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James Fogarty

Roscommon

Journalist at Roscommon Herald

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  • 1 week ago | roscommonherald.ie | James Fogarty

    A national memorial to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Covid pandemic has been proposed for the village of Athleague. The memorial would be part of a proposed extensive walking loop for the area, which would take in the picturesque River Suck.

  • 1 week ago | roscommonherald.ie | James Fogarty

    An extremely dangerous junction in South Roscommon was highlighted at a meeting of Athlone Municipal District. During the meeting, Cllr Tony Ward asked the council to remove the “very dangerous junction” in the Curraghboy area. “This junction is situated on the Curraghboy-Athlone Road R362. On approaching the junction travelling from Kilcar on the L2016-0 and upon turning right for Athlone, there is no visible view of oncoming traffic and this is extremely dangerous,” his motion said.

  • 1 month ago | roscommonherald.ie | James Fogarty

    Roscommon Safe Link (RSL) dealt with 239 new clients last year, comprising 213 adults and 26 children, according to the group’s annual report. The report also noted a “noticeable increase in men seeking support”. Most of these new clients came from County Roscommon, 170 people, with a further 30 coming from County Leitrim, 12 from County Sligo and County Galway. Counties Longford, Clare, Louth, Offaly, Mayo, Dublin, and Donegal also accounted for some clients.

  • 1 month ago | roscommonherald.ie | James Fogarty

    “There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” So said a very wise water rat once to his new, subterranean friend, at the beginning of one of the most charming and beloved friendships in children’s literature. The water rat, or Ratty as he was to his friends, could equally have said his timeless phrase of the Roscommon County Youth Theatre’s (RCYT) production of ‘The Wind in the Willows’.

  • 1 month ago | roscommonherald.ie | James Fogarty

    The significant disparity in income between North, Mid, and South Roscommon has been clearly shown in CSO data released last week. According to data from the ‘Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 - Household Income’, there is more than €20,000 in the difference in median gross income between the Athlone Municipal District of South Roscommon, €64,694, and the Boyle Municipal District of North Roscommon, €44,371.

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