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Gardaí investigating an organised crime gang involved in the international sale and distribution of stolen machinery and vehicle parts, have warned residents in the Roscommon and Longford areas to be wary of a scam targeting Ford Transit owners. Gardaí in Granard were investigating a criminal gang when

the scam came to light. It is believed that Transit owners are being targeted by adverts on popular online sales sites. The adverts offer to collect vans from any part of the country, carry out repairs, or if necessary, replace the engine with a reconditioned one, before returning the van to the owner. What actually happens is that once the owner hands over the van, an engine which has been

stolen in Ireland or the UK is fitted to the van and the owner is told that it’s a reconditioned one. As a result, some owners are paying for repairs before the vans are subsequently seized by Gardaí during investigations into stolen parts. Gardaí from the Roscommon/ Longford Division are advising owners of all vehicles, but particularly Ford Transit vans to be extremely wary respond-

Rents in Roscommon up over 12% on last year - Kerrane Sinn Féin spokesperson for Roscommon, Claire Kerrane, has said that further rent increases in Roscommon and in every county across the state is further evidence that Government policy is failing renters. Speaking on the latest Daft.ie rent report, which was published on Tuesday, Kerrane said: “The Daft.ie Q2 2019 rent report shows that rents are continuing to rise to increasingly unaffordable levels for most people. The average rent for new tenancies across the State now stands at an all-time high of €1,391. The number of available rental properties is the lowest since Daft.ie reports started in 2006 with just 2,700 homes available.

“In County Roscommon, rents have increased by 12.4% on this time last year - a huge increase for already struggling renters. Average rents in the county now stand at €722. “The government’s strategy for the rental sector is clearly not working and Rent Pressure Zones offer no protections for new renters. “We need to see a rent freeze for existing and new tenancies introduced, alongside a renters tax credit worth a month’s rent. “The government must also demonstrate its commitment to affordable cost rental accommodation by local authorities and approved housing bodies,” she said.

ing to adverts offering engine replacement on a collect and return basis, whether online or offline. A Garda spokesperson said: “You are taking a big risk giving your van to a stranger who collects it from your door and takes it away for repairs to an unknown location, if you are a victim, this scam will have cost you money and your van will be seized by Gardaí”.

HSE shows ‘appalling disregard’ of Rosalie staff - Murphy Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has condemned the HSE’s treatment of staff at the Rosalie Unit in Castlerea as an “appalling disregard of loyalty” and noted that staff are “understandably enraged by unrealistic offers of redeployment”. “The HSE’s treatment of staff members in the Rosalie Unit in Castlerea has been nothing short of appalling. Some staff have given 30 or 40 years’ service to the HSE and it is outrageous that despite their loyalty and professionalism over the years they are being treated in this unfair manner by the HSE. “There has been a complete lack of forward thinking by HSE management on this issue and of course this move to redeploy staff comes after the regrettable decision to close the unit and move patients to alterative care facilities despite the best efforts of so many,” said Deputy Murphy. “The staff and unions are understandably enraged by these unrealistic offers of redeployment as some staff are being offered redeployment in places such as Portumna or Ballinasloe - many staff have lived and worked in the Castlerea area for decades and such offers of redeployment are totally unrealistic. “The Rosalie Unit is not an old dilapidated building, it is not a condemned building - it has been a home for vulnerable people for many years and despite the best efforts of families and politicians, the HSE did not consider the vulnerable state of these service users. We need to find a better way of doing things - it’s our job to stand up for vulnerable people,” said Deputy Murphy.

Roscommon pub population down 22.8% 58 less pubs in county since 2005  SHANE REYNOLDS

There has been a significant decrease in the amount of pubs in County Roscommon since 2005, with figures revealing a startling 22.8 per cent decline. In Roscommon, the pub population has 58 less pubs since 2005 while the drinks and hospitality sector enable 1,019 jobs and €43 million in tourism spend in the RoscommonGalway constituency. Drinks Industry Group of Ireland analysis shows nearly 20% of (1,535) rural pubs

closed between 2005 and 2018, compared to just 1% in Dublin. Revenue figures show the rural pub population declined by almost a quarter in Roscommon, along with Tipperary (-22.5%), Mayo (-21%) and Cork (-25.6%) in the same period In light of these statistics, DIGI is calling on

Government to ease burden on rural drinks businesses by reducing Ireland’s high alcohol excise tax over the next two years Ireland has the second-highest overall alcohol excise tax in the EU, the highest excise tax on wine, the second highest on beer, and the third highest on spirits The figure is a stark reminder of the pub’s continued decline in rural Ireland. In the period between 2005 and 2018, 1,535 or nearly 20% of rural pubs closed; many were forced to shut up shop during the recession. The high cost of alcohol excise tax remains a source of significant concern for rural publicans and, indeed, hoteliers, restauranteurs, off-licence owners, and other drinks and hospitality business proprietors. Ireland has the second-highest overall alcohol excise tax in the EU, the highest excise tax on wine, the second highest on beer, and the third highest on spirits.

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Can Roscommon town native make it two-in-a-row in Tralee?  SHANE REYNOLDS

Roscommon town native David Hoare will be hoping to add to Roscommon’s recent love affair with the Rose of Tralee when he participates as an escort during the festival which kicks off this week. David (25) will hope to follow in the footsteps of Fourmilehouse native Paul Clabby who won Escort of the Year in 2018. The personal trainer travelled to Tralee this week to take part in what he hopes will be an exciting experience. David, who works in Fullbody Workhouse

located in Roscommon town, couldn’t hide his excitement when he spoke to the Roscommon People earlier this week. “I can’t wait to enjoy the experience and meet lots of new people, both from Ireland and throughout the world. It should be a really fun week for all concerned,” he said. David, son of Owen and Jacinta from the Racecourse Road, said that he was inspired to apply for the role by his family. After filling out the initial application form, he was then called for an interview and subsequently selected.

Then he had to take part in a bootcamp where he and all the other escorts were put through their paces. After completing that with aplomb he booked his place at the festival. Roscommon has boasted many participants at the festival in recent times, and David revealed that current Escort of the Year Paul Clabby has been on hand to offer any advice needed. “It was great to get to know everyone at the bootcamp and of course Paul, who is working in an official capacity down there, has been a great

Roscommon town man, David Hoare, has been chosen as an Escort for this year’s Rose of Tralee.

help to not just me but all the other escorts too”. Asked if he felt he had a good chance of emulating Paul’s success, he said that he wasn’t really thinking about it but only focusing on enjoying the entire experience in Tralee. You can catch David and all other participants when the 60th instalment of the Rose of Tralee is televised next weekend. David would also like to take this opportunity to thank his two main sponsors – Cathal Dineen from Fullbody Workhouse, Roscommon, and Gary’s Gardening and Landscaping, Roscommon.

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Launch of Strokestown Show tonight The launch of the annual Strokestown Agricultural Show will take place tonight (Thursday, 22nd) at The Percy French Hotel in Strokestown at 8 pm. All are welcome.

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New term at Castlerea Stage School! Castlerea Stage School will commence a new term of classes during the month of September. Parents and students who wish to learn more about the school are welcome to attend an enrolment evening for new and returning students on Wednesday, September 4th in Trinity Arts Centre, Castlerea from 6 to 7 pm. All welcome.

Glenamaddy Musical Society meeting A general meeting of Glenamaddy Musical Society will be held in the Town Hall Theatre on this Sunday (25th) at 4 pm. All members and cast are requested to make themselves available for this short meeting. Following on from this the first rehearsal for our forthcoming musical ‘The Sound Of Music’ will commence and will conclude at 6 pm.

House-Fire Beneﬁt Social in Frank’s A ‘House-Fire Benefit Social’ will be held in Frank’s of Ballybeg, Strokestown on Friday, September 20th. There will be a draw for three €100 vouchers on the night as well as raffle prizes. Music will be provided by the Frank Nelson Band. Tickets cost €10 and ticket sellers will be calling on houses in the next few weeks. Please support this worthy cause.

5K Walk/Run in aid of DARA Tarmonbarry/Scramogue Deﬁbrillator A 5K Walk/Fun Run in aid of DARA Tarmonbarry/Scramogue Defibrillator Group will take place on Sunday, September 15th at 4 pm on Sliabh Bawn Mountain (Curraghroe entrance). Refreshments will be provided and a raffle will take place afterwards in Leavy’s Pub, Scramogue. Registration will take place on the day from 2 pm, and entry is €10 per adult and €5 for students/children. This event is a fundraiser for the purchase of new boxes, insurance and general maintenance of equipment. The committee are kindly asking the local community to come out and support this worthy cause. For further information, please contact Linda on 087-2612834.

Owen, Amy and Eva Rogers, Athleague, pictured at Roscommon Show last Saturday. Owen’s pony was a winner in the Best Family Hunting Class. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin

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As part of National Heritage Week, Castlecoote House will host a talk by local author, Paul Connolly, entitled ‘The Landed Estates in Roscommon that shaped 17th Century history in Ireland and Europe’ this Saturday (24th). Tickets for this event cost €5 and are available by contacting Castlecoote House on 090-

Roscommon Wellness Workshop on October 7th Suicide or Survive (SOS) in partnership with the HSE, will present a Wellness Workshop from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm in Roscommon town on

Launch of workhouse booklet at Cootehall This Sunday, August 25th at 12.30 pm, there will be a launch of a special booklet by historian Steve Dolan focusing on Boyle Workhouse and the workhouses of the region after a free lecture at Cootehall Community House. The proceeds will go towards the restoration the former home of novelist John McGahern. This Heritage Week, Steve will be raising €10,000 for charities in the region.

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Castlecoote Duck Race a huge success!

Dear Editor, I just wanted to voice my concerns over an issue I had recently. I see in recent editions of the Roscommon People that new shops are coming to the retail park in Roscommon town, which is fantastic. However, recently I went shopping there with my three kids, all aged under three, which is an effort in itself getting them in and out of car! While shopping, my eldest child needed to use the toilet and so I asked a member of staff. I was told that they didn’t have any so I went to the premises next-door but they were closed. I had to put my children back into the car and drive home so my child could use toilet. It was very frustrating. Later, I emailed the store in question and they informed it (not having a toilet available) was for health and safety reasons! Even though there was a toilet there previously. My concern is whether there will be public toilets available for customers? It was very frustrating but luckily I live near town and I could go home to use the toilet…without the items I had gone in to purchase! Name and address with the Editor

Ann Connell was in touch to update the Roscommon People on the annual Castlecoote Duck Race which took place on Sunday, August 11th in the picturesque village… A large crowd attended and adults and children enjoyed the day. Thanks to all businesses who helped with selling ducks and especially to Castlecoote Stores for sponsoring the delicious food and bouncing castle. Face painting was an added attraction thanks to local girl Amy Yass and Angela Dolan. This event would not take place but for all the work behind the scenes in the weeks before so a big thank you to the committee members who pulled it all together to make it successful. Thanks to everyone who worked on the day and to Joachim Dunne for the use of his microphone. The sub aqua crew did a super job on the day so a big thanks to all the crew. The evening was rounded off with music in PJ’s by Wood Rush. The results are as follows: 1st prize Tom Leech, Athleague;

2nd prize Daniel Heavy, Cremulley, Castlecoote and 3rd prize Sr. Lena, Roscommon. The last duck prize went to Sean McGivern (c/o Castlecoote Stores). Thanks to everyone

who sold and bought ducks, the money raised helps to keep Castlecoote up to its high standard. Just to mention that the mobile library comes to Castlecoote between

11.30 am and 12 pm on every second Tuesday and it would be great to see more people avail of this service because if it’s not used we’ll loose it, next visit will be on August 27th.

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Family Fun Day at Portrun this Sunday! Event is part of National Heritage Week  DAN DOONER

As part of National Heritage Week, Portrun Development Association is holding a Family Fun Day from 1.30 pm to 6 pm at the Portrunny shoreline on Sunday, August 25th. Activities start at 1.30 pm with a sponsored 5km walk (Cost is €10 for individuals and €15 per family), which is suitable for all with an option to extend the walk to take in the Portrunny Heritage Trail (maps provided). Other activities on the day will include a talk by environmentalist, Billy Flynn, who will speak about biodiversity. On the day there will also be an opportunity to cruise on a Viking ship (preferably pre-booked through East West Travel. Cost €15); take to the water with Splash and Dash Kayaking, and there will also be music and free activities for children throughout. ‘Finders and Seekers’ will also allow visitors young and young at heart to find out more about local wildlife and the ecosystem as they explore the shore. Participants will be encouraged to draw what they find using the kit provided. Portrun Development Association PRO, Cora Mugan, says the event will highlight the beautiful surrounds

of Portrun. “Portrun is used in all sorts of weather and it appeals to everyone. The shoreline is quite safe and sheltered and can still be accessed by bigger boats. There are lovely scenic views and it’s been said that it’s like having the lakes of Killarney on our doorstep but we don’t even realise it,” she said. Secretary of the committee, Stephanie O’Connor Shaw, said that Sunday’s event would go towards the ongoing work carried out by the hardworking development committee in the area. “We are hoping that the money raised will go towards match-funding for activities and developing the area as well as administration costs for the next year,” she said. There will be plenty of attractions on offer for the whole family this Sunday with entertainment provided by Knockcroghery’s Ukephoric, St. Dominic’s GAA adult Scór, local traditional musician John Wynne and story-teller Tommy Murray. For more information about Sunday’s Family Fun Day as part of National Heritage Week, check out www.portrun.ie and Portrun Roscommon Facebook page. All are welcome.

Officers from Portrun Development Association (L-r): Gerry Hanlon, Tomas Beades, Cllr. Laurence Fallon, Stephanie O’Connor Shaw, Ciaran Heneghan, Tracey Hanlon Owen, Denise McDonnell and Cora Mugan. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Local farmers remain unconvinced by latest beef talks

 SHANE REYNOLDS

Although the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed this week confirmed that talks with beef stakeholders have successfully concluded, the general consensus in the local area has been that farmers are still grossly dissatisfied with the ongoing situation. There have been some minor concessions made including commitments on review of the grid; review of the in-spec criteria for the quality payment system bonus; availability of carcass images; appeals system for carcass classification in manually grading factories; publication of an expert report on new technology in mechanical carcass classification and promotional initiatives for the beef sector and market transparency initiatives. However, local farmers have this week expressed their continuing concern at the fact there has been no breakthrough on the main issue surrounding the prices they are receiving for beef. “We still feel very let down by these nego-

tiations,” stated Elphin farmer Conal Tiernan. “These concessions this week are only token gestures and are not dealing with the main issue of the beef prices which has been at the centre of this all”. Conal also confirmed that the next course of action may be to return to the picket line once more. “There are so many disgruntled farmers out there. It is very possible that farmers will be returning to picket factories and supermarkets in order to vent our continued frustration at recent developments,” he added. “We are calling on everybody in rural Ireland to get behind us because this is very much a problem for all of rural Ireland,” he added. This latest feedback is contrary to reports circulating this week complimenting all those involved in the talks for the progress made, with Minister Creed thanking Michael Dowling for his “excellent work in chairing the talks and all of the participants for the constructive engagement throughout the process”.

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Planning permission granted for extensive works in Dr Hyde Park  SHANE REYNOLDS

Planning Permission for works to develop Dr. Hyde Park in Roscommon have been given the go ahead by Roscommon County Council, which will see a major overhaul of many of the facilities

located at the home of Roscommon football. An extensive upgrade will take place to include new and additional dressing rooms, toilet facilities, turnstyles and entrance gates. There will also be a new building erected housing catering, mer-

chandise and corporate facilities. Speaking to the Roscommon People this week, Roscommon GAA PRO, Hugh Lynn, said that the County Board hoped works would begin in the not so distant future and also signalled their intent to host the Connacht final in

2020, if the opportunity arose. “We hope to start works in the not so distant future and the aim would be to complete the redevelopment by June 2020, putting us in a position to host the Connacht final if Roscommon were to qualify,” he said.

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newsbriefs Strokestown to host Saint Padre Pio Mass The Mass of St. Padre Pio will be celebrated in Strokestown Parish Church, on Tuesday, September 10th at 8 pm. The celebrant will be Rev. Fr. Bryan Shortall, O.F.M. Capuchian Friary, Dublin. Fr. Bryan will be available to hear confession from 6.30 pm. After mass, Fr. Bryan will give a blessing, to each individual, with the Saint Padre Pio mitten.

Mass in Old Graveyard in Taughmaconnell Mass will be celebrated in the Old Graveyard in Taughmaconnell on Sunday, August 25th at 2.30 pm. The graveyard dates back to the 12th Century.

High Court blocks Ryanair pilots strike Yesterday (Wednesday) High Court granted Ryanair’s application for an injunction to stop this week’s strikes by 180 Dublin-based pilots. It means IALPA/FORSA members won’t be able to go on strike tomorrow and Friday. After more than two days, Judge Denis McDonald finished hearing submissions from both sides in the dispute yesterday (Tuesday). All flights with RyanaIr will operate as planned both to and from Ireland West Airport. Passengers travelling to and from the airport over the next two days with Ryanair are advised all flight schedules will operate as published on the Ryanair website and normal check in procedures and times apply.

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Congratulations to Mary Banahan from Gallowstown, Co. Roscommon, who has been putting in some show-stopping performances in the Flowers section of local agricultural shows this summer! Mary collected two 1st prizes and two 2nd prizes as well as a 3rd prize at Castlerea Agricultural Show recently. Not content with that, Mary had more impressive entries at last Saturday’s Roscommon Agricultural Show where she picked up a 1st prize and a 2nd prize.

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Eight Ballygar Senior Citizens were the beneficiaries of a health and well-being programme run in collaboration with Ballygar Social Services and Solas FRC (Ballygar Outreach Project). The range of activities included chair yoga, sports, community safety and information talks, and an intergenerational event enjoyed by all in attendance. The six-week programme was funded by Galway County Council Community Support Scheme grant and Ballygar Social Services supported an additional two weeks. The organisers would like to thank all those who made the programme a success, including Teresa Raftery (Yoga teacher), Katie Codyre (Sports Officer GCC), Pat Regan (Community Garda), Ballygar Librarian Mary Lally, Ballygar Community Pre-School and CE Workers. For those interested in availing of the service, it returns in September and meals and transport can be arranged for members of the Ballygar/ Toghergar and Newbridge Parish by contacting 090-6624034.

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Australian resident representing Roscommon in Miss Ireland  SHANE REYNOLDS

Australian resident Luchia Noyes will be Roscommon’s representative in the upcoming Miss Ireland competition, which takes place in Dublin on September 14th. Twenty-seven-year-old Luchia, who works in Sydney for an Irish TV and Film company, will fly the flag for Roscommon due to her connections to the Finnerty family located in the Tulsk area. Her grand-aunt Mary O’Dwyer of Kilkenny married Tom Finnerty, and they raised a family in Roscommon. Tom passed

some years ago, while Mary resides in the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon. Luchia has frequented Roscommon on numerous occasions and is looking to drum up some support for the county for the upcoming event. She divides her time between Australia and County Clare and revealed her plan is to return home in the next few years. The inspiration behind her entering the competition is to create awareness for the mental health campaign which she has embarked on for suicide prevention, something which she says is very close to her heart.

“The reason I want to enter Miss Ireland is to try and create more awareness around suicide prevention. Not only does it continue to be a big problem in Ireland but also in Australia with all the ex-pats,” she explains. “I have lost some really good friends to suicide in recent years so it is certainly an issue which is really close to my heart,” she added. The main focus of her campaign is to add to the important work being carried out by Pieta House in Ireland, but also the Black Dog Institute in Sydney. She has already organised

a major fundraising event while in Sydney, with 35 well-known rugby players involved. She says she is really looking forward to the event, and hopes to do the county proud. “I can’t wait for the event and I hope I can drum up a bit of support from the people of Roscommon as well,” she added. Luchia has also set up a GoFundMe campaign page, www.gofundme. com/suicidepreventioncampaign039, so if you would like to support her in her exploits you can log on and donate using the link above. Australian resident Luchia Noyes will be Roscommon’s representative.

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Local woman to abseil Croker in aid of Breast Cancer Services A Roscommon Town woman will abseil from the roof of Croke Park (about 50 metres) onto the famous pitch on Saturday, October 12th in order to help raise funds for Breast Cancer Services at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. Twenty-six-year-old primary school teacher Syrea Duke from Antogher Road, decided that she would help out with the fundraising efforts of her aunt Dr. Deirdre Duke, who is a breast cancer consultant radiologist at the hospital. They are raising funds to build a dedicated clinic at the hospital and they are hoping to raise €1 million. A number of fundraising events have been planned including the abseil. “It will be a challenge to do it and I don’t really know what to expect but I wanted to do something to help with the fundraising and hopefully it will make a small contribution. The details are on the website and it is very easy to donate. I will be nervous but excited to do it,” Syrea said this week. Syrea has undertaken to raise funds prior to her abseil and she

has a dedicated page on the ‘Just Giving’ website where further details and ways to donate can be found. “Just Google ‘Just Giving’ and put in the name Syrea Duke and the page will come up with all the details. Anything we get, however small will be much appreciated,” she said. In the past decade, the number of patients diagnosed with breast cancer annually at Beaumont Hospital has grown from 89 to 400. Approximately 9,000 patients are seen in the breast clinics annually putting huge pressure on hospital capacity. The need for a dedicated clinic is urgent, both to alleviate the patient volumes in the main hospital and to allow the hospital shape and define a uniquely, patient-focused service for people with breast issues. There are several ways you can support the Breast Clinic Appeal: You can make a donation; You can take part in one of the fundraising events or you can organise your own. Whatever you can do to help the organisers reach the €1 million target

Roscommon town woman, Syrea Duke, will abseil from the top of Croke Park on October 12th in aid of Beaumont’s Breast Cancer Services.

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‘Blast from the past’ in Fermanagh At the start of this week a bomb was left close to the border in County Fermanagh. Thankfully no one was injured but the intention was to injure and kill police officers. It is a reminder of what could lie ahead if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal on October the 31st and it would appear that Boris Johnston either doesn’t understand this or doesn’t care. It is fantastic that a whole generation of young people have grown up living in this country in relative peace. I was looking at the excellent RTÉ programme ‘Reeling in the Years’ last week and it was a grim reminder of what life was like here during the 70s 80s and 90s. I know that here in Roscommon we were far enough away from the violence that it did not affect most people but every day we got up during that time there was news of some atrocity or other. Thousands of people’s lives were ruined forever as the men of violence held sway. The facts of the matter are that if the UK pulls out of the EU without a deal there will be a return to a hard border and checks will be inevitable. It will give dissident republican and loyalist groups a reason to re-commence the violence and people will lose their lives as a result. Let’s leave the economy aside for a minute. Border posts and security will be a like a red rag to a bull and violence would be certain to follow. Arlene Foster and her crowd are prepared to put their own people’s lives in danger to preserve ‘the union’ while Sinn Fein are sitting on the sidelines as the lack of any political leadership is dragging Northern Ireland back into the dark ages. A lot of the young people that I speak to

newsbriefs Monthly afterlife discussion group at Gleeson’s If you are interested in the afterlife, angels, healing and mediumship and looking for likeminded support on your journey, a monthly discussion group at Gleeson’s Townhouse, Roscommon town, could be for you. The group meets at 7 pm on the first Thursday in every month at Gleeson’s with the aim of supporting members in body, mind and spirit. For more information, contact Mick on 0863688604 (after 6 pm) or Malcolm on 087-4565988 (daytime/evening).

Lisnamult Draw winners for August The Lisnamult Draw winners for August were as follows: Rachael Hamilton (€100); Mary McDermott (€100); Teresa Lynch (€50); Ann Tully (€25); Josh Brady (€25); Ross Shannon (€25).

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Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minsiter Boris Johnson.

would not be able to comprehend why anyone would be bombing and shooting each other but it’s a real possibility unless some real leadership is forthcoming and sense prevails. There is an onus on everyone to re-

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The blame game has already started. If there is no deal and violence returns it will be blamed on Ireland and the EU

double their efforts to ensure that this situation does not come about. Not only Boris Johnson, the EU and Leo Varadkar, but all political parties and none. The pressure must be put on all elected representatives and major organisations to do whatever they can to ensure that we do not return to the days of the past. There are just about 70 days left to go and after that it will be too late. It took most of a decade of behind the scenes talks to set up the peace process that culminated in the Good Friday Agreement. It took that long for people to trust each other. Once the horse has bolted then it’s too late. We simply cannot afford to go back to those days again. We can only hope and pray that someone will make Mr. Johnson and Arlene Foster see sense. The blame game has already started. If there is no deal and violence returns it will be blamed on Ireland and the EU. To return to the bomb and the bullet cannot be allowed to happen.

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A Ros Go Run event, in association with charity partner MS Ireland Roscommon branch, Lisacul Community Development Company and Lynch Roofing, Ballaghaderreen will take place from Éire Óg GAA pitch in Loughglynn on Sunday, September 1st at 11.30 am. There will be half marathon, 10K and 5K routes and the event will be chip timed. For registration and further information, call 0949862565, email rosgorun@gmailc.com or click www.myrunresults.com.

Church gate collections for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Church gate collections in aid of Mayo Roscommon Hospice will take place in local towns in the Roscommon region on Saturday, August 31st and Sunday, September 1st. Your generous support would be most appreciated. All funds raised will go to help build the new hospice building in Roscommon and maintain local homecare palliative care services.

Franciscan Pilgrimage to Lourdes The Franciscan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from Thursday, September 19th to Tuesday, September 24th with flights from Shannon and Dublin. Application forms are available from Pilgrimages Abroad on 01-6359300 and sick/assisted pilgrims can contact Fr. Michael Nicholas on 01-6742506. Further information is available from Anthony Geraghty (Kiltoom) on 086-2733684.

Hospice coffee morning on Thursday Mayo Roscommon Hospice is appealing for individuals, companies, groups, schools, coffee shops etc. to host a coffee morning/evening on their behalf on ‘National Coffee morning for Hospice’ on Thursday, September 19th or any date that suits. Coffee and promotional material provided, kindly sponsored by Bewleys. With your support the foundation will continue to ensure that patients with life limiting illnesses from Mayo and Roscommon have the best possible facilities available when they need it. All donations are welcome or you can pledge your donation by calling 094-9388666, logging onto www.hospice.ie or emailing info@hospice.ie. Please support.

One-day retreat to Lough Derg in September A one-day retreat to Lough Derg will take place on Saturday, September 14th, departing from the Sacred Heart Church car park at 6.30 am sharp and stopping in Tulsk and Boyle. For more information, contact Teresa on 0906661188 or Noreen on 086-3529916/090-6625209.

Pony Drive raises €1,200 for IMNDA The recent ‘Pony Drive’ from Rattigan’s in Kilrooskey raised €1,200 for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. The organisers wish to thank everyone who sponsored raffle prizes, those who donated money and those who provided food on the day. Thanks also to all drivers who came out in the wet weather; all that bought raffle tickets and also to the stewards and Seán Browne Video.

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Aisling and Ella Conneely and Oisin Keegan at the reopening of the Castlerea Scouts facility at Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

Michal Goluch, Michelle O’Donnell, County Commissioner, Laura Routledge, Michael Gannon, Amanda Gannon, Erinn Meehan, Michelle Comber and Mary Sharkey pictured at the reopening of the Castlerea Scouts facility at Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

Reopening of Castlerea Scouts facility Monika, Maya and Michal Goluch at the reopening of the Castlerea Scouts facility at Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Michal Goluch, Michelle O’Donnell, County Commissioner, Elizabeth Payner, Miriam Reid, Joe Doherty, Michael Sheridan, Erinn Meehan, Michelle Comber and Mary Sharkey at the reopening of the Castlerea Scouts facility at Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

Postal Voters List for Electors with a Physical Illness or a Physical Disability: An elector may apply for entry on the postal voters list if you are living at home and are unable to go in person to vote at your polling station due to a physical illness or a physical disability which is likely to continue for the duration of the register of electors now being prepared for the period 15th February 2020 to 14th February 2021. A ﬁrst time application must be accompanied by a medical certiﬁcate. Postal Voters List: An elector is normally required to vote in person at an official voting centre but an elector may apply for entry in the postal voters list if you are likely to be unable to go in person to vote at your polling station at an election or referendum which may be held for the duration of the register of electors now being prepared for the period 15th February 2020 to 14th February 2021. You may be eligible for a postal vote if you are: - An Irish Diplomat serving abroad and his/her spouse or civil partner; - A member of An Garda Síochána;

Alexander Grant, Oisin Keegan, Mason Purnell, Cian Fetherston and Hugh Ryan with leaders Elizabeth Payner, Erinn Meehan, Michelle Comber and Mariam Reid pictured at the reopening of the Castlerea Scouts facility at Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

- A whole-time member of the Defence Forces; - Unable to vote at a polling station because of your occupation, service or employment; - Participating on a full time basis on an educational course of study at an educational institution in the State; - You are in prison as a result of an Order of a Court. If you are registered as a postal voter, you may vote by post only. You may not vote at a polling station. Application forms for the categories listed above may be obtained from Corporate Services Section, Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon F42 VR98. Applications forms are also available to download at www.roscommoncoco.ie. Completed application forms should be returned on or before 25th November 2019. For further information please telephone (090) 6637147 or email regelectors@roscommoncoco.ie. Liam Bergin, Director of Services Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon, F42 VR98

Taylor Purnell, Evan Fetherston, Donal Coates and Erin Mannion with scout leaders Michael Gannon, Amanda Gannon, Erinn Meehan and Laura Routledge at the reopening of the Castlerea Scouts facility at Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

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SORCHEAD ISTEACH • FREE ADMISSION TO ALL TOURS & LECTURES Roscommon County Council are hosting a number of guided tours and lectures as part of the promotion and public awareness raising for the DCHG’s Women in Politics & Public Life Exhibition currently on display at Áras an Chontae from 15th July - 27th September 2019. The tours and lectures have been developed to facilitate and encourage public particiation, to promote the venue as a cultural space and to draw attention and highlight some of the specific stories and experiences of women over the last 100 years. Monday 26th August: Lecture - Orla O’Connor: National Women’s Council of Ireland Sarah Barnes: Monica Barnes Retrospective Time: 7.00-8.00pm

Wednesday 4th September: Lecture - Sinead McColle: 100 years of Connaught Womens Role in Politics and Public Life (with a special focus on Roscommon) Time:7.00-8.00pm

Tuesday 17th September: Nora Owen: Michael Collins: A Man of Diversity Time: 7.00-9.00pm Friday 20th September: Culture Night Time: 6.30-7.00pm; Lecture - Dr Eilís Ward: Hanna Greally: A writerly life, a public life Time: 7.00-8.00pm Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday evening were Amy Nolan, Tadgh and Gareth O’Reilly. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Monday 23rd September: Lecture - Dr. Sorcha O’Brien: Kitchen Power, Women’s Experience of Rural Electrification Time: 7.00-8.00pm

Thursday 26th September: Douglas Hyde Conference 2019 Time: 7.00-8.00pm

Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday evening were Deirdre Daly and Marie Duffy. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday were Michelle, Alan, Emily and Grace Bailey. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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History’ at Park House cars, bikes and tractors are invited to come and show off their pride and joy in a fabulous setting. There will be €500 in prizes for best in class in the various categories. Norio’s Takeaway is the primary sponsor and proceeds will go to support Blood Bike West and Cuisle Accessible Holiday Resort. Blood Bike West is an all-volunteer charitable organisation providing out of-hours transport

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Roscommon Sports and Classic Car Club was only established two months ago but its members are already preparing to host what they’ve promised will be a day of ‘automotive history’ at Strokestown Park House this Sunday (25th). Club PRO and Roscommon town native, Dave Noone, says it’s a day for car enthusiasts and there will be plenty of vehicles on show on Sunday afternoon. “We’re trying to make this an annual event. There will be no admission fee on Sunday and we have tried to keep costs as low as possible in order to make it a day for everyone. There will be plenty of metal on show and some music and we are encouraging everyone to come along on Sunday,” he said. Dave said he inherited his love for classic cars from his father Dominic, who once owned Noone’s Music Shop on Lanesboro Street in Roscommon town. “It’s my father’s fault and my mother would confirm that! He used to change his car every few months and we would be driving

past Casey’s garage and we would stop to have a look. He’d then go home and try to justify buying a new car to my mother!” Dave’s appreciation of automobiles grew and by his late teens he was on the hunt for his own wheels. “When we were 18 or 19 we used to exchange cars, usually wrecks, for fishing reels. There was no scrappage scheme so you could get those cars for next to nothing. That’s why there’s still such a grá for well maintained Ford Escorts and other cars from that era now,” he said. Dave believes part of the fascination with classic cars stems from childhood for most people and the desire to purchase the car “your father really wanted but

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“I’m down to just one car now, a Toyota MR2. It’s a lovely little car to drive!” Looking ahead, and Dave says the aim is to make Sunday’s show an annual event. On behalf of the club he extended a warm welcome to everyone in Roscommon and further afield. Who knows, there may an increase in local classic car

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42nd ANNUAL ELPHIN SHOW

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tendance at the launch of the annual Elphin Agricultural Show which took place at An Bóthar Rua last Thursday night. The 42nd installment of the show will take place on the grounds of Elphin Mart on Saturday, August 31st with €40,000 in prize money up for grabs. Speaking at last Thursday’s launch, Chairman Tommy Gormley welcomed those in attendance including local public representatives, Deputy Eugene Murphy and Cllrs. Valerie Beirne and Joe Murphy. “I welcome the elected representatives, elected councillors for the area, representatives from the cattle breed societies, our loyal sponsors, Vice-Chairman John McDermott, Secretary Clare Connellan and assistants Michelle Shiel, Carmel Beirne, Anne Gormley and Pauline Jackson,” he said. Mr. Gormley also welcomed Show President

Cyril McDermott and “hard-working” committee members, stewards and members of the public before providing an outline of Saturday’s programme. This year’s Elphin Show will feature an All-Ireland competition for Pedigree Charolais Baby Calf with a prize fund of €1,500; All-Ireland Baby Beef Heifer with a prize fund of €2,500; All-Ireland Commercial Breeding Heifer un-haltered with €1,500 in prizes as well as the Midland & Western Charolais Calf Final (€1,500) and the Limousin Anglo Irish Youth Finals. There will also be the All-Ireland Pony Mare and Foal Championship with a prize fund of €500 and the Elphin Show Mare and Foal Championship (€500). Away from the livestock, there are All-Ireland Championships for Treacle Bread, Muffins, Jam, Jack Russells, Puppies and Duck or Drake. Meanwhile, the Horse section has 16 classes.

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Cattle classes include six Angus classes, five Shorthorn classes, five Hereford classes, five Simmental classes, and eleven in the Charolais. Commenting on the Limousin Anglo Irish Youth Finals, Mr. Gormley said: “The finals of this annual competition rotates between the five competing teams: Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. It is a great way to increase young members’ knowledge and skills while also giving them the opportunity to visit new areas and make new friends”. There are also 20 Sheep classes this Saturday and five classes for Goats. The turf section features three classes, and the Flower section has twelve, while the Farm Produce section has 22 including the Best Scarecrow (sponsored by John Ames Power Washing Services). This year’s Show sees the return of popular sections including Cookery, Poultry, Dogs, Adult Art and Handcrafts. Mr. Gormley described it as a varied programme which featured several new classes. “It’s wide and varied and we hope we have something of interest for everyone - young and old – to

Pictured at the launch of the Elphin Agricultural Show at An Bóthar Rua last Thursday night were committee members (Back row, left to right): John McDermott, John O’Connor, Tommy Joe McDermott, Kenneth Cox, Gerry Beirne, Tom Lee and Paddy Farrell. Front row (L-r): Anne Gormley, Thomas Gormley (Elphin Show Chairman), Cyril McDermott (Elphin Show President), Michelle Shiel and Clare Connellan. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

make it a great family day out. We finish the night with Sean Fahy in An Bóthar Rua, where the raffle will be held,” he said. First prize in this year’s raffle is a weanling heifer, second prize is a one-night stay with breakfast and evening meal at Kilronan Castle, third prize is €100 and winners of fourth and fifth prizes receive €50. “Again, we’d like to

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resident of Elphin Agricultural Show, Cyril McDermott, was in upbeat mood at last Thursday’s launch despite what he described as a feeling of “doom and gloom” around Irish agriculture due to the beef crisis and looming Brexit. “It’s great to see such a crowd,” he said. “We are living in turbulent times but as farmers we are resilient people. In 1996 farmers sat out on the steps at the Department of Agriculture and succeeded,” he added before predicting success for the Beef Plan Movement. “The darkest part of the day is before the dawn. Farmers are workers, they are not lazy. They work for a living and don’t look for hand-outs. If you work you will succeed. If you don’t then you won’t,” he said. Mr. McDermott thanked both John O’Beirne and the Strokestown Show committee as well as James Gleeson who was representing Roscommon Show last Thursday. He said it was important to have cooperation between the Shows. He concluded by praising the Elphin committee and said he was delighted to see young people involved in organising the Elphin Show.

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Manager of Elphin Mart, Gerry Connellan, was delighted to see a good crowd at the launch of Elphin Show last Thursday adding that the event was going from strength to strength. “It’s great to see a young man like Tom Gormley (as Chairman) – the Show is fierce lucky to have him! “The Show is a big thing for Elphin and the Mart and it’s very important for

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Pictured at the launch of the Elphin Agricultural Show at An Bóthar Rua in Elphin last Thursday were Catherine Foster, Michelle Shiel, Una Killoran, Carmelita Caslin, Cllr. Valerie Beirne, Anne Gormley, Clare Connellan, Marguerite Horan and Anne Beirne. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Plenty of family fun! The Elphin Agricultural Show will once again feature plenty of entertainment for the whole family with novelty events for all ages as well as two supervised bouncy castles, a Go Kart track, pet farm with pony rides, Alpacas and all different types of small animals.

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Miss Teen Glamorous Granny, and Most Appropriately Dressed Lady and Gentleman. To finish this year’s show, country music star Seán Fahy will perform in An Bothar Rua on the Saturday night and there will be a raffle in which the 1st prize is a weanling heifer.

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Local public representatives have given their backing to local agriculture at a time when Brexit and beef prices are the issues dominating the headlines. At the recent launch of the Elphin Agricultural Show, there was support from all sectors including local public representatives, representatives of cattle societies, Roscommon Show, and the Beef Plan Movement. Elphin County Councillor Valerie Beirne praised the organisers includ-

ing hard-working committee and said it was great to see such a big amount of prize money on offer. Highlighting the recent efforts of the local Beef Plan Movement, she thanked Conal Tiernan and his fellow members for their hard work. She also highlighted the importance in getting young people involved in agriculture. Cllr. Joe Murphy said the Elphin Show has never been as important as it is now due to the ongoing difficulties in the agricultural sector. He added that it was very important to support the

Show and encouraged people to attend on August 31st. His brother, Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy said these are really difficult times for agriculture and claimed that there was “more respect in debates for cannabis than there is for beef”. He added that meat was being “badly respected” and also thanked Conal Tiernan and the Beef Plan Movement for their recent support. Vice-President of Roscommon Show, James Gleeson, said the Shows needed to work together during the current

“awful crisis” before wishing the organisers the best of luck with their great schedule. Noel McGoldrick, President of the Irish Charolais Society, said Elphin was “recognised as one of the best shows in the country” while Aidan Holohan of the Midland & Western Charolais Club thanked the committee for accepting the club’s class and looked forward to the event. Padraig O’Connor from the Irish Angus Society agreed that farming was having a very tough year and said it

would take a huge effort the agricultural community to keep going. Roscommon Beef Plan Vice-Chairman, Conal Tiernan, also spoke at the launch and he said the group was 100% behind the show and that it was involved in a fight for the future of rural Ireland. He said that recent protests weren’t just about farming but about rural Ireland adding that all rural services were under attack, adding that nothing would be achieved unless people talked and worked together.

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This year’s Elphin Agricultural Show, which takes place on Saturday, August 31st at Elphin Mart will feature a terrific Cattle section with a number of All-Ireland competitions. The show will feature the AllIreland Pedigree Charolais Baby Calf; All-Ireland Baby Beef Heifer; All-Ireland Commercial Breeding Heifer (un-haltered); the Midland & Western Charolais Calf Final and the

Limousin Anglo Irish Youth Finals. There are six Angus classes, five Shorthorn classes, five Hereford classes, five Simmental classes, and eleven in the Charolais. The Charolais section is sponsored by Noel Sweeney and family, the Irish Charolais Cattle Society and Thomas and Anne Gormley. This section features the All-Ireland Pedigree Charolais Male and Female Baby Calf Championship with a prize fund of €1,500 from the Sweeney family.

Emlagh Lodge Veterinary Centre, The Percy French Hotel, Kepak, Homeland/Aurivo. Elphin Mart and the Sweeney family are among the sponsors of the Commercial Cattle Section. The Commercial Suckler Cow and Calf class is in memory of Padraig ‘Dolly’ Beirne and sponsored by his sister, Martina Burke. All un-haltered animals are required to be penned by 11 am for health and safety reasons.

It’s Showtime! Pictured at the launch of the Elphin Agricultural Show at An Bóthar Rua in Elphin on Thursday were Deputy Eugene Murphy, Cllr. Valerie Beirne and Cllr. Joe Murphy. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Lim X 590kgs €1190, Char X 525kgs €1100, Char X 540kgs €1090, Simm X 635kgs €1065, BBX 600kgs €1045, Lim X 475kgs €1020, AAX 525kgs €1000, AAX 485kgs €985, Char X 460kgs €980, Lim X 450kgs €965, AAX 450kgs €965, AAX 365kgs €750.

Bullocks

SLX 400kgs €810 - €2.02 per kilo, Lim X 360kgs €800 - €2.22 per kilo, Lim X 285kgs €600 - €2.10 per kilo, Char X 325kgs €700 - €2.15 per kilo.

Weanling bulls Lim X 525kgs €1060 - €2.01 per kilo, BBX 370kgs €950 - €2.56 per kilo, Char X 345kgs €935 - €2.71 per kilo, Simm X 375kgs €935 - €2.49 per kilo, 2 AAX 382kgs €910 - €2.37 per kilo, Char X 340kgs €905 - €2.66 per kilo, Lim X 280kgs €840 - €3 per kilo, Lim X 390kgs €835 - €2.14 per kilo, BBX 340kgs €875 - €2.57 per kilo, AAX 230kgs €470 €2.04 per kilo, Simm X 375kgs €800 - €2.13 per kilo, Char X 275kgs €770 €2.80 per kilo.

BA 705kgs €1300, Char X 685kgs €1150, Lim X 595kgs €1140, Char X 625kgs €1125, Lim X 370kgs €750, Lim X 440kgs €900, Simm 410kgs €910.

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Ewe lambs

Char X 505kgs €960 - €1.90 Char X 415kgs €900 - €2.16 Lim X 415kgs €850 - €2.04 Lim X 355kgs €825 - €2.32

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54.6kgs €104, 46.4kgs €100, 52.3kgs €99, 53.2kgs €93.50, 50.5kgs €92, 47.2kgs €90. 46.7kgs €115, 42.8kgs €105.50, 45.5kgs €102, 43.3kgs €100, 44kgs €100, 49kgs €95, 45.4kgs €93, 39.1kgs €88, 43.6kgs €87.50.

Manager’s report… Brendan Egan, Castlerea Mart “Similar numbers of stock presented for sale again this week with the quality store cattle remaining a good trade with the weanling ring reporting more activity this week even though the numbers remain small. “Breeding stock and dry cows reported good clearance this week while the runners were an improved trade. The bullock trade remained unchanged with prices similar to last week. “Cows with calves at foot made from €880 to €1,460 per head. Young calves on offer made from €40 to €340 while runners made from €330 to €800 for continental lots. “Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday 22nd) with our usual sale of bullocks, heifers, cows, calves, runners and weanlings. All sales commence at 11 am with three rings in operation”.

Manager’s report… Maura Quigley, Roscommon Mart “There was a fair entry of cattle on offer at last Friday’s weekly sale for bullocks, heifers and dry cows with a good demand for all classes. “Bullocks averaged from €1.82 per kilo up to €2.21 per kilo. Heifers ranged from an average of €1.96 per kilo up to €2.14 per kilo. Prices for dry cows averaged from €1.62 per kilo up to €1.89 per kilo. “This Friday (23rd), there will be a special sale of bullocks and heifers with 36 pens of bullocks and 25 pens of heifers on offer as well as dry cows. All stock must be penned by 10 am. Viewing from 10.30 am to 11 am and gates open at 8 am. “There was a good show of weanlings on offer at Tuesday’s sale with a steady trade for both bulls and heifers resulting in the majority of lots getting sold. Weanling bulls averaged from €2.22 per kilo up to €3 per kilo while weanling heifers ranged from an average of €1.90 per kilo up to €2.32 per kilo. “The main customers this week were exporters and agents with some farmers also active. There will be a special sale of weanlings on Tuesday, September 3rd at 5 pm as well as suckler cows. Bookings accepted up to 5 pm on Thursday, August 29th. There will also be a show and sale of weanlings on Tuesday, September 10th at 5 pm. “There was a similar entry of sheep on offer at this week’s sale. There was a steady trade for lambs with prices fetching €104 for 54.6kgs. There were also plenty of ewe lambs on offer with a top price of €115 for 46.7kgs. There was a good trade for cast ewes with prices ranging from €50 up to €114. “Sales continue each Wednesday at 11 am for lambs and cast ewes. Please note all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID Tag set”.

Castlerea Mart sample prices Bullocks

Dry cows

Ch 465kgs €1120, Lim 410kgs €990, Ch 505kgs €1185, AA 515kgs €1105, Lim X 550kgs €1270, Lim 695kgs €1445, Ch 655kgs €1340, AA 705kgs €1405, Sim 580kgs €1185.

AA 850kgs €1530, Lim 810kgs €1550, Lim 690kgs €1355, Shx 825kgs €1285, Ch 860kgs €1400.

Heifers BBx 400kgs €1000, Ch 400kgs €850, Ch 370kgs €830, Lim 445kgs €1100, Lim 465kgs €1095, Ch 690kgs €1445, PTX 650kgs €1420, Ch 455kgs €1030.

Bull weanlings Chx 175kgs €530, Ch 250kgs €650, Sax 390kgs €980, Ch 430kgs €1070, Lim 475kgs €1150.

Heifer weanlings BBx 360kgs €900, Lim 290kgs €965, Lim 330kgs €845, Lim 320kgs €840, Ch 345kgs €890.

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Following the latest announcements of July milk prices, ICMSA’s Dairy Committee Chairperson, Ger Quain, has stated that he believes that there is now a twotier milk price system at play in the Irish market. He said the prices announced for the month of July have made this very obvious as there was now a discrepancy of over 3cpl between

the top and bottom prices being paid to farmers from around the country. On the question of whether all bonuses should be in included on a whole-year basis instead of simply looking at a month in isolation, Mr. Quain said the divergence actually widens when bonuses are factored-in. “If we take that line and exam-

ine the 2018 milk price figures as published by KPMG, the difference between top and bottom stands at 4cpl and amounts to a truly astonishing €16,000 over the course of 2018 for a supply of 400,000 litres. “If we look at 2019, this discrepancy is already at over €8,000 for the first seven months of the year for the same supply curve. Farm-

ers are asking the same question: How is this possible? Farmer suppliers are well aware of the uncertainty around international dairy markets at the moment, but ICMSA still feels entitled to ask why there is such shocking differences on what is a homogenous market for homogenous products around the globe?” concluded Mr. Quain.

He also said it is important that suckler farmers in this county apply and also farmers that sold finished cattle in the mart. Based on data presented by the Department of Agriculture, over 37,000 beef finishers and 55,000 suckler farmers are eligible. Fine Gael Senator Frank Feighan added his encouragement, saying that the BEAM scheme application process was user-friendly and that the funding would be of major benefit to farmers. “I would encourage beef farmers to submit an application to the BEAM when it opens. I am keenly aware that farmers are dealing with very challenging market circumstances at present. This scheme will provide some additional income support at a very critical time. “BEAM will provide financial aid to Irish beef farmers and is targeted towards those farmers most affected. BEAM is also designed to meet the requirements set out by the Commission, including granting support to farmers engaging in actions which enhance their long-term resilience and sustainability,” he said.

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This Friday, August 23rd at 11 a.m.

Special Sales of Cont X. Heifers & Bullocks 40 pens of Bullocks & 30 pens of Heifers Also Dry Cows Cattle must be penned by 10 a.m. ------------------------------------

Farmers encouraged to apply for €100m BEAM scheme Adrian Leddy, IFA Regional Executive has strongly encouraged all eligible beef and suckler farmers to apply for the new €100m BEAM scheme (Beef Exceptional Aid Measure). Farmers can now apply as the scheme opened on Monday and the closing date is Sunday, September 8th. Mr. Leddy said the Department of Agriculture has published the terms and conditions for the scheme, which sets out the details of how €100 per finished animal and €40 per suckler cow can be drawn down by farmers. “IFA campaigned very hard to secure this €100m funding. It’s essential that all eligible farmers apply. All of the money must be drawn down and paid out to farmers as soon as possible as they are in real financial need because of the crisis in the sector,” he said. He added that despite some of the restrictive conditions imposed by Minister Creed and the EU Commission, farmers should make an application and the Minister must ensure that the €100m is paid out in full.

Bullocks, Heifers & Dry Cows

Fall/Autumn Special Sale of Bullocks Friday, September 6th - at 11 a.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 29th

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Fall/Autumn Special Sale of Heifers Friday, September 13th - at 11 a.m. Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 5th

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Special Autumn/Fall Sale of Weanlings Tuesday, September 3rd at 5 p.m. Also Suckler/Springer Cows

Local bulls progress from Roscommon qualiﬁers Roscommon this week hosted a qualifying round for the 2019 Aldi Angus All-Ireland Bull Calf Championship, where five local bulls qualified for the Grand Finals. The bulls that progressed at the Roscommon qualifier are: Lavally Rover; Carrowboy Super; Aughnamona Reginald; Dillon Supermax and Kilgarvin Showman. The Grand Finals will take place at the Iverk Show in Co. Kilkenny on Saturday,

August 24th. The finals of the 2019 Aldi Irish Angus Youth Development All Ireland Junior Stockperson of the Year competition will also take place at the Iverk Show. Sponsored by Aldi in conjunction with ABP Ireland and the Irish Angus Cattle Society, this year’s competition sees Ireland’s very best Angus bulls battle it out for a prize fund of €27,000.

Bookings accepted up to 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 29th ------------------------------------

Lambs & Cast Ewes Each Wednesday at 11 a.m. Ewe Lambs will be sold separately All sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID Tag set ------------------------------------

Show & Sale of Lambs Wednesday, September 4th at 11 a.m. Sponsored by Paddy Coffey & Sons, Lecarrow, Roscommon Class 1: Best Pen of 10 or more Store Lambs Class 2: Best pen of 10 or more Ewe Lambs suitable for Breeding Class 3: Best pen of 10 or more Finished Lambs Prizes: 1st: €100, 2nd: €65, 3rd: €40, Special Prize for the Exhibitor of the Best Pen of Galway/Roscommon Ewe Lambs The Phelim Kerin Perpetual Cup (kindly sponsored by the Society’s Auctioneers) will be awarded to the Winner of the Champion Pen of Lambs ------------------------------------

Breeding Ewes & Hoggets Each Saturday Sale at 11 a.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. ------------------------------------

Dispersal Sale of 250 Ewes

Success for local breeder! Local breeder, Sinead Conry of Rathnallog Herefords, Ballinagare, received a First and Reserve ‘Bull of the Year’ at the recent Tullamore Show with ‘Rathnallog Ted’. Her heifer ‘Rathnallog Bainin’ received second in her class and fifth overall ‘Heifer of the Year’. Sinead is pictured with her father, Michael Conry; her prize-winning bull and her Herefords.

On Saturdays August 31st, Sept. 7th & Sept 14th 2, 3 & 4-year-old Ewes All 2-year-old Ewes are vaccinated with Trovax and Enzovax for prevention of abortion This vaccination should last the breeding life cycle of the ewes, as all well-conditioned ewes fit for breeding. ------------------------------------

Saturday, August 24th

Show & Sale of Texel Pedigree Rams Show at 11.30 a.m. Sale at 1.30 p.m.

ENQUIRIES 090 6626352 Live streaming of sales from Ring 1 See link on our Facebook page or website Email: roscommonmart@gmail.com Visit our website: www.roscommonmart.ie

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Business 22 new domains registered in ﬁrst half of 2019 Companies, self-employed entrepreneurs, private individuals and local organisations in Roscommon registered 222 new .ie domains in the first half of 2019, according to the latest Domain Profile Report, published today by IE Domain Registry. The figure is a 15.6% increase year-on-year. New .ie domain registrations in Connacht in H1 2019 numbered 2,182. At the end of H1 2019, there was a total of 21,155 .ie domains registered in Connacht, up 9.3% year-on-year. Nationally, the total .ie domain database grew by 8.3% year-on-year, and by nearly 40% compared to the same period five years ago. At the end of H1

2019, there were a total of 273,156 .ie domains. The .ie domain remains an extremely popular way for Irish businesses to demonstrate their authenticity and trustworthiness to local and international customers: 80.2% of the total .ie database is comprised of companies and self-employed entrepreneurs, up 4% year-on-year. New .ie registrations by individuals grew by 26.4% year-on-year, which speaks to the growing trend of using websites to build a permanent, personal space on the internet, free from many of the limitations of social networks. Further illustrating the value of the .ie domain,

240 domains were offered for private sale in H1 2019, up 75% from 137 in the same period last year. IE Domain Registry, the company that manages and maintains .ie, Ireland’s country domain name, says that much of the domain’s recent growth has been powered by a change to registration requirements implemented in March 2018. While .ie registrants must still prove their connection to Ireland, they no longer need to prove their ‘claim’ to a particular .ie name, which makes the registration process easier and faster, particularly for early-stage start-up businesses.

David Curtin, Chief Executive of IE Domain Registry, said: “In Ireland and in Roscommon, .ie remains the digital gold standard for businesses, entrepreneurs, communities, and individuals that want to build or enhance their online presence. “For Irish businesses that sell online, .ie represents authenticity and trustworthiness, factors that are hugely important for e-commerce and consumers’ peace of mind. For individuals, a .ie domain has benefits over a social media presence, particularly in terms of control over content and reach, which many social networks restrict as they continue to change their algorithms”.

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Winning with Club Rossie! Pio Tully received the keys to a Toyota Land Cruiser from Dermot Hughes Motors, first prize in the recent Club Rossie draw. He is pictured with Pat Compton, Chairman of Club Rossie and Dermot Hughes, Toyota Main Dealer, Roscommon.

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Roscommon company Gerry Gill Motors, has received an award for Best Online Marketing in Connacht. The dealership is amongst the first set of winners of the 2019 Car Dealership Awards, which are hosted by CarsIreland.ie and Ulster Bank’s Lombard, to recognise and reward exceptional marketing in the car industry. The family-run business based in Fuerty scooped the prestigious ‘Best Online Marketing’ Award based on their strong online presence, userfriendly website, and clever use of new technology that helps streamline the customer experience online. The awards, now in their fifth year, welcomed Ulster Bank’s Lombard as a title sponsor this year and an awards ceremony will take place in December.

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Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday were Annie and Vincent Timothy of Timothy’s Londis, Abbeytown. The Abbeytown retailer sponsored last Monday’s Family Fun Day at Lenebane. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Acrobatic artistry at the arts centre ‘How to Square a Circle’ comes to town  DAN DOONER

Former Roscommon and Elphin footballer, and Cyr wheel artist, Ronan Brady, was hard at work with performing partner, hoop artist, Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, when I called to the Roscommon Arts Centre on Monday afternoon. The pair were busy rehearsing for their show ‘How to Square a Circle’, which takes the stage at the Roscommon Arts Centre on Thursday, August 29th at 8 pm. Ronan is no stranger to performing in Roscommon and famously appeared prior to the Connacht Senior Football Championship Semi-Final between Roscommon and Leitrim in 2017. However, while Ronan and Dubliner Aisling performed ‘How to Square a Circle’ in Athlone last year, this is the first time the show will be staged in Co. Roscommon. The show has been described as ‘Irish Circus’ and features handto-hand acrobatics, trapeze, Ronan’s Cyr Wheel, Aisling’s Hoop artistry and a mixture of dance and story-telling. Former teacher Ronan, who was a semi-finalist on Ireland’s Got Talent in 2018, is delighted to be bringing the show to his native county. “Averyl (Dooher) and Dympna (Cribbin) gave us the run of the place about a month back and have also given us the place for two weeks weeks this month in order to get the show sorted. They’ve really supported us and it’s great to be performing in a local venue and when we’re applying to the Arts Council for funding it’s great to get the backing of theatres and established art

centres like Roscommon. I’m particularly chuffed to be bringing this show to Roscommon town!” Hoop artist Aisling Ní Cheallaigh studied medieval history in Trinity College and is a selfconfessed maths ‘nerd’. It was Aisling who came up with the name ‘How to Square a Circle’ “We are really excited to be able to tour the show because when we made it we weren’t sure whether it would get to go anywhere again. The reception last year in places like the Dean Crowe in Athlone was really good,” she said. For Ronan and Aisling, this is clearly a labour of love, though Ronan believes it’s not always perceived as serious work. “It’s a bit of a novelty at the start and unfortunately sometimes it continues as a novelty. There’s this notion that I’ve run away with the circus and while it’s a cool line, the term suggests you’re running away from something. That’s not the case; it’s the same as a freelance salesperson or anything else. Sometimes you’re all over the country with work,” he said. “You’re definitely not in it for the money anyway…” Aisling interjects. Ronan continues: “It’s such a slog and we wouldn’t be doing this if they Arts Council didn’t fund the tour”. Aisling adds: “And if Roscommon Arts Centre didn’t help us out and give us this space and

Elphin native and Cyr Wheel artist Ronan Brady and performance partner and Hoop artist, Aisling Ní Cheallaigh will bring their show ‘How to Square a Circle’ to the Roscommon Arts Centre on Thursday, August 29th.

support our application”. The training and rehearsals certainly aren’t for the fainthearted. Aisling said that each session begins with an hour-long warm-up followed by another hour of conditioning and training. “Our schedule here is 9 am to 11 am is training skills and then from 11 until 5.30 pm we will be working with a director. Then we warm down for half an hour and then when we’ve finished that there will be meetings and organising until about 9

pm,” she said. So what can the Roscommon Arts Centre audience expect next Thursday? “This will be like Irish Circus, which is story-telling and spectacle in one,” Aisling said. Ronan added: “Images and videos tell a certain amount but there’s nothing as impressive as seeing this in the flesh. You know that someone might do a handstand for example but when you’re actually there and they’re doing a handstand

it’s something else. “We want to tell a story and we’ll use our physical vocabulary to tell that story. You’ll come away with so much more than seeing ‘cool tricks’,” he said, before Aisling had the final word…“You’ll get the ‘cool tricks’ and a story!” Tickets for this one-of-akind show are on sale now from the Roscommon Arts Centre box office on 0906625824 or at www.roscommonartscentre.ie.. monartscentre.ie

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Hefty insurance costs are a threat to local businesses One of the biggest problems facing every type of business in Ireland at the moment is the cost of insurance, most particularly the cost of public liability, with many businesses finding their renewal premiums are spiralling out of control, and, all over the country closures are taking place, with people out of work as a result. A couple of months ago, Martin Mulligan, whose family run a shop on the Roscommon side of Athlone, revealed that he was flabbergasted to find his annual insurance bill had more than quadrupled - it had risen from €7,000 a year to a financially crippling €30,000, a sum that made the proprietor actually consider closing up. At the time, local Senator, Terry Leyden, raised the matter in the Seanad, claiming the Government needed to tackle the rising premium costs as well as tackling the ever increasing number of fraudulent claims. Only a few weeks ago, I saw where a long established event promotion business in Dundalk had closed after 29 claim-free years, and in this case the problem was not the price, but rather the fact that no company would quote for his business at all. This was primarily a bouncy castle type events company, and

the proprietor said that while he had managed to pass all his bookings on to other presently insured businesses, he predicted that a lot of them would also have to close when their insurance would come up for renewal. And so, as the pressure grows on small local businesses and even community festivals, and especially those catering for large crowds, I have to applaud the efforts of two publicans (at least) who have erected marquees beside their premises, and are having their own summer music festivals. On Friday night last, as I dropped into Mikeen’s for a few quiet weekend pints, I met a group of local revellers who were about to board a bus and head for Jimmy Screene’s pub in Guilka, near Menlough, where Mundy was performing in the marquee, and where Patrick Feeney and Paddy Casey have already played over the last week or two. I’m told that our gang had a great night at Mundy, and thoroughly enjoyed their outing. Not too far up the road in Aughrim in Co. Galway, at Valerie’s, there was also a marquee erected and it has a couple of fantastic shows lined up. On Thursday night, Foster and Allen, Chloe Agnew, daughter of

our good friend, Twink, Matt Leavy and an unknown guest superstar are appearing, and, please God, I’m hoping to head down there myself. There is also a big American country band there on the Saturday, and a local party night on Sunday, and all I can say is well done to both of those pubs, for having the courage to promote such big music weekends, and I really hope the crowds flock in huge numbers to both places, and hopefully they will continue to do so for many years in the future. Jimmy Screene was a top rugby player with Buccaneers who got a number of Ireland ‘A’ caps, and I am told that when it comes to food, his Guilka venue is among the best around - maybe sometime in the near future I will check it out, but, in the meantime, despite the huge insurance costs, these two venues are fighting back, and fair play to them. As I said, loads of community carnivals and festivals are falling by the wayside due to the outrageous insurance costs, so Terry Leyden is right and it’s time fraudulent claims were investigated and the claimants were punished accordingly, and it’s also time that legitimate claims got reasonable awards, not the crazy sums that are being awarded presently.

Big Tom tribute night in Glenamaddy

Tipperary captain Seamus Callanan lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Tipp are tops as Cats are licked On to sporting matters, and the All-Ireland hurling final, which we had all anticipated so eagerly, turned out to be a disappointing affair with the Richie Hogan sending off dominating the post-match discussions. As with all controversial decisions, there are people coming down on both sides. In my humble opinion, the sending off, while regrettable, was correct, but I don’t think it affected the result that much as Tipp were a much better side, and would have won anyway. However, once again, even though it was a one-sided final, the unbelievable bravery, commitment and total fearlessness that our hurlers show is amazing, and as someone who suffers greatly watching the antics of soccer superstars like Paul Pogba and other overpaid Man United underperformers, wouldn’t it be great to give some of them a helmet, a hurl and

a sliothar, and let them experience the intensity of even a junior hurling match. Pogba must be one of the most irritating sportsmen alive, and as he and Alexis Sanchez, among others, pocket their obscene weekly wages, I wonder has he ever seen T.J. Reid or Joe Canning or any of the Mahers, and if he has, what he makes of the punishment they take all for the love of their native counties. Anyway, my late mother was a Tipp woman, and, as I told you before, my uncle Mikey brought me all over Munster back in the late fifties and early sixties to watch the Tipp hurlers and so I cannot deny that I have always had a soft spot for them, and I was delighted to see them beat the Cats. Let’s hope Galway can get back into the frame next year, and maybe bring the MacCarthy Cup back to the west.

On Friday, September 27th in the Oaklands Hotel, Glenamaddy, Julie Healy is having a Big Tom tribute night, with very special guest John Rex Reeves, a singer-songwriter nephew of the late superstar, Jim Reeves, who is a top country star in his own right, and who was inducted into America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He has toured England, Scotland, Norway, and Australia, has had eight records in the American national charts and has had a very successful musical career. This is his first time in Ireland, and he is looking forward to getting here, and I know he will get a great Irish welcome here in September. The supporting line-up, which includes Michael Lyster, Michael Commins, The Conquerors Showband, Johnny Carroll, PJ Murrihy and loads more, is just extraordinary, and this promises to be one of the best nights ever in the locality. The show starts at 8 pm and tickets are selling fast, so if you want to be there call Julie on 0879049388.

Dance the night away for Cancer Care West! Finally for this week, for the sixteenth year in a row, we are having our own fundraising dance for Cancer Care West and the Lourdes Invalid Fund in Dowd’s of Glinsk, on Saturday, October 12th with music by Jimmy Kearney and the Lancers. We will be calling doorto-door very soon with our tickets. Admission is optional, but we are very glad to get any contribution for two very worthy causes. Over the years are supporters have contributed the amazing total of €70,000 and, as always, we look forward to calling, meeting you for the chat, and thank you, in advance for your great support.

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CBAI aiming to get people playing bridge This year the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI) will be heavily promoted the game of bridge throughout Ireland with the aim of encouraging people to learn this great card game and experience the joy and pleasure that bridge will give them when playing in a bridge club. Venues such as shopping centres, community centres, libraries, bridge clubs, etc. will see members meet and greet people and provide information on bridge classes in the area. The promotion will also be supported by articles in local and national newspapers, radio and television. THE MANY BENEFITS OF BRIDGE

Research has long shown that ongoing mental engagement can lower your risk of dementia. But the kind of social interaction and group get-togethers that bridge provides may also be a key to a longer, healthier life. A new report published by the National Academy of Sciences says “social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality”. Another new study in the journal Nature Neuroscience discovered that isolation reduced the production of myelin, a protective nerve fibre, and could contribute to mental illness. The game has benefits for older adults as well. Over the years, several research studies released by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University found that “Playing chess, bridge or a musical instrument significantly lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia”. If you’re neither young, nor at risk of Dementia, there are still benefits. A November 2000 study by a University of California, Berkeley researcher, Marian Cleeves Diamond, found that playing contract bridge leaves people with higher numbers of immune cells. Bridge is a partnership game where you and your partner have to work as a team and good communication is essential. It is this human factor that sets it apart from other games. People enjoy how bridge makes them interact with others. Bridge is first and foremost a social game that is fun to play. It is inexpensive as you can play at your local club, where you’ll enjoy a three-hour session of bridge for just €4/€5. Bridge can be a lifelong pursuit. It takes only a little knowledge to begin playing and enjoying bridge, however, no matter how many years you play, the learning process will never end. Bridge is one of the best ways to practice the “use it or lose it” advice for maintaining mental sharpness in older age. That’s just some of the reasons that keeps people coming back to the bridge table, and it’s why bridge will always be the world’s most popular card game. Bridge Classes for Beginners will commence on Monday, October 7th in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon from 8.15 pm to 10.15 pm. For information on Bridge classes in your community contact Larry Shine, by email larryshinecpo@ hotmail.com or 086-1607913.

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Is Rose Bud Roisín Roscommon’s future super-vet? Pictured are Seamus Coyne, Marian Callaghan Coyne, Pauline Breslin Lynch IMNDA volunteer with a cheque for €1,040, the proceeds from the recent ‘Hot to Trot’ fundraiser in Ballaghaderreen.

‘Hot to Trot’ pony drive raises over €1,000 for IMNDA An incredible €1,040 was raised for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association through the annual ‘Hot to Trot’ pony in Ballaghaderreen. The annual fundraiser took place on the August Bank Holiday weekend and there was quite a turnout. The event was followed by traditional music, a raffle and light refreshments. The brains behind the operation was Marian Callaghan Coyne, who is already getting set for next year! The IMNDA wish to thank everyone who got involved, donated and took part. There are currently over 370 people living with MND in Ireland, five of which live in Roscommon. The IMNDA is the primary support organisation for those affected by Motor Neurone Disease. The IMNDA provides specialised services for people affected by this debilitating disease such as equipment on loan, financial assistance towards home help, advice and home visits by MND Nurse. In order to provide these vital services the IMNDA depends heavily on the generosity of the public and supporters of the association who generate over 83% of its income.

The 60th International Rose of Tralee festival takes place this Friday, and, while regular readers know, while I’m not a big fan of this frocky-horror-show, the thing is, when it comes to the viewing public, it appears to be somewhat of a ratings’ winner, meaning somebody must be enjoying it. So, g’wan the girlies! However, this year viewers from our lovely county of Roscommon are being provided with an added bonus regarding this wholesome celebration of ‘Oirish’ womanhood. Let me explain. Taking part as one of the thirty-two Rose Buds, (little ladies aged between six and ten years), is our very own little flower, Ms Roisín O’Reilly, age nine-anda-half…with the half being very important! In a nutshell, Roisín, who hails from Kilbride, was chosen from hundreds of applications made by parents of children from all over Ireland and abroad; with a portion of their entry fee going to charity. Twenty-four successful applicants come from Kerry with the final eight little ladies’ spaces being allocated to other areas. However, while I wish Roisín well; and know she’ll do Roscommon proud as she accompanies the Kerry Rose over what will be four days of fun activities, I have to confess, her involvement in this event is not the main reason this child has come to my attention. Nope, rather it’s her humane and compassionate nature when it comes to animals. You see, in a week where we were inundat-

ed with sad news, and stories of heartbreak, tragedy and alleged thuggery, (appearing to involve Conor McGregor), I was reassured to have happened across a happy story of hope. A story involving young Roisín, a child who is, in my opinion, set to make a real difference in her community. To put it simply, when this local child is not preparing for her very important international Rose Bud festival duties, she is, even though she may not realise it, inspiring others by working hard to save animals’ lives. Now you all know I’m passionate about animals. Indeed, I’m not even going to pretend to be ashamed of the fact I love my dogs as much as I love my family. It’s no secret that in my world, and in my home, my four legged fur babies are my canine kids, and my two-legged human ones are fine with that. Well, they kinda have no choice! However, in showing my dogs, (and all animals), the love and respect they deserve, I hope I’ve managed to provide my girls, including my granddaughter, with a valuable example of responsible and humane animal welfare. I’ll go so far as to say this pattern has provided them with a merciful, empathetic characteristic, which I hope was imperative when it came to shaping them into compassionate adults. It was precisely this type of gentleness and consideration that brought young Roisín and her lovely mam Kathy to my attention. Indeed, from chatting with the pair I’ve got

no doubt that mam, along with Roisín’s dad Noel, are raising a caring, selfless child; attributes which are clearly essential to their happy family life. Therefore, when I heard from T.N.R. South Roscommon how Roisín, who is “big into animals, especially cats,” donates her toys and her clothes as well as any unwanted gifts she may receive to this wonderful local charity to sell online and at car boot sales, I was hugely impressed. I knew immediately that not only does this child want to promote a better world for both humans and animals, she also has the confidence to do it; and that, dear readers, is most definitely worth a mention. I know this county is bursting with inspirational kiddies, every one of whom is impressive in their own right, and I’m not discounting them. But I’m sure you’ll all wish Roisín well as she embarks on her Rose Bud role this weekend. I know she’ll miss her “great friends” Itchy and Scratchy, a pair of adorable four-year-old semi-ferals she adopted through the T.N.R. South Roscommon programme. In fact, in her quest to make their little lives better, Roisín who wants to work with animals when she gets older, fashioned a fairy fort at the bottom of her garden where she plays with her fabulous feline family. As someone who believes it’s never too early to think big, I feel that in Roisín, Roscommon could well have its very own future supervet! Watch this space.0

Is it clear Ireland’s (probably) got no talent?

Pictured at the annual Duck Race at Castlecoote on Sunday last were Daniel Heavey and Ben Kilroe. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Pictured at the annual Duck Race at Castlecoote on Sunday last were Ava and Siobhan Durr. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Despite the fact they’ve broken up and reconciled nearly as often as Friends’ characters Ross and Rachel, it seems Mayo man Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell are (allegedly) set to reunite. According to (unconfirmed) reports, our lovely Louis has signed on the dotted line and will ‘take part in the X-Factor All-Star reboot and a celebrity version of the format’ later this year. Well I for one am delighted for Louis, he’s a gentleman and, whenever we worked together during our RTÉ days, or whenever we socialised, I have to tell you I enjoyed his company enormously. Look, to be honest, while I’m no fan of X Factor and would rather watch an entire series of Daniel and Majella’s B&B Road Trip in slow motion, I do believe Louis was wasted on home-grown series Ireland’s Got Talent and I’m not surprised it’s been (allegedly) scrapped by Virgin Media. I mean, let’s face it, given the calibre of contestants it was clear that Ireland (probably) didn’t have any real talent to

Ireland’s Got Talent judges which has been allegedly scrapped by Virgin Media.

showcase! Indeed, for those of you who’ll now insist that you do actually possess a knack for entertaining audiences, my response is this…you clearly didn’t choose to flaunt it on that series now did you? And don’t get me started on the endless array of ‘dance troupe’ entries who seemed

to churn out the same old boring routines that strangely matched their same old jaded stories about how they had no focus, and were lacking motivation and direction etc. But hey, when they discovered dancing, well, it miraculously saved their entire lives! Oh purleese! Then again, perhaps this is where I’m go-

ing wrong readers. Perhaps I should give up my job and instead do back flips, head spins, split leaps and scissor jumps on a TV ‘talent’ show where an audience, who really couldn’t care less about me, secretly harbour an urge to fling the remote control at the screen as I perform. Too harsh? My apologies.

Roscommon People Friday 23 August 2019

WeekendPeople Find out if Paddy Joe is a true Rossie! Paddy Joe Burke is without question Roscommon Gaelic Football’s best supporter. He is known throughout the country and further afield for his enthusiasm and energetic commentary on Roscommon games. He is in every sense a true Rossie! Now Paddy Joe’s ‘Big Reveal’ on Saturday night (24th) in Hannon’s Hotel will discover if he is indeed a true Roscommon man. At 8 pm Paddy Joe’s DNA analysis will be revealed and DNA does not lie! Most of us have watched programmes such as ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ and ‘Long Lost Families’ and thought we would like to find out more about our own family histories. This event is part of an inaugural conference organised by Roscommon Town Team Historical sub-committee and is part funded by Creative Ireland. The Conference takes place from 9.30 am to 4 pm and deals with sources in local and family history and Paddy Joe’s Big Reveal commences at 8 pm. Don’t miss it!

Faces & Places JJ Cattigan’s Roscommon Photographs: Michelle Hughes Walsh Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s on Monday night were Erin and Niamh Murray, Ailbhe Collins and Michelle Sweeney-McNeill.

Hamrock’s Athleague, Co. Roscommon. Tel.: (090) 6663325 Saturday, 24th August:

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s on Monday night were Conor Lyons, Eamon Sweeney, Niamh and Adrian Murray.

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Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s on Monday night were Hayley Keenan and Pauline Kenny.

JJ Harlow’s Telephone: 090 6626225 Saturday 24th August:

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s on Monday night were Michelle Sweeney-McNeill, Eileen McNeill, Breda Murray and Elizabeth Conboy.

Pictured at JJ Cattigan’s on Monday night were Declan Walsh and Gerry McNeill.

Local winners at All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil! 10PM Sunday 25th August:

Kara and the Klass 6PM IN THE MIDDLE BAR * No Cover Charge, all gigs are at 10pm approx unless stated otherwise * Search for us on facebook: JJ-Harlows - The- Square-Roscommon-Town

There was local success at this year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, which took place in Drogheda last week. Over 50,000 people thronged the streets of the Co. Louth town from August 11th to 18th while tens of thousands of people attended the official opening by President Michael D. Higgins. There was success for Roscommon musicians with Emma Benson, Keadue, taking first place in the Harp Slow Airs (15-18); Pierce Keadin from Cloonfad was first in Traditional Song in Irish (U-12); Dylan Carlos, Castlerea, first in Fiddle (Over 18s); Ryan Biesty, Kilrooskey, first in Rince ar an SeanNós and Clodagh Ní Dhalaigh, Keadue, 2nd in Whistle (U-12).

Emma Benson from Keadue won first place in the Harp Slow Airs (15-18 years) section at this year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Drogheda.

Piarais Mac Céide from Roscommon town won first place in English Singing (U-12s) section at this year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Drogheda.

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WeekendPeople

Pictured celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary in Cuisle Centre, Donamon were John and Winifred Ridley with extended family and friends. Pic: Mick McCormack

Nicola, Brian and Pat Ridley pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

Faces & Places 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Images by: Cuisle Centre, Donamon

Mick McCormac

Jack and Eileen Feeney, Pat Egan, Kitty Saunders and Paul Stone pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

Liz and Bernie Hill pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

Catherine Egan and Thomas and Martina Ridley pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

Kristin and Joe Kelly, Sean and Fiona Ridley pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

ABOVE: Sean Ridley and Julia Ridley pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

Kristin Kelly, Julia Ridley and Sara Murray pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

LEFT: John and Winifred Ridley, Liz and Tony Hill pictured at John and Winifred Ridley’s 60th Wedding Anniversary celebrations at Donamon Castle. Pic: Mick McCormack

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WeekendPeople

Juggler Chris Hobbs pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack

Gary and Tiernan Conway pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack

Faces & Places BALLAGHADERREEN LAKES AND LEGENDS FESTIVAL

Sara and Heba pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack

Images by: k Mick McCormac

Senan and Saoirse Murtagh pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack

RIGHT: Spiderman, Tadhg James, Tim, Arleen and Aoibheann Fleming BELOW: Claire, Anna, Niamh and Clodagh Callaghan pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack

ABOVE: Carol Conlon and mum Carmel Grady pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack BELOW: Kenny, Sharon and Ethan Kearney pictured at the Ballaghaderreen Lakes and Legends Festival last weekend. Pic: Mick McCormack

Property People Roscommon People Friday 23 August 2019

Earley’s multi property auction th on Thursday September 5 John Earley, FIPAV of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon is reminding people of their forthcoming multi lot auction which is scheduled for 4 pm on Thursday September 5th in Garvey’s Bar, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon (unless previously sold). John commented: “We have a quality portfolio of properties on offer for our forthcoming auction with strong market demand in all lots so far. This is a very interesting property on offer is Garvey’s Bar, Ballintubber village, Co. Roscommon.” Garvey’s, which offers approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of accommodation, is described as being one of the region’s most established and iconic residential seven-day licensed premises. A renowned worldwide character entertainment venue set in the midst an awardwinning village steeped with history and bursting with community

spirit. Price Guide: €325,000. Solicitors with carriage of sale are Messers Callan Tansey & Co, Boyle. On offer at Ardagool and Clooneykearney, Castlerea, is a 20.2acre holding of lands that will also go under the hammer. The agents describe the property as “a prime holding of lands containing approximately 20.21 acres located in a renowned farming district close to Ballintubber village and Castlerea town on which stands a one-storey residence in need of repair. The property can be sold in one or more lots should market interest dictate”. Price Guide: €125,000 (the entire). Solicitors with carriage of sale are messers Mahon Sweeney & Co, Roscommon. The final lot on offer will be a primely located three-bedroomed bungalow residence located in a select residential at Ballindrimley, Castlerea town, Co. Roscommon. The property is extremely well

located and would make an ideal family home or investment property due location. Price Guide: €70,000. Solicitor with carriage of sale is Maria McCahill, Solicitor, Stone Court, Roscommon. Legal packs will be available for inspection from 3.30 pm on the auction day or in advance from the

Quality detached Castlerea property available at Earleys David Diffley MIPAV, TRV of Property Partners Earley is this week offering new to the market a luxury four-bedroomed detached two-storey residence of approximately 1,700 sq.ft. located at 23 Knockroe Park, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. All offers after €150,000 to sell. David describes the property as “a quality four-bedroom detached residence of approximately 1,700 sq. ft. in total located in a much sought after residential development close to the centre of Castlerea town. The residence is finished to a high standard throughout and benefits from an attached garage area set to the side together with a spacious and private garden area to the rear. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings and all offers after €150,000 to sell”. For further details or to arrange a viewing, please contact David Diffley MIPAV, TRV of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 09066 26579 or email ddiffley@propertypartners.ie.

appointed solicitors. To arrange maps or for further details contact John Earley FIPAV or David Diffley MIPAV, TRV, Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 0906626579, email jearley@propertypartners.ie or log onto www. propertypartners.ie.

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PROPERTY PARTNERS

Institute of Professional Auctioneer & Valuers

PSRA Licence No. 001481

EARLEY

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2019 AT 4PM IN GARVEY’S PUBLIC HOUSE, BALLINTUBBER VILLAGE. (UNLESS PREVIOUSLY SOLD) ONE OF THE REGIONS MOST-ESTABLISHED AND ICONIC PUBLIC HOUSES/NITECLUB AND RESTAURANT

“GARVEYS” A primely located 7 B/R residential 7 day licensed premises of approx. 10,000 sq.ft located in

BALLINTUBBER VILLAGE, CO. ROSCOMMON PRICE GUIDE: €325,000 A renowned worldwide character entertainment venue set in the midst of an award-winning village steeped with history and bursting with community spirit. This pristine going concern property is presented for sale in excellent condition throughout with the benefit of 7 bedroom living accommodation of approx. 2,000 sq.ft and approx. 8,000 sq.ft of character bar/lounge, nite club and restaurant commercial space. Family owned for approx. 78 years and one of only 2 pubs in the village, Garvey’s is sold with the good will of established trade and potential. This truly is a once in a life time opportunity to acquire a turn-key, established and ultra famous property. Legal: Mr David Kelly, Messers Callan Tansey & Co, Boyle. 071 96 62019.

PRIMELY LOCATED 3 B/R BUNGALOW RESIDENCE OF APPROX. 900 SQ.FT LOCATED AT

BALLINDRIMLEY, CASTLEREA TOWN, CO. ROSCOMMON PRICE GUIDE: €70,000

PRIME LANDS CONTAINING LOCATED AT APPROX.

20.21 ACRES

ARDAGOOL & CLOONYKERNEY, CASTLEREA, CO. ROSCOMMON PRICE GUIDE: €100,000

An extremely attractive bungalow residence located on the edge of Castlerea town at Ballindrimley, close to all local amenities. The said property would make an ideal home or investment property due its size and location. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewings.

A prime holding of lands located in a renowned farming district close to Ballintubber village and Castlerea town on which stands a one storey residence (in need of repair). The said lands must be of interest to farmers in the vicinity wishing to increase their existing holdings and can be sold in one or more lots should market interest dicate and set out as follows: Lot Size Guide Price 1 The Entire € 100,000 2 Residence standing on approx. 0.6 of an acre. BER exempt. € 20,000 3 All lands containing approx. € 80,000 19.61acres of lands (excluding residence). 4 Approx. 4.55 acres of lands. €20,000 5 Approx. 15.06 acres of lands. € 60,000

Legal: Ms Maria McCahill, McCahill & Co, Stonecourt, Roscommon. 090 66 26816.

Legal: Ms Marie Conroy, Messers Mahon Sweeney & Co, Roscommon. 090 66 26102.

FULL LEGAL PACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FROM 3:30 PM ON THE DAY OF THE AUCTION OR IN ADVANCE FROM THE APPOINTED SOLICITOR.

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

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

NEW TO THE MARKET - FOR SALE A Large 5 Bedroomed Detached Residence at

BALLINAGARD ROAD, ROSCOMMON BEING SOLD UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

The Residence is situated in a much sought after location. Offers in excess of €230,000 are being considered. For further information or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com

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FOR SALE Circa 18 acres of agricultural land at

BALLINAMORE BRIDGE, CO. GALWAY

Circa 18 acres of agricultural land with excellent road frontage. The lands are of good quality and located a short distance off the main Ballinamore Bridge to Ballygar road.

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FOR SALE

Circa 24 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

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MEADOW AND WINTERAGE TO LET

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LARGE TWO STOREY RESIDENCE TO LET Convenient to Tulsk Village with a workshop. Long Term Let considered. For further details contact the office on 09066 27003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com

New to the market at Ballingard Road This week Pat Hughes & Company, Roscommon have confirmed that they have place a new two-storey residence on the market at the Ballinagard Road, Roscommon. Pat is confirming that the property is generating a lot of interest and is hopeful of concluding a sale in the coming weeks. For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@ pathughesauctioneers.com.

New to the market in Strokestown This week, Oates Auctioneers, Roscommon are offering an impressive residence at Toberpatrick, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, situated on a hillside site with stunning views over the surrounding countryside. The property is a spacious residence with large site area incorporating approximately 1.63 acres in total with a paddock to the side offering separate entrance. Accommodation consists of an entrance hallway, a sitting room, open-plan kitchen cum dining room, utility, four large bedrooms (master en-suite) and family bathroom. The first floor is accessed via a Stira stairs and is floored out with oak flooring. For further information on the above property email info@oates.ie or contact 090-6627878.

Dysart property attracting interest This week Pat Hughes and Company, Roscommon are reporting a lot of interest in an attractive two-bedroomed bungalow on one-acre site at Ballina, Dysart, Co. Roscommon. The property is located less than one mile from Ballyforan village and Dysart and conveniently located to Roscommon, Athlone and Ballinasloe. The residence is finished to a high standard with accommodation consisting of a sitting room, kitchen cum dining room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. The residence has the benefit of a garage to the rear and offers potential for further development subject to planning permission being granted viewing is highly recommended. For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090-6627003 or e-mail info@ pathughesauctioneers.com.

Investment opportunity on Racecourse Road This week Pat Hughes and Company, Roscommon are offering an investment opportunity on the Racecourse Road comprising of a block of four one-bedroomed apartments generating an annual rental income of €14,000. The apartments are fully let at present. The building was purpose-built with ‘hollow core’ flooring. Viewing is highly recommended and the Company are accepting every offer in excess of €200,000. For further details or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003 or e-mail info@ pathughesauctioneers.com.

Quality Watervale residence new to the market at Earley’s David Diffley MIPAV, TRV of Property Partners Earley is this week offering, new to the market a, luxury threebedroomed two-storey semiresidence of approximately 1,180 sq. ft. finished to a very high standard and located at 44 Watervale, Rooskey, Co. Roscommon. All offers after €105,000 to sell. David describes the property as “a quality three-bedroomed semi-detached residence located in this select waterside residential development situated adjacent to Rooskey village and all amenities. The residence is finished to a good standard throughout and offers spacious living accommodation over two floors”. For further details or to arrange a viewing, please contact David Diffley MIPAV, TRV of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon on 090-6626579 or email ddiffley@propertypartners.ie.

PSRA Licence No: 003201

NEW TO THE MARKET Cathedral View, Elphin Town, Co. Roscommon F45 RW13 Spacious 4 bedroom semi-detached residence situated on a large site just off the main street within walking distance of all town amenities. The property comprises: Entrance Hallway, Sitting room, Kitchen/Dining Room, 4 large Bedrooms and family Bathroom. Outside large site area with double entrance holding obvious redevelopment potential or site for commercial enterprise subject to planning permission. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET 11 Oldwood, Golf Links Road, Roscommon F42 KD70 Most impressive residence located in a highly desirable setting adjacent to Roscommon Golf Course, overlooking Mote Park woodland and within walking distance of Roscommon Town Centre. Accommodation comprises entrance hallway, sitting room, open plan living room, dining room, kitchen, utility room and ground floor W.C.. First floor comprises 4 large bedrooms (master ensuite). and family bathroom. Oak stairway to 3rd floor which comprises 2 large storage rooms with 3 Velux windows and landing overlooking the first and ground floors. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET Quality 3 bedroom bungalow

Roxboro, The Walk, Co. Roscommon F42 A029 Attractive 3 bedroom bungalow located 2 miles from Roscommon town centre on a generous landscaped site in a highly sought after residential area. Accommodation includes:- entrance hallway, sitting room with solid fuel stove, open plan kitchen /dining room, utility, 3 large bedrooms (master ensuite) and family bathroom. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET No 45 Dun Ard, Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon F42 NR77 Spacious 4 bedroom property, overlooking the green area in this popular residential area within walking distance to all village amenities, 10 minutes to Roscommon Town centre and 15 minutes to Athlone Town centre. Tastefully presented for sale with spacious entrance hallway, sitting room with French doors to open plan kitchen/dining area with utility and WC off. First floor, 4 bedrooms (master ensuite) and family bathroom. Outside, lawned gardens with tarmac drives.

Church Street, Roscommon town, CO. ROSCOMMON TEL: 090 6627878 FAX: 090 6627877 E-mail info@oates.ie Website: www.oates.ie

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

On the books with Pat Hughes Pat Hughes and Company, Roscommon are reporting a lot of interest in approximately 18 acres of land which they place on the market last week at Ballinamore Bridge, Co. Galway. The lands have excellent road frontage and would be suitable for various types of enterprise. The lands are located a short distance from Ballinamore Bridge. This week the company also have on offer circa 26.5 acres for sale at Carragarve,

Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. The lands can be sold in one or more lots to suit. Pat has said the lands have excellent potential. For further details on properties on offer with Pat Hughes and Company, Roscommon contact the office on 090-6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com. If you are thinking of buying or selling contact Pat and let him advise you, his advice is free.

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PropertyPeople 143-acre Castlesampson farm for public auction on August 30th Connaughton Auctioneers are handling the sale of a 143.40-acre farm located at Corraree and Ballygatta, Castlesampson, just 9km from Athlone/M6 motorway and 15km from Ballinasloe town. Located in a renowned farming district, the property has an extensive range of modern farm buildings including five-bay single slatted with lay back, three bay double bay slatted, covered yard with crush, two-bay double slatted, three-bay double flat shed and threebay single flat shed with an overall area of approximately 10,274 sq. ft. The lands are being offered for sale in four lots, Lot 1 is approximately 77.77 acres with the farm buildings mentioned above, Lot 2 is approximately 52.43 acres, Lot 3 is approximately 13.20 acres and Lot 4 is the entire property of approximately 143.30 acres with farm buildings. With a public road passing through the farm, there is extensive road frontage to an area of approximately 2,500 metres, thereby holding huge potential for building sites in the future. The property comes with mains connections to electricity and water and includes overall approximately 55.07 acres of entitlements included in the sale. Auctioneer Ivan Connaughton states: “This

is a fine farm to come on the open market. The large investment in the ultra-modern farm buildings by the current owners together with an extensive holding of top-quality agricultural lands has attracted interest from both near and far. “The potential for transformation into dairy or usage as a large feed lot has attracted additional interest. Its location in a renowned farming district and conveniently situated close to the Galway/Dublin M6 motorway is a major advantage. The farm entitlements that total approximately €21,000 per annum are included in the sale and has received a positive response from interested parties to date. I encourage any interested party to contact our office on 090-6663700 for further information and viewing”. The public auction is being held in Gullane’s Hotel, Ballinasloe on Friday, August 30th at 4 pm. All are welcome to attend. All legal enquiries can be made to solicitor for the carriage of sale, Hayden and Co. Solicitors, Athlone on 090-6470622.

Final offers now invited for prime Mullymux land This week Seamus of REA Seamus Carthy is inviting final offers for prime agricultural land containing 26.6 acres located at Mullymux, Roscommon Town. The property is to be sold in one lot and the land is primely located 5km from Roscommon town. Seamus describes the land as prime agricultural land located in a renowned farming district. Final offers are now invited. Please contact REA Seamus Carthy for maps etc. Contact our office on 0906630001 or info@reacarthy.ie.

CURRAGHBOY, ATHLONE, CO. ROSCOMMON N37 NP48

A most impressive 5 bed Dormer Bungalow set on a large site, situated in the picturesque village of Curraghboy and conveniently set between the thriving towns of Roscommon and Athlone. Viewings and offers now invited

NEW TO THE MARKET

Seamus Carthy ‘Sales of the Week’ This week Seamus Carthy of REA Seamus Carthy, Roscommon town confirmed that he closed the sales of seven properties to include: detached family homes at Trien, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon; 12 Knockroe, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon; 2 The Fairgreen, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon; Corboley, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon; Briarfield, Lisacul, Co. Roscommon; Commercial property at Lanesboro Street, Roscommon town; 10 Antogher Court, Roscommon town. Seamus commented on what is generally portrayed as a quiet period in the property market. He said he has experienced an exceptionally busy summer period with quality residential and commercial properties attracting strong interest in all areas. Due to demand they are now seeking properties in all areas for disappointed under bidders. Please contact Seamus at REA Seamus Carthy in Roscommon Town. For further information contact the office on 090-66 30001 or info@reacarthy. ie.

1 SHANACLOON, BALLINAGARE, CO. ROSCOMMON F45 D668

Quality semi-detached residence with the benefit of a high quality finish throughout and situated adjacent to the village of Ballinagare and all amenities. AMV: €110,000.

EVERY OFFER ABOVE €50,000

BRIDGE HOUSE, ROOSKEY, CO. ROSCOMMON N41 V348

PSRA Licence No. 001350

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

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FOR LEASE Prime Takeaway/Restaurant at

CREGGS VILLAGE CO. GALWAY

FOR LEASE Commerical unit at

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My helpful productivity hacks for planning ahead  MIRIAM KERINS

As the summer draws to an end, parents right across Roscommon are busy preparing their home for the back to school season. So, between covering books and ironing school uniforms, sorting out bedtime schedules, planning healthy lunches, and possibly organising responsible childcare facilities, we thought we’d try to provide you with what we like to call our helpful productivity hacks to assist you when planning ahead.

Here they are ... Label everything: Between the journey to school, the classroom activities and the school yard fun and games, things are bound to go missing, or at least, get misplaced, so pop a colourful label onto everything your child owns. Do a weekly meal prep: If you’ve got the time, try to set aside a few hours to prep and freeze meals on a Sunday. This will do two things, one, give you more time during the week and two, (while we all enjoy our chips, curries and pizzas), planning in this way will prevent you relying too much on take

away food. Keep a Diary: Now, while it may sound a bit regimental, popping a weekly wall planner on the wall and colour coding everyone’s daily schedules, whether this is a game of footie, a dance class or a music lesson, will definitely generate you an A+! You see, a planner will not only remind you where you’ve got to be at any given time, it’ll also help you organise your shopping list, as in do you need to buy snacks to keep them going during soccer/basketball practice etc., Post it: I’m a huge fan of post-it notes and regularly write orders, sorry reminders on them before popping them on the fridge door under a magnet. Annoys the hell out of hubby, but it works for me! Organise your bathroom: It may sound silly, but by streamlining your bathroom products such as shampoo, shower gel, clean towels, toothpaste and make-up etc., into easy to grab areas, you can save yourself valuable minutes during the morning rush to get the kids to school and yourself to work. Create a utility space:

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Clear out a corner in the hall or under the stairs and hang shelves and coat hooks where everyone can disrobe, dump their school bags/laptops and hop into their slippers the minute they enter the house. This will do two things, one, it’ll keep your floors clean and clutter free and

two, it’ll provide a central ‘go-to’ area for storage meaning everyone knows where everything is kept. The car: Provide car seat pocket storage organisers and tell passengers to use them for rubbish and empty water bottles etc., Speaking of your car, as

you’re likely to be the unofficial family taxi for the next academic year, consider booking your motor in for a service this weekend. And finally: This may sound overly organised, but, as I’m someone whom, due to the

demands of my job, I absolutely had to stick to strict deadlines while taking care of a family, (and a dog), so I bought a beautiful (and very useful) kitchen cart in my local DIY shop. I parked it in my extension, loaded it with clean mugs, a coffee maker, bottles of water,

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CBS prepares for new term! From Friday, August 23rd, the CBS Roscommon is re-opening for the 2018-2019 academic year. First year students will start at 10 am (until 12 pm) on Friday 23rd of August; first, second and third

year students will be in on Monday (26th), from 8.55 am to 12 pm. Fifth and sixth year students are back on Tuesday, August 27th from 8.55 am to 1.10 pm. Finally, on Wednesday, August

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Brian Neilan, Lee Kilroe, James Fagan and Gustavo Rodrigues pictured recently after receiving their leaving results at CBS, Roscommon. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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(Right) Jack and Regina Lohan pictured recently after Jack received his leaving results at CBS, Roscommon. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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WHOLE SCHOOL BACK Transition Year students will begin Block one of work experience Note: School booklist available on website http://www:cbsroscommon.ie To remind parents and studens of our school day:

Lochlainn Hoare, Jack McNally and Bartek Karras pictured recently after receiving their leaving results at CBS, Roscommon. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Secondary school: Easing those ďŹ rst day fears ď&#x20AC;ź MIRIAM KERINS

It seems like only yesterday you brought that beautiful bundle of joy home from the maternity hospital. However, as he/she marks the next milestone in his/her life, i.e. Secondary school, as parents ourselves, we fully understand if anyone in the house might be showing feelings of concern. Therefore, this week, if your little darling is experiencing a bit of teen trepidation regarding those first day fears, read on, because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been there, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some useful hints and tips. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d advise: If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already done so, now would be a good time to chat with your son/ daughter about their responsibility to get themselves promptly between the various classrooms in order that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in their seat and organised with their books on the table before the teacher enters. Remind them that being organised includes having their books neatly

arranged in their locker and keeping their homework journal/diary up to date. Get out in the car today and practise driving the school run, taking into account that every other parent in Roscommon will be travelling that same route during rush hour. Be sure to anticipate where the busiest areas/ junctions will be, bearing in mind these will add extra time to your journey. Do your child a favour and consider parking the car a bit further away from the school gates so he/she can walk part of the way with other students. This will not only boost his/her sense of independence, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also stop you embarrassingly mollycoddling them in front of their new pals, and avoid unnecessary congestion outside the school gates. If your child is getting a bus to school, bear in mind that entering an unfamiliar school-yard will prove daunting; to this end, ask him/her to arrange with a friend to meet up and walk in together.

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Accidents happen, so discuss with you child what to do if he/she misses the bus or, if they lose their bus fare or mislay their bus pass etc., This weekend would be a good time to sit down with your child and remind them that every other first year student is in the same boat, i.e. might be unsure of themselves, or may feel awkward in a new environment etc., Therefore, if your child finds it difficult to initiate conversations, why not offer him/her a few helpful tips such as smiling, making eye contact and showing an interest in other studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hobbies etc., all the while reassuring them that friendships can take time to develop. Encourage your child to join school sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; clubs, music, study, drama or debating groups; all of which are a great way to interact and make new friends. And finallyâ&#x20AC;Śas a parent, do try to remember your own first day secondary school nerves and empa-

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Local schools to pilot hot meal scheme - Naughten Three local primary schools are part of a national hot dinners pilot scheme which will be operational from next month and funded by Minister Regina Doherty, says Denis Naughten. The two successful County Galway schools are S N Na Cealltraighe, Caltra, and S N Gort Na Gaoithe, Newbridge, as well as St. Anne’s NS in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. The extension of the scheme to both town schools, like St Anne’s, and rural schools, such

as Newbridge and Caltra, builds on a previous pilot running at Our Lady of Lourdes National School in Goldenbridge, Inchicore, Dublin 8 since the beginning of this year. During this initial trial almost 250 pupils attending the school received a hot meal at lunchtime each day and the initiative has been well received. “The results of the pilot to date have shown that children who benefit from a daily nutritious hot dinner have greater focus and better learning outcomes and I welcome

the fact that this is not just being focused on city schools but also giving schools in County Roscommon and rural County Galway the opportunity to participate,” said Denis Naughten. Minister Regina Doherty selected schools for this pilot that would ensure a variety of school sizes, a mixture of urban and rural and DEIS and non-DEIS schools to ensure the best possible sample for the pilot. Funding will be provided to schools to source suppliers and it

is hoped that local businesses can benefit from the scheme and help them to expand into a new area for future growth. “I also welcome the fact that families will not be asked for additional contributions towards the meals and each primary school participating in the pilot project will be expected to provide a menu choice of at least two different meals per day plus a vegetarian/ vegan choice which will cater for pupils’ dietary requirements,” concluded Denis Naughten.

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SAFE PASS Entry requirement: See below (must be booked in advance) Location: Hannons Hotel, Athlone Road, Roscommon Town Start Date: 20/09/19 Time: 8.00am-5.30pm Duration: One day Online Registration Code: 235906 (www.fetchcourses.ie) NOTE: Places allocated, and enrolment form MUST BE completed in advance of course starting, contact Stephanie or Sabrina for more information, 091-874585/090-6634189.

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Experiencing empty-nest syndrome? Here’s how I coped  MIRIAM KERINS

VTOS FREE COURSES OPEN DAYS FOR ROSCOMMON, BOYLE & CASTLEREA VTOS is the main provider of education for unemployed adults in County Roscommon, now under the auspices of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board. We offer a choice of subjects which are diverse, ﬂexible and are accredited by QQI (FETAC). Our Awards range from QQI Level 4-5. Subjects include ICT Skills, Business Administration, Healthcare, Horticulture, Horsemanship and Tourism with Business Are you over 21, unemployed for at least 6 months (in receipt of a social welfare payment) and in search of further education? If so, please come along to the VTOS Registration days at the following centres:

ROSCOMMON VTOS Centre, Lanesboro St., Roscommon – Tuesday 27th August, 10.00am-1.00pm. (Co-Ordinator: Orla Connaughton 090-6627292 email: orla.connaughton@gretb.ie) •

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What will it cost? Courses are provided free of charge, there is also a travel and meal allowance, all Books, materials and exams are free of charge.

We all want our kids to grow up, leave home and lead independent, full and happy lives. However, it is a fact that many parents can experience a sense of extreme sadness when their offspring leaves home and heads off to college. Now, as both my girls remained living at home when they went to college, I actually never got to miss them in that way. However, when my eldest left home with a group of pals to live and work in Crete for two years, I was so gutted, that, in front of the other parents, I made an absolute spectacle of myself at Dublin airport, wailing like a woman on the verge of an emotional breakdown. In fact I clung onto my child so tightly it took her father, my father, my step-mother, my youngest daughter and a burly airport security guard to peel me off her long enough to allow her leg it to the boarding gate. However, one month later, when I returned home from work following a pretty stressful Friday spent producing a live outside broadcast (OB), I realised, to my relief, the house was exactly the way I’d left it that morning. Pristine! No dirty dishes on the counter tops, no smelly socks or

dirty towels thrown on the bathroom floor, no scum marks encrusted around the sink, and no crowd of twenty year old young ones eye-balling me as they raided my make-up bag for mascara and my fridge for bottles of wine! Bliss! Now don’t get me wrong, I still experienced painful pangs of grief, especially when I heard TLC’s hit ‘No Scrubs’ on the radio because this was daughter’s karaoke song. The effect was such that, whether I was in the car or in the supermarket check-out queue, the second I heard Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes belt out the line, ‘if you live at home with your momma…’ I dissolved into a quivering mess. However, I coped, and here’s how I did it! I kept in constant touch: I made daily phone calls to her when I knew she’d be on a work break. Mind you our bill was sky high but I saw it as a small price to pay for hearing her voice. I sought support: To help me deal with what was my debilitating grief, (ok, maybe I’m being overly dramatic), I contacted my daughter’s fellow travellers’ parents and invited them to our home for dinner , drinks, and, if the weather was good, a big no-holds-barred barbeque. These gather-

ings didn’t just give me the opportunity to make new friends, they also helped us, as a group of emptynester parents, to share stories regarding what our globe-trotting daughters were getting up to behind our backs. I got motivated: Having less mess, less laundry and less demands being made on my time, I finally decided to go after that promotion I’d been eyeing up, giving me the extra resources to upgrade my car. As someone who forensically researches, plots and plans everything to the nth degree, (something which is very annoying for my easy-going family members), I surprised everyone by being uncharacteristically spontaneous and booked myself, our youngest and her dad (my then husband), on a ferry to France to embark on what was an amazing month’s tour of the country. We chilled out, enjoyed good food and endless hours of sunshine and it helped improve my youngest daughter’s French conversational skills prior to her exams. I did however, in between lighting candles to keep her safe in every French church I encountered, continue to ring my eldest child on a daily basis. Well, I am, after all, a typical Irish mammy goddammit!!!

Childcare Childcare places are available in recognised ECCE settings (TEC Scheme). Further information on this from Roscommon County Childcare Committee 094-9622540. What level of education is required? There are no formal education requirements to join VTOS. Can I join the programme? Yes, if you are over 21 and in receipt of jobseekers allowance/jobseekers benefit or signing for credits for at least six months or In receipt of a one-parent family payment, disability allowance, farm assist, disability benefit or invalidity pension for at least six months or are a dependent spouse for at least six months. For further information please contact any of the above co-ordinators If you have already received confirmation of a place on VTOS there is no need to attend.

Principal of Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar Emma O’Malley pictured with Sarah O’Roarke as Sarah received her Leaving Cert results.

Principal of Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar Emma O’Malley pictured with Nicole Byrne on Tuesday as Nicola received her Leaving Cert results.

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Cormicans offer free book covering on all online orders at www. cormicans.com. They stock a wide range of top quality, durable school bags, lunch bags and lunch boxes, water bottles and pencil cases as well as back to school essentials such as Crayola twistables, Supreme and Aisling copies, lever arch folders, and arts and crafts supplies. FREE 500ml Drinks Bottle with any Freelander School Bag purchased! “It’s a busy time of year for parents and teachers getting ready for ‘back to school’ and we try our best to make it as easy and convenient as possible by stocking all items on the school list under one roof. We also offer a book saving scheme and free book covering on online orders to ease the pressure on parents” said Aisling Cormican. Cormicans cater for all teachers with FREE delivery. Simply phone or email orders and Cormicans will take care of the rest. For any queries on special editions or out-of-print books, the experienced staff at Cormicans will be happy to advise you. Since 2016, Cormicans now stock all office supplies with very competitive prices on ink, printer paper and everything you need to complete your school projects!

Meánscoil Muire gan Smál

Principal of Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar Emma O’Malley pictured with Ria Connelly as Ria received her Leaving Cert results.

Principal of Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar Emma O’Malley pictured with Orlaith Trayers as Orlaith received her Leaving Cert results.

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Roscommon People Friday 23 August 2019

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Tel: 01 4538988 or 091 767777

BARBERS

BOUNCING CASTLES

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TELEPHONE:

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CHIROPODIST FOOT CLINIC ROSCOMMON – MOLLOYS PHARMACY (Monday to Saturday) Also available in Boyle & Athlone -------Chiropody treatment and all aspects of Foot Pain. Orthotics prescribed

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

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

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

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Kathleen Wynne MCFHP, MAFHP

PODIATRIST For all foot ailments Siobhan Murray BSc (Hons) Podiatry M.Ch.S.I. Department of Health Approved Every Monday Tully’s Total Health Pharmacy Main Street, Castlerea

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CHIMNEY SWEEP • Open fire, stove, ranges • All flues and chimneys • Power brushed & vaccumed • No mess, no fuss • CCTV camera inspections • Detailed report and CCTV recording provided for insurance claims • Fully insured Also available for powerwashing and gutter cleaning fergalkelly@live.com

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CHIROPRACTOR ROSCOMMON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Specialising in:

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COMPUTERS

DENTAL

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Dental Design Studio

Providing IT services for Homes, Businesses & Schools. Home Callouts.

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

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

Patrick Lynch Clinical Dental Technician

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090 66 65917 087 228 8780

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

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 A B AT TO I R S E R V I C E AVA I L A B L E : Cattle, lambs and pigs. Ready for freezing. Home Cured and Honey Dry cured traditional bacon (not pumped with water) now available. Tel: Webb’s Butcher’s, 094 96 20005 or 086 4094715  FOR SALE: Excellent quality square bales of hay. Sold in lots to suit, €2.50 a bale and delivered. Tel: 086 2628439  FOR SALE: Round and big square bales of straw. Can be delivered. Tel: 087 2781024  FOR SALE: 80 good ewe lambs for sale. Tel: 087 7617300

BOOM SPRAYER TESTING SERVICE

DRIVING LESSONS

JOHN DOORLY School of Motoring

FARMING

Paul McStay

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

EDT Lessons Available Telephone:

094 96 20099 Mobile:

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

Roscommon West Business Park, Circular Road, Roscommon. David Connor BSC (Hon.) Chiro. MSc. Chiropractic Association of Ireland

• Sprayers tested on owners premises • Test report & D.A.F.M. stickers provided. • Small stock parts fitted on site (if necessary) Currently in 2019, sprayers are required to be tested every 5 years according to Dept. of Agriculture regulations. From 2020 all sprayes are required to be tested every 3 years Contact: Thomas Neilan on 087 2395171 or 090 6663069 e-mail: thomasneilan4@gmail.com

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

FOR SALE  FOR SALE: 3 piece leather suite, burgundy red in colour, excellent condition. Roscommon town. Tel: 087 6816778  FURNITURE FOR SALE: Dresser, corner unit, old type wardrobe, 1/2 wardrobe with casters and side press, bedside units, old type dressing table, all in good condition. Tel: 083 8828882

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

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 FOR SALE: Ford Grand C Max Titanium X (top specification), 2.0 Lt. Diesel, Automatic. Beautiful car with up to 7 seats. Brown. 2013. Specifications include - Cruise control - Sat Nav - Lane sensing - Speed sign change alerts- self parking - front, side & rear parking assist - panoramic sun roof with electric blind, & many other specifications expected of a top marque car. Only 74,014 Km (42,666 miles). Full service history, Taxed & NCT to February 2020. €15,250 o.n.o. Call or text Terry 087 161 4066

Roscommon People Friday 23 August 2019

Classifieds FENCING/GATES

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

GARDENING

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

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

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Tel: 087 2172281 GARDENING WALTER BEGLEY Gardening, Maintenance & Painting Roscommon Town • Indoor & Outdoor Painting • Winter Garden Clean-Up • Power Washing Driveways - Paths • Prepare Lawns for Spring • Hedge Trimming • Planting • Grass Cutting • General Maintenance

Contact Walter on 087 9519873

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

Phone John on

087 2860428

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

Phone:

087 2721193

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

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087 6558597

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

Tel: 086 6077307 or 086 8125165

PAINTING & DECORATING

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

086 4679798

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PAINTER & DECORATOR

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Private & Commercial Power washing 25 years experience Free Estimates Given

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

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

087 9201818 Gift vouchers now available

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HOLIDAY ACCOMODATION

ALGARVE, ALBUFEIRA, PORTUGAL Luxury 1 or 2 bed apartments for rent, SKY TV, shared pool, for long or short lets, special winter rates. Phone Sean

087 2371716  HOLIDAY HOME BY THE SHANNON IN BALLYLEAGUE CO. ROSCOMMON: Fully furnished two bed apartment available for short lettings. All mod cons, Sky TV, Internet. For details call 089 9791653

Phone Alan on:

090 6661635 or Mobile:

087 2683079 PHYSICAL THERAPY Roscommon Physical Therapy Clinic Movement Matters 20 years experience treating babies to adults. Everyday aches & pains to sports injuries. Physical Therapy CranioSacral Therapy Medical Dry Needling Prescription Orthotics Pilates – Small Classes

Can we help you? Call us today to enquire 090 663 0009 Like us on Facebook www.rosptc.com 1 Castleview, Roscommon F42 C902

CHAZEY PROPERTIES: We require properties for waiting tenants, we advertise, conduct viewings, arrange references, read meters, set up tenancy agreements and arrange direct debit payments straight into your bank. We charge a one off fee only if we are successful in renting your property. If not no fees are payable. Tel: 086 8212732  TO LEASE: 2 bed house to lease in Fuerty, 3 miles from Roscommon town. Tel: 086 3836415  TO RENT: Luxury 2 bed apartment to rent, 10 mins from Roscommon town, lakeside view, on sight parking, suitable for professionals. References essential. Tel: 087 9008817

PLANNINGS

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

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MISSING

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, Seamus Corcoran intend to apply for planning permission to Roscommon County Council for the following development: To Construct a New 4 Bay Cattle Shed, to include both Slatted and Solid Floored Lying Areas, together with all Ancillary Structures, to include Solar Panels and also Farmyard Manure Storage Pit, together with all Associated Site Works arising from the Proposed Development at Ballymurray Td, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.

 MISSING: From the Dysart/Curraboy area, black collie sheep dog. Tel. 086 3368354

Signed: P Durkan & Associates Telephone: 071-9630037 Mobile: 086-1600385 Email: padraic.durkan1@ gmail.com

LIFT REQUIRED  ARE YOU TRAVELLING TO ATHLONE IT FROM STROKESTOWN, September to December, mornings around 8.00 am? I would appreciate a lift. Money negotiable for lift. Good company provided. Non-smoker. Tel. 083 0339715

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PROPERTIES TO LET/RENT/WANTED

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without condition, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS

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

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ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, James and Amy Kelly, intend to apply for planning permission for development at site at Kellybrook House, Kellybrook, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon. The development will consist of alterations/reconfigurations to facades of existing two storey dwelling house, re-rendering of the existing facades at all levels, the construction of attached contemporary two storey extension with pitched roof and glazed link to existing house on west side of house, installation of new waste water treatment system and decommissioning of existing septic tank, all ancillary site development works, boundary treatment works and services. The development relates to a protected structure (RPS no. 04500095). The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, Mary Kilduff intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for planning permission for an extension to an existing dwelling, demolition of Fuel Store and to install a Wastewater Treatment Unit with Soil Polishing Filter at Moore South, Ballydangan, Athlone, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Mary Kilduff The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, William and Sarah McNamara intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for Retention permission for a domestic storage shed at Carrowphadeen, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. Signed: William and Sarah McNamara The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We Eddie and Olga McLoughlin intend to apply for permission for development at this site- Cam, Brideswell ,Athlone, Co. Roscommon. The development will consist of a bungalow dwelling, septic tank, percolation area and new entrance. Signed: Eddie and Olga McLoughlin The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, James and Mary Quigley intend to make application to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to construct conservatory to side of existing dwelling and construct front entrance porch associated site development works and services at Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Gaynor Architectural + Design Services Ltd. Architects Fallon Avenue, Roscommon Phone: 090 6626974 Mobile: 086 8115449 The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I Tammy Cox am applying to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to retain as constructed domestic fuel storage garage at Roxborough, Roscommon, F42 A029. Signed: Tammy Cox The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Fintan Cruse and Ruth Conroy are applying for permission for construction of a two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works at Drumman Beg Td, Rooskey, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Brandon O Brien Ltd. (Agent) Consulting Engineers Tel: 090 6625005 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 and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the aughority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Aidan and Penny Higgins intend to make application to Roscommon County Council for planning permission to construct part single storey/two storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment unit and percolation area, associated site development works and services at Corramore, Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Gaynor Architectural + Design Services Ltd. Architects Fallon Avenue, Roscommon Phone: 090 6626974 Mobile: 086 8115449 The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Permission is sought for a new dwelling house, garage, site entrance, service connections and associated site works and services at Knocknacarrow, Cootehall, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Signed: Evelyn Doherty and Eoin Brady. 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 a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Classifieds PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I am applying to Roscommon County Council for full planning permission to construct a dairy parlour and cubicle shed with underground slatted slurry storage and associated site works at Cooly, Fuerty, Co. Roscommon.

Roscommon People Friday 23 August 2019

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

JOHN BEATTIE Cab and Bus Hire Roscommon

086 2670670 BUS HIRE FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Pete’s Cabs

Roscommon

SITUATIONS VACANT  PART-TIME PERSON REQUIRED: For pub in Strokestown, experience essentail. Tel: 087 9540186  FULL-TIME APPRENTICE PLUMBERS: Required in the Midlands/West regions. Must be hard-working & reliable. Apply to Box No: 2057 c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon  CHILDMINDER WANTED: In Derrane area for three children. Lovely hours, two half days. Tel: 086 3743306  DRIVER REQUIRED: Reliable driver required for a busy courier service in Roscommon town. Full clean driver’s licence required. Please forward CV to Box No: 2064 c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon

Full-time and Part-time FACTORY OPERATIVES WANTED Roscommon town Manual Handling and Safe Pass required Full Training given Phone 087 3815912  CHILDMINDER REQUIRED: For 3 children, in children’s own home. Full-time hours. Laneaboro area. Finishing time 5.00pm. Referees required. Must have a full driver’s licence and own transport. Contact: 086 8746409

2018 SEASONED TURF also Peat Bedding Available

Signed: Charles Clarke The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

TURF/FUEL/ FIREWOOD

– Contact –

Tel: Donal

086 2721812 (All areas)

 THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL OFFERS: • Bags of seasoned firewood only €2 per bag • Bags of turf only €2.50 per bag, buy 20 get 2 free • Tonne bags firewood/turf €35 per bay, or buy tonne firewood + tonne turf + 2 bags coal 20kg all for €80 delivered. • Stove coal 40kg bags only €14, buy 10 bags get 1 20kg bag coal free. • 8x4 trailer load firewood only €90. All includes free delivery. Contact Tom: 086 2628439

Peter Lynch 086 8400002

TOM KILDUFF CABS Tel: (086) 2544662 086 3821515

KELLY’S EYE Taxi and Minibus hire.

PHONE:

087 2727888

TOMMY GILLIGAN

CABS

TELEPHONE: 086 8099 503

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

(086) 2714879

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

Quality Small Job Services For Home or Business

OIL BOILER SERVICE

ONLY €80 Includes new nozzle, Efficiency report, Printout, etc ....

 TURF FOR SALE: In tonne bags, delivery to Roscommon town and surrounding areas. Price €50. Tel: 086 8534011  FOR SALE: Large lorry loads of turf. Screened and delivered. Orders for this year’s turf taken now. Tel: 086 7236301  FOR SALE: Good black turf (very dry). Tel: 086 3903120 or 086 2544294  TURF: Top quality hopper turf for sale and delivered, Roscommon. Tel: 087 6810849 or 090 9860270

TUITION  MUSIC, EMPOWERMENT: Individual tuition, Piano Forte/Electronic Keyboard/Classical/Folk Guitar available. Exams optional. Tel: May 087 0937669

TUITION

ROSCOMMON

MATHS GRINDS Now enrolling for September 2019 Roscommon Town Experienced Higher Level Teacher Excellent notes provided Outstanding results record Contact by phone/text:

 PA R T - T I M E / F U L L TIME PERSON REQUIRED: For Electrical control. Panel assembly Electrical/mechanical ability required. Tel: 086 8267770

USEFUL SERVICES

Lorraine Beirne 086 3688302 EMAIL: roscommonmathsgrinds @gmail.com

094 96 31880 087 9100477  ELECTRICIAN AVAILABLE: Safe Electric Registered. Domestic and Industrial, All work considered - No Job too small. Phone Paul 086 2553153 or 090 666 3053 or Email p0862553153@ gmail.com.

LEAKING TAPS Interior & Exterior

Repaired or Replaced All small & big jos catered for Call L. Coen (087) 1948286 USEFUL SERVICES  HANDYMAN SERVICES: Do you need odd jobs doing around your home/yard? Do you have no time to do them yourself? Don’t want to contact a specialised tradesman to carry out these tasks? ● Gardening ● Stonework ● Clean up/Tidying ● Concrete repairs ● Fence repairs ● Pointing/Repointing ● Cutting/Chopping firewood. Honest Service Provided at a Reasonable Rate. Phone: 087 2176205

USEFUL SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

LUKE COEN

THE DISTRICT COURT

Plumbing + Maintenance

DISTRICT COURT AREA OF ROSCOMMON

• Bathroom planning and design to suit you • All aspects of plumbing and maintenance • Boiler Servicing • Heating Installation • Call for FREE QUOTATION or visit Luke Coen Plumbing + Maintenance on facebook

Contact Luke on 087 1948286  SHANE NAUGHTON ROOFING CONTRACTOR Roofing, slating, tiling, 1st and 2nd fixing and flooring. All aspects of carpentry and building undertaken. Tel: 086 3155329  CARPENTER AVAILABLE: For work on first and second fix, roofing and slating, all maintenance. Tel: 087 6467322

Do you have a house or shed that you want cleaned out and all unwanted items removed? If so ring: 087 9657933 or 090 6626752

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

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DISTRICT NO. 4 PUBLIC DANCE HALLS ACT, 1935 – SECTION 2 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC DANCE LICENCE MH HOSPITALITY LIMITED Applicant TAKE NOTICE that MH Hospitality Limited having its registered office at Ardsallagh Beg, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon intends to apply to the Judge sitting at Roscommon Annual Licensing District Court on the 17th day of September, 2019 at 10.30 a.m. or an adjourned date thereafter, for a Dance Licence for Public Dancing pursuant to the provisions of the Public Dance Halls Act, 1935 in respect of premises known as “Hannon’s Hotel” situate at Ardsallagh Beg, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon in the Court Area and District aforesaid. Dated this 13th day of August 2019 Signed:

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES GANNON Evelyn

MANNION Tom

Cloonslanor, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon

Mount Dillon, Curraghroe, Co. Roscommon Who died on 26th August 2018.

Culleenervin, Dysart, Co. Roscommon (2nd Anniversary)

In loving memory of Tom Hamill who died on 22nd of August 2016, his wife Patricia “Patsy” who died on 8th November 2005 and their son Thomas “Tom” who died on 25th January 2017

The family of the late Evelyn Gannon wish to express our sincere gratitude to all those who offered sympathy and gestures of support following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many relatives, friends and neighbours who visited, attended the Funeral and travelled long distances. A very special thanks to all the staff of Mullingar Hospital, to Ursula and Sarah, Palliative Care Team who took exceptional care of Mother during her illness and final days and for their support to the family. Many thanks to Fr. Michael Reilly who visited regularly during the final few days and celebrated the Funeral Mass. Also Fr. Eamon O’Connor who concelebrated the Mass and Fr. John McManus for the prayers at the graveyard. To Agnes who helped with Mother’s care when she came home, the gravediggers, Tersea and Noel who provided the music for the Mass, a big thank you. Also our grateful appreciation to Pat McHugh, Funeral Director for his professionalism and kindness during those difficult days. Thank you to the management and staff of the Percy French Hotel who provided a beautiful meal for family and friends. The Holy Sacrament of the Mass will be offered for all your intentions. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Cecelia’s Church, Curraghroe on Sunday, 25th August at 10am.

HAMILL Tom, Patricia, Thomas

A smile for all, a heart of gold The very best this world could hold Never selfish, always kind These are the lovely memories you left behind.

Always remembered by your loving daughter Kathleen, son-in-law John and grandsons David and John. R.I.P.

TALBOT Helen (Eileen) Goff Street, Roscommon and New York Who died on 24th August 2004. (15th Anniversary)

CORCORAN John Paul Donamon. Who died on 23rd August 2004. (15th Anniversary)

MORIARTY Marianne Your smiling face, tenderly we treasure Your passing of time, we will never forget We hold you close within our hearts, and there you shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again. So Rest in Peace dear Helen, and thanks for all you’ve done, We pray that God has given you, The crown you’ve truly won.

Lovingly remembered by son Daniel, daughters Nancy, Teresa and Eileen and families.

Remembered always from your loving wife Ann and family. Anniversary Mass in Clooneycolgan Church, Donamon on Sunday, 25th August at 9.30am. ~~~~~~~~~~

DONLON John Donamon. Who died on 7th August 2001. (18th Anniversary)

Gone are the days, we used to share. But in our hearts, you will always be there.

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. And thanks to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, son of David T.K.

Remembered alway by your family. Anniversary Mass in Clooneycolgan Church, Donamon on Sunday, 25th August at 9.30am.

Golf Links Road, Roscommon Who died 21st August 2016. (3rd Anniversary)

You can shed no more tears. You can dread no more fears. But your smiling face is forever with us. Your bright eyes, your laugh. The way you saw the world. We are who we are because of you. You are safe now. You are without pain. Your children and your family miss you every single day. Mum, we love you so much.

Forever in our thoughts, your loving Mother Mary, your sons Dan, Darragh, David and all your family. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Home, Roscommon on Sunday, 25th August at 11am.

DOORLY Heather Ashbrook, Scramogue, Co. Roscommon. (10th Anniversary) Who died on August 28th 2009. R.I.P. R.I.P.

MY DEAREST WIFE HEATHER Special memories keep you near, as time unfolds another year. Out of our lives you may be gone, but in our hearts you still live on. We ask the Lord above to wrap His arms around you. Will those who think of Heather today A little prayer to Jesus say.

Always remembered and sadly missed every single day, by your loving husband Micheal. XXXXX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAMMY No words were ever written, No tears will every say How much we miss and love you Mammy, every single day.

Always thinking of you Mammy, love from Rachel and Rhona. XXXXX Anniversary Mass in Scramogue Church on Sunday, 25th August at 10.30am.

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE God saw you were getting tired And a cure was not to be, So He put His arm around you and whispered, ‘Come to Me’. With tearful eyes we stayed with you as you gently passed away And although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. Your kind heart stopped beating and your hard working hands to rest, Treasure Tom now, Lord while on earth he was one of the best. We miss his smile and loving way We miss the things he used to say And when old times we do recall It’s then we miss him most of all. Time goes by and life goes on But from our thoughts he is never gone.

Lovingly remembered by his brother Martin Joe, sister Bridie, nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Tom’s Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick’s Church, Dysart on Saturday, 24th August at 7.30pm.

McGARRELL Eithne (née McDermott) Who passed away on the 13th July 2019

Eugene and family wish to express our most sincere and heartfelt gratitude as we remember Eithne on what will be her 65th Birthday on the 23rd August. Together, we would like to share our appreciation to our extended family, friends, neighbours and all who sympathised with us on the untimely passing of a beautiful wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. We would like to warmly thank you for the many acts of kindness shown to us during this difficult time. We were greatly comforted by those of you who travelled near and far to attend her Funeral Mass as well as the many of you who visited our home and shared wonderful memories of Eithne. We thank all who sent Mass cards or letters of sympathy, those who phoned or sent lovely messages, and everyone who cooked or brought food to the house. Your kindness and support will always be remembered. Equally, we would like to offer thanks to Fr. Jim Campbell SJ. who officiated a lovely personal ceremony. Additional thanks to all the nurses and care-staff of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown and the Mater Hospital who cared for Eithne throughout the years. Lastly, we would like to express gratitude to all who donated to The Irish Heart Foundation in her memory. We hope this acknowledgement will in some way convey our genuine appreciation to you all. A Mass will be offered for your intentions. Happy birthday in Heaven, we love and miss you, forever and always xxxxx ‘Your love will be our guide; you’re always by our side’

THANKSGIVINGS

KELLY Mary and Paddy

DONLON Martin

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.

Ballinleg, Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon. (17th and 26th Anniversaries) In loving memory of my parents. Mary who died on 26th August 2002. Paddy who died on 9th October 1993.

Moher, Lanesboro (32nd Anniversary) In loving memory of Martin Donlon, Moher, Lanesboro, who died on 22nd August 1987 May he Rest in Peace

THE MIRACLE 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. Offer publication and lay a bunch of flowers on the Altar. M.C.

Those who think of them today A little prayer to Jesus say

Sadly missed by your son Paddy and daughter-in-law Marion.

Your life was one of kindly deeds A helping hand for others’ needs Sincere and true in hearts and mind Beautiful memories left behind.

Always remembered and sadly missed by his loving wife Mary.

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FAMILYNOTICES .... DONNELLY Charlie

PUBLIC NOTICE McGOWAN Padraic

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT COURT AREA OF ROSCOMMON

(14th Anniversary)

THE DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT NO. 4

PUBLIC DANCE HALLS ACT, 1935 – SECTION 2

LICENSING (IRELAND) ACT 1833 SECTION 6

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC DANCE LICENCE

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER OF ON LICENCE

SEAN DOYLE Applicant

The wife Maureen and family of the late Charlie Donnelly wish to express our sincere thanks to all the people who showed their sincere sympathy and kindness to us after our great loss. To his nephews, nieces, relatives, friends and such great neighbours, to those who travelled from the UK and to those who travelled to show their love and support to us, thank you. To all the people who visited our home, telephoned, sent Mass Cards and for all the beautiful flowers received, thank you. Thanks to Charlie’s wonderful Dr. Martin Daly and his staff. To Johnston’s Pharmacy and the wonderful staff who always showed such care and kindness, thank you. To the doctors, nurses and management of U.C.H.G. Galway for the compassion and care shown to us, many thanks. To the kind staff of Roscommon Hospital who looked after Dad to the best of their abilities, our thanks. Our gratitude to Fr. Francis Beirne for the beautiful Funeral Mass, your words were so special. Also to Deacon Willy Gacquin, many thanks for helping and for being with us in the celebration of the Mass. Thanks to Dempsey Undertakers for your kindness and professionalism in handling the Funeral arrangements. Thank you to all our great neighbours and friends and to those who prepared Charlie’s final resting place. Thanks to Maureen’s Foodstore and her great staff for the preparation and serving of such beautiful food. To Dysart Committee for their hard work and friendship, we extend our gratitude. A special thanks to singer, dear Bernie Moran who brought tears to many eyes, your singing was surreal. Please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude, our thanks go to so many people. The Holy Sacrament of the Mass will be offered for all your intentions. Charlie’s Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated in Ballyforan Church on Sunday, 25th August at 10am.

WINSTON Patsy

In loving memory of Padraic, Carrownabrickna, Roscommon, who died on the 27th August 2005. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul.

Loved always by his mother, brother and sisters. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Monday, 26th August at 10am.

Edel Vale, Circular Road, Roscommon (8th Anniversary)

In loving memory of Ada, who died on 27th August 2011 Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by Derry and family. Anniversary Mass in The Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Friday, 23rd August at 10am.

Dated this 19th day of August 2019 Signed:

Dated this 19th day of August 2019

Patrick J. Neilan, Solicitors for the Applicant, Church Street, Roscommon

And:

The Secretary, Roscommon County Council, Courthouse, Roscommon Being the Local Authority for the purposes of the Public Dance Halls Act, 1935

And:

The Chief Fire Officer, Roscommon County Council, Courthouse, Roscommon Being the Fire Authority for the purposes of the Fire Services Act, 1981

And:

The District Court Clerk, Court Services, Government Buildings, Golf Links Road, Roscommon

THE DISTRICT COURT

Creevy, Roscommon (3rd Anniversary) In loving memory of Mary who died on the 10th of August 2016

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER OF ON LICENCE SEAN DOYLE – APPLICANT TAKE NOTICE that the above named Applicant of Ardsallagh, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon intends to apply to the Court at Roscommon, on the 17th day of September 2019 at 10.30 a.m. (being the Annual Licensing District Court for the said Court Area) for the transfer to him of the Licence attached to premises situate at and known as “The Coachman’s Inn/Club 3”, situate at Castle Street, Roscommon, in the Court Area and District aforesaid and which premises are presently licensed in the name of Paul Carty – this being the confirmation of an Ad Interim transfer granted under Section 30 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1960. Dated this 19th day of August 2019

A smile for all A heart of gold The very best this world could hold Never selfish Always kind These are the memories you left behind Will those who think of Mary today A little prayer to Jesus say

Signed: Patrick J. Neilan Solicitors for Applicant, Church Street, Roscommon TO:

Loved and remembered by David, Teresa, Maria, Grace and all her family and friends. Anniversary Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Kilteevan on Sunday, 25th August at 10am.

The Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Garda Station, Roscommon

AND:

The Chief Fire Officer, Roscommon County Council, Aras an Chontae Roscommon

AND:

The District Court Clerk, Court Services Government Buildings Golf Links Road Roscommon.

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

The Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Garda Station, Roscommon

LICENSING (IRELAND) ACT 1833 SECTION 6

KENNEDY Mary

JOSEPH DOLAN – APPLICANT TAKE NOTICE that the above named Applicant of Daltons Pub, Fuerty in the County of Roscommon intends to apply to the Court at Roscommon, on the 17th day of September 2019 at 10.30 a.m. (being the Annual Licensing District Court for the said Court Area) for the transfer to him of the Licence attached to premises situate at and known as “Daltons Pub”, Fuerty in the County of Roscommon in the Court Area and District aforesaid and which premises are presently licensed in the names of Joe and Aidan Gately.

DISTRICT COURT AREA OF ROSCOMMON DISTRICT NO. 4

Circular Road, Roscommon Who died on 21st August 2018.

To mark the First Anniversary of the death of Patsy Winston, her family wish to thank most sincerely all those who attended the Removal, Funeral Mass and Burial, those who sent Mass Cards and floral tributes and to our neighbours and friends who provided refreshments, thank you. Our special thanks to Fr. Joe Fitzgerald for the beautiful celebration of Patsy’s Funeral Mass and to Fr. Peter Rabbitte, Fr. Martin Whelan, Fr. O’Brien and Fr. Barry Horan who con-celebrated the Mass. To Saoirse Murray and the church choir, many thanks for the excellent music. Our grateful appreciation to Tom and Pat Smyth, Funeral Directors for their considerate and professional manner in which they carried out the Funeral arrangements. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, we hope this acknowledgement will be accepted. The Holy Sacrament of the Mass will be offered for all your intentions. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 31th August at 7pm.

TAKE NOTICE that Sean Doyle of Ardsallagh, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon intends to apply to the Judge sitting at Roscommon Annual Licensing District Court on the 17th September 2019 at 10.30 a.m. for a Dance Licence for Public Dancing pursuant to the provisions of the Public Dance Halls Act, 1935 in respect of his premises known as “The Coachman’s Inn/ CLUB 3” situate at Castle Street, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon in the Court Area and District aforesaid.

To:

O’DONNELL Ada

DISTRICT COURT AREA OF ROSCOMMON DISTRICT NO. 4

Signed: Patrick J. Neilan Solicitors for Applicant, Church Street, Roscommon TO:

The Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Garda Station, Roscommon

AND: The Chief Fire Officer, Roscommon County Council, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon AND: The District Court Clerk, Court Services, Government Buildings, Golf Links Road, Roscommon AN CHUIRT DUICHE THE DISTRICT COURT. DISTRICT COURT AREA OF ROSCOMMON

DISTRICT NO.: 4.

IN THE MATTER OF THE LICENSING ACTS 1833 TO 2009; IN THE MATTER OF THE LICENSING ACTS (Ireland) 1874, SECTION 10 AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE COURTS (NO. 2) ACT 1986; THE BEER LICENCES REGULATION (IRELAND) ACT 1877 AS AMENDED BY THE INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT 2000, SECTION 37; THE LICENSING ACT (Ireland) 1833, SECTION 6; THE DISTRICT COURT RULES 1997, ORDER 79 AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION OF BERNARD KEANE AS THE NOMINEE OF BK STORES ATHLEAGUE LIMITED APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER OF AN OFF LICENCE TAKE NOTICE that the above named Applicant - Bernard Keane as the nominee for BK Stores Athleague Limited having its registered office at Athleague, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon, intends to apply to the Annual Licensing District Court sitting at Roscommon, Co. Roscommon on the 17th day of September 2019 at 10.30a.m. in the forenoon or so soon thereafter as this application may be taken in its place in the Court list for a Certificate entitling and enabling the Applicant to receive Licences for the sale of spirits and beer and wine by retail for consumption off premises in respect of the premises known as Keanes Centra Athleague situate at Athleague, Roscommon in the County of Roscommon in the court area and district aforesaid. Dated this the 14th day of August 2019. Signed:

Liddy Neilan, Solicitor for the Applicant, Abbey Street, County Roscommon.

To: The District Court Clerk, Court Services, Government Buildings Golf Links Road ROSCOMMON. AND To: The Superintendent, An Garda Síochana, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.

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Pictured at the Roscommon Races for the Timothy’s Londis sponsored Family Fun Day last Monday were Carla, Caroline and Rebecca Mitchell. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh.

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Pictured at the Roscommon Races on Monday were Annie Timothy, Jim and Laura Casey presenting Kevin Manning, winning trainer of Cerro Bayo who won the Londis sponsored maiden. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

MANUAL WORKER Sesame Building Services Ltd is a light construction company funded by Pobal

We are seeking to recruit a person with associated skills in areas such as stone wall building, landscaping/lawn maintenance, property maintenance and firewood processing. The successful candidate will be required to work alongside others who need support in certain areas. The Company is based in Ballinameen but work is carried out throughout County Roscommon and surrounding counties. CS 30 chainsaw certification, experience of providing support and supervision and a flexible, creative approach would be an advantage. Pobal Community Service Programme rates apply. Applications can be made via email by forwarding a CV to sesamebuilding@eircom.net which must include the applicant’s name and contact information. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, August 30th at 5pm. Short listing may apply. Informal enquiries to Cyril Cunningham on 086 2437376

Pictured at the Roscommon Races for the Timothy’s Londis sponsored Family Fun Day last Monday were Jacob, Daniel, Kieran, Ritchie and Vanessa Anderson. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh.

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GENERAL OPERATIVE to assist with their signage and printing business The ideal candidate should be ambitious enthusiastic and possess a passion for customer service. Experience in the business, or a suitable qualification desirable but not essential, as full training will be given. Might suit a person with craftwork experience. Replies by e-mail to: ykevolutions@gmail.com

Pictured at the Roscommon Races for the Timothy’s Londis sponsored Family Fun Day last Monday were Ciara and Cian Hogan. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Ladies hit the Wall! Royals end All-Ireland hopes once more

Amanda McLoone is put under pressure by Meathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vikki Wall during last Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Ireland Intermediate Semi-Final in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

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Tipp deserving winners of MacCarthy Cup It’s a pity that last Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final was so one-sided but Tipperary were full value for their win. There is no doubt that the sending-off of Richie Hogan made it easier for Tipp but they looked far too strong anyway. Liam Sheedy has done a great job this year since his return. Sometimes the role of the manager is over-played but in this case all you have to do is listen to the players and the respect that they have for him. It is obvious that he has something special. One thing that really interested

me was listening to the speech made by Seamus Callanan as he received the Liam MacCarthy Cup. He starting naming out members of the backroom team that he wanted to thank. I stopped counting at 28, which is a truly amazing figure. That’s what it takes nowadays apparently. With regard to the dismissal of Richie Hogan, I thought it was a red card. The rules are very plain and simple; if you raise your hand (or elbow) to an opponent it’s a sending off. I thought the referee did very well. He didn’t rush into his decision; he con-

Rugby World Cup preparations going well I listened with interest to a discussion between two Irish rugby legends, Ronan O’Gara and Brian O’Driscoll, on Newstalk at the weekend. It was encouraging to hear that both are very positive about how Joe Schmidt is going about Ireland’s preparations for the World Cup. Both men agreed that winning the warm-up games was not important and that keeping the injury list to a minimum is the most important thing. The only conundrum is that there are a number of players who will be very anxious to show what they can do to get one of those 31 places on the plane to Japan and they will be trying very hard to impress over the next three weeks or so. It’s very interesting to note that Wales are now the number one ranked team in the world having beaten England at the weekend. Taking the views of the two Irish legends into consideration I wouldn’t pass too much heed on those results. England for me are still the dark horses for the title in Japan.

sulted his linesman and then made up his mind. There are a couple of issues in relation to that incident last Sunday that I’d like to raise. The people in Croke Park who paid €90 for a ticket could not see a replay of the incident on the big screen in the stadium. They don’t show anything controversial at all. It meant that many tens of thousands were unsure what had happened or what the basis was for the referee’s decision to issue a red card. In contrast, those of us watching at home or in the pub were able to see about ten replays of

the incident to allow us to make up our minds. Either show every incident on the big screen in Croke Park or show none at all. Then RTÉ repeatedly showed Richie Hogan sitting in the Hogan Stand, the pain of what had happened etched on his face. People in the stadium who had not seen the incident were wondering what the Kilkenny man had done to warrant all the attention he was getting from the camera. In fact, I found it to be very unfair to Richie Hogan. He is an amateur player after all. He made a mistake in an All-Ireland final. No one died.

Clann and Brigid’s beaten in openers! It was an interesting start to the Roscommon club championships. In the senior grade it’s a long time since St. Brigid’s and Clann na nGael were beaten on the same evening. I was in Elphin where the home side were the worthy winners against Brigid’s and Western Gaels were also impressive winners against Clann. Early days yet but Clann and Brigid’s would need to be winning this weekend. Roscommon Gaels and Pádraig Pearses did enough to win but will need to improve. Michael Glavey’s were very impressive against St. Faithleach’s while Fuerty got that all important win against St. Croan’s. In the Intermediate Football Championship, Tulsk have started well and Éire Óg, Castlerea, Creggs and Oran will be well pleased with their wins. In the Junior Football Championship, a couple of people have told me that they were very impressed by Ballinameen at the weekend. There is still a long way to go. Things might become clearer after this Shane Killoran in action for Elphin during last Saturday’s win over St. Brigid’s in the Roscommon SFC. Pic: Mick McCormack weekend’s action.

VAR will be the talking point this season

VAR has already been a major talking point in the opening weeks of the English Premier League.

It’s been a predictable start to the soccer season with Liverpool and Manchester City looking by far the two best teams in the English Premier League. But VAR is now being used and it cost City two points last Saturday against Spurs. The new TV review system is very controversial and there are rumblings of criticism beginning already. For years past most of the pundits, managers and players have been pleading for the authorities to use the technology to improve decision-making. Now they are regretting that stance. The new rule whereby any contact with the hand or arm is deemed a foul, whether there is intent or not, is very unfair. It would be better if every case was judged on its own merits. VAR will cause huge controversy before this season is over!

Tipperary powered past Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland Senior Hurling title last weekend at Croke Park.

Grab All Association is ripping people off The GAA decided to increase the price of tickets for the All-Ireland finals to €90 this year and I mentioned that here last week. People who attended the match last Sunday were charged €7 for a programme. It used to be €5. With every passing day I am convinced that the GAA at national level are only interested in big money. They signed a deal with SKY TV that excludes hundreds of thousands of people who do not have that subscription. They have now increased the price of an All-Ireland ticket by ten euros and the programme is now gone up by 40%. Do they think that people have unlimited money? It’s blatant exploitation. The GAA will always have demand for an All-Ireland final but they are ripping people off. Eddie Brennan had a go at this last week and I fully support him. I hope more people who have influence in the association stand up and voice their concerns too.

How times change… A friend of mine reminded me over the weekend that 25 years ago, in September 1994, a group of us attended the Manchester United v Liverpool Premier League game at Old Trafford. United won 2-0 with two goals in two minutes in the second half from Kanchelskis and substitute Brian McClair. The two teams that lined out that day were – United: Schmeichel, May, Irwin, Bruce, Pallister, Ince, Kanchelskis, Sharpe, Giggs, Hughes, Cantona. Sub: McClair. Liverpool: James, Ruddock, Bjornebye, Jones, Scales. Barnes, McManaman, Redknapp, Molby, Rush, Fowler. Sub: Babb. Those were the days!

Dr. Hyde Park works long overdue It’s very good news that the programme of works planned for Dr. Hyde Park have got the green light from Roscommon County Council and it is vital that those works are started and completed as soon as possible. The delay has cost Roscommon GAA and our senior team some vital home fixtures in recent years not to mention many neutral games including the Galway v Mayo game a couple of months ago, which would add to the income of the board. Apart from the fact that a lot of the work planned such as new dressing rooms and toilet facilities are badly needed, the draw for the 2020 championship will be taking place in a month’s time and if Roscommon are paired with Galway or Mayo those matches will be played at Dr. Hyde Park. As someone who spent over 20 years on the Hyde Park Committee, I am looking forward to the upgrade of facilities at the venue which are long overdue.

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SPORTING WORLD WITH DAN DOONER Ciarán preparing to take aim at Europe

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THE LEAD STORY Dan Dooner Olympic Skeet Clay Target shooter, Ciarán Hoare from Ballydooley, Donamon, has qualified for next month’s European Championships in Lonato, Italy. Ciarán transitioned to senior level earlier this year and qualified for the Europeans at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) event in Dublin recently. Since qualifying for Europe, Ciarán won the Irish High Gun at the Home Countries International in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone on August 10th in what has been a very succesful first year as a shooter at senior level. The Donamon shooter will travel to Italy on September 9th for training and practice in advance

Donamon’s Ciarán Hoare has his sights set on the Olympic Skeet European Championships in Italy next month.

of the two-day European Championships which take place on September 13th and 14th. Ciarán’s father and secretary of Oran Shooting Grounds, James Hoare says Ciarán has continued to impress in what is an extremely challenging sport. “It’s a great achievement. It’s a Catch 22 situation when it comes to funding in that you have to make the top 15 in Europe in order to receive it. He moved to senior this year which is extremely challenging but he’s going in the right direction,” he said. James also highlighted the support of local sponsors such as David Mulvihill of Mulvihill Firearms in Ballymahon, Co. Longford. “David has sponsored him over the last few years and this sponsorship has allowed him to train at the level required to attain qualification scores as set down

by the ISSF,” he added. Ciarán, who does all of his training at Oran Shooting Grounds, says his ambition is to get a ranking that would allow him to secure funding for 2020. “I’m looking forward to it but at the same time I’m going out there with a job to do because that top 15 finish secures funding and allows me to compete next year,” he said. The 22-year-old who works at Athlone Labs in Ballymurray and plays hurling for Oran hasn’t been phased by his recent transition to the senior ranks and will travel to Italy in good form. “It’s also good to be going over there on the back of winning the Irish High Gun in Dungannon. The transition to senior has good. I would have been competing with seniors in Ireland as a junior anyway so it feels normal,” he concluded.

In the sporting diary ....

Carrick Golf Classic this weekend This weekend (23rd to 25th), Carrick-on-Shannon Golf Club will host its annual Golf Classic with €3,000 in prizes up for grabs. Golfers are requested to inform the competition secretaries Oliver and Siobhan if they need help organising a team!

The Community Games revival continues apace in Knockcroghery where 37 young athletes from Knockcroghery, St. John’s and Rahara recently travelled to the national finals in Limerick. There were bronze medals for the U-11 boys hurlers (pictured) while the U-14 ladies football team won fourth place and young track and field stars made it to the semi-finals and finals of their events. Well done all!

The sporting brief Golf

President’s Prize Thirty-three teams participated in last Friday’s President’s Scramble in Athlone while Saturday and Sunday also saw a great entry for Mary McHale’s President Prize. The competition finished with a six-hole play-off on Sunday evening which ended with Mark Rowe (Gents’) and Brid Kenny (Ladies’) being victorious. The Past President’s Prize to Gents was won by Eamonn Higgins while the ladies’ award went to Maria Elliot. The Junior Prize was won by Diarmuid O’Brien. The Get Into Golf Scramble was won by Linda Corbett, Sheila Cleary and Aisling King. The leading qualifiers in the Athlone Springs Summer Series were Niall Broughall (116 points); Tony Reape (113); John Duggan (112); Gerry McInerney (112); Bill McMickan (111); Bill Kennedy (111); Conor Rice (109). The leading ladies were Ann Geoghegan (104); Carol McGetrick (97); Kay Delaney (95) and Brid Kearney (89). The Plumbers on August 12th was won by Joe Carney with 31 points. Roscommon’s Ladies Senior Cup team will take part in the two-day ILGU AllIreland which begins on Friday in Kil-

larney. They start their campaign against Woodbrook in the semi-final. Eddie McCormack from Galway GC won the Connacht Mid-Amateur Open Championship which took place at Roscommon GC last Saturday. Meanwhile, Kathleen Gordon and Bob McCormack were victorious in recent Senior competitions at the club while Cian O’Connor won the recent Open Day competition and Anthony Kelly won the Men’s 18-hole Sunday competition. Open Week at the club begins today (Thursday 22nd) and runs until Sunday. To Boyle next, where Michael Simon won this year’s James Shivnan Cup. Sean Heslin was second while Patrick Egan took gross and Dave Purser took third place. The visitor’s prize went to David Gaffney. The men’s 12-hole Stableford last Thursday was won by Vincent Egan with 28 points while Mary O’Hara won the recent Lady President’s Prize ahead of Moira Egan in second and Tish Perry in third. Liz Dwyer took the gross prize. Gerry O’Dowd took the Lady President’s Prize to the men with Patrick Egan second, Jimmy Dwyer third and Vincent Egan best gross. Over 130 players took to Carrick Golf Club last weekend to take part in the McGarry Trophy. Colm Curley was first with 65 nett, Nathan Flynn second (66),

and Jimmy Egan third (67). David McDermott took the gross prize. Congratulations to Liam Bruen’s charges, who won the Jack O’Sullivan zone final last week against Ballinamore. Frances Molloy won the recent Trailblazers Stableford in Carrick with 34 points, Geraldine Prendiville was second with 32 points and Maureen Egan was third, also with 32.

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Surprise defeat The experienced Lisacul duo of Denis Creaton and Sean Jennings suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Claremorris brothers, Patrick and Laurence Murphy in the 60x30 Junior Doubles Connacht Semi-Final at St. Coman’s last Saturday. Despite storming into a 15-5 lead early on and taking the first game 21-17, the Lisacul pair went down 21-17, 15-21, 8-21. This weekend the Egan brothers travel to Ulster to take take part in two 60x30 All-Ireland semi-finals. Liam faces the reigning 40x20 All-Ireland Minor champion Eoghan McGinnity is home court in Monaghan while Michal takes on Conor Owens in Kingscourt, Cavan in the Junior ‘B’ grade.

Last Friday night’s Roscommon Darts Superleague runner-up, Thomas Concannon, pictured with winner, Sean Fleming.

Darts

Fleming again! Seán Fleming was victorious for the second week running at last Friday’s Roscommon Darts Superleague in The Hollywood Bar. He topped his group before dispatching

Brian McCormack in the last 16 (3-1), Kieran McCormack in the quarter-finals (3-0), and Pat Egan in the semi-finals (3-0). Fleming then overcame Thomas Concannon 3-2 in a hard-fought final. Concannon himself was in impressive form once again last Friday and posted the top checkout of the night with an impressive 167.

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THE GAIN LINE Preparations continue for senior players

Pictured (L-r): Creggs U-19s Jack Keegan, Tom Farrell and Aodha Hession, who were part of the Connacht squad which lost out 23-13 to Munster in Thomond Park last Friday night.

Creggs senior teams are training at 7 pm this Saturday evening with a BBQ for all adult players, including U-20s and U-18.5s (Over -18s) to follow at 9 pm. Tuesday training next week will be at the usual time of 8 pm. The first team opens its competitive season with a tough home game on September 1st against newly promoted Tuam RFC in the Cawley Cup Quarter-Final, which Creggs won last year for the first time. The development team starts its competitive season a week later with a home game against Carrick in the Curley Cup Quarter-Final. New and returning players are always welcome and no previous rugby experience is necessary. The U-20s are top after the first round of games in the U-20s 10-a-side in the Sportsground in Galway last Saturday week. Creggs defeated NUIG, Galwegians and Corinthians. The next Blitz takes place this coming Friday evening (23rd) at 6 pm in Ballina, while the following Friday, August 24th, kick-off is at 7 pm.

Creggs U-18.5s will play Ennis this Friday night in Ennis as part of their pre-season tour, which will include surfing and beach rugby on Saturday.

Youth Rugby Creggs U-16 Boys’ training on Tuesday night at 7 pm in Creggs. The U-15 Boys’ training has started for the new season and takes place every Sunday night at 8 pm in Creggs. Creggs Girls Rugby training on Monday nights for U-14 at 7 pm plus U-16 and U-18 Girls at 7.30 pm in Creggs. New players are always very welcome. Good luck to Creggs’ U-17s, Shane Connaughton, David Gaquin and Mark Dowd, who are part of the Connacht U-17 squad to play Munster on Sunday. Well done to Jack Tucker and Mark Purcell involved in the U-18 InterProvincial Series in the University of Limerick last Saturday. The Creggs players contributed in no small way to Connacht’s 36-14 win over Ulster. A try each in the second half and 11

points from Mark’s boot, gave the Creggs lads a total of 21 of the 36 Connacht points. The U-18s are staying in UL for ten days and they play a Leinster side which had a big win over Munster last Saturday on Wednesday coming at 5 pm in UL. Hard luck to U-19s Tom Farrell, Aodha Hession and Jack Keegan, who were part of the Connacht squad which lost out 23-13 to Munster in Thomond Park last Friday night. Hard luck also to Creggs U-18s Girls’ Hannah Coen, who was picked at number 8 for their opening Inter-Pro game against Leinster last Saturday in Barnhall. Unfortunately for Hannah, she picked up a hamstring injury in training late last week and she was unable to play. Creggs wishes her a speedy recovery. Creggs Girls Rugby only relaunched last season and it is an amazing achievement for Hannah, who only took up the game last year playing with Creggs and the Convent of Mercy team in Roscommon.

Horses for Courses This weekend’s action Killarney’s Summer Festival started yesterday and continues for the next three days with a mixed card this evening starting at 4.35 pm, a full national hunt card tomorrow at 4.45 pm and ends with an all flat card on Saturday at 1.20 pm. On Friday there is also a flat card at headquarters on the Curragh at 5.10 pm and on Saturday a jumps card at nearby Kilbeggan away at 5.05 pm. York’s Ebor Festival meeting started yesterday with the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes in which Ballydoyle’s Japan accounted for Crystal Ocean and Elarqam by a head and 1l. Aidan O’Brien’s 3-Y-O ridden by Ryan Moore was involved in a ding dong battle with Michael Stoute’s 5-Y-O with James Doyle in the plate over the last two furlongs. John Gosden’s super mare Enable and Ballydoyle’s Magical will meet again in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks today where they are joined by Gosden’s Lah Ti Dar and O’Brien’s South Sea Pearl. Enable, who is seeking her 13th win out of

14 races, has 2 Prix de L’Arc’s, the Breeders Cup, the Eclipse and the Irish and English Oaks under her belt. She also won this race two years ago and will be a red-hot favourite to win. Magical has twice got within ¾l of Enable, in the Breeders Cup in November and the Eclipse at Sandown last month so is not without a chance after Japan’s defeat of Crystal Ocean, albeit a very slight one. Stringybark Creek, who ran well in Galway for David Loughnane, runs today in Leicester and could be worth a few bob e/w or even a place if you can get it.

Lenebane Review On Monday at Roscommon the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF 2-Y-O was won by the Aidan O’Brien trained Sherpa, 9/4, ridden by son Donnacha by 2¼l and the same from Maker Of Kings and Agent Solo. The second, again for 2-YOs and the feature race on the card, sponsored by Foran Equine Irish EBF went to Helvic Dream trained by Noel Meade, who won by 3½l and a head from the fav Xian Express and Vormir. The Murray Ambulances

sponsored maiden saw the first favourite, Angel’s Amy, win by 5l and 3l from Dedillion and MK Drama. The winner was trained by Joseph Murphy and ridden by Gary Carroll. The Eurona BriskNet apprentice handicap for 3-YO+ saw another favourite Cyrus Dallin beat Nothing To Lose and Never Rains win by 2l and 3¾l. The winner is trained by Denis Hogan and gave young rider Alan Glynn his second win. In the 1m 3f Londis Roscommon Maiden outsider Cerro Bayo, finished ½l and 4¼l ahead of the favourite Yenillic and X’ Girl. The winner is trained by Jim Bolger and was ridden by son-in-law Kevin Manning. The penultimate Hydrotech Handicap for 3-Y-O+ saw Ger Lyons and Colin Keane on the mark with Scorched Earth who just held on by a fast disappearing nose from the favourite Cosmic Horizon, depriving his rival in the title chase Donnacha O’Brien of a double, with Ideal Pal a further 4¼l back in third. The Sean Cleary Handicap went to the favourite Dromana, the easiest winner of the day, at 7/2f from Green-

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panda, runner-up for the fourth time in a row, by 13l with Universal Focus filling the minor place 2¼l further back. Trainer John Oxx and jockey Andrew Slattery sent punters home happy and looking forward to the next meet, the second last meeting of the season, on Monday fortnight, September 2nd.

Kilbeggan on Saturday Racing opens on Saturday evening with the 2m 2f maiden hurdle and is followed by the mare’s novice hurdle again over 2m 2f. The next up is the Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle over 2m, followed by a handicap over the same distance. The fifth and first chase is the 2m 3f Midland Breeders Supporting Kilbeggan Beginners Chase. The penultimate race is a handicap chase again over 3m 1f and racing ends with a 2m 2f bumper confined to amateur riders.

Racing News Caer, winner of a bumper in Roscommon last month, won the opening Mares Maiden Hurdle in Sligo on Tuesday, a race that started almost five minutes early. As a result, the stewards used

Cosmic Horizon and Donnacha O’Brien, left, are just held by Scorched Earth and Colin Keane.

their powers to allow the result stand and properly in the opinion of this column, referring the matter to headquarters. It will be very interesting to see what measures are taken there when there is no trainer, jockey or owner to carry the blame as only IHRB staff were involved in the error.

Competition Corner Gerry Casey, Roscommon, Pat Lyons, Boyle and Cian Heavy, Roscommon, are off to Kilbeggan on Saturday to enjoy the racing compliments of Paddy Dunican and don’t forget to collect your tickets in

the office. Only chance to win tickets for Roscommon on Monday week (September 2nd) and we have three pairs of tickets for the meeting. To win the tickets we want to know how many meetings are left in Lenebane this season? Answers please on a postcard to Roscommon People, Abbey Street Roscommon or by e-mail to tomred17@ gmail.com by 12 pm Wednesday, August 28th. Please don’t forget to include your name, address and a contact phone number with all competition entries.

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Gillooly gives Roscommon Gaels grand opening Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group B) Round One

ROSCOMMON GAELS

2-10 0-8

STROKESTOWN

game of the weekend  SEAMUS DUKE

This was a game that Roscommon Gaels never looked likely to lose, yet they were never really able to shake off a very depleted Strokestown side in the opening round clash

at windy Elphin last Saturday evening. It was not until Peter Gillooly punched home their second goal in injury-time that the town side looked comfortable. Having said that, with the likes of Mark Healy, Mark Nally and Ronan Carolan

to return, Liam McNeill and his management team will be happy to get this vital first win under their belts and move on to next weekend. Strokestown were short the likes of Cathal Compton, Kevin Finn and Thomas Corcoran and unless they can get some or all of those players back they could be in a relegation battle later in the year. In contrast, the Gaels welcomed back Scott Oates, who started and made a big contribution especially in the first half, and Cian Connolly, who looked sharp when introduced in the second half. With the strong breeze at their backs in the opening half, the Gaels dominated possession but after an initial scoring burst they

didn’t trouble the scoreboard operator as often as they should have on the balance of play. Brian Kelly, Paul Gleeson and Richard Walsh were all on target in the opening seven minutes but the town team were not to score for another ten minutes. Diarmuid McGann opened Strokestown’s account in the 9th minute but there were slim pickings for the Strokestown attack as David O’Gara, John McManus and Scott Oates dominated the midfield exchanges. Points from Brian Kelly and two pointed frees from Peter Gillooly got the Gaels back on track. In the final five minutes McGann added a point for Strokestown while Gillooly completed the first-half scoring with a pointed free from a tight angle. Halftime: Roscommon Gaels 0-7 Strokestown 0-2. Strokestown scored the first two points of the second half when Cian Lavelle and Daniel Rogers were on target. But it took them twelve minutes to get those two scores and although the Gaels were playing poorly at this stage, they were still well ahead on the scoreboard. Then in the 46th minute the Gaels got in for the first score of the second half, a goal converted expertly by Peter Gilooly. Seven points ahead inside the final quarter, it was looking good for the Gaels but they stalled again and Strokestown came back into the game with four unanswered points. Keith Murphy, Daniel Rogers, Paddy Brogan and Colin Comp-

Strokestown’s Keith Murphy and Roscommon Gaels’ Kieran Kilcline compete for possession during last Saturday’s Roscommon SFC Group B match in Elphin. Pic: Mick McCormack

ton were all on target and with five minutes to go the margin was only three points. But with Cian Connolly now very influential, the Gaels steadied the ship and closed out the win late on. Gillooly popped over a

Teams and Scorers ...

Wides:

first half ) Roscommon Gaels 6 (3 f) Strokestown 7 (2 first hal

Red cards:

None. Roscommon Gaels 0 Strokestown 1 (Keith Murphy 53)

n5 Yellow cards: Strokestow Roscommon Gaels 1

Roscommon Gaels’ Scott Oates is put under pressure by Strokestown’s Michael Fallon during last Saturday’s Roscommon SFC Group B match in Elphin. Pic: Mick McCormack

Man of the Match: Peter

know that they will have to improve if they want to be contenders for the title. Are the town team genuine contenders? To borrow a word from the Carlsberg add, probably. But there is a lot of football to be played yet!

Strokestown’s Paddy Brogan and Roscommon Gaels’ David O’Gara in action during last Saturday’s Roscommon SFC Group B match in Elphin. Pic: Mick McCormack

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brilliant point and in injury-time he fisted home his second goal after a clever team move. Connolly then completed the scoring in the 63rd minute with a point from play. The Gaels will be happy with their win but they

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ROSCOMMON GAELS: James Fetherstone; Mike McNeill, Paul Gleeson, Ronan Gleeson; Kevin O’Gara, David O’Gara, Tim Lambe; John McManus, James O’Gara; Richard Walsh (0-1), Scott Oates, Brian Kelly (0-2); Peter Gillooly (2-4, 3 frees), Ciaran Kilcline (0-1), Orin Walsh. Subs used: Cian Connolly (0-1) for R Walsh (41), Gustavo Rodriguez for R Gleeson (49), R Walsh for O Walsh (53). STROKESTOWN: John McHugh; Conor Kelly, Cathal Brogan, Keelan Beirne; Dylan Owens, Michael Fallon, Kevin Sheil; Paddy Brogan (0-1), Colin Compton (0-1); Tony Lavin, Daniel Rogers (0-2), David Neary, Keith Murphy (0-1), Diarmuid McGann (0-2), Cian Lavelle (0-1). Subs used: Ruaidhri Molloy for Sheil (41), Cian Corcoran for Lavelle (47), Cathal Lavin for Murphy (53 b/c). Referee: Patrick McTiernan

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Dogged Elphin hang on for big win! Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group A) Round One

ELPHIN

1-14

ST. BRIGID’S

0-14

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Elphin’s Shane Killoran gets his shot away despite the attentions of St. Brigid’s’ Paul McGrath during last Saturday’s Roscommon SFC Group A game at Elphin. Pic: Mick McCormack

Elphin thoroughly deserved to defeat a very disappointing St. Brigid’s outfit when the sides met at Orchard Park last Saturday night. The home side, inspired by superb displays from Fintan and Gerry Cregg and Shane and Enda Killoran were full value for their win. Elphin did the damage in the third quarter and by the 48th minute playing against the strong breeze in the second half, they led by eight points (1-14 to 0-9). But Peter Carney’s men were not to score for the final 17 minutes of play (including five minutes of injury-time) and that allowed St. Brigid’s to rally. But the home side held out for a famous win to get their campaign off to a great start. With Brian Stack, Niall McInerney and Peter Domican looking sharp, Brigid’s did well against the home side in the opening half playing against the breeze. Fintan Cregg was leading the charge for Elphin with Shane Killoran also very impressive at midfield. By half-time Elphin

had their noses in front (0-7 to 0-6) but the big question was whether it would be enough to make a game of it against the strong breeze. Elphin played some scintillating football in the third quarter. Shane Killoran blasted home a great goal in the 34th minute

and Gerry Cregg kicked three mighty points as the home side began to pull away. Fintan Cregg, Aaron Brady and Shane Killoran all kicked long-range points from play and frees as Brigid’s struggled. But once Elphin reached 1-14 the scoring tap suddenly ran dry and Brigid’s staged a late rally. Brian Stack converted three frees to reduce the margin the five and in injury-time Eddie Nolan and Conor Gleeson pointed from play but Elphin had done enough and Brigid’s simply ran out of time and ideas.

Teams and Scorers ... ELPHIN: Aaron Brady (0-1, 1 free); Jason Carney, Enda Killoran, Damien Cregg (0-1); Alex Gleeson, Kieran Beirne, Shane Beirne; Shane Killoran (1-1), Luke Mollaghan; Gavin Higgins, Fintan Cregg (0-6, 3 frees), Martin McCaffrey; Gerry Cregg (0-3), Frankie Cregg (0-1, 1 free), Niall Higgins. Subs used: Cillian Fox for Higgins (53, b/c), Austin Kielty for K Beirne (54), Michael Callery for G Higgins (59), Gavin Higgins for McCaffrey (64). ST. BRIGID’S: James Martin; Ruari Smith, Niall McInerney (0-1), Gavin Byrne; Ronan Stack (0-1), Peter Domican, Martin Nolan; Ian Kilbride, Eddie Nolan (0-1); David Cunniffe, Paul McGrath (0-1), Eamon Cunnane; Eoin Sheehy (0-2), Brian Stack (05, 2 frees) Ciaran Sugrue (0-2). Subs used:Alan Daly for M Nolan (h/t), Padraig Kelly for Cunnane (38), Brian Derwin for Cunniffe (41), Mark Daly for Kilbride (52), Conor Gleeson (0-1) for Domican (58). Referee: Paul Daly Man of the Match: Fintan Cregg (Elphin)

Wins for Fuerty, Glavey’s, Pearses and Gaels Hodson Bay Hotel SFC Round-Up  SEAMUS DUKE

Group A

A winning debut! Fuerty 1-13 St. Croan’s 0-8 Fuerty’s first game in the senior ranks was a winning one at Mulhern Park as the home side were far too good for a disappointing St. Croan’s team. Niall Kilroy was once again the Fuerty talisman scoring 1-8 of his side’s total. Kilroy scored a fine goal towards the end of the first quarter and by half-time Fuerty led by 1-8 to 0-3. In the second half Croan’s were improved but Fuerty had already done the hard work and they coasted to victory. Richard Thompson was accurate from frees for Croan’s but they could only manage two points from play. Scorers - Fuerty: N Kilroy (1-8), D Heavey, P Neilan, C Murray, G Ennis and B McGahon (0-1) each. St. Croan’s: R Thompson (0-6), D Malone (0-2).

Group B

Glavey’s deserving winners Michael Glavey’s 3-5 St. Faithleach’s 1-10 A converted penalty in the 5th minute of injury-time

from Dylan Carbery narrowed the margin to just a point but it masked the fact that Glavey’s were the deserving winners of this contest at Mulhern Park. Glavey’s were impressive as they held on to the ball well and scored three fine goals which were decisive. Andy Glennon and Cian Ruane got those first-half goals and at half-time Glavey’s led by 2-1 to 0-4 against an out of sorts Faithleach’s. When Dylan Ruane grabbed Glavey’s third goal in the third quarter they were in the driving seat. Despite some good finishing from Diarmuid Murtagh and Carbery, Faithleach’s struggled to get scores and now they face a ‘must-win’ game against Roscommon Gaels this weekend. Scorers - A Glennon (1-1), S Comer (0-4), D Ruane and C Ruane (1-0) each. St. Faithleach’s: D Murtagh (0-5), D Carbery (1-0), D Hussey (0-2), B Murtagh, G Carbery, D Rooney (0-1) each.

Group C

Pearses strike late! Pádraig Pearses 2-10 Boyle 0-11 Two late goals saw title favourites Pearses edge past Boyle at The Abbey Park. For Boyle it was two valuable points thrown away as Paul Carey’s free and Hubert Darcy’s shot deep into injury-time were the decisive scores for Pat Flanagan’s men. The opening half was well contested and at half-time Boyle were three points to the good. Carey and Emmet Kelly were playing well for

Pearses but Boyle kept their noses in front with Donie Smith and Cian McKeon on song with frees and with Enda Smith and Kieran Cox doing well, it looked like the home team would prevail until those two late dramatic goals decided the issue. Scorers - Pearses: P Carey (1-4), H Darcy (1-2), E Kelly (0-2), S Ryan and S Fahy (0-1) each. Boyle: D Smith (0-5), C McKeon (0-3), E Smith, D East, and M Hanmore (0-1) each.

Gaels punish Clann Western Gaels 1-14 Clann na nGael 0-13 Western Gaels were the deserved winners against the champions in Johnstown. Short a number of players such as Ultan Harney, Fergal Lennon and Jack Connaughton, Clann struggled to contain the lively Gaels attack in which Cathal and Finbarr Cregg and Tommy Gill were very impressive. Finbarr Cregg got the Gaels goal in the opening half and despite playing against the elements they were only a point behind at the break 0-9 to 1-5. In the second half Gerard Nolan’s side were impressive as they kicked a string of fine points to run out the comfortable winners. Scorers - Western Gaels: N Higgins (0-5), C Cregg (0-3), F Cregg (1-0), K Higgins and T Gill (0-2) each, D Moran and J McDonnell (0-1) each. Clann: C Lennon and D Shine (0-3) each, E Kenny, and C Callinan (0-2) each, C O’Brien, D McManus, and S Pettit (0-1) each.

Niall Kilroy scored 1-8 as Fuerty got life in the Roscommon Senior Football Championship off to a winning start against St. Croan’s last weekend.

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WEEKEND REVIEW Top Scorers SFC • Niall Kilroy • Peter Gilloo- Fuerty (1-8) Gaels (2-4) ly – Roscommon • Paul Carey Pearses (1-4 – Pádraig ) IFC • Thomas O’R ourke – Tuls (2-3) k • Darren McD Castlerea St ermott – • Conor Fallo. Kevin’s (1-6) n- St. Domin (0-7) ic’s

Roscommon Gaels’ Kevin O’Gara made the Roscommon People SFC Team of the Week following his display against Strokestown in Elphin last Saturday. Pic: Mick McCormack

In the junio at the weeker championship eye-catchin nd the most came from Bg performance who beat St allinameen eight points . Joseph’s by beat Western. St. Michael’s points and th Gaels by three wins for Rosc ere were good Castlerea St ommon Gaels, St. Dominic’s. Kevin’s Éire Óg, and Clann n nGael. a

Roscommon People SFC Team of the Week

Aaron Brady (Elphin)

Killian Cox (Boyle)

Enda Killoran (Elphin)

Kevin O’Gara (Roscommon Gaels)

Conor Hussey (Michael Glavey’s)

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Cathal Cregg (Western Gaels)

11 Niall Kilroy (Fuerty)

Peter Gillooly (Roscommon Gaels)

7 Niall Daly (Pádraig Pearses)

Fintan Cregg (Elphin)

Hubert Darcy (Pádraig Pearses)

4 Liam Cregg (Michael Glavey’s)

Andy Glennon (Michael Glavey’s)

12 Finbar Cregg (Western Gaels)

15 Paul Carey (Pádraig Pearses)

Scores galore in ﬁrst weekend of IFC Although the home side led the contest throughout, a Shane Byrne fisted goal deep into injury time handed the visitors a share of the spoils, leaving the St. Dominic’s outfit frustrated at the death. Goals from Darren Donnelly for The Dom’s and Niall Corbett for St. Aidan’s meant that the visitors had it all to do at the interval, trailing 1-9 to 1-4 at the break. The teams continued to trade points during an entertaining second half, meaning the home side led by three during the final embers of the game. That was until Byrne’s late intervention rescued the day for his side.

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Gavin goal seals Creggs’ win Creggs 1-14 Kilbride 2-5 Creggs took a huge step towards the quarter-finals of the IFC with a strong second-half display handing them a six-point win over Kilbride in a wild and windy Creggs last Saturday evening. The victors did not have it all their own way and a goal from Henry Walsh on the cusp of halftime handed Kilbride a threepoint advantage at the break But with the wind at their backs after the restart, Creggs – with Enda O’Rourke to the fore – began to overturn the deficit. A second Kilbride goal from Mark Feeney left the game tied at the three-quarter mark with all to play for. However it was the home side who finished the stronger and a crucial threepointer from Kieran Gavin sealed a deserved win for Creggs.

O’Rourke the hero for Tulsk Tulsk Lord Edwards 3-16 Kilglass Gaels 1-11 Two goals from Tulsk’s Thomas

Éire Óg were head and shoulders above Shannon Gaels in last Saturday’s opening Group B match while Castlerea St. Kevin’s got off the mark against St. Barry’s.

O’Rourke propelled them to a deserved eleven-point win over Kilglass Gaels in a free-scoring IFC first round game played at Tulsk last weekend.

The corner-forward found the net in both halves and these strikes – coupled with a further goal from David Carleton - ensured they made a winning start to their championship campaign. Kilglass Gaels did battle hard throughout the contest and a goal from Shane McCormack saw them stay in touch during a high-scoring first period – with Tulsk leading by 2-10 to 1-8. But they could only add three points after the break, and O’Rourke’s second goal sealed the win for the home side.

Group B

Éire Óg draw ﬁrst blood Éire Óg 1-17 Shannon Gaels 2-7 A clinical second-half performance from Éire Óg saw them run out comfortable seven-point winners over Shannon Gaels in Abbey Park, Boyle last Saturday evening. The Gaels gave as good as they got during the first period and goals from Dessie Beirne and Matthew McDermott saw them ahead at the break. However with the impressive Mark O’Brien in inspired form up front for Éire Óg, they overturned their deficit with a string

of fine points, and a goal from Cathal Groarke ensured a deserved win for the Loughglynnbased outfit.

McDermott points the way Castlerea St. Kevin’s 1-14 St. Barry’s 0-11 A commanding display from Castlerea St. Kevins saw them steal a march on their rivals in Group B of the IFC as they accounted for St. Barry’s in Rockfield last weekend. The foundations for their win were laid in the opening period when they established a 1-8 to 0-5 lead with former county star Darren McDermott the star of the show, accounting for 1-6 of his

side’s tally overall. Although St. Barry’s battled hard after the resumption, Castlerea controlled proceedings and never looked like relinquishing their advantage, with David Casey’s side going on to seal an impressive six-point win.

Group C

All square in Knockcroghery St. Dominic’s 1-15 St. Aidan’s 2-12 St. Dominic’s will be kicking themselves after they surrendered a four-point lead late on in a pulsating Group C IFC game played against St. Aidan’s in Knockcroghery on Saturday evening last.

Comfortable win for Oran Oran 2-8 Kilmore 0-7 A stirring first-half display from home side Oran handed them a comfortable seven-point win over a lowly Kilmore outfit in Rockfield last Saturday evening. Oran raced into a 1-4 to 0-0 lead at the interval with Ciaran Casey finding the net. Following a poor opening half display, Kilmore left themselves with a mountain to climb at the break, but with Derek Connellan rallying his troops, the visitors played their way back into the tie to trail by only four points shortly after half-time. However their joy was short lived as a further goal from Ray Farrell put the game beyond any considerable doubt and the teams traded points for the remainder of the contest, with Oran running out deserved victors.

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All to play for in the IFC! Mulryan Construction IFC Preview (Round Two)  SEAMUS DUKE

Round Two of the Mulryan Construction Intermediate Football Championship takes place this weekend and it’s very much all to play for…

Group A Kilglass Gaels v Creggs on Saturday in Kilglass at 5 pm Creggs easily accounted for Kilbride last weekend while Kilglass ran into a very impressive Tulsk outfit. This looks a very tight match and both sides will be eyeing up a win. Creggs were sharp in attack and might just have enough for Niall Kilcrann’s side. Prediction: Creggs

later on in this championship but they should still be good enough to account for Albert Looby’s men in this local derby. Prediction: Tulsk

Group B Castlerea St. Kevin’s v Éire Óg on Saturday in Castlerea at 6.45 pm The pressure is off both sides after good wins last weekend. Castlerea have a young team and will be hoping to build on their victory. Éire Óg were impressive last weekend and have unearthed a fine attacker in Mark O’Brien. I have a feeling that the Loughglynn men could cause an upset here. Prediction: Éire Óg

Kilbride v Tulsk on Saturday in Kilbride at 6.45 pm

St. Barry’s v Shannon Gaels on Sunday in Tarmonbarry at 2 pm

Tulsk made a very good start last Saturday while in contrast Kilbride are struggling. Tulsk will be hoping to have bigger fish to fry

Both sides will come looking for a win. Barry’s lost out to Castlerea in the opening round but they still put up a decent showing while a

depleted Shannon Gaels were well beaten by Éire Óg. Home advantage to decide it. Prediction: St. Barry’s

Group C Oran v St. Dominic’s in Athleague on Saturday at 5 pm Oran were too strong for Kilmore last weekend but are without a lot of their more established players for one reason or another. Dominic’s have a lot of talented young players and are in transition. There won’t be a lot in it but Oran might just have enough. Prediction: Oran

Kilmore v St. Aidan’s on Saturday in Kilbride at 5 pm St. Aidan’s will have been happy with a share of the spoils last weekend against St. Dominic’s while Kilmore were poor against Oran, failing to score in the first half. Both sides know that a loss will put them into trouble. Prediction: Kilmore.

BREAKING BALL GAA Results Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group A) Fuerty 1-13 St. Croan’s 0-8 Elphin 1-14 St. Brigid’s 0-14 Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group B) Roscommon Gaels 2-10 Strokestown 0-8 Michael Glavey’s 3-5 St. Faithleach’s 1-10 Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group C) Western Gaels 1-14 Clann na nGael 0-13 Pádraig Pearses 2-10 Boyle 0-11 Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group A) Creggs 1-14 Kilbride 2-5 Tulsk Lord Edwards 3-15 Kilglass Gaels 1-11 Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group B) Castlerea St. Kevin’s 1-14 St. Barry’s 0-11 Éire Óg 1-17 Shannon Gaels 2-7 Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group C) St. Dominic’s 1-15 St. Aidan’s 2-12 Oran 2-8 Kilmore 0-7 King and Moffatt Building Services Roscommon JAFC (Group A) Roscommon Gaels 1-13 Pádraig Pearses 0-8 Castlerea St. Kevin’s 2-11 Elphin 0-15 King and Moffatt Building Service Roscommon JAFC (Group B) St. Dominic’s 2-9 St. Faithleach’s 2-6 King and Moffatt Building Services Roscommon JAFC (Group C) Clann na nGael 2-13 St. Ronan’s 0-11 St. Michael’s 2-11 Western Gaels 2-8

Fixtures Friday, August 23rd Kilglass Gaels take on Creggs while Kilbride host Tulsk this Saturday in Group A of the Mulryan Construction IFC.

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Saturday, August 24th

Rossies face The Kingdom in camogie decider All-Ireland U-16 ‘C’ Camogie Final Roscommon v Kerry on Sunday in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare at 3 pm  SEAMUS DUKE

Roscommon’s U-16 camogie team have a chance of AllIreland glory this Sunday when they face Kerry in the decider and hopes are high that they can bring back the title after an impressive campaign so far. Roscommon beat Cavan by two points in a dramatic semifinal and if they can bring that form into Sunday’s final they

will have a great chance. The team is managed by Mairead O’Beirne, Mary Grehan and Paula Miley and on their way to the final Roscommon have beaten Mayo, Tyrone, Wicklow, Cavan and Kerry along the way. The team have proven that they have the skill and ability to win on the big day so hopefully they can do themselves justice this Sunday. Prediction: Roscommon

Sarah set to represent Connacht in Castlebar

Roscommon’s Sarah Cregg of the Western Gaels GAA Club will be part of the Connacht GAA Wheelchair Hurling panel which will take part in the third round of this year’s M. Donnelly Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling League this Saturday in Davitt College, Castlebar. The event, which involves six players from each of the four provinces, will take place in the Joe Langan Sports Hall from 10.30 am to 3 pm. The Connacht GAA Wheelchair Hurling panel includes Liam O’Boyle (Knockmore, Mayo), Peter Egan (Kilmovee, Mayo), Tom Fleming (Charlestown, Mayo), Pat Carty, (Tourlestrane, Sligo), Aidan Hynes (Calry, Sligo), Stephen Melvin, (Owenmore Gaels, Sligo), Sarah Cregg (Western Gaels, Roscommon) and Shane Curran (Moycullen, Galway). The Connacht Wheelchair Hurling team manager and coaches are Adrian Hession (Mayo), manager; Thaigh Morley, (Mayo), coach; and Tim Hynes, (Sligo), coach. This will be the first time that all the players from the four provinces have come together since a 12-man panel was made up of three Wheelchair All-Star Hurlers from each of the four provinces. These 12 players attended the 2019 European Para Games Floorball International event which took place in the city of Breda in the Netherlands.

Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group B) At Ballyleague: St. Faithleach’s v Roscommon Gaels. 6.45 pm Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group C) At Ballyleague: Clann na nGael v Boyle. 5 pm At Athleague: Pádraig Pearses v Western Gaels. 6.45 pm Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group A) At Kilglass: Kilglass Gaels v Creggs. 5 pm At Kilbride: Kilbride v Tulsk Lord Edwards. 6.45 pm Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group B) At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St. Kevin’s v Éire Óg. 6.45 pm Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group C) At Athleague: Oran v St. Dominic’s. 5 pm At Kilbride: St. Aidan’s v Kilmore. 5 pm

Sunday, August 25th Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group A) At Enfield: St. Croan’s v Elphin. 4 pm Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon SFC (Group B) At Peadar Earley Memorial Park: Michael Glavey’s v Strokestown. 1.30 pm Mulryan Construction Roscommon IFC (Group B) At Pairc Naomh Bearra: St. Barry’s v Shannon Gaels. 2 pm King and Moffatt Building Services Roscommon JAFC (Group A) At Kiltoom: St. Brigid’s v Pádraig Pearses. 2 pm At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Castlerea St. Kevin’s. 3.45 pm King and Moffatt Building Services Roscommon JAFC (Group B) At Kilteevan: St. Joseph’s v St. Faithleach’s. 2 pm At Davonna Park: Ballinameen v St. Dominic’s. 3.45 pm King and Moffatt Building Services Roscommon JAFC (Group C) At Lisnamult: Clann na nGael v Western Gaels. 2 pm At Davonna Park: St. Michael’s v St. Ronan’s. 2 pm

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Royals too powerful for Roscommon Ladies All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Semi-Final

MEATH

4-20

ROSCOMMON

1-12

 DAIRE WALSH

Roscommon’s memorable All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship odyssey came to an end at the hands of an excellent Meath side at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny last Saturday afternoon. Despite being on level terms with the Royals on the stroke of 20 minutes -

and just three points adrift shortly after the restart the Rossies couldn’t get to grips with the impressive firepower of the Leinster outfit. Éire Óg’s Rebecca Finan led the way throughout for Michael Finneran’s charges, finishing the contest with seven points to her name. Aimee O’Connor found the net during the

opening period, while substitute Sinead Glennon had a positive impact off the bench. The primrose and blue had suffered a heavy reversal to the Royals at the same stage last year, and looked to keep it tight during the early exchanges of their latest meeting. In a tentative opening, a Vikki Wall point was cancelled out by a Finan free at a right-hand angle. There were some warning signs for the Roscommon defence as Orla Byrne flashed a shot inches past the post in the seventh-minute. The Duleek/ Bellewstown star eventu-

ally opened her account after breaking through the middle and half-forward partner Emma Duggan was also on target for the easterners. Although Paul Garrigan’s charges passed up a number of opportunities in the first quarter, their maiden goal inevitably arrived on the stroke of ten minutes. At the end of a fast-paced move, Fiona O’Neill was on hand to kick home. This was a significant set-back for Roscommon, though Finan split the posts either side of an O’Neill single to keep their dream of a final place

Roscommon captain Sinéad Kenny in action during the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Semi-Final against Meath at Nowlan Park last Saturday. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

Roscommon’s Alice Kelly in action during the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Semi-Final between Roscommon and Meath at Nowlan Park last Saturday. Pic: Michelle Hughes Walsh

alive. Indeed, after Western Gaels’ Jenny Higgins and Duggan traded scores, they forced their way back on level terms. Another Finan point lifted the spirits of the travelling Rossies and it was quickly supplemented by an O’Connor goal off a precise Natalie McHugh pass. The tie was finely balanced as a result and the western women appeared primed to push on for the remainder of the half. Instead, it was the catalyst for Meath to signpost their own championship aspirations. O’Neill and Duggan contributed points in succession, before Bridgetta Lynch and Kelsey Nesbitt combined to release Byrne for a superb goal. Another score for the increasingly influential Byrne further emphasised their authority, but Finan’s fifth of the half did at least help Roscommon to end the half in an encouraging manner. There was an additional glimmer of hope

Finneran: No complaints, Meath a step ahead  DAIRE WALSH

Following his side’s crushing All-Ireland Intermediate Championship semi-final defeat to Meath at Nowlan Park on Saturday, Roscommon ladies football manager, Michael Finneran admitted they were beaten by a better side on the day. “They’re (Meath) a really strong team and for us to have gotten the better of them today, we’d have needed all the tight calls. Things like that to go for us and instead they went against us. The penalty I thought was debatable. Not to give out about it because Meath, in fairness, were just a step ahead of us today,” Finneran acknowledged after the game. “Every time we battled back into the game, where we thought we might get a foothold, they did seem to get a goal. They picked a superb goal there, their last goal. Just when I thought maybe if we bang a goal with 15 minutes to go, we

could mount a comeback. Instead they go down the field and score a wonder goal. They’re an excellent team and fully deserved winners today”. Despite coming up short at the semi-final stage for a second year in succession, the Roscommon squad can reflect positively on the way 2019 has panned out overall. Consecutive wins over Leitrim and Sligo guided them towards a Connacht title, while Offaly and Kildare were also accounted for on their road to the penultimate round. “The girls would have loved to have gotten to Croke Park and competing for an All-Ireland title. That’s not to be. Overall, you’d have to say we’ve had a good championship. A really good run winning Connacht, we’ve been good in the All-Ireland series up to this,” Finneran said. “A really good performance against Kildare the last day. A lot more highs than lows. Overall, I’d have to say quite happy but disappointed to fall

at this hurdle now. We felt there was more in us. We’ve just come up a small bit short”. Whereas their opponents on Saturday will be plying their trade in Division Two of the LIDL National Football League in 2020, Roscommon remain a tier below them moving into the new year. Finneran believes promotion through the NFL can be the key to their evolution as a championship team and with the depth of the squad increasing year-by-year, this appears well within their grasp. “There’s a great panel there. We got a lot of new players into the panel this year. It’s a strong panel, stronger in depth than it was last year. The girls are in a position to push on. The next step would be to get up in the leagues. We’re going to have to get these girls up to Division Two to be competing at All-Ireland series level here in championship,” Finneran added.

on the resumption, when Laura Fleming and the excellent Finan clipped unanswered points. Unfortunately, their quest for a place in the midSeptember showpiece suffered a decisive blow on 36 minutes. As she bore down on goal, the raiding Duggan was fouled inside the square by Kilbride centre-back Alice Kelly. Referee Stephen McNulty initially played an advantage only to finally award a penalty in Meath’s favour. Duggan dusted herself off to negotiate the resulting spot-kick and expertly slotted beyond the reach of Helena Cummins. There was a sense that the floodgates were beginning to open at this juncture and while both sides lost players to the sin-bin, it was Meath who dominated proceedings edging towards the final-quarter. Duggan’s two-point salvo afforded them further leeway and Wall unleashed a thunderbolt

to the roof of the net on 44 minutes. Wing-back Megan Thynne also ventured forward to kick a fine score - giving them a seemingly unassailable 4-11 to 1-8 cushion in the process. Glennon and Higgins eventually ended this lengthy scoring sequence with well-worked points at the far end. McHugh and Finan (free) also found the range in response to Nesbitt and Wall efforts for Meath. Nonetheless, with places up for grabs ahead of their latest second-tier final appearance, it was Meath who finished the game on a high. Substitutes Emma White (two) and Kate Byrne staked their claims for a starting berth by supplementing O’Neill, Byrne and Nesbitt points in the dying moments. It was ultimately a disappointing way for Roscommon’s campaign to draw to a close, but it has been a productive 2019 overall for a progressing side.

Teams and Scorers ... MEATH: Monica McGuirk; Katie Newe, Sarah Powderly, Orlaith Duff; Shauna Ennis, Megan Thynne (0-1), Sarah Wall; Maire O’Shaughnessy, Aoibhin Cleary; Vikki Wall (1-2), Emma Duggan (1-5, 1-0 pen, 0-2f), Orla Byrne (1-3); Bridgetta Lynch, Fiona O’Neil (1-4), Kelsey Nesbitt (0-2). Subs used: Emma White (0-2) for Lynch (47), Megan O’Brien for S Wall (50), Kate Byrne (0-1) for O’Shaughnessy (55), Shelly Melia for O’Neill, Aoibheann Leahy for Duggan (both 56). ROSCOMMON: Helena Cummins; Honor Ennis, Amanda McLoone, Niamh Feeney; Joanne Cregg, Alice Kelly, Sorcha Bruen; Sinead Kenny, Laura Fleming (0-1); Siobhan Tully, Roisin Wynne, Natalie McHugh (0-1); Rebecca Finan (0-7, 4f), Aimee O’Connor (1-0), Jenny Higgins (0-2). Subs used: Megan Kelly for Feeney (37), Sinead Glennon (0-1) for O’Connor, Rachel Brady for Cregg (both 43), Katie Daly for Fleming (51), Rachel Fitzmaurice for Tully (52). Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow)

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Boyle v Clann na nGael (Group C) on Saturday in Ballyleague at 5 pm This is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;must winâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; territory for both sides. The champions were well beaten by Western Gaels last weekend, and with Pearses to come in their final game they will want to win this one badly. Donie Shine went off injured last Saturday and Clann will be hoping he will be fit. Boyle were very unlucky against Pearses and if they can bring their best form to Ballyleague they can cause a shock. On their day Boyle are a match for anyone and in recent years they have beaten a number of fancied teams. A very hard game to call. Maybe Boyle to win narrowly. Prediction: Boyle

Fuerty were impressive winners against St. Croanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s but this will be a much tougher test. St. Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were poor against Elphin and without Senan Kilbride they looked rudderless up front. However, Brian Stack and Niall McInerney played well and they can be the inspiration this weekend. Niall Kilroy is the Fuerty talisman and led the charge against St. Croanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once again. But they are not a one-man team and the likes of Philip Neilan, Gearoid Ennis and the Bannons are excellent performers. The pressure is off Fuerty after their win at the weekend and with Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needing a win, I am giving them the nod to win narrowly. Prediction: St. Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

St. Croanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s v Elphin on Sunday in EnďŹ eld at 4 pm Elphin were arguably the most impressive winners last weekend and will be

hoping that they can repeat the dose here. Fintan, Gerry, and Frankie Cregg along with the Killoran brothers Enda and Shane all played their part as Elphin breezed past St. Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Croanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are struggling and without the likes of Ross Timothy they could be in relegation trouble. Prediction: Elphin

Group B St. Faithleachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s v Roscommon Gaels on Saturday in Ballyleague at 6.45 pm CiarĂĄin Murtagh will not be back for this match and he will be a big loss for the home side. They will be hoping that Diarmuid Murtagh, Dylan Carbery and Dave Rooney can supply the scores they will need. Further back Faithleachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will need to tighten up as they conceded three goals to Glaveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last weekend.

The Gaels never looked like losing to Strokestown last weekend but they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put them away until injury-time. Mark Healy and Ronan Carolan could be back in action but Cian Connolly is likely to be out. The town team look a solid outfit but are too reliant in young Peter Gillooly up front. They should be good enough to win by a couple of points here. Prediction: Roscommon Gaels

Michael Glaveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s v Strokestown on Sunday in Ballinlough at 1.30 pm Glaveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made a very good start to their campaign last weekend and impressed many observers with their organisation, clever use of the ball and their ability to get goals. Strokestown are short a number of their more prominent players and it is beginning to tell. They were very weak up front against Roscommon Gaels and will have to play much better if they are not to become involved in a relegation

dog-fight. Glaveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look the better bet at home. Prediction: Michael Glaveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Group C PĂĄdraig Pearses v Western Gaels in Athleague on Saturday at 6.45 pm This would normally be the game of the weekend but the fact that both sides won last weekend eases the pressure. Pearses got out of jail against Boyle with two late goals but they remain favourites to claim their first ever title. Whether they justify that favouritism will be seen over the next six weeks or so. Western Gaels were excellent against Clann, and with their full team out they are a match for anyone. The Creggs, Kevin Higgins Seanie McDermott and Niall Higgins are all playing well for them and they look very well organised. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another very hard game to call. Prediction: Draw

Athleague Community Centre e

RE-DEVELOPMENT

FUNDRAISING MONSTER AUCTION SUNDAY 8th September 2019 IN ATHLEAGUE COMMUNITY CENTRE

We are holding a fundraising Monster Auction on Sunday 8th September 2019 and would appreciate any help you can give us. Re-Development Works to

Athleague Community Centre CLG will begin in the coming weeks. The overall cost of the project will be â&#x201A;Ź365,000. We have funds in place with grants for â&#x201A;Ź240,000.

With existing funds in place, â&#x201A;Ź100,000 has to be raised locally to ensure the works are paid for on completion of works in early 2020. We need your help in this regard.

IDEAL DONATIONS AREâ&#x20AC;Ś..

COLLECTABLES

PAINTINGS / ART

FUEL

CASH DONATIONS

VOUCHERS

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

LIVESTOCK/FARM

FURNITURE

NEW ELECTRICAL

SERVICES/LABOUR

MACHINERY

BRIC A BRAC

NO USED BEDS, USED SOFAS, USED TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OR USED ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACCEPTED

ALL GOODS MUST BE IN SALEABLE CONDITION GYM EQUIPMENT

WE CAN COLLECT ANY ITEMS YOU ARE DONATING You may contact the people or email below for more information. Thank You. Paddy 087 2601443 / Stephanie 087 6109651 E: athleaguecommunitycentre@gmail.com

DROP OFF TIMES: 2-6pm Saturday 31st August & Sunday 1st September

Come along on the 8th of September. Bargains to be had on the day.

VIEWING from 11 a.m.

AUCTION begins 12 p.m. sharp.

Pictured in the Orchard Park, Elphin last Saturday for the Roscommon SFC match between St. Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Elphin were Senan and Seadna Burke. Pic: Mick McCormack