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TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS ROADS ACT 1993, SECTION 75 ROADS REGULATIONS 1994, ARTICLE 12 Roscommon County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close the road referred to hereunder for the period and the reason specified.

Road to be closed: The L-6171-0 at Ballinderry will operate on Stop/Go for 400 metres between its junction with the L-6166-23 at Ballinderry Cross and the L-60974-0 at Dooherty.

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Period of Closure: The 23rd August 2021 until the 15th October 2021.

Reason for Road Closure: Laying of water mains along the public road in the Townlands of Ballinderry & Derrycanan as part of the Mid Roscommon Water Scheme pipe laying Contract.

People WATCHING With WithPAUL PAULHEALY HEALY

Could people inside get requests played and listen through an open window?

So, let’s try and get our heads around it...

YOUR head, you mean!

Need to get it right!

Yes, preferably before the year is out…

Okay...so, with regard to hospitality, it’s 200 people outside…

Yes… All seated in groups of six…

NO! Huh? I thought it’s confined to tables of six…

That’s a MAXIMUM of six at one table… there can be less people at a table either!

Okay, so NO MORE than six at a table?

Well, in certain circumstances, you can have 15…

If you’re a government minister?

No! If you have nine children…

But sure who has nine children? Not too many these days!

Not nine children of your own, well not necessarily…nine children in your party…

I didn’t think they were allowing parties…are parties back in?

No, not an actual party, although come to think of it, you can have an outdoor party now. I meant nine children in a given party…that constitutes grounds for 15 people at the one table!

Wouldn’t that be noisy?

Irrelevant!

(They pause to let the slight tension ease) So you can have 200 people outdoors, at a restaurant, bar or hotel…as long as they’re seated at separate tables of no more than six persons…

Perfect!

That seems like a dramatic change!

Yeah, well Katherine Zappone is key to it all…

She has to be present?

Endangered Species The barstool boyos

NO! I mean the Katherine Zappone controversy has led to this…er…breakthrough.

She had a party in the Merrion Hotel, attended by 50 people, including Leo? Yep! Any children there?

I don’t know!

Is that the party Eamon Ryan, the Green Party leader, went to?

NO! Where did he go?

Merrion Cricket Club!

Did he cycle there?

Probably!

That small outfit, how are they doing?

Are they still relevant?

The Greens?

No, Merrion Cricket Club!

Roscommon U-20 footballers reaching the All-Ireland final with a magnificent victory over Down last Saturday. (Hard luck to our minors, defeated in Friday’s Connacht final. They had a great campaign, and will have better days).

Residents will be contacted and notified directly by the Contractor in advance of the closure.

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Just like that…it’s over…the sporting jamboree that is the Olympic Games. It was a great success and a credit to the organisers and hosts. At least it’s not a case of ‘See you in four years’…just three years now to Paris 2024!

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And now music’s allowed outside too…

Yes (wearily)…

But not inside…

Correct.

So you could have 200 customers outside a bar, with music, and another 100 or 200 inside, with no music…

Yes. Could the people inside get requests played and listen through an open window?

Probably…

What would happen if a couple had 14 children and wanted to sit together?

TWO TABLES! A table for 15, and a table for one? Hardly fair?

Maybe they’d have the cop on to ask for two tables of eight!

But you need nine children to justify having more than six people at one table…

Okay! Maybe three tables of six then!

Then they’d have two spare seats…

Yeah, we could join them!

Actually, a couple with 14 children might want to go out on their own…

Oh dear!

(They pause to simply take breath) I’m confused…

I’d never have guessed!

It just doesn’t make any sense…

Is it all the ‘table talk’...or the number of children, or the music conditions?

No… All the confusion last week?

No… WHAT? I can’t understand what the Green Party were celebrating!

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Environmental group threatens legal action over Lough Funshinagh pipe works FITZ: FIE ARE NEEDLESSLY MEDDLING! < DAN DOONER

An environmental group could be set to seek a High Court injunction to halt overflow pipe works at Lough Funshinagh near Rahara in South Roscommon.

The Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) group has described the works as “one of the worst environmental breaches ever undertaken by a local authority” in a statement released this week.

Solicitors for the conservation group requested the immediate cessation of works on Thursday last until a valid decision granting permission for the works is produced.

Works to remove excess water, which involves the laying of a 2.6km overflow pipe to Lough

Ree, were launched in June last

by Roscommon County Council and Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan.

In its statement on Monday, FIE confirmed that it had issued a solicitor’s letter to the local authority to cease work on draining Lough Funshinagh, “a turlough protected under the habitats directive, until the necessary studies, and planning permission had been carried out”.

The group says it was advised by ecologist Dr. William O’Connor, who was quoted as saying that the construction works could have an unintended catastrophic impact because of the local geology.

Rising floodwater at the turlough has already led to one

house being abandoned permanently while another elderly couple were forced to leave their home due to flooding fears.

Roscommon County Council has so far declined to comment on the matter.

However, Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has accused FIE of “needlessly threatening to meddle” in the works at Lough Funshinagh.

“Personally, I do not see how someone can be looking for an injunction when the designated site hasn’t even been touched.

These are emergency works; there are elderly people’s lives at risk. These works will actually benefit the designated area itself and its habitats,” he said.

“If this environmental lobby group had any regard for the socalled annexes that are in desig-

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice.

nated areas, they wouldn’t even be thinking of going into courts to block these works. Hopefully common sense will prevail and these meddlers will not try to delay any works that are being done as we are approaching yet another winter”.

The Independent TD said that the works currently being carried out would only accommodate the final part of the project.

“It is awful easy for someone from a lobby group to be up on a pedestal preaching when the turlough isn’t at their door, threatening to flood their home.

“On top of that, it shows the disregard they have; all they’re interested in is obstruction, because if they actually looked at the situation, they would agree that the turlough is not functioning,” he concluded.

Man (30s) arrested following Roscommon drug seizure A man in his thirties has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis valued at over €56,000 in Roscommon yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).

The seizure was made after Gardaí attached to the Castlerea District and members of the Roscommon and Longford Divisional Drugs Unit carried out two searches in Roscommon yesterday afternoon.

The searches, carried out under ‘Operation Tara’, led to the discovery of cannabis plants and herb with a combined value of €56,050.

A growhouse and a total of

thirty cannabis plants were discovered during the initial search of a property. The value of the plants found is estimated to be €24,000.

Drug paraphernalia was also seized.

During a follow-up search, cannabis herb with a street value of €32,040 was seized and one man was arrested at the scene.

The man, aged in his thirties, was taken to Castlerea Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996. Investigations are ongoing.

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The scene at Seán Sherwin’s home in Rooskey last Thursday as flash flooding caused significant damage to his property.

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A major clean-up operation took place in Rooskey after flash floods caused significant damage to a number of properties and local roads in the area on Thursday last.

Severe rainfall shortly after 5.30 pm on Thursday evening led to the flooding of houses in a number of communities just over a kilometre outside the village as residents were left counting the cost of the damage.

Former Fianna Fáil TD Seán Sherwin was one of the residents affected after floodwaters from a local stream at Drumman Beg forced him to leave his home last weekend.

“It started at around 5.30 pm on Thursday evening with the most serious rain falling between then and 6.30 pm. I’ve never seen the stream here as high. It is fast moving at times and it would rise with a normal amount of rainfall but at no stage have I had any fear of it over-flowing.

“The water came through into my garden, flooding my patio area before it started to seep into the house. Every room in the house was affected with two inches of water,” he said.

The force of the flood was such that a railway sleeper that had been placed in Seán’s back garden was carried around his home to his front driveway.

Seán said the water reached a height of ten inches at the rear of his house before entering.

Carpets had to be taken up while neighbour, Ro-

nan Nugent, secured three industrial dehumidifiers to take dampness from rooms.

Seán was grateful for the support he received from family members and friends.

“The neighbours here were tremendous. I never asked for help but word got around and they showed up asking what they could do for me,” he said.

Next-door neighbours, Frank and Mary Kavanagh offered him a place to stay while cousin and former Roscommon footballer, Richard Dooner, called to help with the cleanup.

“My daughter Liz and her husband Tom McGovern and two of my grandchildren, Tom Jnr. and David, came to help clean the house while other neighbours have been so good in helping with things like laundry too,” he said.

Seán added that while there are plans to widen a culvert which runs under a bridge near his home, additional clearing works were required further downstream to prevent a similar situation occurring again.

Meanwhile, local Independent Councillor Tom Crosby praised the local community’s response following the flooding in Rooskey.

“On Thursday evening of last week, a deluge of rain, lasting about three hours struck the area surrounding Druminnarly Road.

This led to houses being flooded, ripped up roads, and caused a huge amount of worry and stress for the

Local resident, Seán Sherwin, pictured at his home in Rooskey. A deluge of rain caused a local stream to overflow last Thursday, causing significant damage to his property.

community,” Cllr. Crosby said.

“However, the damage could’ve been considerably worse were it not for the local community. At around 9.30 pm, members of the community got together and assisted outdoor staff of Roscommon County Council in opening arteries for floodwaters to escape to the River Shannon, which is about half a kilometre from the Druminnarly Road, near the well-known local landmark, the Kon-Tiki Pub and Restaurant”.

Roscommon County Council staff carried out temporary repairs to damaged roads in the area so as to provide access for local residents.

Cllr. Crosby visited the

scene on Friday morning to survey the damage.

“I met with a number of residents, including a couple in their late 80s whose access road and property had been badly affected.

Fortunately, theirs wasn’t one of the properties that had flooded internally.

“I have met with Council officials and have got an undertaking that the necessary drainage alongside the affected roads will be substantially upgraded, and the roads that are badly damaged will be fully reinstated with new tarmac finish. I have also requested that the arteries to the River Shannon be cleared up to ensure this type of situation can never arise in the future,” Cllr.

Crosby concluded.

Seán Sherwin adjusts a dehumidifier at his home in Rooskey earlier this week. Floodwater caused significant damage to a number of rooms at the property on Thursday last.

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PAUL HEALY’S WEEK A column by Roscommon People editor Friday We all know what it’s like to have the proverbial ‘Bad day at the office’.

The Roscommon minor footballers will know that feeling following tonight’s big disappointment. Hot favourites to win the Connacht title (after a stunning campaign), they unexpectedly fell at the final hurdle. Actually, to put this surprise result down to a Rossie stumble is unfair to Sligo, who by all accounts were superb.

I listened to the match commentary on Shannonside. When I ‘dipped’ into Ocean FM, the commentary team were extremely emotional as they tried to match words to the history unfolding before them…with Sligo edging towards a first Connacht Minor title since 1968. It was a thoroughly deserved victory and a very special sporting moment, albeit at the expense of our lads.

Congratulations to Sligo on a magnificent success. Hard luck to our minors. With this demoralising defeat coming after a sensational and inspiring win over Galway, they have experienced glory and agony in quick succession. It is the nature of sport.

Just now, the disappointment will be intense, but this was actually a terrific campaign by our minors, marked by superb wins over Mayo and Galway.

Our lads can be proud of their exploits.

Saturday Of course we’re all very proud of local Lion Robbie Henshaw. I’m not being biased when I say he had a very good tour (more on him in a moment).

But, Robbiemania aside, the South Africa-British & Irish Lions test series was one awful bore. Maybe there was some fascinating technical stuff going on, but it was about as exciting as a Stephen Donnelly-Michael McGrath Zoom call. There was a complete lack of imagination, creativity and flair from both sides. The South Africans edged it, just (2-1 in tests, winning today with a late penalty).

Rarely has a big sporting event so disappointed. Personally, I had an entirely forgettable series. I paid six euro for a pint in Killarney to see some of test one. Last week, I watched test two at home and was

paul@roscommonpeople.ie sented this country internationally with serious distinction. However, there is no excuse for Simon’s testiness and arrogance on this issue, as displayed during a radio interview with Bryan Dobson. Varadkar and Coveney have displayed arrogance, followed by delayed humility (and that, only after all hell broke loose). This was stroke politics, 2021 version. Are they trying to hand power on a plate to Sinn Féin?

totally bored. Today, I watched a recording of test 3 (after the hurling) and it was only marginally less pedestrian and tedious. The whole series was dire.

At least Robbie, our (Athlone) Lion, lived up to his ever-growing reputation. I’ll quote from one online review today: “The Irishman was excellent in defence as always, and did everything in his power to keep the Lions in the game late on”.

The most memorable part of Sky’s coverage today was the lovely, natural good luck message from Robbie’s grandad, Billy. That, and Ronan O’Gara’s brilliantly insightful analysis, which frankly was wasted on this anti-climatic series.

Tuesday

Later on Saturday Wow. With five and a half minutes remaining in this evening’s All-Ireland U-20 Football semi-final, Roscommon trailed by two points. What followed has been well documented since. The young Rossies outscored Down by 1-5 to 0-0 in the remaining 16 minutes (10 minutes of injurytime). It was an outstanding finish

by Roscommon, notable for brilliant turnovers, immense effort and will to win, and composure in attack.

As an aside, I thought referee David Murnane struggled during a frantic injury-time period, when Down tempers were up (one Down sub seemed to think he was competing in the Olympic boxing). At one very late stage Murnane opted to hop the ball, which was asking for trouble.

This was a fabulous win, one that has brought joy and pride to the county. Best of luck to our lads in Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

Sunday

What a boxer. What a woman. What a person.

Kellie Harrington is a great boxer.

She is also a remarkable human being, a wonderful role model and, as of today, an Olympic champion.

From Portland Row to Tokyo and back to Portland Row, this emotioncharged story unfolded, the drama brilliantly captured by RTE Sport.

In the ring, Kellie was brave, calm

U20 Roscommon manager Liam Tully pictured at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon ahead of the EirGrid U20 Football All-Ireland Final this Sunday. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile.

and skilled against a world class opponent. In Portland Row, her family and neighbours were submerged under a sea of media as they celebrated the momentous realisation of a dream for their local hero. This gold medal win is a fitting reward for years of dedication.

She’s now our national hero, of course. Anyone watching an emotional Kellie during the presentation ceremony – the Tricolour rising to Amhrán na bhFiann – and listening to her in subsequent interviews, can be in no doubt as to what a special person she is. Eloquent, modest, brave...and more heroic and inspirational than she may ever realise, Kellie is a great champion and a great person.

Monday Granted, it is the media silly season – but our politicians shouldn’t take that as a signal to be silly (they should just keep their heads down).

Leo Varadkar is an enigma. On many

levels he’s a brilliant politician, but he’s also prone to gaffes and errors of judgement. Maybe it’s because he realises how slick and talented he is!

Over-confidence and all that!

I imagine that Danny Healy-Rae is grateful to Leo and Simon Coveney and Katherine Zappone, as the collective mess they’ve been immersed in has ensured Danny’s dubious dancing hasn’t attracted as much comment as might have been the case. (Danny was filmed ‘dancing’ with a lady outside his pub; more objectionable was footage of several people partying inside the premises in July, prior to the lifting of restrictions on indoor hospitality). It seems Dancing Danny is very much out of step.

As for ZapponeGate, the fall-out continues. Fine Gael is damaged by the controversy, no question. The attempt to appoint Ms. Zappone to a newlycreated UN role smacks of cronyism.

Like Varadkar, Simon Coveney is an excellent politician, one who has repre-

I’ve enjoyed observing a number of talented journalists/broadcasters scale the industry ladder in recent years (with varying degrees of speed).

As in all walks of life, there’s a ‘changing of the guard’ element in the media. Of course some ‘old hacks’ hang in there for decades, veterans with ink in their blood (or whatever the broadcasting equivalent is).

It’s also natural and inevitable that ‘new blood’ emerges. And I reckon there are some brilliant people on the scene just now.

Amongst the new breed who stand out for me are Gavan Reilly, Shane Beatty, Fran McNulty, Sarah McInerney and Kieran Cuddihy.

Longford native Fran has settled so impressively into the Prime Time hot seat. He’s made a very good start and will continue to prosper. Shane Beatty (Newstalk) is extremely impressive. I’ve really warmed to Kieran Cuddihy, who’s ‘on fire’ as the relatively new presenter of ‘The Hard Shoulder’ on Newstalk. He’s really making a mark. Dare I say…Ivan who?!

Gavan Reilly (Newstalk, Virgin Media) is superb, always on top of his brief…a brilliant reporter. This guy is top class.

Maybe Gavan is just pipped for ‘Best emerging presenter/reporter in the country’ status by Sarah McInerney. Well briefed, articulate, intelligent, devastatingly tenacious, and with all the required journalistic instincts…she is excellent. At her best, Sarah makes the studio a very unsettling place for politicians, which presumably is a good thing.

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Over 920 patients received Palliative Care last year The Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation funded Palliative Care Services to 924 patients in both counties over the course of 2020. In their 2020 report, launched recently by Minister Frank Feighan, the report outlines that 4,474 home visits were carried out by the Palliative Care Teams throughout the course of 2020 and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

While the pandemic reduced fundraised income by 35 percent as a result of less fundraising events and the closure of the Hospice’s 12 retail shops, it didn’t stop the build of the new Roscommon Hospice, due to launch this October.

CEO of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation, Martina Jennings said: “2020 began with the turning of the sod for Roscommon Hospice.

Little did we know that within a few short weeks, our shops would be

closed, all fundraising events would be cancelled and we would be facing a global pandemic. I’m delighted to say that even through the pandemic, the Roscommon Hospice build started and continued throughout the year and we’re ready to launch in October. The cost of the Hospice is over €6m, all of which has come from fundraised income. Our focus is now on continuing to fund these vital services in our community”.

Local Minister of State Frank Feighan said: “I want to commend Mayo-Roscommon Hospice Foundation on the launch of their Annual Report. The report clearly demonstrates the commitment and hard work that staff and volunteers at the Foundation have dedicated to providing services for people receiving palliative care and their families during what has been a challenging year

with the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Martina Jennings added: “Once again I must extend my thanks to the people of Mayo and Roscommon. Without them we wouldn’t have been able to fund palliative care and family support services to both counties throughout the pandemic. It would not have been possible without fundraised income and also our nurses and volunteers who provide the services.

“Our palliative care teams consistently delivered vital services throughout the most difficult period we’ve ever seen.

“Our healthcare workers showed such resilience and compassion throughout the year, always ensuring patients and their families received dignity and respect every step of the way on their respective journeys and I cannot thank them enough”.

TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS

TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS

ROADS ACT 1993, SECTION 75 ROADS REGULATIONS 1994, ARTICLE 12

ROADS ACT 1993, SECTION 75 ROADS REGULATIONS 1994, ARTICLE 12

Roscommon County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close the road referred to hereunder for the period and the reason specified.

Roscommon County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close the road referred to hereunder for the period and the reason specified.

Road to be closed: L-1812 Golf Links Road will be closed for 300 metres from its junction with L-7052 Antogher Road to the Sacred Heart Home entrance.

Road to be closed: The L-7144-0 at Carrowbaun/Ballinaboy will be closed for 400 metres North from its junction with the N63.

Alternative Routes: Traffic will be diverted via L-7052 Antogher Road on to the N63 Galway Road and right onto Circular Road and vice versa.

Traffic will also be diverted via L-7055 at the Golf Club onto N61 Athlone Road and left onto Circular Road and vice versa.

Period of Closure: From 30th of August 2021 to 15th of October 2021.

Reason for Road Closure: Laying of sewers along the public road as part of the Roscommon Town Main Drainage Scheme.

All necessary approach signage and diversion signage will be used at the required locations as per Traffic Management Plan.

Residents will be contacted and notified directly by the Contractor in advance of the closure.

Maps showing proposed closure/diversions are available on www.roscommoncoco.ie Water Services Section Roscommon County Council Aras an Chontae Roscommon F42 VR98

Alternative Routes: Traffic will be diverted via the N63 on to the L-1829-14 and on to the L-7143-0 and vice versa.

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Chairman Mike Smith, Chief Executive Martina Jennings, and Minister of State Frank Feighan.

Town and Village Renewal STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT Scheme 2021 A new Town and Village Renewal STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT Scheme has been announced as part of ‘Our Rural Future – Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025.’ The following 5 towns and villages are eligible to apply in County Roscommon: Ballaghaderreen, Boyle, Roscommon, Knockcroghery and Athleague.

Roscommon County Council is seeking applications only from Community Groups/Town Teams in the above Towns/Villages who can deliver the project

by November 5th 2021. The Community Group/Town Team can apply for funding to carry out eligible works to commercial/residential or vacant buildings with the owner’s consent and match funding. The grant scheme is at 70% grant rate in the case of an individual property or 80% where there are 3 or more adjacent properties. Roscommon County Council schemes allows for the following eligible works: - Replacement of existing shopfront with traditional painted wooden shopfront or Contemporary Design (max €4,000 grant/building) - Replacement of signage with traditional wooden fascia with wooden/ hand painted lettering OR Contemporary design (max €4,000 grant/ building)

Period of Closure: The 23rd August 2021 until the 10th September 2021.

- Decluttering of Shop-fronts, e.g. removal of redundant wiring/poles/ signs (max €2,000 grant/building)

Reason for Road Closure: Laying of water mains along the public road in the Townlands of Carrowbaun & Ballinaboy as part of the Mid Roscommon Water Scheme pipe laying Contract.

- Painting of building/shopfront in Local Authority pre-agreed colours (max €1,500 grant/building)

All necessary approach signage and diversion signage will be used at the required locations as per Traffic Management Plan.

Residents will be contacted and notified directly by the Contractor in advance of the closure.

Closures will be phased to ensure minimum disruption to locals. Maps showing proposed closure/diversions are available on www. roscommoncoco.ie Water Services Section Roscommon County Council Aras an Chontae Roscommon F42 VR98

- Green enhancement of entrances/terraces with planting (max €500) - Maximum overall grant for any one building is €8,000 Details of the scheme can be accessed at www.roscommoncoco.ie Application Form with 2 written quotations for amounts under €3,000 or 3 written quotations for amounts above €3,000 must be submitted via My Online Services at: https://roscommon-self.achieveservice.com Closing date for receipt of Applications is 2nd September 2021 @ 5pm.

Any queries relating to the application process or eligibility for the scheme can be emailed to regeneration@roscommoncoco.ie Majella Hunt, Director of Services

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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (AS AMENDED) PART 8 Applicant: Roscommon County Council Location: Cluain Airne Traveller Accommodation, Killerney Td., Lanesborough Rd., Roscommon Proposal: Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of …

Proposed Residential Development at Cluain Airne traveller accommodation site, Killerney Td., Lanesborough Rd., Roscommon.

The Proposed Development will comprise the construction of a) 2 No. single storey 2-bedroom detached houses and (b) all associated site development works including construction of footpaths, access road, street lighting, ducting for utilities and upgrade to foul & surface water drainage networks.

An appropriate assessment screening report and environmental impact assessment screening report of the proposed development has been completed and is available for inspection with this development. The reports concluded that a full EIAR is not required, and that the development does not need to proceed to Stage 2 appropriate assessment. Where any person considers that a development proposed to be carried out would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, he or she may, at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks beginning on the date of publication of the notice referred to in Article 81(2), apply to An Bord Pleanala for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects. Plans and Particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 4 weeks from 13/08/2021 during public opening hours at the offices of the Housing Department, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon County Council, Roscommon. Plans and particulars can also be viewed online on the Roscommon County Council website at the following link: http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/About_Us/ PART-8-Local-Authority-Own-Developments/ Housing/ A submission or observation in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made, in writing or via email before 4pm on 24/09/2021, marked “Killerney Park Traveller Housing Development” and submitted to: Housing Department, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon.

Or Housing@roscommoncoco.ie Signed:Sean Mullarkey, Acting Director of Services

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Site visit for Lough Ree RNLI crew as €1.2m boathouse nears completion Lough Ree RNLI volunteers got the opportunity recently to examine progress on the building of its new boathouse at Coosan Point, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

As the charity enters its tenth year of service on Lough Ree, the local RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew look forward to the completion of a state of the art boathouse beside its current base at Coosan Point on Lough Ree. Built on a site donated by the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, which will have its national headquarters under the same roof, the 280 square metre twostorey facility will transform the ability of Lough Ree RNLI to offer a vital service to the midlands.

At its heart is the boathall, which will be home to the Atlantic 85 Inshore lifeboat ‘Tara Scougall’, allowing for quicker access on to the water via a new purpose built slip-way. Other facilities include a large meeting room to facilitate ongoing training of crews and water safety education for community groups. Alongside is a communications centre, managers office, mechanics workshop and a small shop.

The main contractors, Woodvale Construction from Omagh, Co. Tyrone, have been on site since last autumn. Built to the

highest specifications and heated geothermally, it is expected that the facility will be handed over to the RNLI in September with the local volunteer crew taking possession in October.

Given that this is one of the busiest RNLI stations in Ireland, with almost 400 call outs, and 30 already this year, assisting over 300 vessels and coming to the aid of over a thousand people, this building is a critical piece of infrastructure for a lakeside community.

Locally, the Lough Ree RNLI fundraising committee started a campaign to raise a community contribution of €100,000.

Treasurer Vincent Rafter has said he wanted to thank those who had already donated and organised ‘Go Fund Me’ pages.

He said: “While great progress had been made at a difficult time for all charities, it is hoped that one final wave of generosity from local businesses, community organisations, sports clubs and individuals will see the target achieved”.

The station has a local bank account where all donations large or small are welcome: Loughree RNLI Boathouse Appeal – BIC: AIBKIE2D, IBAN: IE80AIBK93226458090098.

Lough Ree RNLI volunteers got the opportunity recently to examine progress on the building of its new boathouse at Coosan Point, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

NOTICE PUBLISHING COMMENCEMENT OF AUDIT Roscommon County Council Notice is hereby given that the audit of the accounts of the above-named local government organisation for the financial year ended on the 31st day of December, 2020 will be commenced by Ms. Mary Keaney Local Government Auditor, on the 20th August 2021. In accordance with article 17 of the Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) Regulations 2014, objections to any matter or matters contained in the said several accounts will be considered by the Local Government Auditor during the audit.

Written notice of any proposed objection, setting out the relevant particulars and grounds on which it is to be made, should be sent to the above Local Government Auditor c/o Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon within ten days of the commencement of the audit. The annual financial statement will be available during office hours at the reception desk at Áras an Chontae for the inspection of all persons for a period of seven days prior to the commencement of the audit.

Dated this 9th day of August 2021.

Majella Hunt, Deputy Chief Executive of Roscommon County Council

Suck Valley Way Cycle to take place on Sunday, 22nd The Suck Valley Way Cycle is a new event, launching on Sunday, August 22nd, at 9.30 am. It will consists of two cycles: a 30km cycle through Cloonfad, Granlahan, Ballinlough and Williamstown, and a 90km cycle through Cloonfad, Granlahan, Ballinlough, Castlerea, Ballintubber, Donamon, Castlecoote, Creggs, Glenamaddy and Williamstown. The event will help raise money for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation and Jacinta’s Smile.

This event is a must for cycling enthusiasts of all levels. Everyone is welcome, and both cycling clubs and individual cyclists are invited to register by contacting Anthony Waldron (Chairman of the Suck Valley Way Cycle Committee) on 086-7866774. The registration price is €25. Cyclists interested in taking part will also be supporting two local charities, the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation and Jacinta’s Smile.

The Suck Valley Way is a part of Ireland that is truly undiscovered, a place where every highway and byway take you far from the madding crowd. It is the perfect place to escape into the wild, with its stately homes and ancient castles, peat bogs and wildflower meadows, native woodlands and turloughs, marshes and magnificent lakes.

Anthony says: “It is with great pleasure that we are able to host this event for two very worthy causes. This cycle

is planned to be an annual event and we know that cycling clubs and individuals will find the route challenging and enjoyable”.

Charity beneficiaries are thrilled to have been chosen to be involved. Martina Jennings (CEO of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation) said: “Events like these have been incredibly important in helping us fund vital services in the community. It is fitting also that this event is in its initiation as we near the completion of our eight-bed specialist palliative care Roscommon Hospice; it is a dream that is near to becoming a reality entirely due to fund-raised income”.

Katie-Anne O’Toole of Jacinta’s Smile commented: “Jacinta’s Smile is thrilled to be one of the beneficiaries of this wonderful active event. We love to be supported by the communities of Roscommon and Mayo and far beyond.

“As a children’s bereavement charity, this year has been incredibly important to us as we have had to think creatively and bravely. Through this, we have been empowered to continue to support children and young people who have lost a sibling, with the help of the public’s thoughtful contributions. With all that has been lost this past year, may we move forth with hope and with warmth”.

You can follow this event’s progression on social media.

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Claims columnist used ‘anti-woman language’

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nuity. It’s called the use of descriptive language.

It’s called setting the scene, which is what I did when I tried to bring the recorded ‘robotic, throaty, Yours sincerely, staccato, monotone, woman’s voice’ to life. And Applicant: Roscommon County Council Anna Morvern Dear Editor, yes, she was ‘annoying’.

My piece was not ‘sexist’ or ‘demeaning’ nor did Regarding page 14 of the Friday 23 July edition Miriam responds: I love it when I receive letters/ it contain the so-called ‘language of anti-women Location: Lakeview Heights, Bellspark Td., Boyle, of Roscommon People, and column entitled comments regarding my ‘words of wit and wis- patriarchy’. My use of the term ‘love’ was done Co. Roscommon ‘Miriam’s Musings’, I was disappointed to read dom’. All feedback, whether positive or negative, in an effort to convey an informal colloquialism, Miriam Kerins using the anti-woman language is both welcomed and encouraged, and I’d like to and was not, in any way, an attempt to ‘devalue’ Proposal: Pursuant to the requirements of the we usually expect from the mouths of ignorant thank my readers, even the one who has expressed women. men. their ‘disappointment’ regarding my musings and, above, notice is hereby given of …

However, even as I thank this reader for their In her Friday 23 July column on her frustration in this instance what they perceive to be my use of feedback, and for their opinion, and I respect their with the Digital Covid Cert helpline, she criticises ‘anti-woman language’. right to voice it, and to hold it, I must respectfully Proposed 6 no. Residential units which the recorded message: ‘I’m left hanging on, As an opinion columnist, a woman, a mother, a disagree with their analysis of my piece. 857583 comprise of (a)Demolition of existing listening to an annoying, automated, Dalek-like grandmother, and as a human being, I have always I feel I must mention that this reader’s assessment derelict building (b) Construction of House voice telling me my call is ‘very important’ to been an advocate for women’s rights and equal- that ‘Roscommon is a very poor county for female her. Clearly it’s not love…’

Type A – 2 no. bed semidetached dormer S2DOYLE & SONS Alan beirne ity. I have, in the course of my ‘musings’, chal- liberation’ bewilders me. While I’ve got nobusiness knowlCalling the female recorded message voice houses. (c) Construction of House Type B - 2 lenged any ingrained and negative assumptions edge regarding their personal experiences, let me ‘love’ as a term to devalue it is a common tactic I’ve encountered regarding women; calling out say that I’ve found every Rossie05/04/2021 no. 3 bed semi-detached dormer houses.

I’ve encountered |M used by anti-women men (‘Smile love, it090might 6627377 inequality wherever I’ve witnessed it. I’ve writ- to be friendly, decent, humane, compassionate and The proposed development will also consist never happen’ etc.). Miriam also calls this ‘anten about situations that are extremely personal to forward-thinking folks. It’s my opinion that the of reconstruction of houses no. 7 and 8 noying’ recorded voice the ‘throaty, staccato, alan.beirne@roscommonherald.com me, and I’ve always been as open and as honest people of this county not only embrace the rights which comprise of 2 no. 3 bed semidetached monotone woman’ in expressing her dislike of as possible. I thank our editor for allowing me this and the equalities of women, they also champion the helpline, again using ‘woman’ as a term of dormer houses (House Type B) with all platform. the diversity and the differences in perspectives 2060848 abuse for the robotic voice. associated site development works including As a writer, providing both colour and factual among all its citizens; as do I. To state otherwise Miriam using the language of anti-women construction of upgrade access & boundary information is key when it comes to giving my is, quite frankly, an affront and an insult to every patriarchy, using the terms ‘love’ and ‘woman’ pieces context when conveying my feelings, and, Roscommon person who honours, accepts, appreto existing pumping station, private open to demean, really proves what I know already: in this instance my utter frustration regarding the ciates and values all ethnicities, genders, religions, spaces, footpaths, roads, car parking areas, Roscommon is a very poor county for female 01/06/2021 negative experience I had when trying to access nationalities and sexualities. boundary wall/fence, street lighting, ducting liberation. There was also no need for this sexist the Digital Covid Cert helpline. It’s called contifor utilities, hard & soft landscaped areas, 29/06/2021 formation of new connections to existing foul/ surface water drainage and existing utilities.

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Start Date: End Date: No. of Inserts: 5 An appropriate assessment screening report and environmental impact assessment screening report of the proposed development has been completed and is available for inspection with this development. The reports concluded that a full EIAR is not required, and that the development does not need to proceed to Stage 2 appropriate assessment. Where any person considers thatRoscommon a development proposed to be Herald carried out would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, he or she may, at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks beginning on the date of publication of the notice referred to in Article 81(2), apply to An Bord Pleanala for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects. Plans and Particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 4 weeks from 13/08/2021 during public opening hours at the offices of the Housing Department, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon County Council, Roscommon. Plans and particulars can also be viewed online on the Roscommon County Council website at the following link:

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http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/About_Us/ PART-8-Local-Authority-Own-Developments/ Housing/ A submission or observation in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made, in writing or via email before 4pm on 24/09/2021, marked “Lakeview Heights, Boyle Housing Development” and submitted to: Housing Department, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon.

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Roscommon University Hospital to celebrate 80th Anniversary

Roscommon University Hospital is delight- eas. We are honoured to mark this milestone ed to announce that later this year we will be and to celebrate not only our hospital but all celebrating our 80th Anniversary. the staff both past and present who served As part of the celebrations to mark this mo- this community so well,” she said. mentous milestone of delivering healthcare Stories and photos can be emailed to to Roscommon and the surrounding coun- RUH80@hse.ie or can be sent by post to ties, we are inviting former and current staff, the General Manager’s Office, Roscompatients and members of the wider commu- mon University Hospital, Athlone Road, nity to share with us stories, memories and Roscommon F42 AX61. Please include the Home,Interiors,DIY photos of the hospital from the past 80 years. names of any persons included in photoMary Garvey, General Manager at Ro- graphs, and include your address so that we scommon University Hospital said staff can return the photographs. were delighted to be celebrating the anniPlease note that material submitted may be versary. published in a book and/or may be publicly “Roscommon University Hospital has been exhibited, therefore it is important that conan integral part of the local community and sent is obtained from persons featured in any has served multiple generations of families written or photographic material or relatives right across the county and surrounding ar- of that person if they are no longer with us.

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Rita’s Ireland AM debut!

Well-known local artist, Rita Oates, made an appearance on TV screens last week when she featured on Ireland AM on Virgin Media One. Rita, who runs ETL in Roscommon town with husband Michael, displayed her beautiful collection of scarves, greeting cards and art prints on set with presenter Simon Delaney. She said: “I was delighted to be given this opportunity with the #lookforlocal campaign sponsored by Local Enterprise Offices Roscommon. “I’d like to thank Simon Delaney and Deric Ó h’Artagáin for their encouragement and professionalism – you made the process relaxed and easy. “I’d also like to thank everyone at LEO Roscommon for making it possible”.

Roscommon artist and businesswoman, Rita Oates, pictured with presenter Simon Delaney on Ireland AM on Virgin Media One last Friday.

August Spectacular at Boyle Abbey

Fleadh Fest success!

Congratulations to Aoife Ni Chonghaile and Diarmuid Pléimeann. Aoife was the All-Ireland winner in the recent Fleadh Fest na hÉireann, held in Sligo between August 1st and 9th for Scéalaiocht (Storytelling as Gaeilge) and Diarmuid was awarded the runner up prize. Aoife also won third prize in the English Storytelling Competition. Both are pupils of Gaelscoil de hÍde and members of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Ros Comáin. Comhaltas is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.

Roscommon County Council Arts Office, in association with Boyle Arts Festival, the OPW and Heritage Week 2021 will host ‘At the Abbey’ on Saturday, August 14th.

This is a dance, music, film, projections, and lighting effects event, live from Boyle Abbey. The event is funded by the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. A second event ‘At the Castle’ will take place at Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon town, on Culture Night, Friday, September 17th.

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Roscommon County Council Arts Office, in association with Boyle Arts Festival, the OPW and Heritage Week 2021 will host ‘At the Abbey’ on Saturday, August 14th.

ing is essential for the live show at 9.30 pm via www. boylearts.com. Booking opens Wednesday, August

11th at Noon. The projections can be viewed from 10 pm until 11.30 pm without booking.

Athlone to celebrate Heritage Week in style!

The medieval town of Athlone has taken Heritage Week (August 14th to 22nd) to its heart this year, with an engaging series of events at Athlone Castle and Dún na Sí Heritage Park.

Award-winning Dún na Sí celebrates Ireland’s rural heritage with two daily guided tours throughout the week. Athlone Castle is presenting virtual demonstrations, workshops and concerts all themed around their displays and history.

Highlights for children include a Viking Ship Workshop and Collage Workshop to make their version of Athlone Castle.

Adults interested in archaic weaponry will love Longbow Making with master bowyer Jack Pinson of Living Longbows, a closer view of Mus-

ket, Bayonet and Grenade with military historian Tóla Collier of Loach Living History, and a look at the innards of the flintlock pistol with David Landers.

Another interesting event should appeal to foodies. It’s an acted recreation of a medieval feast overseen by Lady Susannah of York, the Norman Chatelaine of the household of John De Gray in 1210, at the time when the first stones of Athlone Castle were being laid.

The recipes will be available for those brave enough to give it a go at home!

All events are free of charge, but some require pre-booking.

There will be a host of activities throughout the week and full details are available at www.heritageweek.ie.

Pictured is Tóla Collier of Loach Living History, who will explore weapons used during the Siege of Athlone as part of Heritage Week at Athlone Castle.

Mick O’Hara Exhibition opens at Roscommon Arts Centre An exhibition by artist Mick O’Hara entitled ‘The Proposition of Objects’ opened in Roscommon Arts Centre’s gallery space on Tuesday last (August 10th).

This newly commissioned work by the arts centre is a reflection on the composition and ordering of objects, and their relationship to language.

It plays with the ideas of Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and his belief that there is an inherently logical form existing between objects and words.

The exhibition at Roscommon Arts Centre is a speculation or meditation on what Wittgenstein meant about the relationship between objects and words, their propositions and state of affairs. His model of the engine is re-presented and reimagined in a film as a digital model, existing between language and word yet materialised through the logic of computer code.

Mick O’Hara is an artist and lecturer in Fine Art and Visual Culture at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). He has exhibited both nationally and internationally and his recent artwork focuses on the inherent materiality of objects and their relationship to language.

He has published work on subjects such as the philosophy of technology, the aesthetics of the post-digital, and the aesthetics of football. His current academic research examines the role of computational thinking in contemporary digital technology.

The exhibition continues at Roscommon Arts Centre until September 10th, during the centre’s opening hours and is free to visit. For further details on Mick’s exhibition visit: www.roscommonartscentre.ie. This exhibition is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.

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NewsPeople SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION Sunday, August 15th On this feast, we praise God who has taken the sinless Virgin Mary, body and soul, into His glory.

In our first reading, from Revelation, we find God’s temple in heaven opened and the Ark of the Covenant revealed. The most sacred item in Israel’s history, the Ark had been missing since the Temple’s destruction in 586 B.C. Thus, John reports some startling news.

Even more startling is his revelation that the sacred vessel is now a woman, who is mother of the royal Son of David, the Messiah.

Of this woman, then, we sing to God as the ancient Israelites sang: “The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold”. In the court of King Solomon, we glimpse Israel’s traditional arrangement: Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, takes her place at the king’s right hand (see 1 Kings 2:19).

At Mary’s Assumption, as we see in Revelation, the queen once again takes her place at the right hand of the Son of David. Our second reading shows us why this is fitting: “in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order”. What is implicit in St. Paul’s statement is revealed in Revelation. The consummation of Christ’s work has begun, as is proper, with the Assumption of the queen mother.

John’s Apocalypse shows also the fulfilment of our Gospel. There, Mary, pregnant with Jesus, retraces the steps of David as he brought the Ark to Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 6). Mary “arose and went” into the hill country, just as David “arose and went” to that region.

Upon Mary’s arrival, Elizabeth is awestruck, just as David was before the Ark. The encounter causes the baby John to leap with excitement, as David leapt before the Ark. And Mary stayed in the “house of Zechariah” for “three months,” as the Ark remained in the “house of Obed-edom” for the same period.

Mary is the vessel of God’s presence, and she is queen mother. She reigns now in splendour with Jesus in the heavenly Jerusalem.

Who’s saying what on Tweet Street ...

Paul Healy’s take on top tweets!

Nicola Brennan @nnibhraonain Lovely people doing well is my absolute favourite thing. You can be nice AND be a winner, a leader, a champion. #kellieharrington #TeamIreland -Everyone’s celebrating Kellie’s brilliant gold…

Jacqui Hurley @jacquihurley Kellie Harrington won that fight on a unanimous decision after losing the first round.

That in itself is incredible. That might be one of the best performances we’ve ever seen by an Irish athlete.

-Well said, Jacqui Bernard Flynn @bernardflynn15 What a phenomenal win for @RoscommonGAA U -21s against @downgaa a courageous team effort their attitude & commitment was something special, congratulations

-The great Bernard Flynn was impressed with the Roscommon U-20s chris o’dowd @BigBoyler Replying to @RoscommonGAA – Gwan the lads!

-Chris is on message…

Niamh Begley @NIAMHBL So it’s only law until a govt minister breaks it…. then it’s tweaked and is magically no longer law! What a time to be alive lads.

-We detect a touch of (understandable) sarcasm as Niamh reacts to the mayhem of the past week

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newsbriefs New Chief Superintendent appointed to Longford/ Roscommon Division In a statement published on Monday, August 9th, An Garda Síochána confirmed the recent allocation of Chief Superintendents, which have taken effect resulting from promotions and consequential allocations.

Among those assigned responsibility on transfer was Chief Superintendent Ray McMahon, who was assigned to the Longford/ Roscommon Division. Chief Superintendent McMahon also has additional responsibility for the Mayo Division.

Murphy welcomes grant for Lough Ree Angling Club Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy has welcomed the €50,000 grant allocated to Lough Ree Angling Club in Lanesboro/Ballyleague, stating that it will help further enhance facilities for those with disabilities.

“The grant, which came from the Capital Sports Grant Equipment Fund, is another massive shot in the arm for this Angling Hub,” said Senator Murphy.

“I am a huge supporter of improving facilities for those with disabilities, and now more new equipment can be purchased to further develop Angling facilities in this region”.

Fiona Kenny @FionaKenny1 Our local pub checks all vaccine certs before anyone is let in. They wear masks to the tables & only do table service. Staff are following the guidelines to the letter. They must be fed up when they hear that the Healy-Raes are going to “look at circumstances”.

-Midst all the confusion about the law and regulations, we wish to remind people that there are regulations for the hospitality sector, and separate rules for Danny Healy-Rae Michael O’Regan @Michael_O_Regan

Colette Browne @colettebrowne

Senior Government politicians have gone to ground. Spare us their resurrection to welcome home Olympic greats.

More than 80 government TDs in office and the only one available to comment on #rtept tonight is a FG Senator, armed only with some straws to clutch. No one centrally involved in this debacle, who attended the party in the Merrion, has given an interview btw.

-If senior politicians weren’t available to respond to media queries in the aftermath of ZapponeGate and Merrion-Gate, but are available to welcome home heroic Olympians, please understand that it’s just a genuine scheduling issue…

Kellie Harrington

- Scott Hahn PhD, salvationhistory.com (courtesy of Sacred Heart Church)

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-Senator Sean Kyne definitely drew the short straw…

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FRANK BRANDON Normal service resumes for family day out FRANK BRANDON’S

Our man Frank on a return to family social gatherings, a long-awaited new kitchen appliance, the Irish weather, and an unfortunate pay cut for Lionel Messi…

It’s Saturday evening, and out here in Crosswell the excitement is building. For a change, it is not the big rugby decider between the Lions and the Springboks, or the pending All-Ireland hurling semi-final that is causing our anticipation and excitement, rather it is the fact that for the first time in

Forget the kitchen sink… new dishwasher en route!

Talking of clean plates and cutlery – you’ll hardly remember, but in January I told you our dishwasher had broken down. Sadly Level 5 lockdown meant that while engineers could travel to fix cookers or other essential electrical appliances, dishwashers were not deemed to be necessary, and so, nothing could happen.

The dishwasher packed in on January 4th, and the good news is that, today, Monday August 9th, I am finally waiting for the delivery of a replacement machine. We will also have to buy a load of crockery soon, as practically every plate, cup, saucer, and bowl is showing the effects of eight months of being bounced around the sink, and there are chips, cracks, and bits missing out of practically every single item we own.

However, fingers crossed, today could be the end of the wait – please God our new dishwasher will arrive as promised, and we can start saving up to buy some new dishware! Will keep you posted.

almost two years, we are heading out to the Abbey Hotel for a family meal.

Our youngest son Paul was celebrating one of those birthdays that ends with a zero, and so shortly after six o’clock, we arrived at the hotel for dinner. We found out very quickly that even though things seemed to be more or less back to the way they used to be, things are still very different.

For a start, before we left the house we all had to make sure we had our vaccine certification evidence with us. We also had to ensure we all had masks, as rules still state that you must wear them while on the move inside any bar or hotel. As it turned out, it was most important to have our vaccination certs with us as a very pleasant girl was on

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duty inside the front door to ensure that all our paperwork was in order. We all had our masks on as well.

However, as soon as we got shown to our table, all the inconveniences just seemed to vanish, and, as they say, normal service had resumed.

As I was on driving duty, I wasn’t partaking in any alcohol, but some of the party had a little aperitif (that’s a posh word for having a drink) before the meal arrived. The good news is that despite the long enforced break, the quality was as good as ever. The dinner and dessert was absolutely superb and every plate was fully cleared before being returned to the kitchen staff.

All told, it was great to be able to go out as a little family group, and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

After such a long time of not seeing or talking to

anyone, and almost trying to be invisible, it was lovely to indulge ourselves ever so slightly. Our return visit to the Abbey was every bit as good as it always has been.

As for Carol and I, the realisation that our youngest is now a mature thirty-year-old (sorry, Paul) was a bit sobering, and made us accept that no matter how hard we try, we can’t stop the years from creeping up on us. Thankfully, for Carol’s sake, she was a good bit younger than me when we got married, and as she constantly reminds me, she still is.

After the Abbey, we paid a visit to a local pub or two, and as the curtain fell on a lovely, sociable day, I found it really was special to be able to get out again at last. Hopefully we are slowly coming out of the woods.

Finally for this week …

Plenty of rain…but we’re the lucky ones!

It is now Monday afternoon (it takes a long time to write this column, although you might not think it) and outside the rain is bucketing down, accompanied by a couple of claps of thunder. The newly put out clothes are getting drowned on the clothesline, and yet peculiarly, I am thinking to myself how lucky we are.

You see, I’ve just been reading about the wild fires that are raging in Greece and Turkey and other parts of the world, where homes are being burnt. Thousands of people evacuated, and some even dying, all because of historically high temperatures and resulting tinder box conditions.

I am fully aware that we have our own problems when it comes to flooding in places like Lough Funshinagh and other parts in the west, but scenes such as the ones we have witnessed in Greece and earlier this summer in Germany, would make it seem that we are relatively lucky when it comes to severe weather events.

Hurling: The sport of Kings!

Going back to the sporting action of the weekend: the best game, by a long way, was the contest between Cork and Kilkenny in the hurling on Sunday.

The game had an extraordinary twist to the tale when the Cats scored a goal in the last few seconds to bring the game to extra-time. Cork had been the better team all through in my opinion, and they pulled away in extra-time and deservedly made it through to their first All-Ireland final since 2013.

As I was having my breakfast this morning, I got a message from Oliver King, a long-time friend of us all here in Creggs.

He introduced us all to hurling back in the eighties and brought us to a Junior County final (which we unluckily lost to Bal-

lygar). He was saying that hurling is the game we should all be promoting with our boys and girls around the country. He tells me that it’s grown hugely over the years in his new hometown of Mountbellew, where they now have representatives on several Galway underage teams.

He was so enthused by the Cork and Kilkenny match that he was advocating another hurling burst around Creggs.

Having worked with such wonderful exponents of the great game like the Rasher (our very effective full-back whose ambition was to keep his man scoreless without ever having to hit the ball) and the rest of us (who, at best, were mediocre) and some of us, myself included, who were pretty useless – it shows his enthusiasm knows

no bounds.

However, after seeing a game like Sunday’s and though Creggs may never be a hurling stronghold, Ollie is right – every effort should be made to spread the gospel, and we should promote the game wherever we possibly can. I know it’s often been said, but if there is a better or more exciting sport anywhere in the world, I have yet to see it.

There is no doubt that the JP McManus backed Limerick team will prove to be an almost insurmountable obstacle for Cork, but sport being what it is, anything can happen in the final. For now it’s great for them to be back in an All-Ireland final, and to have taken part and come out on top of an epic semi-final battle.

What a brilliant Olympics it’s been for Kellie Harrington, Paul O’Donovan, Fintan McCarthy, all of our medal winners, and everyone else – especially Castlerea’s Aoife O’Rourke, who performed so well over in Tokyo.

I also can’t forget the Roscommon U-20s, who have made it to the All-Ireland final. How refreshing it is to see two of the so-called ‘weaker’ counties, Roscommon and Offaly, make it all the way to Croke Park. It promises to be a great occasion!

Last but not least, poor old Lionel Messi has been forced to leave his beloved Barcelona after offering to take a 50% pay cut, from €71 million a year to €35.5 million. However, even that couldn’t get the deal done, so the poor lad is off to Paris, where he’ll only have €25 million a year after tax.

Paris is known to be a very expensive place to live, so I hope he can afford it. Even if it’s a struggle, as probably the best footballer of all time, I’m sure his friends will give him a dig out if he needs it.

Anyways, I wish him well. At least (thank God) he didn’t go to Manchester City.

‘Till next week, bye for now

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TAKE A BREAK

Kellie Harrington

It’s been a GOOD week for…

Kellie Harrington, with the Dublin boxer following in the illustrious footsteps of Katie Taylor (and Michael Carruth) by winning Olympic gold Roscommon GAA, with our U-20s reaching the All-Ireland final after a brilliant victory over Down The music industry, with confirmation that live music will now be permitted in outdoor settings (for parties of up to 200 people)

It’s been a BAD week for…

The Government, with ongoing public disquiet over the botched Katherine Zappone UN Envoy appointment and the revelations about her controversial goingaway party at the Merrion Hotel

THROWBACK THURSDAY ... A DAY ON THE BOG!

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Here’s another photograph from our files. Cutting and carting turf at a bog near Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon. ‘Two men with spades digging in pit while group of four men, two of whom are standing next to a basket-laden donkey, and a seated boy, look on from the edge’. Picture from circa 1908, courtesy of The American Stereoscopic Company.

Some County Roscommon householders, with flash flooding on Thursday (and in subsequent days) leading to roads being blocked and damage to some properties Barcelona FC, with the Spanish club confirming that megastar Lionel Messi will be leaving the club after 17 seasons which were marked by sensational performances, a career that established him as one of the greatest players in history

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Famous birthdays ... this week

The things people say…

“I knew no matter what happened out here, whether it was gold, silver or whatever, I knew I’d made myself proud and I know I’m making the people of Ireland proud regardless of the colour of the medal. Just being here and putting our little nation on the map, this is the stuff of dreams” -Boxer Kellie Harrington, moments after her sensational gold medal win at the Olympics

Halle Berry (American actress, 55 on Saturday)

Roscommon supporters pictured in Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday for the Eirgrid All-Ireland U-20 Football Championship semi-final. Picture: Mick McCormack

Mila Kunis (American actress and producer, 38 on Saturday)

Alan Shearer (Retired soccer star, now a top pundit, 51 on Friday)

Ben Affleck (American actor, director and producer, 49 on Sunday)

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Drawing on our heritage: Knockranng Courttomb as it may have appeared in the neolithic period. © JG O’Donoghue

Ballydangan Bog Red Grouse Project.

Pictured is King House. Free tours take place on Sunday 22nd.

Open the door to Heritage for National Heritage Week 2021 National Heritage Week, one of Ireland’s largest cultural events, runs from Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd August.

A selection of the events and projects around the county for National Heritage Week are highlighted here. Keep an eye on www.heritageweek.ie or follow #HeritageWeek2021 on social media for details of more events and projects, as new events and projects are being added all the time!

Roscommon County Library have three events for the week: The Schools’ Collection – a taste of the National Folklore Collection focusing on Roscommon schools – this digital exhibition will be on display in Roscommon Library every day during opening hours for National Heritage Week. Discover your National Library. Join Bríd O’Sullivan of the National Library of Ireland for this online talk on the National Library’s history, collections and engagement programme on Wednesday, 18th August at 11 am. Digitisation of County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Journal – Roscommon County

Library Service has worked with the CRHAS to make the 14 volumes of the Journal available online. This new digital resource will be launched during National Heritage Week 2021. You can view it online through Roscommon County Council’s website.

Ballydangan Bog Red Grouse Project are hosting a guided walk on Saturday, 21 August at 3 pm to explain how they put in place best-practice community-led conservation actions aimed at maintaining and increasing the red grouse and breeding curlew numbers on Ballydangan Bog, Roscommon. Meet at Moore Hall, Ballydangan, Athlone, Co. Roscommon at 3 pm. Places are limited and must be booked in advance on 086 2501475.

Farming Rathcroghan EIP are hosting two guided farm walks of the Mucklaghs in the Rathcroghan Archaeological Complex which will offer an introduction to the EIPAgri Project, allow you to see first-hand the archaeology of Rathcroghan. Hear about its mythological story as well as gain an understanding of the

challenges of modern farming practice within a such a sensitive landscape. This project is supported by the Heritage Council. Walks take place on Saturday, 21st August at 11 am & 2.30 pm. Places are limited and must be booked in advance on 086 1704113.

Celtic Eye Art Group are a newly-established group consisting of artists, poet and a herbalist based in South Roscommon to highlight awareness and the importance of biodiversity, heritage, culture, folklore and protecting the unique Karst landscape.

They are hosting a suite of events to celebrate the Magic of Culture & Nature in the Uí Maine Kingdom. On Saturday 14th August they host an Art Exhibition in Taughmaconnell Community Centre by 30 guest artists & a display of heritage items. A storyteller, a Seannós dancer and guest speakers will also be featured. They will share new work on their facebook group over the week: on Monday 16th new artwork, on Tuesday 17th a new video of Herbalist Paula Sharkey on the natural habitat of South Roscommon, on Wednesday 18th guest artists artwork, on Thursday 19th drone video of the Karst landscape around Taughmaconnell, on Friday 20th a display of project work from the Irish Wheelchair Association, Sunshine Kids group and St. Hilda’s and on Saturday 21st they will feature Conor Ruane, Community Water Officer from the Local Authority Waters Programme.

On Sunday 22nd they host a Nature Walk and talk with Herbalist Paula Sharkey in the South Roscommon Area at 3 pm. Join Celtic Eye Art Group (Extension) group on Facebook for all details.

The Cultural Heritage of Tulsk Village and Surrounding Landscape – Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, Tulsk will launch a new exhibition focusing on the more recent social and cultural history of Tulsk village and the surrounding area. This focus on

Cathaoirleach Cllr. Joe Murphy pictured welcoming National Heritage Week.

local history will be presented on new information panels within our museum space. This will coincide with the display of a short-term exhibition on the life of local Tulsk resident, P.C. Lennon, researched by his grandson Micheal Jones.

The Irish Heritage Trust at the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park host a new virtual exhibition – Treasures of the Strokestown Famine Archive. This makes publicly accessible some of the most important archival records from the Great Hunger for the first time: Strokestownassisted emigration scheme, selected by Professor Mark McGowan (University of Toronto); the Assassination of the Landlord, Major Denis Mahon, and Secret Societies interpreted by Professor Christine Kinealy (Quinnipiac University); Digitized Petitions and Voices of the Dispossessed, selected and interpreted

by Martin Fagan (Strokestown Park Archivist) and Dr. Ciaran Reilly (Maynooth University) and Digitized Rental Books and Letters as selected by the Strokestown Park Archivist.

You can view this wonderful collection on online. The Treasures of the Strokestown Famine Archive Virtual Exhibit will be launched via the Zoom link below. Meeting ID: 962 4540 6988 Passcode: 2021 on Sunday 22nd at 7 pm.

Athlone Castle Visitor Centre host a free online Zoom Talk on Three Royal Castles: Athlone, Rindoon and Roscommon by Dr. Kieran O’Conor on 16th August, 2021 at 1 pm.

Pre-booking is essential. Email info@athlonecastle.ie to book.

A Zoom link will be sent to all participants in advance.

Elphin Windmill invite you to watch the online video ‘A Guided Tour of Elphin Windmill with Barry Beirne’ which was produced by Roscommon County Council with the support of Creative Ireland.

Brendan Fox in association with Elphin Area Community Enterprise share information

Pictured is the Elphin Windmill.

and online videos on Ryefield Church, Elphin where a conservation project, supported by the Heritage Council, is underway.

The Wood for the Trees – a series of walks guided by Michael Bell, accompanied by nature poems read by Roscommon poets. Tuesday, 17th August, 11 am: Lough Key Forest & Activity Park, Poetry Reading by Louise Cole & Marian Griffin; Wednesday, 18th August, 11 am at Mote Park, Poetry Reading by Jessamine O Connor; Thursday,

19th August, 11 am at St. Johns Wood, Poetry Reading by Susan Graham. Booking by email is essential due to limited spaces: send in your name and preferred walk location to creativeireland@roscommoncoco.ie Roscommon County Council Arts Office in association with Boyle Arts Festival, the OPW and Heritage Week 2021 will host ‘At the Abbey’ on Saturday 14th August – a dance, music, film, projections and lighting effects event, live from

Drawing on our heritage: Knockranny CourtTomb as it looks now.

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Boyle Family Resource Centre We are here to support you andyours.

Our doors are open between 10 am-12 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays until further notice. We are available on weekdays from 9 am-1 pm, and 2 pm-5 pm. Due to Covid-19, Boyle FRC adheres to the HSE guidelines that pertain to the safety and care of all of our service users. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please let us know.

For more information, visit boylefrc. ie, email info@boylefrc.ie, or phone 071 9663000. Follow us on Twitter (@FRCBoyle) and Instagram (@ boylefamilyresourcecentre). Contact our counselling service by emailing boylecpc@boylefrc.ie, or phoning 071 9663841. Charity No: 20153519.

Stafford Steppers Community Walking Group Karst landscape, celebrated by the Celtic Eye Art Group.

Drawing on our heritage: Lough Ce as it may have appeared in 1235. © Daniel Tietzsch Tyler

Boyle Abbey. Stunning film

by Emma Brennan will be projected onto the walls of the atmospheric ruins of Boyle Abbey, portraying a new dance piece choreographed by renowned contemporary dance artist Mintesinot Wolde and local dancers, with music composed by Emma Brennan and performed by local musicians.

Projections and lighting have been devised by Algorithm Productions. Tickets are free but booking is essential for the live show at 9.30 pm via www. boylearts.com. The projections can be viewed from 10 pm until 11.30 pm without booking.

N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramogue Road Project – Archaeology Videos produced for Roscommon County Council

by Archaeological Management Solutions. This suite of 10 videos outlining the intriguing archaeology of the new road project have been compiled into a playlist which you can view on the Roscommon County Council channel on YouTube.

Celebrating the Rededication of the Fr. Michael O’Flanagan Memorial Bridge – Roscommon County Council in

Council in conjunction with Rahara Cemetery Committee is working to conserve the remains of Rahara Medieval Church with thanks to funding from the Heritage Council & The Community Monuments Fund.

Wander through Roscommon with Rossie the Heritage Duck – fun for kids to visit, colour and read about a number of key heritage sites in County Roscommon, namely –Roscommon Castle, Roscommon Abbey, Lough Key, Boyle Abbey, Elphin Windmill and Tulsk Abbey. Printable resources include interesting facts and

conjunction with the Suck Valley Way host a ceremony to mark the rededication of the Fr. Michael O’Flanagan Memorial Bridge in Castlerea led by Frank Feighan TD, Minister of State. The event takes place outdoors, in the grounds of Clonalis House, on the banks of the River Suck in Castlerea, Eircode F45 H265 on Saturday, 14th August 2021 at 7 pm.

Drawing on our Heritage – Roscommon County Council has gathered a considerable collection of conjectural reconstruction drawings of archaeological sites around the county, and we are delighted to collate them into this digital exhibition ‘Drawing on our Heritage’ for National Heritage Week 2021.

The collection is in two formats – as a video on Youtube and also as a digital flipbook on the Roscommon County Council website. The digital flipbook format will allow you to take your own time with each drawing, to enjoy them at you own pace and zoom in and have a really good look at the detail in each drawing.

Rahara Church Conservation Project – Roscommon County

stories about each heritage site, colouring pages featuring images of the tourist site and a map of County Roscommon detailing the key locations of heritage sites can be downloaded from www.visitroscommon.ie Lisacul Tidy Towns invite you to take part in Lisacul Heritage Trail. This is a self-guided trail around the village to see the points of interest including an early Christian monastic settlement. The map is visible at the crossroads and a print-out will be available all week from the Resource Centre.

Ballintubber Celebrates Heritage on Saturday 21st August.

Events for the day include a tour of the graveyard at 10 am with archaeologist Mary Timoney & a talk on the green at 2 pm by archaeologist Niall Brady on the Castles in Communities data project.

Mote Park Conservation Group will be hosting a talk on the conservation project underway at Kimeane Graveyard.

See their Facebook for details.

King House in Boyle will have free admission on Sunday 22nd August from 11 am with last admission at 3 pm. A tour of King House is a walk through over 400 years of Irish history.

OPEN THE DOOR TO HERITAGE FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK 2021 Local heritage groups and organisers, families and communities are showcasing projects all around the county.

Details of projects can be viewed on www.heritageweek.ie Follow #heritageweek2021 on social media All projects will be considered for a National Heritage Week Award including an award for the best project in each county. Awards will be announced in October 2021.

Roscommon County Council supports National Heritage Week as an action of County Roscommon Heritage Plan 2017-2021.

Pictured is the Rathra monument. Photo: Pedro Teixeira

Strolling Strollers Strolling Strollers is a new social walking group at Boyle Family Resource Centre for parents/carers and their young child. We meet on Wednesdays at 10.30 am, and walks are for approximately 45 minutes.

There is no particular fitness level needed to participate and it is a great opportunity to meet other parents/ carers and have a chat. Public Health guidelines are strictly adhered to. For more information, or to book your place, please call the centre on 071 9663000.

Series of Heritage events along River Suck

Projects will be largely virtual & online.

Guided farm walk of the Mucklaghs in Rathcroghan.

We meet on Thursdays at 11 am outside the Boyle Family Resource Centre building and go for a 30-40 minute walk and chat. Everyone is welcome.

If you would like to join the group, please give the centre a call on 0719663000. The group will meet in line with public health guidelines.

Majella Hunt Director of Services Roscommon County Council

As part of Heritage Week 2021, a series of events will take place at venues along the Suck Valley Way from Friday, August 13th to Monday, August 16th.

This Friday, Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cúiv will pay a visit to 105-year-old Fairymount native, Michael Coyne.

The visit will take place at 6 pm at the Dermot Earley Memorial in Gorthaganny.

At 6.30 pm, Deputy Ó Cúiv will visit Cloonfower, Castlerea, where he will plant a tree at the birthplace of Fr. Michael O’Flanagan. Fr. John McManus will be in attendance to perform a blessing.

At 8 pm, Mass will be celebrated for Fr. Michael O’Flanagan at Cloonboniffe Church. Fr. O’Flanagan was born on August 13th, 1876. The mass will be livestreamed.

On Saturday, 14th, Paul Connolly, author of the book ‘Landed Estates of County Roscommon’, will perform the official launch of Heritage Week events along the River Suck.

Also on Saturday, Roscommon County Council will officially rededicate the O’Flanagan Bridge in Castlerea with the unveiling of a new plaque by Minister of State Frank Feighan. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the unveiling will take place on the grounds of Clonalis House.

On Monday, 16th, a fishing event for those with a disability will take place at Donamon.

Later in the week, a number of talks

by Christy Griffin, Paul Connolly, and Mike Lennon on the Suck Valley Way will be livestreamed. Leo Finnegan will also give a talk on Templetogher Mill in Williamstown.

Other events include kayaking, walking, and fishing. Music by Jimmy Kearney, Terry McGowan, Therese Hanley, and Tom Coakley will also be livestreamed.

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FarmingPeople Castlerea MART WATCH Over 600 cattle presented for sale this week again, with numbers increased for the time of year. Trade has remained strong with plenty of demand from farmers, agents, and Northern Ireland buyers sourcing stock.

Large entry of cows with calves of foot with a good clearance taking place.

Springers made from €1,000 up to €1,410 for a first calver due in November. Cows with calves at foot made from €1,210 up to the tops of €2,080 for a 2014 Limousin cow and her Limousin bull calf at foot.

Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday) with the usual sale of bullocks, heifers, cows, calves, runners, and weanlings on offer. There are three rings in operation with sales commencing at 11 am.

Sample prices for Bullocks: Ch 495kgs €1340, Lmx 440kgs €1300, AAX 490kgs €1300, Six 445kgs €1300, Chx 510kgs €1390, AAx 510kgs €1320, Lmx 500kgs €1270, Ch 505kgs €1320, Chx 595kgs €1630, Ch 570kgs €1450, Lmx 595kgs €1370, AAX 620kgs €1390, Ch 625kgs €1630, Lm 605kgs €1360, Lmx 720kgs €1750, Ch 685kgs €1750, Bax 690kgs €1700, Lm 720kgs €1670.

Heifers: Lmx 285kgs €780, AA 295kgs €750, Chx 260kgs €680, Lmx 420kgs €1200, Six 370kgs €1100, Lmx 390kgs €1070, Chx 390kgs €1030, Slx 490kgs €1250, Chx 460kgs €1200, Lm 450kgs €1140, Lmx 740kgs €1780, AAX 660kgs €1530, Lmx 550kgs €1430.

Dry cows: Chx 920kgs €2160, AAX 880kgs €1920, Sim 770kgs €1700, Lmx 775kgs €1690, Ch 715kgs €1590, Fr 545kgs €760, FR 550kgs €930, Hex 780kgs €1370, AAX hfr €180, AA bull €140, Hex bull €370, Fr hfr €270, Hex hfr €300, Hex hfr €260, BBx hfr €490.

Runners: Chx hfr €800, Chx bull €720, AA hfr €590, AA bull €500, Frx bull €200, Frx bull €380, AAx bull €600, Hex bull €420.

Weanling bulls: Chx 475kgs €1430, Chx 370kgs €1370, Lmx 420kgs €1125, Lmx 355kgs €1050, Lmx 390kgs €1000, AA 375kgs €860, Lm 275kgs €770, Shx 455kgs €970.

Weanling heifers: Lmx 295kgs €780, Six 275kgs €700, AAx 285kgs €610, Lmx 345kgs €1150, Hex 383kgs €1050, Lmx 345kgs €850, Chx 405kgs €1210.

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Practical solution needed to resolve prescribing issues for anthelmintics – IFA IFA Animal Health Chairman, Pat Farrell, has said the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue must deliver a practical and workable solution for all stakeholders in the prescribing of anthelmintics.

The IFA Animal Health Chairman said the Minister and his officials are acutely aware of the rejection by farmers, licensed merchants and veterinary pharmacies of putting control in the hands of one service provider, who has a vested economic interest in the supply of these products.

“In Northern Ireland and our primary export market, Great Britain, there is no requirement for veterinary involvement in the

pactful on farmers with limited or no competition in their area for large animal veterinary services.

“There are several options open to the Minister to resolve this problem. If we are serious about implementing a coordinated National Antiparasitic programme, all stakeholders must have the opportunity to participate actively”.

The IFA Chairman said advances in analytical tools and results from laboratory IFA Animal Health Chairman, Pat Farrell. tests provide for a better, more targeted prescribing the hands of a prescriber holders. He must deliver and usage approach to an- who has a significant eco- a practical and workable nomic interest in the sup- solution to ensure farmers tiparasitic products.

“Farmers fully support the ply of these products,” he continue to have a competitive system in place better and more targeted said. use of antiparasitic prod- “It is up to the Minister to to purchase antiparasitic ucts; however, this will not take on board the views of products when needed on be achieved if control is in the vast majority of stake- their farms”.

ICMSA describe An Taisce decision as ‘regrettable’ The President of ICMSA has described the decision by An Taisce to seek leave to appeal the High Court ruling on the proposed Belview cheese plant to the Supreme Court as “regrettable and as clearcut a case of agency overreach”.

Pat McCormack said that a number of agencies had already examined the Belview proposal.

“Several agencies – all at least as qualified as An Taisce an no less dedicated to dealing with sustainability – have already looked at

the Belview proposal and adjudged it possible to go ahead in accordance with our programme for transitioning our dairy sector to a more sustainable basis,” he said.

Mr. McCormack said that the implication in the decision to seek leave to appeal

the High Court ruling was that none of those other agencies or bodies understood the challenge or their remits to the same degree that An Taisce did. He said that ICMSA could not accept that.

“We all have to work within

the parameters of a national strategy that was already underway and had to be given time to work. The Belview proposal is a progressive sustainable proposal and it should be allowed to proceed as soon as possible,” he concluded.

IFA: Government must back ‘Food Vision 2030’ IFA President Tim Cullinan said that while the publication of the ‘Food Vision 2030’ strategy is welcome, it must be backed by Government investment.

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prescribing of these products,” he said.

“Within the EU legal text of the veterinary medicine regulation, there is ample room to provide a workable solution for all parties.

To overcome this issue, we must ensure farmers can source these products in a competitive market.

“Licensed merchants and veterinary pharmacies must continue to play a crucial role in providing advice, guidance and the sale of antiparasitic products.

“We have seen the distorting effect categorising veterinary medicine products as POM has on the supply chain, with the prescriber put in a dominant supply position. This is more im-

IFA President Tim Cullinan

“Until the Government sets out its plans to fund it, this strategy will ring hollow,” he said.

“The focus of this strategy is very much on the three pillars of sustainabil-

ity; economic, environmental and social.

“Incomes are currently unsustainable in the drystock and tillage sectors.

The outcome to the European element of the

CAP reform proposals will make this worse rather than better. What farmers want to see is what funding the Government intends to make available to back up this strategy”.

Mr. Cullinan has called on the Government to come forward with a plan in order to support these sectors.

“The Government now needs to support these sectors with maximum cofinancing of the CAP and delivery on its commitment to invest €1.5bn of the Carbon Tax fund into a proper agri-environment scheme,” he said.

“It is clear that the world will need more food in the coming years. Ireland is well placed to play a part in meeting this increased demand. Farmers recognise this has to be done sustainably, and they will

continue to play their part”.

The IFA President said that as well as a full economic impact assessment, an assessment of the upcoming Climate Action Plan measures, CAP National Strategic Plans and the European Green Deal was also needed.

“These plans are being announced with lofty targets, but no proper assessment of how these targets will impact farm incomes, food production or global food security has been conducted,” he said.

“There is a commitment in this strategy to carry out an impact assessment of the proposed measures.

This must commence immediately and include a review of CAP measures, which will devastate the incomes of some of our most productive farmers,” Mr. Cullinan concluded.

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The National President of Macra na Feirme believes young farmers are key to tackling emissions reduction targets within the agricultural sector.

John Keane said that young farmers right across the country had already demonstrated a willingness to engage in measures to both reduce emissions and improve on-farm viability.

“Agriculture is uniquely placed to sequester and store CO2 and policies must ensure that this sequestering and storage is attributed to farmers and agriculture,” he said.

“Young farmers are essential in driving on-farm change and adoption of new technologies to reduce emissions, but it must also be realized that these very same champions of climate change mitigation need to be provided with a future in which they can grow and thrive in.

“It is clear from the IPCC report that the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation are two key drivers of increasing global CO2 emissions. The Government must now look to maximize Ireland’s potential in continuing to grow

our sustainability credentials while also supporting growth in our sector which on a global level is a leader”.

Mr. Keane added that it was also clear that global food production must be focused in areas where farmers are most efficient and sustainable.

“Irish family farms at every crossroads in rural Ireland are perfectly positioned to meet the growing global demand for food while also reducing emissions and ensuring the long-term survival of our planet,” he concluded.

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The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, has said that while some aspects of the new Nitrates Regulations are unproblematic and will progress issues, several aspects are “unnecessarily harsh” and seem aimed at that group of dairy, livestock and tillage farmers who “backbone our food exports and rural economy”.

Mr. McCormack cited areas expected to attract lcriticism from farmers such as the ban on slurry spreading after September 15th; the ban on spreading soil water between November 15th and January 15th; the reduction in chemical N allowances; and the proposed ‘banding’ of dairy cows in a way that will penalise farmers with high yielding dairy cows.

“These proposals have the potential to inflict substantial costs on farmers and will also mean that some farmers could be forced to destock,” he said.

The ICMSA President said that the nitrates regulations had to start with twin aims: “We have to lower the presence of nitrates in watercourses and we have to keep the commercial dairy, livestock and tillage sectors going and, specifi-

cally, the commercial family farm. Those aims are not incompatible; it is very possible to do both. But ICMSA would feel that that requires a balance of consideration and weight that is, we regret to say, not achieved in these regulations. These nitrates regulations miss that balance that they have to hit”.

Mr. McCormack claimed that farmers were already addressing water quality issues and are committed to the solutions, but Government need to support them in this process.

“We all know that overregulation that doesn’t reflect the practicalities of farming just will not work. It’s equally clear that aspects of the new Nitrate Regulations are an example of exactly this overregulation and will prove ineffective in exactly the usual way.

“The ICMSA will be making a submission based on practical amendments to the regulations that will ensure water quality is addressed while ensuring that family farms can continue to farm in an economically and environmentally sustainable way,” he concluded.

Stag ewes made up €176, ewe lambs made up to €137 for 45.5kgs and store lambs made up to €116.

Our next sheep sale for lambs and cast ewes takes place on Wednesday, August 18th at 11 am. The yard opens at 8 am and all stock must be penned by 10 am. Please note that all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID tag set. The sale can be viewed live on livestock-live. com.

There was a very large entry of breeding sheep at our opening sale, held on Saturday last, August 7th. Hoggets ranged from €130 up to €270 per head, twoyear-old ewes made from €190 up to €232, and three-year-olds made from €175 up to €18.

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Roscommon MART WATCH There were increased numbers on offer at this week’s sale on Friday, August 7th, with a firm trade for all classes. Bullocks made from an average of €2.34 per kilo up to €3.03 per kilo, heifers fetched from an average of €2.40 per kilo up to €3.06 per kilo, and dry cows averaged from €2.06 per kilo up to €2.39 per kilo. Customers were active both online and at the ringside, resulting in a high percentage clearance of lots.

This Friday (August 13th), we will have a special sale of bullocks and general sale of heifers and dry cows.

There were larger numbers on offer at this week’s sheep sale on Wednesday, August 11th. Prices for lambs was similar to the previous weeks, with finished lambs making up to €135 for 50.7kgs.

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Sample prices for dry cows: Char X 810kgs €1930, Lim X 835kgs €1900, Char 890kgs €1880, Char X 855kgs €1850, Char 890kgs €1790, Lim 795kgs €1740, Char X 650kgs €1370, Lim X 700kgs €1650, Lim X 660kgs €1580, Lim X 645kgs €1430.

Heifers: Lim X 630kgs €1720, Char X 735kgs €1650, Char X 640kgs €1610, Char X 565kgs €1340, 2 Lim X 622kgs €1570, Char X 550kgs €1440, Char X 515kgs €1350, Lim X 495kgs €1300, 2 Char X 462kgs €1210,

Char X 430kgs €1160, Lim 425kgs €1180, Char X 475kgs €1270, 2 AAX 472kgs €1100, 2 Char X 390kgs €1070, Lim X 375kgs €1050, 2 Char X 355kgs €1030.

Bullocks: AAX 390kgs €940, AAX 420kgs €930, Simm X 325kgs €890, Lim X 285kgs €860, Char X 280kgs €850, Simm X 320kgs €730.

Finished lambs: 50.7kgs €135, 52.4kgs €130, 50.2kgs €130, 47.5kgs €128, 47.9kgs €126, 46.7kgs €124, 48.8 €124, 47.5kgs €122.

Ewe lambs: 42.5kgs €137, 47.2kgs €126, 42.9kgs €124, 43kgs €120, 44.6kgs €116.

Store lambs: 38kgs €116, 41kgs €114, 38kgs €112, 38.2kgs €110 37.4kgs €108, 34.8kgs €105, 33.8kgs €102.

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Let’s end the trend of ‘dove release’ at gatherings!

It’s always lovely to receive correspondence from readers, especially from those who feel that my column has, in some small way, been of help when it comes to highlighting an issue close to their own hearts. While it’s difficult to address every letter, I feel a particular one I received this week (hand-delivered, I’m told, by a lovely lady who left her full name, but in order not embarrasses her I’ll simply address her as Ms. C) has hit a note with me because it concerns animal welfare. To be specific, the writer addresses her concerns regarding the so-called trend of releasing doves at a wedding.

I share her disquiet because, quite frankly, the practice both disturbs and revolts me. It’s a sad fact that the plight of these little creatures is hardly ever raised, and I thank this reader for her compassion and humanity. I’d like to observe her request for me to ‘keep up your excellent highlighting of animal welfare issues’.

Even as I do this, let me make it clear that I’m not lambasting the happy couples who engage in this practice. I’m sure they innocently believe that releasing a flock of these beautiful creatures into the air symbolises the purity of their love

for each other etc., however let me explain to them that the reality of this ‘event’ is entirely different from the fantasy.

It’s my view that not only are the poor unsuspecting couples paying for this ‘service’ being exploited in so much they’re probably handing out a fortune to have these birds ‘perform’ at their ceremony; it’s also likely they’re totally unaware their hard-earned cash is going towards supporting intolerable cruelty.

You see, while the ‘dove release’ practice sells the suggestion of pure love, peace and romance, as in our feathered friends will, once set free,

Time to stop finding our flaws and instead, celebrate our cellulite!

According to a survey involving people between the ages of 18 and 94, carried out by Body Image (a ‘peer-reviewed’ publication), becoming older also means becoming more comfortable in our own skins. Yep, apparently when I reach the age of 60 (which is a long way off…it is!), my attitude towards my saggy bits will change, and I’ll reach my ‘highest levels of self-assurance’ and become happy with my body!

While I do know there are, of course, much more important things to worry about than how we look, like good health and mental wellbeing, I have to tell you that personally, I don’t think I’ll ever be happy with my overall appearance.

You see, like many women, I’m someone who has never been satisfied with how I look. In my teens, I avoided bright lights at the disco in case they showed up my spots. In fact, when I competed and won a much-publicised Saturday Night Fever dance championship competition, I lost my, ahem, bra padding inserts whilst jumping for joy and raising the trophy I’d won for my performance of… wait for it, ‘More than a Woman’, over my head!

Later, as a working mother still with a negative body image and cellulite, I despised (yes I said despised) those perfect ‘alpha women’ I met at the school gates.

You know the type – they’re the ones with the full face of flawless make-up, the false lashes, the skin-tight jeans and the granite

polished worktops, downlights and personalised car number plates!

However, as the results of this body-image survey offers me hope, it also causes me a bit of concern. Why? Because it tells me that women, and in particular those of us who’re under the age of 60 and are dissatisfied with our physiques, could be in the midst of a self-esteem crisis – and that’s terribly sad.

As someone who has tried to be a highpowered-high-achieving-career-mother, my advice to all beautiful over-worked, time-poor goddesses who may be (but should not be) feeling like their post-baby bodies are testing the limits of their comfy Lycra leggings, is to stop picking on themselves! Stop trying to find flaws, and instead, if you’ve got a few extra Euro leftover at the end of the month, use it to buy yourselves an outfit that truly showcases all of your beautiful bits.

You see, from my experience, there’ll always be toxic individuals who’ll use our sensitivities and negative body images as a tool to manipulate us. Therefore, rather than allowing their poison to dust over us, perhaps it’s time to raise our eyebrows, shake our heads, smile sweetly and sashay away in our beautiful skins.

The time has come for us to stop punishing ourselves for how we look ladies, and instead support, promote and celebrate our body diversities, because self-confidence and self-love are what make us gorgeous, not the opinions of others.

fly away home to live happily ever after; the reality is that the majority of them tragically never make it.

Why? Because these gentle little souls do not have any survival skills.

Let me put it simply; doves are not ‘trained’ homing pigeons, meaning they’re more likely to get lost, die of starvation, or when they drop to the ground from exhaustion, get eaten by predators. Anyone remember the horrific spectacle when in 2014, Pope Francis – who ironically took the name of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals – stood on the balcony of the Vatican with two kids, allowing each to release

a dove as a symbol of ‘peace’?

Remember what happened to these little birds? No? Let me remind you. As the world watched, a crow and a seagull swooped down and attacked the poor, helpless ‘symbols of peace’.

Now I don’t know about you readers, but for me (and Ms. C), the practice of purchasing and releasing doves at a wedding, funeral, or (as I’ve been told) at gender-reveal parties; spraying them blue for a boy and pink for a girl brings neither joy, love nor honour to any occasion.

Time to put an end to this savage trend.

Wildfires are occurring across Greece and Turkey this week

IPCC report signals close call for survival of humanity!

Anyone who has even the slightest interest in our environment will have been shocked by the results of last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) findings that our planet is dying at what is both a rapid and an intensifying pace.

Scary as this is however, there’s a small glimmer of hope that the catastrophic effects of global warming, which was caused by us, and which have resulted in the devastating wildfires we’re seeing occurring

across Greece and Turkey, may, if we act fast, be halted.

However, in order to try right the wrongs and not feel like we’ve landed starring roles in a disaster movie blockbuster, we must urgently make severe cuts in the emissions of greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide and methane etc., and we must make them now!

Agreeing with anything uttered from the mouth of Minister for Climate Change Eamon Ryan was never part of my plan, but his

statement that the findings provided “ever greater certainty about climate change and ever greater urgency about the need to tackle it”, ring tragically true. However, even as I’m a vegan who refuses to consume animals, I know that Ireland and indeed Roscommon is a food producing nation. To that end, I’d imagine that farmers must be extremely concerned this week regarding what may now lie ahead for them and for their livelihoods.

It’s a close call; I wish us all the best of luck!

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Former Irish rugby player, Gordon D’Arcy, pictured in Creggs with Ed, Benjamin, Aaron and Jennifer Payne during his recent 850km solo cycle through the four provinces in aid of Barretstown. Pic: Mick McCormack

Former Irish rugby player, Gordon D’Arcy, pictured in Creggs with Yvonne Lambe, Joan O’Shea, Martin Lambe, Jack Hegarty, Patrick O`Farrell, and Ian D’Arcy during Gordon D’Arcy’s recent 850km solo cycle through the four provinces in aid of Barretstown. Pic: Mick McCormack

Former Irish rugby player, Gordon D’Arcy, pictured in Creggs with Niall Quinn during his recent 850km solo cycle through the four provinces in aid of Barretstown. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Cheers! John Coleman pictured at Into The West, Frenchpark. Picture: Mick McCormack

Jason Oates and Sean Kerrane (with Brian McCrann) pictured at Into The West, Frenchpark. Picture: Mick McCormack

Pictured at The Hayloft, Strokestown recently were Irene, Georgina, George Lynch and Brian Moran. Picture: Mick McCormack

Pictured at The Hayloft, Strokestown recently were James O’Connor, Mervyn Tynan, Walter Gibbons and Coman McNeill. Picture: Mick McCormack

Pictured at The Hayloft, Strokestown recently were Ross Coll, Kevin McDonagh, Sean Conway, Brian Tynan and Seamus Beattie. Picture: Mick McCormack

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Kerrane expresses concern over passport backlog Sinn Féin TD Claire Kerrane has expressed deep concern at the failure of the government to put in place provisions to address the backlog of approximately 112,000 currently outstanding passport applications.

The Roscommon-Galway TD said: “The backlog in processing passport applications is down to the failure of the Government to put in place sufficient supports for the passport service during this, the busiest time of the year. There can be

no doubt as to the effort that the staff and management in the passport service are putting in to deal with both the backlog accrued over Covid, and the deluge of applications coming forward at this point, which is the peak period for passport applications.

“So far to date in 2021 alone, the Passport Service has received almost 4000,000 passport applications. According to figures revealed to the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Af-

fairs John Brady, there are currently approximately 112,000 applications with the Passport Service. Some 50,000 of these applications require additional documentation, while a further 62,000 applications are sitting with the Passport Service.

“In my own constituency, there are 465 applications waiting to be processed in Roscommon, with over 2,200 applications waiting to be processed in Galway.

“This, despite passport service

staff working long hours, and in some cases, on Saturdays and Sundays, to attempt to deal with a growing workload.

“I am calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, as the individual who bears the ultimate responsibility for his department, to ensure that there are sufficient staff on hand to deal with demand at this time. The responsibility lies with Minister Coveney, and he must act accordingly,” Deputy Kerrane concluded.

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Over €460k in sports equipment funding announced for local clubs

Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan has welcomed the recent announcement of Sports Capital funding for clubs in Roscommon and Galway.

Sixteen clubs across County Roscommon are set to receive a combined €290,000 in funding under the Sports Capital & Equipment Programme.

Roscommon GAA is also set to receive €172,629 for gym equipment and a new mower.

The news was welcomed by local public representatives this week, with Independent TD Denis Naughten saying the equipment will assist clubs in supporting local athletes and young people.

“Having worked closely with some of the successful applications, I have no doubt that they will have a huge benefit in their local communities.

And I expect that further allocation of funding for other local clubs will be announced in the coming months,” he said.

Fine Gael Minister of State Frank Feighan welcomed the allocation of €106,771 to sports clubs in north Roscommon within the Sligo Leitrim Constituency including: Ballyfarnon Community Group, Boyle Community Tennis Association and Boyle GAA Club.

“As Minister of State for Well Being and Health, I would like to see more participation is sport especially among our younger population, the provision of this funding to improve club’s equipment will encourage more engagement in active sport and help realise the immense benefits that physical activity can bring to our lives,” he said.

Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan described it as a “fantastic boost” for local clubs.

“With these government funds announced today we will see funding of €50,000 for a disability boat for Lanesborough Angling Club, close to €30,000 for Castlerea Celtic Football Club for equipment initiatives and €27,000 for Hodson Bay Celtic to improve facilities.

“With the Olympics taking centre-stage along with our local Olympians the past few weeks, it is good to see investment across a broad sector of sports such as €15,000 for Athlone Gymnastics Club and nearly €10,000 for Suck Valley Athletics Club. The South Roscommon Cycling Club also received funding of €9,000,” she said.

Senator Dolan added: “I’m also delighted to

Independent TD Denis Naughten.

see the focus on women’s participation in sport through ladies’ soccer such as the Four Roads Ladies Football Club and we have two phenomenal ambassadors for women in sport with Aoife O’Rourke and Richael Timothy.

“The Sports Capital Fund is focused on accessibility and opening it up to more people to be able to play, be it team sports or individual sports which is good for the head and good for the heart”.

Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy also expressed deep satisfaction with the announcement.

“I am very satisfied that the Roscommon Galway region has done particularly well out of the equipment grants scheme.

“I am delighted as the only Government representative residing in Co. Roscommon to support all of the clubs seeking such funding,” he said.

North West Simon Community to host Virtual Sleep Out The North West Simon Community will host a Virtual Sleep Out on Friday, October 1st and is calling on people in the region and beyond to swap their beds for sleeping bags for one night.

The group says that while people cannot come together in person this year, it is calling on

friends, family, colleagues, and teammates to join in virtually to support those facing homelessness in the northwest.

A spokesperson said: “Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we are going virtual again this year which means no matter where you are in the world, be it New York, London, Paris,

Tory Island or Inishbofin you can enjoy this unique solidarity experience safely.

“This year, now more than ever we need your support as the housing and homelessness situation escalates. It’s been a tough year for everyone and especially the North West Simon Community as all community

fundraising events have had to be cancelled which accounted for almost 80 percent of our annual income.

“Whether you spend the night under the stars in the office car park, pitch a tent in the garden or rough it in the sleeping bag we are asking you to take part in solidarity with the individu-

als and families experiencing homelessness during these uncertain times.”

The group has urged those taking part to ensure when sleeping out to abide by Government safety guidance.

Participants are asked to contact the charity for clear guidelines to help set up online fun-

draising campaigns. Keep an eye on the North West Simon Community facebook page and Instagram for updates.

To get involved and sign up to this year’s Virtual Sleep Out visit the charity website www. northwestsimon.ie and or contact mary@northwestsimon.ie 087-7708865

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Mind you, Liam recalls a friendly exchange which has proven to have been unwittingly prophetic.

“Our first challenge game this year back in June was against Offaly in Kiltoom. I have so much time for Declan Kelly, the Offaly manager. In fact I rang him during the week to congratulate Ballinasloe,him on his team getting to the AllCo. Galway Ireland final.

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Now Tully and Kelly will lead Roscommon and Offaly respectively into battle in Sunday’s All-Ireland U-20 final.

Speaking minutes after last Saturday’s thrilling win over Down, Tully paid tribute to the Roscommon players.

“What a group of players we have. They are just a magnificent group of young men. They have done everything we asked of them. They dug so deep out there today. They worked so hard. We made a few mistakes but we kept coming back. I’m thrilled for them.

“The lads believed in themselves and that’s so important. These players know what they are capable of. I am so proud of them”.

The manager was quick to acknowledge the key role of substitutes, an absolutely vital factor on Saturday evening.

“Sometimes it’s hard to get lads to believe when they are on the bench that they have a

big contribution to make, but in every game we have played the bench has been so valuable to us. The players on the field know that when they have made their effort there are other players ready to come in and do just as good a job”.

Looking to this weekend’s final, Tully indicated that the best possible preparation will take place, the short turnaround time notwithstanding.

“We only have one week to prepare for the All-Ireland final but we are in it and we will prepare well and we will give it a real good go.

These lads have given us four brilliant games of football this year so far”.

“It’s a unique final pairing” Tully concluded, as he reflected again on that chance conversation after the challenge game in June.

“Here we are now in an All-Ireland final. It just doesn’t get much better than that”.

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Fitness a big factor!

Roscommon’s Patrick Gavin credited the team’s fitness levels and the role of the team management as he reflected on a thrilling semi-final win.

“It’s brilliant to be playing an All-Ireland final against Offaly. I felt it was really only when we scored the second goal that we knew we had it.

“It was a great effort from all the lads. Our fitness stood to us today and we had the legs there at the end.

I would like to pay tribute to the management who have done such a great job to get us to this final. Our supporters were great today too”.

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“What a day in Tokyo”, at least one breathless commentator said on Sunday.

It wasn’t bad in Cavan on Saturday either!

About ten hours before Kellie Harrington’s wonderful Olympic gold medal success lifted the whole nation, Roscommon’s U-20 footballers brought joy to Rossies everywhere.

Their Offaly counterparts had done the same for their supporters the previous weekend, the Faithful County shimmying back into the big time.

It’s great to see the very affable Michael Duignan, a man of gravitas and serious intent, spearheading an overdue revival in Offaly GAA fortunes.

It’s a great GAA county, with an impressive historic capacity to excel in both football and hurling. Success has been a stranger for some time, but there are signs now that Offaly’s slumber is ending.

Here in Roscommon, there’s a brilliant buzz on the football front, with exciting momentum at underage level.

Our minors were outplayed by Sligo in Friday’s Connacht final, a surprise defeat which had many people worried that last weekend might deliver none of its promise.

The focus switched to Kingspan Breffni Park, and our All-Ireland semi-final date. There’s a traditional swagger about Down football. Once they get a scent of Croke Park, they can be unstoppable.

The task facing our U-20s on Saturday was a formidable one.

It was always likely to be close, both teams having impressed in their provincial campaigns. But close, without closing the deal, is not what fiercely committed young sportspeople want. Saturday’s semifinal ebbed and flowed, as games can do. There was little to choose between the teams. The woodwork was rattled a few times, young sharpshooters within inches of hero status. Down dangerous, like Down usually are. Roscommon always in the game, full of endeavour and skill, but trailing towards the end. Then, when we feared a fruitless weekend, Liam Tully’s young guns seized the initiative. Sensational turnovers.

Quick interplay. Beautiful scores.

Heart, desire, will to win. Down were forced back from the winning post, spun away from their appar-

ent destiny. Roscommon assumed control. Down’s discipline collapsed.

Roscommon remained calm. A terrific beauty was born.

By the time Adam McDermott scored one of the most unusual goals in recent GAA history, we were probably safe.

Down’s will had (just) been broken.

Still, Adam’s runaway goal was very welcome, a thing of beauty, a score that ensured beyond doubt our passage to the final. Con Houlihan famously wrote that when Mikey Sheehy lobbed Paddy Cullen (in 1978), the Dublin ‘keeper had dashed back to his goal like a woman who smelt the cake burning in the kitchen. As McDermott joyously zoned in on a gaping goal, Down’s goalie Charlie Smyth was too far away to even get the smell from the kitchen.

The other Roscommon goal needs to be remembered too, James Fitzpatrick zigzagging into Down heartland with the air of a man intent on changing the course of proceedings. I think it’s called effecting change! His dribble, one-two and finish might have come from a GAA fantasy comic strip.

And so, in a few days’ time, the young heroes of Roscommon and Offaly meet – in Croke Park, no less – to see who can add the perfect finish to the portraits they’ve been painting. Lamentable that, as I write on Wednesday, there is some

chaos as fans chase down tickets, but the sense is that these problems are resolvable and that many thousands of people will be present for this novel showdown, two proud counties sort of strutting into Croker, while elsewhere, a few bigger fish wonder where it all went wrong.

There is excitement in the county – in both counties – at this welcome respite from Covid-19, from a relatively dull senior championship too, excitement at the joy and thrill of their relative campaigns, at the promise of what might be to come.

It seems to me that Offaly have been superb in this campaign to date. It’s easy to celebrate their return to the spotlight.

It seems to me too that Roscommon were magnificent on Saturday night, just as they’ve impressed all campaign.

A fascinating final awaits. The very fact that thousands of pandemic-weary supporters can travel to Croker for a massive match (and/or follow on TV or radio) is brilliant. I expect it to be a wonderful, free-flowing game. Roscommon and Offaly will ignite Croke Park, and it will be a lovely afternoon, full of the spirit of the GAA and the pride of the parish. It will be a game befitting the great tradition of both counties. These young heroes are peering into small gaps in the pages of history. So close.

May the best team win.

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Favourite food?

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Favourite drink?

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I suppose anything that’s popular… something upbeat though, especially for the gym.

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Roscommon U-20s captain, Colin Walsh, told People Sport that excitement was building in the panel ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland final showdown with Leinster champions Offaly.

“There’s huge excitement in the camp. Everyone’s become used to these big games so there aren’t a lot of nerves. We just go out and try and play our best football in every single game,” he said.

“We’ve a very a tight-knit group and there’s always good craic in the group chat. It’s a privilege to be captain of this team because there are so many talented lads in the panel”.

The Oran player is part of a talented generation and club foot-

ball has played a big part in his development as a leader on and off the pitch.

“The last few years Oran has had a lot of very good young players coming up and we’ve some very talented players in our senior team now so we’ll give it a good crack this year. So many of the lads are stalwarts of the club and they work so hard around here so we’re very thankful for that,” he said.

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown up many academic and sporting challenges for Colin, who is currently studying Product Design at NUI Maynooth.

“In terms of college, it hasn’t been great at all so hopefully next year will be better. When it comes to football, playing in empty grounds is sometimes easier because you can just concentrate on the game.

“But when there were no matches or training sessions there was really nothing else to do so I just stuck at the training programme at home.

Gary Flannery and Shane McDermott are our strength and conditioning coaches and they gave us a good plan for home training. In fairness, everyone stuck to it and got it done. It passed the time really during the Covid lockdowns,” he said.

Last Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Ulster champions Down will live long in the memory, but for now all focus is on Offaly.

“It was such a relief because Down are a very good team but thankfully we came out on top in the end.

“In preparation for the final we’ve just been taking it handy because

we just had the week to recover.

We are meeting a couple of times this week for light sessions and some chats,” he said.

The talented full-back was a mainstay on the victorious Roscommon CBS team which won the 2019 All-Ireland Colleges ‘B’ title against Scoil Phobail Shliabh Luachra at Croke Park. He will be hoping for a similar outcome this Sunday at headquarters.

“I’ve played at Croke Park before when we won the AllIreland ‘B’ Schools final for Roscommon CBS. I’ve said that it’s easier sometimes to play in front of smaller crowds but it’s class to play in front of a big crowd too! I’m really looking forward to it – there are no nerves, just excitement,” he concluded.

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Paths to the final Roscommon have played four games to get to Sunday’s final. Connacht Championship: Roscommon 4-16 Leitrim 0-10, Roscommon 4-13 Sligo 2-12, Roscommon 2-11 Mayo 1-7. All-Ireland semi-final: Roscommon 2-13 Down 1-10.

Roscommon have scored a whopping 12 goals and 53 points and have conceded 4-39.

Roscommon’s scorers so far have been: Daire Cregg 0-23, James Fitzpatrick 5-7, Adam McDermott 3-8, Ben O’Carroll 1-8, Darragh Heneghan 1-1, Jason Doory 1-0, Ronan Garvin 1-0, Patrick Gavin 0-2, Colin Walsh 0-1, Keith Doyle 0-1, Charlie Carthy 0-1, Robbie Dolan 0-1.

Offaly have also played four matches en route to Sunday’s final.

Leinster Championship: Offaly 1-10 Wexford 1-9, Offaly 1-11 Westmeath 1-9, Offaly 0-15 Dublin 3-3.

All-Ireland semi-final: Offaly 3-10 Cork 0-14.

Offaly have scored 5-46 and conceded 5-35.

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I refer to a beautiful new book which has just been published.

The colourful publication is a celebration of Roscommon’s All-Ireland U-21 victory in 1966, and thus marks the 55th anniversary of that famous win. (In 1978, Roscommon won a second All-Ireland U-21 title. Sunday’s date with Offaly in the U-20 final represents an opportunity to win a third All-Ireland title at the corresponding grade).

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Paul Mockler (St. Croan’s) lined out at centre half-back in the final against Kildare.

Paul, who is based in Co. Clare, came up with the idea for the book, and went on to bring the project to fruition. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards Western Alzheimers, Goff Street, Roscommon.

Paul told the Roscommon People: “I just thought it would be nice to acknowledge those players, indeed all who were involved.

I was based in Templemore at the time, and hardly knew any of the players! Ironically, it was through reunions in later years that I got

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Six of the players have gone to their eternal reward, and I really wanted to do this for them, for their memory”.

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In his introduction, Paul says: “This book is a celebration of ‘Seal Aoibhinn dar Saol’....‘Happy times in our life’”.

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On their way to All-Ireland U-21 glory in 1966, Roscommon defeated Galway, Leitrim and Mayo (to win Connacht); Donegal in the All-Ireland semi-final; and Kildare in the final (2-10 to 1-12).

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“Why wouldn’t I? Many of these lads had been my sporting heroes of the 1960s, ‘70s and early ‘80s, providing us all with thrilling days out and memorable successes and close failures all over the country”.

Later, Mick writes: “A few things stand out from my chats with these men. First of all, their humility. No huge egos or tendency to gild the lily in terms of their own performances. They told things as they remembered them, often dwelling on the contributions of others, rather than their own. They just played the game and were lucky enough to win, and felt very privileged to have done so”.

Noting that in some respects the U-21 team of 1966 was the “forgotten All-Ireland winning one”, Mr. Rock said this publication will “remind this and future generations of Rossies of the Members of Roscommon U-21 team on a victory tour of Roscommon on a lorry in Boyle. (Photograph courtesy of Tony Conboy) great and rare achievement it was”.

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Michael Duignan is an Offaly GAA legend. A double All-Ireland winner at senior hurling level and a man who is often spoken about as the best hurling analyst on the national airwaves, Michael decided a couple of years ago that he would actually back up his words with action.

That’s when he allowed his name to go forward for the Chairman’s position in the Faithful County.

While it’s early days yet, Duignan has overseen a transformation in the fortunes of Offaly on and off the field. At underage level in football and hurling the county is now very competitive. Sunday’s appearance in an All-Ireland final is the culmination of all the hard work that the people in Offaly have been putting in at underage level in recent years.

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said: “This will be a magnificent occasion.

You would have got some odds on Offaly and Roscommon getting to this final, but isn’t it fantastic for both counties? I have been very vocal at times about the resources that are available to smaller counties but all that will go out the window on Sunday. Two mighty GAA counties in an All-Ireland in Croke Park...I am really looking forward to the day”.

Michael was sympathetic in relation to Tyrone’s Covid crisis, which led to the postponement of their senior semi-final against Kerry.

“It’s very tough. We had the same situation here last year with our hurlers so we know what they are going through. It’s terrible for Tyrone but it’s a blessing for Roscommon and Offaly, because anyone who wants a ticket will be able to get one, which is fantastic. There will be some atmosphere.

“Developing young players is part of our long-term strategy, but sometimes a group of young players get together and click.

We can go back to the ‘60s when we won the minor football All-Ireland and several of those players went on to win senior AllIrelands in the ‘70s. It’s something we are

very aware of here...if we get a good group of players together we try to keep them together.

“There is a serious buzz here in the county this week. You can’t get an Offaly top, jersey or flag for love or money and I’m sure it’s the same in Roscommon. We have had a very good year here in Offaly GAA and this caps it off.

“I was at all the U-20 matches this year and the team is improving with every game they play.

The wins against Dublin and Cork were excellent. The momentum was growing all year. Declan Kelly is a great manager. This is his fourth year with the team. They were beaten by a point last year and by a point the year before that, so they were due a bit of luck. The difference in winning games makes such a difference to the confidence of the players.

“The two teams look similar in terms of physicality, so there won’t be much between them.

But look, we are working hard here in Offaly GAA and we have plenty of plans in place on and off the field going forward. It’s about the teams on the field and naturally I will be hoping that Offaly are the better team in Croke Park on Sunday” he concluded.

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team beaten by 20 points, little did any of us think that we would be in an All-Ireland final almost 18 months later. Yet, that is the reality.

Make no mistake, both these teams are in the final on merit.

Offaly battled their way through Leinster while improving all the time. They took out Dublin in the provincial final with a magnificent display of attacking football and then edged past a really good Cork team with an incredibly courageous performance in the semifinal.

Roscommon were probably expected to beat Leitrim and Sligo in the Connacht Championship – and they did that. In those two games, there were early signs of their attacking intent. Lads like James Fitzpatrick, Daire Cregg, Ben O’Carroll and Darragh Heneghan were flexing their muscles and it was great football to watch.

Of course the litmus test would come against Mayo. The old rivals in a provincial final in Castlebar would be a big step up. And it was.

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In the semi-final Roscommon had to go to the well once again. Down were looking good when leading by 1-9 to 1-6, but Liam Tully and his selectors ran the bench, Walsh and Paddy Gavin were outstanding in defence, the attack delivered once again, and a late scoring burst was decisive.

But this Offaly team is so resilient under Declan Kelly. Against Dublin and Cork they were out-

Liam Tully has been around the block a number of times at this stage. The Kilbride man has been involved at club level with underage football in the county for many years, and while he is really looking forward to Sunday’s All-Ireland final in Croke Park, he is not getting carried away.

He began our chat earlier this week by reflecting again on Saturday’s win against Down.

“We played well only at times against Down, to be honest. We were lucky when they were leading by 1-9 to 1-6 that they

didn’t get a couple of scores because we would have been in trouble at that stage.

But we dug deep after that and we came good in the finish thankfully”.

Liam is well aware of the threat that Offaly will pose on Sunday. “They are an excellent side. I saw them against Dublin and Cork and they have some outstanding players. We played them earlier in the year in a challenge game and I knew that they would be a good side in this year’s championship. They will be a very hard team to beat”.

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Liam says that it is vital that the development of young footballers in the county is a priority. “There is a lot of great work going on in the county. The development of young footballers is what it’s all about...it’s the only way forward”.

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title. It’s great that we’re there, but having said that we want to win it now. The lads have worked so hard and they deserve to be where they are.

“I am so proud of the players and the effort that they have put in this year and I want to pay tribute to their parents and their clubs too and all the sacrifices that they have made driving them everywhere! The lads have been so careful too during Covid.

“What we want is another good performance on Sunday and that the lads go out and give it everything. It’s a big day for everyone and if we give it our best shot then we can have no regrets when it’s over” he concluded.

place. The best players will stand up to the pressure and will relish the challenge.

All the neutrals watching in will not begrudge whoever wins this final but the facts are that the losers will have missed out on a wonderful opportunity to win a major AllIreland title.

In terms of form, I can’t split the sides. Having spent a lot of my time in Offaly with my aunt and uncle in Cloghan and Ferbane many years ago, I would always

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The injuries and the rehabilitation.

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Talented midfielder, Keith Doyle, has had his fair share of injury worries but is now relishing the opportunity to play a vital role in Roscommon’s quest for All-Ireland glory.

Having already won an All-Ireland Colleges title with Roscommon CBS at Croke Park in 2019, the thoughts of playing in front of 24,000 spectators make the lonely injury rehabilitation sessions all worthwhile.

“I suppose I’m both excited and nervous,” he says. “It’ll be the biggest crowd I’d have played in front of and I’d say it’s the same for a lot of the lads…but I’m really looking forward to it too.

“I found out about the TyroneKerry game being postponed when I was in work (at P&G Cards, Athleague). I was chatting to a friend and we were saying it would be grand if we got the 24,000 and then when the game was called off it hit me…

‘Oh my God, there’s going to

be 24,000 people at the game!’

It’ll be a good day out for everyone and hopefully we can get the win.

“I played in the schools final for the CBS at Croke Park before and we won that day. I’ve a 100 percent record there so far!”

With his recent injury worries behind him, Keith is back doing what he loves best.

“I twisted my ankle in the Roscommon Intermediate quarterfinal against Éire Óg last year and I only really got back after New Year. Before that I had a hip injury, which happened in a hurling match the season before last, and that set me back. That happened leading into the U-20 championship last year and it was just all about trying to get back fit for games. I missed the whole league campaign with that and only really got back into it in the championship.

“There have been a few injuries the last while and it wasn’t a nice place to be. It’s mentally tough to be working by yourself, away from the panel, but I’ve come

through it now. I’m as prepared as I will be for the final.

“The reason you put yourself through all the rehab work is the reward of playing. To be involved in an All-Ireland final at Croke Park is the ultimate reward,” he said.

Currently studying Exercise Science in Waterford, Keith, like the rest of his teammates, has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and its resulting lockdowns.

“I was coming to the end of my first year when Covid hit. Obviously it’s been tough on everyone, but it’s been especially tough on the younger generation because you couldn’t socialise or even go to the football pitch because they were all closed. It was hard being at home and not being able to see friends and just being stuck within the five kilometres without any outlet,” he said.

This Roscommon team is the “closest-knit group” Keith has been part of and he’s enjoying playing under Liam Tully and his management team.

The home house in Knockcroghery offers the 20-year-old another tight-knit team, where dad Willie and mother Jackie are vocal supporters.

“At the full-time whistle last Saturday against Down, dad and mam were the first two onto the pitch and they had big hugs for me. They got the same reward as I did when I came back from injury.

They like to wrap me in a cotton wool a good bit but at least it’s been worth it!”

This week, with his 100 percent record at Croke Park on the line, Keith has been fully focused on the process.

“It’s all about getting the routine right. Up to this I’ve been doing the same things between games…especially working on having the right foods and the right amount of sleep. I haven’t really thought too much about anything other than the game since we beat Down, but it’s just about sticking to the routine and not changing the approach too much,” he concluded.

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A magnificent return of one goal and five points without reply from the 54th minute saw this fiercely determined and well-drilled Roscommon team into the All-Ireland final following a pulsating semi-final played at Kingspan Breffni Park last Saturday night.

Leading by 1-9 to 1-6 after seven minutes of the second half, the momentum seemed to be with the Ulster champions, but Liam Tully and his selectors brought on a number of subs who reinvigorated the Roscommon challenge and they took the game to Down in what was a sometimes chaotic finale that extended to 10 minutes of injury-time.

Roscommon’s attacking prowess was always a factor, and when the Primrose and Blue side succeeded in getting the ball into their forwards a score was usually the outcome. It was a brilliant overall team display and now Roscommon players, management and followers are preparing for a unique All-Ireland final next Sunday against Offaly in Croke Park. What an occasion that will be for both counties.

The incessant rain cleared in time for the throw-in but the surface was difficult for the players. Nevertheless they served up a thrilling spectacle for the 1,500 crowd. Down were first to

Roscommon players race on to the pitch to celebrate with their colleagues at the final whistle in Saturday’s All-Ireland U-20 semi-final. Picture: Mick McCormack

strike with points in the opening eight minutes from Danny Magill and John McGovern, but Roscommon could have had two goals on the board at that stage, James Fitzpatrick and Adam McDermott both hitting the Down crossbar with snapshots from distance.

The goal Roscommon were threatening to score arrived in the 10th minute. James Fitzpatrick exchanged passes with Conor Lohan before arrowing an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

Roscommon were on a roll now and Daire Cregg in particular was magnificent, scoring three super points from play, while the movement of Ben O’Carroll and Adam McDermott was causing the Down rearguard plenty of problems.

Down were a threat going forward and the tactic of their goalkeeper Charlie Smyth in repeatedly coming out the field was adding to their attacking options, although that aspect of their play was to cost them very dearly later in the game.

In the 25th minute Patrick Gavin could have scored another Roscommon goal but a last-ditch block on the line by Ryan Magill saw the ball flash over the crossbar.

Down struck for a superbly worked goal in first-half injury-time.

Ryan Magill made another excellent interception and powered forward with the ball. He released Shealan Johnston at just the right time and the latter made no mistake, firing past Conor Carroll. It meant that the

Mournemen went in ahead by 1-7 to 1-5 at half-time.

A fine point from Ben O’Carroll on the restart reduced the gap, but when Ruari O’Hare and Danny Magill added points to the Down tally by the 37th minute, it looked like it was going to be their day.

Roscommon battened down the hatches and the subs that were brought on lifted the team. In the 41st minute Robbie Dolan could have grabbed an opportunist goal but his flick was just too high and went over the bar. A minute later Daire Cregg kicked another mighty point and the margin was now down to one.

It was breathtaking stuff now as both sides battled desperately for the upperhand. Roscommon captain and

full-back Colin Walsh, who was playing well all through, now came to the fore as time and time again he won vital interceptions, fielded superbly and made last-ditch tackles. It was an inspirational performance from the Oran man and his stature grew as the game moved towards its conclusion.

Down goalkeeper Charlie Smyth kicked a long-range free just after the second water break in the 47th minute to leave his side ahead by 1-10 to 1-8, but incredibly, it was to be their last score of the game.

Daire Cregg and Patrick Gavin pointed to level the match by the 56th minute and now the big Roscommon following were on their feet. A minute later Adam McDermot scooted in along the endline and

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A composed Adam McDermott seals a great victory by kicking the ball into an empty net late on in Saturday’s All-Ireland U-20 semi-final in which Roscommon defeated Down. Picture: Mick McCormack

grabbed another splendid score.

Roscommon were now looking good.

As the game slipped into extra-time Down captain and playmaker Shealan Johnston was shown a red card for a high tackle on Colin Walsh, the exchanges now feisty. James Fitzpatrick extended the Roscommon advantage as the board showed there would be six extra minutes. In the 5th minute of injury-time sub Charlie Carthy kicked another mighty point (from 40 metres) and now Roscommon were three to the good.

Down now had to go for broke, and all 15 of their players were in the Roscommon half looking for the equalising goal they needed. But with Down ‘keeper Charlie Smyth 80 metres from his own goal, Roscommon won possession and Adam McDermott had the simple task of rolling the ball into the empty net. Game over.

The game meandered on for a further four minutes and the Down players became increasingly frustrated, and their midfielder Tom Close was redcarded in the final minute for a tackle on Daire Cregg.

Roscommon had done enough and the final whistle brought unconfined joy as players, management and supporters celebrated a magnificent win.

It was a super team effort with many leaders coming to the fore on the day, none more so than the aforementioned Colin Walsh. Daire Cregg was also superb, kicking five super points, James Fitzpatrick was always a threat while Ben O’Carroll was a bundle of energy. Ruaidhrí Fallon and Patrick Gavin also caught the eye all through.

Subs Sean Trundle, Charlie Carthy and Jack Lohan also made valuable contributions.

After the disappointment of losing the minor final on Friday night this was the boost that was needed in the county. Another display from this team like the ones we saw against Mayo and Down and who knows where it might take us. It’s time to bridge the gap back to 1978. Roll on next Sunday.

Teams & scorers Members of the Roscommon squad celebrate their win in last Saturday’s Eirgrid All-Ireland U-20 Football Championship semifinal at Kingspan Breffni Park. Picture: Mick McCormack

Roscommon: Conor Carroll; Conor Lohan, Colin Walsh, Dylan Gaughan; Patrick Gavin (0-2), Ruaidhrí Fallon, Thomas Crean; Enda Crawley, Keith Doyle; Darragh Heneghan, James Fitzpatrick (1-1), Daire Cregg (0-5, 1 free); Ben O’Carroll (0-2, 1 free), Adam McDermott (1-1), Robbie Dolan (0-1). Subs: Sean Trundle for Crawley (41), Charlie Carthy (0-1) for Heneghan (41), Jack Lohan for Crean (44), David Wynne for Dolan (45), Jason Doory for Gaughan (53).

Down: Charlie Smyth (0-2, frees); Tiernan Fettes, Lorcan Toal, Ryan Magill; Tom Smyth (0-1), Patrick McCarthy, Anthony Morgan; Ordhan Murdock, Tom Close; Ruairí O’Hare (0-2, 1 free), Shealan Johnston (1-0), John McGovern (0-1); Andrew Gilmore (0-2, 1 free), Eamon Brown, Danny Magill (0-2). Subs: Peter McMullan for Fettes (20), Seán Óg McCusker for D Magill (44), Shea Croskery for Brown (48), Justin Clarke for McGovern (54), Jack Murtagh for O’Hare (59).

Referee: David Murnane (Cork).

Stat Attack Wides: Roscommon 5 (2, first half ); Down 10 (6, first half ) Red cards: Roscommon 0; Down 2 (Shealan Johnston 60, Tom Close 66) Black cards: 0 Yellow cards: Roscommon 3 (Conor Lohan, Robbie Dolan, Jack Lohan); Down 3 (Tiernan Fettes, Tom Close, Danny Magill) Man of the Match: Colin Walsh (Roscommon)

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Deputy Kerrane said: “The latest Daft.ie report makes for grim reading.

It shows that the average asking rent across the state is now €1,477, 5.6 percent higher than the same period last year.

“Rents in County Roscommon are up over 16 percent in the space of one year. The average rent now in County Roscommon is €829 per month.

“Rent increases in Connacht/Ulster are now at the highest rate of inflation

worse under the current Government.

“Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has now been in office for over a year and the rental crisis is worse than it was under both Fine Gael housing Ministers Simon Coveney and Eoghan Murphy. If the Government had done what was necessary by banning rent increases at an earlier stage, many hard-pressed renters would’ve been saved from these rent hikes.

“As it stands, we do not know how many of the 390 cost rental units promised for this year will actually be delivered,” she said.

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The Sinn Féin TD claimed the ‘Housing For All’ plan had been delayed due to “wrangling between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil”.

“The Government must commit to a dramatic increase in capital investment in affordable housing to rent and buy. They must also ban rent increases for three years, and introduce a refundable tax credit for renters that would put one month’s rent back in every

renter’s pocket,” she said.

“We need to see affordable cost rental homes delivered at scale where they are needed. We also need the Minister to commit to investigating the disorderly exit of landlords from the market.

“Darragh O’Brien needs to take this crisis seriously as, under his watch, things are getting worse, not better,” Deputy Kerrane concluded .

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FOR SALE A QUALITY 4/5 BEDROOMED DETACHED TWO STOREY RESIDENCE LOCATED AT

12 THE PADDOCKS, ATHLEAGUE, ROSCOMMON F45 D317 AMV €225,000

Extensive farmlands for sale at Earley’s This week, John Earley of Property Partners Earley is offering for sale prime farmlands containing approximately 78.25 acres, together with a comprehensive farmyard standing thereon. Located at Gortnasoolboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon (N37 VF80), this property represents a prime opportunity to acquire a substantial holding of lands (comprised in folio RN9736F) in a renowned

farming district close to Curraghboy village, between the towns of Athlone and Roscommon.

The lands are set out on one manageable holding and are in permanent pasture, on which stands a substantial farmyard comprising of two backto-back slatted sheds (approximately 2,500 square feet and 3,130 square feet respectively, incorporating dry bed area), a hay shed

with dual lean-tos off (approximately 4.500 square feet) and grain shed attached (approximately 500 square feet), and a silage slab (approximately 80’ x 50’) with concreted apron off, incorporating cattle crush and pen. Services for this property include water and ESB. Please note that should market interest dictate, there is also the option to purchase an impressive

five-bedroomed residence, located at the road front of the lands. The auctioneers now invite immediate viewing and all offers to sell.

For further details or to arrange a map, please contact John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Stone Court, the Square, Roscommon on 0906626579, email jearley@ propertypartners.ie, or log onto propertypartners.ie.

Earley’s close sale of attractive character residence in Tulsk This week, John Earley of Property Partners Earley is pleased to advise that he has closed the sale of a most attractive, large, three-bedroomed, detached, two-storey, character residence of approximately 1,900 square feet, known as ‘Prospect Lodge’. Located in the village of Tulsk in County Roscommon (F45 X244), the property stands on a site of approximately 2.5 acres on the “crossroads to the west of Ireland”.

John described the property as “A most attractive and well maintained early 19th-century, detached residence, prominently situated on the “crossroads to the west of Ireland” at Tulsk village.

“This spacious property sits on a wonderfully mature site of approximately 2.5 acres, and boasts an array of bordering native trees, three spacious paddocks and a large storage shed/garage (approximately 1,175 square feet) servicing same. The property has been very well maintained and is presented for sale in excellent condition throughout

by its present owner”.

John added: “We have experienced a very busy selling period, with quality properties attracting strong interest. Due to demand, we are now seeking prop-

erties in all areas for disappointed under bidders and cash buyers. We welcome all submissions and offer a free appraisal service”.

For further details or to arrange a free consultation,

please contact John Earley (FIPAV) at Property Partners Earley Roscommon on 090-6626579, email jearley@propertypartners. ie or log onto propertypartners.ie.

The property is presented in immaculate, turnkey condition and tastefully decorated throughout.

Extending to approx.

1,408 sq. ft., living accommodation of the ground floor is comprised of an entrance hall, living room, kitchen, dining room, utility and W.C. Proceeding to the first floor is a landing, main bathroom and 4 bedrooms – 2 of which feature en-suites.

Certified with a C1 BER Certificate, the property is heated via oil fired central heating and a solid fuel insert stove with feature fireplace in the living room. Double glazed windows feature throughout.

To the rear of the property is a beautiful, mature garden with paved patio area, manicured lawn and an array of shrubs and flowers. Ample off street parking is available to the front on the tarmac driveway which also features a small manicured lawn and mature shrubs. There is gated side access both sides of the property.

The auctioneer now invites all immediate viewings and all offers to sell.

FOR SALE A PRIME 4 BEDROOMED SEMI-DETACHED RESIDENCE LOCATED AT

THE WALK ROAD, ROSCOMMON TOWN F42 EF29 OFFERING 1240 ft² / 115.2 m² APPROX STANDING ON A GENEROUS SITE AREA Prime 4 bedroomed semi detached residence standing on a extensive site area, holding potential this is a prime 4 b/r semi detached residence offering prime location beside town at the Walk Road, offering approx 47ft frontage with large garden to rear with garage and storage sheds of approx 450 sq ft mature hedging surround. A prime property holding potential for further development.

The auctioneers now invite immediate viewing and all offers to sell.

NEW TO THE MARKET

PRIME QUALITY 3 BEDROOMED SEMI DETACHED RESIDENCE LOCATED AT

10 STONE CRESCENT STROKESTOWN, ROSCOMMON F42 TW93 AMV €125,000

A prime quality 3 bedroomed semi detached residence, built in 2000 the property is presented in very good condition having undergone an extensive renovation throughout and offers well-proportioned rooms.

Living accommodation is comprised of an entrance hall, living room and kitchen/dining room on the ground floor level. Proceeding to the first floor is a landing, 3 bedrooms and main bathroom.

The property is heated via oil fired central heating and a solid fuel stove with back boiler and feature fireplace in the living room. Double glazed windows are fitted throughout.

Strokestown is situated on the main N4 Dublin to Westport route in close proximity to the towns of Roscommon, Athlone and Longford. Strokestown offers ample amenities including schools, shops, supermarkets, pubs, cafes, restaurants, playground, Strokestown Park, various sports facilities and public transport links.

Check out the Virtual Tour by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/37g65kX Legal: Michael Ward & Co, Edenderry, Tel 046 9731323

Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon Email: jearley@propertypartners.ie www.propertypartners.ie of Professional ipav Institute Tel: (090) 6626579 / 6626796 Auctioneer & Valuers Fax: (090) 6625405 PSRA Licence No. 001481

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PropertyPeople Auctioneers & Valuers

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

PSRA No.: 003821

Final offers on Castleview bungalow

FINAL OFFERS

Are now being accepted for a 4 bedroom detached bungalow located at

“CASTLEVIEW” BALLYBRIDE, ROSCOMMON. The property is located approximately a quarter of a mile from Roscommon Town centre with excellent views of Roscommon Castle and Loughnaneane Park. The residence is finished to a high standard and viewing is a must. Accommodation consists of: Entrance Hallway, Kitchen cum Dining room with oil fired range, Utility, Large Sitting Room with open fireplace, Four Bedrooms with 2 ensuite, Main Family Bathroom, Large Garage and Carport. The residence has the option of 2 further rooms upstairs subject to planning permission.

For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 09066 27003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com Legal: Con Harlow, Solicitor, The Square, Roscommon.

Pat Hughes and Company are confirming that they are now accepting final offers on a four-bedroomed bungalow at Castleview, Ballybride, Roscommon.

Accommodation consists of an entrance hallway, kitchen/dining room with oil-fired range, utility, large sitting room with open fireplace, four bedrooms (two ensuite), a main family bathroom, a large garage and a carport. The residence has the option of two further rooms upstairs subject to planning permission. Finished to an exceptional standard, viewing for this property is a must.

The property is only on the market for a few weeks and has already generated a lot of interest.

The property is located in a much sought-after location within walking distance of Roscommon Town Centre. The residence, sitting on an elevated site boasts excellent views of Roscommon Town, Roscommon Castle and Loughnaneane Park.

For further details or to make an appointment to view, contact the office on 090-6627003

or email info@pathughesauctioneer.com.

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ROTHWELL STAUNTON & ASSOCIATES

6 Dunlo Street, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway H53 HX57 Telephone : 090 9642258 PSR Licence: 002041 Email: rothwellauct1@gmail.com Web: www.daft.ie

Cloonacaltra, Taughmaconnell, Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

50 acre Residential Holding of Land For Sale by Private Treaty Attractive viable holding of land, easily managed. The lands are all in grass. The dwellinghouse requires refurbishment and the property has the benefit of some farm buildings. AMV €325000

Tamara Nestor, Darren Dolan, Paddy Glennon and Michelle Wynne pictured at Murray’s Bar, Knockcroghery, recently.

Picture: Mick McCormack

National Men’s Sheds launch ‘Your Shed and Dementia’ manual 18 acres Beagh (Brabazon), Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon.

For Sale by Private Treaty Attractive holding of good quality lands, all in grass. Well proportioned paddocks. Adjacent to the R446 and minutes from the M6 motorway.

Barn (2500 sq ft) housing 4 loose boxes, Tack Room and Feed room, with provision for 5 further loose boxes Mains Water and Electricity Potential for Residence subject to planning permission.

Location 2 miles east of Ballinasloe. Dublin 1 hour 15 minutes.

Maps and further details available on request.

Kilglass, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

C. 22 acres of PRIME FARMLAND For Sale by private treaty The lands are divided by the main road and are in permanent pasture.

They are in good heart and mainly of excellent quality. They would be suitable for any type of farming enterprise or as an addition to an existing holding. Can be sold in one or two lots.

Maps and details from the Auctioneers.

Carrowreagh, Taughmaconnell, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon 19 acres for sale by private treaty The lands are all in grass. Can be sold in one or more lots Maps and details from the auctioneers.

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association has launched a new manual entitled ‘Your Shed and Dementia’, which is aimed at raising awareness of the condition as well as offering advice to members, their families, and carers on supporting those with dementia.

Developed in partnership with the HSE’s Dementia: Understand Together campaign and The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, the manual offers tools to help Shedders recognise signs of dementia, as well as offering practical communication and listening tips.

There is an estimated 432 men living with dementia in Roscommon, and more than 11,000 people develop dementia in Ireland each year – approximately thirty people every day.

Common early signs of dementia include increasing confusion, reduced concentration, memory loss, difficulty communicating, personality or behaviour changes, apathy and withdrawal or depression, and the loss of ability to do everyday tasks.

Enda Egan (CEO, Irish Men’s Sheds Association) is encouraging men to check out their local Men’s Shed to see what it has to offer: “As our 450 plus Men’s Sheds across Ireland are now finally beginning to reopen, a key priority in this new chapter for us is continuing to welcome men with early-stage dementia in different ways.

“For example, sheds are offering a range of activities,

from DIY essentials, exercise classes and live music sessions online, to gardening and social events in the great outdoors. Why not check out our website, menssheds.ie, to find out which activities are available at your nearest Shed, and if there is something of interest for you or your loved one?”

Fiona Foley (National Co-ordinator, Dementia Understand Together campaign) said: “This publication has lots of practical ideas on supporting people with early-stage dementia, from communication tips to listening hints. It also has helpful pointers for men who are carers. It’s all about encouraging conversations and improving knowledge of dementia”.

The manual has been developed with the kind permission of the Australian Men’s Sheds Association and Alzheimer’s Australia NSW. While primarily for members of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association, anyone with an interest in dementia is welcome to check out the publication at understandtogether.ie, where they will also find information on supports such as a local service-finder for people living with dementia and their carers. Members of the public can also contact The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Helpline for support on Freefone 1800-341341 (Monday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm).

New Active Age podcast announced

A new podcast, ‘The Old Country’, exploring healthy ageing in Ireland was launched last week. The 12-part series is produced by Active Retirement Ireland, which has local groups and members in Roscommon.

The podcast explores issues around ageing such as combatting ageism, age-friendly environments and integrated and long-term care, and is hosted by politician, activist and broadcaster Peter Kavanagh.

Each episode will feature a guest involved in making Ireland a better place to grow older, from older people themselves to activists and policy experts. Fortnightly episodes will examine the challenges and opportunities which an ageing population brings.

The podcast, which is available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify and iTunes and

through the Active Retirement Ireland website, has been created to mark the beginning of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing and is supported by the Community Foundation for Ireland.

The first episode is now available to listen to and features Anne Drury, President of Active Retirement Ireland, speaking to Peter Kavanagh. In the episode, Anne discusses how she joined her local Active Retirement group initially to teach yoga, which led to her decade-long involvement with the organisation. Anne also reflects on what it means to age well, and how people in Roscommon and across Ireland can make the most out of retirement.

Commenting on the launch of The Old Country podcast today, Peter Kavanagh said: “With the ever-increasing popularity of pod-

casts, now feels like the right time for something to cater for our older population in Roscommon and across Ireland.

“With The Old Country, we are really excited to tell the story of ageing in Ireland. The podcast will explore the challenges, highlight some of the great opportunities and discuss how we make the experience of ageing in Ireland as positive as possible”.

The podcast is available to listen to now at www.activeirl.ie, or on: Audioboom, Spotify, iTunes, and all other podcast players.

To listen in: Using your computer or smart phone, go to www.activeirl. ie. Head to the news section of the website by clicking ‘News’ on the main menu at the top of the webpage. Click on the news story, ‘The Old Country, Episode 1’ and click to play the podcast.

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Business

Concern for the future of County Roscommon Jobs Club services Northwest Roscommon CDP CLG at their recent board meeting expressed shock that the County Roscommon Jobs Club, which has been sponsored by them (NWRCDP) since 2007, will cease at the end of the current year.

The Jobs Club is a job-seeking programme funded by the Department of Social Protection and delivered by Job Club Staff of Northwest Roscommon

CDP CLG t/a Community Resource Centre. The aim of the Job Club is to support job-ready people into employment by delivering a part-time formal training programme which consists of CV preparation, cover letter writing, job searching, interview preparation/ techniques and mock interviews.

The Job Club also provides a one-toone service to assist people on an indi-

Roscommon broadband update from Imagine

Irish broadband provider, Imagine Network Services has announced it has switched on a further two high-capacity broadband transmission hub in Co. Roscommon There are 39,345 premises in Roscommon of which the Irish provider already provides immediate connectivity to over 31,800 homes and businesses across the county with 74% of this connectivity being within the NBP intervention area or those properties that are in urgent need of better broadband.

Homes and businesses that need better broadband can check their Eircode for coverage at imagine.ie Imagine’s latest news comes as the company continues to receive strong demand for its service with the Irish provider continuing to win fans amongst its customers with over 60% of new subscribers calling to be connected being referred from existing users of its service.

Sandra Dinan, who heads up the Connecting Communities Team commented: “The continued rapid expansion of our exclusive 5G Fixed Wireless Network along with our extensive coverage is a game changer, not only for the people of Roscommon but for all of regional and rural Ireland. Rural Roscommon needs consistent and reliable broadband and our latest investment in the county will match the level of performance that Enda Smith would be proud of!”

She continued: “Ireland’s rural communities need better broadband now which is why we are seeing such demand for our service and why we will continue to invest and focus all our efforts on the rapid expansion of our 5G Fixed Broadband Network. Our network can be deployed in these poor broadband areas within a matter of weeks, ensuring we continue to meet this demand and bring high-speed broadband to the families and businesses that need better broadband now”.

Local TDs, broadband officers and community action groups who are being contacted by families and business owners needing better broadband are urged to contact Sandra and her team directly via mail at betterbroadband@imagine.ie. The quicker this team knows at a local level where these poor broadband areas are, the quicker Imagine can extend coverage of its high-speed connection areas.

vidual basis, whatever their needs are.

A walk-in service is available from the base in Ballaghaderreen.

The Department of Social Protection are in the process of issuing a public tender notice for “the provision of employment assistance and advice supports to clients referred by the Department, primarily those who are long-term unemployed and in receipt

of a social welfare payment but it may also include some other client group” .

This new service will be a regional service. As to which other county will be linked with Roscommon, this has yet to be decided by the Department. The new tenders will be based on performance and will see an end to walk-in, person centred, community-based employment ser-

vices and all the supports that such services provide. In 2022, job seekers will be faced with a centralised profit-driven results based process and this will not be accessible to all.

The new tender process has eliminated Northwest Roscommon CDP CLG, which is a not for profit, with charitable status out of the procurement process due to its current rules.

Oran man completes AIT Degree-by-Apprenticeship Oran native, Joseph Diffley, is among the first cohort of graduates from AIT’s Bachelor of Science in Polymer Processing Technology (apprenticeship), developed in conjunction with Ibec.

Joseph said that when he completed his Leaving Certificate in 2012 he had never heard of apprenticeships in polymer, let along the possibility of doing an apprenticeship by degree.

“At the time there wasn’t much encouragement to do an apprenticeship. It was all CAO, and I had no interest in any of that side of things; my best subjects in school were tech graph and woodwork,” he explained.

Joseph started working part-time with his brother, a heavy plant fitter, before a job came up with Aptar, a US manufacturing company based in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.

He was soon put forward for the polymer apprenticeship by his company’s HR manager, who saw value in investing in Joseph’s professional development.

“The big appeal was that it was it was a degree and would be recognised as a degree at the end of the day,” Joseph said.

Over the course of three years, Joseph spent 45 weeks in college, and the rest of the time getting on-

the-job training with his host company.

The practical and applied nature of the learning is what Joseph felt suited him best. “College wouldn’t have suited me full-time, to be honest. I enjoyed the way, as part of the apprenticeship, we always had a lot of labs, a lot of hands-on learning,” he said.

In his final year, Joseph received an award for ‘Best Project’ for showing how his host company could save money by streamlining the process of drying a material called PBT and cutting down on mould changes.

Joseph graduated at the end of last year and in the same week lost his job due to his host company shutting down; however, he was immediately snapped up by Longford Tool and Plastics as a shift manager, overseeing the entire injection moulding shift.

Six months later, he landed a job with a large medical device company, which makes syringes and the tips of diabetic needles. He is now four months into his new role as an injection moulding technician.

You can learn more about AIT’s Bachelor of Science in Polymer Processing Technology at www. ait.ie.

More water, please!

Over a third of consumers in Connacht and Ulster increased their daily water intake during lockdown, new research shows.

A total of 34% said their consumption rose during restrictions – in line with the national average. And nearly a half (44%) now drink one/two litres a day.

Of those drinking more in Connacht and Ulster, the majority (71%) are downing an extra litre or less every day.

The Ishka Irish Spring Water survey of 1,000 adults, carried out by iReach, also reveals that almost a fifth (18%), spend €2€5 on bottled water every week.

And the green message is getting through, with a half in both

provinces saying the recyclability of water bottles is a factor in their purchase. Nationally, consumers in Ireland drank almost an extra litre of water a day as the pandemic locked them out of offices, schools, colleges and hospitality.

Across Ireland, a third of people (34%) upped their water consumption in lockdown – the vast majority (58%) of them 18-24-year-olds, who downed up to two litres more than usual.

Based in Ballyneety, Ishka lays claim to being Ireland’s freshest spring water as it is bottled from five, 200m-deep certified wells, untouched by human contact and not stored prior to bottling.

Mike Sutton, left, and Denis Sutton, Directors of Ishka Irish Spring Water

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ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Athleague Amenity Company Limited intend to apply for Permission for 0.5308 ha public park for development at this site lands known as Fair Green, Church Street (N63), Athleague, Co. Roscommon.

The development will consist of Permission to create a public park, with works including the development of an outdoor meeting space, playground, pedestrian paths and ‘kickabout’ area, the creation of new pedestrian entrances on the western and south eastern boundaries, the undertaking of landscaping and all associated site works on lands known as the ‘Fair Green,’ Athleague.

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

Signed: Gwen Tierney Landmark Design and Consultancy Ltd. Ballinafagh, Prosperous, Naas, Co. Kildare.

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

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, Eamon Harney, intend to apply for Permission for development at this site (site area 6.72 Hectares) for extraction of Sand, Stone and Gravel.

The development will involve the extraction of sand, stone and gravel over an extraction area of 6.12 hectares (volume to be extracted = 541,750m³ approximately) over a 10 year period, screening/ processing of stone, sand & gravel from the site using mobile plant, construction of offices (33m²), welfare facilities (9m²), well, water settlement pond (area 2,020m²), weighbridge, wheel wash, entrance, set down area, carparking, truck parking, refuelling pad, petrol oil interceptor, fencing, landscaping/ screening, signage, lighting, wastewater storage tank for site offices, and all other ancillary works. The land will be restored to agricultural lands on the completion of the extraction of sand, stone and gravel, on lands at Rooskagh Td., Bellanamullia (Bealnamulla), Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and screening for an Appropriate Assessment has been prepared in respect of this planning application and will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. The planning application including the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and screening for an Appropriate Assessment may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: Collins Boyd Engineering Ltd. Engineers & Architects Galway Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.

Ph (090) 6634421 Fax: (090) 6634423 Email: info@collinsboydeng.com

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Karagh Fox and Mark Kelly, intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for permission for development at Raghrabeg Townland, Shannonbridge, Co. Roscommon.

The development shall consist of single and storey and half extensions to the sides of existing house, new conventional septic tank and percolation area, improved vehicular entrance and all associated site development works.

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 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.

Signed: MMA Architects

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Conlon Consulting Engineering Ltd., on behalf of Bill O’Brien, intend to seek permission for development from Roscommon County Council, for an adjoining garage to the existing dwelling house and all necessary ancillary site works, in lieu of that which was granted under PD/19/154, for the site located at Ballybride, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Conlon Consulting Engineering Ltd. [Agent] Email: info@conlonconsulting.ie Web: www.conlonconsulting.ie Tel: 090 6665341 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 may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making its 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, Cian McLoughlin am applying to Roscommon County Council for the following: 1. Planning permission to construct an extension to side of existing dwelling house 2. Permission to retain changes to elevations of existing dwelling house and all ancillary site development at Deerpark, Boyle, Co. Roscommon.

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

Signed:

Unit 5, Ballypheason House, Circular Road, Roscommon, F42 C982.

Ph: 090 6634365 Mob: 087 8228529 E: james@jlce.ie & aaron@jlce.ie Web:www.jlce.ie Architectural Designers – Consulting Engineers

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Thomastown Demesne, Ballydangan, Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

I hereby apply to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Michael Cawley for planning permission to extend his dwelling house and to construct a new domestic garage and all associated site works at the above location.

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

Signed: Noel O’ Brien and Associates Mountbellew, Co. Galway.

Phone/Fax No: (090) 9679506

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Aisling and John Kenny, hereby give notice that we intend to apply for planning permission to carry out alterations to our existing dwelling to provide first floor accommodation altering the front elevation by adding two velux windows and additionally to construct a single storey extension onto the rear of our existing dwelling house and all associated site works at 28 Greenhills Drive, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours 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.

Signed: Padraig Connell Consulting Engineers (Agents) Corr, Walderstown, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. N37N274 T: 090 6477881 W: info@pc-ce.com

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I am applying to the above authority for Planning Permission for Retention of Garage/Shed as constructed on my property at Carrownamaddy Td., Roscommon.

Signed: Sam Wark 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 may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making its decision on the application.

The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Brendan Doyle and Marie O’Donnell, intend to apply for Permission for the construction of a new two storey dwelling house and domestic garage, installation of a septic tank and percolation area along with connections to all services and all other associated site works at Moher Td., Lanesborough, Co. Roscommon

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

Signed: Collins Boyd Engineering Ltd. Engineers & Architects Galway Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.

Ph (090) 6634421 Fax: (090) 6634423 Email: info@collinsboydeng.com

PUPPIES FOR SALE < LABADOR PUPS FOR SALE: Labador pup’s, black and chocolate, ready in 3 week’s. Phone Michael on 086 3155044, no texts or private numbers. < FOR SALE: Patterdale pups 7 weeks old . AC line bred. Have had their first jab. £700 each. Tel: 0044 7891753920

PODIATRIST

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FOOT CLINIC ROSCOMMON – MOLLOYS PHARMACY

Siobhan Murray BSc (Hons) Podiatry M.Ch.S.I.

(Monday to Saturday) Also available in Boyle & Athlone -------Chiropody treatment and all aspects of Foot Pain.

Orthotics prescribed

Corns, calluses, ingrown toenails, verruca, orthotics, diabetic assessments and treatment.

Department of Health Approved Kearney’s Chemist Main Street, Castlerea For appointment: (094) 96 21647 / (089) 4142233 • Home visits

Podiatrist/Chiropodist

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< 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 < TURF: Footed plots of turf for sale near Lanesboro.

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TUITION WANTED < HELP NEEDED: For level 5 Health + Social Care, mature student, Loughglynn Village. Tel: 089 9750616

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Appointments

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087 4340011

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GRETB Offices, application forms, must be received Private & Commercial Roscommon Sports Partnership Ltd,Completed Lanesboro Street, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon. no later than 12.00 noon on Friday the 27th of Power washing August 2021, by email to: 25 years experience Canvassing by applicants or their representatives will disqualify. info@rosactive.org Free Estimates Given or by post to Alan O’Toole Roscommon Sports Partnership Ltd, Phone Alan on: GRETB Offices, Lanesboro Street, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.

Window Protection Ireland Canvassing by applicants or their representatives or Mobile: Commercial/Domestic will disqualify.

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087 2478609

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PUBLIC NOTICE The District Court District Court Area of Roscommon District No. 4 Public Dance Halls Act, 1935, Section 2.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC DANCING LICENCE. Michael Flahive, Ard Aoibhinn, Roscommo - Applicant.

Secretary, Dr. Douglas Hyde Park Club, Roscommon - Applicant.

TAKE NOTICE that Michael Flahive, Ard Aoibhinn, Roscommon, Secretary, Dr. Douglas Hyde Park Club intends to apply to Roscommon District Court to be held at The Courthouse, Roscommon on Tuesday, 21st September 2021 at 10.30am for the Grant of a Licence to use particular place to with the Dr. Douglas Hyde Park Club House situate at Ardsallagh, Roscommon, in the Court area and District aforesaid, for Public Dancing Dated this 11th day of August 2021 Signed: Thomas V. McCrann & Son, Solicitors for the Applicant, Church Street, Roscommon To: The District Court Clerk Government Buildings, Golf Links Road, Roscommon To: The Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Roscommon.

To: The Chief Fire Officer, Fire Authority HQ, Circular Road, Roscommon To: The Secretary, Roscommon County Council, Aras An Chontae, Roscommon.

EXPERIENCED TREE SURGEONS & CHAINSAW OPERATORS

Candidates must have a minimum of Safepass, Manual Handling, First Aid, full clean driving licence and NPTC Certs.

Positions also for Trainee Arborists Apply with CV to info@parklawntreeservices.com or call 086 6077307 Accountancy practice in Roscommon looking to recruit an

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

to join the team.

We have a reputation for excellent customer service. We believe that building strong relationships with our clients is the key to delivering a prompt, efficient and personal service. We have invested heavily in IT, much of which is cloud based. This improves efficiencies, and facilitates collaboration with our clients. Data is sent to the cloud, where it is processed and returned to the user.

Our reputation is built on our staff; they are bright and enthusiastic, dedicated to hard work and take pride in every accomplishment.

The ideal candidate will be involved in the preparation of VAT returns, bookkeeping duties, as well as general administrative duties. The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills.

We are willing to be flexible with hours for the right candidate.

The job: • Acting as a first point of contact: dealing with correspondence and phone calls • Communicating with clients and arranging drop off and pick up of records • Debt collection: contacting clients to arrange payment • Preparation of VAT returns through different software programs • Bookkeeping on a weekly/monthly basis for a variety of clients You should be: • Excellent communicator with a strong attention to detail • A team player, always willing to help your colleagues when you can • Minimum of 2 years experience bookkeeping, with an ability to use a range of bookkeeping packages desirable Email a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae to the following address:

recruit.ros@gmail.com

FULL TIME OPPORTUNITIES: At Hannons Hotel, we are recruiting suitably experienced people for a variety of disciplines including: • Food & Beverage Service • Front of House (Reservations & Host/Hostess) • Housekeeping • Night Porter: 3 nights per week, job sharing opportunity These roles are on a 5 days per week basis (weekdays and occasional weekends) – minimum 3 days per week if part of a job-sharing arrangement.

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SUNDAY, 20 JUNE

If you are an experienced Hospitality Professional, and can guarantee a professional, courteous service and a commitment to high standards, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities Include: • Providing a sincere, friendly and efficient service • Maintaining the Hotel in a safe, clean, ‘fit for purpose’ condition Ensuring all guest needs are met which will include satisfying a broad spectrum of expectations and standards • Ensuring that our standards are met by helping in the training and development of the team.

• Assisting in organising resources, managing assets and ensuring that our administration and compliance are kept up-to-date Successful candidates will demonstrate competency in: • A ‘Can do!’ attitude to customers and colleagues • Positive & constructive communication.

• Attentiveness • Care for detail • Stewardship & a Commitment to high standards.

Training will be given and we offer promotional and development opportunities to employees who share our service vision and values.

Please apply in confidence to Hannons Hotel, Athlone Road, Roscommon or hrhannonshotel@gmail.com

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Appointments Tulsk Community Childcare Ltd St. Fidelma's Childcare Centre Corbally, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon Tel: 071 9639202 Tulsk Community Childcare Ltd St. Fidelma's Childcare Centre Corbally, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon 071 9639202 St. Fidelma’s Childcare Centre are currently recruiting for the Tel: following positions:

Early years Educator/Room and After-school Teacher St. Fidelma’s Childcare Centre Leader are currently recruiting for the following positions: St. Centre arestart currently recruiting forvetting the following positions: All Fidelma’s positions Childcare are for September subject to Garda and Reference validation.

Early Years Educator/Room Leader Early years Essential Educator/Room Leader and After-school Teacher and After-School Teacher • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

AccountsJOB Technician/ Accounts Administrator OPPORTUNITY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Accounts Technician/ Accounts Administrator

Due to the company expansion, ArchEngTech Consulting Ltd, a leading All positions are for September start subject to Garda vetting anddesire Reference validation.

Adaptable innovative, you must alsovetting have and the tovalidation. ensure the All• positions are forand September start subject to Garda Reference Architectural, Engineering & Project Management Consultancy firm, has excellent continuous learning and development of children. opportunity for a Accounts Technician/Accounts Administrator. This is a full-time Essential Essential • Highly motivated with good team spirit.

JOB DESCRIPTION permanent position based in our head office in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

•• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

Ability to take responsibility and work on own initiative.

•• Adaptable andinnovative, innovative, youmust must also have the desire to ensure the • Adaptable and you also have the desire to ensure the continuous Candidates should possess the following: Knowledge of the National frameworks Siolta and Aistear.

Due to the • company expansion, ArchEngTech leading Architectural, Engineering &

learning andlearning development of children. of children. continuous and development Liaising with managerial staff, Consulting colleagues Ltd, and aclients Project Management Consultancy firm, has excellent opportunity for a Accounts Technician/Accounts • Highly motivated with good team spirit.

• Arranging payments for invoices • Highly motivated with good team spirit.

Desirable Administrator. is a full-time permanent position is based in our head office in Strokestown, Co. • Ability to to take take responsibility and ononown initiative.

• This Undertaking financial administration •• Ability responsibility andwork work own initiative.

Previous experience within a similar role.

• Knowledge of the National frameworks Siolta and Aistear.

Roscommon.

• Monitoring financial transactions •• Knowledge of the National frameworks Siolta and Aistear.

Knowledge of the High/Scope curriculum.

• Bookkeeping Desirable • Experience of working in partnership with parents •should Preparing accounts, reports, budgets, and financial statements, Desirable • Previous experience within a similar role.

Candidates possess the following: • Children First training reconciliation of accounts • Previous experience within a curriculum. similar role.

• Knowledge of the High/Scope • First aid certificate • Submission of VAT/RCT returns and clients • Experience of in partnership with parents • Liaising with managerial staff, colleagues • Knowledge ofworking the High/Scope curriculum.

• Manual handling certificate • Must be able to work under pressure, organise accounts for various • Children Firstoftraining • Experience working in partnership with parents • Arranging paymentsunder for invoices companies time constraints • First aid certificate • Children First training • Undertaking • Abilityfinancial to workadministration with multiple projects, deadlines Closing Datehandling for Applicants • Manual certificateis Wednesday the 25th August and interviews for this • First aidtake certificate • Excellent communication position will place week beginning the 30th August.

• Monitoring financial transactions skills/organisational skills • Manual handling certificate Date for Applicants is Wednesday 25th August interviews for this Caroline position Beirne, IfClosing you are interested in applying thenthe forward your and C.V. to: Manager: St. and Experience • Bookkeeping Skills willCentre, take place week beginning August.

Fidelma’s Childcare Corbally, Tulsk, the Co.30th Roscommon or Email • Accounting or similar qualification is essential • Preparing accounts, Technician reports, budgets, and financial statements, reconciliation of accounts Closing Date for IfApplicants is Wednesday the 25th for this you are interested in applying then August forward and yourinterviews C.V. to: tulskchildcare@gmail.com • Experience workingreturns with an accounting package is essential (SAGE 50 preferably) th • Submission of VAT/RCT position will Manager: take place week beginning theSt. 30Fidelma’s August. Childcare Centre, Caroline Beirne, • Minimum 5 years PQE able toExcel workskills under pressure, organise accounts for various companies under time If you are interested in applying thenTulsk, forward your C.V. to: Manager: Caroline Beirne, St. • Must Corbally, Co. Roscommon •beStrong constraints Fidelma’s Childcare Centre, Corbally, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon or Email • Ability to work under pressure or email tulskchildcare@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________________________ tulskchildcare@gmail.com • Ability to worktowith multiple • Ability work to ownprojects, initiativedeadlines and as part of a team “Investing in your future” •

• Excellent attentionskills/organisational to detail and work skills to deadlines is key Excellent communication

Interested candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter by email to Vicki Lavin info@archengtech.com on or before 5.00pm on Friday the 20th of August

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Skills and Experience “Investing in your future” Directors: Seamus Conway, Michelle Keaveney, Jennifer Payne, Orla Carthy.

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Directors: Seamus Conway, Michelle Keaveney, Jennifer Payne, Orla Carthy.

Lisagallon, Cloverhill, Co. Roscommon.

Assistant Fitter Required

TREE SURGEONS & CHAINSAW OPERATORS also APPRENTICE POSITIONS Looking for experienced Tree Surgeons and Chainsaw Operators.

In the Midland’s area.

(Chainsaw from M.E.W.P. (Cherrypicker) Candidates will perferably have Safepass, Manual Handling, full clean driving licence and NPTC Certs.

Apply with CV to: PO Box 2083, Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon.

Accounting Technician or similar qualification is essential Experience working with an accounting package is essential (SAGE 50 preferably) Minimum 5 years PQE Strong Excel skills Ability to work under pressure Ability to work to own initiative and as part of a team Excellent attention to detail and work to deadlines is key

Details:

l Full time position.

l Experience not essential as training will be provided to the right candidate.

l Safe Pass and Manual Handling would be an advantage.

Interested

l Good communication skills required.

KEPAK ATHLEAGUE

Are now Hiring for the following positions

candidatesSkilled should submit theirProcessing CV with a coverOperatives letter by email to Vicki Lavin Meat info@archengtech.com on or before 5.00pm on Tuesday the 20th of August The successful candidates will work as part of the factory processing team

Contact: DoorTec 090 66 27907 or doortec.acc@gmail.com for more information

3rd / 4th YEAR APPRENTICE & QUALIFIED PLUMBERS With Domestic and Industrial experience Manual handling and safe pass required.

Contact Kealan 087 4131670

SITUATIONS VACANT

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< WAITING AND KITCHEN STAFF REQUIRED: Horan’s Restaurant, Racecourse Road is hiring waiting and kitchen staff, part-time or full-time. Good rates paid.

Tel: 086 8538519 or email: johnhoran042@gmail.com

< CHILDMINDER REQUIRED: Frenchpark/Kingsland area to mind two school going children 3 - 5 days per week. School pick-ups required. Must be reliable, flexible and have own transport.

For enquiries telephone 087 620 2843. < WANTED: Experienced Ground worker for Roscommon building site, full time, safe passes required. Tel: 086 8944451

< PART-TIME BAR PERSON: Required with view to full-time position in Roscommon town. Initially 6 months contract, one years experience required, immediate start. Tel: 086 2582657 < PART-TIME SCHOOL BUS DRIVER: Required, minimum D1 licence, Ballyleague/Lanesboro/Roscommon area. Tel: 086 8613324

producing meat to fulfil production targets on a daily and weekly basis. 3 + years previous Beef or Lamb deboning experience is essential.

General Operatives

To work in all areas of the factory - production line & boning hall.

Dispatch General Operatives

To work in our warehouse area, ensuring that our end product is packaged and distributed to our customers. Knowledge of computers is a requirement for this role.

The shift is rotating, involving days and evenings. Forklift license is an advantage but not essential

Maintenance Fitter

To support the production teams to ensure the smooth running of the production lines at all times. Knowledge of a food processing environment is an advantage. The successful candidate will have a relevant trade qualification and at least 1 years post qualification experience.

Logistics Manager

Key responsibilities to include co-ordinating all transport in and out of the site to ensure on time delivery. You must have the ability to demonstrate strong leadership and people management techniques with good communication and interpersonal skills. You must be a good planner with the ability to prioritise, through effective administration skills. Previous experience in a similar position would be a distinct advantage with experience in an FMCG environment beneficial.

If you are interested in any of the above positions please send your CV by email to ellen.buckley@kepak.com or post to The HR department, Kepak Athleague, Athleague , Co. Roscommon.

More information on all vacancies can be found on kepak.com/careers/

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES HAGAN Jerry

Drinagh, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

CONBOY Patrick (Josie) Tubberavaddy, Athleague, Co. Roscommon Who passed away on the 12th of August 1996.

(25th Anniversary)

MACKLIN Joseph and Mary Mote Park, Roscommon

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Scrine, Athleague, www.brianmuraystone.com Co. Roscommon E: brianmurraystone@gmail.com Joseph Macklin, who died on the 7th of September 2003 We the family of the late Jerry Hagan would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of those who sympatised with us on the loss of our dearly loved and cherished son Jerry.

To the people who called to our house, especially Fr. Larry Beehan and Fr. Jarek, to the people who travelled to Jerry’s funeral, to the people who stood outside the house and church and linked the road to Jerry’s resting place, to the people who watched his mass online we thank you all.

To those who sent mass cards, letters of sympathy, messages, phone calls and flowers we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we truly felt supported.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our neighbours and our community for the kindness and generosity they have shown us in so many ways, from endless food and refreshments to a listening ear and a friendly face on our hardest days (especially Elizabeth Kearns and Helena King).

Thank you to Fr. Dan for the support during our loss and who celebrated Jerry’s mass with sincerity and compassion. Thank you to Fr Whitney who participated in the mass also. To Marion Herraty and Orla Cox for the beautiful, thoughtful music in the church. Thank you to Sean and Aileen Toolan for the lovely display of flowers for Jerry’s Funeral Mass and months mind and to St. Barry’s G.A.A for forming a Guard of Honour outside the church.

Our sincere thanks to Pat and John McHugh for their professionalism and attention to detail throughout the funeral service. They really could not have done enough for us.

To the grave diggers for the immaculate, respectful work done on Jerry’s resting place we thank you.

Thank you to Declan Gilmore for providing online mass and to all who listened in.

Thank you to Cox’s Steak House, Dromod for their generosity in providing food and to John’s of Doughill for the use of his premises.

Thank you to the Garda Water Unit and the Irish coast guards.

Thank you to Joe Freeley who travelled all the way from Ballyhaunis to release doves at Jerry’s months mind. Thanks to Stephen Herraty for the lovely display of flowers for Jerry’s grave.

We cannot thank everyone individually so please except this acknowledgement as an expression of appreciation. Mass will be offered for your intentions.

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(18th Anniversary).

On the 25th anniversary of a dear Husband, Father and Grandfather, Patrick (Josie) Conboy.

No matter how life changes, no matter what we do, a special place in our hearts is always kept for you.

Lovingly remembered by your wife Pat, son Finbarr, daughter Gillian, grandaughter Olivia, daughter-in-law Jacqui and son-in-law Donie.

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(2nd Anniversary).

Never more than a thought away.

Loved and remembered every day.

Always remembered by your loving family.

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

5 Circular Road, Roscommon 12th August 1998 (23rd Anniversary) In loving memory of a loving partner, daughter and sister, Sile, who passed away on 17th February, 2020, (Age 33).

R.I.P.

Remembered with love by Thomas, Eddie, Hugh, Anne and family.

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In loving memory of a daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother who died Friday 14 of August 2020.

(1st Anniversary)

BEATTIE Sile

KILDUFF Tom

Sadly missed along life’s way, quietly remembered every day...

No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts, you are always there.

DOONER (nee Moran) Eva

Anniversary Mass on Sunday, 15th August at 10 am in St. Patrick’s Church, Athleague.

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Mary Macklin, who died on the 30th July 2019

Quietly today your memory is kept, no need for words we will never forget, When thoughts go back as they always do, We treasure the memories we have of you.

Missed every minute of every day by your partner Tom, mother Mary, sister Sinéad, brothers Cathal, Fergal and Padraig. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BEATTIE Frank Ballagh, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon (2nd Anniversary)

As the First Anniversary of Mother’s death approaches we feel a profound sense of sadness at the loss of the biggest influence on all our lives.

There is a void that nothing can fill but we know that mammy is at peace now, free from suffering, and in Heaven as was her Christian belief. Prayer was a huge part of Mammy’s life and she always said her favourite prayer ten times daily “Jesus I surrender myself to thee, you take care of it”.

We sincerely thank Eva’s main carers Bridgie Farrell and Bridgie McCormack for the care they showed Mammy over many years also Lena Ann and Marie.

We thank all the Public Health Nurses for their support over the years.

Finally we thank all those who acknowledged Mother’s death publicly and privately.

Teresa, Martina, Michael, son-in-law Martin, daughter-in-law Helen her adored grandchildren Emily, Aideen, Rhea, Andraya and Conall along with her sisters Josephine and Philomena will continue to mourn the loss of Eva but we know we will be reunited with her again.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. Amen.

Mammy’s First Anniversary Mass will take place on Friday, 13th of August in Kilglass Church at 7.30pm.

Safe in the arms of Jesus.

Dear Nanny we really miss you and wish you could be with us always but since God wants you too we’ll keep our memories alive in us.

In loving memory of my dear husband, father and grandfather, Frank, who passed away on 12th August, 2019, (Age 83).

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

From your wife Mary, sons Cathal, Fergal, Padraig, daughter Sinéad and grandchildren.

Anniversary Mass for Sile and Frank on Sunday, 15th August at 10am in Rahara Church.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES KELLY (nee Conboy) Peggy

KEEGAN John and Mary

O’BEIRNE Charlie

KELLY Martin

Rathmore, Four Mile House, Roscommon.

Carnagh, Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon.

(22nd Anniversary) In loving memory of Charlie, who died on August 17th, 1999.

R.I.P.

Mullymux, Roscommon.

(3rd Anniversary)

Late of Tonlagee, Roscommon (5th Anniversary)

(5th Anniversary) (28th Anniversary) In loving memory of our parents John who passed away on 20th of June 1993 (28th Anniversary) and Mary who passed away on 17th of August 2016 (5th Anniversary).

Deep in our hearts your memory is kept to love, to cherish and never forget

Lovingly remembered by your husband Michael. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ God saw you getting tired, a cure was not to be He put his arm around you and whispered “Come to Me” With tearful eyes we let you go, and watched you fade away.

Although our hearts were broken we could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest God knows why He took you He only takes the best.

Lovingly remembered by your daughters Deirdre, Sandra, Michelle and Valerie, sons Marty and Michael, grandchildren, extended family and friends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time goes by and life goes on but from our thoughts you are never gone.

Lovingly remembered by your brother Seamus Anniversary Mass in St. Brigid’s Church, Four Mile House Church, Roscommon on Sunday, 15th August at 11am.

A tribute of love to parents so dear, so close to our hearts each day of the year, we will always have memories to cherish and hold, of wonderful parents more precious than gold.

Sadly missed and fondly remembered by their daughters Marian, Evelyn and Caroline, sons John, Michael, Peter, Padraic and David and extended family.

Masses offered.

HAMILL Tom, Patricia, Thomas & Irene Cloonslanor, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon

Sadly missed by his wife Maura and all the family.

Anniversary Mass will be held in St. John’s Church, Lecarrow on Sunday, 15th August at 11.30am.

FINNERAN Niall Skyvalley, Taughmaconnell (16th Anniversary)

A smile for all, a heart of gold, the very best this world could hold.

Never selfish, always kind, these are the lovely memories ye left behind.

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

R.I.P.

MURRAY Patrick

HYNES Eugene

Lisphelim, Knockcroghery.

Birchgrove, Creagh, Ballinasloe.

Who passed away on the 4th of August 2009.

(12th Anniversary)

Who passed away on August 16th 1985 (36th Anniversary)

Everyday is some small way memories of you come our way.

No longer in our lives to share but in our hearts you are always there

Missing you always Niall.

Love from Mam, Dad, Darren, Louise, Derek, Ava, Amy and Ryan.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Ronan’s Church, Taughmaconnell on Sunday, 15th August at 11am.

HUNT Peter I hate not knowing for sure what happens when you die.

But I really love to believe, there is a heaven past the sky.

Fondly remembered by his loving daughter Geraldine.

Ballinderry, Four Mile House.

In loving memory of Peter who died on 8th August 1998.

Deep are the memories precious they stay no passing of time can take them away.

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by your wife Bridie and family.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 14th of August in St. Micheal’s Church, Ballinasloe at 7pm.

Deep are the memories, precious they stay, no passing of time, can take them away.

Always remembered by your family.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Four Mile House Church on Friday, 13th August at 8 pm.

(2nd Anniversary) In loving memory of Bridie Raftery, late of Bracklin, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon, whose second anniversary occurs on 19th August.

In loving memory of a dear Father, Father-in-law and Grandad Martin who passed away on 14th August, 2018.

Rest In Peace.

You may be out of sight, we may be worlds apart, but you are always in our prayers and forever in our hearts.

Always remembered by Kevin and Rosie, Sean, Conor and Aiden. x Anniversary Mass in St. Bridget’s Church, Four Mile House on Sunday, 22nd August at 11am.

KELLY Martin Mullymux, Roscommon.

14th August, 2018 (3rd Anniversary)

In loving memory of Tom Hamill whose anniversary occurs on 22nd of August 2016; his wife Patricia “Patsy” who died on 8th November 2005; their son Thomas “Tom” who died on 25th January 2017 and their daughter Irene who died on 8th July 2020

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. Never known to fail. B.McN.

Always in our thoughts and prayers, loved and remembered every day.

RAFTERY (née Shaughnessy) Bridie

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

A daily thought, a silent tear a constant wish that you were here.

An empty place no one will fill we miss you Bridie and always will.

You were always there with a helping hand to listen, advise and understand.

Your pleasures were so very small and your wants were all so few, if your family and friends were happy then Bridie, so were you.

Deeply loved, sadly missed and always remembered by her husband Michael (Buddy), sons Donal and Adrian, daughter Martina, sister Maura, brother Paddy, grandchildren Rían, Olwen, Darragh, Robyn and Ruth, family, neighbours and friends.

Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Kilbegnet, Creggs, Co. Roscommon, Sunday, 22nd August at 11.30am.

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Sadly missed and deservedly remembered by all his family and friends.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES DILLON Seamus

Roscommon Who died on 20th August 2020

On the First Anniversary of Seamus’s passing, Regina and the Dillon family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all those who supported them by attending the funeral or sending mass cards or messages of sympathy.

Our thanks and appreciation also to Fr. Kevin Fallon who celebrated the Funeral Mass, to Smyth’s Funeral Directors for their kindness and professionalism, to the staff of Roscommon Hospital and the Emergency Services who responded on the night Seamus died.

May Seamus Rest In Peace.

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KENNEDY Mary Creevy, Roscommon (5th Anniversary) In loving memory of Mary who died on the 10th of August 2016

FITZPATRICK Joseph (Joe) Cloonagera, Kilrooskey, Co. Roscommon In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away on 15th August, 2019.

R.I.P. (2nd Anniversary)

As we walk in silence to the cemetery, we remember all your precious memories.

As we kneel to pray, we know God will take care of you each and every day.

We remember now in love your life from start to end, we’re proud we knew you as a husband, father and friend.

Dearly loved and missed everyday by your wife Bridget, sons, daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughter.

Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Ballagh on Saturday, 14th August at 8pm.

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FITZPATRICK Joseph (Joe)

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.

Loved and remembered

by David, Teresa, Maria, Grace and all her family and friends.

Anniversary Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Kilteevan on Sunday, 15th August at 10am.

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. Never known to fail. C.K.

Cloonagera, Kilrooskey, Co. Roscommon (2nd Anniversary) In loving memory of our dear brother Joe who died on the 15th August 2019.

Beautiful memories silently kept of a brother we loved and will never forget.

Remembered always by your sisters, Kay, Maura, Nuala and their families.

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. Never known to fail. C.C.

Buccaneers seniors management trio Kolo Kiripati, Joe Browne and Henry Bryce, pictured with Wales and Lions legend Scott Quinnell at Dubarry Park.

Buccs kick off season at home to Sligo Buccaneers commence the new season with a home fixture against Sligo at Dubarry Park on Saturday afternoon. Kick-off time for this Connacht Senior League opener is 2.30 pm.

This is a challenging prospect for the home side, who will field a primarily youthful and experimental squad against the north-westerners that won the league two seasons ago and looked on track to retain the title before the pandemic brought rugby activity to an abrupt end virtually a year ago.

Sligo, who compete in Division 2C of the AllIreland League, have been improving noticeably in recent seasons, building up a formidable and physical squad in the process.

It is difficult to know how either club stands

form wise at the moment, as there has been no fixtures and indeed players have had little rugby activity also. Buccaneers go into this contest with no ‘friendly’ match under their belts and will field a promising but young and inexperienced panel for the visit of the holders.

Torin Rensford, Callum Boland, Conor Kenny and the now USA capped Luke Carty are among the Pirates departures for various reasons.

Thus, the midlanders will look to James Kelly, Darren Browne, Fergus Galvin and Sean O’Connell in their pack, which will be bolstered considerably by the return to Athlone of Danny Qualter. In the backline, Michael Hanley, Ross Murphy-Sweeney and Eoin O’Reilly will look to Rory O’Connor,

Darragh Corbett and Ger Fallon for leadership.

There is bags of potential in the current crop at Dubarry Park under the tutelage of Kolo Kiripati and Henry Bryce but a lack of bulk and physicality may militate against them on Saturday. However, on a firm surface and in decent weather the young Buccs can flourish, so an interesting duel is nevertheless in prospect.

So come along and check it out on Saturday!

Olympian returns Jordan Conroy, who played in the Rugby Sevens in Tokyo was back at Dubarry Park on Friday night last when he presented winners in the Buccaneers Tag Rugby

Members of Buccaneers senior squad pictured with Scott Quinnell at Dubarry Park.

Summer League with their prizes after the rainsoaked finals. Jordan’s support of this event is greatly appreciated.

50/50 draw Mary Breen is the latest winner in Buccaneers RFC 50/50 draw. Mary won €116 in last week’s draw.

Best wishes from Buccs!

Congratulations to Ruairi and Christine Byrne on the birth of their second child, a son.

Best wishes to Ruaidhri Fallon and Ben O’Carroll who will represent Roscommon in this Sunday’s All-Ireland U-20 Football final at Croke Park.

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All-Ireland ticket fiasco!

Fans left waiting as online system struggles to cope with demand < DAN DOONER

Roscommon supporters faced an anxious wait this week as Ticketmaster struggled to cope with demand for this Sunday’s Eirgrid U-20 All-Ireland final between Roscommon and Offaly at Croke Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

- Roscommon SHC Roundup

Athleague, St. Dominic’s and Four Roads make fast starts!

Round One results: Athleague 1-22 Tremane 0-12; St. Dominic’s 3-8 Oran 1-12; Four Roads 4-25 Roscommon Gaels 1-11.

A storming second half, during which they outscored their neighbours by 0-16 to 0-2, ensured that Athleague began the Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship with a resounding win on Saturday last.

Ben McGahon was deadly accurate from frees and excellent performances from Cormac Kelly, Alan Moore, and Eoghan Coyle saw them through by thirteen points in the end.

St. Dominic’s reversed their Senior League final defeat of the previous week against Oran, prevailing by just two points against the Rockmount club on Sunday last.

Dominic’s led by 2-5 to 0-4 at half-time with Micheal Byrne and Naos Connaughton scoring the

goals. Mickey Joe Egan, who scored 1-7, converted a penalty early in the second half for the Knockcroghery men, and although Oran did improve as the game went on, it was only in the final minute that they got a goal through Cathal Kenny.

Four Roads, meanwhile, were far too good for a Roscommon Gaels side that never gave up but were simply outclassed.

Four Roads set about their task early and they led by a whopping 2-15 to 0-2 at half-time. Brendan Mulry was the Four Roads top scorer with 3-4.

This week’s fixtures see St. Dominic’s entertain Pádraig Pearses, Athleague host Four Roads and Roscommon Gaels welcoming Tremane.

Roscommon and Offaly supporters took to social media this week to vent their frustration over long waiting lists for tickets to this Sunday’s Eirgrid All-Ireland U-20 football final at Croke Park.

Following the postponement of the All-Ireland SFC semi-final between Tyrone and Kerry due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the Ulster champions’ camp, it was confirmed that the U-20 final would proceed in front of 24,000 spectators at headquarters.

Tickets for the underage final went on sale on Ticketmaster on Tuesday just before 10 am, but problems soon arose due to the ‘pod system’ introduced as part of Covid-19 restrictions.

Match tickets could only be purchased in pods, but due to the high demand among smaller groups of two and three supporters, a number of supporters were left waiting hours to complete their purchases with some being frozen out upon reaching the top of the queue.

Ticketmaster confirmed that it was working on website issues on Tuesday afternoon after Roscommon supporters on Twitter complained that they had been forced to wait up to five hours to complete purchases online.

Roscommon GAA confirmed that additional tickets released on Wednesday morning (yesterday) had been snapped up within thirty minutes of going on sale.

Further batches of tickets went on sale at County Board offices in Roscommon town yesterday evening and were sold out within two hours.

Liam Tully’s U-20 side face the Leinster champions at 1.30 pm this Sunday at Croke Park as part of a doubleheader which includes the All-Ireland Ladies semifinal between Cork and Meath at 3.30 pm.

Connacht award for Tully Roscommon U-20 manager, Liam Tully, pictured at Dr. Hyde Park ahead of Sunday’s Eirgrid U-20 All-Ireland Football Championship Final.

Liam was recently named as Manager of the Eirgrid U-20 Connacht Championship.

GAA Results O’Rourke Cup Division One (Section A) Boyle 1-15 Elphin 0-10 St. Brigid’s 1-15 St. Faithleach’s 1-12 O’Rourke Cup Division One (Section B) Roscommon Gaels 3-13 Strokestown 3-11 O’Gara Cup Division Two (Section A) Castlerea St. Kevin’s 1-9 Fuerty 0-9 O’Gara Cup Division Two (Section B) Éire Óg 1-10 Kilbride 2-6 St. Croan’s W/O Tulsk Lord Edwards Tansey Cup Division Three (Section A) Shannon Gaels 5-11 Strokestown 0-10 St. Barry’s W/O Pádraig Pearses Tansey Cup Division Three (Section B) Kilglass Gaels 1-0 Ballinameen 0-0 AFL Division Four (Section B) St. Dominic’s 1-7 St. Michael’s 0-7 St. Michael’s W/O St. Faithleach’s Senior Hurling Championship (Group A) Athleague 1-22 Tremane 0-12 Four Roads 4-25 Roscommon Gaels 1-11 Senior Hurling Championship (Group B) St. Dominic’s 3-8 Oran 1-12

Fixtures

Thursday, August 12th Tansey Cup Division Three (Section B) At Creggs: Creggs v St Aidan’s. 8 pm

Friday, August 13th AFL Division Five (Section A) (7.30 pm) At Rockfield: Oran v Pádraig Pearses At St. Dominics: St. Dominic’s v Roscommon Gaels AFL Division Five (Section B) (7.30 pm) At Croghan: Shannon Gaels v St. Barry’s At Kilmore: Kilmore v Kilglass Gaels At Davonna Park: Ballinameen v St. Michael’s AFL Division Five (Section C) (7.30 pm) At Peadar Earley Memorial Park: Michael Glavey’s v St. Brigid’s At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Kilbride

Saturday, August 14th AFL Division Four (Section A) At Western Gaels: Western Gaels v St. Ronan’s. 4 pm At Kilteevan: St. Joseph’s v Oran. 7 pm At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v Boyle. 7 pm AFL Division Four (Section B) (7 pm) At Ballyleague: St. Faithleach’s v St. Dominic’s At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Elphin At Ardcarne Park: St. Michael’s v St. Croan’s AFL Division Five (Section C) At Mulhern Park: Creggs v Éire Óg. 6.30 pm Senior Hurling Championship (Group B) At Athleague: St. Dominic’s v Pádraig Pearses. 3.30 pm

Sunday, August 15th Senior Hurling Championship (Group A) At Athleague: Athleague v Four Roads. 3.30 pm At Athleague: Roscommon Gaels v Tremane. 7 pm

Short passes…

Roscommon LGFA put interim management team in place

Roscommon LGFA have appointed an interim management team to oversee preparations for Sunday’s crucial championship relegation play-off against Longford at Kiltoom.

Former managers Kieran Kilkenny and Michael Finneran are involved as are Sandra Shanagher and Chairman of the LGFA Brendan Cregg.

The game on Sunday is at 2 pm and the winners will remain in the Intermediate grade for 2022. The losers will face either Offaly or Fermanagh in the relegation final.

Camógs reign over Kingdom Roscommon’s U-16 camogie side were far too good for Kerry in the All-Ireland championship tie played at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday, winning on comfortable scoreline of 2-16 to 1-3.

Aided by two Siofra Finneran goals, the Rossies led by 2-2 to 0-3 at half-time. The hosts pulled away impressively after the break with a string of fine points in an extremely one-side second half.

Roscommon now take on Down this weekend with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs.

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Horses for Courses

by Tom Red

Racing this evening, Thursday, takes place at Leopardstown on the level with the Group 3 Desmond Stakes the feature race starting at 4.30 pm. There is also an evening national hunt meeting at Tramore with the first race at 5.15 pm. This is the start of a four-day summer racing festival at the track ending on Sunday.

Tomorrow evening, racing is over the jumps starting at 5.10 pm and Saturday racing is a flat card away at 4.45 pm. The festival closes on Sunday with another national hunt card, first race at 1.40 pm.

There is also evening racing on the flat tomorrow at headquarters in The Curragh featuring the Royal Whip Stakes and the Irish St Leger Trial Stakes, both Group 3 races worth €500,000 and racing starts at 4.25 pm. Sunday’s second card is on the all-weather at Dundalk starting at 1.30 pm.

Monday and Tuesday racing is here in the west in Roscommon, a flat card at 4.45 pm, and Sligo, a national hunt card, respectively.

On Saturday, ITV4 cover four races from Newbury and two from Ripon and Newmarket.

Jessica Harrington is hoping the 4-Y-O mare Alpine Star is back to her best after her disappointing defeat at York on her return three weeks ago when she takes on the males in the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on Sunday. It looks a two-horse race between the Gosden’s Palace Pier and Jim Bolger’s Poetic Flare who head the field of 12 runners

which also includes Ballydoyle’s Mother Earth and Pride Of Australia. Bolger also has Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Mac Swiney left in.

David Loughnane’s British raider, Go Bears Go, failed to add the Phoenix Stakes to his recent Railway Stakes win when finishing third to compatriot Ebro River trained by Hugo Palmer and ridden by Shane Foley with Ger Lyons’s Dr. Zemph in between at the Curragh last Sunday. The winning distances were ¾l and a head.

Loughnane is considering whether or not to supplement Go Bears Go for next week’s Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes at York. Foley had ridden in Saratoga earlier in the day and was completing a hat trick having won on Cowboy Justice and My Holy Fox for Jessica Harrington. No jet lag there.

Racing News

In last Saturday’s Shergar Cup meeting at Ascot, Hollie Doyle captained the Ladies’ Team to victory making it three in a row beating teams from Ireland, Great Britain, and The Rest Of The World. The ladies won in 2018 and 2019 and the event did not take place in 2020.

Top rider was Nicole Currie with 47 points, including two winners, second was David Egan with 29 points with Joe Fanning in joint-third on 27 points, Tadgh O’Shea completed the team. The women rode more consistently for a points victory. Hayley Turner and French jockey Mickaelle Michel complete the successful team who just held off a

late challenge of Ireland’s team of Joe Fanning, David Egan, and Tadgh O’Shea.

Aintree are moving the Grand Sefton Handicap Chase forward a month to the November meeting and now there are three fixtures a year where the Grand National fences are utilised, with the Becher Handicap Chase at the December meeting and then the three contests at Randox Grand National Festival in April, the Foxhunters, the Topham and the Grand National itself.

Lenebane Preview

On Tuesday, there are seven races advertised for Lenabane. The first five races are over 7f, starting with a maiden race for 2-Y-O’s sponsored

by Irish Stallion Farms EBF. The second is a conditions maiden, the Irish EBF Auction Race, for 2-Y-O’s. The third is a 3-Y-O+ Maiden and the fourth a 3-Y-O+ handicap.

Next up is the final 7f race, a handicap, for 3-YO+ sponsored 5th JF Hanley Ltd., Ballydooley. Racing finishes with two 1m 4f races, the first a maiden for 3-Y-O’s and finally the Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap for 4-Y-O+ brings down the curtain. Sean tragically lost his life as a result of a fall on the flat in Galway in October 2003. An Athlone native, he was the son of trainer Tom and Kathleen and brother of jockey Rory, who completed a double at Leopardstown last Thursday on Woodrow for Cormac Farrell and Dawn Tapper for Jim Bolger.

Ebro River and Shane Foley beat Dr. Zemph and Go Bears Go in the Phoenix Stakes.

Ballaghaderreen GAA Club would like to thank Tommy, Bernie, and family from Sharkey’s Funeral Directors and All Seasons Florists, pictured presenting their advertising board to Fr. Paul Kivlehan and Angelina Nugent recently.

Soccer fixtures postponed due to Covid cases < DAN DOONER

The opening weekend of the 51st season of the Roscommon and District Football League got off to an uncertain start with two of the five scheduled fixtures in the Premier Division postponed due to Covid-19.

In the games that were played, St. John’s Athletic got off to a flying start with a thrilling 4-3 win away to title hopefuls Ballaghaderreen FC. The hosts’ start was sluggish to say the least as St. John’s striker, Tommy Hurley, sealed a quick-fire hattrick within the opening twenty minutes.

Ballaghaderreen slowly gained a foothold in proceedings and talented striker, Cathal Horan, pulled one back five minutes before the break.

The deficit was reduced to a single goal three minutes after the break when Cian McCann struck his side’s second goal.

It was that man Tommy Hurley who had the last laugh, however, as he bagged his fourth of the afternoon to all but seal an opening day victory for the Lecarrow side. Usama Israr’s late goal was of little consolation to a Ballaghaderreen side which will be hoping to bounce back immediately.

Elsewhere, Moore Untied travelled to Ballymoe, where yet another shock was in store.

A first-half Andy Nevin brace was enough to secure all three points for the men from south Roscommon.

Cloonfad United, meanwhile, made the short trip to Castlerea and came away with a very impressive 3-1 win. Tiernan Murphy opened the scoring for the visitors just two minutes into the second half. The lead lasted just four minutes, however, as Dominic Bligh equalised for

the home side. Fifteen minutes later and Cloonfad were back in front through Sean Burke and the points were made safe on 81 minutes when David Cunnane struck for the visitors.

This weekend sees teams from all three divisions in action. See fixtures for details.

Soccer Fixtures Friday, August 13th RDFL Premier Division (8 pm) Ballymoe FC v Boyle Celtic Moore United v St. John’s Athletic

Sunday, August 15th RDFL Premier Division Ballaghaderreen FC v Cloonfad United. 11 am Ballinasloe Town v Castlerea Celtic. 2 pm RDFL First Division (11 am) Ballinagare Manor United v Skyvalley Rovers Ballinasloe Town B v Shiven Rovers Castlerea Celtic v Roscommon United CP Ajax v Glen Celtic Dunmore Town v Dysart FC RDFL Second Division (2 pm) Ballaghaderreen FC B v St. John’s Athletic B Ballymoe FC B v St. Cuan’s Ahascragh Boyle Celtic B v Skyvalley Rovers B Cam Celtic v Roscommon United B Cloonfad United B v Rahara Rovers Dunmore Town B v Moore United B

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Castlerea Cycling Club fundraiser for Richael Castlerea Cycling Club is firmly behind teammate, Richael Timothy as she prepares to make her bow at the Paralympics in Tokyo later this month.

The club had initially planned to use funds raised through a GoFundMe page to purchase something for the Ballymoe woman as a token of their appreciation of her achievements and her efforts on behalf of the club.

However, following an unexpected response from well-wishers near and far, over €3,600 has been raised so far.

The club now intends to present Richael with the proceeds on her return from Tokyo.

You can follow Richael’s progress at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in future editions of the Roscommon People and on our social media platforms.

Richael Timothy is a Circle K ‘Here for Ireland’ ambassador. Currently, €1 from the sale of every Circle K reusable coffee cup goes to Paralympics Ireland. Keep an eye on Circle K social channels and circlek.ie for other ways to donate during the Paralympic Games.

Creggs RFC Report

THE GAIN LINE

Adult rugby: Creggs’ first team kicks off their season in Creggs on Sunday v Castlebar RFC. The first round of the Cawley Cup kicks off at 2.30 pm.

Creggs have been unbeaten in this competition for over three years and have defeated Castlebar in the last two finals.

Adult training: Training continues in Creggs on Friday night at 8.15 pm for all first team, development and U-20 squad players. New players always welcome for all levels.

Youth rugby: Creggs U-16s/U-17s and U-18s will return to training on next Wednesday, 18th of August at 7.30 pm. New and returning players are always welcome in Creggs.

Creggs U-14 Girls also return on next Monday, the 16th of August at 7 pm. The U-16 and U-18 Girls return the same evening at 8 pm. Again, new players are always very welcome. * More announcements will follow for the return dates for our other teams, etc.

Shor t putts (News from local golf clubs)

Roscommon Congratulations to Nuala McDonagh, winner of this year’s President’s Prize to the Ladies. Nuala’s score of 144 was just enough to see off Anne Quirke in second place. Deirdre Judge (152) took gross while Margaret Egan (150) finished in third place. Winner on the first day was Anne Martin with 69 and the second day went to Kay Ruane with 75.

The recent Men’s competition was won by Jack Sharkey with 42 points, Robbie McConn was second with 40, Patrick Farnon (34) took gross and Michael O’Connor (39) was third.

James Kelly topped last Wednesday’s Open Day leaderboard with 40 points, just ahead of Frankie Dolan (39) in second place and Thomas Murray (39) in third. Simon Walker (39) won the gross prize.

There was disappointment for the Jack O’Sullivan and Barton Shield teams who both lost out in their respective games during the week.

Boyle

Congratulations to the team of Mandy Toolan, Fiona Keenan, Cillian Doyle and Karl Keenan who won the August Bank Holiday Shambles with a score of 124 points.

Jonathan Egan’s Captain’s Prize takes place this Sunday (15th). Best of luck to all involved! There will be a Scramble this Friday evening which is open to all club members, men and women, please have names in for 6 pm with shotgun start at 6.30 pm.

The Captain’s Prize to the Ladies, due to be played on Sunday last, will be rescheduled for a later date. The Lady President’s Prize to the Men took place last Sunday with results to follow next week.

Well done to Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan team who had a great win over Carrick-on-Shannon during the week. This team are proving themselves to be a force to be reckoned with following consecutive victories over Rosses Point and Carrick-on-Shannon. Best of luck in Round 3!

Castlerea

There was a great turnout for the Bernie Keane Memorial last weekend. Brian Keane presented his father’s memorial trophy to the winner of the Men’s competition, Ronan Cahill, who shot a 67 nett. Kay Condon was best of the ladies with 69 nett.

Meanwhile, the winners of the Beginners’ Round Robin were David Livermore and Sean Keegan, with Geraldine Igoe and Connie Gannon best of the Ladies.

Last Friday night’s Scramble was won by Les O’Leary, Sean Moran, and Bernie Farrell Very well done to honorary member Leona Maguire and to Tarmon boxer Aoife O’Rourke on their brilliant performances at the Tokyo Olympics. You did yourselves and Ireland proud!

Best of luck to Richael Timothy, who is taking part in the Paralympics in Tokyo later this month. Castlerea Golf Club will by flying the Irish flag high!

Carrick

Former Irish rugby player, Gordon D’Arcy, pictured in Creggs with Harry Trimble and Sean Sexton during his recent 850km solo cycle through the four provinces in aid of Barretstown. Pic: Mick McCormack

The quarter-final line-up for the Lynch Cup is as follows: Noel McDermott v Darren Conlon; Paul Keaney v Eoin Gibney; Niall Kearney v Paul Reid. Michael Gallagher will play the winners of Paddy Murray and Kevin McDermott.

Commiserations to Liam Bruen’s Jack O’Sullivan team who were beaten by Boyle in the second round last Wednesday evening.

Meanwhile, congratulations to the Jimmy Bruen team and captain Fiachra Neary on winning the Connacht final against Ballinrobe. Despite very poor conditions, both teams played excellent golf. Best of luck to Fiachra and the rest of the team in the All-Ireland finals.

72 teams competed in the Club Classic last weekend with Ann McDermott Conroy, Noeleen Moffatt, Marian Mulvey and Monica Shannon coming out on top with 102 points.

The Ladies’ team winners were Kathleen Loftus, Sheila Carney, Dolores Mulvey, and Carmel Stritch. Nearest the pin was Odhran McGuire, Longest drive was Jessie Doherty (Ladies) and Dylan Beirne (Gents).

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Six new senior players made their debut in the league win away to Tuam (pictured early last season).

The winner of the Intermediate Scratch Cup was Anthony O’Connor with 81 gross while Michael McBrearty had the best nett score with 72.

Sean Greaney claimed best gross score in the Minor competition with 90 and Ronan Killian was best nett with 64.

The AWGS competition on August 5th was won by R. Tierney with 31 points while the Ladies’ competition on Sunday, July 25th was won by Margaret Byrne with 41 points.

The Ladies’ Open Singles on Monday, July 26th was won by Brid Kenny with 47 points and Lily and Lizzie O’Sullivan topped the leaderboard in the Ladies’ Scotch Foursomes on the 27th.

Meanwhile, Nuala Hamilton won the Ladies’ 18-hole competition on the 28th with 43 points; Clare Dowling and Ber Kenny were best of the Ladies’ Fourball on the 29th; Helena Lennon won the Ladies’ Open on July 30th; Clare Dowling was victorious on August 1st, and Patricia Cleary took home the Play In Pink prize on Tuesday last (August 3rd).

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Minors fail to fire as Sligo bridge 53-year gap Electric Ireland Connacht MFC (U-17) Final Sligo 0-19 Roscommon 1-11 < SEAMUS DUKE

Those of us who thought that Roscommon minors had most of the heavy lifting done on their way to a Connacht title with excellent wins against Mayo and Galway, were badly mistaken as a superbly well drilled Sligo team came to Dr. Hyde Park last Friday night and deservedly bridged a 53-year gap to snatch the championship with an outstanding display.

This was another excellent contest played in very difficult conditions, but all credit to the players on both sides for the quality of football produced for the 1,500 crowd.

In fairness to Roscommon, they battled all the way to the final whistle but on the balance of play Sligo were by far the better team and despite a number of setbacks during the game they played some brilliant attacking football throughout.

In contrast, the high-octane

football that Roscommon played against Mayo and in the second half against Galway was largely absent and Enda Nugent’s team only played in fits and starts. Sligo deployed a sweeper in their half-back line and Roscommon persisted in kicking long balls into their attack which came back in double quick time and as a consequence the Roscommon attack never got going.

Down the other end of the field, the Sligo full-forward line of Luke Marren, Joshua Flynn and Brian Duffy gave the Roscommon rearguard a torrid time and they were responsible for fourteen points directly and set up most of the other Sligo scores on the night.

Sligo exploded from the blocks and by the 7th minute they led by five points to no score with Marren contributing three points (two frees). A minute later Roscommon were handed a lifeline when Bobby Nugent and Shane McGinley exchanged passed and McGinley bundled the ball over the line to reduce the deficit.

Roscommon improved after that and points from DJ Hession, Oisin O’Flaherty, Ryan Conlon and Bobby Nugent ensured that by the first water break, the home side had their

noses in front (1-4 to 0-6). But four unanswered points from Sligo put them back in the driving seat.

Roscommon did tack on two points before the break from Shane Walsh and a Bobby Nugent free and although there was only a point between the team at the halfway mark (0-10 to 1-6), the general consensus was that Sligo were much the better side.

Sligo kept ahead throughout a thrilling second half and some of their attacking play was a joy to watch, particularly from Flynn, Marren, James Donlon and Ross Doherty.

Both sides squandered goal chances as the finishing line came into view but it was Sligo who finally pulled away in the last ten minutes as they kicked five of the last six points to take the title in some style.

Roscommon’s bad night was compounded when sub Paddy Higgins was shown a straight red card for an off the ball incident in the 59th minute.

The final whistle signalled scenes of wild celebration as Sligo players, mentors and supporters raced on to the field to congratulate their young heroes. They had waited 53 years to win a Connacht minor title and they thoroughly deserved their victory on the night. They will play Leinster champions Meath in the All-Ireland semifinal this weekend.

For Roscommon it was a desperately disappointing night, and manager Enda Nugent was left to rue a slow start.

“It’s very disappointing but I want to congratulate Sligo on their performance. 53 years is a long time to wait for a title so I say well done to them.

Slipping away: Action from last Friday’s Electric Ireland Connacht Football Championship Minor Final between Roscommon and Sligo at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

“We had a bad start…we couldn’t get ahead of them. We just didn’t have that zest that we had last week in the second half (against Galway),” he said.

The Roscommon manager was adamant that complacency wasn’t a contributing factor.

“There was no complacency.

We knew all week that we had a huge task on our hands. We just couldn’t get to the pitch that we needed to be at. Sligo had more spark in them…It’s so disappointing but we gave it everything we had.

“We were confident if we played up to the level we are capable of that we would win but we never got to that level at all. It’s hard to put your finger

on why it happened,” he said.

Nugent said that while injuries to Colm Neary and Ethan O’Reilly hampered preparations, there were no excuses for the defeat.

“It was a final and we knew the importance of it but some days it just doesn’t happen and that’s the way it goes unfortunately,” he concluded.

Sligo: Kyle Davey (0-1, ’45); Ronan O’Hehir, Conor Johnson, Robert O’KellyLynch; Dillon Walsh, Dylan McLoughlin, James Donlon (01); Ross Doherty, Conor Sheridan; Mark McDaniel, Ronan Niland, Stephen Rogan; Luke Marren (0-11, 7 frees), Joshua Flynn (0-1), Brian Duffy (0-2),

Subs: Jack McGovern (0-2) for Niland (35), Stephen Donoghue for Rogan (40) Conor McMorrow (0-1) for Duffy (62).

Roscommon: Sean Kelly; Daniel Casey, James Brady, Conor Harley; James McGreal, Eden Kerins, Senan Lambe; Shane Walsh (0-1), DJ Hession (0-1); Rory Hester, Oisin O’Flaherty (0-1), Ryan Conlon (0-1); Robert Heneghan, Shane McGinley (1-2, 1 mark), Bobby Nugent (0-4, all frees). Subs: Paddy Higgins (0-1) for Harley (35), Niall O’Donnell for Conlon (53), Rory Carthy for Hester (61), Adam McGreal for O’Flaherty (62).

Referee: John Glavey (Mayo)

Stat Attack Wides: Sligo 4 (none first half ) Roscommon 9 (4 first half ) Red cards: Sligo 0 Roscommon 1 (Paddy Higgins 59) Black cards: None Yellow cards: Sligo 3 (Ross Doherty, Conor Sheridan, Stephen Rogan) Roscommon 1 (Daniel Casey) Action from from last Friday’s Electric Ireland Connacht Football Championship Minor Final between Roscommon and Sligo at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Roscommon players dejected at the full-time whistle following last Friday’s Electric Ireland Connacht Football Championship Minor Final between Roscommon and Sligo at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Man of the Match: Luke Marren (Sligo)

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