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  1. planningPlanning application received: Retention Permission of a four bay slatted cattle shed on his lands atRoscommon
  2. politicsMartin Daly TD asked the Minister for Public Expenditure: Flood Relief SchemesRoscommon
  3. planningNew slatted shed with site works at Carroward, Four-Mile-HouseRoscommon
  4. planningPlanning conditional: Permission to refurbish and renovate existing dwelling including construction of...French Park
  5. planningPlanning conditional: Planning Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, a domestic...Roscommon
  6. planningRefurbishment of vacant dwelling with extension and garage conversionRoscommon
  7. planningPlanning application received: Permission for development at a site of 1.2106ha on lands to the south...Roscommon
  8. politicsClaire Kerrane TD spoke in the Dáil: Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members]Roscommon
  9. politicsRoscommon Council debates 11‑turbine wind farm near Ballinagar and French ParkFrench Park
  10. politicsRoscommon Council Marks One Year Since Councillor Holland’s Co‑optationRoscommon
  11. planningPlanning conditional: Retention Permission is being sought for a front porch at house atRoscommon
  12. planningPlanning application received: Proposed construction of 1 no. bell-mouth entrance with access road to...Roscommon

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15 May

Cage fighter seeks to have murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice

A Polish cage fighter serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of a young man in County Roscommon has initiated fresh legal proceedings at the Court of Appeal to challenge his conviction on grounds of...

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08 May

Ukrainian man left with serious head injury after unprovoked fire extinguisher attack

A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment following a serious assault at a refugee accommodation centre in Dublin. The attack occurred on 31 March 2023 at Ballyogan...

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06 May

Judge asks for information on allegation that garda photographed whistleblower in court

A High Court judge has requested information regarding an allegation that a senior garda photographed a whistleblower and three accompanying individuals inside a courtroom. The Practice Directions and Rules...

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13 Apr

Shane McDonnell

Shane McDonnell damaged a glass panel on a front door belonging to John Kearns at a christening party on October 17, 2021, when he had consumed too much alcohol. The defendant paid compensation of €500 into...

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19 Mar

Garda murderer claims psychiatric evidence contradicted legal test for insanity

Stephen Silver, a motorbike mechanic from Foxford in County Mayo, has appealed his April 2023 conviction for the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan at Castlerea, County Roscommon on 17 June 2020. Silver,...

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Refurbishment of vacant dwelling with extension and garage conversion

Jessika Adrian Doorley wants to do up a vacant house on Galway Road in Roscommon. The work includes refurbishing inside and out, bringing a garage and storage areas into the main house, removing the front porch and building a new extension, plus widening the driveway entrance and rebuilding the front wall.

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