BIG BOOST FOR ROOSKEY AND STROKESTOWN

I would like to warmly welcome the news that the village of Rooskey and nearby towns of Strokestown, Frenchpark, Elphin and Ballaghaderreen are each set to benefit from a financial grant of €100,000 aimed at reviving the town centres and enhancing leisure attractions such as walkways and cycleways. The allocation was announced at a recent …

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GOOD NEWS

I would like to warmly welcome the news that a number of environmental initiatives in the midlands region are set to receive funding of almost € 20,000 under the 2018 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund. Ballaghaderren National School will benefit from € 450 while Ballyfornan Tidy Towns has been allocated the same amount to …

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POST OFFICE CLOSURES

I am absoultely outraged and saddened to hear today’s news that a number of post offices in County Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford are amongst those to close in yet another attack on rural Ireland. We in Tarmombarry already lost our post office some years ago as did our neighbours in Clondra and it is deeply …

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Potential risk to Dromad station “another attack on rural community”

Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Tom Crosby has expressed serious dismay at recent media reports regarding the potential risk to rural train services in the County Leitrim area, calling them “another serious attack on the people of the midlands.” “Although there has been no definitive announcement of named closures confirmed recent …

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Potential risk to Dromad Train Station “an attack on rural community”

Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Tom Crosby has expressed serious dismay at recent media reports regarding the potential risk to rural train services in the County Leitrim area, calling them “another serious attack on the people of the midlands.” “Although there has been no definitive announcement of named closures confirmed recent …

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Standards in Child Protection and Welfare Services in County Roscommon come under criticism

HIQA Standards in Child Protection and Welfare Services in County Roscommon have again come in for criticism with the publication of a HIQA inspection report following visit carried out last year. Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Former Mayor of Roscommon Tom Crosby voices his concern with the findings in the report. It¹s the first inspection …

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Redevelopment of new courthouse in Boyle

I warmly welcome this week’s news that Roscommon County Council has been granted conditional permission for the redevelopment of the old courthouse building in Boyle. The courthouse closed two years ago which forced sittings to be moved tonearby Carrick on Shannon and Roscommon Courthouses. The loss of the courthouse in 2012 was a major blow …

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Redevelopment of new courthouse in Boyle

I warmly welcome this week’s news that Roscommon County Council has been granted conditional permission for the redevelopment of the old courthouse building in Boyle. The courthouse closed two years ago which forced sittings to be moved tonearby Carrick on Shannon and Roscommon Courthouses. The loss of the courthouse in 2012 was a major blow …

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TOM CROSBY MEETS TOM CROSBY AT ROSE FESTIVAL

  Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election and Former Mayor of Roscommon Tom Crosby and his wife Pauline, are pictured at the Rose of Tralee Festival this week in the Dome with Scramogue native Anthony O’Gara and his wife Onagh O’Gara. Also pictured is Former Roscommon Independent Councillor Tom Crosby meeting his namesake, …

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ROSE OF TRALEE

Pictured is Former Roscommon Independent Councillor Tom Crosby with Southern Californian Rose of Tralee Katie Bergman. Pictured is Former Roscommon Independent Councillor Tom Crosby with Arizona Rose of Tralee Sarah Hynes. The City Of Tucson in Arizona is also twinned with Roscommon and both regions have a strong and close relationship. Also pictured is Former …

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