sheila Lavery’s stable star was owned by her niece Joanna.

Competition Time Hugh Lynn, Loughglynn, Joe Gaffney, Ballinasloe and Mark McCann, Athlone are off to Kilbeggan on Monday evening compliments of Paddy Dunican and his committee. Alas no competition this week but look forward to next week when we will have 3 pair of double tickets for the Roscommon July meeting that includes Ladies Day.

Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday evening last were Jane, Emily, Hugh and Rebecca Maxwell. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Glanduff NS won the Cumann na mBunscol Division Two Camogie final, beating Ballymurray NS at Tisrara recently.

Ollie McGuinness Snr. accepts his Hall of Fame Award for 2018 from Brendan Penny at the Roscommon Gaels GAA awards night, which took place at Oscars, Roscommon. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

This photograph was taken at the recent Roscommon Gaels’ Family Fun Day at Lisnamult. Picture: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Large attendance at Creggs’ AGM The largest ever number of members were in attendance at the Creggs RFC Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in the clubhouse last Saturday night. This is taken as a sign of the great vibrancy around the club, the excellent new facilities and growing success at all grades on the field. Indeed, all of the above and more contributed to the club winning the Connacht Rugby Club of the Year 2019 award. Padraic Deane completed his two-year term and handed over the role of President to the vicePresident for the last two years (and indeed Treasurer) Aidan Farrell. Aidan in turn nominated Vincent Collins as his Vice-President and he also joins the Club Committee. The outgoing President thanked everyone for their support, friendship and hard work for the club over the previous two years. The club continues to grow steadily and improve greatly on and off the field, while always maintaining the focus that we are first and foremost a community club. Mr. Deane assured the incoming President and the club that he will con-

tinue to support the club in other roles and indeed in every way possible. Aidan Farrell stated that he was honoured to be taking over the role of President and he promised to give everything to the role. He thanked the outgoing officers and committees for their great work and looked forward to meeting the challenges ahead with their continued full support. Other changes among the officers included Kieran Dowd returning to the role of Treasurer, replacing Aidan Farrell. Joe Ryan takes the role of Assistant Treasurer. The remaining officer positions and available Club Committee members were re-elected. Two members of the Finance Committee, Sarah Tucker and Noel Galvin, also join the Club Committee. Other members will be co-opted on to the main committee and sub-committees by the club executive. Members interested in taking a more active role, please contact Aidan Farrell, Sean Brandon or Kieran Dowd. The coaching teams for the Mini and Youth sections were all put in place at the AGM. Anyone inter-

ested in getting involved in Mini or Youth coaching, please let Dave Purcell (Youth teams) or Shane Fleming (Mini-rugby teams) know. All enquiries very welcome as numbers continue to grow in all age groups. No previous rugby coaching experience is necessary as full training and support will be given. Kevin O’Rourke is taking on the key role of manager of the Development squad and Padraic Deane takes on a similar role with the Firsts’ squad. The club also welcomes Tony Dolan to the Firsts’ coaching team. The outgoing President, Padraic Deane, was voted Club Person of the Year 2018-2019.

Upcoming events… Annual Creggs Golf Classic The Annual Creggs RFC Golf Classic is on again this year, for the the Luke Daly Memorial trophy. It takes place at Roscommon Golf Club on this Saturday (15th of June). There are lots of good prizes. Entry team of four costs €140. Please contact: John Cunningham (087-2485725);

Albert Looby (0868167365); Anthony Duignan (086-8126521) or Peter Daly (086-1749706) to book (or be part of) a team and learn what slots are available on the time sheet. This is always a great occasion and lots of great craic, so please support again!

Connacht Rugby Summer Camp The Connacht Rugby Summer Camp is on in Creggs Rugby Club from July 1st to July 5th this year. The camp runs from 9.15 am to 1.30 pm daily for children aged 6 to 12 years old. Join the 50-plus children already registered to take part this year. For more details or to register, please call (091)561568. Registration for this very well organised and most enjoyable camp can also be accessed online at: www. connachtrugby.ie/community/summer-camp

Primary Teachers’ Summer Course For the second year in a row, the same week (July 1-5) as the Summer Camp, Creggs Rugby Club hosts a primary teacher’s summer course titled: ‘Teaching

It was an action-packed season on and off the field for Creggs, with success on the pitch and ongoing development of facilities between games! Picture: Michael McCormack

Fundamental Movement Skills in PE through Tag Rugby’. The course is facilitated by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). The aim of this summer course is to introduce Tag Rugby to teachers’ PE classes as a means of helping in acquisition of an appropriate range of movement skills across the PE strands. The cut-off date is this Friday (June 14th) for any primary school teachers wishing to do this excellent summer course – and at the time of writing, 23 of the 25 places had already been filled. The online link is at: https://www.carricked-

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Girls (10 to 14 years) ‘Give It A Try’ this summer ‘Give It A Try Summer 2019’ is an 8-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. It started in Creggs RFC on the new 4G pitch on Bank Holiday Monday (6th of May) evening and has run each Monday since

from 6.30-7.30 pm. It is proving very popular and a great success and there are still two weeks left to ‘Give It A Try’. 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. For more information, you can call Dave Purcell on 086-0434263 or email him at: davejpurcell@gmail. com

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Rossies can pip Galway in Salthill The Connacht SFC final gets top billing this week and rightly so too. I have it down as a 50/50 game. If Roscommon can get enough ball into their attack they might just pip Gal-

way, but there won’t be much in it. Complaining about the venue (Pearse Stadium) is a waste of time but it remains a fact that it is probably the least attractive major GAA venue

in the country in terms of access for supporters. Parking and the traffic is an ongoing nightmare. For the players it probably doesn’t make much of a difference but one

No shame in defeat for hurlers

Congratulations to my own club Roscommon Gaels on the official opening of the new facilities, which includes four magnificent dressing rooms at their grounds at Lisnamult. It’s a great achievement for the club under the leadership of chairperson Teresa Hession. I spent many years involved with the club – as PRO, Secretary and team official – many moons ago and it was tough going at that stage and extremely hard to get people to help out. It is very important for the GAA in Roscommon that there is a strong club in the county town and that is the case now. Thankfully in recent years many new people have come into the club to help with teams and to assist behind the scenes as well. My late father was chairman of the club when he passed away many years ago and I am certain he would be proud of the developments that have been carried out by the club in recent years. After a very long sabbatical I’m back ‘on the line’ this year again myself with the junior footballers and I have to say I am really enjoying it. I know that there is brilliant work going on in every club area but well done to the Gaels on what they have done at their new home ground.

of 20,000 people at the game and there will be a big Roscommon support. It would be a great Connacht title to win, beating Mayo and Galway to do so.

A great weekend for Irish golfers

So the Roscommon hurlers bowed out to Down after a very competitive Christy Ring Cup semi-final last weekend – but there is certainly no shame in that. There has been a transformation in the fortunes of the Roscommon team this year and the trick now will be to follow up and improve again in 2020. Ciaran Comerford, his management team and the players have put in an excellent effort and hopefully the same regime will stay in place for another rattle at the Christy Ring Cup next year. There is no reason why Roscommon cannot challenge for the title and that’s not something that you could say at any stage in the past number of years.

New developments at Roscommon Gaels

thing that is always a factor in Salthill – even on the finest days – is the wind. It swirls and is hard to judge, but of course it’s the same for both teams. I presume there will be in the region

Rory McIlroy prepared for the US Open with victory in the Canadian Open last weekend.

What a weekend for the Irish at the Canadian Open with Rory McIlroy running away with the tournament to win by seven shots with a final round 61, and Shane Lowry finishing joint second. McIlroy is very inconsistent but when he is on his game he is definitely the best player in the sport – but he doesn’t do it often enough. Shane Lowry is also in the same boat (inconsistent) but he is having a very good year so far. It was also a big weekend for Graeme McDowell who qualified for the British Open in his home town of Portrush as a result of his strong finish in Canada. The focus will now turn to the magnificent

Pebble Beach course in California where the US Open will be played this weekend. I am probably heading for a fall this week as I have predicted the winners of the first two majors of the season so far. This week the players in contention are McIlroy (on form), Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson. I have a fancy that Tiger will be the man to beat again this weekend. He won the Open here before by an incredible fifteen shots and is coming back into form at just the right time after his Masters win. Each-way contenders? Shane Lowry has to be great value at 40/1 and Patrick Cantlay at 20/1 might be a value bet as well.

Éire Óg unveiled its brand new digital clock and scoreboard, courtesy of the GAA’s official Timing Sponsor EirGrid, in the company of Aidan Naughton of EirGrid and several club players. L-R: Pat Finan, Frankie Nolan, Thomas Greene, Ciaran Lavin, Liam Creaton, Joanne Jordan, Shane Quinn, Aidan Naughton (EirGrid) and Michael Cattigan. The club won this super prize as part of EirGrid’s #MomentsInTime campaign. The competition encouraged GAA fans to publicly share a picture of their favourite GAA moment using #EirGridGAA. The fantastic prize included delivery and installation of a top of the range, LED, digital clock and scoreboard worth €6,000.

Underdogs Cavan return to Ulster decider

Cavan are back in the Ulster SFC Final for the first time since 2001 after they beat Armagh last weekend.

I was away last weekend and only got to sit down and watch The Sunday Game on Monday morning, but there were several notable performances in the All-Ireland Football Championship. I have many good friends in Cavan and they will be ecstatic to be in the Ulster final for the first time since 2001. It’s a county which is very similar to Roscommon, small but with a huge GAA tradition and history. They will be underdogs in the final against Donegal but I certainly wouldn’t write them off. Mickey Graham has done a great job with that team and I’m sure the recently departed Eugene McGee would be delighted with their progress.

There won’t be too many tears at the defeat of Tyrone at the hands of Donegal, but the big talking point was the Tiernan McCann incident. To thrust a hand into the face of an opponent who is helpless on the ground in indefensible. Whether it was the mouth or eyes that he was targeting, it makes no difference as far as I am concerned, he deserves a lengthy suspension. The GAA just cannot condone such thuggish behaviour. The Dubs carried out their expected massacre of Kildare. The Lillywhites did have a couple of chances, but to score 26 points is some total. The Dubs look unbeatable. Next up are Meath, who were im-

pressive against Laois. Bryan Menton, who is a man with Roscommon connections, (his dad Colm played for St. Brigid’s for many years) looks a really good player and he capped off a fine display with two great goals. The Royals are improving but they will be stepping up several levels when they run into the Dubs. Mayo will get their campaign back underway when they travel to Newry to face Down in the qualifiers. It will be a tricky game for them but it is one they should win. Monaghan versus Armagh looks the pick of the qualifiers draw. Monaghan seem to be slipping back so Armagh have every chance there.

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SPORTING WORLD WITH DAN DOONER No sexy football on offer at the Aviva

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THE LEAD STORY Dan Dooner Over 36,000 brave souls made their way to the Aviva on Monday night to watch the Republic of Ireland play

Gibraltar in a Euro 2020 qualifier. The Irish bus apparently broke down prior to the match but unfortunately the team made it to the Aviva on time for kick-off and those present were forced to stick around and watch the game.

Thankfully, even though he didn’t quite get the “sexy football” he wanted, Mick McCarthy’s press conference made up for another dismal midweek match…certainly in terms of entertainment at least. A disappointing display it may have

been but the Boys in Green are top of the group following an excellent start which has seen them claim ten points from their first four games. The game was playing in the background in the office on Monday evening and I forced myself to watch

Pictured are some members of Sliabh Bán AC who are hosting their annual 10km Road race and 5km family fun run/walk this Saturday at 11 am in Strokestown. Registration takes place in Strokestown Community Centre from 9.30 am or online at www.justrunevents.ie

parts of it in between YouTube videos of Japanese office chair racing and Daniel James skills compilations. The broadband being what it is in Roscommon town made it an even more frustrating evening. As boring as international football can be at times, you have to admit that it’s still better than what awaits fans of the beautiful game as the transfer window kicks into overdrive this summer. Manchester United have already been linked with every registered centrehalf in European football while Real Madrid seem intent on assembling a new group of ‘Galacticos’. With social media and indeed regular media, awash with rumours of transfer deals worth the same as the GDP of a small nation as well as exorbitant fees for ‘super agents’, there’s suddenly something very pure and appealing about a Shane Duffy hoofed clearance! Speaking of Shane Duffy and while I would have been on the Roy Keane side of the Saipan debate, Mick McCarthy has shown just why he gets performances out of the vast majority of the players he coaches. The results so far have been impressive and there’s a very different feel to this Ireland team compared to the one O’Neill and Keane regularly sent out. Unfortunately, however, there’s just no getting away from the fact that we have a dearth of creative players and that much was evident once again on Monday night.

The sporting brief Golf President’s Prize We begin our weekly golf round-up in Roscommon where Kate Walshe won the President’s Prize to the ladies with a 72. Carmel Walker was second while Sinead Benedetti won Gross and Joan O’Gara finished third. The recent club classic, meanwhile, was won by Simon Walker, Thomas Higgins, Fionn Hoare and Tommy Grealy Jnr. The best overall ladies team consisted of Paula Connaughton, Ann Marie Mulry, Paula Quinn and Sheila Fallon. The recent ladies’ 18-hole competition was won by Tresina Smith with 38 points while the Open Day on Friday last was won by Charlie Kelly with 38 points. On June 23rd, the ladies’ senior foursomes take on Castlebar in Tuam while the Jimmy Bruen and JB Carr teams enjoyed wins last week. Best wishes to Yvonne Waldron and Michael Sharkey as they represent the club in the 9-hole Qualifier Regional Finals on June 14th. To Boyle next, where Brendan Gaffney just about pipped Patrick Egan to the President’s Prize. His wife Susan had already claimed top prize in the ladies’ event. Paul Brown finished third in his first ‘major’, while Lorcan Egan had the gross score. The team of Adrian King, Regina McLoughlin and Tish Perry won the President’s Scramble. Boyle’s Mixed Foursomes team beat Carrick-on-Shannon to continue their winning streak, meanwhile, and will now play Ballina in the Zone Final on June 19th. Coincidentally, the men’s

The very best of luck to the Roscommon & District Youth and Schoolboys League players and management as they take part in the prestigious Kennedy Cup soccer tournament this week at the University of Limerick.

Pierce Purcell team also face Ballina in a zone final next Saturday. Darren Conlon took top spot in the recent Monster Gents Open Weekend competition in Carrick, following a three-way tie. Darren, Nathan Flynn and Andy Connellan had all ended up with 41 points. Club President Jim King won last weekend’s Gents competition with 44 points. We finish up in Athlone where the Mixed Foursomes team had a good win over Loughrea to reach the Zone Final showdown with Portumna on June 15th. The Revive Active Ladies also enjoyed a good win over Mt. Temple while the

Jimmy Bruen Shield team went down to Portumna. Well done to Barry Ruane who had a 75 gross to win the second round of the Athenry Junior Scratch Cup. Other recent winners included: Colm Cummins, Enda Gormley and Peader Kane (111 points), who won the recent 3-ball Champagne Scramble; James Joyce who won the recent 18-hole Stableford; Kevin Ryan who won the Barber Bob’s Eclectic May competition with 56 points; Martin Gleeson who was victorious in the recent AWGS competition and Vincent Connaire’s team who won the recent Athlone Team Classic with 92 points.

Soccer ‘Buy a Light’ for Ballymoe! Ballymoe FC is calling on people in the locality and surrounding areas as well as players past and present and all those with an interest in soccer to support its ‘Buy a Light’ campaign in order to pay for the club’s new recently installed floodlights. You can support by purchasing a notional light at a cost of €50 and your donation will go directly towards this local amenity. The club would also welcome

support from any companies or individuals who could make a larger donation. Contact Kathleen Hegarty at 0877553909 or any of our committee members for further information. A plaque will be erected in the clubhouse showing the names of all those who purchased a light. The club thanks you for your continued support.

Soccer ﬁxtures Saturday, June 15th Umbro Masters League (7 pm) Ballinasloe Town v Dunmore Town Castlerea Celtic v Skyvalley Rovers Glen Celtic v Cam Celtic

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BREAKING BALL

GAA Results

Roscommon hurlers go Down – with honour Christy Ring Cup Semi-Final

DOWN

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ROSCOMMON

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A very encouraging season for Roscommon hurlers ended in Patrick Kavanagh country last Saturday when Ciaran Comerford’s men went down by nine points to a Down side who were just a little sharper up front. It was another brave display

from Roscommon but the Mournemen deserved their win on the balance of play. Last week, in this newspaper and elsewhere, attention was drawn to the Down dangermen Eoghan and Daithi Sands, and sure enough it was that duo who played major roles in putting Roscommon to the sword, scoring 3-4 between them. Down, with wind advantage, had the major boost of two goals in the opening half. But it was Roscommon who were the better team early on, opening up a fourpoint lead. But once Daithi Sands scored his side’s opening goal in the 12th minute Down were back in business, and when

Eoghan Sands repeated the trick it meant Down led by 2-8 to 0-10 at half-time. Down just kept their noses in front in a well-contested second half. With five minutes to go Naos Connaughton gave Roscommon hope with a well-taken goal – reducing the gap to five points – but Daithi Sands responded with his second goal. It was another gutsy display from Roscommon who will now be hoping they can build on this campaign in 2020. Noel Fallon, Conor Coyle, Pardaig Kelly and Cathal Dolan all did very well for the Rossies on the day. Down: S Keith; T Murray, C Taggart,

D Mallon; M Fisher, J McManus, M Conlon; P Savage (0-2), L Savage (0-1); C O’Prey, P Sheehan (0-6), T Prenter (0-2); D Sands (2-3), E Sands (1-1), O McManus (0-2). Subs: R McRickard, PJ Davidson (0-1), R McCusker, G Hughes, R Blair. Roscommon: N Fallon; P Kenny, P Nolan, H Rooney; C Coyle, P Kellehan, E Flanagan; D Heavey, C Dolan (0-4); C Mulry (0-2), N Connaughton (1-2), P Kelly (0-3); S Curley (0-2), C Egan (0-2), E Kenny. Subs: A Moore for Flanagan, G Keenan for Coyle, G Egan for Heavey. Referee: T Walsh (Waterford).

Lisaniskey are camogie champions! Tisrara Community Sports Field hosted the recent Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Camogie finals for 2019. The afternoon opened with the Division Four final between Tisrara NS and St. Ronan’s NS, Taughmaconnell. It was Tisrara who eventually emerged victorious. The next game up for decision was the top final in the ‘B’ competition, where Knockcroghery fought it out with Roxboro NS. In a tough battle, which wasn’t really reflected in the scoreline, the Roxboro debutants won out. In the ‘B’ final, Tarmon and Castleplunkett played out a local derby with Tarmon coming out on top following a strong defensive display in the second half. In the Division Three final, Tulsk NS ended up on the wrong side of a very talented Gaelscoil De hÍde. The Gaelscoil, beaten in their final last year, went one step better in 2019 and took home the prize. In the showpiece, St. Coman’s Wood and Lisaniskey NS served up a cracker in the Division One final. Lisaniskey came out on top and in a lovely touch, Michael Kelly, the legend of Roscommon hurling and camogie and Cumann na mBunscol and past principal of Runnamoate NS, was invited to present the county shield to his granddaughter Hazel, the Lisaniskey captain. The previous evening, the Division Two final was

Lisaniskey National School

played between Glanduff NS and Ballymurray NS. In the end, the strength in depth of the Glanduff panel wore down

the Ballymurray girls’ challenge, and it was the Athlone side of the Knockcroghery parish which took home the honours.

Tisrara retain hurling title

Tisrara NS team retained their title with victory over a talented Ballymurray NS side

Despite incessant rain it was a bumper night of action in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol hurling finals at Tisrara Community Park recently. In the county final, a superb Tisrara NS team retained their title with victory over a talented Ballymurray NS side. The Michael Kelly Division Two final was a local derby and after a pulsating contest, Glanduff NS emerged victorious against Knockcroghery NS. This year’s Michael Kelly Division Three final between Fuerty NS and Gaelscoil de hÍde was a repeat of last year’s Division Two decider. Gaelscoil strove gallantly to repeat last year’s victory but were edged out by an accomplished Fuerty side. In the Michael Kelly Division Four final, victory went to St. Coman’s Wood against Ballyforan NS in another keenly-contested match. One of the best matches of the evening

came in the Eamon Fallon ‘A’ Final in which Creggs NS got the better of Ballintleva NS. This was a match where the wind proved a decisive factor. Creggs took full advantage and established a four-goal lead at half-time, and while Ballintleva were undaunted by the deficit, they just couldn’t claw it back. The Eamon Fallon ‘B’ final pitted Tulsk NS against Tarmon. This was a high scoring, incident-packed match with Tulsk coming out on top. Rahara NS and Attyrory NS produced an exciting Tommy Connolly 5-a-side final. The teams matched each other score for score in a well-contested first half before Rahara edged ahead in the second half. The organisers wish to thank the committee at Tisrara Community Park for the use of their fine facilities, and to the referees on the day: Ryan O’Keeffe, Matthew Farrell, Charlie Candin and Johnny Cahill for their excellent handling of the games.

Connaughton Fuels AFL Division Two Clann na nGael 2-10 Castlerea St. Kevin’s 3-7 Leydon Brothers AFL Division Three Ballinameen 5-12 Elphin 1-4 Pádraig Pearses 1-14 Kilglass Gaels 0-10 AFL Division Four Strokestown 3-10 St. Faithleach’s 0-5 AFL Division Five North Kilmore 0-12 Shannon Gaels 0-9 All-County Cup Round One St. Barry’s 1-11 St. Dominic’s 1-9 Kilmore 4-10 Michael Glavey’s 4-4 Tulsk Lord Edwards W/O v St. Ronan’s Pádraig Pearses 1-14 Kilglass Gaels 0-10 St. Faithleach’s W/O v Ballinameen Strokestown W/O v St. Croan’s St. Brigid’s W/O v Creggs Elphin W/O v St. Michael’s G&G Junior Hurling Championship (Knockout Stages) Four Roads 1-21 Pádraig Pearses 2-17 St. Dominic’s 2-17 Athleague 2-16

GAA Fixtures Friday, June 14th AFL Division Four (8 pm) At Strokestown: Strokestown v Tulsk Lord Edwards At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St. Kevin’s v St. Dominic’s At Ballyleague: St. Faithleach’s v St. Michael’s At Kilronan Park: St. Ronan’s v Roscommon Gaels AFL Division Five Mid South (8 pm) At Kiltoom: St. Brigid’s v Oran At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Kilbride At Mulhern Park: Fuerty v St. Aidan’s AFL Division 5 North (8 pm) At Kilronan Park: Shannon Gaels v Kilglass Gaels At Kilmore: Kilmore v Michael Glavey’s At Davonna Park: Ballinameen v St. Croan’s

Saturday, June 15th AFL Division Four At Kilteevan: St. Joseph’s v Boyle. 8 pm All-County Cup Quarter-Finals (7 pm) At Strokestown: Strokestown v Pádraig Pearses At Kilmore: Kilmore v St. Brigid’s At Orchard Park: Elphin v Tulsk Lord Edwards At Pairc Naomh Bearraí: St. Barry’s v St. Faithleach’s Kepak Senior Hurling League Knockout At Athleague: Tremane v St. Dominic’s. 6 pm At Athleague: Four Roads v Pádraig Pearses. 7.30 pm

Ladies ﬁxture Saturday, June 15th All-Ireland LGFA U-14 Football Championship Silver Series Semi-Final At St. Rynagh’s, Banagher: Roscommon v Limerick. 1 pm

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