Roscommon

‘We have been let down’: Chris O’Dowd joins hometown Palestine protest

Actor says small communities as ‘outraged and disgusted’ as those marching in cities

Senior counsel behind debt advisory group snaps up gorgeous Georgian mansion

Plus: Mary Hanafin called to the Bar, Danny Healy-Rae’s quarry quarrel, and Damo and Ivor’s pigeon pursuits

Man (50s) dies in workplace incident in Co Roscommon

Pat McCrann died at premises in Frenchpark on Thursday evening

‘I’m just so relieved’: Tori Towey arrives home after charges dropped in Dubai

Irish woman, who was working in the UAE, tried to take her own life after allegedly being attacked

Taoiseach promises to intervene to help Irish woman detained in Dubai for ‘attempted suicide’

Dáil hears Tori Towey has been prevented from leaving country as a result of charges

Solicitor Declan O’Callaghan should be struck off for professional misconduct, tribunal finds

Final decision on fate of Declan O’Callaghan will be made by High Court

What will €325,000 buy in Roscommon and Dublin?

Two homes, one price: A three-bed farmhouse in Lecarrow or a two-bedroom apartment in Cabinteely

Trad musicians begin two-week journey in tribute to Traveller forefathers

Paddy Keenan and Mickey Dunne travelling by horse-drawn wagon to Donegal

Connacht’s female entrepreneurs: ‘Making a living from clothing in Ireland is not easy’

A growing number of female entrepreneurs in the west of Ireland are signing up to support programmes to help them get their businesses off the ground

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Meath and Roscommon

Including houses in Rathfarnham, Crumlin, Blackrock, Navan and Whitehall

‘Nobody flees without serious reasons’: Famine walkers urge compassion for today’s refugees

Commemorators began 165km journey in Roscommon retracing odyssey of desperate, evicted tenants in 1847

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Roscommon, Wexford and Louth

New to the market in Ranelagh, Dublin Docklands, Boyle, Termonfeckin and Foulksmills

Extended and transformed 1950s home in Castlebar for €495,000

Old meets new in this light-filled contemporary bungalow

‘There was panic as water was creeping up’: rising flood waters threaten more homes in Roscommon

The ever-expanding Lough Funshinagh is one of the most pressing flood-related emergencies in the country, forcing more people to abandon their homes

‘Hedges are a highway for wildlife. You’ll never see a mouse springing across a field’

Steve Bass is a hedgelayer based in Mayo, who works with his son Toby

Man ‘poisoned’ daughter’s youth by sexually abusing her over prolonged period

Cyril Mullane (51), from Strokestown, has been jailed for 11½ years for abuse of girl between 2011 and 2016

Flooding at Lough Funshinagh forces road closures and home evacuations

Roscommon County Council said the R362 at Coolnageer would close from Friday for ‘minimum period necessary’

Three arrested after cannabis worth €700,000 seized in Co Roscommon

Gardaí conducted search in Loughglynn as part of ongoing investigation targeting suspected grow houses

‘A wonderful inspiration’: Tributes paid to Roscommon crash victim Rian Sheridan (25)

Galway native was talented musician and played football with Kilbride GAA

What will €400,000 buy in Peru, Spain, France, Denmark and Roscommon?

One price, home and away: Holiday homes in North Jutland and Seville, a waterside apartment in Lima or period piles with stables in Marciac and Ballintubber

Man dies after Roscommon collision involving car and lorry

Crash happened on the N61 Athlone road at Newtown

Garda immigration officer convicted of sexual assault and harassment receives jail term

Garda immigration officer sexually assaulted a woman at Castlerea Garda Station who sought his assistance with a visa application

Gardaí uncover large human-trafficking network involved in exploitation of migrant workers

Three men being questioned following operation, involving more than 100 gardaí, in Cork and Roscommon

Attempts to resuscitate toddler after paddling pool incident heard at inquest

Coroner records open verdict on 22-month-old boy found unresponsive in less than 10cm of water

Former Fine Gael TD (70s) named as victim in Roscommon crash

Gardaí investigating three separate serious road crashes over weekend

Man (70s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Roscommon

Gardaí issue appeal for witnesses to incident that occurred in Frenchpark on Saturday afternoon

GAA football season preview: Method in the madness as counties work out their motivation

Football season opens for business this weekend with familiar adversaries meeting in Tralee

Storm Isha: Second storm, Jocelyn, to hit on Tuesday as thousands remain without power and water

Some 93,000 properties still without electricity as Met Éireann issues further Orange warnings for Donegal, Mayo and Galway

Eddie O’Connor obituary: Global entrepreneur in the energy sector and radical thinker

He will be remembered most for his pioneering work in the renewable energy sector and the development of wind energy

First person to die on Irish roads in 2024 is named as Kildare sees two fatalities in 24 hours

Woman, aged in her 40s, died and two children were injured in Enfield crash a day after death of father-of-two Keith Higginbotham (27)

How energy-efficient LEDs are disrupting animal life and blinding us to the night sky

The problem of light pollution is growing by the year, upsetting our body clocks and possibly disturbing the roosting of starlings

When we invaded Ballaghaderreen in the 1960s, the town did not suffer blow-ins gladly

In a Word: Infamy

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Roscommon and Kerry

New to the market in Rathfarnham, Rathgar, Athleague, Kenmare and Donnycarney

Monsters link: discover the Roscommon cave from which Halloween reputedly came

The gates of hell aren’t a bad place to be, finds Conor Pope, as he goes in search of the origins of the pagan festival of Samhain, a precursor of Halloween

The best accessible outdoor spots around Ireland

For wheelchair and walker users, buggy pushers or anyone with impaired mobility, these places offer easy access to the great outdoors

I bought the cheapest land I could find in Ireland. Now I’m planting a forest bigger than St Stephen’s Green

Three years ago Catherine Cleary and her husband decided to build a native woodland. This is how they did it

‘It’s a service I don’t think anyone in Ireland is offering’: Business allows people to make own coffins

Fledgling enterprise specialises in a range of handmade basketry products including eco-friendly coffins

Summer flooding creates fears of a severe fodder shortage for farmers along the Shannon

Farmers protest in Banagher about what they claim is lack of action to prevent flooding on the Shannon Callows

Rite and Reason: A child cannot be reformed by lock and key and bars

Fr Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town in the US to help vulnerable young people to become mature and responsible citizens

Great places to stop and eat just off the motorway in Ireland

Find the best restaurants and cafes to stop near Ireland’s main roads

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