1+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) A Mass of Remembrance will take place at Castlerea Co-Operative Livestock Mart on Tuesday evening to celebrate a special milestone in the mart’s history and recognise its vital role in both the local farming community and the town. The Mass…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (149+ words) Sinead Murray (14) who has been named as one of the eight finalists for the National Junior Brown Bread Baking Competition. A 14-year-old County Roscommon student has been named as one of the eight finalists in the National Junior Brown Bread…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (659+ words) IKEA lands in Galway roscommonherald.ie IKEA lands in Galway The new store is located in Galway at Gateway Retail Park. IKEA has opened its eighth Plan and Order Point in Ireland, located in Galway at Gateway Retail Park. IKEA…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (96+ words) Fraudulent email and fake vendor application is being circulated. A scam warning has been issued by the organisers of Strokestown Agricultural Show making the public aware of a fraudulent email and fake vendor application being circulated using the Strokestown Show…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (350+ words) Zoe Cryan from Castleplunkett A local man is to run a marathon in each of Ireland’s 32 counties to raise money for the Zoe Cyran Trust. Elite long distance athlete, Ed Payne will start his task on Sunday, September 13th and hopes…...

3+ week, 36+ min ago   (1055+ words) Canon Gerry Hanly celebrating Mass before an online congregation only at St. Joseph's Church, Boyle during Covid. After 28 years as parish priest in Boyle and 52 years serving the people of Sligo, Athlone and Kenya Canon Gerry Hanly has retired. The…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (563+ words) The famous Yorkshire Dales. Pic: Hugh Lynn Last week, I wrote about my surprise that motorists around Chipping Norton rarely acknowledged a wave. Several readers contacted me afterwards, including one man who had noticed exactly the same thing. He also…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (348+ words) Diarmuid Murtagh, captain of the Roscommon senior football team and Ronan Wallace, captain of the Westmeath senior football team with Cllr Aengus O'Rourke on the bridge in Athlone. Pic: Terry O'Neill Athlone witnessed a unique piece of Gaelic games history…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (323+ words) Members of the Roscommon Injury Unit team join Maggie Mew to mark her retirement after 24 years of dedicated service (from left): Peter Carrig, candidate advanced nurse practitioner and advanced nurse practitioners Deneka Hanly, Marina O'Flanagan, Maggie Mew, Patricia Larkin, Nadia…...