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‘I thought I’d recorded the Budget …but it was the Kardashians’ So...I’ve been busy...analysing the Budget. Why so? Because I haven’t ruled out making a political run! Yeah, right! So, brief me... Well, firstly, I recorded every single current affairs programme...Prime Time, the News, the Tonight Show, CYCLING ACCIDENT Claire Byrne… Brilliant! And what was your reaction If you wereyou involved in a cycling when watched the recordings back? accident contact Dismay. Byrne Carolan Why? Cunningham Because, by Solicitors mistake, I had recorded Only Fools and Horses, Come Dine with Me and Keeping Up with the Kardashians… You got none of the Budget analysis? Zero! What did you do? Well, I watched Fools and Horses – it was the one with the chandelier – and two episodes of the Kardashians. What a fiasco! It must have been upsetting for you! Yes, Kim was being a right pain. Khloe had attitude too. But I don’t take them seriously, I can kind of detach myself from it emotionally… Not the Kardashians! I mean it must have been upsetting that you didn’t record the Budget analysis! Well, it was a bit, I was looking forward to seven hours of Paul Murphy, Paschal Donohoe, Bríd Smith and Michael McGrath! I can imagine! Yeah! I’m all over the place now. A surreal day or two! Don’t let it get to you. They’re not real people, not like you and me. They’re pampered, overpaid, obsessed with

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image… In fairness, some of those socialist TDs don’t take their full wage… Not the politicians, the Kardashians! (They pause to take breath, and in the faint hope that this silliness will come to a natural end) It’s difficult you know…trying to please everyone, to satisfy all tastes. Come Dine with Me? But that’s part of the fun! No, not THAT! The Budget! Oh sure that’s only showbiz! Huh? It’s cosmetic. They add a bit here, take off a bit there. No, the Budget is very important! It impacts on ordinary people,

ordinary lives! I even did my own case studies! Oh like ‘Couple in their 30s with two children’…how does Budget 2022 impact on them? Exactly! Well, I was a bit more specific. I selected a couple in their 30s with two children… Okay… …from his first marriage, and two that they had together… So four children? …plus one from her first marriage… Five children? Living in a large home… Two-storey? Well, dormer… Okay… But with a two-storey extension… Is that it? And two grandparents living there… His or her parents? Neither, just two local grandparents that they’ve rented the extension to. Oh for God’s sake! And a small dog… PUP? Well, the man was on the PUP but he’s back working now. I meant is it a pup! Now is THAT it? One car, two bikes, he smokes, she drinks, occasionally she smokes and he drinks, they like to eat out, but mostly in the garden, but less so since the elderly tenants moved in… THAT’S ENOUGH! How have they been affected by Budget 2022? Oh no change. NO CHANGE! After all THAT? Well they’ve been thinking of changing the car…they might go electric...

What we liked… There were some cracking games in the Roscommon club football championships at the weekend...at senior, intermediate and junior level.

The surviving spouse/civil partner is entitled to one-half of the estate if: • there is a valid will, and • the deceased spouse has no children or grandchildren. The surviving spouse/civil partner is entitled to one-third of the estate if: • there is a valid will, and • the deceased spouse has children or grandchildren.

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I feel like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho trying to book a table for dinner. Seriously, every restaurant in this city is booked up until about March 2038.

Niall Boylan @Niall_Boylan @CallumRobinson7 secures a win for Ireland by scoring two goals and he should dedicate his win to Joe duffy and #liveline who suggested he shouldn’t be playing because he chose not to get vaccinated. #COYBIG #CallumRobinson -The Republic of Ireland have finally won a big match, must we have controversy? Ciaran Mullooly @ciaranmullooly This was a shocking day for rural Ireland: I have never seen so much anger and still cannot believe even the ATMs are being plugged out in towns with no other public cash dispensers on the streets. We need to work with local communities to help

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and new customers,” he said. “This is an exciting time in the continued development of our company, many of the devices we develop offer exceptional opportunities for engineers to gain experience working with the most innovative products to come on the market,” he said. Reacting to the announcement, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said: “I’m really pleased to see that VistaMed is expanding in Leitrim and will be recruiting 100 people over the next two years. This significant expansion demonstrates VistaMed’s continued commitment to Carrick-on-Shannon, where it was founded and underscores Ireland’s position as a global hub for the world’s leading med tech companies. I wish the team every success with this new expansion”. Welcoming the announcement this week,

Minister of State and local TD Frank Feighan said it was a vote of confidence in the region. “I am very pleased to learn that VistaMed will create a further 100 jobs at their plant in Carrick-onShannon. “This is a vote of confidence in Leitrim and the northwest and shows that a young company, established in 1999, with a workforce of over 500 people, producing world class medical products can thrive and expand in this way,” Deputy Feighan

said. “The proximity of IT Sligo who continue to develop courses around medical device production is a vital component in the success of similar companies throughout the northwest. I urge young people from this region currently considering their career options with an interest in the area of science and engineering to look at the type of courses that fit the need of companies like VistaMed, where there are real opportunities for good employment prospects”.

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Call for campaigners to ‘show some humanity’ to Lough Funshinagh families Special Council meeting today < PAUL HEALY

A Special Meeting of Roscommon County Council being held today (Thursday, 14th of October) at 2.30 pm will see Chief Executive Eugene Cummins update members on the Lough Funshinagh crisis. It is the only item on the agenda. Meanwhile, a local auctioneer has publicly appealed to the environmental campaigning group whose High Court action halted emergency flood relief works at Lough Funshinagh to “show some humanity” and support the affected families. Urgent flood relief works commenced in June in response to the desperate flooding that has afflicted the area. A number of householders are faced with the prospect of losing their homes. However, in a dramatic development, Roscommon County Council was forced to abandon the flood relief works following the intervention of a group called

‘Friends of the Irish Environment’. The Council had to pause the works after ‘Friends of the Irish Environment’ secured a High Court injunction in August. All works were immediately ceased. Sean Naughton, a Roscommon Town-based auctioneer, is a native of Rahara. This week he issued a public appeal to ‘Friends of the Irish Environment’, asking the Cork-based group to taken a humane approach to the crisis facing the affected families. Mr. Naughton said: “I have been speaking to some of the families involved, and to their neighbours, and they are absolutely traumatised. I am now appealing to the ‘Friends of the Irish Environment’ not to run these people out of their homes. I am asking that group to abandon their campaign, to do what is necessary to have this court injunction lifted, even temporarily. Let the families remain living there; don’t run them from their homes. Allow the waters to subside. “As matters stand, these people may have no homes by

Christmas. Surely in a Christian country the ‘Friends of the Irish Environment’ can see fit to make this gesture and buy time for all involved?” Roscommon County Council has said that the most recent flooding – earlier this year –

had a devastating impact for residents living close to Lough Funshinagh. In August, the Council said: “Devastating flooding impacted the environment and the local community, including many elderly people.

Families had to leave their homes; farm animals were endangered; several public roads were severely impacted or closed; and flora and fauna around the lake and in the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) was damaged and

completely destroyed. “Moreover, since 2016, life-threatening and escalating flooding at Lough Funshinagh has been damaging properties, causing distress and fear amongst local people, and destroying the environment”.

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PAUL HEALY’S WEEK A column by Roscommon People editor

paul@roscommonpeople.ie 3-0. Naturally, Callum Robinson fires in two goals. The villain of the week has turned into a hero. On Twitter, the Permanently Angry turn on Joe Duffy for (allegedly) turning on Callum. What times we live in!

Friday Johnny was a creature of habit, and he liked it that way. Up to a few years ago, he’d go to the local pub every Tuesday and Saturday night. Tuesdays he loved, because the same few characters were almost always there. They talked about old times, with the odd token gesture to events of the 21st century. On Saturday nights, a high stool was reserved for Johnny in the small bar, away from the madding (young) crowd, if not from the incessant thud of music he couldn’t understand and didn’t care to. About three times a week he’d spend a while in the village shop, by then fourth generation. On Lotto day, Johnny usually joked about how he’d spend the millions that were his destiny. Some days he spent half an hour there, chatting with customers and staff, sharing the news of the village and the world. When the pub closed its doors two years ago – shortly before Covid – Johnny was surprised at how much it upset him. Over the following couple of months, he rarely saw the inside of a pub, and when he did, it wasn’t his local. His nephew would bring him into town, where there were new faces. Friendly enough faces, but not familiar ones. When Johnny saw the sign on the window of the village shop, he got an awful land. ‘It is with regret that we have decided to close our doors, after serving the community for almost a century. Thank you for your loyal custom over the years’. Johnny strained to see inside the window, and sure enough, the shelves were empty and the lotto machine had been disconnected and placed on the floor. No chance of a windfall here. The very next day, when Johnny went into the Bank of Ireland, as he did every Friday, he was delighted to meet a couple of neighbours. His friend Paddy agreed that it was very sad about the village shop closing. “I suppose that’s the way things are going” Paddy said as he waited for the nearest internet banking booth to become vacant. “Sure it’s hard for the small shop to compete with the multinationals, and the online shopping”. Johnny felt alone when his friends went off to do their internet stuff. He looked around the bank. Nobody was talking. The nice staff were tipping and tapping on keyboards, and the customers were grim-faced, ex-

Saturday night According to the RTE News, a man stated today that “urgent action is needed to tackle hospital waiting times”. The man in question is Stephen Donnelly, whose day job is being our Minister for Health.

Sunday ‘A shot in the arm’ is how the Sunday Independent reports on Callum Robinson’s double for Ireland. It beats anything I saw on Twitter. Long live newspaper sub-editors!

RTE’s documentary on the late Barney Curley was excellent.

pressionless, their gaze on the screens in the booths. As Johnny was the only one heading for the counter – one teller on duty where there used to be five – a bank employee swooped. “Have you tried the online banking? You can lodge and withdraw… let me take you through it step by step. You’ll have the hang of it in no time”. She gestured towards one of the booths. But Johnny mumbled that it wasn’t for him. Too much like Star Trek. When he insisted on making a human connection at the counter, the staff member who attended to him could not have been friendlier. They had a great chat. Her daughter is in Sydney, where Johnny’s son is married (to an Australian). I see the shop is closed, Johnny ventured. Ah sure you can get everything in Lidl and Aldi, the bank teller said, looking none too impressed herself. That was a few months ago. Today, when Johnny’s nephew dropped him into town, the old man saw that the bank branch had closed. Forever. It had closed on this very day. Johnny stood for a moment, staring at the familiar building, now suddenly dormant. He felt some form of personal loss. Fridays there had been so vibrant. For a moment or two, he was in a world of his own. Since Anne died, he had enjoyed or endured those trips to the shop, to his local, to the bank on a Friday. Briefly now, he became emotional, as he thought of how things are changing. Composing himself, he wandered, head lowered, past

his old local and the boarded up shop, into a small café. On the radio, they were talking about the Bank of Ireland closures. “The bank says they’ve closed all 88 branches because footfall was down” a young reporter said. “And all their customers were going online”. Well I’m not online, Johnny heard himself saying aloud. And I was here every Friday. But no one was listening. Later, back home, Johnny sat back in his favourite chair. No news from the village, he thought. No company. No yesterdays. He had just drifted off to sleep when the business correspondent on the radio said that Bank of Ireland’s profits for the first half of the year were €465m. All week/weekend All week, controversy raged over Republic of Ireland striker Callum Robinson’s stance on vaccination against Covid-19. It seems daft to me that a prospective role model who has actually contracted Covid twice, should choose not to be vaccinated. I didn’t attend the People’s Court last week – I mean Liveline – but I gather that Joe Duffy & Co. didn’t spare the young footballer. That sounds rather unfair. Today, Irish manager Stephen Kenny, himself still waiting on an anti-critics vaccine, was asked about Robinson’s stance. Kenny commented: “He’s a breath of fresh air. He always comes in with a smile on his face. He’s infectious”. It was a funny choice of word – ‘infectious’ – well, only if we’re allowed to

laugh at such things any more. (I haven’t seen the Laughter Police in a while, but I know they’re never far away). For the record, Kenny went on to strongly defend his player, saying Robinson has great qualities as a human being, and that he’s been unfairly vilified. I think people should get vaccinated, but it really is a personal choice. And people certainly should not be vilified. Saturday A heartbreaking ‘story’ in today’s Irish Independent, where a front page headline screamed: ‘Downfall of the Dubs: Where did it all go wrong?’ Inside was an analysis of the anguish that has apparently befallen the Dublin senior football team, now “mired in doubt” and hit by “goal droughts” and “point-scoring famines”. We were told that manager Dessie Farrell is “sifting” through the “wreckage of a difficult second season”. Yes, this is the same Dublin squad which picked off six All-Irelands in a row before losing to a miraculous Mayo comeback in this year’s semi-final (after leading on the stroke of full-time). I understand that Leitrim, Carlow and Antrim players are setting up a WhatsApp group to see if they can generate any ideas that could help solve Dublin’s crisis.

Saturday afternoon A rare competitive away win for the Republic of Ireland, who defeat Azerbaijan

Monday Tonight’s evocative documentary (RTE 1) on the late Barney Curley – poignantly featuring thoughtful contributions by the man himself – was excellent. Curley, famous as ‘the man who beat the bookies’, was a legendary gambler who in later life devoted himself to charitable ventures. He was a remarkable character and this was a touching and endearing tribute to him.

Tuesday/Wednesday I was far too busy at work to pay much attention to Budget 2022. Grabbing a sandwich on a 20-minute ‘lunchbreak’ at home on Tuesday, I actually tuned into ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ on Sky Arts, in preference to the rather tedious speech-making in the Dáil. The acting was better (on Sky) and there was some genuine suspense. On Tuesday night I ignored much of the blah blah on Prime Time, preferring to catch up on Callum Robinson’s hat-trick against Qatar (over to the sub-editors). On radio on Wednesday, Leo and Micheál were both busy defending the latest ‘Give and take’ exercise. I think I’d had enough of Budget 2022 when I heard a reporter on radio say that a person on the minimum wage could see their annual salary rise by about €400, while their fuel costs alone would increase by at least the same amount. Tale of the Expected.

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NewsPeople Our Lady of the Rosary Fatima, Portugal The 104th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, 13th October 1917 Invitation to people to pray the Rosary every day, and for people to form their own Rosary Prayer Groups. There is more merit and grace to be had in group prayer before or after Mass or in family homes or dedicated centres. Our Lady of the Rosary Association c/o Chris O’Gara, No. 3 The Courtyard, Athleague, Co Roscommon. Tel: 086 2255029

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TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS ROADS ACT 1993, SECTION 75 ROADS REGULATIONS 1994, ARTICLE 12 Roscommon County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close the road referred to hereunder for the period and the reason specified. Road to be closed: L-7040-0 Lanesborough Street will be closed for 450 metres from N61/ N63 Lanesborough Road roundabout to the junction with L-7041-0 Mart Road. Alternative Routes: Traffic will be diverted via N61 Circular Road on to L-7041-0 Mart Road and vice versa. Period of Closure: From 25th of October 2021 to 10th of December 2021. Reason for Road Closure: Laying of sewers along the public road as part of the Roscommon Town Main Drainage Scheme. All necessary approach signage and diversion signage will be used at the required locations as per Traffic Management Plan. Residents will be contacted and notified directly by the Contractor in advance of the closure. Map showing proposed closure/diversions are available on www.roscommoncoco.ie Water Services Section Roscommon County Council Aras an Chontae Roscommon F42 VR98 Signed: Caitlin Conneely, Acting Director of Services, Environment, Water Services, Governance & Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Energy Management &

Hundreds of farmers gathered in Roscommon town for last Friday’s IFA protest.

Tractors representing the five IFA county branches in Connacht led last Friday’s protest from Dr. Hyde Park to Government Buildings on the Golf Links Road.

Farmers march in Roscommon as part of nationwide protests < DAN DOONER

Hundreds of farmers took to the streets of Roscommon town on Friday last to protest over the recently passed Climate Action Bill and proposed changes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The march was part of a nationwide series of protests organised by the Irish Farmers Association and taking place in Cavan, Laois, Roscommon and Cork. Friday’s action in Roscommon was led by IFA President Tim Cullinan, who addressed those gathered at Dr. Hyde Park, where the protest commenced. Mr. Cullinan claimed that farmers would lose a quarter of their basic income in the coming years due to CAP proposals and said the IFA would take their protest to Dublin if Government wasn’t prepared to sit down with farmers. He claimed that current proposals were “very worrying” and would mean a cut in emissions of 51 per cent by 2030. He added that farmers needed a proper plan from Government. Roscommon IFA Chairman Jim O’Connor said the IFA had delivered a very clear message to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue last Friday. “This protest was about saving farming and saving family farms,” he said. “Our President (Tim Cullinan) gave a very clear message to the Minister for Agriculture that he must sit down and negotiate with the IFA and introduce a workable proposal to eco schemes and a redrafting of the Nitrates Action. I suspect this message was heard”.

IFA National President, Tim Cullinan (second from right) at last Friday’s protest in Roscommon town.

Mr. O’Connor said the IFA had a very clear mandate and track record in representing Irish farmers and members were prepared to take their protest to Government buildings. “En masse we will arrive in Dublin and give this Government the clearest message they have got since they came to office,” he said. Local Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy, who attended Friday’s march, said that there are many challenges ahead when it comes to climate change but that farmers had to be seen as part of the solution. Last Friday’s protest, which was attended by IFA officials and farmers from across the region, was led by five tractors bearing IFA flags from each of the Connacht branches as it made its way through Roscommon town before finishing at Government buildings on the Golf Links Road.

Hundreds of farmers gathered in Roscommon town for last Friday’s IFA protest.

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Inter-county golf event raises €10k for Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre The 13th annual Inter-County Golf Tournament in aid of the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre, Drogheda took place at Blackbush Golf Club in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath recently, raising over €10,000 for the facility. The event, organised by former

Roscommon Gaels footballer Gerry Flanagan, attracted teams from every county attached to Blackbush Golf Club and surrounding clubs. The event was a great success and raised a total of €10,085 which was presented to Ann Tracey of the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre.

While there were a number of teams representing Roscommon, it was the Kerry team which emerged victorious on the day. The organisers wish to thank Blackbush Golf Club for hosting the event, and sponsors and participants for their generous support.

Roscommon Drama Festival set to return! The AGM of the Roscommon Drama Festival committee was held in Gleeson’s Townhouse, Roscommon on Monday, September 27th. Mary Finn was elected as chairperson, Mairead Nally as secretary, Joe Nally as treasurer, and Jimmy Hoban as PRO. It is proposed to have the ever-popular Drama Festival in the Arts Centre, Roscommon from the 4th to the 12th of March, 2022. As always, we are looking forward to welcoming back our patrons and drama groups after the uncertainty of the past year and a half. The Adjudicator

of the Festival will be Geoff O’Keeffe from Cavan, and further information will be announced in the coming weeks. The Festival committee would like to take the opportunity of sincerely thanking all our wonderful frontline workers who performed heroically in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis and ensured all our essential services continued to function. Well done. Looking forward to some real ‘drama’ onstage in the coming months!

Twinning is winning at Ballyleague NS! The 2021-2022 academic year is proving to be rather unique in Ballyleague as the local National School currently has six sets of twins on roll call. The twins are enrolled in sixth class, third class, second class, and first class with two sets of twins in the junior infants class. Pictured are Katie and Emma Hoey (sixth class); Caolan and Oisín McCann (third class); Theodora and Valentina Rushe (junior infants); Jamie and Abbie Hilton (second class); Fionn and Rory Curran (first class), and Harper and Willow Horohoe (junior infants).

Former Gortaganny NS student and current Miss Ireland Pamela Uba pictured with students at her former school in Co. Roscommon recently.

Former Roscommon Gaels footballer, Gerry Flanagan, presents a cheque for €10,085 to Ann Tracey of the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre, Drogheda following the 13th annual Inter-County Golf Tournament at Black Bush Golf Club, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath recently. More photographs in sports section.

Seamus O’Rourke in ‘The Sand Park’ at Roscommon Arts Centre This October 23rd, Roscommon Arts Centre welcomes writer, actor and director, Seamus O’Rourke back to their stage with his first oneman show The Sand Park. James Antony Lowry – cherishes the family hub – the fun and mayhem of his rural existence. He knows what it’s like to lose, but his lovedones are never lost, as long as he has The Sand Park. The Sand Park is the sometimes hilarious account of how Lowery, a man in his mid-fifties, came to terms with loss. It’s a play about rural Irish life and the way we cope with the inevitable, it’s a play about how life and death and humour

and love and sadness all live in the same house together…and then a strange thing happens… In this 50-minute play, there is much to ponder, much to enjoy and a good reason to laugh out loud. Seamus O’Rourke has become widely known for his simple storytelling – capturing rural Irish life in a way that both amuses and affects in equal measure. His writing takes a rare approach – his acting oozes with an energy and passion that comes from his love of the of the land and his art. He is no stranger to Roscommon audiences with performances in Under the Bed, And Thank

You, Livin Dred’s Trad, My Aunt Bee and Dig to name just a few. Seamus has also over two million hits on YouTube and social media with his short stories, recitations and sketches. He recently released A Lock of Poems, Recitations and Good Ones – a collection of his much-loved poems and recitations and in 2020 he released his memoir Standing in Gaps. He’s back on the Roscommon stage with ‘The Sand Park’ on Saturday, October 23rd at 8 pm. Tickets are €18/16 and are available now from www.roscommonartscentre.ie and from box office on 0906625824.

Teachers at Gortaganny National School, Co. Roscommon presented Miss Ireland Pamela Uba with a good luck gift during her recent visit to her former school.

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NewsPeople newsbriefs Young Roscommon diver rescued A young diver from County Roscommon was rescued on Sunday after he got into difficulty at Kilcommin Head in North Mayo. Sub Aqua clubs from Athlone, Mullingar and Roscommon were involved in a joint training exercise when the incident occurred just before midday. Diver first responders and a medical professional, who happened to be on site, administered first aid for suspected decompression sickness before the ambulance service arrived. The diver, who is not thought to have been too seriously affected, was then taken by helicopter to the National Hyperbaric Medical Unit at Galway University Hospital for treatment.

Car and Tractor Run on Sunday, October 24th The Mid-Roscommon Vintage Club is holding a Car and Tractor Run event on Sunday, October 24th (October Bank Holiday) in aid of Lough Ree & Roscommon Sub Aqua Search and Recovery Groups. The run will include three types of vehicles; comprising vintage cars, vintage tractors and modern tractors. It will commence in Strokestown and the car route takes in Tarmonbarry, Longford, Killashee, Lanesboro and Roscommon town, before returning to Strokestown. The tractor run will travel a shorter route from Strokestown to Lanesboro and the vintage tractors have the option of a shorter route still. Full details in next week’s issue.

Loughglynn Tidy Towns AGM Loughglynn Tidy Towns AGM will take place at 8 pm on Tuesday, October 19th at Loughglynn Community Centre. A new committee will be elected and all new members are welcome.

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talks on the day will include optional pathways, student supports, disability and learning support, and Erasmus+ (study abroad) opportunities. “With the success of our previous virtual events, we want to use our online platform once more as we continue to recognise the importance of reaching out to future students considering their college options”, explains Seán Kelly

(Student Recruitment, St. Angela’s College). “We hope that students come prepared with questions as they would at a real event, and that when they leave, they’re satisfied with the information they received and feeling positive about their course choices”. Following each talk, open day guests can join college students and staff on the live chat platform

to answer any questions or concerns they may have about living and studying in Sligo. Exciting and positive developments are happening within higher education here in the northwest, which includes St. Angela’s College. The college have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with plans to be incorporated with IT Sligo as they progress towards becoming a Technological University (TU) in early 2022. This potentially means that students joining St Angela’s College in September 2022 will be starting a degree that is accredited by the TU. The quality and high standard of learning for students will remain the same, as will the course content and structures. St Angela’s College’s virtual open day will take place on Friday, October 22nd, 2021, from 12 to 3 pm, so register now using the QR code in this week’s advertisement or simply visit stangelas.nuigalway.ie.

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Local ladies’ football is in a good place! Our man Frank on the growth of ladies’ football locally, violence at Gaelic football matches, a possible breakthrough in the case of a missing woman, and the impact of the Budget on rising prices… A few weeks ago, I was totally enthralled by the performance of both the Meath and Dublin ladies footballers in the All-Ireland final, a game which was no doubt the best I’d seen all year. The whole thing brought me back to a time some years ago when I managed the

Creggs Ladies football team. At that time, there was a sort of a novelty feel about the whole thing. While we had a few pretty successful years in the Roscommon competitions, looking back now I would say that the approach at the time was probably not as organised or professional as it is today. That’s not to say that we didn’t take it seriously – the girls trained as well as any team – but in a small rural club, the numbers just weren’t there. Our team was a mixture of very young girls – a few in their mid-twenties, and one or two who, like a good wine, were maturing very nicely. At that time, ladies football wasn’t generally regarded with the same respect that it is now, and the same could be said about a lot of sports. Yet looking back, we had some of the best footballers I’ve ever seen in our

club. I won’t name any of them, but without any doubt, we had six or seven players who would’ve been good enough to grace any of our men’s teams at any level. Sadly, the adventure eventually petered out, and the Creggs Ladies team is no more. In latter years, we have joined with our neighbours in Fuerty, and are now plying our trade as St. Ciaran’s. And so it was that last Sunday morning, at the early hour of 11 am, I decided I would go to see St. Ciaran’s’ championship match against Boyle. I wanted to find out if the undoubtably huge improvement in the standard at intercounty level had managed to make its way all the way to local club football. The first thing that surprised me was the large crowd that was in attendance at Mulhern Park.

Hoping for a breakthrough for Deirdre Jacob’s family It’s Monday morning, and on this lovely autumn day my thoughts are with the families of all the people who have gone missing in Ireland and elsewhere over the years. In particular, my thoughts are with the families of Deirdre Jacob and JoJo Dullard, both of whom went missing in County Kildare in the nineties, disappearing without a trace. A new search (relating to Deirdre Jacob’s disappearance in particular) has recently started on the Wicklow/Kildare border, and I can only hope that there is a positive outcome from this latest development. As a parent, I can only imagine the torment the families have gone through. There can hardly be anything worse than seeing your daughter walk out your own

front door in the middle of an ordinary day, and never seeing her again. Down in Tullamore, the family of Fiona Pender have similarly endured twentyfive years of unbearable agony, not knowing what happened to her as she too disappeared without trace. It would be one of the best news stories of all time if the Gardaí could get to the bottom of all these unexplained disappearances. During the nineties, a total of eight women disappeared in an area dubbed the ‘Vanishing Triangle’ in Leinster, and none of the families have ever got either answers or closure. It is highly unlikely that all the disappearances are linked, but if any of the mysteries could be solved, it would be a big step forward. Let’s all hope for a real breakthrough.

Violence at matches is not a new phenomenon!

Sticking with GAA for the moment and headlines were made on every media outlet nationwide over the violent scenes at the end of the Wicklow U-15 county final between Carnew and Kilcoole. There is a massive outcry about such appalling behaviour, especially as it has been claimed that such outbreaks are not uncommon at Wicklow club football matches.

Now I am in no way advocating such terrible conduct, and video footage circulating shows quite a disturbing level of violence, but I would also have to say that this is not a new phenomenon. Way back in the sixties and seventies, such scenes were commonplace. I can remember a Junior County Final where umbrellas, sideline flags, and handbags were used as very effective

weapons, and there wasn’t a word said about it. I am not blaming social media for what happened in Wicklow at the weekend, but if the incident wasn’t posted on Twitter, we might never have heard about it at all and there mightn’t’ve been any public outcry. So as I say, while I do not condone it, it’s not exactly anything new.

I toddled along, a few minutes late, expecting to see a handful of hardy supporters, so I was amazed to find that it was actually hard to get parked! However, it was the standard of both teams that really opened my eyes. The fitness, commitment, and skill level demonstrated by all players was simply superb, and I thoroughly enjoyed a rip roaring game that, fittingly, ended on level terms. As I headed home, I was still convinced that a lot of the girls we had back in the day would’ve definitely been good enough to shine on the present Ciaran’s team. Of course, we will never know, but one thing I do know for sure is that the present side is packed with talent and ladies’ football in County Roscommon is certainly in a good place.

Budget won’t address rising prices As I am writing this there is a lot of speculation in the media as to what the Budget is going to look like, but regardless of what it brings, there is no way that the massive rise in the cost of everything can be satisfactorily addressed. Petrol, diesel, heating oil, gas, and electricity prices have all gone through the roof – but they are still nothing in comparison to the cost of actually fixing your roof. Building costs have risen enormously over the last year or so. The price of timber in particular has sky-rocketed, with some prices having trebled in less than twelve months. Basically, it seems that if you want to build anything now, you better have a bank behind you. Food prices are also likely to increase substantially, and according to this week’s papers, the cost of second-hand cars has gone up by 50 per cent since January 2020. The supply of such cars has greatly dried up and as a result of such a scarcity, prices are continually rising. It’s fair to say that for a lot of people, the outlook is getting bleaker and bleaker. No matter what the Government do this week, for most of us things will still be worse.

Finally for this week .... Marie Barlow tells me the Glinsk Ladies Club’s Gardening course with Rod Ogilvie continues this Saturday, October 16th, on Barlow’s farm (F45EH27) at 12 noon, and all are welcome to attend. ‘Till next week, bye for now

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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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Scammers exploit our vulnerabilities: Don’t fall for them! According to a recent report from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland, people who’ve fallen victim to fraudsters (including romance scam artists and criminals impersonating trusted organisations, such as banks, government agencies, the HSE or An Garda Síochána) have lost a total of €15.6 million during the course of the pandemic. Put simply, this means that through no fault of their own, any people who were hoodwinked into parting with their cash lost an average of €5,300 each. While I have absolutely no insight into these figures, I’d imagine they’re only the tip of the iceberg. I’d say many victims of fraud may feel too embarrassed to come forward and admit they’ve been deceived and cheated out of their hard-earned savings – especially those who’ve been entrapped by a ‘sextortion’ scammer. Try explaining that one to your partner! Imagine the shame, humiliation, and emotional fall-out for both of you. I’ve never been targeted by anyone who threatened to expose a risqué picture or video of me if I didn’t pay them an exorbitant amount of money. Why? I’m not in the habit of

taking naked selfies. But I do know someone who has been, let’s say compromised! A long-time married friend of mine (living in Spain) foolishly had a one-night stand while at a hen party in Barcelona. I was meant to attend this girlie weekend but couldn’t due to staying home to nurse my sick fur-baby. I’d like to think that if I’d been with her, I could’ve talked her out of the (ahem) liaison, but hey, she’s a grown-up and she made an error of judgement at a time when she was feeling vulnerable (okay, blind drunk). My heart went out to her. My pal’s panicked reaction – despite having no money – was to pay off the guy. This poor woman, in her words, just wanted “to be rid of him”. Therefore, getting into debt by applying for a loan seemed to be the only way out to her. I persuaded her not to pay and to instead contact the Guardia Civil and report the blackmailing lothario, which she did. From the tone and the detail of his stomach-churning threats, it became clear to me that this swindler knew more about my friend’s life and her movements than she did herself. This told me the black-

mailer had now escalated into stalker mode, watching her every move. I was right. And because he wasn’t that clever (in fact, he was more what I’d call a bargain-basement, skirt-chasing, pretty-boy with come-to-bed eyes, a great tan and a loft conversion hair-do who fancied himself as a highbrow player), he was caught! Mind you, I have received plenty of dodgy texts telling me to click on links etc., and I’ve been bombarded by phone calls from unknown numbers bearing a striking

Why I’ve no time for deadbeat dads! It takes two parents to create a child; therefore I’ve got no time for anyone who refuses to contribute to their child’s upbringing. It’s for this reason I was delighted to read that last week, Judge Mary Larkin, presiding over several cases in Ennis, Co. Clare, adopted a hardline approach against three fathers for failing to adhere to court orders and pay agreed maintenance for their children, sending them to the cells. What a woman! For me, any parent who has to be court-ordered to support their kids are not parents at all – they’re wasters. Of course I want to acknowledge those wonderful fathers who, despite perhaps having to leave the family home, fully support both their expartners and their children. However, for any who refuse to pay up, forcing their kids to live on the

poverty line, can I just say that in my opinion, you’re not men – you’re losers who have the compassion and the integrity of a crayon. I’ll bet you’ve got cash to spend on booze, a fancy car, and a smartphone, because hey, you need it to post pictures of your baby’s scan on Facebook –despite the fact the child’s now 15, but as you haven’t visited or supported them this is the only pic you’ve got! Am I right? I’m not speaking from personal experience here, but I have provided support and ‘hand-holding’ for many mothers who were forced to attend court and literally beg their babies’ deadbeat dads for financial help. These individuals were fathers whose brains switched off the second the school book and uniform list came in or when the visit to the doctor or the dentist was mentioned, instead starting to page a new subject to

similarity to my own. This is a scam known as ‘neighbour spoofing’ where fraudsters are banking on vulnerable people being more likely to answer a number which has been cloned to be similar to their own (usually the first six digits) because it somehow resonates with them as being ‘safe’. Personally, I delete these texts and cut off the calls. Then I block the numbers. Job done. The moral of the story here folks is that even though my friend got away lightly, things could have escalated

to a much more serious level because most con artists are highly skilled pieces of pond scum who employ complex psychological tactics to entrap their victims, who can be anyone from any walk of life. A scammer/fraudster will target their prey, hook them in at their most vulnerable, and often use sickening threats to keep them there. Their modus operandi is to make their victims feel ashamed, cause them overwhelming stress, and isolate them by threatening to expose them.

If you’ve fallen victim to a fraudster – whether romantically, online, over the phone or in person – please speak to someone about your experience. Tell a trusted friend, a loving family member or a local support helpline, and of course, speak to your local Gardaí. Remember that this is not your fault; you’ve been duped by a professional. Therefore, you should seek the help of professionals – An Garda Síochána – to resolve it for you.

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the white courtesy phone in your limbic system. Then again, perhaps because I’ve seen so many mothers and kids deserted and left in dire need, I’m being too hard on any fathers who neglect their responsibilities. Therefore, if I offend any idle, lazy father out there who is dodging work and claiming social welfare in a bid to avoid feeding their kids, let me say I sincerely apologise to you. My bad – for a moment there I stupidly failed to realise that the whole world revolves around you. How foolish of me. Thank you, Judge Larkin. You rock!

The lovely people at the Mid-Roscommon Vintage Club are hosting a sponsored vintage car and tractor run on October 24th in aid of Lough Ree and Roscommon Sub Aqua search and recovery groups. However, if you’d like to take part and support this worthy cause, and don’t own a vintage car or tractor, but have a motorbike, organiser Ger Tynan tells me they’d be “delighted to have all vehicles”. In fact, the organisers look forward to seeing and welcoming as many people as possible. All information regarding this fundraiser is posted on their Fa-

cebook page at facebook.com/ Mid-Roscommon-Vintage-Club, with Ger saying: “As with every organisation, both Sub Aqua clubs depend on funding to help run their clubs, and, as there hasn’t been much fundraising over the past few years, this one is important to help the clubs to continue doing the vital work they do”. Absolutely! So, come on all you local vintage vehicle enthusiasts, time to peel off that car cover, open those garage doors and get that pride and joy polished and on the road again! Sure what else would you be doing of an October Bank Holiday?

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Opportunity Knocks: why it’s time to redouble support of Ireland West Airport It’s been a torrid time for the airport business. The onset of Covid-19 caused chaos in the sector – leaving flights pretty much grounded for long periods during lockdowns, and then only limping back into action with just a scatter of seats filled in many cases over several months. It was a wipe-out – and an expensive one too. My favourite airport in Ireland was particularly scalded by the pandemic. Our beloved Canon James Horan’s Ireland West Airport in Knock had a 91-day closure in 2020, resulting in up to €11m in lost revenue and losses in excess of €4m, as well as staff number cuts in the form of redundancies and temporary lay-offs. It was an awful time. Christmas 2020 was a particular nightmare. Normally around 30,000 people from the west fly home from England and further afield into the airport – giving us some of the most emotional of scenes on RTE TV and creating a scale of reunions among families in Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Donegal and Galway that has to be seen to believed. I really felt for the management and staff at Knock because they are among the most courteous and down to earth airport workers I’ve ever met. Where else in the world can one park one’s car within a 100 yards of a terminal and simply waltz into a departure area – one famous for its lack of queues and fussy security checks? Some people have the gall to give out about the 10 euro charge per passenger that the airport imposes at the gate. I, for one, have never complained about it. I totally recognise that local management have to raise their own independent finance to enhance the airport services there and I would never begrudge them the tenner. In fact I would pay 20 euro if they wanted it! The good news is that Knock is slowly returning to multiple daily flights again, with Ryanair and others getting back into business there in recent weeks. This is already making life that much easier for emigrants who haven’t been able to seamlessly fly back into the west for over a year (nearly two). I would go as far as to say that the return to business and future expansion of the services at Knock is now even more important than ever – a factor that has the ability to decide when and if the tourism sector springs back into action in the west, and how much additional business can be created to help sustain jobs in this region in the difficult days ahead. So perhaps now is a good time to suggest that we should all rally around them and try and book a flight there before Christmas? It’s not just Ireland West Airport that’s trying to get back on its feet. The airline industry around the world is still trying to recover from the financial chaos that Covid-19 brought about. Nearly all the world’s airlines are still tentatively trying to get back into some sort of regular daily flight pattern. Most of them are up to their neck with debts of millions of euro. However, some of the tactics being used to try and get a foothold in the market again are annoying some air passengers. I happened to be a victim of this myself in the last few weeks when Aer Lingus decided in their wisdom to reschedule not one but two of the flights I had booked for family events over two weekends. At the time I thought it was perhaps

Last month, Ireland West Airport welcomed the launch by Ryanair of two new services to Edinburgh and Manchester. Both services will initially operate twice weekly and on a year round basis. These new services will provide a major boost for the airport and the region as it restores critically important connectivity between the West of Ireland and Manchester and Edinburgh. Pictured welcoming the first passengers off the new Edinburgh flight were Joe Gilmore, Ireland West Airport Managing Director (centre) and Collette Concannon, (left), Station Manager, Ryanair at Ireland West Airport (left) with members of the Ryanair Edinburgh flight crew.

a once-off occurrence, and that I had been unlucky. I soon found out that this wasn’t the case. The plan was simple. I had intended to travel with my wife and two sons to the UK to pay a visit to a relative who has been hospitalised. We booked and paid for the journey on the Aer Lingus website a few weeks back and then received our itinerary in the email. The airline also took the money from my credit card as per the usual protocol, so we sat back and began to make arrangements regarding the trains and hospital connections. The problem arose about two weeks later. Out of the blue, another email arrived in the inbox from Aer Lingus to tell us that the flight had been “rescheduled” and would now be taking off at least seven hours earlier than originally intended, or as my wife and oldest son remarked, “in the middle of the night”. There was no explanation offered for this unwanted rescheduling but the fact is that instead of a nice leisurely drive from Roscommon to Dublin Airport around about mid-morning, we were now facing at 3 am rise and a trip to the airport. It’s not what we wanted – so we tried to tell them so. The response was instant from Aer Lingus. The flight which they were saying would leave seven hours earlier was the only rescheduling option. Well, that is unless of course we were in a position to pay extra for an evening flight that day – a flight that would cost between 450 euro and 800 euro extra on top of the original fare – news that went down like a lead balloon in our house. The problem was that on further examination of the Aer Lingus website, I soon realised that not only was the flight I had booked and paid for not travelling for me on that day, it was gone entirely from the schedule. I had originally

Last month, Ireland West Airport welcomed the launch by Ryanair of two new services to Edinburgh and Manchester. Both services will initially operate twice weekly and on a year round basis. These new services will provide a major boost for the airport and the region as it restores critically important connectivity between the West of Ireland and Manchester and Edinburgh. Pictured at the launch of the new services to Edinburgh and Manchester were from left to right, Audrey Elliott and Teresa Brennan from Sligo who were the first two passengers to board the first service to Edinburgh with Ryanair from Ireland West Airport.

thought that perhaps the great online booking system had messed up and that the original flight was over-booked, but when I settled down to look at the website the news slowly sank in – there was NO early-afternoon flight at all now. It was all an illusion! A week or two later, an acquaintance with firm Aer Lingus roots solved the mystery surrounding my ire about the whole episode. “Your flight was one of dozens that Aer Lingus has set out on the website but which have never taken off,” he told me. “It’s like this – they are fighting for bums on seats with Ryanair and all the others, and if they can attract as many people as possible to originate a booking with Aer Lingus in the first place and then switch them onto other flights that are not full on that day, then they can easily cancel flights and save money. That’s the way business has gone in the tough times after Covid-19”.

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The response was instant from Aer Lingus. The flight which they were saying would leave seven hours earlier was the only rescheduling option.

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While I could easily see the rationale in this situation from an Aer Lingus perspective, I’m afraid I could not accept the sort of annoyance and discomfort the rescheduling had caused to me and my family. I was livid. I did my best to get somebody on the phone in Aer Lingus so that I could fight my corner. But I’m afraid the answer was the same – ‘go online and manage your own flight but if you don’t take the one seven hours previously then you will have to pay for the difference in the flight that does suit you eventually’ was about as sympathetic as it got. All of which goes to show how desperate a situation the airlines really are in during these tough commercial post-Covid times, with multi-million euro debts all over the world (and staff lay-offs). But please tell me I was not just being a bit naive to expect that the firm which used to pride itself on being our national airline – and ‘very different’ to the oft-criticised cut-price opposition – might just have taken on board certain realities? For example, the fact that rescheduling airline flights IS a big deal for people in certain circumstances – and especially where they had already set out their travel plans. Was I a fool to expect that good customer or consumer relations’ practices might be implemented to arrive at a different outcome? The moral of the story is that while this contrary old retired journalist has great time for Knock (Ireland West) Airport and will never turn my back on it – the same cannot be said for my approach to Aer Lingus. We won’t be back on their website for some time – if at all. If hundreds of other travellers get the same treatment as we got, then Aer Lingus may find that we are not the only ones turning away from our national airline.

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Bank of Ireland branch closures: Local politicians place focus on credit unions Local public representatives have called for credit unions and post offices to fill the void following the widely criticised closure of 88 Bank of Ireland branches nationwide. The branches which closed last Friday included those in Strokestown, Elphin, Ballygar and Dunmore. Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said: “It is worth the CEO of Bank of Ireland, Francesca McDonagh, remembering that when the bank was on its knees, it was the Irish people who bailed them out.

“It has been well documented in the media that arrangements with An Post may not suit everyone, with people from certain areas being forced to travel in excess of 20km or more to access services. “With Bank of Ireland turning its back on so many communities, it is time for the likes of credit unions to stand up to the plate and work with local people and business owners to offer the services they require. “I am aware that credit unions in some areas have been introducing upper limits to what each cus-

tomer can hold with them, and this will need to be addressed if it prevents people from effectively utilising their services”. Fellow Independent TD Denis Naughten called for a Dáil Committee to be established in the wake of the closures. “Surely if Covid has taught us anything it is that when needed, ways can be found for State intervention in the longterm public interest,” he said. “The basic independent banking infrastructure already exists but it remains fragmented and instead of

a copy and paste model from some other country we should start with our credit unions, post offices and the two State banks, namely the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and Microfinance Ireland”. Deputy Naughten added that the key elements to service both personal and business markets already exist through credit unions, post offices and State banks and that there was no need to “reinvent the wheel”. Deputy Naughten also called for a more competitive mortgage market

Roscommon Volunteer Awards: Nominations open The Roscommon Volunteer Centre are delighted to announce that they will be hosting this year’s Roscommon Volunteer Awards. This event allows the public to nominate outstanding volunteers and community organisations who have shown their dedication to making Roscommon a vibrant and thriving county in 2021. The awards recognise the immense contribution volunteers and community organisations make to towns and villages across Roscommon, and the public are being called upon to nominate people and organisations that make a difference through volunteering. Shannette Budhai (Roscommon Volunteer Centre Manager), says the response throughout the Covid-19 pandemic is a testament to the remarkable generosity of spirit among volunteers. “We are so fortunate to have a wonderful cohort of volunteers in Roscommon who make such a valuable contribution to our community. Both in challenging times and all year round, volunteers continuously step forward

to help neighbours, friends and family while engaging with community organisations. The Roscommon Volunteer Awards are an opportunity to celebrate their commitment and show our appreciation”. The awards are open to individuals of all ages who volunteer in County Roscommon and all community-based organisation that operate within the county. Roscommon Volunteer Centre invites the public to consider nominating a volunteer or a community group for their outstanding contribution under these seven award

areas: Active Aging Volunteer of the Year (Volunteer Category), Arts and Culture Champion of the Year (Volunteer Category), Environmental Sustainability Champion of the Year (Volunteer Category), Volunteer of the Year (Volunteer Category), Community Involvement Sports Club of the Year (Organisation Category), Covid-19 Community Response Award (Organisation Category), and Social Inclusion Community Initiative (Organisation Category). Each person nominated will receive a special thank you card from

Roscommon Volunteer Centre. Nominations are currently open and will run for the month of October. More information about each category and about submitting a nomination can be found on volunteerroscommon. ie, or by contacting Shannette Budhai, Manager on 089 2199930 or at manager@ volunteerroscommon.ie. This year’s awards will culminate in an in-person awards ceremony, which will be held at The Abbey Hotel on November 26th, subject to public health guidelines at the time.

and access to cheap green finance to make existing homes more energy-efficient. Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy said that while he has faced criticism locally, he “could not save the branches”. “I genuinely feel sorry for older people who are quite upset about this and also local business people but 88 (Bank of Ireland) branches closed throughout the country and no one had the power to reverse that decision,” he said. Senator Murphy vowed to fight for full banking services in credit unions and post offices and described the withdrawal of ATMS as “unfortunate” but said that most supermarkets provide these facilities.

‘An insult to rural Ireland’ – Crosby

Independent councillor for the Boyle Municipal District, Tom Crosby, has described the recent Bank of Ireland closures in Elphin and Strokestown as “another insult to rural Ireland”. Describing the decision as “a significant blow to the local community”, the local businessman said it would see less footfall in the Co. Roscommon towns and was a “disappointing” decision by the banks which would have consequences for those living in these areas. “These decisions are all made at management level but they have severe repercussions for those living in small communities who use the services of their local banks to pay bills, save and withdraw money. The loss of these services is likely to put further pressure on other institutions such as the post office which will now be used for banking facilities,” Cllr. Crosby said. Overall however, I feel the loss of not just these branches but a total of 88 across the country is a devastating blow for the country and especially for the elderly and the vulnerable who may not have the facilities or the interest to switch to online banking which has been mooted as the reason for the closures”.

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It’s been a GOOD week for… The footballers of Padraig Pearses, Clann na nGael, St. Dominic’s and St. Faithleach’s, after those clubs made it through to the Roscommon Senior and Intermediate Football finals respectively Supporters pictured at Saturday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between St Brigid’s and Padraig Pearses at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Stephen Kenny, with the under-pressure Republic of Ireland manager finally getting a competitive win under his belt… The local economy, with VistaMed, based in Carrick-on-Shannon and Rooskey, announcing it is to create 100 new jobs

It’s been a BAD week for… Rural Ireland, with widespread closures of 88 branches of the Bank of Ireland, a major blow for the towns and villages affected Relations between the Irish and UK Governments as they relate to Brexit, with Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and UK Brexit Minister David Frost clashing on Twitter Supporters pictured at Saturday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between St Brigid’s and Padraig Pearses at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Supporters pictured at Saturday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between St Brigid’s and Padraig Pearses at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Lewis Hamilton, right, with the seven-time Formula 1 world champion launching an angry tirade against his team during the Turkish Grand Prix

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Famous birthdays ... this week

The things people say…

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant” -Robert Louis Stevenson

Cliff Richard (English singer, musician and actor, 81 on Thursday)

Steve Coogan (English actor, famous for his role as Alan Partridge, 56 on Thursday)

Angela Lansbury (British-IrishAmerican actress and Davina McCall singer, most famous for playing Jessica (English TV presenter, synonymous with Fletcher in the longChannel 4’s Big running crime series Brother, 54 on ‘Murder, She Wrote’, Saturday) 96 on Saturday)

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Bank of Ireland services now available at over 920 Post Ofﬁces across Ireland Bank of Ireland and An Post have announced that a range of local banking services are now live at 923 post office locations around

Ireland. The partnership with An Post enables Bank of Ireland customers to carry out banking services at local post offices in

communities across the country. Bank of Ireland customers can now make cash (notes and coin) lodgements and withdrawals, and

cheque lodgements at An Post locations. Commenting on the partnership with An Post Gavin Kelly, CEO of Bank of Ireland Retail said: “We are delighted to see our partnership with An Post now operational in 923 locations around the country and in advance of the closure of any of our branches. Our customers do not have to make any changes in order to be able to avail of services at An Post locations and they will now be able to bank at about 1,100 locations nationwide.” Debbie Byrne, Managing Director of An Post Retail welcomed this new partnership which will offer withdrawal and lodgement services to Bank of Ireland personal and small business customers across the An Post network, now in 923 post offices throughout the country. “An Post continues to build a sustainable and successful national post office network that is modern, relevant, reinvigorated and providing community banking on the doorstep for the customers and communities we serve. We are delighted to provide this facility to Bank of Ireland customers to access their account, pay in cash and cheques, and withdraw money 6 days a week.” Important Information for Bank of Ireland Customers:

• Bank of Ireland customers holding the following accounts can bank at Post Office locations: Personal current accounts including Young Saver, 2nd level, 3rd level, Graduate, Golden years, Basic Bank accounts, Business current accounts along with Personal and Business Demand Deposit accounts. • Bank of Ireland customers will need their debit card or ATM card to make cash lodgements or cash withdrawals at An Post locations. • Bank of Ireland customers will need new personalised lodgement docket to make a cheque lodgement. • To ensure cash lodged at a Post Office is credited to Bank of Ireland accounts on the same day, cash must be lodged before 4:30pm. Full information is available on bankofireland.com/anpost and the Bank has written to customers about the range of services available through An Post. Customers can find their nearest post office here: https://www. anpost.com/Store-Locator To further support over-65s and carers Bank of Ireland has a dedicated support line on 0818 200 398 or 01 2500398 (open 9.00am to 5.00pm, MonFri).

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Taoiseach to attend sod-turning for N5 road project on Monday Minister of State and SligoLeitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the news that construction is set to start on work on the N5 road project from Ballaghadereen to Scramogue in the next three weeks. Taoiseach Michéal Martin will be present for the sod-turning on October 18th to signal the commencement of works on the €200 million scheme. The N5 Ballaghaderreen

to Scramogue Road project comprises the design and construction of a 34km single carriageway from the N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass in the west, passing to the south of Frenchpark, before crossing the existing N5 and passing to the north of Bellanagare and Tulsk villages. The route then passes to the north of Clooncullaan Lough, before turning in a southerly

direction to pass east of Strokestown to connect with the existing N5 at Scramogue. “This investment, alongside the recently completed section of the N4 from Castlebaldwin to Colooney, greatly improves the connectivity from Dublin to Sligo and Mayo and will dramatically improve the safety of the roads in this region,” Deputy Feighan said. Deputy Feighan added that he

was confident that the road will be delivered on time and within budget. Commenting that he had lobbied for this project when a Roscommon TD between 2011 and 2016, Deputy Feighan said he wished to acknowledge former Taoiseach Enda Kenny for his work in the past on this matter, and also the involvement of current Tánaiste and then Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar.

I’m NOT a cheeky monkey! Having fun at the Roscommon IFC semi-final between St Dominic’s and Clann na nGael at Hyde Park last Saturday. Photo: Mick McCormack

Supporters pictured at the Clann na nGael v Roscommon Gaels senior football championship semi-final at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday. Photos: Mick McCormack

Decision due soon on Galway-Athlone Cycleway A decision on the preferred route corridor for the Galway to Athlone Cycleway is due to be announced through public consultation by early December following the recent launch of the Whitegates Cycleway Bridge in Athlone by Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton. The coast-to-coast, 270km, car-free Galway to Athlone Cycleway route is due for completion in 2026. Speaking at the recent launch, Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan said she was pleased that progress is being made on the project. “This stunning bridge will be an iconic way to welcome cyclists and walkers into the west and will be completed in 2023. The bridge will come in sections all the way from Seville to Athlone. I wish the contractors and engineers well with this feat of engineering,” Senator Dolan said. “This is a national piece of infrastructure and incred-

ible investment into the west. The decision on the preferred route corridor for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Galway to Athlone section of the cycleway is due to be announced through public consultation at the end of November/start of December, just a few more weeks, and we are all on tenterhooks. “So many groups and communities across east Galway on the routes through Ballinasloe have showcased the fantastic cycleway experiences through unique boglands and rural landscapes and the heritage, culture and sense of community for both our local families and visitors to the area. “I’d the opportunity to meet Chief Executive Peter Walsh of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), who is a strong advocate for cycleways, as well as Fáilte Ireland executives, who are promoting the tourism spin-offs this will bring to local areas.

Pictured are Senator Aisling Dolan, TII Galway Dublin Project Co-ordinator Michael Kelly, and Minister Hildegarde Naughton.

“Ballinasloe-based Ollie Kenny, Managing Director at Kenny Ltd. construction, and his team were acknowledged for the construction of the 40km section of the cycleway project at ‘The Old Rail Trail’ from Mullingar to Athlone bringing people through Castletown and Moate in

Co. Westmeath right to the marina. This type of public infrastructure is a fantastic legacy for the company”. The Transport Infrastructure Ireland Galway to Athlone cycleway project team includes engineers from Galway City and County Councils, Roscommon County Council and

Westmeath County Council. It is being developed in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport (DTTAS). Consultants RPS from Galway were appointed in 2020 to work with the project team.

SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION Sunday October 17 2021 The sons of Zebedee hardly know what they’re asking in today’s Gospel. They are thinking in terms of how the Gentiles rule, of royal privileges and honours. But the road to Christ’s kingdom is by way of His Cross. To share in His glory, we must be willing to drink the cup that He drinks. The cup is an Old Testament image for God’s judgment. The wicked would be made to drink this cup in punishment for their sins (see Psalm 75:9; Jeremiah 25:15, 28; Isaiah 51:17). But Jesus has come to drink this cup on behalf of all humanity. He has come to be baptized – which means plunged or immersed – into the sufferings we all deserve for our sins (compare Luke 12:50). In this He will fulfil the task of Isaiah’s suffering servant, whom we read about in today’s First Reading. Like Isaiah’s servant, the Son of Man will give His life as an offering for sin, as once Israel’s priests offered sacrifices for the sins of the people (see Leviticus 5:17-19). Jesus is the heavenly high priest of all humanity, as we hear in today’s Epistle. Israel’s high priests offered the blood of goats and calves in the temple sanctuary. But Jesus entered the heavenly sanctuary with His own blood (see Hebrews 9:12). And by bearing our guilt and offering His life to do the will of God, Jesus ransomed “the many” –paying the price to redeem humanity from spiritual slavery to sin and death. He has delivered us from death, as we rejoice in today’s Psalm. We need to hold fast to our confession of faith, as today’s Epistle exhorts us. We must look upon our trials and sufferings as our portion of the cup He promised to those who believe in Him (see Colossians 1:24). We must remember that we have been baptised into His passion and death (see Romans 6:3). In confidence, let us approach the altar today, the throne of grace, at which we drink the cup of His saving blood (see Mark 14:23-24). -Scott Hahn PhD, salvationhistory.com (courtesy of Sacred Heart Church).

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NewsPeople newsbriefs Texaco ‘Support for Sport’ funding initiative! Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited – the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand – has announced that its Texaco Support for Sport initiative will be held again this year. Last year, the successful county winner to receive a €5,000 award was Tremane GAA Club who applied under the scheme for funding to ‘further develop the grounds and interim clubhouse’. Open to sports clubs across 26 counties, irrespective of sporting discipline, size, membership, age, cultural appeal or gender – including clubs that may have made an unsuccessful application previously – the initiative sees a fund of €130,000 being set aside for distribution to sports clubs on a twenty-six, countyby-county basis. Information and rules governing the operation of the scheme can be viewed online at www. TexacoSupportforSport.com. Open for applications from now until December 31st, adjudication will take place in January 2022.

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Roscommon Credit Union hosts Member Appreciation Day Thursday, October 21st marks the 73rd anniversary of International Credit Union Day. To mark the occasion and thank members for their continued support and loyalty, Roscommon Credit Union are hosting a Member Appreciation Day on Thursday next (21st). Members are invited to partake in a day packed full of free virtual and in-person events. All events are free. In-person events are limited and therefore only open to members of Roscommon Credit Union, and online events are open to members and our local community (non-members). Places are limited, and so, booking is required. To book online, please visit rosocmmoncu.ie, call us on 090-6626657, or email info@ roscommoncu.ie. Please book direct with Roscommon Credit Union and not with any of our event partners. One of the events on the day is a guided historical tour of Roscommon town by Albert Siggins. The tour promises to bring participants on an interesting, fun, and informative journey of local landmarks, streets, and local people of interest. The tour

commences at 10 am from our office on Abbey Street and lasts approximately an hour. Places are limited, so members are advised to book early. Also among the events on the day is an autumnal and winter container planting demonstration with gardening experts, Ardcarne Garden Centre. This event is open to members of Roscommon Credit Union, and is commencing at 11 am for approximately an hour. Again, places are limited, so booking is essential. Are you planning on painting a room or your entire house this winter, but not sure what colours to choose? Roscommon Credit Union have partnered with Dulux Ireland to offer members and the local community free

online colour consultations. Dulux’s colour expert Amanda Daunt, will be available to answer all your colour related questions online via the Roscommon Credit Union Facebook page from 11 am to 3 pm. Simply visit facebook.com/ Ros.Creditunion and submit your questions and images of the room or rooms you want to make over, and Amanda will reply directly to you, offering advice and colour suggestions! This event is open to members and the local community with no booking required. An online Pilates classes with PilatesNow.ie will also take place on the day. If you ever wanted to give Pilates a go, well now might just be the time! Expert Goretti Dwyer (Physi-

cal Therapist and CORU registered) and Pilates Instructor of PilatesNow.ie) has partnered with Roscommon Credit Union to offer not one but two free online Pilates classes! Whether you are new or experienced at Pilates, recovering from injury or simply need to relax and stretch after a busy work week, Goretti has created two unique online Pilate courses for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. This is an online event and places are limited, so booking is required. Members and nonmembers of Roscommon Credit Union can avail of Goretti’s expert free online Pilates classes from Thursday, October 21st, to Sunday, October 24th. Roscommon Credit Union

will also be joined on the day by Sinéad Neilan of Liddy Neilan Solicitors for a Facebook live Q&A on all things to do with writing a Will. Please submit your questions in advance of this event in private to info@ roscommoncu.ie. This event is open to members and the local community, and no booking is required. Every member who visits any of our branch offices on International Credit Union Day, October 21st, will also be entered into a draw to win a luxury hamper. Additionally, Ros FM will broadcast live on the day from outside our Roscommon office, bringing our members and local community music, interviews, and plenty of chat on the day! Be sure to tune in! To book online (booking is required for the guided historical tour, winter container planting demonstration, and PilatesNow.ie classes) and for full details of all the events, please visit roscommoncu.ie, call 090 6626657, or email info@roscommoncu.ie. Stay up to date with all things Roscommon Credit Union on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Supporters pictured at Saturday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between St Brigid’s and Padraig Pearses at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Industrial site sells for over €5m at Clondra A 30,600 square foot industrial property situated on a 20-acre site at Fishertown, Clondra, Co. Longford has sold for over €5 million. The unit and site were purchased by the Dublin-based Mashup Group and the sale was facilitated by Roscommon town estate agents Sherry Fitzgerald P. Burke. Mashup Group was founded

by Andy Byrne and Gina Gilligan in 2010. The company runs a number of e-commerce operations, including schoolbooks.ie. The site at Clondra was first put up for lease two years ago by previous owners, Ameresco Inc. and VE Energy. Listed on the New York stock exchange, Ameresco is a developer of and operator of renewable energy solutions.

Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy has welcomed the recent sale of the former Burlington site. Speaking this week, Senator Murphy said: “I was delighted to hear of this news that P. Burke Sherry Fitzgerald had completed this substantial deal. I have no doubt this will mean job opportunities for the region”.

Guided Historical Tour of Roscommon Town 10am – 11am

Winter Container Planting Demonstration 11am – 12 noon

Dulux Ireland Online Colour Consultations 11am – 3pm

Pilates Classes How to Make available online from a Will online Thursday, Oct 21st – session 4pm Sunday Oct 24

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Introducing Teagasc’s Future Beef Programme… < BY BRIAN DALY, DRYSTOCK ADVISOR, TEAGASC ROSCOMMON

The aim of the Future Beef programme is to demonstrate to beef farmers how they can produce a quality product as efficiently as possible to make beef farming more profitable while also making it more environmentally sustainable. The key objectives of this programme are to: create more sustainable and profitable farms; to reduce GHG and ammonia emissions; Improve water quality, and improve biodiversity In this programme, there are 22 demonstration farms nationwide, two of which are located in the Roscommon-Longford Teagasc area unit: Olivia Hynes in Jamestown, Four Roads, and Shane Keaveney in Ballinlough. Olivia Hynes farms an intensive mixed grazing enterprise, including a 55-strong suckler herd, selling the weanlings at export sales from Novem-

ber onwards with some of her own heifers kept for replacements annually. Olivia also has a large ewe flock, and is typical of South Roscommon farming circles. Shane Keaveney farms 35 suckler cows on 27.46 hectares in Ballinlough, Roscommon. The bull calves are finished as U-16 month beef and the heifers are sold as yearlings or stores. Performance on the farms participating in the programme will be recorded throughout the year. Monitoring the farms will allow us to measure the impact of improved technical efficiency on profitability and the environment. All results will be communicated though the Future Beef website, social media, discussion group visits and farm walks etc. The farms selected are representative of their region from a size of farm, soil type, system stock numbers. They face the same challenges as their neighbours and are therefore more relatable.

ICMSA: Farm Safety Equipment incentive a ‘credit to Minister of State’ Responding to Minister of State Martin Heydon’s announcement on the acceleration of Wear and Tear Allowances for Farm Safety Equipment Scheme, Shane O’Loughlin, Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, said that credit was due to the Minister of State for the commitment and energy he had brought to the matter. “Minister of State Heydon got a hold of this and pushed it through and he deserves recognition for that which ICMSA is happy to give him. Obviously the money involved is not significant but it’s gratifying to see politicians actually see a wrong, see a defect, and then proactively go after the solution and push it through,” said Mr. O’Loughlin. “Farming is by far the most dangerous occupation in Ireland and so far from that being recognised and acted upon, it sometimes seems as if more pressure and more regulatory deadlines are heaped upon individual farmers. “Anything that helps farmers that have been injured is a good thing and on behalf of ICMSA, I’d like to thank the Minister of State for this small but important change. We think it’s essential that this is followed up with additional initiatives in the area of farm safety,” concluded the ICMSA Farm Business Chairperson.

However, all have a very positive attitude towards suckler farming. They are willing to take on new technologies and develop efficiencies to improve profitability and reduce the negative effects of agriculture on the environment around them. We hope to keep you informed reguarly on the progress of these two demonstration farmers throughout the course of this programme, up to date info will be available on the Teagasc Future Beef Website. Teagasc provides a local advisory and education service to farmers. They have offices based in Roscommon (Tel: 0906626166), Castlerea (0949620160), and Longford (043-3341021). You can find us on Facebook @ Teagascroscommonlongford, twitter @teagascRNLD and YouTube. And follow the hash-tag #RNLDwebinars for information about local farm webinars. Email: RoscommonLongfordAdvisory@ teagasc.ie

Grainne and Shane Keaveney from Ballinlough are participants in the Teagasc Future Beef programme.

Olivia Hynes and her mother Mary from Jamestown, Four Roads. Olivia is a participant is the Teagasc Future Beef programme.

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Castlerea MART WATCH A large entry of stock presented for sale on Thursday last as weather conditions deteriorated. Trade for quality lots remained firm with a good attendance of buyers present for all categories of stock. The heifer ring reported a good clearance with increased farmer activity while the weanling rings saw some very fancy prices paid for the quality lots. Breeding stock and dry cows remain unchanged while the runners were an improved trade. Cows with calves at foot made from €1,050 to €2,350 per head, while springers made from €920 to €1,700 per head. Runners/calves made from €180 to €750 for continental types. There were 300 bullocks on offer at our sale on Monday last with stores making up to €1,080 over their weight while the heavier lots made up to €2,000. A good trade prevailed with better quality lots on offer and a good attendance of buyers both ringside and online resulting in a good clearance. Sales continue at Castlerea Mart today (Thursday) with our weekly sale of heifers, cows, calves, runners, and weanlings. All sales commence at 11 am. Sample prices for heifers: Lm 410kgs €1200, Ch 395kgs €1170, Ch 385kgs €1100, Ch 480kgs €1350, Sim 460kgs €1200, AA 460kgs €1120, Ch 650kgs €1480, Lm 500kgs €1450, Ch 510kgs €1430. Dry cows: Ch 890kgs €1950, Lm 735kgs €1670, Lm 620kgs €1490, Sim 790kgs €1660, Lm 840kgs €1830, Her 620kgs €1000, Fr 540kgs €730, Shx 675kgs €1070. Weanling bulls: Ch 280kgs €1100, Ch 295kgs €1000, BBx 245kgs €900, AA 280kgs €840, Lm 245kgs €800, Ch 350kgs €1140, BB 335kgs €1140, BB 335kgs €1070, Ch 320kgs €1320. Weanling heifers: Lm 290kgs €1110, Lm 245kgs €1090, Lm 290kgs €1000, AA 250kgs €760, Ch 265kgs €790, Lm 250kgs €930, Ch 260kgs €740. Bullocks: Ch 490kgs €1420, Ch 480kgs €1340, Lm 510kgs €1490, Ch 590kgs €1670, AA 575kgs €1470, Lm 620kgs €1580, Ch 805kgs €2000, Lm 790kgs €1990, Lm 695kgs €1880, Lm 650kgs €1590.

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INHFA: No ‘just transition’ for agriculture in Budget 2022 The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has expressed major disappointment on the Budget details outlined by Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath this week. Commenting on the Budget, National President Vincent Roddy said that farmers will “rightly question” the Government’s commitment to a just transition on climate change and biodiversity loss when assessed against commitments made across other sectors. In the Budget, Minister McGrath detailed an in-

crease in core spending of €4.2 billion for the coming year with both Ministers emphasising the major challenge posed by Climate Change and Biodiversity loss as they outlined a Budget increase of €858 million to address this. “Of this €858m increase there is a commitment of an additional €152 million for a just transition but it seems that none of this will go towards farming even though a lot of the heavy lifting will be left on the shoulders of farmers,” Mr. Roddy said. “There is already a compelling case for a just transition

to be made for the many farmers operating under the burden of land designations (SAC and SPA). These designations have been assessed at EU level to cost these farmers €150/ha/year in terms of lost productivity and increased regulation”. On other budget related issues, Mr. Roddy welcomed the continuation of stamp duty and stock relief for young farmers but expressed concern with the decision to reduce the flat rate farmers VAT from 5.6 per cent to 5.5 per cent, a decision he says, that will cost farmers €5.8 million.

Macra welcomes provisional continuation of National Reserve Macra na Feirme has welcomed the recent Department of Agriculture recommendation that the National Reserve be continued for 2022, saying it was of “huge importance” to young farmers. The implementation of the recommendation made last week is subject to Ministerial approval but was welcomed by Macra President John Keane. “This announcement is welcome news as the National Reserve is of huge importance to young farmers and new entrants. The removal of certain conditional criteria offers additional much needed support for young Irish farmers,” Mr. Keane said.

Macra na Feirme was also informed that the National Reserve will be made mandatory in the new Common Agricultural Policy. “Macra na Feirme has long been pushing for the continuation of the National Reserve and are delighted to know that our hard-work has paid off. The National Reserve is an important policy instrument to help young farmers to establish themselves within the sector,” added Keane. In 2020, some €3.6 million was paid out for the National Reserve with similar numbers expected again by the Department of Agriculture.

Roscommon MART WATCH We had a very large entry of superb quality cattle on offer at our weekly Friday sale on October 8th. Trade was brisk from the get go, with customers actively bidding at the ringside and online to secure lots. Heifer numbers were small due to next week’s special sale. Prices for heifers ranged from an average of €2.34 per kilo up to €2.54 per kilo, bullocks averaged from €2.58 per kilo up to €3.39 per kilo, and dry cows made from an average of €2 per kilo up to €2.31. This Friday (15th), we will have our special sale of heifers and general sale of bullocks and dry cows. There was a very large entry of excellent quality stock on offer at our latest show and sale of weanlings, which was held on Tuesday last, October 12th. Trade was brisk, with customers anxious for stock both online and at the ringside. Weanling bulls averaged €2.77 per kilo up to a maximum of €4.06 for a Char X weighing 315kgs, and weanling heifers made from an average of €2.74 per kilo up to a high of €5.29 for a BBX weighing 325kgs (€1,720). Our next special sale of Weanlings will take place on Tuesday, 19th, at 4 pm. Bookings will be accepted up until 5 pm today (14th). There was a larger entry on offer at our weekly sale for lambs and cast ewes on Wednesday, with a similar trade to the previous week. There was a good selection of ewe lambs presented for sale, with plenty of customers looking to source them. The tops of ewe lambs fetched up €146 for 45.2kgs, finished lambs made up to €143, store lambs made up to €118, cast ewes made from €68 to €142 per lot, and stag ewes made up to €142. Sheep sales continue as usual on Wednesday, 20th, at 11 am. The yard opens at 8 am and all stock must be penned by 10 am. Please note all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID tag set. The sale can be viewed live on livestock-live.com. Sample prices for dry cows: Char X 850kgs €1970, Char X 880kgs €1970, AAX 775kgs €1760, Simm 755kgs €1690, Char X 600kgs €1300, AAX 755kgs €1500, SAX 680kgs

€1500, AAX 745kgs €1670, Lim X 725kgs €1590, Char X 600kgs €1300. Heifers: Lim X 450kgs €1100, Char X 445kgs €1050, Lim X 405kgs €1030, Lim X 440kgs €900. Bullocks: 5 Char X 776kgs €2210, Char X 845kgs €2040, Char X 675kgs €1950, Lim X 695kgs €1930, 2 Char X 600kgs €1770, Char X 585kgs €1780, 2 Char X 565kgs €1800, Char X 575kgs €1740, Lim X 570kgs €1740, Lim X 595kgs €1690, 3 Char X 576kgs €1670, Lim X 580kgs €1650, 2 Lim X 570kgs €1630, 5 Lim X 562kgs €1620, Char X 495kgs €1590, Lim X 565kgs €1600, 2 Lim X 497kgs €1560, 2 Lim X 535kgs €1500, 2 Lim X 527kgs €1450, Char X 485kgs €1410, Lim X 485kgs €1390, Char X 410kgs €1390, Char X 400kgs €1340. Weanlings: BBX 325kgs €1720 - €5.29 per kilo, Lim X 430kgs €1550 - €3.60 per kilo, Lim X 465kgs €1450 - €3.11 per kilo, Char X 425kgs €1420 - €3.34 per kilo, Char X 335kgs €1190 - €3.55 per kilo, Lim X 410kgs €1090 - €2.72 per kilo, Char X 355kgs €1060 - €2.98 per kilo, 3 Char X 371kgs €1050 €2.82 per kilo, SHX 365kgs €970 - €2.65 per kilo, Lim X 325kgs €1000 - €3.07 per kilo, BAX 330kgs €900 - €2.72 per kilo, Char X 245kgs €820 - €3.34 per kilo. Weanling bulls: Char X 365kgs €1470 €4.02 per kilo, BBX 315kgs €1280 - €4.06 per kilo, Lim X 440kgs €1450 - €3.29 per kilo, Char X 395kgs €1400 - €3.54 per kilo, Char X 395kgs €1370 €3.46 per kilo, BBX 390kgs €1200 - €3.07 per kilo, Char X 365kgs €1150 - €3.15 per kilo, Lim X 395kgs €1160 - €2.93 per kilo, Char X 345kgs €1190 - €3.44 per kilo, 2 BAX 380kgs €1120 - €2.94 per kilo, Lim X 340kgs €1090 - €3.20 per kilo, Char X 275kgs €1060 - €3.85 per kilo. Finished lambs: 50.2kgs €143, 48.2kgs €142, 51kgs €142, 48.9kgs €141, 48.7kgs €140, 49.2kgs €137, 47.1kgs €135, 45.8kgs €130, 45.3kgs €129. Ewe lambs: 45.2kgs €146, 50.3kgs €146, 50kgs €140, 47.5kgs €140, 46.8kgs €135, 42.4kgs €129, 40.10kgs €128, 39.7kgs €124, 42.8kgs €121. Store lambs: 37.4kgs €118, 40kgs €117, 37.7kgs €113, 38.3.kgs €111, 31.7kgs €108.

With regard to the roll-over of all current schemes, the INHFA leader stated that “while expected, he had hoped that additional supports would have been put in place for our suckler and

sheep sectors”. Concluding, Mr. Roddy reiterated his disappointment that such a high spending budget couldn’t deliver anything new or significant to farming communities.

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Budget 2022: Mixed reaction from VFI and Restaurants Association This week’s Budget 2022 announcement was met with a mixed reaction from the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) and the Restaurants Association with vintners welcoming the extension of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) while the decision to increase VAT met with criticism from across the hospitality sector. Speaking after Budget 2022 was unveiled, VFI Chief Executive Padraig

Cribben, said: “By maintaining the EWSS until next April and keeping the commercial rates waiver in place until the end of year the Government is giving publicans a chance to trade out of the most difficult 18 months imaginable. “With these Budget measures, Government is effectively giving our members more time to rebuild their businesses”. The decision to increase VAT on the

hospitality sector from 9 per cent to 13.5 per cent from next September was described as “short-sighted”, however. Mr. Cribbin added: “The decision to increase hospitality VAT next September is short-sighted given that tourism will be significantly impacted for years to come. The crisis in hospitality is such that the lower VAT rate needs to be in place until at least 2025”. Meanwhile, Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of the Restaurants Associa-

tion of Ireland said the Budget was “a disaster” for the sector. “This Budget is a disaster for our members, restaurants, cafes and gastropubs, a vital element of our Tourism offering. The VAT rate ending, and wage supports tapering off will be the death nail in the coffin of many hospitality businesses this winter,” he said. “Although the supports offered in today’s Budget are welcomed, there are still some long hard months ahead.

“Since lockdown, measures and restrictions have been put in place, our industry has complied with the rules. Public safety and the safety of workers have always been at the top of our agenda. But this has meant serious financial difficulties for many. “We needed the Government to help us fight for survival, today’s announcements fall short of that, and we will need ongoing support to trade out of this”.

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Roscommon businesses urged to sign up for ‘Four Day Week’ pilot Four Day Week Ireland are calling on employers in County Roscommon to sign up to their pilot programme to trial the effectiveness of a four-day working week for Irish Businesses. The group recently presented the programme to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and say 17 companies have signed up for the pilot so far. The pilot is part of an international collaboration with ‘4 Day Week Global’, and will run on a coordinated basis in a number of countries including Ireland, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. Under the pilot programme, employers will introduce a four-

day week for their employees over a six-month period starting in February 2022. The pilot includes business supports to help organisations explore flexible working smoothly and successfully. Business supports include a training programme developed by companies who have already successfully implemented a four-day week; coaching, mentoring and advice from four-day week business leaders, networking and collaboration with other participant companies in Ireland and internationally, and access to world-class academic research and expert analysis. Commenting on this milestone of the pilot programme, Joe

O’Connor, Global Pilot Program Manager for 4 Day Week Global, said: “We are looking forward to supporting the employers already signed up on their journey to four-day week, and we are encouraging businesses in Roscommon who are considering participating in the trial to get in touch with us. Ireland can be a global leader in delivering reduced hour working, and developing a culture of worldrenowned work-life balance for our people alongside a high-productivity business environment”. For more information on the Four Day Week campaign, visit www.fourdayweek.ie or get in touch at contact@fourdayweek. ie.

Roscommon Leader Partnership CEO and Chairperson of the ILDN Committee on the Future of Employment Services, Martina Earley, led a delegation from a number of Local Employment Services across the country to meet with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, on Saturday last to mark the central role Local Employment Services and Jobs Clubs have played in our communities over the past 25 years. The delegation highlighted the serious threat to these services under current proposals in the Department of Social Protection’s “Pathways to Work”, which seek to end Local Employment Services and Job Clubs and replace them with a new Regional Employment Service. Welcoming the group to the Mansion House, the Lord Mayor, Alison Gilliland, said: “I am delighted to welcome Martina and the representatives from the ILDN here to the Mansion House to mark 25 years of Local Employment Services. I particularly want to pay tribute to the dedicated LES staff in Dublin who I know have worked tirelessly with jobseekers, including many of our more vulnerable citizens, to ensure no one falls through the cracks and that everyone can reach their full potential.

Roscommon Leader Partnership CEO and Chairperson of the ILDN Committee on the Future of Employment Services, Martina Earley, led a delegation which met with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, on Saturday last.

“I am deeply concerned to learn of the threat to these services. As the country emerges from the Covid-19 Pandemic and responds to the new challenges facing the country, I believe that it is essential we keep the person-centred approach to local employment services as provided by our local partnerships”. Speaking at the event, Ms. Earley told the Lord Mayor: “Our Local Employment Services work for their communities, for jobseekers and for employers. Essentially, the Department is seeking to replace the success-

ful 25-year-old communityled and non-profit model of employment services with an untested, unproven, centralised profit-driven model of delivery. “The ILDN is calling on the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, to engage in a meaningful way with the local Partnerships and Local Development Companies in drawing up proposals for the future of employment services. “Such an approach seeks to build on our twenty-five years’ experience providing these services rather than tear it down with the stroke of a pen”.

10% Social Inclusion increase welcomed Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) who represent Local Development Companies that provide the Social Inclusion & Community Activation Programme (SICAP) have welcomed the 10 per cent increase in funding delivered in Budget 2022. The ILDN Pre-Budget submission called for increased investment in

the Social Inclusion & Community Activation Programme which would take a significant step towards the restoration of the SICAP Budget to 2008 levels. ILDN Social Inclusion Chairperson, Adeline O’Brien welcomed the announcement this week. “It is an acknowledgement of the

crucial role of SICAP in tackling social exclusion, especially the manifestations laid bare by the Covid-19 pandemic, including digital, educational and health related aspects,” she said. “Our efforts pre-Budget focused on poverty, homelessness, social exclusion, isolation, and margin-

alisation and the negative impact on the wellbeing of individuals and the communities they live in and belong to. “Today’s increase in the SICAP Budget will further equip ILDN members to meet all of these challenges in their communities”. Minister for Community Develop-

ment & Charities Joe O’Brien TD has confirmed that the increased funding will provide for 60 new SICAP workers to work with disadvantaged and marginalised communities nationwide to tackle social exclusion and poverty as committed to in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion.

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The Tremane club is steeped in history, as far back as the first reports of an organised game of football in the area in 1945 and the odd anecdote of local men togging out in their Sunday best to make up the numbers. The club only made the switch to hurling in 1949 and by that stage Fuerty had taken over responsibility for football in the parish. Tremane won their first junior county title that year before the glory years arrived in the 1970s with one Connacht title (1977) and five Roscommon titles in that decade, culminating in a famous county final win over Athleague in 1980. Club stalwart Joe Coyne has literally written a book on Tremane, and earlier this week he explained how the club came to be. “Well, I think there was a bit of a falling out over players in Athleague,” Joe began. “I think a few lads were left off a team, and they weren’t too happy and so it was decided to set up a club here. “There was an old school down there called Scardaun school; there’s no church or shop on this side of the parish. The hills around here were always known as the Tremane hills and that’s possibly why they called the club Tremane.

“We’re kind of like the branch of the tree that fell off – the missing branch!” From 1949 to the early ‘80s, which includes most of their championship winning years, Tremane trained on a bit of land known locally as Lanes’ Field. “We used to park the cars along there. If I had a euro for every time I ran laps around that field…” Joe says as he looks out over the former hallowed turf. Tom Daly was busy cutting the Tremane pitch on Tuesday, a job that takes roughly three hours when the going is good. It’s all for the love of the club, he says. Tom wasn’t part of the panel for the 1980 county final but flew home from England for the occasion. He’d fly home quite a bit during Tremane’s glory years of the ‘70s; most notably for the 1972 county final against Roscommon Gaels, a game which saw him enjoy “one of his greatest ever hours in the club colours”. Asked whether he’d cut the Athleague pitch if both teams ever amalgamated at senior level, he was fairly adamant: “Well, they’d have to think about that one themselves!” A preview ahead of that famous 1980 final described Joe Coyne as having “a superb eye for the slimmest scoring chance.

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In his day, he has been known to score from seventy metres out. He will take some watching on Sunday”. Joe will be watching on with those sharp eyes this Sunday as the ‘Class of 2021’ look to repeat history. “We got on top early on in 1980 and led by 1-7

to 1-1 at half-time. They came at us in the second half and brought us back to three points. People said afterwards that they never thought we’d lose it but we weren’t to know that out on the field! It was a good final and we just held on to win it,” he said. “We brought the cup

to the pubs in Athleague and we had players from Creggs so we always did a night there. But we were soon back in training for Connacht. “There was always a bit of rivalry and you’d have the odd skirmish due to the fact that we were so near each other. You’d have one

Joe Coyne and Tom Daly pictured at Tremane GAA Club ahead of Sunday’s Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship final between Tremane and Athleague.

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when you look at last year’s results, maybe it’s not that big a surprise. Tremane only lost by a point in the semifinal. Athleague reached the final and were only beaten after extra-time. “There is a great buzz around the village of Athleague this week. There is no doubt that our noisy neighbours up the road will keep us on our toes in the build-up!”

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for grabs this Sunday! family for Tremane and the next for Athleague but it never got out of hand or anything”. “There’s always a bit of bite,” Tom Daly quickly adds as both men share a chuckle. Both Joe and Tom agree that a county final appearance has done wonders for the game locally. Joe said: “This final is building excitement and at the recent press night every little kid from the age of four up had a hurl in their hand”. As for Sunday’s decider, both men also agreed that it was very much “50-50” but a fast Tremane start is crucial. Joe recalled another occasion back in the ‘70s when the parish rivals were due to meet. “We won six titles between 1972 and 1980 and the Connacht Club Championship. We got this reputation as a ‘wet day team’ because by sheer coincidence we had a few good days out in the rain,” Joe said. “There was a man in Athleague, who, when it came to hurling, hated us. He gave an account of one match and he said: ‘I got up on Sunday morning, I looked out and then I cursed and went back to bed because I knew them f****** over the road were going to win again!” “Somebody said it it’s supposed to be showery this Sunday too,” Tom adds as the two men gaze out over Tremane’s modern ‘field of dreams’. Down the road in Ath-

Athleague youngsters for Croke Park! Athleague’s U-15 camogie team will represent Roscommon at Croke Park on Monday, October 25th as part of the John West Féile 50th anniversary celebrations. Teams from 32 counties were entered into a draw with the prize of a trip to play at GAA HQ in the celebratory event. John West, sponsors of the GAA’s annual Féile na nÓg (football) and Féile na nGael (camogie and hurling) competitions, says it was delighted to honour its pledge that no child would be left behind following the cancellation of last year’s events. This year’s running of the competition saw it take place on a county basis in August, with the age grade moving to under-15, ensuring children who missed out in 2020 got a chance to compete.

The Tremane team which won the Roscommon championship in 1973 and would later go on to contest the club’s second Connacht final. Front row (left to right): Mattie Kilroy, Tom Daly, Tommy Kelly, Jack Kilroy, John Brennan, Pakie Healy, Ray Fallon and Mickey Beirne. Back row (left to right): Paddy Lohan, Seamus Keane, Tommy Healy, Sean Farrell, Michael O’Connell, Joe Coyne and Tim Healy. (Pic taken from Joe Coyne’s ‘History of Tremane GAA 1945-1995).

league, Robbie McConn was due to play in the 1980 final against Tremane but picked up an injury in the semi-final against St. Dominic’s. “I broke my kneecap and it put me out for the rest of the year. Back in those times there was an even bigger build-up…especially among the older generations where neighbours wouldn’t be talking to neighbours,” he said.

“Things have changed now. I would have been involved with the underage players and our junior teams are Athleague-Tremane so I’d know every one of them”. Robbie reckons Tremane’s secret weapon will be their hunger following 26 years in the county title wilderness. “We had a very lean period from 1978 – the last time we beat Tremane in

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two teams from the same parish meeting in the final for the first time in 41 years is something that appeals to a whole generation of hurling fans in the county who have never experienced such a novelty.

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Tremane’s Niall Kilroy will be a key man for his team on Sunday. Pic: Bernie O’Farrell

It would be fair to say that earlier in the year neither side looked as if they would feature in the county decider. Both were well beaten along the way, but it is all about timing your run at the right time. These two teams have done exactly that. Tremane’s semi-final dismissal of Four Roads and Athleague’s victory over Pádraig Pearses has lit up this championship. Now the big question is: who will get to lift the Mickey Cunniffe Cup? For Tremane, it is a superb achievement to be in this final. They have a number of tremendous hurlers on their team. In the semi-finals, Joe Brennan, Peter Kellehan and Niall Kilroy were match-winners, and the club will once again be looking to them on Sunday. But three men alone will not win this final for Tramane. Sean Melia, Cathal Mahony, Niall Keenan and John Brennan are all excellent players and all will have to play their part on Sunday. The Gately brothers have been valuable subs thus far for Tremane and

the Creggs men are sure to play a major part on Sunday. Tremane manager Seamus Qualter is a mighty hurling man who steered Athleague to the county title just three years ago. Now he is plotting their downfall. It’s another ingredient that adds to the spice of this decider. This is Athleague’s fourth final in a row; they were very unlucky to lose after extra-time to Pearses last year. They are determined to get back to the summit of the club hurling scene in 2021. The Athleague team has a great blend of youth and experience. The experience will come from Dave Connell in goal, Niall Connolly, Alan Moore, Pat Nolan, Gary Fallon, Ronan O’Meara, Cormac Kelly and Robbie Fallon, while young guns like Eoghan and Naoise Coyle, Ben McGahon and Eoin Ward have all been impressive this year. McGahon is now a real leader and his free-taking has been top drawer throughout this championship. It’s fantastic to see players like Peter Kellehan

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Seamus Qualter has been involved with Roscommon hurling one way or another for the past two decades. A former county team manager at senior and U-21 level, Seamus was in charge in 2018 when Athleague lifted the title for the first time in eleven years. Now he is plotting their downfall in his role as manager of Tremane. He is understandably delighted to have led another Roscommon club into a county senior final. “Yes, I’m thrilled that we are in the final. I’m thrilled for a lot of the people

who have been involved in this club for many years because they have not even been in a final for 25 years, and that’s a very long time! With a competition with only seven teams in it you would think that they would have been in a few more finals over the years, but that’s just not how it turned out. It’s great for the club members, especially for the players and their families”. Seamus says that he knew there was potential in this squad when he decided to accept the manager’s position. “I knew that Tremane had a lot of good young players. I met Bernard Haughey and Peter Kellehan and

Francie Keane in the Shamrock Lodge in Athlone and we set out a plan. It went from there. We were beaten in the semi-final last year by a point. Obviously that was a big disappointment but in this year’s semi-final against Four Roads we got a monkey off our backs. We played well – but we can play even better”. The value of having a strong panel is uppermost in this experienced hurling man’s mind when he prepares for the business end of a season. “Kevin Kellehan pulled a hamstring just before half-time in the semi-final. We had to take Liam Murray from the

half-back line and put him into goal, but we had Warren Boyle as a back-up. It’s all about the 20 players who finish the game, not the 15 who start”. It’s a somewhat unusual final pairing, one that few observers would have predicted at the start of the campaign. And Seamus is well aware of the extra spice that the local derby element adds. “I have wonderful memories of my time in Athleague. I won a championship with them and they are top class lads. I meet them all the time and we are all great friends. But just for a few hours on Sunday we will have to put that friendship aside and go hell for

leather for it. “The two sets of players actually play football together for Fuerty. It’s great to have the two Gately brothers from Creggs on our panel, and also Cian O’Brien, who plays football for St Faithleach’s. They are big additions”. Seamus says that the unique pairing will attract a lot of added interest in the county senior hurling final this year. “I think that a lot of neutral people will be interested in this final and people from other clubs will want to go and see it. This pairing was totally unexpected and I think it’s a 50/50 game, no more and no less”.

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Padraig says that his ambition at the start of the year was to guide Athleague back into another final. “I was confident we could get back to the final again. We left a title after us last year and we were determined to go one better this time around” he says with assuredness. Ballygar man Padraig says that the form of his team has been mixed this year. “We played well against Tremane first time around. We played very poorly against Four Roads. We were okay against Roscommon Gaels and against Oran. We gave Oran a lot of scoring chances but we won well in the end. In the semi-final against Padraig Pearses it was a real dogfight in the conditions. We did very well with 14 men for 45 minutes. We dug it out in the end”. As to this weekend’s

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be able to play in a county senior final at long last. “I have been playing for Tremane for 14 years and we are really delighted to finally get over the line and into a final. At the start of the year we were hoping to get to a final because we lost by a point in the semi-final last year and we obviously wanted to go one step further at least. It looked like we were not going to get near it when we lost by 19 points to Four Roads earlier in the year, but in our last two games we seemed to click. Everybody has been putting in a huge effort, and now we seem to be peaking at the right time”. Peter says that the odds will slightly favour Athleague on Sunday. “We know the Athleague lads so well. We play football together, after all. There is nothing between the two teams. If anything, Athleague might have a slight advantage as they have a bit more experience than us. A lot of them have won a senior championship. The rivalry is great between the two clubs”.

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Haughey hails players’ character The chairperson of the Tremane Hurling Club Bernard Haughey says the players’ character has transformed their season – to the point where many years’ of disappointment could now be followed by some welcome glory. “We are so thrilled for the players that we are in this final. To be honest, it’s

an amazing achievement for such a small club. The year was not exactly going well. Even a month ago things were not looking good, but these lads have character and they are improving all the time. There is nothing that fazes them. “It means so much to us. We are such a small club,

we don’t know from year to year whether we will be in existence or not. Now, for lads like Peter Kellehan and Niall Kilroy...for them to be able to play in a county final is brilliant. They are some of the best hurlers we have ever produced – and we have had some great hurlers in this club over the years”.

Kepak sponsorship… Athleague’s Ben McGahon pictured in action against Padraig Pearses’s Matthew Comerford during the Kepak Senior Hurling Championship semi-final. Pic: Bernie O’Farrell

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The group of exciting young players who have really come into their own on the Athleague team over the past couple of years includes sharpshooter Ben McGahon, now the team captain. Ben is now established as chief marksman for his

club, and considered one of the best free-takers in the county. Speaking to People Sport, he said: “It’s been an up and down championship so far for us. We had tough games in the group stages and we were well tested a few times. “Against Padraig Pearses in the semi-final, our

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work rate again saw us through in the end. We knew we had to raise our game when we were down to 14 men. The lads managed it very well in the end”. A talented footballer too, Ben is looking forward to playing against some of his Fuerty teammates in this final.

“We know the Tremane lads so well from playing football with them for Fuerty. To be in the final against them for the first time in 41 years means it’s a special day for both clubs. We are looking forward to it. For 60 minutes or so friendships will be put aside. I can’t wait for it to come”.

Kepak Athleague have been loyal and generous sponsors of the Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship for many years. Two Kepak Athleague representatives recently presented a sponsorship cheque to Gerry Keane of Roscommon Hurling Board (on left). Gerry thanked Kepak for their generous sponsorship and ongoing support of Roscommon hurling.

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Sinn Féin spokesperson for Social Protection, Claire Kerrane TD, has raised concerns that the measures outlined in Budget 2022 will not be enough to support families and workers with the rising cost of living. This comes as the government announce €558 million additional spending for Social Protection in Budget 2022. This represents just over half of the €1 billion additional allocations for Social Protection in Sinn Féin’s Alternative Budget. Deputy Kerrane said: “In this year’s Budget, there was a real opportunity to show the lessons learned following the effects of the pandemic. Instead, the Government want to maintain the status quo with social welfare rates set below the poverty line. They continue to offer scraps off the table rather than delivering the fundamental change our Social Protection system desperately needs. “A €5 increase for core payments for Lone Parents, Jobseekers and Carers is not enough and maintain these rates well below the poverty line. Rates for young Jobseekers will be raised to just €117.50 a week, which is inadequate and discriminatory”.

FG duo say Budget 2022 will reduce the cost of living Fine Gael’s local public representatives have claimed that Budget 2022 will reduce the cost of living, and assist in the national recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic. Local TD and Minister of State Frank Feighan said the Budget would help “to recover our economy from the pandemic, repair our public finances and restore public services”. He described primary and secondary education as the “major winner” in Budget 2022. Deputy Feighan said the Budget also provides an income tax deduction “amounting to 30 per cent of the cost of vouched expenses for heat, electricity, and broadband in respect of those incurred while working from home”. Local Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan said the Government were “acutely aware” of the impact on households due to increasing energy costs. “To directly address this, we are increasing the weekly rate of the Fuel (Contributory) rate for the means Allowance by €5 and increasing to test,” she said. €120 the amount of means allowed Senator Dolan also highlighted what above the maximum State Pension she described as “a comprehensive

Budget 2022 highlights

From now… Cigarettes rise by 50 cents to €15 per pack. Petrol and diesel rise by approximately 2c and 2.5c. €5 increase in the Fuel Allowance. From January 2022… State Pension increases by €5. Rise in minimum wage of 30c to €10.50 per hour. Living Alone Allowance will increase by €3. All social welfare payments increase by €5 per week with a Christmas bonus in the weeks before December 25th. Free contraception will be introduced for women aged 17 to 25. Free GP care will be extended to cover children up to the age of seven. Changes in the tax system will mean someone earning €40,000 a year will see their taxes fall by around €435 a year.

€1.85 billion agriculture package”. She said the Government has also prioritised a reduction in the cost of living.

From May 2022… All fuel excluding diesel and petrol will increase in price. Coal and peat will increase in price. A 40kg bag will cost 89c more and a 12.5kg bag of briquettes an extra 20c.

Further funding required to complete Rooskey works

Cllr. Anthony Waldron pictured with local resident Linda Croghan in Ballinlough recently.

Waldron calls for new footpaths in Ballinlough and Ballintubber < DAN DOONER

Independent councillor Anthony Waldron has said that local residents in Ballintubber and Ballinlough have contacted him recently to raise concerns over the need for extended footpaths in both areas. “The footpath near Slí na Sruthan in Ballinlough stops some way short of the village and this means that local residents are forced to cross the road at a dangerous juncture,” he said. Local resident Linda Croghan said accessing the village has become increasingly dangerous. “The main issue we have is that people are having difficulties accessing the village because the footpath on the right of the estate cuts short down to the post office. People have to cross the road where the path ends and this is not safe due to the speed of the traffic coming from the Roscommon side,” she said.

Linda said the local residents at Slí na Sruthan want safe access to the local post office and church. “They are active members of the community, involved in the local Tidy Towns and enjoy being independent. They walk to the local pub, shop, and post office and also help out with any local activities. They would be more independent if the footpath was extended and it would be a lot safer when they go out for walks”. Cllr. Waldron agreed that the situation needed to be resolved. “I’ve been out there a number of times and it is a dangerous situation. There are approximately 50 houses in that area and there is a great need for paths and lighting,” he said. Addressing similar issues in Ballintubber, Cllr. Waldron said there was also an urgent need to extend footpaths near to the village for those living in Brothers of Charity accommodation.

Independent councillor Tom Crosby has said that an application has been made for funding to complete upgrades to footpaths in Rooskey village, following criticism locally that the unfinished work has become an eyesore. “An application has been made for further funding to complete the works to footpaths in Rooskey and we are very hopeful that that will be granted soon,” he said. “While around 70 per cent of the paths in Rooskey have been upgraded, it is a very big project which cannot be completed overnight. “I have sympathy for local residents due to the inconvenience these works cause but like any

upgrade works, whether it be in a town or major city, there will be some disruption and we see that with the current works in Roscommon town”. Cllr. Crosby said the works were currently ongoing and that an application for new lighting in the village has also been submitted. “Most of the residents in Rooskey are delighted (that this work is going ahead) as the works have been necessary for a number of years. “I will do my best to ensure that these works are completed. These works will ensure that Rooskey is an attractive village for residents and visitors alike and that’s the result we want to see,” he said.

Some residents are unhappy that works to upgrade footpaths in Rooskey remain unfinished.

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Back in the stands... Supporters pictured at the Clann na nGael v Roscommon Gaels senior football championship semifinal at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday. Photos: Mick McCormack

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PROPERTY PARTNERS NEW TO THE MARKET LANDS approx 46.5 ACRES LOCATED AT

CLOONYKELLY, ATHLEAGUE , CO. ROSCOMMON (Bordering the River Suck) Amv: €150,000 Comprised in Folio 30989F, a Farm which offers lands in grass and wetlands on to the River Suck (Holding Potential) Due Location to Athleague and set in a renowned farming area, Accordingly the sale of these said lands must offer all Farmers purchase opportunity The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell.

FINAL OFFERS RATHCONOR, FOUR MILE HOUSE, ROSCOMMON F42 WY04 4 B/R Residence Approx.1510 ft² Recently Refurbished to a High Standard

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NEW TO THE MARKET 3 B/R Residence known as “The Presbytery LOCATED AT

CLOONACARROW , BOYLE, ROSCOMMON F52 KT20

BER G – AMV: €100,000 A 3 bedroom detached two-storey residence, extending to Approx. 1,540 sq. ft., the property was originally constructed Approx. 1900’s and is in need of work and modernisation throughout. The ground floor comprises of a porch, entrance hall, living room, kitchen, dining room, utility, W.C., hot-press and storage space beneath the stairs. Proceeding to the first floor is a landing, 3 bedrooms, main bathroom and W.C. Certified with a G BER Certificate, the property is heated via oil fired central heating and 2 solid fuel feature fireplaces in the living room and dining room. Double glazed windows are fitted throughout the property. Externally the property sits on a generous size site with lawns surrounding the house, mature trees and a spacious driveway. There is also a shed with ample storage shed to the side of the property. Legal: Callan Tansey Solicitors, Boyle (071) 966 2019 The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell

NEW TO THE MARKET COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT

MAIN STREET ATHLEAGUE

BER F – AMV: €200,000 Prime Property On An Extensive Site Area With Huge Potential For Development Site Area: 0.694 acres There is huge potential for this property as it comes with over 2,769 sq.ft of space internally LEGAL: Roddy McCrann, Messers Thomas V McCrann, Church Street, Roscommon (090) 662 6269 The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell This beautiful home was recently refurbished to an incredibly high standard with tasteful, modern décor in every room. Extending to Approx.1,510 sq. ft., this property offers spacious and wellproportioned living accommodation comprised of an entrance hall, living room, open plan kitchen/ dining/living area, utility, W.C., 4 bedrooms with master being en-suite and the main bathroom. Also benefits from an insulated attic. The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell

NEW TO THE MARKET 3 B/R Residence on Approx. 3.13 acres LOCATED AT

POLLRANNY, CASTLEPLUNKETT, ROSCOMMON F45 TR60

FOR LEASE A primely located retail unit of approx. 700 sq.ft offering vacant possession (Former travel agents – “East West Travel”) located at

2 STONECOURT, THE SQUARE, ROSCOMMON TOWN CENTRE The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to LEASE

TO LET RATHCLINE, LANESBORO,CO LONGFORD

SUBSTANTIAL SLATTED SHED COMPRISING OF: APPROX 8 BAY DOUBLE (16 BAYS) TERMS: lettings from now until 1st May 2022 Services: Water, ESB on site use costs of same will be the responsibility of the said tenant. The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to LEASE

Ber D2 – Amv: €125,000 A 3 bedroom bungalow Residence which comes to market with Approx. 3.13 acres of agricultural land. The bungalow extends to Approx. 821 sq. ft. and is presented in good condition throughout. Living accommodation is comprised of a porch, entrance hall, living room, kitchen, dining room, 3 bedrooms and main bathroom. The property is heated via a Stanley solid fuel range in the kitchen with back boiler and a solid fuel feature fireplace in the living room. Double glazed windows are fitted throughout. Externally the bungalow sits on a generous sized site with manicured lawns, mature trees and shrubs and a large driveway leading to the rear where there is ample parking space and storage sheds. The site offers the opportunity to extend the property if required and subject to planning permission. Legal: Padraig Kelly Strokestown, Roscommon (071) 9633666 The Auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell

Stone Court, The Square, Roscommon Email: jearley@propertypartners.ie www.propertypartners.ie Tel: (090) 6626579 / 6626796 or John 086 2551380 Fax: (090) 6625405

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Six-bedroomed townhouse on Lanesborough Street On the market with Loretta Dowd Properties is a spacious, six-bedroomed townhouse, located at Lanesborough Street, Roscommon town. Situated just a stone’s throw from Roscommon town centre and all amenities (approximately 100 metres), this fine property is currently rented and is presented for sale in good condition throughout. Located in a most sought-after residential area, this property would make an ideal home or investment property due to its location. Downstairs accommodation briefly comprises of a reception/hallway, sitting room with solid fuel stove (which assists storage heating), and two kitchen/dining rooms. The first floor has four bedrooms with a shower room, and the second floor has two bedrooms with a shower room. There is also a large garden area to rear as well as a outdoor utility/storage shed. Ber: F (No. 105507537) For immediate viewing or for further information, contact Loretta Dowd on 087-2233223.

Loretta Dowd wants properties!

This week, Loretta Dowd Properties are seeking properties in all areas, having recently reached ‘Sale Agreed’ on a number of properties in and around the Roscommon area, including properties in Castle Manor, Ballintubber, Ballyleague, Roscommon town, Portumna and Galway. Rental properties are also being sought in all areas due to demand. Loretta Dowd Properties

are experiencing high levels of enquiries from potential buyers and have a number of disappointed underbidders on the books who are seeking properties in the Roscommon town area especially. Roscommon is an attractive area to live and work in, and has so much to offer. With its wide range of shops/boutiques, primary and secondary schools, Roscommon

Castle, Loughnaneane Park, Forest Park, Boyle, Mote Park and much more on the doorstep, there is much to offer to the potential home owner. Loretta Dowd Properties can offer a free valuation and are under no obligation – remember, “No sale equals no fee”. For a free appraisal or for more information, phone Loretta Dowd on 0872233223.

Two-bedroomed residence for sale in Roscommon town

Sean Naughton MIPAV COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS, AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS, ESTATE AGENTS THE SQUARE, ROSCOMMON TEL: (090) 6625080 (office (office)) Mob: 087 2479486 — Fax: (090) 6627161 Email: seannaughton@eircom.net PRSA no. 001821 – FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY –

Clooneenbaun, Donamon

30.54 acres (12.36 hectares) of fair quality land at Clooneenbaun. Final offers on or before 29th October 2021

Price Guide €165,000

Legal: Niamh Mahon, Mahon Sweeney Solicitors, Market Square, Roscommon

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Cloonsellan, Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon

For sale with Loretta Dowd Properties, is a two-bedroomed, detached residence, located at No.2 Ardnanagh, Roscommon town. Standing on a large site area with a selection of storage sheds at the rear, the residence benefits from its prime location, situated close to the train station within walking distance of town centre and all its amenities. Downstairs accommodation briefly comprises of an entrance/ hallway, living room, kitchen, wet room, and bedroom. Upstairs, there is a large open plan area and a large bedroom. The auctioneer now invites immediate enquiries and viewings. For more information or to arrange a viewing, contact Loretta Dowd on 087-2233223.

BEST WISHES TO TREMANE AND ATHLEAGUE THIS WEEK-END!!!

5.30 acres (2.14 hectares) of fair quality agricultural lands. Final offers on or before 29th October 2021

Price Guide €25,000

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Killiaghan & Gort Co. Roscommon

11.76 Hectares (29 acres) of good quality land good location convenient to Athlone and Roscommon. Excellent opportunity to local farmers to increase their existing holding Copy of Maps available on request Final offers on or before 29th October 2021

Price Guide €84,000

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50 Dun Ard Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon F42 VO22 A Prime 4 Bedroomed Residence located in the much sought after village of Knockcroghery. There are spacious gardens front and rear. Viewing is highly recommended as this property is ideal as a family home or investment.

Price Guide €185,000

Final offers are now been taken.

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LAND TO LET Having sold a number of Properties in the last Ballinderry, Four Mile House few weeks Sean urgently requires Properties for “Disappointed underbidders” in the Knockcroghery Circa 30 Acres of “good” quality land until 1st February 2022 and Dun Ard Areas. Best Prices, Best Rates (Sheep only). Offers invited and Complete Privacy Guaranteed. For Viewing & Information of the above properties contact the Auctioneer Sean Naughton M.I.P.A.V. The Square, Roscommon. Commissioner for Oaths, Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents PSRA License No: 001821 Tel: (090) 6625080 Mob: 087 2479486 Email: seannaughton@eircom.net

Loretta Dowd

E-MAIL: ldowdproperties@gmail.com WEB: www.lorettadowdpropertylettings.com FOR SALE

Lanesborough Street, Roscommon Town

Excellent Location... c.100 metres to Town Centre and all amenities Spacious six bedroom town house located just a stone’s throw from Roscommon town centre and all amenities. This fine property is currently rented and is presented for sale in good condition throughout and is located in a most sought after residential area. This property would make an ideal home or investment property due location. Accommodation comprises briefly of reception/hallway, sitting room with solid fuel stove which assists storage heating, two number kitchen/dining rooms, first floor area: four bedrooms in all with shower room, second floor level: two bedrooms in all with shower room. Large garden area to rear with outdoor utility/storage shed. Ber F (No. 105507537) For immediate viewing or for further information, contact Loretta Dowd on 087 2233223. FOR SALE

No.2 Ardnanagh, Roscommon Town

2 bedroom detached residence standing on a large site area, this residence is close to train station and within walking distance of town centre and all amenities. Accommodation comprises briefly of : Entrance/hallway, living room, kitchen, wet room, bedroom, first floor area: large open plan area and large bedroom. Large garden area to rear with selection of storage sheds to rear. The Auctioneer invites immediate enquiries and viewings.

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Weekfield, Coolshagtena,

 Property 1 key feature 1 Co. Roscommon, F42 X402  Property 1 key feature 2 Traditional 4 bedroom detached bungalow Property 1 set key on feature 3 a mature 0.6 Acre

SALE TYPE TAGLINE SALE TYPE TAGLINENEW TO THE MARKET SALE TYPE NEW TAGLINE NEW TO THE MARKET NEW TO THEADDRESS MARKET TO THE MARKET ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, LOCALITY, STREET NAME, ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE

2 keyAuction feature 1 For Sale  byProperty Online  Property 2 key feature 2 29th of October  Property 2 key feature 3

TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE Newtown Farragher, Apartment 6 Arch Court, 9 Oaklawn Drive, Racecourse  Property 4 key feature 1  Property 3 key feature 1 Four Mile House, St. Ciarans Road,  Property 4 key Road, Roscommon Town,  Property 3 key feature 2 feature 2 Co. Roscommon, NN263 key feature 3 Roscommon Town,  Property 4 keyCo. Roscommon, F42 TD37 F42 Property feature 3 3 bedroom detached bungalow, offering Well presented 3AMV: bedroom semi Co.AMV: Roscommon F42 VK10 AMV: ¤000,000 ¤000,000 ¤000,000

AMV: ¤000,000 Ardeevin, Tulsk, Castlerea, site, presented in excellent condition first floor potential subject to planning, detached home on corner site, and conveniently located between Co. Roscommon, F45 TC64 on 0.5 acre site and benefiting from TAGLINESpacious 2 bedroom town centre conveniently located to all amenities in SALE TYPE TAGLINE SALE TYPE TAGLINE SALE TYPE SALE TYPE TAGLINE Roscommon Town and Ballyleague. Substantial 4 bed family home situated first floor apartment convenient to all detached garage to rear, convenient to Roscommon Town. Offering a range of outbuildings on an elevated 0.69 acre site with amenities in Roscommon Town. Roscommon Town. Guide Price: €140,000 situated thereon, the said property double garage and offering particularly ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, Guide Price: €80,000 Guide Price: €175,000 offers unlimited potential and impressiveTOWN, views ofCOUNTY, the surrounding POSTCODE TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE immediate enquiries are advised. countryside. .  Property 4 key feature 1   Property 3 key feature 1  Property 1 key feature 1 Property 2 key feature 1 Guide €175,000 Guide Price: €200,000  Property 4 key feature 2  Property  Property 3 key feature 2  Property 1 keyPrice: feature 2 2 key feature 2  Property 4 key feature 3  Property 2 key feature 3  Property 3 key feature 3  Property 1 key feature 3 AMV: ¤000,000

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ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 5 key feature 1  Property 5 key feature 2  Property 5 key feature 3

ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 6 key feature 1  Property 6 key feature 2  Property 6 key feature 3

ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 5 key feature 1  Property 5 key feature 2  Property 5 key feature 3

ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 6 key feature 1  Property 6 key feature 2  Property 6 key feature 3

AMV: ¤000,000

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AMV: ¤000,000

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ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 7 key feature 1  Property 7 key feature 2  Property 7 key feature 3

Final offers invited for substantial family home at Antogher Road AMV: ¤000,000

AMV: ¤000,000

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On the market with REA Seamus Carthy, is a substantial four-bedroomed family home with adjoining garage, set on a generous site of 0.26 acres in the heart of Roscommon town. No. 10 Antogher Road is set within a small residential estate,

comprising fifteen detached family homes. The property is located in a sought after location, convenient to all amenities in Roscommon town. Downstairs accommodation comprises of two reception rooms, a dining room, kitchen/

dining room, utility, WC, and adjoining garage. Upstairs, there are four bedrooms (one ensuite) and a family bathroom. This is a rare opportunity to purchase a quality, four-bedroomed residence in a town centre location, with all con-

veniences at your doorstep. Immediate enquiries and viewings are now invited. For more information, contact REA Seamus Carthy today on 090-6630001 or via info@ reacarthy.ie.

AMV: ¤000,000

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ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 8 key feature 1  Property 8 key feature 2  Property 8 key feature 3

AMV: ¤000,000

090 66 30001

Licence No: 002782 ADDRESS LOCALITY, STREET PSRA NAME, TOWN, COUNTY, POSTCODE  Property 8 key feature 1  Property 8 key feature 2  Property 8 key feature 3

AMV: ¤000,000

090 66 30001 PSRA Licence No: 002782

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

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

FINAL OFFERS

Are now being sought on circa 110-acre Farm for the Estate of Maura Murray, Deceased.

CURRAGHBOY VILLAGE

All of the lands are of top quality and have been well maintained over the years. The lands are located in a renowned farming area with the benefit of lake frontage onto Lough Funshinagh. For further details or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com Legal: Ms. Tina Dolan Solicitor, Mellotte O’Carroll Solicitors, 11 Pearse Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Ph. 090 64 92014

Residential farm for sale in Roxboro This week, Pat Hughes Auctioneers are confirming that they have a residential farm of approximately 43 acres for sale at Roxboro in Roscommon, being sold for the representatives of the late Mary (Maisie) Farrell. Downstairs accommodation consists of a kitchen, dining room, sitting room, three bedrooms, and bathroom, with a further two bedrooms upstairs. There are also several out-offices, including a hay shed and

lean-to. The land has excellent road frontage and would have great development potential subject to planning permission being granted. The property is situated less than two miles from Roscommon town and half a mile off the main Lanesboro to Roscommon road, convenient to schools and all local amenities. The property can be sold in one or more lots to suit. There are approximately nine acres located

a short distance away from the main block. All these lands are of top quality. Lot one includes the residence on approximately 34 acres, lot two comprises approximately nine acres, lot three includes the residence on approximately three acres, and lot four comprises 31 acres. For more information, contact Pat Hughes Auctioneers on 090-6627003 or email info@ pathughesauctioneers.com.

FOR SALE At ROXBORO, ROSCOMMON

circa 43 acre Residential Farm for the Reps of the late Mary (Maisie) Farrell, Deceased. The property can be sold in one or more lots to suit. Accommodation consists of: Kitchen, Dining Room, Sitting Room, 3 Bedrooms and Bathroom downstairs, with 2 further Bedrooms upstairs. There are several out-offices including hay shed and lean-to. The land has excellent road frontage and would have development potential subject to planning permission being granted. The property is situated less than 2 miles from Roscommon Town and ½ mile off the main Lanesboro to Roscommon Road convenient to schools and all local amenities. l Lot 1 Residence on circa 34 acres l Lot 2 Circa 9 acres l Lot 3 Residence on circa 3 acres l Lot 4 Circa 31 acres Legal: Carmel Leahy, Thomas K Madden & Co. Solicitors, 1 Camlin View, Deanscurragh, Longford, (043) 334 1192 For further details and appointment to view contact 090 6627003 or email: info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Site with planning permission for sale at The Walk, Roscommon This week, Pat Hughes Auctioneers have a site for sale at The Walk, Roscommon. The site comes with the benefit of full planning permission for a dormer bungalow. For further details, contact Pat Hughes Auctioneers on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com.

FOR SALE At CIRCULAR ROAD, ROSCOMMON TOWN

An impressive 6 Bedroomed Two Storey Residence. The Residence stands on a large site with a Garage to the rear and is located in a prominent location in Roscommon Town and close to all amenities. Accommodation consists of 2 Sitting Rooms, Dining Room, Kitchen, Utility, Bathroom and Downstairs Bedroom with fitted Units. Upstairs:- 5 Double Bedrooms all EnSuite with two having the benefit of walk in wardrobes and the other 3 with fitted units. This property would be an ideal investment opportunity for someone for B & B or would make a large family home. Viewing is highly recommended. For further information or to make an appointment to view contact the office on 090 6627003 or e-mail info@pathughesauctioneers.com

Buying or selling? Contact Pat Hughes Due to a high number of sales in the last number of weeks, Pat Hughes Auctioneers are urgently looking for all types of properties in and around the Roscommon area. So, if you are thinking of buying or selling property, considering contacting Pat Hughes Auctioneers for their free, professional advice. For further details on any property on offer with Pat Hughes Auctioneers contact the office on 090-6627003 or email info@pathughesauctioneers.com.

110-acre farm in Curraghboy This week, Pat Hughes Auctioneers are confirming that they are hopeful of concluding a sale for a 110-acre farm located in the village of Curraghboy. All of these lands are of top quality and come with the advantage of lake frontage onto Lough Funshinagh. The lands have been well farmed over recent years and would be of interest to local farmers of someone looking to acquire a good block of land convenient to Athlone and Roscommon. Pat Hughes Auctioneers have confirmed that they have received a lot of interest from investors who are buying this type of property and leasing it for a number of years, which gives them a tax-free income. This farm is capable of generating a rental income of €30,000 per year tax-free. For more information, contact Pat Hughes Auctioneers on 090-6627003 or email info@ pathughesauctioneers.com.

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New to the market: former Knockcroghery public house PSRA Licence No: 003201

NEW TO THE MARKET

The Walk, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon F42 HP93 Superb 4 bed detached residence on a large landscaped site situated on the Walk Road within walking distance to all town amenities. This property is furnished to the highest specification with exceptional finish throughout and comprises entrance hallway, sitting room, living area, open plan kitchen dining room and large utility with w.c. off. First floor, 4 large bedrooms master ensuite and family bathroom. Large mature grounds with wide variety of shrubs and plants together with mature hedging and trees. Viewing strictly by prior appointment.

Price Region: € 315,000 BER Rating: C3

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NEW TO THE MARKET

PRIME BUILDING SITE WITH FFP FOR ATTRACTIVE RESIDENCE

Golf Links Road, Slevinagee Townland, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon

New to the market with Oates Auctioneers is ‘The Widow Pat’s’, a former public house located in Knockcroghery village, Co. Roscommon (F42 T220). Presented for sale in excellent condition throughout, this property would be suitable for a variety of uses, including as a pub/ restaurant, or for commercial, office, or residential use (subject to planning permission). The property is situated on a large site area with a private garden to rear and ample parking space to the side. Viewing comes strictly by prior appointment with the sole selling agent. Price region: POA. BER: D1. For more information or to make an appointment to view, contact Oates Auctioneers on 090-6627878 or email info@oates. ie.

Final offers for fourbedroomed residence Final offers are now being invited for a four-bedroomed residence of approximately 1,510 square feet, located at Rathconor, Fourmilehouse, Roscommon (F42WY04). This beautiful home was recently refurbished to an incredibly high standard, with tasteful, modern décor in every room. Extending to approximately 1,510 square feet, this property offers spacious and wellproportioned living accommodation, comprised of an entrance hall, living room, open plan kitchen/ dining/living area, utility, WC, four bedrooms (master en-suite) and a main bathroom. The property also benefits from an insulated attic. The auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell. Contact Property Partners Earley on 0906626579 or email jearley@propertypartners.ie.

Ready to go site available with Full Planning Permission located adjacent to Roscommon Golf Course and within walking distance to all town amenities in this highly sought after mature residential location. Extending to c 200 sq. ft. with Full Planning granted under Roscommon Co. Co 21/230 attractive dormer style bungalow with unique open plan. Vaulted ceiling over kitchen/dining area together with large master bedroom with walk in wardrobe and ensuite. This in an exceptional site on the doorstep of Mote Park amenity park for which the auctioneers invite viewings and offers.

Price Region: € 110,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET

11 Thornfield Drive, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon F42 KV82 Prime property incorporating spacious living accommodation located within walking distance to all town amenities. This property has been tastefully maintained and comprises ground floor entrance hallway, kitchen/dining room, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. There is an attic conversion with 2 further rooms on first floor. Outside well maintained grounds with a wide array of shrubs and flowers together with garage to side. The property benefits from oil and solid fuel central heating.

Price Region: POA BER Rating: E2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW TO THE MARKET - TAX BREAK

4 Lisroyne Court, Elphin St., Strokestown, Co. Roscommon New build 3 bedroom terraced house benefiting from generous tax relief, with attractive cut stone façade. Situated in the centre of the Heritage Town of Strokestown and adjacent to Strokestown House and Gardens, this residence comprises entrance hallway, sitting room with attractive marble fireplace, open plan kitchen/ dining room with patio doors to the rear and guest w.c. First floor 3 bedrooms, master ensuite and family bathroom. Located 10 miles from Longford, Roscommon and Carrick on Shannon town centres.

Price Region: € 120,000

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

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

Athleague farm new to the market at Earley’s New to the market with Property Partners Earley is a farm of approximately 46.5 acres, located at Cloonykelly, Athleague, Co. Roscommon, bordering the River Suck. Comprised in folio 30989F, the farm offers grass lands and wetlands onto the River Suck (holding potential). Situated in Athleague, the property is located in a renowned farming area. Accordingly, the sale of these lands must offer all farmers purchase opportunity. The auctioneer now invites viewings and all offers to sell. AMW: €150,000. Contact Property Partners Earley on 0906626579 or email jearley@ propertypartners.ie.

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Classifieds PLANNINGS

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

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facebook.com/moleskinarch ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying for planning permission to retain the following – a) A dwellinghouse as constructed b) A garden/storage shed ancillary to the dwellinghouse c) An upgraded waste treatment system comprising a proprietary effluent treatment system at Lung Townland, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: Thomas and Mary Towey The planning application may be inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable costs 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 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 We Rathcroghan Designs intend applying for Planning Permission on behalf of John Sweeney to retain existing Horse Stables, together with all associated site works at Corbally West Td Elphin 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 M: 086 2328484

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

PLANNINGS 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 (on Site which includes a Protected Structure - A Windmill, RPS Ref. No. 01600160 refers) at Elphin Td, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

Signed: AOL Design Ltd. Consulting Engineers C/O Albert Looby, Killeenboy, Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon. F42 K400. 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 in writing to the planning authority on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Shannon Valley Plant Hire Ltd, are applying for retention permission for commercial shed (173 sq.m) and all associated site works at Drinaun Td, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

This planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Signed: Brandon O’Brien Ltd. (Agent) Consulting Engineers Tel: 090 6625005

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I am applying for planning permission for erection of dwelling house and domestic garage, with septic tank and percolation area, and ancillary site development works at Killeenrevagh, Knockcroghery.

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

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Curlew Energy Limited intends to apply for a fiveyear planning permission for development at this site in the townlands of Leam, Ballybaun, Harepark, Ardcorcoran, Grange Beg, Knockadoobrusna, Ballytrasna, Cashelfinoge and Greatmeadow, Co. Roscommon. The development will consist of the construction of 2 No. wind turbines (turbine tip height of 150m, rotor diameter of 138m) with associated foundations and crane hardstand areas and all associated development including 1 No. substation control building, 1 No. Permanent Meteorological Mast (80m height) and associated foundation, hardstand area and ancillary main crane hardstand area, 1,304m of new internal site service roads, Underground electric cabling systems between turbines within the wind farm site, 3.75km of Overground electric cabling system and 1.53km of Underground electric cabling system between the wind farm site and connection point at existing 38 kV ESBN substation in Boyle, 1 No. new site access/ entrance off the L-1248 local road at the western boundary to facilitate construction and access, 1 No. temporary construction site compound (750m2), 4 No. peat /spoil deposition areas for storage of excess excavated peat materials, Associated surface water management system, Tree felling to facilitate site development, Temporary works on sections of the public road network along the turbine delivery route (including hedge or tree cutting, relocation of powerlines/poles, lampposts, signage and local road widening) and all associated site works.

A Natura Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the application. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report and the Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of Roscommon County Council. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Roscommon County Council during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Brian Sheerin and Rachel Creighton are applying to Roscommon County Council for full planning permission to construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site development works at Cloonyogan, Clashaganny, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon.

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

Unit 5, Ballypheason House, Circular Road, Roscommon, F42 C982. Ph: 090 6634365 Mob: 087 8228529 E: james@jlce.ie & aaron@jlce.ie Web:www.jlce.ie Architectural Designers – Consulting Engineers

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We, Mary Murray and Shane Doolan are applying to Roscommon County Council for full planning permission to construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site development works at Skrine Townland, Athleague, Co. Roscommon.

Unit 5, Ballypheason House, Circular Road, Roscommon, F42 C982. Ph: 090 6634365 Mob: 087 8228529 E: james@jlce.ie & aaron@jlce.ie Web:www.jlce.ie Architectural Designers – Consulting Engineers

PLANNINGS ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL Farnbeg and Cloonradoon Townlands, Strokestown, County Roscommon The Irish Heritage Trust intends to apply for permission for development at Strokestown Park House, Farnbeg and Cloonradoon Townlands, Strokestown, County Roscommon. The development will consist of the provision of a ground-mounted, Photovoltaic (PV) array of approximately 50 sqm to deliver a maximum yield of less than 11kW. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of Strokestown Park House, which is a protected structure RPS No. 02300141 - as listed in the Record of Protected Structures of the Roscommon County Development Plan (Strokestown Area Plan) 2014-2020.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: The Irish Heritage Trust c/o Axo Architects Ellison Street, Castlebar Co. Mayo - F23 TH73

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL I, Gzim Gjyrevci, intend to apply for Permission for the change of use of existing premises to a fast food takeaway, along with building signage and connections to all site services and all other associated site works at Roosky Townland, Main Street, Roosky, Co. Roscommon.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submission or observation will be considered by the 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: Murtagh Engineering Chartered Consulting Engineers, Tarmonbarry, Co Roscommon. Ph: (086) 3490965 www.mbeprojects.com

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PLANNINGS 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 Surveyors, Chartered Construction Managers, Building Consultants. 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 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 We Rathcroghan Designs intend applying for Planning Permission on behalf of John Sweeney to retain existing agricultural shed, together with all associated site works at Corbally West Td Elphin Co. Roscommon.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL We are applying for planning permission for retention of domestic storage shed to rear of dwelling house at 54 Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon.

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

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TUITION < TUITION: Keyboard teacher available, beginners up, will teach in your own home, Exams optional. Telephone Marie: 083 8087775 < GRINDS: French and German grinds, catered for up to Leaving Certificate (Honours). Tel: 087 3515985

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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.

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Experienced Electrical Power distribution and Switchgear technician required for a new engineering, manufacturing and design company located in the heart of the midlands, Athlone. The company requires a technician with electrical switchgear building experience to join this quality focused team responsible for the following tasks: • Assemble mechanical and electrical components per a detailed electrical/mechanical design package. • Wire up internal components including ACB’s ,MCB’s MCCB’s, RCBO’s as part of an inclusive skid. • Build, punch and form copper busbar components. • Assemble mechanical enclosures. • Execute QAQC checklists as part of the internal quality guide lines.

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A relevant FETAC/QQI Level 5 or equivalent qualification appropriate to the field of intellectual disability is desirable. Candidates must have at least 1 years’ The Support Worker providesof a key-working supportive for individuals by the experience working with role people withsupported an intellectual Service. The Support Worker role is to support the person in all aspects of daily living focusing on disability people on the autism spectrum. the individual’s ability andand/or promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Support Worker will assist and support People who use the Service with developmentsupportive of their The Support Worker provides a key-working Individual Plans and the achievement of associated outcomes, and critically, to support People role for individuals supported by the Service. The who use the Service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through Support Worker role is to support the person in all inclusive and creative thinking. aspects of daily living focusing on the individual’s ability A full clean manual Irish Driving Licence, and fluency in verbal and written English is an essential and promoting independence and development of skills requirement of the post. A panel may as a result process from which subsequent Support Worker atbeallformed times. Theof this Support Worker will assist and support Appointments within the North Roscommon Services will be made over the next 6 months. People who use the Service with development of their Individual Plans and the achievement of associated To view the full job description and to make an application on-line, please log onto the outcomes, andwebsite critically, to support People who use the Brothers of Charity at www.brothersofcharity.ie/galway Service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of Informal enquiries for this post to Tommie Scanlon, Area Manager on (087)-1697954 the community through inclusive and creative thinking. closing date for receipt of all applications on-line is: A fullThe clean manual Irish Driving Licence, and fluency in 5pm, Thursday 21 October 2021 verbal and written English is an essential requirement of Interviews to be held on Thursday 28 October 2021 via Microsoft Teams. the post. The Brothers of Charitymay Services - West Region is an equal employer A panel beIreland formed as a result ofopportunities this process from which subsequent Support Worker Appointments within the North Roscommon Services will be made over the next 6 months. To view the full job description and to make an application on-line, please log onto the Brothers of Charity website at www.brothersofcharity.ie/galway Informal enquiries for this post to: Tommie Scanlon, Area Manager on (087)-1697954 The closing date for receipt of all applications on-line is: 5pm, Thursday 21st October 2021 Interviews to be held on Thursday, 28th October 2021 via Microsoft Teams. The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - West Region is an equal opportunities employer A relevant FETAC/QQI Level 5 or equivalent qualification appropriate to the field of intellectual disability is desirable. Candidates must have at least 1 years’ experience of working with people with an intellectual disability and/or people on the autism spectrum.

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Receptionist\Accounts Admin Opportunity Service Matters is Ireland’s largest independent provider in the Managed Workwear and Hygiene Rental sector. We are recruiting for the following role:

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< CHILDMINDER: Roscommon Town area. For 2 children after school 2-6pm 2/3 days/week. Needs own car. References required. Tel: 0861613426

< CHATTERLAND PLAYSCHOOL AND CRECHE, ELPHIN: Currently have a vacancy for an Early Years Educator, Level 6 qualification required. Experience not necessary. Please email your CV to chatterlandcreche@hotmail.com or tel: 087 8325301 < ASSISTANT REQUIRED: Part-time assistant required for retail outlet in Roscommon Town, 12 -20 hours per week. Replies to: Box No: 2093 c/o Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon < PART-TIME/WEEKEND WORK: Available in pub in Roscommon Town. Tel: 086 2582657

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for inclusion on a panel for the post of:

TEMPORARY CASUAL PART-TIME EVENTS ASSISTANT – ROSCOMMON ARTS CENTRE Application form and candidate information booklet setting out full details in relation to this position are available by logging into the Job Vacancies section on Roscommon County Council’s website at www.roscommoncoco.ie Candidates may be shortlisted on the basis of information supplied on application form. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 4.00 p.m. on 21st October 2021 Canvassing will disqualify. Roscommon County Council is an equal opportunities employer. Is fóstóir comhionannais deiseanna í Comhairle Chontae Roscomaín

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES KINSLEY Tom

Ballygar, Co. Galway. Who passed away on 14th October 2020

BEIRNE Johnny Ballymacurley South, Four Mile House (24th Anniversary)

REYNOLDS Marion (nee McBride)

Rooskey, Roscommon Who passed away on July 18th 2021

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As we lovingly remember Dad on his First Anniversary, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all who sympathised with us and supported us during such a difficult time. To those who called, sent messages and mass cards, to those who lined the streets as the funeral cortege passed through, to those who attended the Church or Cemetery, our deepest thanks are owed to you all. Thank you to everyone who assisted in the funeral arrangements. Your professionalism, kindness and sensitivity was a great support to us. A special word of thanks to the staff of Portiuncula and Galway Hospitals who cared for Dad. The care, compassion and kindness that you showed is forever engrained in our memory. Anniversary Mass for Tom will be celebrated in Ballygar Church on Friday, 15th October at 7.30pm.

MONAGHAN MARY

In loving memory of our brother Johnny, who died on 17th October 1997 R.I.P. Although the world keeps turning, and the sun comes up each day, life has never been the same since you were called away.

Remembered by Patsy and Maureen. Mass offered.

QUIGLEY Bridget (Bridie) Ballybride, Roscommon (1st Anniversary) Who passed away on the 17th October 2020

Carrick, Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon. Who passed away on 4th July 2021

The family of the late Mary wish to acknowledge and express our sincere gratitude to all who sympathised with us, sent Mass cards, offered condolences on R.I.P. and attended her Funeral and Burial. Thanks to her kind neighbours who helped in every way also to those who brought food to our home thank you. A special word of thanks and gratitude to Mary Higgins and all the staff of Sacred Heart Hospital Roscommon, especially the wonderful staff in St. Catherine’s Ward for the wonderful care and kindness to Mary while she resided with you, it meant so much to the family. Also a big thank you to all for the Guard of Honour as she left the Sacred Heart grounds it was a very moving tribute. A special word of thanks to Fr. Sean Byrne for celebrating Mary’s Funeral Mass and graveside prayers. Sincere thank you. Our thanks also to Enda and Ita McHugh Undertakers for their compassion and professionalism, for their support and for ensuring everyone’s safety in these difficult times. Thanks to all who prepared Mary’s final resting place and to all who stood on route to the graveyard. As it would not be possible to thank everyone individually please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. In thanksgiving Mass will be offered for you intentions. May Mary Rest in Peace.

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You gave us years of happiness, then sorrow came with tears, You left us lovely memories, we will treasure through the years.

Always remembered by your husband Bernie.

We miss you from your fireside chair, Your loving smile and gentle air Your vacant place no one can fill We miss you mother and always will.

Loved and missed by your daughter Bernadette.

She was a mother so very rare, Content in her home and always there God bless you mother You were one of the best

Loved and remembered by your daughter Jacqueline, son-in-law Derry, grandchildren Eleanor and Emer.

Scrine, Athleague, www.brianmuraystone.com Co. Roscommon E: brianmurraystone@gmail.com The family of the late Marion Reynolds (nee Mc Bride), who died on July 18th 2021, would like to thank most sincerely, all those who sympathised with us on the loss of our beloved mother. To those who visited our home, attended the funeral and burial, stood outside the church and lined the road of her final journey, your presence was deeply felt and appreciated. To all who sent cards, letters of sympathy, text messages and phone calls, or expressed their condolences through any other means, your words were comforting and treasured. Our sincere thanks to the medical professionals who cared for Marion during her illness- local GP’s, Dr. Annette Rogers and Dr. Nuala Hardiman, Dr. Senan Glynn and the medical team in Mullingar Regional Hospital, Dr. Petra Martin and the staff of the Oncology Unit in Tullamore Regional Hospital and the management and staff of Shannon Lodge Nursing Home, Rooskey. We would like to pay a very special tribute to Roscommon Palliative Care, The Irish Cancer Society Night Nurse Service, Public Health Nurse Edel Doherty and Marion’s carers, Bridgie Farrell, June Mahady, Kathleen Dolan and Ursula Cauneen, whose care and devotion allowed Marion to spend her precious final days at home with her family and extended family who had travelled from around Ireland and the United States. To Parish Priest, Fr. Evaristus, who administered the Last Rites to Marion, prayed with the family and celebrated the Funeral Mass and burial service. To Funeral Directors, Tommy Cox and Michael McGowan, for their professionalism and attention to detail in arranging all aspects of Marion’s funeral. To our neighbours, friends and the community of Kilglass, Slatta and Rooskey. As always, in the darkest days, you shone brightly through, providing everything we needed- food, traffic management and much compassion and support. To the members of Kilglass Gaels GAA club, who formed a dignified and respectful Guard of Honour at Marion’s Funeral To the wonderful team of gravediggers for their hard work in preparing Marion’s final resting place, on what was the hottest day of the Summer. Your thoughtfulness was exceptional, in particular, the provision of seating and shade from the sun at the graveside. To Derek Mahady and Marie Bolger, whose beautiful church music made Marion’s Funeral Mass a special and memorable event. To John (Snr) and Joe O’ Sullivan, whose rendition of a traditional Irish song at the graveside was so meaningful and Leo Logan for recording this and producing a beautiful video tribute to Marion. To Centra, Rooskey, who provided much needed catering at all times and Cox’s Steakhouse, Dromod, for an outdoor meal for our family and neighbours after Marion’s funeral. As it would be impossible to thank everyone personally and individually, please accept this acknowlwdgement of our deep appreciation and gratitude.

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MOYLETTE Thomas (Tom)

Willsbrook, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon Who passed away on the 18th October, 2020

Tom’s wife Margaret and family wish to convey our sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who expressed their sympathies to us following our sad loss. We gratefully appreciate our good neighbours and friends who lined the road for his final journey to the Church and graveyard and who helped and supported us in so many ways. To all those who watched the Funeral Mass online, wrote messages on RIP.ie, sent Mass Cards and letters and donated to The Hospice, thank you. Thank you to Fr. McManus who celebrated his Funeral Mass. Thank you to Jacqueline Kenny for the beautiful music. We are very grateful to Kelly Henry Medical Centre and the Doctors and Nurses of the Galway Clinic who looked after Tom. Thank you to Gaynor’s Funeral Directors for their help and guidance and to the gravediggers who prepared Tom’s final resting place. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions.

THANKSGIVINGS PRAYER FOR A SPECIAL REQUEST Pray for 3 days. Publish on the 3rd day. See what will happen on the 4th day. Oh! Dear Mother of God, Our Lady of Conception Aparecida! Oh! Saint Rita of Cassia and Saint Jude worker of miracles and helper of impossible causes pray for me. Saint Expedite, Saint of urgent causes. Saint Edwiges the Saint of the needy, you know how desperate I feel, please ask Jesus to help me. (Here mention your request). May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored and glorified for ever. Pray 1 Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be... Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. K.M.K. 3 DAY NOVENA TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN O, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. O, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart, to succour me in my necessity (your request). There are none that can withstand your power. O, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands, after each prayer, say 9 Hail Marys. You must publish and it will be granted to you. M.C. THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. M.C.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES O’GRADY Helen Ballyleague, Lanesborough, Co. Roscommon (31st Anniversary)

McGANN Bernard Frenchlawn, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon. (2nd Anniversary)

McKEAGUE Kathleen

Gurrane, Creggs, Co. Roscommon Who passed away on the 16th of October 2020.

COSTELLO Michael (Mike) Thornfield Drive, Lisnamult, Roscommon Who died on 16th October 2011 (10th Anniversary)

In loving memory of Helen who died on the 15th October 1990.

Deep in our hearts you will always stay. Loved and remembered every day, no tears, no verse, can ever say, how much we miss you every day.

Always remembered by her loving family. Anniversary Mass in Church of The Holy Rosary, Ballyleague on Saturday, 16th October at 7 pm. ---------------------In loving memory of a dear sister Helen who died on the 15th October 1990.

A beautiful memory dearer than gold of our sister whose worth can never be told. There is a place in our hearts no one could fill, we miss you dear Helen and always will.

Always remembered with love Kay, Maura, Nuala and extended families.

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IN MEMORY OF DAD There is no one else on earth, so special as you were to me, I hold you forever, my precious Dad. in my heart and memory. You made me laugh every single day, you really were the best and even though you are not here the time we had was blessed. I wish I had just one more chance to see that tender smile, to laugh with you again, My Dad, just for a little while. So this is not goodbye and this is not goodnight, because you’re still here by my side holding on to me so tight.

Loved and sadly missed by Basil, Teresa, Rachel and Bryan. Anniversary Mass in St. Brides Church on Sunday, 17th October at 11.30 am.

NELSON Thomas Curraghroe, Co. Roscommon (7th Anniversary) Who passed away on the 20th October 2014

Just a prayer from the family that loved you. Just a memory fond and true, in our hearts you will live forever, because we thought the world of you.

Always remembered by Mary and family. Anniversary Mass in St. Cecilia’s Church, Curraghroe on Sunday, 17th October at 10am.

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RYAN Willie and Josie Beechwood (9th and 23rd Anniversaries)

In remembrance of our loving parents, Willie and Josie. Words and times we can no longer share. But in my heart you are always there. We the family of the late Kathleen McKeague of Gurrane, Creggs, Co. Roscommon, who passed away on the 16th of October 2020, would like to thank most sincerely all those who sympathised with us on the loss of our dearly loved mother and wife. We are eternally grateful to our many great friends, neighbours and family who attended, sent cards and flowers and left condolences online. We sincerely thank all the staff of Portiuncula Hospital, The Hawthorne Ward, St. Vincent’s Private Hospital, Mayo Roscommon Hospice Palliative Care Team, the Irish Cancer Society and Mother’s GP, Dr. Morris. We will be forever grateful for the care, help and compassion you provided for our mother and our family. We also wish to thank all our family and friends who assisted us during mother’s time at home with us. Thank you to David Moran Undertakers for your professionalism and care, the gravediggers, traffic directors, and all who called with food and refreshments. Thank you also to Fr. Donal Morris for celebrating the Funeral Mass. Thank you to everyone who lined the route for mother’s final journey home and to her final resting place. We are so appreciative for all your thoughtfulness during the Covid restrictions. It would be impossible to thank you all individually so please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. Kathleen’s First Anniversary Mass will take place on Saturday, 16th October at 11 am in St. Mary’s Church, Kilbegnet. For family only please due to current restrictions.

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Lovingly remembered by your wife Patsy. Anniversary Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, 16th October at 11am.

They are not gone from us but gone before us. Ní imithe uainn atá siad Ach imithe romhainn

Remembrance Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Kilteevan on Sunday, 17th October at 10am.

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FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES KELLY Paul

DEVANEY Nora

Carrowdangan, Four-Mile-House, Co. Roscommon Who died on 15th October 2014 R.I.P. (7th Anniversary)

Who passed away on 16th February, 2021

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

Always remembered and sadly missed by his parents Pat and Mary, sisters Grace and Sandra, brothers-in-law Chris and Aaron, nieces Kara and Elina and extended family. Anniversary Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Ballinaheglish on Sunday, 17th October at 11am.

O’CONNOR Mary Carrigeen, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon (4th Anniversary)

In loving memory of a wonderful mother, grandmother and sister who passed away peacefully on 24th October 2017

Nora’s brother Anthony, his wife Janet and daughters, Sarah, Julie and Laura, sister-in-law Nancy and her daughter Sarah wish to thank most sincerely all those who sympathised with them on the sad loss of Nora, those who sent Mass and Sympathy cards, lovely letters, tributes and messages of condolences. Our heartfelt thanks to Nora’s friends, Anne Murray, Sandra Murray, Deirdre Breslin and Marie Doorly who arranged Nora’s Funeral. We wish to acknowledge Nora’s neighbours, former colleagues and staff of Roscommon University Hospital who formed a Guard of Honour on the day of her Funeral. A word of sincere thanks to Nora’s friends, from near and far, who offered support during Nora’s illness and to those who travelled to the Funeral. Thank you to the priests who were in attendance during the Funeral, Very Rev. Christy McHugh, P.P., Grange, Co. Sligo, Canon Joseph Fitzgerald, C.C., Roscommon and Rev. Peter Gallagher, Achonry, who officiated at the burial. Also to those who participated in the Funeral Mass and to Anya Reilly for her singing. We wish to acknowledge the outstanding care given to Nora by the staff in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe and to Pat and Hughie from the Ambulance Service for their professionalism and assistance. We wish to also acknowledge the support of those who remained with Nora and sought assistance when she fell suddenly ill. Our sincere thanks to Smyth Funeral Directors, Roscommon for their professional and sensitive handling of the arrangements. Our thanks to the gravediggers and for their care and preparation of Nora’s final resting place in Achonry Cemetery. We wish to acknowledge and thank her friends and neighbours who attended the burial. We wish to acknowledge the generosity of those who donated to St. Vincent de Paul in lieu of flowers. To those who helped in any way, your contribution has made the loss of Nora more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions.

THANKSGIVINGS Missing, your face, your smile, your voice, your sense of humour, your charm, your wit, your kindness, your way of making everything better, mostly, just missing you...

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by daughters Lorraine, Aileen and Aine, and sons David, Gordon and Padraig and all extended family. Mass will be celebrated for Mary and the late Patsy who passed away earlier this year in St. John’s Church, Lecarrow on Friday, 22nd October at 7pm.

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Cross Country Championships! Pictured are participants in the Roscommon County Cross Country Championships which took place in St. Brigid’s GAA on Saturday, October 9th. Children aged from U-9 to U-16 took part in distances between 400m and 2km. The Fabian Walsh Shield was presented to the winning club, Suck Valley AC.

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THE GAIN LINE

Creggs gear up for Connemara trip

Adult Rugby

Creggs enjoyed a well-earned rest last weekend as they prepare to take on Connemara in round two of the Connacht League this Sunday at 2.30 pm away from home. The following weekend, Creggs are scheduled to play Munster side Kilfeacle in the All-Ireland Junior Cup in Creggs.

Youth Rugby

The Girls’ U-16 side will play away to Corinthians RFC next weekend in round four of League Division One. The U-18s will play Westport at home in round two while the U-14 Girls take on Tuam. Meanwhile, the U-13 Boys face Corinthians away this Saturday; the U-14s also travel to Corinthians and the U-15s take on Galway Bay. Creggs RFC 15 Corinthians RFC 29 (U18.5s): An under-strength Creggs U-18.5 entertained a strong Corinthians side last Sunday morning and found themselves trailing by 12-0 after just eight minutes. Creggs did eventually get going and were awarded a penalty try, the referee running out of patience with the visiting defence following good work from Ciaran Purcell, Aidan Hoare, and Lee Kilcoyne. The start of the second half saw Corinthians reduced to 13 men following two yellow cards and a DJ Hession penalty also reduced their lead to

just two. Tiredness crept in as the half wore on, however, and Corinthians enjoyed more of the ball. A long-range try and conversion put them 22-10 up before Darren Gately was selflessly released by Cormac Dolan to touch down in the corner for Creggs. Corinthians sealed the win with another converted try late on but this battling performance will stand to the Creggs lads. Creggs 26 Ballina RFC 7 (Girls’ U-16 Division One): The Girls’ U-16s enjoyed their third win in the U-16 League Division One last Saturday as they ran out 19-point winners over Ballina. Two first-half tries from Gemima Adams Verling and Sarah Purcell, one of which was converted by Siofra Hession, set the tone, and solid defending kept the visitors scoreless at the halftime whistle. The second half followed a similar pattern with further Creggs’ tries from Shauna Walsh and Siofra Hession, which were both converted by Hession. Ballina did manage to get in for a consolation try late on but this was another very impressive outing for the Creggs girls.

Noel Browne, Tulsk, John O’Callaghan, Castlerea, Gerry Flanagan, Ballybride (event organiser), Martin McDermott, Oran (former Roscommon manager), and Peter Higgins, Clan na Gael pictured at the recent Inter-County Golf Competition at Black Bush Golf Club in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. The event raised €10,085 for the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre in Drogheda.

Mini Rugby

Mini Rugby continues this Saturday at the following times: U-7s/ U-8s/U-9s Boys at 10 am; U-10s and U11s Boys at 10.15 am; U-12s Boys and all Mini Girls at 10.30 am.

Brendan Hanley, Oliver Harrington, Boyle, Gerry Flanagan, Ballybride (event organiser), Declan Farrell, Roscommon town, and John Healy, Ballyleague pictured at recent Inter-County Golf Competition at Black Bush Golf Club in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. The event raised €10,085 for the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre in Drogheda. Creggs’ U-18.5s put in a very credible performance against Corinthians recently.

Soccer Results FAI Junior Cup First Round Strand Celtic 0 Ballinasloe Town 1 Connacht Cup First Round Knocknacarra 4 Ballinagare Manor United 3 Dysart FC v Fahy Rovers, postponed. Corofin United 5 Ballinasloe Town B 1 RDFL Premier Division Cloonfad United 2 Kilkerrin United 2 Ballymoe FC 1 Ballaghaderreen FC 1 Boyle Celtic 8 Moylough ’79 0 RDFL Division One Skyvalley Rovers 3 Dunmore Town 2 RDFL Division Two St. Cuan’s Ahascragh United 4 Moore United B 12 Skyvalley Rovers B 3 Rahara Rovers 2 Boyle Celtic B 1 Cam Celtic 0 St. John’s Athletic B 1 Roscommon United B 0 Ballaghaderreen FC B 1 Dunmore Town B 2 Ballymoe FC 4 Cloonfad United 5

Fixtures Friday, October 15th RDFL Division One Skyvalley Rovers v Ballinasloe Town B. 8 pm RDFL Division Two (8 pm) Skyvalley Rovers B v Dunmore Town B Ballymoe FC B v Boyle Celtic B

Sunday, October 17th

FAI Junior Cup Second Round (2 pm) Ballinasloe Town v Dunmore Town Coolaney United v Ballaghaderreen FC Glenview Stars v Cloonfad United MCR FC v Boyle Celtic RDFL Premier Division Castlerea Celtic v Moore United. 11 am RDFL Division One Dysart FC v Glen Celtic. 11 am RDFL Division Two St. Cuan’s Ahascragh United v Cloonfad United B. 11 am Rahara Rovers v St. John’s Athletic B. 11 am Ballaghaderreen FC B v Cam Celtic. 11 am Roscommon United B v Moore United B. 2 pm

Ciaran McCormack, Ballinagare, Joe Brophy, Claire Brophy, Kiltoom, Gerry Flanagan, Ballybride, and Sean Tiernan, Elphin pictured at the recent Inter-County Golf Competition at Black Bush Golf Club in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. The event raised €10,085 for the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre in Drogheda.

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Horses for Courses

The racing today is in The Curragh with a flat card away at 12.40 pm, and there is also a national hunt card down south in Tramore at 1 pm. Tomorrow there are flat cards at Dundalk, off at 4.45 pm. On Saturday, there is racing in Leopardstown, featuring the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes off at 1.30 pm. Sunday hosts a flat meeting at Naas, stalls opening for the first at 1.10 pm and a national hunt card at Cork off at 1.20 pm. Monday, off at 1.30 pm, hosts the first of a two-day flat autumn festival at Gowran Park. Cross channel, Saturday is Qupico Champions Day at Ascot where there are four Group 1 races, the Champion Sprint Stakes, the Champion Filles and Mares Stakes, the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Champion Stakes. Racing opens with the Group 2 Champions Long Distance Cup and ends with the Balmoral Handicap worth over £103k to the winner. On Saturday, ITV cover all six races from Ascot on Champions Day which are sponsored by Quipco.

Review of the Week

Ger Lyons’ unbeaten 2-Y-O Straight Answer disappointed in Saturday’s Darley Dewhurst Stakes, for which he had been supplemented, finishing last of eight. The race was won the favourite Native Trail for Charlie Appleby and William Buick.

In the Cesarewitch at Newmarket on Saturday, Buzz with Oisin Murphy aboard for Nicky Henderson, won from Willie Mullins’ Burning Victory and William Buick with third going to Richard Hughes’s Calling The Wind ridden by Pat Dobbs. In the Curragh on Sunday, 84-year-old John Kiely from Waterford saddled Line Out under Shane Foley to win from Charles Byrnes’ Turnpike Lane and Willie Mullins’ Maze Runner by 1½l and a nose. In Limerick last Sunday, Sean O’Keeffe rode the Willie Mullins trained Ontheropes to victory in the JT McNamara Munster National defying an almost year-long layoff to capture the handicap chase. Making his first start since finishing second to Monkfish in a Fairyhouse beginners’ chase last November, the seven-yearold beat A Wave Of The Sea by 2¼l with Top Moon a further 3½l back in third, both trained by Joseph O’Brien. Michael O’Callaghan’s Tartan Skirt won the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden in the hands of Leigh Roche at the Curragh on Sunday. O’Callaghan and Roche had won the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes with Twilight Jet at Newmarket on Friday. It was a good couple of days for Galwegian Roche and winning owner/trainer Michael O’Callaghan who is considering Twilight Jet for the Breeders Cup at Del Mar, California next month.

Speaking of Del Mar, Paddy Twomey’s Pearls Galore will bid for glory in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. She has finished runner-up in the Group One Prix de la Foret behind Space Blues at ParisLongchamp and in the Matron Stakes won by No Speak Alexander at Leopardstown, She has also won two Group 3 races at Fairyhouse and Tipperary along the way. The famous Czech crosscountry race, the Velka Pardubicka at Pardubice, also took place on Sunday with a horse appropriately called Talent winning the race under Pavil Slozil for trainer Hana Kabelkova. The 10-Y-O had finished fourth last year and seventh in 2019. There was an Irish interest in the race with Patrick Mullins riding Kaiserwalzer but he fell at the fourth, calling a Taxi, as the infamous fence is called. Yesterday in Punchestown Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell won the Grade 3 Daily Star Best For Racing Chase with Galvin who was completing a six-timer beating Annamix and Brahma Bull by ½l and 2½l. He was last seen when winning the National Hunt Chase in March when with Ian Ferguson.

Racing News

Colin Keane equalled Joseph O’Brien’s record of 126 winners ridden in a season at Dundalk last Friday, riding the reserve Torn to win the open-

Darts League set to resume

Shor t putts

The Hannon’s Hotel sponsored Roscommon Darts League will restart on Friday, October 29th with the conclusion of the campaign which began prior to Covid-19 restrictions. The Holly Tree has withdrawn from the competition so all points from games involving that team will be deducted from the remaining participants. McDermott’s, Flanagan’s and The Cosy Bar currently top the standings with 71 points and the fixtures for October 29th are as follows: Flanagan’s v Dalton’s; The Hollywood v Cosy Bar (Challenge match); McDermott’s v Molly’s; An Bothar Rua v Sideline Bar; Cosy Bar have a bye. A new start time of 9.30 pm will be trialled for all games and the annual Christmas Darts Singles event has been scheduled for Sunday, December 12th.

(News from local golf clubs)

Athlone

Kenny Noonan won the recent Carty Meats Hamper with 42 points while Joe Carney was victorious in the Singles Stableford played on October 2nd and 3rd. with 42 points. The AWGS on October 7th was won by John Burns with 33 points. In the Ladies’ section, Frances McGettigan topped the Pro Golf 18-hole leaderboard with 36 points while the 9-hole competition went to Camilla Fitzgibbon with 18. The 97 Club 12-hole results were as follows: Class A: Anna Walsh (26 points); Class B: Deirdre Connolly (25); Class C: Olive Dolan (25); Class D: Clare Campion (22); Class E: Marion O’Shea.

Boyle

Gabriel Lavin and Frank Flanagan put themselves in with a strong chance of qualifying for the King Harmon Cup matchplay. Both men had 42 points with Gabriel just edging it on count back. Lochlann Conboy came third with 40 points. It was also great to see some members from the Ladies’ club participate in the competition for the first

time. The 2nd round was played on Sunday the 10th and the final qualifying round will be on the 17th, with the top 8 qualifying for the match play rounds. AGM dates: Ladies: Sunday, November 7th; Men’s: November 14th; Overall Club: Sunday, November 18th. All meetings start at 5 pm in the clubhouse. Motions to be discussed at an AGM must be with the respective Secretary seven days prior to the meeting, as must nominations to the committees. Nominations must have a proposer and seconder and the person being nominated has to have consented. At the recent committee meeting, condolences were expressed to the family of the late Mai Regan. Mai and her late husband Tommy were both keen members of the club for several decades. Condolences were also expressed to members Patti Dowd and Michael Simon on recent bereavements.

Carrick

The Golfer of the Year leaderboard is as follows: 1st: Shamzuri Hanifa (55 points); 2nd: Daniel Egan (49); 3rd: Keith Duignan (40). Rookie Golfer of

by Tom Red

Ontheropes and Sean O’Keeffe jump the last ahead A Wave Of the Sea.

ing race as favourite and then broke it at the Curragh on Sunday, partnering Ger Lyons’ Power Under Me at the Curragh. In the next race, he made it 128 riding Pretty Boy Floyd for Sarah Dawson and he is well clear of the field in the championship race. There is a much tighter battle for the honour across the Irish Sea where William Buick following a treble on Tuesday trailed the champion Oisin Murphy by four, 150 to 146. A double at Nottingham for Buick yesterday brought the gap down to two with only four days left. At Chelmsford this evening Buick has seven rides with

Murphy six. The Jim Bolger-trained Poetic Flare has been retired to stud and will stand at Shadai Stallion Station in Japan. He won the Newmarket 2000 Guineas, finished sixth in the French and second in the Irish equivalent races. He also won the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascotwas and was due to run at Ascot this weekend.

Point-to-Point News

Saturday’s point-to-point racing is at Route, Portrush on the Derry/Antrim border with 57 horses entered and first race at 1.30 pm. There are two meetings on

Sunday with racing at Tinahely in Co Wicklow with 64 entries, and Umma House in between Moate and Ballymahon in Co. Westmeath, 84 entries and both meetings are scheduled to start at 2 pm. The going at Umma House is good to yielding, yielding in places. As usual spectators are allowed but they have to preregister, get an access QR code and present it before entering the venue. Registration will open at 9 am on a Friday in advance of each weekend’s racing on www.p2p.ie. All attendees, industry participants and spectators will have to register.

Golfer of the Year for 2021, Jason Beirne, receiving his trophy from Men’s Captain Jonathan Egan at Boyle Golf Club recently.

the Year: 1st: Emmett Herbert (113 points); 2nd: Cian Harmon (110); 3rd: David Clarke (63). The results of the MK Financial competition were as follows: 1st: Gerry Beirne (39 points); 2nd: Patrick Martin (38); Gross: Daniel Egan (36); 3rd: Chris Lowe (38).

Castlerea

Well done to Nicola Devine,

who represented the club with an impressive performance in the national final of Golf Ireland’s Women’s Silver and Bronze Medal, held recently at Headfort Golf Club, Kells, Co. Meath. Meanwhile, the battle is on in the Mulligan Menswear Matchplay, where the last nine are battling for a place in the next round.

Hannah O’Connor took the O’Conor Don Ladies’ prize recently with 36 points with Kay Condon runner-up on 35. The Roscommon Cup winning team was as follows (order of play): Maura Kelly, Deirdre Hawkshaw, Mamie Creaton, Kathy Burke (Captain), Ruth Sullivan, Patricia Callaghan, and Teresa Meaney.

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Five-star St Dominic’s ease into another final

Action from last weekend’s Roscommon IFC semi-final between St Dominic’s and Clann na nGael at Hyde Park. Photo: Mick McCormack

Mulryan Construction IFC Semi-Final St Dominic’s 5-16 Clann na nGael 2-9 < SEAMUS DUKE

St. Dominic’s breezed into another Intermediate Football Championship final with a commanding attacking display against Clann na nGael last Saturday at Dr. Hyde Park. Their total of 5-16 reflected their outstanding forward play, but Tomás Gilleran and his selectors will be concerned about the fact that Clann scored two goals of the soft variety in the first half, while Mark Miley made at least three top class saves to deny the Johnstown men even more green flags. St. Dominic’s were in total control from the throwin, and with Jack Lohan and Tom Appleby dominating the midfield exchanges, their attack got plenty of good ball. The forwards didn’t waste that possession, producing some outstanding scores. In fact the trio of Daire Keenan, Daire Donnelly and the irrepressible Conor Fallon contributed a massive 5-14 of their side’s total. Veteran Fallon blasted home a great goal in the opening minute. It set the tone for the match. When Darren Donnelly grabbed the second goal for his side in the 15th minute, a totally rampant Dominic’s led by 2-5 to 0-2. St. Dominic’s continued to tear the Clann defence apart and when Fallon and Keenan rattled in two fur-

Action from last weekend’s Roscommon IFC semi-final between St Dominic’s and Clann na nGael at Hyde Park. Photo: Mick McCormack

ther goals within a minute, the Knockcroghery-based side were 4-7 to 0-3 ahead after just 28 minutes. Clann did manage a response before half-time, with Ross Naughton and Callum O’Brien fisting well-worked goals, both set up by David Flynn. Indeed, Clann had a third goal disallowed for a square ball. As it was, Dominic’s were still well ahead, 4-9 to 2-4, at the interval. In fairness to Clann, they never gave up the ghost but the gap was too wide to bridge and Dominic’s could always get the scores they needed to stay well ahead. Ross Naughton and Callum O’Brien led the

Clann challenge, but they never looked like seriously threatening the Dominic’s lead. Then, in the final minute, Darren Donnelly was pulled down in the large square and he got up to crash the resultant spot-kick to the Clann net. This was a very impressive win for a St. Dominic’s side who will be determined to avenge last year’s final agony. Mark Miley, Eoin McCormack, Jack Lohan, Tom Appleby, Conor Fallon, Darren Donnelly, Daire Keenan and sub Paddy Fallon were outstanding on the day.

Action from last weekend’s Roscommon IFC semi-final between St Dominic’s and Clann na nGael at Hyde Park. Photo: Mick McCormack

St. Dominic’s, who are without the injured Keith Doyle, march on in their bid to lift the Jimmy Murray Cup on Sunday week. It will take a good performance to deny them. Teams and scorers St. Dominic’s: Mark Miley; Michael Byrne, Michael Feeley, Sean Kenny; Cian Kelly, Eoin McCormack, Brendan O’Meara; Jack Lohan, Tom Appleby; Kyron Dockery, Daire Keenan (1-4, 2 frees), Conor Fallon (2-6, 3 frees); Tommy Hurley (0-1), David Gately, Darren Donnelly (2-4, 1 free). Subs: Paddy Fallon (0-1) for M Byrne (44), Ethan Connaughton for Keenan (49), Noel Watson for C Fallon (50), James Fagan for O’Meara (53). Clann na nGael: Neil Hannon; Dara Egan, Patrick Harney, Oliver Harney (0-1); Kieran Connaughton, David Flynn, Adam Harney (0-1); Ronan Gavin, Sean Fallon; David Connaughton, Sea Henry (0-2, 1 free), Killian Bannon (0-1); Callum O’Brien (1-0), Ross Naughton (1-3), Rian McNamara (0-1) Subs: Cian Gavin for Egans (24), Jonathan Dunning for Fallon (h/t), Alan McManus for D Connaughton (38), Cian Fallon for R Gavin (45), Conor Farrell for McNamara (47). Referee: Patrick McTiernan. Man of the Match:| Jack Lohan (St. Dominic’s)

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Flying Faithleach’s curb Castlerea’s enthusiasm! Mulryan Construction IFC Semi-Final St Faithleach’s 2-18 Castlerea St Kevin’s 1-10 < SEAMUS DUKE

St. Faithleach’s justified their pre-match favourites’ tag with a comprehensive win against Castlerea St. Kevin’s in this IFC semi-

final at Dr. Hyde Park last Sunday. The Ballyleague-based club laid the foundations for their win with a dominant first-half display, at the end of which they led by 2-7 to 0-2. However, their manager Wally Burke and his selectors will be concerned about a 15-minute period in the second half when their players allowed Castlerea to score 1-8 without reply, narrowing the gap to five

points by the 50th minute. Faithleach’s did eventually awake from their slumber and they finished the game well with six unanswered points. On a perfect day for football, Faithleach’s were rampant from the first whistle. It was no surprise that Diarmuid and Ciaráin Murtagh were to the fore, and they had excellent back up from Dave Rooney, Karl Nerney and Mikey Dunne. The first 13 minutes saw only one score for each side as Ciaráin Murtagh and Adam McDermott exchanged points. Once Diarmuid Murtagh drilled home a 14th minute goal after a great run, Faithleach’s took over completely. Castlerea were chasing shadows as Faithleach’s attacked relentlessly. When, in first-half injury-time, Diarmuid Murtagh scored

their second goal – netting at his second attempt after his first effort was blocked – it sent them in leading 2-7 to 0-2 at the break. When Jonathan Hussey (2) and Diarmuid Murtagh added points on the restart to open up a 2-12 to 0-3 lead after 38 minutes, it looked like Castlerea were in for a hammering. To their credit, Castlerea responded and began to play with real purpose and effect. Points from Thomas Callaghan, Aaron McDermott (free) and Peter Farrell started the revival. Then in the 45th minute, Jonathan Hester drilled home a great goal. Points from Shane Keenan, Aaron McDermott, Nathan Bligh and Adam McDermott narrowed the gap further – and with ten minutes to go it was Faithleach’s 2-12 Castlerea 1-10. St. Faithleach’s, aware

that they were suddenly in difficulty, upped their game and finished with a flourish. Points from Ciaráin Murtagh (2), Diarmuid Murtagh, Dave Rooney, Conall Kennelly and Shane Phillips sealed a comfortable win. Outstanding for the winners were Diarmuid Murtagh, Dave Rooney, Ciaráin Murtagh, Mikey Dunne and Mikey Cox, while best for Castlerea were Adam McDermott, Jonathan Hester and Shane Keenan. Now St. Faithleach’s will meet St. Dominic’s in the final, a very hard match-up to call. Faithleach’s have plenty of firepower but they will know that nothing less than a very good performance over 60 minutes will be sufficient to win the Jimmy Murray Cup and send them back into the senior ranks. Action from last weekend’s Intermediate Football Championship semi-final between St Faithleach’s and Castlerea St Kevin’s. Pic: Mick McCormack

HOW IT’S GOING

Action from last weekend’s Intermediate Football Championship semi-final between St Faithleach’s and Castlerea St Kevin’s. Pic: Mick McCormack

Hodson Bay Hotel SFC Semi-Finals Pádraig Pearses 0-18 St Brigid’s 2-10 Clann na nGael 0-14 Roscommon Gaels 0-10 Mulryan Construction IFC Semi-Finals St Dominic’s 5-16 Clann na nGael 2-9 St Faithleach’s 2-18 Castlerea St Kevin’s 1-10 JFC Quarter-Finals St Dominic’s 2-6 Roscommon Gaels 0-10 St Joseph’s 1-10 Kilglass Gaels 1-8 St Brigid’s 2-15 Western Gaels 2-9 Pádraig Pearses 0-12 St Michael’s 0-9 AFL Division Five (Section B) St Barry’s 1-19 Shannon Gaels 0-5

GAA fixtures Friday, October 15th

Action from last weekend’s Intermediate Football Championship semi-final between St Faithleach’s and Castlerea St Kevin’s. Pic: Mick McCormack

Teams and scorers

Junior B FC (Group C) At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Kilglass Gaels. 8 pm St Faithleach’s manager Wally Burke, pictured last Saturday. Pic: Mick McCormack

Junior A FC Semi-Finals At Dr. Hyde Park: St Dominic’s v St Brigid’s. 2 pm At Dr. Hyde Park: Pádraig Pearses v St Joseph’s. 4.30 pm Junior B FC (Group A) At Kilbride: Kilbride v St Dominic’s. 7 pm Junior B Football Championship (Group B) At Peadar Earley Memorial Park: Michael Glavey’s v Castlerea St Kevin’s. 5 pm At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Shannon Gaels. 5 pm Junior B FC (Group C) At Ballyleague: St Faithleach’s v St Michael’s. 5 pm Junior B FC (Group D) At James Timothy Park: Éire Óg v Strokestown. 5 pm At Kilmore: Kilmore v Pádraig Pearses. 5 pm

St. Faithleach’s: Alan Manning; Karl Nerney, Mikey Cox, Adrian Murtagh; Paddy Farrell, Darren Nerney, David Harrison; David Rooney (0-5), Cathal Gunn; Kevin Farrell, Ciaráin Murtagh (0-4, 1 free), Mikey Dunne (0-2); Conall Kennelly (0-1), Diarmuid Murtagh (2-3, 2 frees), Jonathan Hussey (0-2). Subs: James Browne (0-1) for Cox (36), Shane Phillips (0-1) for Hussey (44), Stephen Ormsby for Nerney (56), Stephen Walsh for Farrell (60), James Quigley for Dunne (61). Castlerea St. Kevin’s: Killian Higgins; Padraig Joyce, Jack Keane, Thomas Callaghan (0-1); Michael Conroy, Fintan Kelly, Shane Keenan (0-1); Ronan Raftery, David Quinn; Hugh Rooney, Nathan Bligh (0-1), Aaron McDermott (0-2, 1 free); Peter Farrell (0-1), Jonathan Hester (1-0), Adam McDermott (0-4, 2 frees). Subs: Declan Creaton for Kelly (32), Donal Brennan for Rooney (37), Seamus Stenson for Aaron McDermott (50), David Finneran for Joyce (50). Referee: Aaron Clogher. Man of the Match: Dave Rooney (St. Faithleach’s)

Saturday, October 16th

Sunday, October 17th

Action from last weekend’s Intermediate Football Championship semi-final between St Faithleach’s and Castlerea St Kevin’s. Pic: Mick McCormack

AFL Division Four At Frenchpark: Western Gaels v St Michael’s. 1 pm Kepak Senior Hurling Championship Final At Athleague: Tremane v Athleague. 1.30 pm

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Action from the Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between Clann na nGael and Roscommon Gaels. Pic: Mick McCormack

Cathal Dineen (Roscommon Gaels) makes a pass during Sunday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final at Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Clann weather stubborn Gaels to reach decider Hodson Bay Hotel SFC Semi-Final Clann na nGael 0-14 Roscommon Gaels 0-10 < SEAMUS DUKE

Clann na nGael will take their place against Pádraig Pearses in this year’s county senior football final, but they were made fight all the way by a resolute and gritty Roscommon Gaels team who were in this game right up to the final couple of minutes. In the final analysis, Clann were marginally the better team, although the Gaels weren’t that far from causing a major upset. In Ciaran Lennon, Clann had the best player on the field and a forward that could always engineer a score. As for the Gaels, they will look back on a number of missed opportunities throughout the game, and while it will be no consolation to them this week, they gave Clann plenty to think about in a contest that was always ultracompetitive and absorbing. It was clear from the opening exchanges that this was going to be a good battle, the Gaels making a mockery of pre-match odds of 7/2 as they competed fiercely for every ball and played some really intelligent football throughout. The town team tackled in packs and frequently closed down the Clann threat. Clann, however, were patient and prepared to wait until their dangermen, and Ciaran Lennon in particular, could get on the ball. All year the Gaels have struggled to put up imposing scoring totals, but the return of Peter Gillooly from injury boosted the town team in the attacking sector. With Mark Healy once again effective at full-forward, they were always a threat.

The sides were level on no fewer than six occasions in a hard-fought opening half. Shane Pettit, Paddy Gavin, Jack Connaughton, Ultan Harney and the classy Ciaran Lennon were always prominent for Clann. Paul Gleeson, John McManus, Kieran Kilcline, Mark Healy and Peter Gillooly were doing well for the Gaels. The Gaels could have had a goal in the 24th minute when Mark Healy fisted Brian Kelly’s long ball over the bar. Points from Cian McManus and Ciaran Lennon then saw Clann go in at half-time leading by 0-8 to 0-6.

On a couple of occasions in the second half Clann threatened to pull away, but the Gaels refused to fold. A key score came on 46 minutes when Ciaran Lennon kicked a super point to put Clann three clear, 0-11 to 0-8. In the 50th minute, Mark Purcell had a great goal chance for the Gaels but he blasted over from close range. When Brian Kelly pointed from a free two minutes later, there was only a point between the teams (0-11 to 0-10). Just when it looked like a shock might be on the cards, Clann closed out the game in the final five minutes.

Ciaran Lennon pointed a free in the 55th minute and with a minute of normal time left, he kicked a superb point from play. Then in injury-time Ultan Harney got the ‘insurance score’, doing well to point when under pressure. This may not have been as thrilling as Saturday’s semifinal, but it was always interesting and very well contested. The Gaels played their part, providing a searching test of Clann’s credentials. Clann advanced as winners by a four-point margin, and will now prepare for another major battle when they meet their neighbours Pádraig Pearses in what should be a cracking final.

Teams and scorers

Clann na nGael: Ronan O’Reilly; Jack Connaughton (0-1), Dara Pettit, Fearghal Lennon; Patrick Gavin, Shane Pettit, Oisin Lennon; Cathal Duignan, Graham Pettit; Emmet Kenny, Ultan Harney (0-2), Cian McManus (0-2); David McManus, Ciaran Lennon (0-7, 3 frees, 1 mark), Ian Harney (0-2). Subs: Josh Lennon for McManus (55), Dylan Sumner for U Harney (63). Roscommon Gaels: Daire McCormack (0-1, ‘45); Joey O’Malley, Paul Gleeson, Danny Mahon; John McManus, David O’Gara, Richard Hughes; Kieran Kilcline (0-1), Cathal Dineen; Mark Purcell (0-3, 2 frees), Brian Kelly (0-2, frees), Orin Walsh; Peter Gillooly (0-2), Mark Healy (0-1), William O’Doherty. Subs: Ronan Gleeson for Kilcline (43), Mark Nally for O’Doherty (49), Shane Purcell for M Purcell (50), Kevin O’Gara for Mahon (61). Referee: Paddy Neilan. Peter Gillooly (Roscommon Gaels) in possession during Sunday’s well contested Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final at Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Man of The Match: Ciaran Lennon (Clann na nGael)

Ouch! Two Clann players accidentally clash during Sunday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final against Roscommon Gaels. Pic: Mick McCormack

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Pádraig Pearses dethrone champions in a club classic!

Action from Saturday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between St Brigid’s and Padraig Pearses at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Hodson Bay Hotel SFC Semi-Final Pádraig Pearses 0-18 St Brigid’s 2-10 < SEAMUS DUKE

Pádraig Pearses are back in their third county senior final in a row after they edged out St. Brigid’s in a thrilling semi-final played in perfect weather conditions at Dr. Hyde Park on Saturday evening. This was a tremendous game of club football, one of the best seen in the county in a number of years. There was outstanding play from both sides, great scores, controversial incidents and a breathtaking finish. In the final analysis, Pearses probably just about deserved to win it, but Brigid’s could easily have stolen it at the death. There were so many talking points as fortunes swayed one way and then the other. We had the red cards of two high profile county players, Conor Daly and Brian Stack, in separate incidents in the first half. Pearses manager Pat Flanagan was sent

from the sideline too. We saw two spectacular goals from St. Brigid’s, and some outrageous point-scoring on both sides. Then in injury-time, Brigid’s had a claim for a penalty turned down and in the 77th minute the Kiltoom side had a chance of a matchwinning goal, but Brian Derwin’s fisted effort went wide. It was fantastic entertainment in front of a good-sized crowd. There were superb performances on both sides. For Pearses, Davy Murray, Anthony Butler and Shane Carty were superb in defence, while Niall Daly led from midfield. Hubert Darcy had his best game in a Pearses shirt while Paul Carey and Conor Payne were also in top form for the 2019 champions. St. Brigid’s’ Paul McGrath was the best player on view. He popped up all over the field and scored one of the finest goals seen at Dr. Hyde Park in many a long day. Not far behind him was Ben O’Carroll. This superb player’s movement and skill are rare qualities indeed. Shane Cunnane also did well, as did Darragh Sheehy and Gearoid Cunniffe. Pearses started on the front foot. They dominated

Action from Saturday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final between St Brigid’s and Padraig Pearses at Dr. Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

early on and led by 0-5 to no score after ten minutes, with Darcy winning great ball up front. However, Brigid’s were back in the game in sensational fashion in the 15th minute when McGrath blasted into the top corner from 25 metres. It was a spectacular goal by any standards. Then in the 17th minute, tempers flared as players on both sides became embroiled in a mini-fracas close to the stand sideline. After consulting with his linesman, referee Brendan Healy showed a red card to Conor Daly. Pearses manager Pat Flanagan was also sent from the sideline for his protests over the decision. Just four minutes later, there was another major talking point after Lorcan Daly went down in almost the same spot. Referee Healy (after more consultation) showed a red to Brigid’s’ county star Brian Stack following another dust-up. Now it was 14 against 14. Both sides argued afterwards that both reds were harsh. Thankfully it was the football that won out on the day. Pearses were keeping their noses in front until Brigid’s scored another wonderful goal in the 30th minute when young O’Carroll cut his way through the Pearses defence and sold two dummies before planting the ball in the net. In first-half injury-time, Paul Carey pointed two frees and Shane Cunnane replied with a longrange effort for Brigid’s. At the break it was Brigid’s 2-3 Pearses 0-9. Conor Payne kicked three great points on the spin to give Pearses an ideal start to the second half, but every time they pulled ahead Brigid’s were able to strike back. By the 37th minute, Pearses were ahead by 0-13 to 2-4. Then Brigid’s hit a purple patch, scoring five points with reply. Fantastic scores from McGrath (a brilliant team score), Cunnane (from the sideline) and O’Carroll (from a seemingly impossible angle), saw the defending champions ahead by two points by the time the second water break came around.

To their great credit, Pearses dug in and came with a winning run in the final quarter. Sub Emmett Kelly (2), the outstanding Darcy (2) and Sean Ryan all pointed to leave their side three ahead going into injury-time. Brigid’s attacked in desperation. Brian Derwin shot for goal and claims of a foot block were waved away by the officials. Derwin pointed a free in the 6th minute of time added on to leave two in it. In the last attack of the game O’Carroll’s cross was fisted wide by Derwin. With that it was over and Pearses had survived. Pearses have come into form at just the right time and with their experience they will be hard to beat in the county final. But what a game this was. It was a pity there had to be a loser, but that’s championship football.

Teams and scorers

Pádraig Pearses: Paul Whelan; Mark Richardson, Anthony Butler, Gavin Downey; Shane Carty (01), Ronan Daly, David Murray; Niall Daly, Conor Daly; Lorcan Daly, Niall Carty, Conor Payne (0-4); Conor Lohan (0-1), Hubert Darcy (0-5, 2 frees, 1 mark), Paul Carey (0-4, frees). Subs: Emmett Kelly (0-2) for Lohan (45), Jack Tumulty for Payne (48), Sean Ryan (0-1) for Carey (54), Shane Mulvey for L Daly (65). St. Brigid’s: James Martin; Sean Trundle, Niall McInerney, Darragh Sheehy; Alan Daly, Ronan Stack, Paul McGrath (1-1); Brian Stack, Eddie Nolan; Shane Cunnane (0-3, 2 frees), Conor Gleeson, Robbie Dolan; Ben O’Carroll (1-3, 1 free), Brian Derwin (0-1, free), Gearoid Cunniffe (0-1). Subs: Conor Hand (0-1) for Dolan (32), Garvan Dolan for Nolan (34), Ciaran Sugrue for Gleeson (38), John Cunningham for Cunniffe (55). Referee: Brendan Healy. Man of the Match: Paul McGrath (St. Brigid’s)

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Well, I suppose you’ve been keeping your head down, swotting up on stats in a desperate bid to reclaim credibility! Eh…good morning to you too! Point is, you’re far from infallible! Not that far! You said St Brigid’s would win! They usually do, in fairness! But they didn’t! It was a classic! I knew it could go either way, and it did! In fairness, Pearses were excellent… Both teams went at it hammer and tongs… Strange expression that…hammer and tongs. Okay, hell for leather then! In fairness, a mighty battle! Hard luck to Brigid’s, and well done Pearses! Of course I got the other games right! Wins for Clann against the Gaels, and for St Dominic’s and St Faithleach’s in the IFC! Mmnn… Three out of four ain’t bad, as Meat Loaf sang. I suppose you’re just about hanging in there, credibility-wise…meanwhile, it’s all P talk this week… Yes, PASCHAL, PASCHAL, PASCHAL! No, PARISH, PARISH, PARISH! What? Athleague and Tremane! The big hurling match! The derby with a difference! Two teams, one parish, one prize! Yes, it’s gonna be great!

Managers Decie Hoare (Roscommon Gaels) and Liam Kearns (Clann) greet one another prior to throw-in in Sunday’s Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final at Hyde Park. Pic: Mick McCormack

Woodmount wonders! Pearses impress – now spotlight turns to hurling derby < PAUL HEALY

So, who’s going to win? I’m not really a hurling expert, but I’ll say a draw at full-time! Then, in the lap of the Gods! Mmnn…by the way, it wasn’t Three Out Of Four Ain’t Bad! Huh? Meat Loaf’s massive hit…it was Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad! But I was talking about his first draft! Creative writing, it takes time you know!

When the dust (and first-half sparks) finally settled on last Saturday’s riveting Roscommon Senior Football Championship semi-final, last men standing were the heroes of Pádraig Pearses. Their epic win over defending champions St. Brigid’s was achieved in a match which supporters of both teams (and neutrals alike) were quick to label a classic. The dramatic game was the absorbing highlight of a weekend of exciting and high quality football action, which has now set up a fascinating finale to the season. The Roscommon senior and intermediate finals will feature four teams who have timed their runs nicely, each of the four now with considerable momentum behind them. All four have

genuine prospects of attaining ultimate glory in their respective county championships this season. In the county senior final, Pearses will play Clann na nGael after the Johnstown club – devastating in their recent trouncing of Michael Glavey’s – edged past a highly competitive Roscommon Gaels. This was a sterner test for Clann than many observers had been predicting. Roscommon Gaels stayed in touch throughout, and Clann were grateful to an inspired Ciaran Lennon, who guided his team to a hard-fought win with a superb seven-point contribution. In the intermediate grade, the dream final pairing that pundits had been predicting has come to pass, with St. Dominic’s and St. Faithleach’s both powering into the decider. Meanwhile, the GAA spotlight switches to hurling this weekend, when parish pals Athleague and Tremane face off in a very eagerly awaited and unique decider. The atmosphere in

the parish has been brilliant ever since the semifinals, with the excitement and banter escalating in recent days. An Athleague-Tremane shootout in a county senior hurling final last occurred in 1980, a year also notable for the shooting of JR, of the hit TV show Dallas! Tremane haven’t won the senior title in a quarter of a century, while Athleague, champions in 2018, are trying to avoid the distinction of being runners-up three years in a row. Athleague would appear worthy of the favourite’s tag, but Tremane’s confidence levels took a huge jump with their semi-final win over perennial contenders Four Roads. With parish pride so publicly on the line, both sets of players knowing each other extremely well, and Tremane being starved of senior success, Athleague will know that the formlines of recent years may count for little. They start as favourites, but it’s all to play for in Athleague on Sunday.

GUEST PUNDIT... Joseph Davis (St Joseph’s) Returning after ‘lockdown’ It was great to be back mixing with the lads at training and matches because you’d really miss that during lockdown. To me, there seems to be even more togetherness in the club in the last year and a half. Lads were itching to get back and playing and we probably don’t take it for granted anymore. Club development There are more players coming along each year and the team seems to have clicked in the last couple of years. At St. Joseph’s it doesn’t matter where you’ve played before or where you have

come from because once you’re part of this club, you are one of us. Beauty of Junior football The best thing about the Junior grade is that it’s not as intense. You can enjoy the training and the craic… but when you play matches it’s as serious as any other level! When the lads take the field for a big game they treat it like it’s their last game of football for the club! The Joes on tour It was a total shock to qualify for the Connacht Championship, to be honest! It was great to beat a club like

Kilglass Gaels (in the Junior ‘A’ Championship Quarter-Final). We really dug deep last weekend. Now we’re at a totally new level and just 60 minutes away from a final too. That would really put the club on the map and show young lads in the parish that we are here. It doesn’t matter how big or small a club is…the games are there to be won on the day. *Joseph (Joe) Davis is a well-known St. Joseph’s GAA stalwart, who is relishing the Kilteevan club’s recent success. ‘The Joes’ qualified for the Junior ‘A’ semi-final and the Connacht Junior Championship last weekend with their 1-10 to 1-8 win over Kilglass Gaels.

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