News - Roscommon
Tánaiste to meet with Attorney General over Lough Funshinagh flooding
Local senator Eugene Murphy says the situation at Lough Funshinagh has reached crisis point and action must be immediately taken.
Apr 12, 2024 13:40
Overcrowded Castlerea Prison has 35 more inmates than normal limit
There were 375 prisoners in the jail yesterday, which is significantly above its bed capacity of 340.
Apr 12, 2024 13:19
Three appear in court over Roscommon drug seizure
Gardaí raided a property in Loughglynn on Tuesday where they found cannabis herb and cannabis plants.
Apr 11, 2024 17:19
75 young people living in Shannonside nursing homes
It includes 18 in Roscommon, 34 in Longford and Westmeath, and 23 in Sligo, Leitrim and west
Apr 11, 2024 13:17
Strokestown playground shut down over vandalism
Several thousand euro worth of damage has been caused.
Apr 11, 2024 07:45
Gardai seize cannabis worth €700,000 in Roscommon
Three men (aged in their 30s) were arrested at the scene.
Apr 9, 2024 23:05
ESB says Rooskey power faults due to problem forestry
Work has commenced on removing trees and widening a forestry corridor at Knockhal following Storm Kathleen.
Apr 9, 2024 13:34
Close to 6,000 people unemployed locally last month
Nationally, 173,400 people were on the Live Register in March of 2024.
Apr 9, 2024 13:21
Elderly people living in fear near Lough Funshinagh
Local councillor Laurence Fallon says the flood threat for homeowners and farmers on the banks of Lough Funshinagh has gone beyond a crisis.
Apr 9, 2024 10:06
ESB criticised over persistent local power outages
Almost 80 premises were left without power last weekend due to the most recent fault following Storm Kathleen.
Apr 9, 2024 08:26Shannonside Newsletter
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