THE REFERENDUM on the rights of the child was carried, but by the narrowest of margins, 58pc to 42pc. In this constituency of Roscommon/South Leitrim just over 10,000 people voted in favour or 52.92%. Turnout was worse than dismal with...
ON SATURDAY, November 10th the people of this county and country go to the polls to vote in the Children’s Rights Referendum. Despite the thousands of euro spent on referendum literature there are still many people unsure of what way...
THERE WAS some good news for people in the Elphin area this week with the announcement that Bus Eireann intends...
MANY IRISH people find it distasteful and indeed unfair when the ageold stereotypes about this country’s over-indulgence in alcohol are...
THE PROCESS of investigation into the issue of child abuse took another step forward last week with the publication of...
THE GLOWING profile of Enda Kenny is the European edition of the most prestigious of all international magazines ‘Time’ will...
UP TO 30,000 people gathered in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday to walk in silence along the route Jill Meagher never...
NEWS THIS week that schools in County Roscommon may spearhead a new pilot initiative, the first of its kind in...
THE TIME Out Café in Ballinlough celebrates its first anniversary as a community cafe facility this month with a new...
THIS WEEK we reveal that 105 male GAA players (the equivalent of seven teams) have emigrated from County Roscommon in...
