Roscommon News

Teenage pedestrian dies in County Mayo road traffic collision

  Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred this evening, Tuesday,  March 21st...

Two people in hospital with serious injuries following County Roscommon road traffic collision

    Two people have been hospitalised with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in County Roscommon earlier today,...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 9:23pm Read More

Security guard had legs cut with meat cleaver and doused in petrol, trial told

Declan Brennan A security guard at a repossessed house in County Roscommon has told a trial that he had his...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 5:41pm Read More

Action brought by pupil refused Irish exemption resolved

High Court reporters A High Court challenge brought on behalf of a student with special educational needs against a refusal...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 3:51pm Read More

Buildings in county go purple to mark World Down Syndrome Day

    A number of buildings in County Roscommon will be lit up in purple this evening to mark World...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 3:10pm Read More

Update:  Motorists advised that major Roscommon road remains closed following collision

Motorists travelling on the main N60 between Ballymoe and Castlerea are advised that the road is currently closed near Oran...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 12:40pm Read More

Glinsk NS celebrates after winning Best Junior Film award

  A film  from Glinsk NS has picked up the prize for Best Junior Film at the 17th annual Fís...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 12:13pm Read More

National News

Backbenchers urged to vote against lifting eviction ban ahead of Dáil motion

By David Young, Cillian Sherlock and Grainne Ni Aodha, PA Backbenchers have been urged to vote to reverse the Government’s...

Windfall tax proceeds ‘may not fund’ additional €200 energy credit

By Cillian Sherlock, PA Proceeds from windfall profits of energy companies may not be enough to fund another €200 energy...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 8:10pm Read More

Woman allegedly gang raped in car park says she didn’t think she’d ‘have to shout no’

Eimear Dodd A woman who was allegedly raped by three men in a hotel car park six years ago has...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 7:46pm Read More

Eliminating racism in Ireland ‘in all forms’ will not be an easy task

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA Implementing an action plan to eliminate racism in Ireland “in all its forms” will not...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 7:14pm Read More

Two men jailed for drug dealing operation involving €1.5m worth of drugs

Isabel Hayes Two men who were involved in a drug dealing operation involving heroin, cannabis and cocaine worth over €1.5...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 6:56pm Read More

Miriam O’Callaghan rules out bid for Late Late Show vacancy

Fiachra Gallagher Miriam O’Callaghan will not be the next host of RTÉ’s Late Late Show, the Prime Time presenter said...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 6:52pm Read More

Two women jailed for having drugs in their car and home

Sonya McLean Two women have been jailed after they were caught with cannabis totalling just over €65,000 in their car...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 6:42pm Read More

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Roscommon Sport

Mayo victory all but assures Roscommon of safety

    Mayo senior football manager Kevin McStay did a huge favour for his former side this afternoon as the...

Daly in race against time to be fit for championship

  Roscommon senior football manager Davy Burke has confirmed that Conor Daly faces a race against time to be in...

Saturday, 18/03/23 - 9:41pm Read More

Rossies march into league final

Allianz National Hurling League Division 3A  MONAGHAN 0-14                          ROSCOMMON 1-19 Roscommon are just 70 minutes away from winning the...

Saturday, 18/03/23 - 4:32pm Read More

Roscommon MMA fighter makes history to win world title

Castlecoote native Danni McCormack made history in the US on Wednesday after winning a major world title in Mixed Martial...

Friday, 17/03/23 - 11:43am Read More

A historic achievement in the annals of Roscommon club football

  The greatest day in Roscommon club football history, and it happened on this day ten years ago. As St....

Friday, 17/03/23 - 9:00am Read More

Four changes on Roscommon team to face Kerry

  The Roscommon senior football team to play All-Ireland champions Kerry in Tralee on Saturday evening shows four changes to...

Thursday, 16/03/23 - 8:27pm Read More

Roscommon school reaches All-Ireland football final

  A memorable week in the fabled sporting history of the Convent of Mercy reached new heights this afternoon when...

Thursday, 16/03/23 - 2:04pm Read More

National Sport

Arsenal suffer narrow loss in battling Champions League quarter-final first leg

By PA Sport Staff Arsenal produced a battling performance at the Allianz Arena as they went down to a 1-0...

Paul Scholes hopes fan unrest ends if Manchester United get new owners

By Andy Hampson, PA Paul Scholes hopes the potential sale of Manchester United will bring to an end years of...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 6:09pm Read More

Evan Ferguson ready to make Republic of Ireland bow against Latvia – Stephen Kenny

By Damian Spellman, PA Teenage Premier League star Evan Ferguson will make his first senior start for the Republic of...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 4:14pm Read More

Scott Robertson to replace Ian Foster as New Zealand head coach after World Cup

PA Sport Staff Scott Robertson is to replace Ian Foster as New Zealand head coach after signing a four-year contract...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 2:58pm Read More

Sevilla sack coach Jorge Sampaoli with club two points above relegation zone

By PA Sport Staff Sevilla have sacked boss Jorge Sampaoli in a bid to stave off LaLiga relegation. Sunday’s 2-0...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 2:48pm Read More

Arsenal to face Wayne Rooney’s MLS All-Stars team as part of pre-season plans

By PA Sport staff Arsenal will take on a Major League Soccer All-Stars team managed by Wayne Rooney on July...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 1:50pm Read More

Allianz Football League: Final round permutations

Michael Bolton In the final weekend of the Allianz Football League, there is plenty at stake across all four divisions...

Tuesday, 21/03/23 - 1:22pm Read More