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People WATCHING With WithPAUL PAULHEALY HEALY

‘I get that you rang the president... but the president of WHAT?’ You did WHAT? I rang the President!

The President of what?

I needed to know that indoor hospitality is finally coming back!

Basically you want an indoor pint?

Eh...yeah, that’s it!

So you rang the vintners’ president...who CYCLING ACCIDENT has the chain now?

No, not the vintners’ president...

Oh you’re brazen! Don’t tell me you have a If you were involved in a cycling hotline to the restaurant owners’ associaaccident contact tion president, now I hope...

Byrne Carolan NO! Cunningham Solicitors No what?

I rang THE President!

The President of WHAT? The President of the country!

WHAT? Michael D! I rang Michael D!

Endangered Species The barstool boyos

(They pause to check their phones for any updates on precisely when indoor hospitality will resume) You’re just being silly, let’s talk about something else...

Have it your way!

What a weekend of sport!

Mmnn...

Great hurling, great football, great golf!

Don’t forget the Lions...

Yeah, the first test is this Saturday!

They had a right test a week or so ago...they lost!

Yeah, but the real action starts on Saturday! Come on the Lions!

Yes! So...eh...any other news?

NOPE! Enjoying the amazing weather?

YEP! Eh...do anything unusual?

Matter of opinion...

Oh come on, tell me! DID YOU REALLY

RING THE PRESIDENT? (They pause to apply sunscreen, rub sweat off their respective foreheads, say ‘whew’ and swat wasps and flies away) I take it you got a secretary, and no further!

Wha’?

At the Áras?

So, okay, I rang the Áras and explained my business.

Which was?

That I needed to speak to President Higgins...to urge him to sign the legislation passed by the Dáil and Seanad.

The Bill that will bring forward the return of indoor dining?

Exactly!

They hung up?

What we liked…

The weather. ‘It was 29 degrees in the car!’ (see Paul Healy’s Week, page 6).

What we didn’t like…

Late goals conceded by Roscommon teams at the weekend... our senior hurlers were relegated due to an injury-time goal

by Sligo. Meanwhile, our hearts go out to our heroic U-16 camogie team. The girls suffered the heartbreak of losing the All-Ireland final in a low-scoring encounter against Westmeath (1-1 to 0-3). The concession of a late goal denied Roscommon when they were within sight of glory. Well done on getting to the final, girls!

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On the contrary, they put me on hold!

They did not!

They did, after I’d rang for the 9th time!

What happened?

Oh I got talking to him eventually, lovely man!

I don’t believe it!

Well, I’d said the magic words...

Which are?

I told his secretary that I’m a poetry-loving culture vulture with an eloquent speaking voice and a fondness for Galway United FC...

AND? Michael D was on the line in a flash!

Did he say much?

Well, he recited several poems, he was very charming!

No, did he say much about this Bill we need him to sign into law?

Oh we only spoke briefly about that in the end. I said I was speaking for the ordinary man and woman and that some of us are desperate to get back indoors for a drink!

AND? Well, President Higgins was beyond reproach, he very gently explained that he could not discuss the Bill out of respect for the Constitution.

AND? I said we needed to discuss the Bill out of respect for MY constitution.

AND? He laughed!

Anyways, with all this glorious sunshine, we’ll be grand for the next few days...an outdoor pint on Saturday?

Eh...maybe Friday?

Why not Saturday?

Well, I’m actually going to a small outdoor party, actually it’s a garden party...

Oh! Very posh! Didn’t think that was your style?

Well it’s not every day that the President of Ireland invites me to the Áras!

PIC OF THE WEEK: Pictured pucking out at half-time during Saturday’s Roscommon-Sligo hurling game was five-year-old Darragh Hoary. Pic: Mick McCormack

Weekend GAA thrillers, including Limerick v Tipperary in hurling and Armagh v Monaghan in football; The glorious weather; The indoor hospitality saga; England reopens; Golfer Seamus Power’s first PGA tour win...

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Indoor dining to resume on Monday In a welcome and overdue boost for businesses in Roscommon and nationally, indoor dining will resume on Monday next, 26th of July.

Indoor hospitality will be a reality again for those who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19 in the past six months as well as for children under the age of 18 who are accompanied by an eligible adult.

There will be no time lim-

its for customers to adhere to.

Closing time will be pushed back to 11.30 pm. The Government says it will also develop an QR app which will enable business owners to check customers’ Covid certificates at the door of a pub or restaurant.

Up to six people will be allowed to sit at tables which must be kept one metre apart. There is still uncertainty over the issue of

counter service and whether that will be permitted under the new guidelines.

It is expected that the new guidelines will place an emphasis on the need for CO2 monitors and air extractors.

President Michael D Higgins signed off on the legislation yesterday (Wednesday). The Health Amendment No 2 Bill 2021 was passed by the Dáil and Seanad last week.

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31.9 degrees at Mount Dillon on Wednesday < DAN DOONER

Met Éireann issued the country’s first Status Orange high temperature warning for six counties including Roscommon this week as temperatures topped 30C across the country.

The warning was also issued for Longford, Westmeath, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan while a Status Yellow warning came into effect for the rest of the country and will remain in place until 9 am on Friday.

The hot weather led to the cancellation of local sports training as the highest temperature nationally – 31.9 degrees –­ was recorded at Mount Dillon, Roscommon on Wednesday.

Temperatures in the county reached 30 degrees yesterday (Wednesday) as Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan urged people to take care while enjoying the sunshine.

Dr. Holohan said people

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adults and 50 plus for children, wear light and loosefitting clothing that covers your skin, wear a hat and

sunglasses, and keep yourself cool and hydrated”.

The current spell of hot weather is expected to last

until Friday when Met Éireann forecasts a mix of warm, sunny spells and scattered showers.

Roscommon County Council has said the Roscommon Town Public Realm Enhancement Project is two weeks ahead of schedule as Main Street reopened to two-way traffic on Friday last.

A statement to the Roscommon People read: “Roscommon County Council is delighted with the progress on the Roscommon Public Realm works in the town. The project is two weeks ahead the previously advised schedule”.

Main Street reverted to two-way traffic from last Friday, July 16th, with paving works continuing in the footpaths thereafter. The east side of The Square (from Time Pieces to Castle Street) also reopened to oneway traffic from 16th July.

The local authority said that as of last Friday until the end of August, the traffic flows in the Square and Main Street will circulate around the Bank of Ireland.

The statement continued: “The opening up of these areas will also facilitate parking spaces being made available on Main Street, The Square and Castle Street, pedestrian access will continue to be provided to all businesses allowing the town to be open for business as usual”.

There is currently a two-week stoppage of works as the contractors involved in completing the project take summer holidays.

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Lough Ree RNLI rescue 24 people and a dog Lough Ree RNLI volunteer crew has had a busy five days, coming to the rescue of twenty-four people and a dog on five boats which ran aground on the lake in the past week.

Just after 9 pm on Monday, July 19th, the charity was tasked by the Coast Guard to go to the assistance of a 20 ft. sports cruiser with five people on board, which had run aground northeast of Hare Island. In calm waters and fair conditions, Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat crew towed the boat to safe water, from where it continued under its own power to Coosan Point.

Over the weekend on Sunday morning (July 18th), responding to a Coast Guard call-out, the Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat crew launched under helm Emmet Devereux to assist a small cruiser with six people on board that had broken down near Yellow Island. The craft was taken under-

tow to Hodson Bay marina. Later on Sunday afternoon, under helm Tom Bradbury, the Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat ‘Tara Scougall’ was back on the water to assist a cruiser with three people on board that had run aground near Quaker Island. Following inspection, the boat was towed off the rocks and continued under its own power to Lanesboro.

Seven people and a dog were rescued on Saturday (July 17th) following a call-out to a cruiser that had run aground on the Hexagon

Shoal near Hare Island.

In this incident, just as the Lough Ree RNLI crew had launched, they were informed that the people (and the dog) were taken on board a passing cruiser.

All were delivered safely to Coosan Point.

During the week on Wednesday (July 14th), the Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat and volunteer crew responded to a call just before 6 pm to assist a 23 ft. cruiser that had run aground at Kings Island. Following safety checks, the vessel was towed off the rocks and headed towards Portrunny.

During the present warm weather Lough Ree RNLI Operations Manager Jude Kilmartin advised lake users to “pay particular attention to navigational maps and err on the side of caution due to falling water levels exposing shoals and rocks that would not normally constitute a hazard”.

Naughten joins calls for release of political prisoners in Belarus On Monday, July 19th, Denis Naughten joined sixteen European parliamentarians calling on Alexander Lukashenko and the Belarusian regime to release the political prisoners who were sentenced by the Belarusian regime in May 2021, and are now prisoners under mostly inhumane conditions. They have been arrested and are suspected of taking part in “mass unrest” under Article 293 of the Belarusian Criminal Code.

Deputy Naughten had the opportunity last

week to discuss the situation directly with the Belarusian Opposition Leader, Svietlana Tsikhanouskaya, when she visited Leinster House.

Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has close ties to Ireland as during the early 2000s she visited as a child to spend summers with the Deane family in Raheens, outside Roscrea town in Tipperary.

Denis Naughten pointed out: “The only offence of these prisoners is that they had taken part in peaceful demonstrations, and together

GOSPEL REFLECTION Sunday, July 25 2021 Today’s liturgy brings together several strands of Old Testament expectation to reveal Jesus as Israel’s promised Messiah and King, the Lord who comes to feed His people.

Notice the parallels between today’s Gospel and First Reading. Both Elisha and Jesus face a crowd of hungry people with only a few “barley” loaves. We hear similar words about how impossible it will be to feed the crowd with so little. And in both the miraculous multiplication of bread satisfies the hungry and leaves food left over.

The Elisha story looks back to Moses, the prophet who fed God’s people in the wilderness (see Exodus 16). Moses prophesied that God would send a prophet like him (see Deuteronomy 18:15–19). The crowd in today’s Gospel, witnessing His miracle, identifies Jesus as that prophet.

The Gospel today again shows Jesus to be the Lord, the good shepherd, who makes His people lie down on green grass and spreads a table before them (see Psalm 23:1, 5).

The miraculous feeding is a sign that God has begun to fulfil His promise, which we sing of in today’s Psalm – to give His people food in due season and satisfy their desire (see Psalm 81:17).

But Jesus points to the final fulfilment of that promise in the Eucharist. He does the same things He does at the Last Supper – He takes the loaves, pronounces a blessing of thanksgiving (literally, “Eucharist”), and gives the bread to the people (see Matthew 26:26). Notice, too, that twelve baskets of bread are left over, one for each of the Apostles.

These are signs that should point us to the Eucharist – in which the Church founded on the Apostles continues to feed us with the living bread of His Body. In this Eucharist, we are made one Body with the Lord, as we hear in today’s Epistle.

Let us resolve again, then, to live lives worthy of such a great calling.

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

with many other citizens, had campaigned for peace, freedom, democracy and fair new elections”.

Deputy Naughten is in particular seeking the release of thirty-year-old musician Aliaksei Sanchuk, who was reportedly beaten after arrest and reported pressure while speaking in court.

He was also forced to appear in a video confession later shown by a government-owned TV channel.

Deputy Denis Naughten pictured talking with Belarusian Opposition Leader Svietlana Tsikhanouskaya at Leinster House last week. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has close ties to Ireland and is currently living in exile. She is holding a photo of her husband, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a political prisoner for over a year since he attempted to stand for election.

Denis Naughten holds a picture of another political prisoner, Aliaksei Sanchuk.

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TRANSPORTER RANGE VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 150 RL €33,500.00 211 VW Polo 1.0 T/L €19,500 211 Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 150BHP Highline €32,500+ VAT VW Tiguan 2.0TDI RL Full Leather + Extras A/T €39,500.00 201 VW Polo 1.0 5DR €16,950 211 Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 150BHP €29,000 + VAT VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 150RL Full Leather + Extras A/T €37,500.00 191 VW Polo 1.0 5DR €15,500 201 Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 150BHP Highline €27,500 + VAT VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 150 RL Full Leather + Extras 7 Seater €42,500.00 182 VW Polo 1.0 5DR €14,500 191 Transporter 2.0TDI SWB Grey €19,500.00 VW Tiguan 2.0TDI RL Full Leather €22,500.00 171 VW Polo 1.0 5DR €12,500 182 Transporter 2.0TDI H/L €24,000 + VAT VW T-Cross RL 1.0 Extras €31,000.00 162 VW Polo 1.2 €11,500 181 Transporter 2.0TDI 150HP A/T Highline €26,500 + VAT VW T- ROC RANGE 151 VW Polo 1.4TDI €11,500 171 Transporter 2.0TDI LWB 140BHP €18,500 + VAT VW T -Roc 1.0TSI Design €29,000

SKODA RANGE 171 Transporter SWB 150HP A/T Extras Trendline €15,854 + VAT VW T-Roc 1.0 Style Automatic €32,500 211 Skoda Octavia 2.0TDI Ambition Extras (4000kms) €29,000 162 Transporter 2.0TDI 140BHP 4X4 €18,500+ VAT VW T-Roc 2.0TDI €30,500 211 Skoda Superb 2.0TDI (0mls) €34,000 161 Transporter 2.0TDI LWB White €18,500.00 VW T-Roc Sport 2.0TDI 150HP €36,500 202 Skoda Kodiaq Sportsline White (10000 kms) €45,000 151 Transporter 2.0TDI SWB 140BHP €16,500.00 VW T-Roc 1.6TDI RL €30,500 202 Skoda Kodiaq Sportsline Grey (6000 kms) €46,000 151 Transporter 2.0TDI LWB Trendline Black 140hp €15,040 + VAT VW T-Roc 1.6TDI Life €29,500 202 Skoda Karoq 1.6TDI (5000km) €30,000 141 Transporter 2.0TDI 140BHP 4X4 T/L Extras €16,400 + VAT VW T-Roc 1.6TDI €25,500 201 Skoda Fabia 1.0 Petrol Ambition €16,500 141 Transporter 2.0TDI SWB White Choice €13,500.00 VW T - CROSS RANGE 201 Skoda Karoq 1.6TDI Ambition Estate €23,500 2012 Transporter 2.0TDI SWB 102 BHP €8,550 + VAT VW T- Cross 1.0TSI Style 5Dr White €31,000 192 Skoda Fabia 1.0 Petrol Ambition (7000kms) €15,500 2009 Transporter 2.5TDI LWB 6 speed €7,725 + VAT VW T-Cross 1.0TSI Model Automatic €32,500 192 Skoda Kodiaq 2.0TDI 150HP 7 Seater 4X4 €41,000 2008 Transporter 2.5TDI LWB 6Sp €8,500.00 VW T-Cross 1.0TSI Life Automatic Extras €31,500 191 Skoda Karoq 1.6 Automatic €27,500

4X4 RANGE VW T-Cross 1.0 5DR €26,500 191 Skoda Kodiaq 2.0TDI 190HP 7 Seater 4X4 A/T Extras €42,500 201 Nissan Navara 2.3 SVE 190 Kombi (3K) €37,900 VW T-Cross 1.6TDI RL €31,500 191 Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI Ambition (15000kms) €20,000 191 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0TDI Commercial €17,073+VAT VW GOLF RANGE 191 Skoda Superb 2.0TDI 150HP €29,500 181 VW Amarok V6 C/L €32,500 +VAT VW Golf 2.0TDI “S” 5Dr €32,500 182 Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI Ambition Automatic(15000kms) €18,500 171 VW Amarok 2.0TDI 180HP H/L €31,500 + VAT VW Golf 2.0TDI Life 5DR Choice €30,000 182 Skoda Superb 2.0TDI €27,500 171 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0DSL Comm €16,500 VW Golf 1.6TDI H/L €31,000 182 Skoda Karoq 1.6TDI Ambition (50000kms) €24,500 VW Golf 1.0 5DR C/L €22,500 182 Skoda Karoq 1.6TDI A/T Style Leather €29,500 171 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0DSL 7 Seater Passenger €21,000 VW Golf 1.6TDI T/L €21,500 181 Skoda Fabia 1.0 Ambition €12,950 151 Ford Kuga 2.0DSL 5 Seater Kombi (€330 Tax) €12,950 VW Golf 1.0TSI €19,500 181 Skoda Superb 2.0TDI 150HP Extras (30000kms) €26,500 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Passenger A/T €9,500 VW Golf 1.6TDI (38K) €19,500 181 Skoda Superb 1.6TDI Ambition ( 30000kms) €23,500 2010 VW Touareg 2.5DSL Commercial €12,500 VW Golf 1.6TDI €18,000 181 Skoda Kodiaq 2.0TDI Style 7 Seater €34,500 2007 Mitsubishi Pajero 2.5DSL Sp €5,500 + VAT VW Golf 1.2TSI H/L €15,500 172 Skoda Kodiaq 2.0TDI 150HP 4X4 €35,500 2006 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.2 LWB €8,500.00 VW Golf 1.6TDI €16,500 171 Skoda Octavia Sportline 1.6TDI €16,500 2006 Mitsubishi Pajero 2.5 Sport €5,000 VW Golf 2.0TDI 150HP €14,500 161 Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI Ambition €13,500 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 A/T €5,000 VW Golf 1.0TSI €12,500 151 Skoda Octavia 1.0 Petrol Ambition (40000mls) €11,950 2005 Toyota Landcruiser SWB Silver €10,500 VW Golf 1.6TDI €12,500

TOYOTA RANGE

SHUTTLE BUS RANGE VW Golf 1.2 5DR H/L Automatic €12,500 191 Toyota RAV 4 Hybrid Luna €35,500 191 VW Caravelle Comfortline €48,500.00 VW Golf 1.6TDI R/L White €10,500 181 Toyota Corolla 1.4 D4D €18,000 191 VW Shuttle 2.0TDI LWB 9 Seater €45,500.00 VW Golf 1.6TDI €6,500 171 Toyota Avensis D4D €16,500 181 VW Shuttle 2.0TDI 9 Seater €39,500.00 VW JETTA RANGE 162 Toyota RAV 4 2.0TDI Luna €18,500 171 VW Shuttle 2.0TDI 9 Seater €29,500.00 VW Jetta 2.0TDI H/L €18,500 161 Toyota RAV 4 D4D Luna €18,000

GOLF VAN RANGE VW Jetta 2.0TDI H/L €15,500 161 Toyota Avensis D4D €14,500 181 Golf Van TDI €12,500 + VAT VW Jetta 2.0TDI H/L €13,500 161 Toyota Corolla D4D €15,500 161 Golf Van TDI €9,000 + VAT VW Jetta 2.0TDI €12,500 151 Toyota Corolla 1.4 D4D €13,000 151 Golf Van TDI €8,000 + VAT VW PASSAT RANGE 151 Toyota Auris 1.4 H/B €12,500 142 Golf Van TDI €7,750 + VAT VW Passat2.0TDI Estate €32,000

NISSAN RANGE

TOUAREG RANGE VW Passat 2.0TDI “R” €42,500 181 Nissan Qashqai SV TDI €19,500 191 Touareg 3.0TDI 4x4 A/T Passenger €58,500.00 VW Passat RL 150HP Automatic €46,500 172 Nissan Qashqai 1.5XE DSL €16,500 182 Touareg V6 3.0TDI Comm 5 Seater Extras, VW Passat 2.0TDI Business €36,500 161 Nissan Qashqai 1.5XE DSL €15,500

€333 Road Tax “S” Line €48,500.00 VW Passat 2.0TDI H/L €27,500 151 Nissan Qashqai 1.5XE DSL €13,500 2010 Touareg 2.5TDI A/T €12,500.00 VW Passat 2.0TDI H/L (22KMS) €26,500 2012 Nissan Qashqai 1.5XE DSL €8,500 2007 Touareg 2.5TDI €6,500.00 VW Passat 2.0TDI C/L ( 40K) €24,500

OTHER MAKES RANGE 2006 Touareg Comm 2.5TDI €4,500.00 VW Passat 2.0TDI H/L €18,500 2017 BMW 330e Hybrid €21,500

OTHER MAKES RANGE VW Passat 1.6TDI C/L Estate €8,500 2020 Citroen C5 Aircros DSl €27,000 131 Mercedes Sprinter MWB €10,500.00 VW ARTEON RANGE

2018 Ford Kuga Titanium DSl €22,500 2012 Mercedes Sprinter MWB €8,537 + VAT VW Arteon Elegance 2.0TDI 190HP A/T 0 Mileage €49,500 2019 Ford Focus Titanium DSL €19,500 171 Ford Transit Van €14,500.00 VW Arteon R/L Automatic €36,500 2018 Ford Focus DSL Titanium €18,500 142 Ford Transit Custom LWB €8,550 + VAT VW Arteon R/L Automatic €34,500 2017 Ford Focus DSL Titanium €16,500 131 Ford Transit Van €7,500.00 VW Arteon Elegance €28,500 2015 Ford Mondeo Style DSL €11,500 161 Citroen Berlingo €8,550 + VAT VW TIGUAN RANGE 2016 Hyundai Tucson DSL €16,500 151 Peugeot Partner €6,910 + VAT VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 150HB R/L Choice €43,500 2018 Kia Ceed GT 1.0 Petrol €16,950 161 Dacia Duster 1.5DSL €9,500.00 VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 150HP Elegance €45,500 2015 Kia Sportage DSL €14,950 151 Dacia Duster 1.5DSL €8,500.00 VW Tiguan 2.0TDI Life Model €38,500 2014 Mercedes Benz A Class DSl €15,000 172 Hyundai Tucson DSL €17,500.00 VW Tiguan 2.0TDI RL 7 Seater Leather €48,500 2015 Renault Captur DSL €12,500 VW Tiguan 2.0TDI CL 7 Seater Automatic 0 Mileage €46,500 2012 Lexus CT 200 H/B TSD A/T €12,500 161 Kia Sportage DSL €18,000.00 VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 150HP H/L €38,500 152 Kia Sportage DSL €15,000.00

On the job! Sarah Tormey and Caroline Dolan pictured at St. Brigid’s GAA Club on Saturday last for the launch of former Roscommon and St. Brigid’s footballer Frankie Dolan’s autobiography ‘Outside of the Right’, written in conjunction with journalist Dan Dooner. Pic: Mick McCormack

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PAUL HEALY’S WEEK A column by Roscommon People editor

paul@roscommonpeople.ie How is that possible? Defending champion Shane Lowry had a fine tournament. Meanwhile, Jordan Spieth is really buzzing again.

He’ll be in the majors’ winning enclosure again soon. I’m sure keen golfer Henry Shefflin would agree with that prediction!

Thursday/all week In the great tradition regarding our response to such matters in this country, people got very excited about the fabulous weather of recent days. Very, very excited. In Ireland, we don’t get excited that often or that easily, but we do love talk of a heatwave.

By the weekend before last, the rumours were…well, rife (rife, a word rarely used, mostly accompanied by ‘with’ and before ‘rumours’ and ‘speculation’). The very thought of a really warm spell of weather sustained people for a few days. Personally, at one stage I began to doubt the very confident forecasts.

Thankfully by Thursday, the hot weather began to break through.

That’s when people got very excited. From Friday onwards, we were all fully engaged in the ‘Temperature tracking’ game that we play. This is when the real value of having a car manifests itself. It’s all very well to say ‘It’s meant to be 27 degrees later today’ or ‘It’s 25 degrees now and it’s still only morning’, but for real Heatwave Hysteria, you need to be able to reference the misleading but irresistible temperature on the dashboard of your car.

Studies have shown (okay, maybe there haven’t been studies done) that (most) radio DJs were born annoyingly cheerful. Last weekend, our friends in radio-land went into a frenzy. Every time I turned the radio on in the hope of hearing some great summertime hit from decades ago, I had to put up with some ridiculously cheerful DJ appealing to listeners to ring in with weather updates from whatever part of the country they were in. Some DJs spent much of their show calling out temperature readings from cars…as in ‘Wow! Colin says it’s 31 degrees in Moate. Sharon’s been in touch, it’s 36 degrees in Westport! Lovely text from Ben in Blanchardstown.

It’s 34 degrees on his dashboard and Ben’s just bought an ice cream! Lucky Ben! You guys are crazy! Keep them coming!’

Of course we all play the ‘Quote the temperature on the dashboard’

Recently/Monday

(Boris the isolationist: A new series) Carrie: Are you really serious about Freedom Day, darling?

Boris: Absolutely!

Carrie: You’re going to open up England…it’s quite the gamble…

Boris: Onwards and upwards!

Carrie: Knowing you, you’ll be down the local holding a great British ale aloft in front of the cameras, leading the multitudes back to freedom…

Boris: One must do one’s duty!

Supporters pictured during the recent hurling match between Roscommon and Sligo. Pic: Mick McCormack

card. If you’re visiting a house during a heatwave and your host comments on the glorious weather, you have the advantage of having just disembarked from a car. So if they say ‘It was 25 degrees earlier’ all you have to do is respond: ‘It was 29 degrees in the car on the way over’. Of course this show of superiority could affect your chances of being offered tea/coffee or a soothing drink.

Apparently the reason the temperature in your car is generally misrepresentative (by 2/3 degrees) of the actual temperature outside has something to do with the proximity of the thermistor to the front of the vehicle. (Er…“This location makes the instrument’s measurements sensitive to reradiated heat from the road surface” – source: Google).

Anyways, it was a wonderful weekend, and the good weather is continuing into this week. I thought it was wonderful anyway. I mean, it was 29 degrees in our car at one stage! If only I’d thought of firing off a photo of our dashboard to a DJ…

Sunday Lots of (unintentional) humour in

the Sunday Independent, where Deputy Marc MacSharry (not promoted by Micheál Martin), Deputy Barry Cowen (sacked by Micheál Martin) and Deputy Willie O’Dea (not offered a seat at Cabinet

by Micheál Martin) all generously offer their view on the crisis facing Fianna Fáil, currently led by…er…

Micheál Martin.

It’s the usual self-important guff disguised as inspired leadership. The big news is that Marc MacSharry has escalated his habit of talking about himself in the third person.

Today, amusingly, he spares reporter Hugh O’Connell the task of posing too many questions, Marc helpfully commenting: “Is Marc MacSharry a racist? Absolutely not. Does Marc MacSharry abhor the Holocaust, Nazism, fascism, communism and all that went with all of that? Of course I do”.

Later, he says his critics “can’t stand Marc MacSharry or Marc MacSharry’s politics”.

Until today, I thought Micheál Martin had nothing to fear from archcritic Marc, but with so many Marc MacSharrys suddenly around, now I’m not so sure.

Later on Sunday Yes (or yeah, yeah, yeah), just as Gay Byrne missed out on managing The Beatles, and George Best missed the dramatic closing minutes of the 1999 Champions League Final, I didn’t see Limerick v Tipperary in the hurling today.

‘Cos I was watching the golf.

It was a thriller about which the Twitter brigade are raving. Tip-top Tipp led by ten at half-time, but Limerick staged a great comeback and won by five. There was much teasing of RTE pundit Henry Shefflin, who apparently declared in studio at half-time that it was all over.

Personally, I wouldn’t even joke at Shefflin’s expense; if I met him I’d probably just concentrate on getting my bowing technique right. He was a decent player, and may just know a bit more about hurling than the Hindsight Heroes on Twitter!

I caught up with the hurling highlights on The Sunday Game.

As for the golf, Collin Morikawa won the British Open in style. A new force in the game, cool Collin didn’t have a score higher than a four on any of the 18 holes of his final round.

(Monday morning) Carrie: Darling, I’ve left a cup of tea outside the bedroom door. If you need anything over the next ten days, just ring the bell…

Tuesday

In households around the country: ‘Love this weather! Isn’t it glorious? If we had this weather every summer, sure you’d never leave Ireland. I’m finally getting to wear those summer clothes too. Oh it’s lovely to wake up in the morning with the sun shining, and to sit out late in the garden at night…another barbeque this evening?’

Wednesday

In households around the country: ‘I can’t take any more of this heat! The dog is on her last legs. It’s impossible to sleep at night. We might as well put the duvets on eBay! And I’ve nothing to wear! Open all the windows? We need to take the windows out! I like a bit of sunshine myself, but it’s too hot! I mean, a few days of it is grand, but…’

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NewsPeople

New Look for Local campaign urges consumers to support Roscommon businesses The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has launched a new national campaign in support of local businesses nationwide A new campaign by the Local Enterprise Offices, which was recently launched, is asking consumers in County Roscommon to look local when they are shopping for products, services and experiences this Summer.

The Look for Local campaign, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities, aims to raise awareness of the benefit of spending in your local area.

Research that was carried out as part of the first Look for Local campaign which was run by Local Enterprise Office Roscommon in November and December 2020 showed that Irish consumers were 83% more likely to look local for products and services in 2021.

This campaign aims to strengthen that sentiment and to educate consumers on the domino effect that local spending has throughout their community. Every €10 spent in County Roscommon on Irish products and services generates more than €40 of benefit to County Roscommon in terms of employment*.

The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, said;

“It’s more important than ever to look for local and support the small businesses in your community.

Whether you’re thinking of buying a gift, new clothes, a service of some sort – whatever it is, your local business would be delighted with your custom.

“It’s wonderful to see so many small businesses reopen recently, after what has been an exceptionally difficult period and as our vaccine programme ramps up further, we hope to see many more open their doors.

“Thank you to our Local Enterprise Offices for all they have done to help companies over the last 16 months. No matter what challenge your business is facing, your nearest LEO is on hand with advice and financial support.

“We’re hoping for a really busy summer for our small businesses across the country. Over one million people are employed by a small business in Ireland more than the public sector and multinationals combined. I encourage everyone to support these jobs and look for local in their own community.

The Local Enterprise Office’s “Look for Local” campaign, which is funded by the Department of

Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, will run across the summer on national, local and online / digital media and will promote small businesses across the country and the benefit of spending with them.

Louise Ward of LEO Roscommon stated: “Since the onset of Covid-19, the Local Enterprise Offices have been working closely with small businesses across the country to help sustain them with financial supports, training, mentoring and consultancy for all areas of their business. Now it’s our turn as consumers to Look for Local with the economy reopening.

Every Euro you spend with a local business is an investment in the community around it and the quality of goods, services and experiences on our doorstep is second to none. Not only that but it makes a positive environmental, economic and societal impact.

This Summer we are asking everyone to Look for Local and support businesses and jobs in their community.”

In 2020 the Local Enterprise Offices approved over 13,000 Trading Online Vouchers which

enabled small businesses to set up an online trading presence.

This was up over 950% from the year previous (1,218) and helped small businesses to keep the virtual doors open, when the physical ones were shut. This supplemented with training, mentoring, sector & issue specific consultancy and financial supports helped thousands of businesses to continue to trade and sustain themselves ahead of this Summers reopening.

Mark Christal, Divisional Manager, Regions and Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Ireland, said; “The “Look for Local” campaign aims to place small Irish businesses in the spotlight, asking people to support businesses in their region. Over the last 15 months, many Enterprise Ireland companies have adjusted and pivoted to ensure that local services remain in business. This resilience is particularly evident in the regions and within local communities and Enterprise Ireland is committed to supporting these businesses. Recently we announced €5m in grants to the retail sector through a third call of the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme.

The last funding round saw more

than two thirds of grants going to companies outside Dublin.

“It is an important measure as the country continues to reopen and provide a safe and secure shopping environment for customers, both in store and online. Despite the pandemic, the resilience shown by local businesses is a clear indicator that innovative and entrepreneurial activity will continue to drive our country forward. Now more than ever these businesses deserve our support and I would encourage both businesses and consumers alike to Look for Local when shopping around for products and services this summer.”

The campaign will run for across the Summer on media and profiling will continue until the end of the year to help spotlight local businesses across the country and encourage people to Look for Local. For more information on the campaign go to www.LocalEnterprise. ie/LookforLocal and agencies, businesses and consumers will also be encouraged to use #LookforLocal on social media to help support the campaign.

*ISME Shop Local Report 2020

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NewsPeople

Naughten wants date for reopening of all-day services

Deputy Denis Naughten has called for a definitive date for the full reopening of all-day services following confirmation from the HSE that all older people and adults with underlying health conditions have been fully vaccinated.

“It is unacceptable that State-funded day services for people with a disability and older people remain closed, or only available for part of the week, despite the fact that both users and staff are fully vaccinated,” stated Denis Naughten. At present, people using disability training centres are getting as little as one day a week while older people have had no access to a day service whatsoever since March 2020 and this is all because we are still awaiting public health advice and a Government direction on the reopening of these vital services. hope that Government will make a decision this week on the reopening of these vital services because it is completely unacceptable that the doors of these vital day services, for the most vulnerable in our society, remain closed or are only open for part of the week,” concluded Denis Naughten.

Pictured are No Crows, who will be performing at this year’s upcoming Boyle Arts Festival.

Tickets for Boyle Arts Festival now on sale

Murphy welcomes progress on Nursing Home Support Bill

The passing of the Nursing Home Support Amendment Bill 2021 through all stages in the Dáil and Seanad Eireann has been welcomed by Senator Eugene Murphy, who stated that the Fianna Fáil party had committed to removing the anomalies that existed in the original Bill, which was first introduced in 2009. This now means that the commonly known Fair Deal Scheme has enhanced protection for the family farm and small business.

Senator Murphy said: “The change was absolutely necessary to protect the family farm and family business, and to ensure that such farms and businesses can be passed on to the next generation. The Bill will also extend the existing three-year cap on contributions to the cost of care to the proceeds of sale of a person’s principal residence.

“I expect the President to sign this piece of legislation into law without delay, and once that happens, this legislation will be up and running immediately”.

Health staff will have to wait for bonus deal – Naughten

The Government has admitted that frontline health workers will have to wait for a pandemic bonus deal across the public service before they get access to additional time off in recognition of their work, says Denis Naughten TD. “Despite the fact that staff on the frontline within our health service have been put in a unique position during this pandemic, exposing themselves and their families to the risk of Covid infection, they will have to wait for a negotiated bonus deal across the public service,” stated Denis Naughten.

“While there is no doubt that right across the public service staff have worked in challenging circumstances, the fact remains that no group of public sector workers have put their lives and those of their families at risk to a greater extent than our healthcare workers”.

Lily Flanagan and Anna Garvey pictured watering the flowers in Ballintubber recently. Pic: Mick McCormack

Passport office productivity not at required levels – Fitzmaurice The level of productivity and efficiency in the Passport Office is not up to scratch when it comes to processing first-time applications, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice.

The representative for the RoscommonGalway constituency was speaking as airports began to get busier as travel restrictions eased. Commenting on the matter, he said: “While the passport office seems to be processing renewal applications for existing Irish passport holders in a timely fashion, the same cannot be said for firsttime applicants.

“The reopening of travel has been cit-

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ed for quite some time now and it is unacceptable that people are experiencing such long delays for first-time passport applications. Adequate resources need to be provided to the passport office to clear this backlog in a timely manner. I have been contacted by quite a number of families who have submitted applications for young children or new-born babies in recent months, but are still waiting on the applications to be processed. Immediate action is required to resolve the backlog of first-time applications within the passport office,” he concluded.

Tickets for the Boyle Arts Festival 2021 will go on sale from Thursday, July 22nd, at 10 am. They can only be purchased online at boylearts.com, and tickets for all events will be released over a five-day period.

The festival will follow all Covid guidelines.

For more information on the festival, visit boylearts.com or email info@boylearts.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Boyle Arts Festival is supported

by The Arts Council.

Pictured is Paddy Casey, who will be performing at this year’s upcoming Boyle Arts Festival.

Pictured is Pauline Scanlon, who will be performing at this year’s upcoming Boyle Arts Festival. Pic: Fiona Morgan

Pictured are The Whileaways, who will be performing at this year’s upcoming Boyle Arts Festival. Pic: Doreen Kilfeather

Sinn Féin take United Ireland campaign to mountain tops!

As part of Sinn Féin’s national campaign for Irish unity, where republicans unfold large banners and the national flag on hills and mountain tops in every county in the island of Ireland, County Roscommon Sinn Féin members (hosted by the Cull & Tymon Sinn Féin Cumann) held their event at the highest peak of Arigna in North Roscommon on Friday evening.

A Sinn Féin (Roscommon) spokesperson said: “A 32-county Republic of Ireland is Sinn Féin’s main goal. Irish unity is a reality that isn’t that far away.

Some political parties on this island say now is not the time for a referendum.

Now is the perfect time”.

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Roscommon People Friday 23 July 2021

NewsPeople Who’s saying what on Tweet Street ...

Paul Healy’s take on top tweets!

John Egan @JohnEgan92 Limerick with the best half of hurling I’ve ever seen -Soccer star son of late Gaelic football great enthuses about a certain weekend hurling match

Dermot Bannon

Des Cahill @sportsdes I’m off to a WONDERFUL start @ Tokyo2020 – the very nice Japanese lady at the start of this queue, just asked me if I was an athlete!!

“You bet I am!”, I replied a little too enthusiastically.. to the apparent amusement of #TeamUruguay -Des Cahill’s previously low-key campaign to become the oldest

Olympics winner in history receives a morale boost…

Catherine Gough @Gough_Cat Thinking of all those people who Dermot Bannon convinced to install massive glass walls in their gaffs.

They must look like boiled hams with this heat.

-Yeah, but if we start to turn against Dermot Bannon, is there any hope left for civilisation?

Piers Morgan @piersmorgan You’ve got to be f*cking joking?????

-Piers was not impressed when he heard that the shy and retiring Prince Harry is writing his memoir Paul Howard @AkaPaulHoward Some personal news. I’ve been asked to join Love Island, to shake

things up by pointing out whenever someone uses the word “literally” incorrectly.

-This is why we (eh, literally?) love the Ross O’Carroll-Kelly creator’s tweets Bibi Baskin @BibiBaskin Who dares to say: ‘It’s too hot’? #Idareyou -Seems Bibi’s baskin’ in the sun...

Roy Curtis @RoyCurtis68 Not since Richard Harris was playing The Bull McCabe has a son of Limerick been as captivating or delivered a performance as mesmeric in The Field - any field - as Kyle Hayes for that goal. Ridiculously good.

-Renowned sports journalist Roy isn’t talking bull as he enthuses about a weekend wonder goal...

Prince Harry

newsbriefs Mass at Athleague Holy Well Mass will be celebrated in Cluain Patrick, Athleague Holy Well, at 7 pm on this Friday, July 23rd.

Please bring a chair if you wish to be seated. In the (unlikely!) event of rain, Mass will be transferred to St Patrick’s Church, Athleague.

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Percy French Festival is up and running!

The 13th Percy French Festival kicked off on Wednesday, July 21st, and continues until July 23rd, at Castlecoote House, Roscommon.

This year’s speakers include Maurice Cohen, Dr. Martina Finnerty, Kevin Myers, Declan Ganley, Dr. Ethna Reagan, Rob Weatherill, Conor McDonough, Brenda Power, Phil Sheppard, David Quinn, Michael Ganley, Col Ceathair, Eileen Coyle and Frasier Hickland.

Day tickets are €50, which covers lectures, afternoon recital, tea/coffee and cakes. Pre-booking is essential, as we must plan the seating arrangements to comply fully with HSE guidelines regarding Covid-19. As such, no tickets will be available on the day. Complimentary facemasks and sanitiser will be available, and masks will be required to be worn throughout the festival.

For more information, contact 090 6663794, email info@castlecootehouse.com, or visit percyfrench.ie or castlecootehouse.com.

Update from Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon Mass arrangements station areas. The parish areas for this weekend (24th/25th July) are as follows – 7 pm (Vigil) on Saturday: Ballygalda (includes Stonepark South) & Ballinagard; 9 am on Sunday: Ardkeel, Ballybride & Ballybohan; 11.30 am on Sunday: Boher, Barnhill, Boyle Road, Cloonbrackna (includes Essex Lawn).

The parish areas for the weekend of the 31st July/1st August are as follows – 7 pm (Vigil) on Saturday: Celtic Ave., Cherry Drive, Brookvale Ave., Fallon Ave. & Lanesboro St.; 9 am on Sunday: Castle St. (includes Castle Park) & Essex Grove, Cloonbrackna Ave. & Cloonbrackna Court; 11.30 am on Sunday: Galway Road, Crubyhill, Glenview & Abbeyville.

Waste metal collection Large items for the waste metal collection, held in aid of the Ballaghaderreen Community Park fundraiser, will be collected over the next couple of weeks.

All scrap metal apart from white goods (fridges, washing machines, dryers, microwaves, etc. plus paint cans or gas cylinders) are accepted.

All proceeds will go to the repayments, insurance and general upkeep of the Community Park. Thanks for your continued support.

ROADS ACT 1993, SECTION 75 Roscommon County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to close the road referred to hereunder for the period and the reason specified.

Road to be closed: The L-14233-0 & and the L-14234-0 will be closed

Civil Defence members pictured during the recent hurling match between Roscommon and Sligo. Pic: Mick McCormack

Kerrane presses Minister on Men’s Shed funding Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon/Galway Claire Kerrane has asked Minister O’Brien to reinstate direct funding for Men’s Sheds nationally as in place in 2018 and 2019.

Raising the issue in the Dáil, Deputy Kerrane said: “Men’s Sheds play a crucial role in our communities, providing a unique space for men that they otherwise simply would not have. This is particularly important in rural areas, especially for men who live alone or live in a remote area.

They are a lifeline for these people.

“It is also important to acknowledge the hugely important role they play when it comes to health and well-being, both of which can be difficult subjects for men to speak about or to seek help with.

“I recently visited the Men’s Shed in Ballaghaderreen – a hugely impressive

Shed that has been a model for Sheds nationally. On the back of this meeting, I met with the Men’s Shed Association in relation to funding. A direct fund, which guaranteed funding for Men’s Sheds, was established under the Community Enhancement Programme in 2018. In 2019, it was extended to Women’s Sheds also. However, it hasn’t been available since. This leaves Men’s Sheds without any guaranteed annual funding, and instead applying for various funding.

“Minister O’Brien in reply to my appeal to him to reinstate the previous funding stream outlined the various funding available in general. However, this is not guaranteed. This is not good enough and I will continue to push this issue”.

The L-60878-0 at Lisheenanierin, Clare & Cloonerra will be closed between its junction with R-368-276 at Tully and its junction with R-368-276 at Cloonerra.

Alternative Routes: Traffic will be diverted via the R-368-276 on to the L-60878-0.

Period of Closure: The 16th of August 2021 until the 24th of September 2021.

Reason for Road Closure: Laying of water mains along the public road in the Townland of Lisheenanierin, Clare & Cloonerra as part of the Mid Roscommon Water Scheme pipe laying Contract.

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 Objections may be made in writing to the undersigned in respect of the proposed temporary road closure to arrive not later than 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 27th July 2021.

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Debut novel recalls a Roscommon tragedy in Alabama, 100 years ago Roscommon-born author Sheila Killian’s debut novel, ‘Something Bigger’, tells the story of an almost forgotten incident in Irish-American history in which a brother and sister from South Roscommon found themselves in conflict with the KKK in Alabama, 100 years ago.

The novel is told from the perspective of Marcella Coyle, grand-aunt of the author, who emigrated alone from Drum outside Athlone to Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of only fourteen to live with her brother Fr. Jimmy Coyle, with no idea of the tragedy that lay ahead. Though the novel is fiction, it centres on a famous marriage and murder in Birmingham, in which the Coyles changed history, but at some cost. The novel can be obtained in all good bookshops.

The true story behind the novel is an incredible one, resulting in Sheila Killian’s grand-uncle paying the ultimate price for his convictions with regard to racial equality.

“Jimmy was an amazing

man,” Killian said. “In many ways he was far ahead of his time, with a real focus on human rights. I was fortunate enough to get the chance a few years ago to visit Birmingham in Alabama, where he lived and died, and it really didn’t seem as though almost a hundred years had passed since he was there.

“People in bookshops and libraries knew his story. In the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, there are only two Irish men remembered. One is the infamous police chief who presided over the civil rights protests in the 1960s.

The other, on the better side of history, is Jimmy”.

Far from being a dry historical account, Something Bigger is a work of literary fiction: “The novel is completely fiction, even though it’s based, closely at times, on real events,” said Killian.

“I did a huge amount of research but there comes a time when you move past that, and the characters take on their own lives. That’s what

makes it work as a story, not just as history. It also needs to entertain, to make people feel something as well as make them think”.

Based on the glowing reviews the novel has already received from other Irish authors, the book certainly does all of that. Something Bigger is described by author Niamh Boyce as being “beautifully written and full of heart”.

Donal Ryan has said, “Something Bigger is a stunning, intensely engaging novel by a consummate storyteller. It’s tense and gripping and beautifully written in restrained, elegant, crystalline prose. This is a book that I would eagerly recommend to any reader, anywhere”. Liz Nugent called it “compelling, intriguing and skilful”, and Dan Mooney called it “a stunning reach into the past to explore moments we’re living through in the present”.

Something Bigger came out on July 20th. Find out where you can order your copy at sheilakillian.com/order.

Annual Tibohine Airshow raised €8,850 for two important charities The annual Tibohine Fly-In, which took place on June 26th and 27th, raised €8,850 for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation and Childhood Cancer Foundation Ireland.

The event, run by James Morrisroe (Chief Flying Instructor of Tibohine Flying Club), was a great success this year, and an incredible weekend was had by all.

James said: “We are delighted that the weather was so good this year for the Fly-In, and everyone in attendance enjoyed the weekend.

We are grateful to all the supporters that helped us raise a great amount money for our chosen charities – Mayo/ Roscommon Hospice and Childhood Cancer Foundation Ireland. The flying community have always been hugely supportive of this event, and this year was no different...we had visitors from all over”.

James wants to also recognise the support of the volunteers and sponsors for the event, especially Kyle Casey, a local teenager who overcame his own life-threating battle with cancer.

“We are grateful to all our volunteers, but in particular, it is great to see a young man like Kyle doing so well and participating in events like ours. He is an inspiring young man”.

James also wishes to acknowledge the support of local sponsors of the event, such as Kepak Athleague, McLoughlin’s Daybreak Ballaghaderreen, SuperValu Strokestown, Ros Plant Hire, Sherpack and Pat the Baker, all of whom generously sponsored the BBQ and shop for the weekend.

Martina Jennings (CEO, Mayo-Roscommon Hospice Foundation) said: “We are so grateful to James,

Pictured at the cheque presentation during the Tibohine airshow fundraiser were Martina Jennings (CEO, Mayo Roscommon Hospice), James Morrisroe (CFI, Tibohine Flying Club), and Kyle Casey from Callow.

Tibohine Flying Club, and all their family and friends for the huge support that made the Tibohine Fly-In such a brilliant success.

Our Roscommon Hospice Unit will be completed in a matter of weeks and it is because of fundraisers like this that has been possible”.

Laura Cullinan (voluntary director with Childhood Cancer Foundation Ireland) noted that funds

raised at Tibohine Fly-In will allow the charity to continue its work in the region.

“We are so thankful to the members of Tibohine Flying Club, to James, and his family for hosting such a wonderful event and supporting one of our key projects – to refurbish isolation rooms in shared care hospitals, where children with cancer receive treatment outside of

Crumlin. Support like this make our work possible, and really makes a difference to families living with childhood cancer. We would also like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to childhood cancer survivor and our ambassador Kyle Casey for being awarded the Special Achievement Award by the An Garda Síochána Roscommon/ Longford Division Garda Youth Awards”.

Pictured with his bicycle is Fintan McCormack, who will be undertaking a 352km cycle this Saturday in aid of Cancer Care West.

Roscommon fan to cycle to all Connacht county grounds in aid of Cancer Care West

This Saturday, St. Faithleach’s GAA Club man and Roscommon supporter, Fintan McCormack, will cycle to all the county GAA grounds in Connacht in one day, all in aid of Cancer Care West.

The total route covers a distance of 352km, and will see Fintan setting off from St. Faithleach’s GAA Club on Saturday morning, pedalling through Rooskey and Dromod to Avant Money Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon. From Carrick-on-Shannon, he will head to Markievicz Park in Sligo via Leitrim Village, Keadue, Ballyfarnon, Geevagh, and Ballygawley. The journey continues to Elvery’s MacHale Park in Castlebar, passing through Ballinacarrow, Tubbercurry, and Curry in Sligo before crossing into Mayo at Charlestown, and on the N5 to Castlebar. From Castlebar, he continues to Co. Galway through Ballyheane, Partry, Ballintubber, Ballinrobe, Kilmaine, Shrule, Headford, Clonboo.

The first stop in Galway will be at Pearse Stadium in Salthill, and from there, the peloton will continue to the spiritual home of Galway Football at St. Jarlath’s Park Tuam Stadium via Claregalway. From there, it’s on the home straight as the group heads back to Roscommon, passing through Barnaderg, Moylough, Newbridge, Ballygar, Mount Talbot, and Athleague – the home of hurling in Roscommon – before crossing the finish line at Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon.

All funds raised will go towards Charity Cancer Care West. Donations can be made to the specially set up GoFundMe Page, ‘Connacht Cycling Challenge’, via the link gofund.me/48084214.

This is not Fintan’s first charity cycle. Last year, he cycled to all the GAA clubs in Roscommon in aid of the Simon Community, covering a distance of 355km in just one day.

If you see Fintan and his entourage on their cycle, be sure to give them a wave and make a donation to the Connacht Cycling Challenge.

Triathlon raises €17k for North West Hospice

William Little from Croghan in Boyle completed an Ironman Triathlon on Sunday, July 4th, to raise funds for the North West Hospice.

It took him just under twelve and a half hours to swim Cavetown Lake twice, cycle from Cavetown to Longford twice and then finish with a full marathon by running laps around Cavetown Lake, which is approximately 6km a lap. People from all over swam, cycled or ran with him. He described it as “the most amazing experience” and was very grateful for all the help and support he received from everyone on the way.

The total amount raised was €17,000. Sincere thanks to all his friends, family and neighbours for their donations, support and kindness.

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COMHAIRLE CONTAE ROS COMÁIN ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (AS AMENDED) NOTICE IN RELATION TO SPECIFIED DEVELOPMENT Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 179 of the Planning and

Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) that Roscommon County Council proposes carrying out the following works: Ballaghaderreen Town Public Realm Enhancement Project on Main Street, Market Square, Cathedral Street, Chapel Street, Barrack Street and Pound Street to include:

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ROS COMÁIN ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (AS AMENDED) NOTICE IN RELATION TO SPECIFIED DEVELOPMENT Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) that Roscommon County Council proposes carrying out the following works:

Provision of Public Realm Enhancement Scheme in Tarmonbarry Village on N5 Route

• Provision of a new pedestrianised public space at Market Square

The scheme consists of:

• Provision of a one-way traffic system on Cathedral Street and Chapel Street.

• Redesign the existing carriageway & paved areas along the N5 within the Village to provide a traffic calming effect & improve pedestrian infrastructure & safety.

• Provision of new footpaths and pedestrian crossings throughout the scheme • Provision of bus stops at Pound Street and Market Street • Provision of new parking arrangements and enhanced pedestrian civic spaces throughout the scheme • Provision of tree planting and green spaces throughout the scheme • All other associated site and ancillary works at Main Street, Market Square, Cathedral Street, Chapel Street, Barrack Street and Pound Street, Ballaghaderreen Townland, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon An Appropriate Assessment screening report and Environmental Impact Assessment screening report in respect of the development have been carried out and are available for inspection. 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 Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects.

Plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection (in the front windows only) at the offices of Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon Town and in the front windows of Eircode F45 W674, The Square, Ballaghaderreen. Plans and particulars will be available for purchase (at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy) from 22nd July 2021 to 20th August 2021 inclusive, during office hours (subject to prior agreed appointment for collection due to Covid 19) at the offices of Community and Enterprise, Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon Town – telephone 09066 37100. Plans and particulars of the proposed development will also be available for inspection online on the RCC website using the following link: http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/About_Us/PART-8-Local-Authority-OwnDevelopments/Community-Enterprise/Part-8-Ballaghaderreen-Town-PublicRealm-Enhancement-Project-/ Submissions or observations with respect 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 to the undersigned on or before 5pm on 06th September 2021 Signed: - Majella Hunt

Director of Services Áras an Chontae

Roscommon Town

Email: mhunt@roscommoncoco.ie Date of Notice: 22nd July 2021

• Provision of Signalized Controlled Pedestrian Crossing of the N5 • All other associated site and ancillary works At N5 in Tarmonbarry Village Co Roscommon

An Appropriate Assessment screening report and Environmental Impact Assessment screening report in respect of the development have been carried out and are available for inspection. 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 Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects.

COVID 19 Restrictions Apply Plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection (in the front windows only) at the offices of Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon Town. Plans and particulars will be available for purchase (at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy) from 22nd July 2021 to 20th August 2021 inclusive, during office hours (subject to prior agreed appointment for collection due to Covid 19) at the offices of Community and Enterprise, Roscommon County Council, Áras an Chontae, Roscommon Town – telephone 09066 37100. Plans and particulars of the proposed development will also be available for inspection online on the RCC website using the following link: http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/About_Us/PART-8-Local-Authority-OwnDevelopments/Community-Enterprise/PART-8-Public-Realm-Improvementworks-in-Tarmonbarry-Village/ Submissions or observations with respect 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 to the undersigned on or before 5pm on 06th September 2021

Signed: - Majella Hunt

Director of Services Áras an Chontae

Roscommon Town

Email: mhunt@roscommoncoco.ie Date of Notice: 22nd July 2021

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How a chance meeting led us to the footprints of a historic walk Our man Frank on a fascinating chance meeting in the village, the sad passing of Creggs RFC legend Frankie Pettit, and a rare (since the pandemic struck) evening with friends...

It’s Sunday morning as I write, and you could be forgiven for thinking that you had been magically transported to the Costa del Sol or the Algarve or some other well-known foreign sunspot. But even though the tar is melting on the road and Factor 30 is hardly strong enough to protect our pasty Irish skin, I was still in Creggs, and heading off early before the heat really gets up to do a few laps of the lovely Rugby Club walk.

As I headed off, my brother Kieran and I noticed a couple sitting on the Mary Lynch memorial bench, but we didn’t pay much attention to them. However, when we finished

our laps almost an hour later, we saw they were still there and so we started to have a little chat with them. It transpired that they had travelled from Ennis in Clare to meet up with and morally support a young lady from Cork who had taken it on herself to do the legendary fourteen-day march undertaken by Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare and 1000 of his supporters way back in 1603.

The 500km walk takes you from the Beara Peninsula in Cork across six mountain ranges, along the banks of the River Shannon, through counties Roscommon and Leitrim, and finishing up in the Co. Cavan village of Blacklion – home now of the famous chef Neven Maguire. However, in the days of the original walk, there was no need for a celebrity chef – food was very scarce, the walk was undertaken in horrific weather conditions, and by the time they made it to Blacklion, only 35 of the original 1000 plus had survived.

Thankfully for Ruth Ni Riada (the girl

who had started out on the walk three weeks earlier) things were a bit less difficult, and as she arrived in Creggs her party had swelled to six just for the one day. She was joined by the Ennis couple Ruth and Pat McInerney, Chris McInerney from Kilkishen in East Clare, Margaret McInerney-Riada from Connemara, and Seamus O’Riada, brother of the walker Ruth, who had travelled up from Cork. The couple from Ennis knew my brother, The Rasher (Declan), and we marvelled at the coincidence that the two people they met in Creggs happened to be his brothers. After a little chat they all headed on their merry way.

(Some years ago, I remember Donncha Ó Dúlaing doing the same walk, but of course he did it with cameras in tow and turned it all into a hit television programme).

As to my experience the other day, it was refreshing to meet this lady from Cork. She told me that during lockdown she would often be on her own (like so many people)

‘Three cheers for Frankie P’ On Friday evening last, news began to filter through of the death of Frankie Pettit. For all of us who were involved in Creggs Rugby Club since its inception way back in 1974, it truly was the end of an era.

As a fledgling rural club, by 1977 some of our senior players realised that we needed to get some more direction off the field. A number of them headed off to Ballygar to see if Frankie Pettit and Joe Daly would come on board, and to the great delight of all in Creggs both of them said they would. Fortyfour years later and it’s true to say that the arrival of both men changed the fortunes of the club.

Without their input, the club would not be the highly respected and highly thought of place that it is today.

A few years ago we lost Joe Daly, and this week Frankie has followed him to his eternal reward. It’s fair to say we have lost another true legend and stalwart of our club. For many years after every winning or losing session, we would finish up with the rousing call, ‘Three cheers for Frankie P’. As we say goodbye to him, we know that we’ll never forget him, and for one last time, let’s hear it – ‘Three cheers for Frankie P’.

To Dympna and family, I extend my heartfelt sympathy on your huge loss. May he rest in peace.

and used the resulting loneliness and solitude for reflection. Only for accidentally running into us, no one would have known anything at all about her marathon journey.

She had no agenda. She was not collecting for charity or doing it for any commercial reasons, but simply doing it because she wanted to, and as I wished her well on the remainder of the trip I have to say I admired her greatly, particularly after the toll my four laps in the early morning sunshine had taken on my aged and aching bones.

I forgot to ask her about any of the logistics of her journey (that’s why I never got a job as a reporter with the People), as to where she used to stay and stuff like that, or even if you can follow her on social media, but in the absence of all that information, at least we know she got as far as Creggs, and hopefully she will make Blacklion this coming week and have a well-deserved meal in the sun outside Neven Maguire’s – she will have more than earned it by then.

And finally…

Finally for this week, on last Friday afternoon in the sweltering July heat, Rachel Morgan (daughter of our next-door neighbours Tommy and Eileen) got married to Thomas Fox in our local church (St. Mary’s, Kilbegnet).

Covid regulations meant that only fifty people could attend the actual reception, but a number of the immediate neighbours, including Carol and myself, stood outside the church so we could see the happy couple as they emerged into the beautiful sunshine. Tommy and Eileen had very kindly organised a socially distanced outdoor garden party for all of us neighbours. We had a lovely, lazy couple of hours, meeting some people we’d barely seen for eighteen months because of Covid, having the chat, and eating some lovely food – and in my case, having some very badly needed liquid refreshments. I have to say it was a really enjoyable afternoon, and in a peculiar way it showed us once again how big of a disaster Covid has been, and how much it has interfered with normal everyday social interaction.

As for Rachel, who looked absolutely stunning, and the very dapper Thomas, all we can do is wish them every health and happiness in their future together, and pray that good fortune follows them always. In the words of an old Irish blessing – ‘May the road always rise to meet you, and may the wind be always at your back’.

Pictured at the recent hurling match between Sligo and Roscommon were Mva and Mia Lynch. Pic: Mick McCormack

‘Till next week, bye for now

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Willowbrook Glamping and Hideaway has a number of yurts and self-catering options set in the heart of 21 rolling acres of Roscommon countryside.

Escape into nature with a number of trails and cycleways which meander through For a great family day out why not explore Glendeer wildflower meadows, native woodlands, peat bogs, turloughs, rivers and lakes in Pet Farm in Athlone or Tullyboy Farm.

Co. Roscommon.

Explore Roscommon for your summer staycation!

County Roscommon is truly the jewel in the crown of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands as the county has so many wonderful places to visit if you are planning an Irish ‘staycation’ this year.

A county of castles and ancient kings, of stately homes and spectacular landscapes, Roscommon also boasts a fantastic selection of tracks and trails as well as a wonderful choice of outdoor activities with everything from the high-octane ‘Zip It’ to woodland segways and a treetop canopy walk in Lough Key, Forest Park to Ireland’s largest inflatable waterpark at Baysports, Hodson Bay outside Athlone.

There is something for everyone – whether you are planning a romantic getaway or a family-friendly holiday or just want to explore the many walking routes of the county, Roscommon has so much to offer.

A warm and friendly reception awaits from ‘The Rossies’ as you explore, relax and recharge the batteries in County Roscommon.

Eiméar Dowd, Tourism Officer with Roscommon County Council is keen to highlight the many attractions which the county has to offer to all ages.

“We have a range of fun activities in the county with everything from Lough Key Visitor Attraction to water-based activities at Baysports or why not learn more about our Heritage at Derryglad Folk Museum, Strokestown Park House & National Famine Museum, Rathcroghan Visitors Centre or the Arigna Mining Experience?

“If you are looking for fun outdoor activities then Roscommon has so much to offer with everything from Baysports to Zip It, Lough Key Tree Canopy Walk, stand-up paddling and canoeing, boat hire and lots more,” Eiméar said.

Get active in Roscommon Baysports Water Sports Centre is located on the shores of Lough Ree in Hodson Bay just outside Athlone and is home to Ireland’s largest inflatable waterpark. This water adventure centre covers almost an acre of interlinking walkways, slides, towers and obstacles. Baysports is a playground for children and adults alike.

Lough Key Forest & Activity Park, Boyle is a flagship visitor destination which offers a fantastic family adventure, featuring the contemporary Tree Canopy Walk, the first of its kind in Ireland. This 300m long creation of timber and steel gently rises nine metres above the woodland floor offering an engaging ‘bird’s eye’ view of nature as it meanders through the treetops offering panoramic views of the island-studded lake.

Explore the high wire aerial adventure with Zip It or take a woodland Segway to traverse some of the 800 acres of forest and parkland, or try out the new Stand-Up Paddling or Canoeing activities.

The Lough Key Experience will also take you on an engaging audio journey of Lough Key Forest and Activity Park with 19th century underground tunnels and the refurbished Moylurg viewing tower or try your luck negotiating your way through the 47 rooms of the Boda Borg Swedish puzzle house. Boat hire is also available at Lough Key Boats (https:// www.loughkeyboats.com/) with rowing boats available daily from 11 am-6 pm. The boat tour is off the water due to social distancing, however a 10-seater speedboat will be doing tours from July.

Shannon River Adventure outside Rooskey also offers many fun-filled water and land-based activities including kayaking, canoeing, archery, mudslide, orienteering, pier-jumping, and a climbing wall – there is something to challenge and reward all ages and abilities.

For a great family day out why

The Derryglad Folk Museum in Co. Roscommon is a unique museum which tells the story of rural Ireland in the 19th century.

not explore Glendeer Pet Farm in Athlone or Tullyboy Farm, a place for young and old, where children can let their imagination run wild and where adults can embrace their inner child.

Discover historical gems County Roscommon also features a range of historical gems, stately homes and museums just waiting to be explored.

Did you know that Rathcroghan is older than the Pyramids? It is one of the four major Royal Sites of Ireland and is known as a place of burial and ritual gatherings.

The legendary leader and Warrior Queen of Connacht, Medb, is said to have had her palace here at Rathcroghan. Oweynagat (Uaimh na ngat – Cave of the Cats) was once known as ‘Ireland’s gate to Hell’, which would open during the festival of Samhain.

Strokestown Park House is a Georgian Palladian mansion preserved with its original furnishings and fabrics. The house was the family home of the Pakenham Mahon family and is built on the site of the 16th century castle, home of The O’Conor Roe Gaelic Chieftains. The six-acre walled pleasure gardens have been restored to their original splendour and take you to the glorious sur-

roundings of a planned Georgian estate.

“Other attractions include the Derryglad Folk Museum, a unique museum which tells the story of rural Ireland in the 19th century, with over 7,000 artefacts and memorabilia taking you back in time. Or the beautiful Elphin Windmill, which is the only fully restored windmill in the west of Ireland,” said Tourism Officer Eiméar Dowd.

“You could also visit the Arigna Mining Experience which is a unique community-inspired initiative which records 400 years of mining history in the area. Exminers will take you on a journey through a way of life and offer a unique glimpse into the past. Or King House, Boyle, a magnificently restored Georgian mansion which was built in 1730 as the seat of the King family. It is also home to the Connaught Rangers museum and the Boyle Civic Art Collection”.

Family-friendly trails and cycleways The county also features a number of trails and cycleways which meander through wildflower meadows, native woodlands, peat bogs, turloughs, rivers and lakes, so it is the perfect place to escape into nature.

From short trails to long distance walks and cycling trails, it is easy to explore native forests that bustle with wildlife or tranquil shorelines that gently nourish our extensive flora and fauna.

One of the most popular cycle routes is the Boyle to Lough Key Cycleway which takes you from King House, past Boyle Abbey, Boyle Marina, along the banks of the Boyle Canal, through amazing woodland and onto the magnificent Lough Key. Measuring 7.9km, this is an easy trail to navigate for both young and old.

Other walks or trails in County Roscommon include the Sliabh Bawn trails, the National Famine Way, Knockranny Wood Loop at Keadue, Cloonlarge Bog walk in Kilteevan, Castlerea trails, Suck Valley Way and Mote Park Trails.

Log onto www.visitroscommon. ie for a full list of tracks and trails throughout County Roscommon and a free downloadable guide is also available at www.visitroscommon.ie/trails A full range of boat tours, angling, cycling, and golf is also available throughout County Roscommon.

Excellent choice of quality accommodation County Roscommon offers an excellent choice of quality accommodation so whether you

want to enjoy a county house hotel, a friendly B&B, a cosy selfcatering holiday cottage or enjoy stunning locations at a glamping, caravan or camping site, you are sure to find the ideal place to stay.

Kilronan Castle, The Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone Springs, The Abbey Hotel and Clonalis House are just some of the options available while Riverhaven eco-tourism development boasts beautiful self-catering Scandinavian Pine Lodges adjacent to Lough Key. Willowbrook Glamping and Hideaway has a number of yurts and self-catering options set in the heart of 21 rolling acres of Co. Roscommon countryside while there are also a host of inviting hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs waiting to extend a friendly welcome.

Discover this beautiful Hidden Heartlands – log onto www.visitroscommon.ie.

Leprechaun sightings on walking routes!

If you are looking for something a little different, then why not try a game of hide and seek with Roscommon Leprechauns! Take a walk and play hide and seek with leprechauns at five familyfriendly Roscommon walking trails. These large leprechauns are 40cm tall and crafted from pure wool by Franziska Lienberger especially for Cruinniú na Nóg Roscommon. The leprechauns have already started to arrive in County Roscommon and you can discover them on the walking trails at Mote Park, Roscommon; Cloonlarge Walk, Kilteevan; Knockcranny Woods, Keadue; Castlerea Demesne and Monksland Walk. These are all family-friendly routes and have been selected from the Roscommon Walks & Cycleways booklet at www.visitroscommon.ie/trails For more information on Franziska Lienberger’s leprechauns log onto https://feltfairies.com/ leprechaun-stories/.

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Words of wit and wisdom with MIRIAM KERINS

Style challenges under spotlight as summer sun sizzles!

As a nation bereft of decent summers, we generally haven’t got a clue how to deal with the likes of our current heatwave. Take me for example – when I hear there’s going to be a bit of sun, I go into full-on Kim Woodburn (How Clean Is Your House?) mode. I rip the bedclothes off the bed, (even though hubby’s still glued to the mattress), and I go through the drawers and the linen basket, throwing every item that doesn’t have a ‘dry clean only’ label into the washing machine. Why? Because there’s great dryin’ outside!

As an Irish mammy, I know only too well there’s not a single t-shirt, pillow case, duvet cover, or pair of colour-faded armpithugging knickers that wouldn’t benefit from the spellbinding effects of a bit of glorious Roscommon sunshine. Oh, and not just any bit of sunshine readers, nay, one that promises us 27 degrees of heat! One that gives us permission to drink a nice glass (okay, bottle) of Sauvignon Blanc during the day whilst sitting in the garden, supervising said rays as they crisp-dry the washing. This sudden heatwave also provides us with the

unwritten authority to shout insults at anyone who stops us in the street to complain that, “Oh God it’s fierce hot”.

Yes folks, in recent days it’s fair to say that for once in its life, the Irish weather didn’t completely ignore the fact that it’s officially summer. Indeed, given the mercury had risen off the scale, it’s been perfectly acceptable to wear shorts and a t-shirt to work. However, apparently it wasn’t acceptable to wear an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny bikini! Oops!

Mind you readers, try as I might, I found it difficult to maintain my daily walks. When I did however, I couldn’t help but notice that everywhere I turned, the sun-scorched look was the order of the day. Yep, ‘burnt’ bald heads, bare bellies, and sun-seared limbs were being proudly exhibited as fairskinned middle-aged men cheerily shouted at me, “I’m getting a good base for the holidays”. Nice!

Now, while that’s all very well lads –and by the way, sure you’re only gorgeous – can I remind you that you’d carry off that smouldering Mediterranean look so much

Digital Covid Certhelpline is very unhelpful

Non-essential travel opened up for us on July 19th. Yippee!

However, while many are buzzing at the prospect of leaving on a jet plane, or even booking a getaway, the rest (me included) are still waiting on their EU Digital Green Covid Certificates. This is despite the fact we were told they were issued on July 12th! Mind you, this service was officially implemented across Europe on July 1st, but hey, our government didn’t get where they are today by doing things on time, now did they?

Hubby has received his, so he’s sorted. Yet, even though we were both fully vaccinated at the same time, while sitting next to each other, and are living at the same address, mine appears to have gone AWOL! In fact, it would be fair to say that everyone I know who has been fully vaccinated (except for me) has received their EU Digital Green Covid Cert.

And don’t talk to me about the so-called Covid Cert Helpline facility. My attempts to access this service – which have been numerous – have been constantly thwarted over a number of days! Yes – days not hours…days!

Either I cannot get through, or when I do, I’m left hanging on, listening to an annoying automated, Dalek-like voice telling me my call is ‘very important’ to her. Clearly it’s not love, or you’d provide enough operators to deal with the demand.

To add insult to injury, when said throaty, staccato, monotone woman has run through her checklist of excuses for ignoring me, my auditory senses are then assaulted by an irritating, teeth-grating arrangement of ‘hold’ music! Exterminate!

Hell hath no fury like a woman who can’t go on holiday scorned! However, do you know what really ticks me off readers? It’s finding out that Green Party Minister of State Ossian Smyth (the person in charge of this massive fizz-up) is, wait for it, ‘on holiday elsewhere in Ireland’. The phrase ‘not fit for purpose’ springs to mind Minister – as do so many others, but as this is a family newspaper I’m unable to fully and colourfully express how I really feel!

better if you’d ahem, free the feet. While the old white socks and sandals combo might generate a casual comfy vibe for you, the thing is, where us women are concerned, they’re, er, a real turn-off!

Personally, the sight of socks and sandals makes me want to ring the Gardaí to see if my eyes can enter the witness relocation programme. While I’m at it, seeing someone wearing a pair of those ‘don’tbother-making-an-effort-just-come-as-youare’ crocs generates the same level of panic in me. These chunky, clumpy crocs, which really look more like rubber cheese-graters

than footwear, have somehow become the sartorial choice – nay, are probably the prerequisite item of many a male’s summer wardrobe, and indeed may even be the ‘go to’ footwear solution for lots of adults. Please don’t take offence, but crocs are meant for kids, as in they’re not really proper grown-up attire, now are they? In fact, rubber shoes have committed so many crimes against fashion, I believe that if you chopped them up and dumped them in the bin, they’d reform, climb back out, and resume their position in your wardrobe!

Full disclosure: my own sense of style has slipped a bit during lockdown. However, I’m relieved that things never escalated to the stage where I panic-purchased ugly rubber shoes, and definitely not ones whose claim to fame features a series of ‘ventilation holes’, which, according to crocwearers of my acquaintance, ‘allows the air to flow through’. Well I’ve got news for you croc-wearing people – it’s not just the air that’s escaping from those ‘ventilation holes’, your pride and your dignity are also taking flight!

Delay in HPV testing is scandalous

JUMPING WITH JOY: Padraig Mulry pictured celebrating as Roscommon go two up with only minutes remaining during their recent hurling match against Sligo. Pic: Mick McCormack

The revelation that some 180 cervical smear samples taken from women tested positive for HPV, but were not sent on for cytology examination within the required period of 42 days, is absolutely scandalous. This is not just unacceptable – it’s also typical of the type of second-rate, second-class citizen status we Irish women have come to expect from our health service.

I’ve got no medical qualifications, but I do know that any woman who may be affected by this, while they should be justifiably annoyed (I’d be livid), should try, if possible, not to worry. I know that a positive HPV test, while it must never be ignored, is not an indication that a woman will develop cervical cancer. However, as HPV is a common virus with no noticeable symptoms, the thing is that in some cases (not all) it can develop into something serious, and medical advice should be sought and given without delay.

If you’ve been affected, I’m sure that if you give your own doctor a call, they will be able to offer you advice and reassurance.

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The things people say…

“There is a lot of unity between areas such as Ballymoe, Ballintubber, Castlerea, and surrounding towns and villages. I like to think of us all as suburbs of West Roscommon and so there is great support for both athletes in each of these areas. We wish both Aoife and Richael the very best of luck this summer and we are immensely proud of both” -Cllr. Paschal Fitzmaurice on the abundant goodwill locally for Olympian Aoife O’Rourke and Paralympian Richael Timothy

Katie Hopkins

It’s been a GOOD week for…

PEOPLE IN IRELAND, as a fabulous heatwave lifted the morale of the nation LIMERICK HURLERS, who took an unconventional route to the Munster SHC title by coming from ten points behind against Tipperary to win by five SEAMUS POWER, the low-key Irish golfer who built on a recent run of promising form by sensationally winning on the PGA tour on Sunday night, his first victory at that level

It’s been a BAD week for…

BORIS JOHNSON, whose much-heralded lifting of restrictions on ‘Freedom Day’ – already a controversial gamble – was partly overshadowed by the Prime Minister himself having to self-isolate KATIE HOPKINS, as the controversial columnist and commentator was deported from Australia after she had boasted about flouting quarantine rules while in the country to appear on Big Brother VIP MICHAEL MURPHY & DONEGAL, with the celebrated footballer missing a penalty and then being sent off as Tyrone deservedly saw off the challenge of Declan Bonner’s men in Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final

Search for ‘The Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021’ intensifies Appeal for more Roscommon nominations!

With three days to go to the closing of entries, it’s emerged that Co. Roscommon had, as of last weekend, received seven nominations for the status of ‘Best Place to Live in Ireland’ 2021. This was at that point the lowest number in Connacht, behind Galway on 49, Mayo on 43, Sligo on 11 and Leitrim on 9. However, Roscommon was ahead of other midland counties such as Westmeath, which had 4, and Longford, which had 2.

The county which has received the most nominations is Dublin, with 239.

The north Dublin suburb of Malahide accounts for more than half of these with 129 entries, bringing it neck and neck with the Co. Monaghan village of Glaslough, which has been nominated 130 times. Other locations to receive multiple nominations in Dublin include Dún Laoghaire, Blackrock and Sker-

ries, while outside of Dublin, Bray in Co. Wicklow, Killarney in Co. Kerry, Clonbur and Portumna in Co. Galway, Dungarvan and Tramore in Co. Waterford and the Inishowen peninsula in Co. Donegal have all been nominated several times.

The Irish Times launched its search for the Best Place to Live in Ireland last month and invited people from all over the island to nominate their favourites.

Each nominated location will be judged on specific criteria, including community spirit, local services and amenities, diversity, transport links, vibrancy of the local economy, cost of living, safety, and of course, the unique X factor.

To be in with a chance to claim the title for your home place, all you have to do is to write a short submission of 300 words explaining what makes it so special. Full details are available at irishtimes.com/bestplace. But you’ll have to move quickly, as the closing date for this year’s competition, which is supported

by Randox Health, is Sunday, July 25th.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Famous birthdays ... this week

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THROWBACK THURSDAY ...

One of our readers recently got in touch with us to give more information on a photograph we published as part of our Throwback Thursday series of a class of young schoolboys from the boy’s school in Roscommon (Roscommon People issue dated July 9th, 2021)

Dear Editor, A few observations on that 1929 photo.

The boy whose name is missing is the first on the left in the middle row. Albert Siggins has confirmed to me that John Caulfield is the second and Albert’s late father is the third.

Also, Larry Simmins was actually Larry Simons from Carrownabrickna.

Plunkett Lynott was the son of Thomas Lynett, who was born in

Leeds and worked as a compositor, probably for the Roscommon Messenger.

Thomas played with Roscommon Gaels in the county football final against Elphin in 1904.

At a meeting of Roscommon Board of Health in 1940, it was stated that Thomas Lynett was being ejected from the house where he lived in Goff St. He was one of thirteen applicants for a cottage at

Abbeytown, but was unsuccessful. It appears that the family left the area at this time.

John Aspin is another name no longer associated with Roscommon.

In 1932, the Offaly Independent reported that John Aspin from Roscommon was cautioned for using an unlighted bicycle.

-Patsy Flanagan, formerly Four Mile House, domiciled in Co. Wexford

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Roscommon Mart Watch We had good numbers on offer for the time of year with a strong trade for all classes. Bullocks made from an average of €2.43 per kilo up to €2.96 per kilo. Heifers fetched from an average of €2.27 per kilo up to 3.05 per kilo. There was an improved trade for dry cows with lots averaging from €2.19 per kilo up to €2.72 per kilo.

Pictured at Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon recently were Patricia Morris, Catherine Drudy, Denise Deerey, Marie Baggott and Helena Brett. Picture: Mick McCormack

Appeal for volunteers at RosFM Seamus Duke, the newly appointed station manager at RosFM, has appealed for more presenters and volunteers to help out at the station as he begins his tenure.

“As you may know, I have been appointed as the station manager at Roscommon’s community radio station RosFM with effect from July 12th, and it is a challenge that I am looking forward to immensely.

“I have over thirty years experience in the radio industry, and the prospect of working in my own local community, along with the board and the excellent volunteers who give their time to the station on an ongoing basis, is something that I will relish in the years ahead. I will be working hard to improve community involvement with the station and we will be unveiling a new schedule in the next few weeks.

“RosFM are always looking for more volunteers and community organisations to get involved with the station. I am making that appeal again with the help of the local newspapers this week. Anyone who feels that they may have the time to help out in some way, or any community organisation who feel that their work should be highlighted and who might be interested in radio, are very welcome to contact the station on 090 6628161.

“I am looking forward to helping secure the future of RosFM and make it an even more important part of community life in Roscommon”, he concluded.

Contact RosFM via email on info@rosfm.ie, or alternatively, call in to the RosFM studios on the Athlone Road, Roscommon Town, any time between 9 am and 7 pm, Monday to Friday.

Pictured at Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon recently were Rachel, Martin and Georgia and Ryan Hannon. Picture: Mick McCormack

Introduction of PSO for Post Offices critical to sustain them – Kerrane

Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon/Galway Claire Kerrane has expressed concern for the future of the postal network following the Government’s rejection of a Sinn Féin amendment calling for the introduction of a public service obligation (PSO) for post offices.

Deputy Kerrane argues that the current €8.5 million pandemic fund is not enough, given the significant reduction in payment rates for Postmasters that came into effect this month.

Deputy Kerrane said: “The postal service has been crippled by closures and cutbacks.

Since 2018, more than 200 Post Offices have closed nationwide, the vast majority in rural parts of the country. Post offices are a vital part of social and economic life in local communities and these closures have had a devastating impact.

“The post offices that remain face uncertain futures following the significant reduction in payment rates for Postmasters, which has come into effect from this month. This problem was highlighted in the 2020 Grant Thornton Report on the future of Post Offices, which warned that the State faces significant levels of unrestrained closures of post offices by the end of 2021 unless the necessary supports are put in place.

“The Government should engage with Post Offices, Credit Unions and other stakeholders to explore the potential of a new pillar in the Irish banking market”, she concluded.

Problematic water mains being replaced in Tibohine Irish Water, working in partnership with Roscommon County Council, is replacing an additional 2.8km of problematic old water mains from Ballaghaderreen to the Old Lung River Bridge along the L1244 in Tibohine, Co. Roscommon.

The old water mains, which were prone to frequent bursts and leakage and caused water supply disruptions for customers in the area, will be replaced with new high density polyethylene (plastic) pipes.

Outlining the benefits of these works

Declan Cawley (Irish Water) explained: “Irish Water are currently working to replace approximately 1.9km of water mains along the L1244 in Tibohine, from the Lung River Bridge to Michael Cooney & Sons Homevalue. The additional works along Ballaghaderreen will benefit customers in the area by strengthening and reinforcing the water network, and minimising disruptions in their water supply by reducing both leakage and unplanned outages when bursts occur on

the existing main. Upon completion, there will be significant improvements in network performance and levels of customer service in this area in terms of efficiency and security of supply”.

The additional works are due to commence at the end of August from Ballaghaderreen to the Old Lung River Bridge, and are due to be completed by November. Farrans Construction Ltd are contracted to carry out the work on behalf of Irish Water.

Again, this week there were good numbers of customers sourcing stock both on line and at ringside.

This Friday (23rd) will see a special sale of heifers, also bullocks and dry cows.

We had smaller numbers on offer this week. Prices for lambs was slightly back on the previous week with more store lots on offer.

Ewe lambs made up to €140 for 47kgs. Store lambs made up to €118. Stag ewes made up €182.

Please note all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID Tag set. Next sheep sale for lambs and cast ewes is on Wednesday, July 28th at 11 am. Yard opens at 8 am.

All stock must be penned by 10 am. Sale can be viewed live on www.livestock-live. com.

Sample prices for dry cows: Lim 825kgs €2000, Lim X 880kgs €1940, BBX 795kgs €1910, Char X 810kgs €1870, Char 840kgs €1860, Char X 790kgs €1850, Lim X 680kgs €1850, AAX 750kgs €1710, Lim 756kgs €1700, Sh 815kgs €1740, Lim X 670kgs €1600, AAX 745kgs €1570.

Heifers: Lim X 625kgs €1550, HEX 580kgs €1230, Lim X 405kgs €1140, BAX 465kgs €1130, Lim X 450kgs €1070, Lim X 295kgs €740, Lim X 295kgs €900, BAX 410kgs €1080, 3 HEX 475kgs €980.

Bullocks: AAX 825kgs €1830, AAX 700kgs €1780, Char 720kgs €1770, Char X 735kgs €1760, 2 AAX 735kgs €1740, Char X 605kgs €1700, Lim X 630kgs €1740, 2 Lim X 515kgs €1475, 3 Char X 515kgs €1475, Char X 585kgs €1580, Lim 465kgs €1380, Char 465kgs €1360, AAX 465kgs €1060, Char X 470kgs €1300, 2 AAX 375kgs €840.

Finished lambs: 48kgs €134, 51.7kgs €133, 53.10kgs €133, 48.30kgs €132, 46kgs €126.

Ewe lambs: 47kgs €140, 38.10kgs €118, 37.20kgs €109.

Store lambs: 39.80kgs €111, 36.30kgs €104, 33.5kgs €98, 36kgs €100, 40.10kgs €108.

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on August 24th when she competes in the 3K Track Pursuit.

It promises to be a busy 2020 Games for the former international soccer player and Roscommon footballer as she will also be in action in the 500m Time Trials on both track and road and also the Road Race.

Richael has had to wait a year for this opportunity but has previous medal form, winning bronze in the scratch race at the World Championships in Milton, Canada in early 2020.

Both athletes are powered by steely determination and whatever happens in Tokyo, you can be sure they will leave everything they have in the arena.

< DAN DOONER

When boxer Aoife O’Rourke and para-cyclist Richael Timothy enter their respective arenas in Tokyo this summer, they will do so with not just their home towns, but the entire weight of County Roscommon behind them.

The 2020 Tokyo Games could be a week underway when Aoife hears the opening bell for her first bout. The Opening Ceremony takes place this Friday night but there will already have been soccer and softball matches played by then (Wednesday and Thursday).

By now, we are all aware of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had and the extra year many athletes have had to wait for their shot at Olympic glory.

Aoife booked her place at the games during June’s Olympic Qualifiers at the Grand Dome in Paris. The 2019 European Middleweight Champion’s performances there have raised expectations for what may lie ahead. At just 24 years of age, this may be her first dance on the biggest stage of all, but her coach at Castlerea Boxing Club, Paddy Sharkey, reckons Paris may see even more fancy footwork from the Tarmon girl in three years’ time.

The feeling on the ground in Castlerea will soon be one of fevered excitement but according to those who know her best, Aoife won’t be carried away by it all. Her performances in Paris and in Madrid in 2019 suggest there’s

Richael Timothy and Aoife O’Rourke

far more to come and the hope will be to gain more ring experience and add to her already burgeoning reputation.

Ballymoe’s Richael Timothy will be one of the first Irish athletes in action at this year’s Paralympic Games. She’ll be ready for the off

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Both athletes are powered by steely determination and whatever happens in Tokyo, you can be sure they will leave everything they have in the arena

Best wishes and continued success to Richael and Aoife on their Paralympic and Olympic adventures

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To our amazing record breaking To our -amazing women breaking allrecord the best women - to Aoife, all theRichael best to doing Castlerea, Aoife, Richael Ballymoe & doing Castlerea, theBallymoe west proud & !

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CONGRATULATIONS AND VERY BEST WISHES ANDOlympians VERY BEST WISHES totoIrish Aoife O’Rourke Irish Olympian Aoife O’Rourke and Rachel TimothyAoife from everyone to Irish Olympians O’Rourke and Paralympian Richael Timothy at Creggs Rugby Club. and Rachel Timothy from everyone from everyone at Creggs Rugby Club at Creggs Rugby Club.

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Best wishes and continued success to Aoife and Richael in Tokyo The community is very proud of your achievements

Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council Scramogue, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Tel. 086 1052197 Email: cllrjmurphy@roscommoncoco.ie

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Thank you to all our customers for their co-operation and understanding during these difficult times You must call in advance to order repeat prescriptions

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The Square, Ballaghaderreen Contact me on (087) 7799781 Best wishes to Aoife and Richael as you represent Ireland in Tokyo 2020

CATTIGAN’S Castle Street, Roscommon Wishing Aoife O’Rourke & Richael Timothy continued success

Aoife and Áine O’Rourke pictured during a school play at Tarmon National School. Picture courtesy of Marie Baggot

Sister Act: Aisling, Aoife and Áine O’Rourke pictured during their Tarmon National School days. Picture courtesy of Marie Baggot

Tarmon NS is firmly in Aoife’s corner! < DAN DOONER

Tarmon National School Principal Kieran Dowd said former student Aoife O’Rourke will be following in the footsteps of greatness as she embarks on her Olympics journey in the coming days. “When we grew up we watched some of the greats… even Muhammad Ali in his Cassius Clay days started out by winning a gold medal at the Olympics. You cannot get any higher than that, the greatest sportsmen of them all. Aoife is following in those great footsteps and even in Ireland there has been great success in the ring with the likes of Michael Carruth in 1992 and Katie Taylor.

“To get to the Olympics is a phenomenal achievement so I’m really pleased for her because she’s such a modest and unassuming girl and the perfect role model for the students in Tarmon,” he said.

Kieran said there was a flurry of excitement

when Aoife confirmed her qualification in June.

“It was fever pitch! Aoife’s home house is just 200 metres away from here and the family are all very involved; her sister Ailish is currently working in the school. Any of Aoife’s bouts that were on during school time we watched them live in practically every classroom in the school. We are all very proud of her here,” he added.

Deputy Principal, Marie Baggot, says Aoife’s work ethic and determination in the classroom translated into success on the sporting fields and in the boxing ring.

“Aoife was a lovely girl and she was a very popular student in the school with lots of friends. She was also a very hard worker and very determined in the classroom, similar to how she is in sport.

“She was involved in any sport that was available in the school and showed great commitment, determination and discipline,” she said.

All five of the O’Rourke sisters were educated at Tarmon NS and Marie says they were each a credit to their parents, Kevin and Anne.

“Aoife comes from a lovely, supportive family who are neighbours to us here in Tarmon. They were very committed to the school and to their family and they have raised five lovely girls and we are so proud of them as neighbours.

Both Kevin and Anne and Aoife’s siblings were heavily involved in sport and would have a good understanding of what it takes to be successful,” she said.

Looking ahead to the Olympic Games, Marie, like so many others who have commented on Aoife this past week, said regardless of what happens, she is already a champion.

“Aoife is very modest and regardless of how the competition goes, she can take enormous pride in being an Olympian. It’s a great honour for the school and she is great role model for pupils past and present”.

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Aoife now 7/2 from 11/2 to win a medal Irish punters are starting to get behind their favourite athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympics with boxer Aoife O’Rourke the latest name to see her odds on winning a medal fall.

The boxer from Castlerea booked her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics last month following an impressive win over Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik in a qualification bout at the Grand Dome in Paris. Since that performance, punters have been showing their support for the Roscommon woman to go all the way.

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Her opening bout ended in a convincing win over Belarusian fighter, Viktoryia Kebikava. The 23-yearold was hugely impressive throughout the last 16 fight as she booked her spot in the quarter-finals of the 75kg Middleweight division.

Aoife’s last eight fight saw her come face to face with the boxer she beat in the 2019 European Middleweight final, Poland’s Elzebieta Wojcik. On that occasion, Aoife’s energy and aggression was enough to see her claim gold following a cagey and scrappy encounter.

This time around she showed her class in what was her most impressive performance of the qualifiers. The Polish fighter took control of proceedings early with some precise jabs as Aoife looked to force the tempo.

All five judges scored the first round 10-9 in favour of the Pole, leaving the Irish hopeful with plenty of work to do in the second.

The whole complexion of the fight, however, changed midway through that second round. Aoife’s more energetic and aggressive work began to pay off and Wojcik received a warning for clinching as she tried to quell the tide.

Aoife continued to step forward, raising the tempo once more, taking control of the centre of the ring. Wojcik responded with more crisp combinations but the round was unanimously scored in favour of the Castlerea woman.

O’Rourke saved her best work for the final three minutes as her body shots began to wear Wojcik down.

The Polish girl was given a standing count and Aoife kept herself out of trouble to secure qualification for Tokyo on a scorecard of 30-27.

With Olympic qualification guaranteed, Aoife stepped into the ring for her semi-final showdown with World Champion Lauren Price. The Welsh girl earned a unanimous decision in a close contest but it was yet more invaluable experience for Castlerea’s new Olympian.

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Paddy Sharkey has been in Aoife O’Rourke’s corner ever since she walked into Castlerea Boxing Club in her mid-teens. Since then he has watched over her as she developed into an elite-level amateur at the High Performance Unit in Dublin.

Speaking to the Roscommon People just this week, Paddy reckons the magnitude of what Aoife has achieved in qualifying for Tokyo hasn’t yet hit home for many in Castlerea and the wider county.

“To be honest, I don’t think it has fully sunk in… but there’s awful excitement around the town with the flags around the place and it’s great to see people getting into the swing of it,” he said.

“We seem to take things in our stride in this part of the world. If this was America or some place there would be a big thing made of it… local girl qualifies for the Olympics…but I don’t think it’s fully hit home yet how big an achievement this is”.

Paddy’s been on the road with Aoife since she arrived in “looking to do some fitness training for the football”. When they weren’t covering hundreds of kilometres to make competitions or far-flung sparring sessions, he had Aoife running the roads.

“Six evenings we’d be down here in the boxing club training for a couple of hours a night,” he explains.

“She doesn’t stop training. She always wants to be doing that bit more.

You can see that drive and passion in her every single time she gets into the ring.

She came down to get a bit of fitness work in for the Gaelic football and ended up falling in love with boxing. She was always very determined,” he said.

The Castlerea coach could tell from very early on that Aoife was that little bit different from the rest.

“I don’t think there’s a panic button built into her.

Even now, I talk to her on the phone every so often and she’s in great form and looking forward to it. It’s been a long training camp

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“We could tell from the very first time she boxed at the National Stadium in Dublin that there was something there. There’s nothing left to chance and she leaves everything in the ring every time she steps in there,” he added.

According to Paddy, Aoife’s sister, Lisa, isn’t far behind in terms of her own development.

“Lisa is just back from Tokyo, she was over with Aoife for awhile. They really work well together and that was great for Aoife because she loves being at home so it helped with any homesickness too.

“Lisa is due back in training soon with the U-22s coming up. She is hot on Aoife’s heels now but it’s great that they thrive off each other. You don’t always get that with siblings so it’s a big help!”

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Paddy also reserved a special mention for Ballymoe’s Richael Timothy, who will be competing at the Tokyo Paralympics in August.

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The O’Rourke family will be watching with bated breath as Aoife steps into the ring in Tokyo in the coming days.

Parents, Anne and Kevin, have slowly become used to the attention that surrounds the European Middleweight Champion.

Anne said as soon as Aoife landed in Castlerea Boxing Club, a love for the sport was born: “She started in 2015 when she went into the club to get fit for football. Paddy Sharkey put her on the pads and she never looked back after that. He brought her to a couple of competitions here and there and then she started doing the All-Irelands and started winning.

“She got onto the Irish team in the U-22s and won her first silver medal and after that she went to London and won there too.

“When she finished with the U-22s they put her into the elites and then she won her European medal in 2019, which was unreal. In such a short time we can’t believe how far she has actually come. To think she’s an Olympian now…we’re very proud of her and whatever happens in Tokyo we don’t mind. She’s achieved so much now and anything else is a bonus,” she said.

Asked whether it was difficult to watch her daughter trade punches in the ring, Anne said: “At the beginning I was very nervous and afraid she’d get hurt.

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Aoife’s father Kevin is probably the coolest man in County Roscommon this weather, as his daughter continues her preparations ahead of representing Team Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics.

Kevin took the time to speak to the Roscommon People on Tuesday afternoon, a little over a week before Aoife makes her Olympic bow.

“We haven’t thought too much about it to be honest. The draw isn’t made until Thursday so we don’t even know what time the fight will be at or who her opposition will be,” he said.

The O’Rourke family, including Kevin, Anne, Ailish, Áine, Aisling and Lisa, will be cheering Aoife on from Tarmon this Sunday.

“We will be looking at the coverage on the TV and the family will all be here and all I can say is I hope it goes well for her. It’s a great achievement for her to get there and we are grateful for all the support that there is out there for her,” Kevin concluded.

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“She is a pretty good cross-fitter in fairness and over the last few years she has just got better and better. It has really benefitted her boxing too and her hard work in the gym is really evident whenever she steps into the ring,” he said.

Aoife first arrived into Richie’s gym on the Racecourse Road following advice from a close family friend.

“I was training a girl, a vet who was really friendly with the O’Rourkes and had a big influence on Aoife coming along. There are people who don’t really know her or who haven’t seen her train before and when they see the training she does here they just stand back and admire. She’s a serious athlete.

“She just loves the training too and it comes as second nature to her. She never hesitates, she just gets stuck in,” he added.

Richie is quick to point out that he’s “just another cog” in Aoife’s development but says the pair have worked on

movements specific to boxing. “Great credit must go to Paddy Sharkey in Castlerea and to the Elite Performance Unit for helping her develop into the boxer she has become. We would watch fights back together and identify things and then work on foot speed and hand-eye coordination and moving in and out quicker.

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She really enjoys training with other people no matter what level they’re at. She’s a very unique and special person and she’s also very focussed. When she gets something into her head she just goes for it,” he said.

Ahead of Aoife’s debut at the Olympics, Richie said he is “delighted and very proud and genuinely very happy” that she has achieved so much.

“I’ve a good understanding of how hard she has worked to get to Tokyo and she has very supportive people around her which has helped. Seeing her at the Olympics will make my summer!”

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Ballymoe’s Richael Timothy will fly out to Portugal next Monday ahead of her Tokyo Paralympic Games odyssey in August. The 26-year-old, who studied Sports Science in AIT and is now a personal trainer, says next week’s camp is a crucial part of preparations.

“We’re straight into camp in Portugal on Monday just to get onto a track because there’s none in Ireland. We are on the track for eight or nine days and then we fly out to Tokyo to our host city, which is another flight in Japan and then we come back. We have about ten days to acclimatise before our actual races so that’s good,” she said.

Richael’s Paralympic Games start with a morning qualification for the 3km Track Pursuit in Tokyo on August 24th.

“Depending on how you get on in qualification, the medal ride-off is that evening. I’m not being unrealistic in the medal ride-off but fifth or sixth place would be really good. We have two track events and then we have two events on the road,” she said.

A former Irish soccer international, St. Croan’s and Roscommon footballer, Richael is still involved in local sport as a selector with the St. Croan’s Junior Ladies and as a member of Castlerea Cycling Club.

“It’s good to be still involved. I can’t play anymore so I did the cycling as the sport side of things but kept involved with St. Croan’s as well!

“I was always more into team sports…cycling is all solo. I’d be doing twenty hours a week on the bike and it would be all my own apart from when going for a club spin. I really enjoy it and come out of myself more when I’m in camp with the rest of the team,” she said.

Richael’s involvement in Para-Cycling stems from an acquired brain injury

following radio surgery for a rare condition known as HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia).

“In 2015 I had radio surgery for a brain AVM, which is like a malformation of the artery. It was just supposed to be a one-day thing but unfortunately it led to swelling.

Then in 2016, I just woke up and didn’t have any feeling down my righthand side so we thought it was a stroke because the symptoms were similar,” she said.

“They did a scan in hospital and picked up on the

swelling so the part of the brain that was hit by the radio surgery had swollen and it affected my motor skills on the right.

“The cycling came as something I could do at home and I was pure wobbly at first but I’d get really tired walking and couldn’t run so it was something to do. It was my GP in Castlerea, Dr. Madeleine Daly who said I should look into ParaCycling”.

Her journey to the Paralympic Games started there, albeit rather tentatively.

“I didn’t realise I’d qualify at the time but I knew what Para-Sport was because I was so into sport. I was also knew hand-cyclist Mark Rohan from Athlone from being in AIT. I looked into it and went to one of the development league events. I told them I didn’t want to just take part that I wanted to really compete and they (the coaches) said they’d train me,” she said.

Ahead of the deferred Tokyo Games, Richael says she’ll be focusing on the track events.

“Mainly just because I

don’t have the hours on the road done and obviously there was racing last year so it limited me in terms of what I could do.

But I’ve been training and I’m going there in the best shape I possibly can.

“I’m going there to do the best I possibly can and if the best I can do is eighth place then that’s great, if it’s a medal that’s brilliant.

It’s going to be a fight and I haven’t seen the girls in a long time competing so you don’t know where people are at so you’re just throwing yourself in there,” she said.

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Richael Timothy’s mother, Rosaleen, has watched her daughter face some difficult obstacles in the past so an appearance at the Paralympic Games will most likely be taken in her stride.

Following Richael’s diagnosis with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), her world came crumbling down around her. Sport was all she knew, and the thoughts of switching from her beloved team sports to more individual pursuits was difficult to fathom.

“No I could never have imagined it, never! There was always a ball involved. It was difficult for her to

make the transition into the cycling, especially in a rural area where there aren’t many individual sports,” Rosaleen told the Roscommon People on Tuesday.

“Richael never knew anything else so when she was diagnosed with the condition it was literally like her whole life was gone in a flash. She was doing Sports Science in college, which she finished eventually, but career-wise as well as a passion and participating, there was never anything else but sport,” she said.

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“The support from Ballymoe and surrounding areas all around has been just unbelievable. You’d be bowled over by it! There are more and more signs going up every day and people have been so good.

“It’s also great that there has been such fantastic support for both Richael and Aoife. For two individual sports, it’s unusual but it’s great”.

Richael now heads off to Portugal for training camp next Monday before it’s on to Tokyo where, with the people of Ballymoe and Roscommon cheering her on, she’ll be far from alone in the saddle.

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Kilcroan National School Principal, Helen Joyce, has said the entire school community is firmly behind former pupil, Richael Timothy, as she prepares to compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games next month.

“Richael was always interested in sport and always very active and involved in all activities inside and outside of the classroom. She was also a good student and very

popular among students and staff. It was very evident from a young age that she had a lot of determination to succeed in whatever she did,” Helen said.

“She was one of the leading lights in a very talented Kilcroan girls football team which won the Cumann na mBunscol final in 2007. She was the captain of that team and a big part of its success”.

Richael’s most recent success is a huge source of pride for current students and staff at the school.

“Richael’s qualification for the Tokyo Paralympic Games is a tremendous source of pride for the staff, board of management and past and present students. We are delighted for her and we have been following her on her journey to Tokyo.

“In the weeks leading up to the summer holidays our students spoke about her and her achievements. It was a daily topic of conversation and there was great excitement in the school. We have the

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Whatever happens on the track or road in Tokyo, Richael is assured of a warm welcome back at Kilcroan National School.

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Driving from Tarmon National School to Castlerea and then on to Ballymoe this week, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in an entirely different country. The temperatures hit 30 degrees as the sunshine illuminated the surrounding countryside and there was a feeling of hope and excitement in the air, something which has been lacking at times since the dark dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Normally at this time of year, homes and businesses are adorned with the Primrose and Blue to honour the heroes of our football fields, but this time a vaguely familiar flag dominated the skyline. It’s not often, if ever, one would see the five Olympic rings fluttering proudly in the breeze in west Roscommon, but the people here have spoken.

This summer, Aoife O’Rourke and Richael Timothy are the heroes and there’s renewed hope in Castlerea, Ballymoe and surrounding areas as the two athletes make their way to Tokyo for the Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively.

In Castlerea, local volunteers were out in force on Monday night and according to local County Councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice, “put out about 60 flags” in a show of support for local boxer Aoife O’Rourke.

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Those scenes were replicated in Ballymoe, where flags and posters proudly laid claim to local paracyclist Richael Timothy.

Williamstown native Eileen Flynn was in town with her son Seán and both were quick to pay tribute to local boxer Aoife, who makes her Olympics debut in the coming days.

“It’s great for Castlerea and the other areas around it,” Seán said.

“We’ll definitely be up to watch her fights no matter how early in the morning it is. This only comes around every so often.

We’ve the flag up at the house. It’s some achievement in such a tough sport”.

Eileen said it was a “great boost for Castlerea Boxing Club”.

“The early starts certainly won’t matter, we’ll be up to cheer Aoife on,” she added.

Castlerea businessman, Tom Flynn, was in fighting form when the Roscommon People paid a visit on Wednesday.

“It’s great for the whole town to have an Olympian,” he said, “If Aoife pulls off a medal it would be something else – she was only at turf a few weeks ago I heard!”

Katelyn Hanley, works with Aoife’s mother, Anne, in the veterinarians in Castlerea. She claims the excitement has yet to filter through to her colleague.

“It’s great for the

O’Rourkes! Anne doesn’t get too excited though… she’s as cool as the breeze!”

Mary Perrill, who works in Castlerea, was quick to pay tribute to para-cyclist, Richael Timothy, and said it was a great achievement for both girls, one that Castlerea and the entire county could rightly be proud of.

Noreen Corcoran said the flags were also flying in Slatta where she lives.

“It’s great to have anything that gives us all such a boost. We’ve had very little to lift us these past 18 months so we’ll all be behind Aoife and Richael in Tokyo,” she said.

The flags and posters are up, the preparation has been done, and now one suspects that there might be a few late nights/ early mornings across Roscommon when Aoife O’Rourke kicks a magical summer in Tokyo off in the coming days.

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Paschal was also quick to pay tribute “Of course the whole town and the surrounding areas are very proud. A group of to Ballymoe woman, Richael Timothy, us went on Monday night to put up a large whose Paralympics odyssey begins in number of flags around Castlerea to help August.

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When it comes to selling property, there’s no substitute for experience This week, Property Partners Earley, Roscommon are seeking houses in all areas of Roscommon for cash clients and disappointed underbidders. Houses in the general Roscommon Town, Strokestown, and Tulsk areas are of particular interest, due to a number of properties having been sold here in the past few weeks.

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Earley’s close sale of luxury residence at Castle Manor

This week, John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley is pleased to advise that he has closed the sale of a new luxury, five-bedroomed, two-storey residence located at 38, Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon.

John described the property as “a superior-quality, newly-build, five-bedroomed, detached, two-storey residence of approximately 2,002 square feet, located in the established Castlemanor development on the Racecourse Road in Roscommon Town”.

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“Due to demand, we are now seeking properties in all areas for disappointed underbidders 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 66 26579, email jearley@propertypartners.ie or log on to propertypartners.ie.

Wanted – land for forestry purposes

This week, Property Partners Earley, Roscommon are urgently seeking lands for forestry purposes to meet a recent order. Holdings of 100-200 acres or larger will be considered.

John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley comments: “To fill a new order just received, we are actively seeking lands suitable for plantation in all areas. Our clients will assess the lands and if suitable, cash is waiting for immediate purchase”.

For further details, or to arrange a consultation, please contact John Earley (FIPAV) of Property Partners Earley, Roscommon, on 090 66 26579, email jearley@propertypartners.ie, or logo on to propertypartners.ie.

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REA Seamus Carthy are delighted to present to the market a highly impressive and modern five-bedroomed detached family home with detached garage located at Cloonchambers, Castlerea.

The residence is set on a 0.51 acre landscaped site situated convenient to Castlerea Town (1.5km). The property is finished internally and externally to the highest standard and has been exceptionally well maintained and is presented in immaculate condition by its owners.

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Immediate viewings and enquiries are advised. Contact REA Seamus Carthy today on 090 66 30001 or info@reacarthy.ie for more information.

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This week, Oates Auctioneers is offering up a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to acquire a superb family home in Roscommon’s premier residential location at 19 Woodberry Court, Golf Links Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon, F42 FK12. The property is situated within walking distance of all town amenities and overlooking Roscommon Golf Club.

This majestic property offering spacious accommodation, including five bedrooms, a games room, office, sitting room, living room, kitchen/dining room, utility and family bathroom. The house is finished to a very high standard, boasting many extras including under floor gas heating, solid oak floors throughout, solid mahogany doors, and a solid oak stairway. This is an opportunity not to be missed, as it is rare that a property of this calibre comes to the market at this location. Price region: € 490,000.

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ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of John Kelly for Planning permission for the construction of a dwelling house, a domestic garage/store together with the installation of a waste water treatment system/ percolation area and all necessary site services/ ancillary siteworks at Liswilliam, Dysart, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Seamus Dowd & Associates Ltd, Registered Building Surveyors & Chartered Construction Managers. Tel. (090) 6623417, Mob.086-8546035.

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 €20.00 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.

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

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, John Kelly, intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for Planning Permission to retain a slatted shed, silage base and ancillary site works and to contruct a cattle crush at Camlagh, Taughmaconnell, Ballinasloe, 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.The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: John Kelly.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying on behalf of Elphin Area Community Enterprise Ltd for planning permission to construct a single storey reception area extension to the existing Visitors Centre with minor internal revisions and to construct a Museum Workshop with all associated site development works at Elphin Td, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: AOL Design Ltd.

Consulting Engineers C/O Albert Looby, Killeenboy, Kilteevan, Co Roscommon.

Tel: (090) 66 28184 Mobile:(086) 8167365 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.The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, John Coyle, hereby give notice that I am applying to Roscommon County Council for Planning Permission to i) demolish existing shed on site; ii) erect a dwelling house and install a septic tank system and percolation arera and all associated site works at Corralea, Curraghboy, 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.The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: Lo-Homes Limited Tonamaddy, Creggs, Co. Roscommon. Mobile: 086 8551835.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying to Roscommon County Council on behalf of Donal Hamrock for Planning permission for (1) the sub division of existing retail unit previously granted under PD 98/953 to accommodate an additional unit space at ground floor level (2) for minor alterations to existing front elevations to include one additional door opening and (3) for two advertising shop fronts and all necessary ancillary siteworks at Brideswell, Athlone, Co.Roscommon.

Signed: Seamus Dowd & Associates Ltd, Registered Building Surveyors & Chartered Construction Managers. Tel. (090) 6623417, Mob.086-8546035.

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 at Athlone Municipal Offices, Athlone Civic, Athlone, Co. Westmeath 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 €20.00 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the Application and such submission or observation will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Keadue East, Keadue, Boyle, Co. Roscommon I, Kevin Graham intend to apply to Roscommon County Council for Planning Permission to construct new slatted shed and dung stead, together with all ancillary site works and services at the above address.

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.

Roscommon County Council We Rathcroghan Designs intend applying for Planning Permission on behalf of Martin Finnerty and Maria McCarty to construct new dwelling house, new waste water treatment system and percolation area together with new entrance onto the public road and all associated site works at, Brackloon T.d. Ballinagare 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 of €20 within a period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submission or observation will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission Signed: Martin Dowd Rathcroghan Design, Ballyconboy,Ballinagare, Co Roscommon 0862328484

PHYSICAL THERAPY

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

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087 2982214

Tel: Catriona Byrne DIP CHFP

< JUNIOR HAIRYSTYLIST/ ASSISTANT for Hair Salon in Roscommon town. Parttime hours. Apply to Box No. 2080.

TURF/FUEL/ FIREWOOD WANTED: Fallen trees for firewood. Ash, Beech, Birch and Whitethorn. We are safety certified and insured. Phone:

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Chris’s Window Service

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Tel: 087 0944027 PAINTING

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Michael: 089 9661849 We steam clean all Domestic Roofs remove moss and can apply dye to roof tiles

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USEFUL SERVICES

APPOINTMENTS

GRETB/ Strokestown Further Education Centre Marie Farrell

Country Club Kennels

Curry, Strokestown Boarding and day care Telephone:

087 4340011

www. countryclubkennels.ie

Electrician Available Safe Electric Registered.

Domestic and Industrial, All work considered.

No Job too small.

Phone Paul 086 2553153 or 090 666 3053 or Email p0862553153@ gmail.com.

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS: WASHING MACHINE, REPAIRS, DISHWASHER REPAIRS, OVEN AND TUMBLE DRYER REPAIRS Contact Paul on 086 0538977 087 4046478 071 9664207 www.appliance-repairs.ie

Window Protection Ireland Commercial/Domestic Registered and Insured All areas covered Also protecting windows during construction see windowprotection.ie Telephone

087 9795226

SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED DRAINS/SEWERS CLEANED PERMIT NO: WCP - MO - 09 - 0267 - 01

TELEPHONE MICHAEL HAVERTY: 086 8381227 or 086 1997815 HOME MAINTENANCE < PAINTER & DECORATOR AVAILABLE: For all your painting needs, keen and competive prices. Tel: Tom on 086 0815802

Telephone: 089 9899 912

PAINTING & DECORATING

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER & DECORATOR PAINTING & Private & Commercial DECORATING Power washing 25 years experience CONTRACTOR CONTACT JOHN

086 4679798

The following are required for a Local Training Initiative Course based at Strokestown, Co Roscommon

Acting Co-Ordinator/ IT Tutor (Maternity Leave) The successful candidates should have: • Excellent communication skills, enthusiasm for training, and be flexible in their approach, • A recognised qualification in their particular training discipline to at least QQI Level 6, preferable in a business-related field, and a 3rd level qualification in teaching/training e.g., JEB or equivalent.

• A high competency in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, accounts and payroll software and computer skills including digital media; is required.

• A good understanding/knowledge of the NQFS of accreditation through QQI is essential.

• Experience in supervision of people, the co-ordination of training, and ability to work as part of a flexible team are essential.

• Occupational First-Aid is desirable.

• A knowledge and experience of genealogy and heritage is desirable.

Short listing may apply.

A panel will be put in place, from which future vacancies may be filled.

Applications clearly marked ‘Acting Co-Ordinator Vacancy’, including a letter of application and Curriculum Vitae should be sent by email to: info@roscommonroots.com.

Closing date for applications 12 noon on 31st July 2021.

Roof Cleaning and Resealing All types of roofs cleaned down, painted Tegral Roof paint applied All work fully guaranteed Fast and efficent

For all your decorating needs

Invites applications for the role of:

Alan O’Toole

WINDOW CLEANING

Free Estimates Given

Phone Alan on:

090 6661635 or Mobile:

087 2683079

Brandon O’Brien Consulting Engineers

FAMILY NOTICES • Anniversary Remembrance • Acknowledgements • Birthday Remembrance Phone: (090) 66 34633 Email: advertising@roscommonpeople.ie

CONSULTING ENGINEER This is an opportunity to work for an ambitious and dynamic company with an established reputation. The job is based in Roscommon Town and involves travel to project locations.

For more details visit: www.brandonobrien.ie/careers.php Email CV to: careers@brandonobrien.ie

Submit your Classified online Send your Classified advertisement to advertising@ roscommonpeople.ie or alternatively call 090 66 34633

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

APPOINTMENTS

FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES Mary

DEMPSEY

John

Castlecolane, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and formerly of Farm, Williamstown, Co. Galway

BURKE Damian

HAYDEN Joe

Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co. Roscommon 21st July, 2014 (7th Anniversary)

Lisagallon, Roscommon.

(7th Anniversary) In loving memory of Joe, who died on 21st July 2014

Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure.

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

Requires the following staff:

Maintenance Fitter General Operatives Please apply in writing to: Site Manager, Murray Timber Group Hermitage, Ballygar, Co. Galway or Email: info@mtg.ie

CAISLEÁN ÓIR, CHILDCARE, FULL DAY CARE, PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTERSCHOOL

GLINSK COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE, GLINSK, VIA CASTLEREA, CO GALWAY 094 9655885 EMAIL glinskchildcare@gmail.com F45 PX24

Due to Expansion of our service Glinsk Childcare invite applications for the following posts:

Room Leader - Full-Time Post 2 Pre-School Assistant’s – Full-Time Posts Child Care Practitioner – Part-Time Post Essential Criteria: • Min Level 5 in a Childcare Qualification.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative • Good oral and written communication skills • Ability to relate to children, families and staff Desirable Criteria • Current First Aid, Children First, Manual Handling and any other certificates relevant to Early Childhood Care and Education

Afterschool Assistant – 20/25 hours per week This position does not require a childcare qualification.

Desirable Criteria • Experience working with children, Current First Aid, Children First, Manual Handling and any other certificates relevant to Early Childhood Care and Education Job description available on request. Panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled including relief. Canvassing will disqualify.

Interested parties should send letter of interest and CV to The Manager: glinskchildcare@gmail.com By 5pm on Friday August 6th 2021 Glinsk Community Childcare Centre is an equal opportunities employer

You can only have one Mother and Father, patient, kind and true.

No other friend in all the world, will be the same to you.

As we look upon your pictures of a faces so full of sunshine, And a smile for one and all.

Always loved and remembered by John, Mary, Padraic, Stephen and all of your extended family and friends.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 31st July at 8.00pm in St. James’ Church, Carracastle.

LANGAN David 11 St. Ciarans Park, Roscommon.

Who died on the 20th of July 1993 (28th Anniversary)

No special day is needed for us to think of you.

You are always in our thoughts, no matter what we do.

You’re more than a precious memory from whom we had to part.

You are the light that burns within us, in the centre of our hearts.

Always remembered by your loving wife Kathleen, daughters, sons, daughters-in-law, sons-inlaw and grandchildren.

Masses offered.

Moneymore, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon (7th Anniversary)

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

Always remembered and loved by his loving family.

Always remembered by Bernadette and family.

Masses offered.

Damian’s 7th Anniversary Mass will take place in St. Patrick’s Church, Cloonfad on Sunday 25th July at 10.30am

Love’s Greatest Gift - Remembrance

MEMORIAL CARDS Individually Designed and Printed Your life was love and labour Your love for your family true You did your best for all of us we will always remember and love you

From Noreen and all your family.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 24th July at 7pm in St. Patrick’s Church, Knockcroghery.

Email or call for Sample Pack

DOHERTY Gerald P. Coolavin, Monasteraden, Co. Sligo (8th Anniversary)

NEILAN Thomas (Senior) Castlecoote, Roscommon.

Who died on 24th July 1969 RIP (52nd Anniversary)

Locally owned ... in the heart of the community

GERAGHTY Martin

Loved and missed always by your Mam, Dad, Declan and Carly; Eugene and Beata; Amanda and your little niece Saorla, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and neighbours.

A ray of sunshine came and went, A beautiful treasure only lent, In God’s keeping, quietly sleeps this son/brother we loved so much but could not keep.

Always remembered and sadly missed by Dad, Maria and Martin.

Anniversary Mass for Gerald will be celebrated in September together with his mum, Eileen’s.

Scrine, Athleague, Co. Roscommon Third generation Monumental Sculptors specialising in: • New Headstones • New Inscriptions • Restoration and Cleaning of Monuments • Wall Plaques and Name Plates • Grave Maintenance Service Contact James on 087 3549574 or David on 087 6086723 E-mail: anthonymurrayandsons@gmail.com

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

FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES MONTH’S MIND FINNERAN Liam

Lisgobbin, Derrane, Roscommon Who passed away on June 20th, 2021

The family of the late Liam Finneran predeceased by his beloved wife Eileen, wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all those who sympathised, consoled and supported us on our sad loss of our dearly loved father.

Our heartfelt thanks to our many neighbours, family and friends who supported and comforted us at this difficult time.

We wish to express our gratitude to all those who sent mass cards, sympathy cards, floral tributes, online condolences, text messages and phone call.

We would like to especially thank those who cared for Liam throughout his illness and helped us care for him at home in his final weeks. His GP, Dr. Michael Henry and the staff of Kelly Henry Medical Centre, all the doctors and staff in the Galway Hospitals, McSharry’s Pharmacy, Palliative Care Team, Irish Cancer Society and Home Help and Public Health Nurse.

To Liam’s wonderful neighbours and friends who stood for the Guard of Honour for his final journey, we thank you all deeply.

Thanks to all those who stood outside Derrane Church to listen to Liam’s Mass and those who joined us via church web cam.

A sincere thank you to Fr. Eamon Conaty, Fr. Eugene McLoughlin and Deacon Seamus Talbot for their support during Liam’s illness and following his death, for celebrating the Funeral Mass and offering a lovely tribute to Liam. Thanks to Enya Reilly (soloist) for her beautiful singing.

Our appreciation to Smyth’s Funeral Directors for their professionalism and kindness. Thanks to the gravediggers who prepared Liam’s final resting place.

To Hannon’s Hotel for the lovely food they prepared, thank you.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest appreciation of your support and kindness. Mass will be offered for your intentions.

Month’s Mind Mass for Liam will take place on Saturday, 24th July at 7pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Derrane.

FARRELL William (Billy) Roxboro, Roscommon.

(6th Anniversary)

BRENNAN Bertie The Sinney, Roscommon (1st Anniversary)

Always remembered by Karen, Dave, Chantelle and Richard.

Polshask, Williamstown, Co. Galway

(1st Anniversary) In loving memory of our dear Mother and Grandmother, Nonie, who departed this life on 24th July, 2020, R.I.P.

Softly in the morning you heard a gentle call, You took the hand God offered you, And quitely left us all.

The day you left us mother, our hearts just broke in two.

The smallest part is still with us, the biggest part with you.

For the rest of our lives, we will miss you, mother.

Our secret tears still flow, Oh, how we really loved you, no one will every know. we miss your smile, your joking ways, We miss the things you used to say, And, when old times we do recall, it’s then we miss you most of all.

You were always there when we needed you, no task to great or small.

With loving heart and willing hands, for us you did it all.

Look around your garden, Lord and when she turns and smiles, put your arms around her, and hold her for a while.

Sadly missed and forever loved, your sons Matthew, Pat, Hubert; daughters Carmel and Ann; daughters-in-law Tina, Eithne and Breda; sons-in-law Johnny and J.J. --------------GRANNY Thinking of you Granny is easy, we do it every day, but missing you is a heartache that never goes away.

Remembering Billy on this his 6th Anniversary.

Thinking of you.

DEANE NORA (Nonie)

Remembered with love and affection by his family and friends.

Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 24th July at 7pm.

Missed and forever loved by all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 24th July in St. Therese’s Church, Williamstown at 7.00pm

DONNELLY Charlie Muckloon, Ballyforan, Co. Galway (2nd Anniversary) In loving memory of Charlie, who passed away on 26th July 2019, R.I.P.

Our hearts are full of memories With pride we speak your name, though life goes on without you, but will never be the same.

No special day is needed for us to think of you, for you were someone very special and we thought the world of you.

You always had a smile to share, a laugh, a joke, a time to care.

A loving nature and a heart of gold. you were one of the best this world could hold.

Also, we remember Carole, whose anniversary is also at this time Deep in our hearts your memory is kept to love, cherish and never forget.

MONAGHAN Seán

KEANE (nee Roan) Margaret

GALVIN Joseph

Kilrooskey, Roscommon (4th Anniversary) In memory of my loving husband Seán, who passed away on 22nd July 2017.

R.I.P.

Kilbegnet, Creggs, Co. Roscommon Who passed away on 29th July 2019 (2nd Anniversary)

Mount Mary, Ballygar (4th Anniversary)

Remembering you is easy, I do it everyday.

It’s the heartache of losing you that will never go away.

Always on my mind, forever in my heart until we meet again, love Helen.

Sean’s 4th Anniversary Mass in Holy Rosary Church, Ballyleague on Saturday, 24th July at 7pm.

McLOUGHLIN Eddie, James and Peggie Late of Grange, Curraghboy, Athlone

Anniversary Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Ballyforan on Sunday, 25th July, 2021 at 10.00am.

Frenchlawn, Ballintubber and Burt, Co. Donegal (11th Anniversary) In loving memory of our dear brother Al, who passed away on 23rd July 2010.

Rest in Peace

A raindrop fell from Heaven the day our Granny died.

The angels came to greet her and welcome her inside.

Our hearts were filled with sadness like we never felt before, Granny had reached her Heavenly home and the angels closed the door.

FARRELL William (Billy) In loving memory of our dear parents Eddie who died on 27th of July 2007 and Peggie who died on 3rd of September 2008 Deep are the memories precious they stay no passing of time can take them away.

Loved and remembered by your family.

Masses offered.

Remembered with love always by Sylvie, Nora and family.

Sadly missed by Lorraine and Justin, Adrian and Fleur and all her family.

Sadly missed by her grandsons, Daniel, Jamie and Jack.

Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Kilbegnet on Sunday, July 25th at 11.30am.

Attendance at the church is restricted. Mass will be broadcast locally on 106.5fm.

Missed dearly by Maureen and family.

TREACY Al

We lost a mother with a heart of gold, how much we miss her can never be told, she shared our troubles and helped us along, if we follow her footsteps we will never go wrong.

Roxboro, Roscommon.

(6th Anniversary)

In loving memory of my dear brother Billy who died on 29th July 2015 You will always be remembered and missed by your loving brother John.

Anniversary Mass in Derrane Church on Saturday, July 24th at 7pm.

In loving memory of Joe who passed away on 19th July 2017.

R.I.P. Deep are the memories, precious they stay. no passing of time, can take them away.

Time slips by, life goes on, but from our thoughts you are never gone.

Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure.

You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

Sadly missed by his wife Dympna, sons Niall and Lóman, daughter-in-law Majella and grandson Iarla.

Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Ballygar, Co. Galway on Friday, 23rd July at 7.30pm.

CASSIDY Teresa Grange, Four Mile House, Co. Roscommon.

Treasured memories of a dear daughter and sister, who passed away on 28th July 2007.

(14th Anniversary)

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

The gates of memory will never close, we miss you more than anyone knows.

Will those who think of Teresa today, a little prayer to Jesus say.

Dearly loved and missed everyday by your parents, Seamus and Breege your brother Lorcan and by all your family and friends.

Anniversary Mass in St. Bridget’s Church, Four Mile House on Sunday, 25th July 2021 at 11am.

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BRIAN MURRAY MEMORIALS

CONNAUGHTON Ned and Mary Ardsallagh, Roscommon In loving memory of a dear father and grandfather who died on 31st December 1999 and a loving mother and granny who died on 28th July 2007

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Scrine, Athleague, Co. Roscommon E: brianmurraystone@gmail.com Along the road of suffering, You found a little lane, That took you up to Heaven and ended all your pain.

You may be out of sight, We may be worlds apart, But you are always in our prayers, And forever in our hearts.

We have loved them in life, Let us not forget them in death.

Always remembered and sadly missed by their sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren.

NOLAN Kevin Hermitage, Ballygar.

Who passed away on the 30th July 2020.

LEGAL NOTICE

As we approach Kevin’s first anniversary, his wife Josephine and family would like to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us when Kevin passed away.

We would like to thank everyone who offered their condolences.

We were very touched by the outpouring of support shown to us by those leaving messages on RIP.ie, sending texts, mass cards, sympathy cards, and letters. To those who sent flowers and donated to charity, we are most grateful.

We will be forever thankful to family, neighbours, and friends who called with food, refreshments, and supported us in so many ways during Kevin’s final days, and afterward. Our deepest appreciation to all who cared for and supported Kevin during his illness Dr. Martin Daly and staff, Public Health Nurse Karen and home carer Julie, the staff of Johnstons Pharmacy, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, and the wonderful carers who enabled us to care for Kevin at home. Thank you to the staff of St.Theresa’s Ward RUH and the Palliative Care team for their exceptional care and all who enabled Kevin to spend his final resting days at home.

To Fr. Michael Breslin and Fr. Louis Lohan we thank you for your prayers, Fr. Breslin your guidance and compassionate funeral mass was so appreciated. To Tomas, the choir, and those who sang beautiful hymns thank you.

To those who lined the roadside and town on Kevin’s final journey to St Mary’s Church and for the guard of honour organised by Ballygar Hurling Club and supported by local GAA clubs the dignity and support you gave both Kevin and ourselves will never be forgotten. A special word of thanks to David Moran, Funeral Director for his professionalism, guidance and support and to the gravediggers who prepared Kevin’s final resting place with great care.

Thank you to Bernie for the touching music at the graveside.

Thanks also to Fallon’s, Breslin’s, and Les Petites Tartres staff who ensured we had lovely meals.

Please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our sincere gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions.

Sadly missed by his wife Josephine, daughters Rosemarie, Carmel, Fidelma, and Eimear and son Damian, sons in law, daughter in law, grandchildren, sisters Mary and Eileen, relatives and friends.

When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure.

Kevin’s 1st Anniversary mass will take place on Friday 30th July at 7:30 pm in St Mary’s Church Ballygar.

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Soccer results 50th Anniversary Pre-Season Cup Semi-Finals Ballymoe FC 3 Ballinasloe Town 1 Boyle Celtic 3 Kilkerrin United 0 RDFL Masters League Skyvalley Rovers 0 Castlerea Celtic 5 Strokestown United 0 Glen Celtic 3 Moore United 3 Colemanstown United 2

Soccer fixtures Saturday, July 24th RDFL Masters League (7.30 pm) Colemanstown United v Castlerea Celtic Strokestown United v Skyvalley Rovers Moore United v Glen Celtic Sunday, July 25th 50th Anniversary Pre-Season Trophy Final At Lecarrow: Ballaghaderreen FC v Cloonfad United. 11 am 50th Anniversary Pre-Season Shield Final At Lecarrow: Dunmore Town v Roscommon United. 2 pm

GAA results AFL Division Four (Section A) Western Gaels 6-8 Tulsk Lord Edwards 1-8 Boyle 2-15 St. Joseph’s 2-11 Oran 2-10 St. Ronan’s 1-9 AFL Division Four (Section B) St. Dominic’s 3-12 Roscommon Gaels 1-7 Elphin 4-18 St. Croan’s 0-11 AFL Division Five (Section A) St. Dominic’s 2-12 Oran 0-8 Fuerty 3-14 Roscommon Gaels 0-8 St. Aidan’s 7-12 Pádraig Pearses 1-10 AFL Division Five (Section B) St. Barry’s 1-12 Kilglass Gaels 1-8 Shannon Gaels 4-9 St. Michael’s 2-8 AFL Division Five (Section C) Clann na nGael 3-11 Creggs 1-10 Kilbride 2-12 Michael Glavey’s 0-15 St. Brigid’s 2-15 Éire Óg 2-7 Senior Hurling League (Group A) St. Dominic’s 2-14 Pádraig Pearses 0-8 Senior Hurling League (Group B) Four Roads 3-20 Athleague 2-10

GAA fixtures Thursday, July 22nd Senior Hurling League (Group A) At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Roscommon Gaels.

8 pm Friday, July 23rd O’Rourke Cup Division One (Section B) At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Pádraig Pearses. 8 pm O’Gara Cup Division Two (Section A) At Mulhern Park: Fuerty v Clann na nGael. 8.30 pm O’Gara Cup Division Two (Section B) (8 pm) At James Timothy Park: Éire Óg v St. Brigid’s Tansey Cup Division Three (Section B) (8 pm) At Ballyforan: St. Aidan’s v Castlerea St. Kevin’s Saturday, July 24th O’Rourke Cup Division One (Section A) (7 pm) At Orchard Park: Elphin v St. Faithleach’s At Kiltoom: St. Brigid’s v Michael Glavey’s O’Rourke Cup Division One (Section B) (7 pm) At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Western Gaels O’Gara Cup Division Two (Section A) (7 pm) At Kilmore: Kilmore v Castlerea St. Kevin’s O’Gara Cup Division Two (Section B) At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v Kilbride. 7.45 pm Tansey Cup Division Three (Section A) (7 pm) At Woodmount: Pádraig Pearses v Shannon Gaels At Strokestown: Strokestown v Oran (7 pm) Tansey Cup Division Three (Section B) At Davonna Park: Ballinameen v Creggs

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Hurling heartbreak

Minors face Mayo on Friday Electric Ireland 2021 Connacht MFC: Roscommon v Mayo in Dr Hyde Park at 7 pm on Friday evening < SEAMUS DUKE

Having just lost the 2020 All-Ireland semi-final to Kerry less than two weeks ago, this year’s minor crop face Mayo in the Connacht quarterfinal in Hyde Park this Friday evening.

Eight players who featured in the Roscommon panel against Kerry two weeks ago will be available this Friday night, namely Colm Neary, Shane Walsh, Ryan Conlon, Shane McGinley, Bobby Nugent, Luke McGrath, James McGreal and Aengus McDonagh.

This year’s team are under new management.

St Brigid’s man Enda Nugent and his selectors Padraig Mitchell, James Duignan, Ciaran McGreal and Joe Sweeney will be hoping to find the right combination to defeat Mayo and qualify for a semi-final against Galway the following weekend.

Enda Nugent told the Roscommon People that it has been difficult to prepare for this knockout match under the unusual circumstances, but the players have responded very well.

“It has been a difficult preparation with the lads involved in last year’s team, but it was very difficult on those players to be honest. We have thirty-two other players on the panel who have worked very hard since we were allowed back training, and even before that, they were all working remotely.

“We don’t know much about Mayo, except to say that they are always very strong at this level,

so we know what to expect. But it’s 50/50 when the ball is thrown in. This is a knockout match so the losers are out, which is tough, but that’s the way it is and we have to get on with it. We just have to ensure that our lads are ready for the challenge and are focussed on the night and if we give it our best shot we can expect no more than that,” he concluded.

With no Connacht minor league or colleges competitions to assist in rating the form of the teams, it is impossible to make a confident prediction. Roscommon fans will be hoping that the home advantage will give them the edge.

U-17 hurlers ready for challenge!

Roscommon hurling badly needs a lift right now, and that could be provided by the U-17 team who are getting ready to face Tyrone in the Celtic Challenge Final. It takes place in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, at 2 pm on Saturday.

Roscommon were narrowly defeated by Wicklow, but they scored a very impressive win against Mayo in the semi-final. The team is managed by Michael Fallon, Kieran Farrell, Mike Donnelly, Frank Canning and Proinsias Killian.

Hopes are high that Roscommon can overcome their northern counterparts and secure what would be a badly-needed win at national level for hurling in the county.

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Last-minute heartbreak: Roscommon hurlers react as a last-minute goal from Sligo denies the home side victory. Pic: Mick McCormack

Championship Watch < SEAMUS DUKE

Football Connacht SFC Final: Mayo v Galway in Croke Park at 1.30 pm on Sunday, July 25th The decision to move this match to Croker has generated a lot of heated debate, and it will be very interesting to see what the attendance is.

All indicators would point to a Mayo victory here. Galway laboured to a narrow win against an ultra-defensive Roscommon, while Mayo have been very impressive in their matches against Sligo and Leitrim. The loss of Cillian O’Connor will prove huge for Mayo, but not in this game. The open spaces of Croker will suit their young team.

Prediction: Mayo.

Munster SFC Final: Kerry v Cork in Killarney at 4 pm on Sunday, July 25th Kerry’s prospects of winning this year’s AllIreland title seem to be improving with every passing week. They will be cautious against their old rivals here but anything other than a comfortable win for Peter Keane’s side would be a shock. Prediction: Kerry.

Hurling Waterford v Galway in Thurles at 2 pm on Saturday, July 24th The result here will depend on how Galway have recovered after the shock of their defeat to Dublin. There is never too much between these two sides, but I presume that the Tribesmen are hurting and will want to go out and lay down a marker for the rest. On their day, they are the second best team in the country, after Limerick.

Prediction: Galway.

Clare v Cork in Limerick at 4.30 pm on Saturday, July 24th A very interesting clash is in prospect here.

Clare will be on a high after a super performance against Wexford last weekend, and they have some really classy players on their side. But it’s hard to ignore the claims of a Cork side that have flattered to deceive on more than one occasion in recent years. I think Cork might just win it, but it will be close.

Prediction: Cork.

Ladies hope to ‘un-Laois’ potential

TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship: Roscommon v Laois in Kinnegad at 2 pm on Sunday < SEAMUS DUKE

It’s ‘do or die’ for the Roscommon ladies footballers in Kinnegad on Sunday. They know that if they are to progress in the championship this year, they have to defeat Laois by at least four points, with Kildare already through from their group. When the two teams met in the league semi-final, Laois came back from the dead to win, and that result should be a big incentive

to Roscommon on Sunday.

Roscommon manager Diane O’Hora knows that this is the last chance saloon for her side: “We have to go out and go for it on Sunday. It’s our own fault that we are in this position to be honest, but we have to get on with it now.

“Laois will be hard to beat.

They play a lovely style of football. They are not defensive and that should lead to a very open game.

“In terms of personnel, Sarah Scally, who was doing well, is doubtful with an ankle injury, and Aisling Hanley has been training with the minors. But we have everyone else.

“Our players know well that they are well capable of winning this game. We have to make sure

that we start well and try to build up a lead. We know what we have to do and are very determined that our season does not end here. We’ve worked hard on our defence in the past couple of weeks and our forwards are very accurate – so we are ready for the challenge,” she concluded.

When the sides met in the league semi-final it ended Laois 4-15 Roscommon 5-9 in a high scoring shootout. Roscommon will have to tighten up at the back and their more experienced players will have to stand up and be counted if they are to win this match on Sunday. It’s a tall order to win by four points or more but I have a feeling that with their backs to the wall, Roscommon will deliver.

Prediction: Roscommon.

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Gordon D’Arcy ‘on his bike’ to Creggs!

(News from local golf clubs)

Former Irish rugby star Gordon D’Arcy will be arriving at Creggs Rugby Club this afternoon (Thursday) as part of a mammoth 850km four-day solo cycle in aid of Barretstown.

Gordon is due to arrive in Creggs between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm as part of the four provinces cycle, aiming to raise much-needed funds for the children’s camp which provides Therapeutic Recreation programmes for children.

The former top international will be delighted to meet local children and rugby fans on the occasion of his visit.

Roscommon

Creggs RFC AGM

The Creggs RFC AGM will be held on Friday, July 30th, at 9 pm. Observing social distancing protocols, the AGM will be held outdoors in the stand at Creggs Rugby Club.

Gordon D’Arcy

Horses for Courses

by Tom Red

There are two meetings this evening on the flat at Leopardstown starting at 4.25 pm and over the sticks at Greenmount Park in Limerick, first race 4.40 pm.

Tomorrow there are two more evening meetings both on the level. Stalls for the first at Cork open at 4.45 pm and in Down Rotyal at 4.30 pm where the feature is the Listed Her Majesty’s Plate.

Saturday sees another flat meeting in Gowran Park at 1.40 pm. Sunday is a day of rest before the long seven-day trip to Ballybrit for the Galway Festival starting on Monday. Only 1,000 people are allowed through the turnstiles each day, which include trainers, jockeys, staff and owners leaving very few tickets for general distribution.

There is television coverage from Ascot with four races, and York with three races on ITV on Saturday and carried on Virgin Media 1.

Aidan O’Brien saddles four of the nine runners in the King George Queen Elizabeth in Ascot on Saturday headed

by Love the mount of Ryan Moore. She will meet some very useful performers in Adayar winner of the Derby, Lone Eagle beaten a neck in the Curragh Derby and Mishriff winner of the richest race in the world The Saudi Cup who will be ridden

by David Egan. Love will go off a worthy favourite, but she has some job on hand to win.

Curragh Review Epsom Oaks winner Aidan O’Brien’s Snowfall confirmed her class adding the Juddmonte Irish Oaks to her CV at the Curragh on Saturday with Ryan Moore in the saddle. She was 2/7 and easily beat her seven rivals. Ballydoyle supplied the second and fourth Divinely and Willow with Donnacha O’Brien training the third home Nicest. After hitting the front with over 1f to go the winning distances were 8½l, ½l and 2¾l. The Group 2 Sapphire Stakes 5f sprint went to the Jack Davidson, County Meath trained Mooniesta in the hands of Colin Keane who beat Gustavus Weston and Romantic Proposal by 1¼l and 2¾l.

Sunday provided winning favourites in both Group 2 races with Balydoyle winning the Minstrel Stakes with Order Of Australia ridden by Ryan Moore and Insinuendo the Kilboy Estates Stakes for Willie McCreery and Jockey Billy Lee.

Shor t putts The club claimed two provincial titles recently with the Ladies Senior Foursomes and the Ladies Senior Cup teams both becoming Connacht champions.

The Ladies Senior Cup team will now head to Castle Golf Club Dublin in their All-Ireland semi-final on August 20th while the Ladies Senior Foursomes have their All-Ireland semi-final in September.

The Men’s Barton Shield team won their Connacht quarter-final against County Sligo while the Men’s Senior Cup team are in semi-final action this Sunday against Rosses Point.

Commiserations to the Ladies’ Junior Cup team who lost out to Ballinasloe on Sunday last.

At home, Joan Moran won the Ladies’ 18-hole competition on July 13th with a score of 41 points while Mary O’Gara topped the Ladies Senior’s scoreboard.

There were some notable performances among the Junior players including Cian O’Connor in the Leinster Boys, and Olivia Costello and Anna Higgins in the Girls’ Amateur Championships in Tramore.

Meanwhile, Darren Fallon (42 points) topped the leaderboard on Open Day and Michael Connaughton won the recent Men’s 18-hole competition with 42 points.

Senior Men’s results: Jack Halliday, Gerry Finn, Liam Byrne, Mick Flanagan, and Michael O’Connor.

As part of her Miss Ireland ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ challenge, Orla Quinn is organising a Golf Classic this Saturday (24th) in aid of Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin. Teams of four cost €100, with team and individual prizes up for grabs on the day. A timesheet available in the Golf Club lobby, or alternatively contact

Orla on 086-7773594.

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Snowfall under Ryan Moore stretches clear in the Curragh Oaks.

Racing News Aidan O’Brien has pencilled in Lope Y Fernandez, Order Of Australia and Battleground as he bids for a sixth victory in the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood next week. He won his first with Giant’ Causeway in 2000, Rock Of Gibraltar 2002, Henry The Navigator 2008, Rip van Winkle 2009 and The Gurkha in 2016.

Champion jockey in Britain, Oisin Murphy rode a four-timer at Ffos Las on Tuesday to extended his lead in this year’s title race to four over Tom Marquand with William Buick two further behind. He was riding at Sandown last night.

The Galway Racing Festival This year’s Galway Festival is being run with an allowance of 1,000 and the racing programme is similar to that of last year. The first two days are all flat races followed by three days of national hunt fare and finishing with two all-flat cards.

On Monday, racing begins at 4.10 pm and features as usual the Connaught Hotel Qualified Riders Handicap over 2m with 40 entries. Willie Mullins has twelve entered, with Jessica Harrington, Denis Hogan and Luke Comer two each. Noel Meade, Dermot Weld, Joseph O’Brien, Tony Martin, and Joseph Murphy have one each. The rest of the card is made up of four handicaps and two maidens, including a 1m 4f maiden for amateur riders ending the card.

Tuesday starts at 4.35 pm features the Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap along with the Listed Colm Quinn EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes. There are 43 entered in the BMW Mile Handicap. Racing opens with two maiden races and there are three more handicaps on the card.

National hunt racing starts on Wednesday at 4.45 pm features the Grade A Galway Plate Handicap Chase and opens with a mare’s maiden hurdle followed by a Listed Novice Hurdle, and a maiden hurdle. A handicap hurdle, a handicap chase and two bumpers one for mares and the other for 4-Y-Os, both confined to amateur riders complete the card.

There are 53 entries in the Plate with Gigginstown’s Samcro carrying top weight of 11st 10lbs 1lb more than Willie Mullins’ Easy Game. Willie Mullins has twelve horses entered, Denise ‘Sneezey’ Foster has nine including the surprising dual Aintree Grand National winner Tiger Roll, Henry de Bromhead and Joseph O’Brien both have seven. Owners JP McManus and Gigginstown both have twelve horses entered with Rich and Susanna Ricci five. Mullins’ Emmet Mullins trained The Shunter is 7/1 ante post favourite with Kashari, Royal Rendezvous, Top Moon and Walk Away all on 10/1 and it is 12/1 bar with Tiger Roll available at 16/1 in a very open field. Next week there will be a much closer look taken at the last four days of the festival.

Irene Burke was the very popular winner of the Ladies’ President’s Prize (Mary Kenny) recently, with Valerie Rabbitt in second, Mamie Creaton taking gross and Mary Gunning in third. The first 18 went to Hannah O’Connor and the second the Maureen Claffey. By coincidence, Mary had won Irene Burke’s President’s Prize in 2008!

Padraic Casey took home the Men’s prize following a play-off with Peter Hester while Dara Bruen took gross and Liam O’Connell finished third. The first 18 went to Gerry O’Gara and the second went to Mattie Conneally.

This week, the Ladies will be playing for the Hession Cup and the Men will be playing their Apache Pizzasponsored competition. The Girls’ U-16 Open takes place later this month.

Athlone

The AWGS on June 15th was won by T. Dolan with 34

points. Evelyn Wright and Brid Kenny were the winners of the Granard Foursomes competition recently with a score of 44 points.

Olive Dolan, meanwhile, won the ’97 Club competition with 27 points, just ahead of Antoinette Brew in second place (25).

Lady Captain Pat McTiernan held her successful Prize recently with Cepta McLaughlin coming out on top with 60 nett. Wendy Kearon was second with 67 while Ann Geoghegan (80) took gross and Brid Kenny finished third (67). Cathryn Mannion won the Past Captain’s prize and Bernie Stapleton took the 9-hole competition.

Open Week commences in Athlone this Saturday (July 24th) and further details and scores are available on the club noticeboard.

Carrick-on-Shannon

Lady Captain Gabrielle Madsen’s Prize to the Gents was won by Cian Harman with 41 points last weekend.

Stephen Morgan (39) was second, Shane Loftus (39) finished third, and Danny Egan (38) took gross.

The PGA Tankard went to Declan Reilly with 44 points with Pat King in second on 40.

Carrick’s Mixed team had a good win over Strandhill.

Best of luck to the team in the next round and also to the Jimmy Bruen team, who take on Athenry in the Connacht semi-final.

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Sligo leave decisive Mark in injury-time Hurlers relegated, manager Keane unlikely to stay on Christy Ring Cup Quarter-Final Sligo 2-18 Roscommon 1-20 < SEAMUS DUKE

Disappointed Roscommon hurling manager Johnny Keane says he’s unlikely to stay in the hot seat after a dismal season for the county’s senior hurlers ended with a dramatic relegation to the Nicky Rackard Cup last weekend. Keane said that a lack of discipline had proven costly.

A goal in the seventh minute of injurytime from Sligo midfielder Mark Hannify ended what has been a thoroughly miserable year for Roscommon senior hurlers in the sweltering heat at Dr Hyde Park last Saturday.

Not only did the one-point defeat end the season for Johnny Keane’s side, it also relegated them to the Nicky Rackard Cup competition for 2022.

Keane reflected afterwards: “It’s a results business and we put a lot of hard work into this and we got nothing out of it and that’s the bottom line. Lads playing hurling in Roscommon are used to getting knocked down and they will have to come back from this again”.

For the neutral, this was a cracking contest between two evenly matched sides who went at each other hammer and tongs from the throw-in. Niall Kilroy was back after his season with the senior footballers and he lined out at midfield for the home side.

The teams were level eight times in the opening half with Tomas Cawley and Andrew Kilcullen prominent for Sligo, while Cathal Dolan and Cathal Kenny prospered for the home side. After a free-scoring first half Roscommon led by 0-15 to 0-14.

It was understandable given the searing heat that the intensity levels would drop as the game went on, nevertheless the second half was very intense and hard-fought. Roscommon looked to have made a crucial breakthrough in the 36th minute when Kilroy scored a tremendous goal after a super pass from Cathal Kenny. When Kenny added a point three minutes later, Roscommon were four ahead.

However, Sligo refused to lie down.

Mark Hannify drew the sides level at 1-17 apiece with a well-taken goal in the 51st minute and now the contest was back in the melting pot.

Fortunes seemed to sway back towards Roscommon in the 54th minute when Sligo corner-back James Weir was given a straight red card for an off the ball incident, the Yeats County now a man down

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There is no disguising that this was another disastrous result for the Roscommon senior hurlers after a year in which they did not win a single game. Oisin Kelly, Peter Kellehan, Ben McGahon, Cathal Dolan and Cathal Kenny were our best performers.

I’ve been covering Roscommon hurling for over 30 years and in that time I have seen counties like Mayo, Donegal, Derry, Tyrone and now Sligo pass them by in the pecking order.

I fully realise that it is not easy to manage hurling in Roscommon as it lags far behind football in terms of interest and public support – and involves only seven clubs – but efforts to try and stop the current downward slide will have to be intensified in the near future. In the past week Sligo have beaten Roscommon at U-20 and senior level. That would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

The lads who are on the Roscommon hurling panel train as hard and put in as much effort as any other players in any other county. But if they are to progress they will need more help from the powers that be. This is now a crisis.

Roscommon’s Oisin Kelly pictured in action against Sligo on Saturday. Pic: Mick McCormack

for the fourth quarter of the game.

Oisin Kelly and Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch swapped points, and going into injurytime it was level again. It looked like Roscommon were going to prevail when Kenny and sub Michael Brennan were on target in the 70th and 72nd minutes.

Roscommon were on top but they couldn’t kill the game off and shot three bad wides in the space of two minutes.

Then, with the clock reaching the 42nd minute of the second half, Sligo were awarded a long-range free. Kevin Banks fed O’Kelly-Lynch who in turn passed to Mark Hannify and he blasted to the Roscommon net. Within 30 seconds the referee had blown the final whistle. The Sligo players celebrated wildly while Roscommon players lay on the Dr Hyde Park turf scarcely believing what had just happened.

Keane was up front when he spoke to the media. “Fair play to Sligo, they kept at it all through. It looked like we had the game won again but a lack of discipline there at the end cost us dearly. But it’s our own fault. We missed a couple of easy chances there near the end and we missed a couple of goal chances too and now we are relegated into the Nicky Rackard Cup for next year”.

As to his future as manager, he commented: “I doubt it very much if I’ll be staying on (as manager) but it’s too early to make that decision. That’s a decision that is out of my hands. I have four small kids at home and when you get days like today you question yourself, but we will weigh things up in the next week or two and see what happens”.

Action from Saturday’s thriller between Roscommon and Sligo. Pic: Mick McCormack

Teams & scorers

Action from Saturday’s thriller between Roscommon and Sligo. Pic: Mick McCormack

Sligo: Stephen Fleming; James Weir, Niall Fehily, Niall Kilcullen; Kevin Banks, Rory McHugh, Gavin Con2nolly (0-1); Martin Hannify (2-1), Andrew Kilcullen (0-3); Conor Hannify (0-1), Joe McHugh (0-1), Finian Cawley (0-2, 1 free); Tomas Cawley (0-3), Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch (0-6, 5 frees ’65), Tony O’Kelly-Lynch.

Subs: Kevin O’Kennedy for T O’KellyLynch (42), Kieran Prior for McHugh (60), Michael Munnelly for T Cawley (62).

Roscommon: Enda Lawless; Pat Nolan, Peter Kellehan, Darren Fallon; Eoghan Costello, Shane Naughton, Darragh Heavey; Ben McGahon (0-3), Niall Kilroy (1-0); Cillian Egan, Oisin Kelly (0-2), Cathal Dolan (0-8, 4 frees); Cathal Kenny (0-4), Conall Kennelly, Conor Mulry (0-2). Subs: Jason Kilkenny for Fallon (36), Naos Connaughton for Nolan (41), Donal Kelly for Naughton (48), Eoghan Coyle for Heavey (62), Matthew Comerford for Coyle (66), Michael Brennan (0-1) for Comerford (71).

Referee: Richie Fitzsimons (Galway).

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‘Pure heartbreak’ Girls so close to All-Ireland camogie glory Tesco All-Ireland U-16 Camogie ‘C’ Final Westmeath 1-1 Roscommon 0-3 < SEAMUS DUKE

A goal against the run of play from Westmeath full-forward Niamh Keogh in the second last minute of the match was the decisive score as Roscommon suffered a heartbreaking loss in this unusually low scoring but very intensely fought All-Ireland camogie final played in scorching conditions at St Brendan’s Park in Birr on Sunday.

After the game a shell-shocked Roscommon manager Colm Kelly said: “It was pure heartbreak out there today. We were so close. The girls put up such a fight for 60 minutes and to hold a team like Westmeath to a goal and a point is just fantastic. We were just unlucky we didn’t get the scores we needed. We had some fantastic performances but I thought our six backs were unreal. I am so proud of the huge effort they put in and I am disappointed for all of them this evening”.

This is about as cruel a defeat as one could imagine for a Roscommon side who were magnificent on the day. After matching Westmeath in the opening half, Roscommon were much the better team in the second period and were not flattered by a 0-3 to 0-1 lead with time running out. That’s when Holly Dowdall, Westmeath’s best player, found Keogh inside the Roscommon defence with less than two minutes of normal time to go and the forward made no mistake, drilling the sliothar past Andrea Fallon.

Even then, Roscommon had opportunities to at least bring the game to extra-time, but impressive sub Ava Mulry and Kathlyn Egan were off target with good chances and Westmeath survived to take the title.

It was cruel luck on a Roscommon team who battled so bravely all through. Andrea Fallon was solid as a rock in goals while in front of her Shauna McDermott had a sensational game at full-back and was the best player on the field by a considerable distance. Anna Hussey, Grace Jones, Hannah Murray and subs Ava Mulry and Emma Connaughton were also outstanding for Colm Kelly’s side.

In the baking heat the exchanges were very hard-fought with every ball being contested with huge commitment on both sides. Scores were at a premium. In fact both sides only managed one point each in the opening half with Holly Dowdall opening the scoring in the 7th minute with a point from play. Roscommon were level in the 15th minute when Grace Jones was on target with a fine point.

Roscommon were the better side on the resumption. Subs Emma Connaughton and Ava Mulry were

Roscommon’s Hannah Murray breaks her hurl during the first half of the All-Ireland U-16 Camogie C Final.

A Westmeath player commiserates with Roscommon players after the final score.

Roscommon’s Kathlyn Egan pictured in action during the All-Ireland U-16 Camogie C Final between Roscommon and Westmeath. Pic: Mick McCormack

Roscommon’s Grace Jones pictured in action during the All-Ireland U-16 Camogie C Final between Roscommon and Westmeath. Pic: Mick McCormack

adding punch to the attack and Mulry edged Roscommon ahead with an opportunist point in the 42nd minute. When the same player increased the lead to two in the 46th minute with a converted free, a two-point advantage suddenly looked good in a game of so few scores.

Indeed Roscommon squandered a number of good scoring chances that, had some of them been converted, would have secured victory. However, poor ball handling, some poor shooting and good Westmeath blocking proved very costly in the end. One of the greatest clichés in the GAA is ‘a two-point lead is a dangerous one’ but it was proven so true in this case with that late Westmeath goal.

It was so harsh on a heroic Roscommon who couldn’t have done any more, with all players putting in a massive effort on the day. When the final whistle went the Roscommon players were unconsolable, while the Westmeath contingent could hardly believe their luck. Hopefully this fine bunch of Roscommon players will have better fortune in the years to come.

Teams & scorers

Roscommon’s Shauna McDermott pictured in action during the All-Ireland U-16 Camogie C Final between Roscommon and Westmeath. Pic: Mick McCormack

Westmeath: Kate Corrigan; Caoimhe McGee, Kayla Carey, Rebecca O’Neill; Therese Murray, Caoimhe McCormack, Michelle Doyle; Reanna Kennedy, Claire Gaffney; Milan Krastina, Kate Whyte, Holly Dowdall (0-1); Sian Weir-Hall, Niamh Keogh (1-0), Aine Newman. Subs: Orlaith Winters for Krastina (45), Nicole Croash for Whyte (53), Emma Gilchrist for Doyle (53), Abbie Rehill for Keogh (60).

Roscommon: Andrea Fallon; Ruth Gannon, Shauna McDermott, Anna Hussey; Michelle Rogers, Mairead Lohan, Aideen O’Brien; Kathlyn Egan, Grace Jones (0-1); Hazel Kelly, Hannah Murray, Erin McDermott; Michaela Lohan, Katie Murray, Saoirse Gacquin.

Subs: Emma Connaughton for Murray (22), Ava Mulry (0-2, 1 free) for Lohan (36), Alannah Sutton for H Murray (54), Jennifer Morris for Jones (61).

Referee: Paul O’Neill.

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CHAMPIONS Roscommon players and management celebrate on the pitch after a thrilling win. Picture: Mick McCormack

U-20s claim Connacht title with thrilling display Eirgrid Connacht U-20 FC Final Roscommon 2-11 Mayo 1-7 < SEAMUS DUKE

When Roscommon players, management and followers trudged out of Tuam Stadium after a 20-point beating against Galway on the 7th March 2020 in the Connacht final, not too many would have expected that the 2021 U-20 side would go to Castlebar and comfortably defeat Mayo in the 2021 provincial decider. However, that’s what happened at balmy Elvery’s MacHale Park last night (Wednesday).

This was a superb Roscommon display, the win a badly-needed boost to football in the county after the disappointment of the seniors’ recent defeat.

What a pity there were only 500 people there to see it live. Once again it was a super attacking display from Roscommon as they proved far too good for Mayo.

A superb third quarter display was the key as Roscommon outscored the home side by 2-5 to 0-1, coasting to a thoroughly deserved victory. Goals from Adam McDermott and James Fitzpatrick were key as the Roscommon attack prospered in the sunshine.

The opening quarter belonged totally to Mayo. They dominated possession but failed to make it count. Points from Jack Carney, Jack Mahon (free) and Conall Dempsey saw them three ahead by the 11th minute. It should have been at least double that.

Roscommon got into the game after the water break, kicking five points in a row. James Fitzpatrick, Darragh Heneghan and Ben O’Carroll were on target from play to tie up the scores by the 24th minute.

When Fitzpatrick pulled first time to point (a goal chance) and Daire Cregg kicked a super score from 35 metres, Liam Tully’s men were two ahead by the 29th minute. Jack Carney scored Mayo’s first point for 20 minutes in injury-time to send the sides in at halftime with the score Roscommon 0-5 Mayo 0-4.

Roscommon’s first goal last night (Wednesday) as Adam McDermott smashes the ball to the net. Picture: Mick McCormack

Roscommon’s second goal seals a great win in Castlebar as James Fitzpatrick nets a great solo score. Picture: Mick McCormack

Roscommon totally dominated after the break. Keith Doyle and Ruaidhri Fallon were winning plenty of ball in the middle of the field and the scores began to flow. James Fitzpatrick, Daire Cregg, Ben O’Carroll and Adam McDermott were outstanding.

In the 42nd minute McDermott robbed James Dunleavy and crashed home a great goal and when Fitzpatrick followed up with a superb solo effort in the 54th minute Roscommon led by 2-10 to 0-5 and now their name

was on the cup. Mayo did miss a 46th minute penalty after Colin Walsh had received a black card for a foul on Conall Dempsey. Jack Mahon’s spotkick was saved by Conor Carroll.

Mayo scored a consolation goal in the final minute of normal time when Dempsey converted a penalty but the night belonged to Roscommon.

This will go down as one of the most memorable Connacht Championship wins at any grade in recent years.

Roscommon: Conor Carroll; Conor

Lohan, Colin Walsh, Dylan Gaughan; Patrick Gavin, Tomas Crean, Cian Glennon; Keith Doyle, Ronan Garvin; Robbie Dolan, James Fitzpatrick (1-3), Daire Cregg (0-5, 3 frees); Ben O’Carroll (0-1), Adam McDermott (1-1), Darragh Heneghan (0-1). Subs: Ruaidhri Fallon for Garvin (h/t), Jason Doory for Heneghan (40), Jack Lohan for Glennon (46), David Wynne for Crean (47), Sean Trundle for McDermott (59).

Mayo: Ronan Connolly; Sean Hol-

mes (0-1), Ruairí Keane, Donnacha McHugh; Conor Flynn, Ryan Baynes, Aidan Cosgrove; Conor Dunleavy, Jack Carney (0-2); Ethan Henry, Conor Reid, Connell Dempsey (1-2, 1 free, pen); Ultan O’Reilly, Frank Irwin, Jack Mahon (0-1). Subs: Paddy Heneghan for O’Reilly (h/t), Dylan Thornton for Reid (32), Ewan Duffy for McHugh (42), Owen McHale (0-1) for Cosgrove

(52).

Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway).

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