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  2. planningPlanning conditional: Permission for the construction of a proposed material store building to support...Roscommon
  3. planningPlanning conditional: Permission to construct a dormer type extension to the rear of the existing...Roscommon
  4. planningPlanning conditional: Permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with...Curraghboy
  5. planningPlanning application received: Retention permission and planning permission for: 1) Retention of one...Roscommon
  6. planningPlanning application received: Permission for the following: 1. the construction of a new extension to...Arigna
  7. planningPlanning application received: Permission for retention is being sought by Ballybetty Ltd. for 1)...Roscommon
  8. planningPlanning application received: Retention Permission to retain and complete refurbishing works to...Strokestown
  9. planningPlanning conditional: Retention Permission & Permission for the following: Retention Permission for...Castlerea
  10. planningPlanning conditional: Permission for development to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage...Roscommon
  11. planningPlanning conditional: Permission to extend and renovate an existing dwelling house and to install a new...Roscommon
  12. planningPlanning application received: Permission for the construction of a safe deck board walk on...Roscommon

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06 Jul

Court refuses to reduce sentence for brothel keeper caught with child abuse material

By Fiona Magennis A Brazilian brothel-keeper who ran a network across rural Ireland, laundered �800,000 of the proceeds in various bank accounts and was found in possession of child abuse material, has failed...

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03 Jul

Cage fighter convicted of Shannon murder gets hearing date for miscarriage of justice application

By Fiona Magennis The Court of Appeal has set a date in December to hear an application by a Polish cage fighter who is seeking to have his conviction for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten...

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30 Jun

Strokestown assault conviction overturned by High Court

by Paul Neilan A former Garda who was found guilty of assaulting a security man during the Strokestown repossession case in in 2018 has had his conviction quashed by the High Court. Kevin Taylor of Ardnacassa...

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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 23-year-old man in Co Roscommon has brought proceedings before the Court of Appeal seeking to have his conviction declared a miscarriage...

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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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Towns in Co. Roscommon

Castlerea

Planning conditional: Retention Permission & Permission for the following: Retention Permission for extensions and alter

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Strokestown

Planning application received: Retention Permission to retain and complete refurbishing works to existing premises, plan

80

Boyle

Local Residents Call for Pothole Police Force in Boyle

36

Ballaghaderreen

Planning application received: Permission for agricultural building 209m2 for storage and maintenance of farm machinery

21

Ballinlough

Planning application received: The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey domestic extension to

21

Elphin

Planning conditional: Retention Permission to retain as constructed dwelling house and domestic garage with all ancillar

18

French Park

Planning conditional: Permission for change of use of existing butcher shop from commercial use to residential use, toge

18

Ballintober

Serial Killer Nash's conviction for Grangegorman Murders is upheld

14

Termonbarry

Planning conditional: Permission for the following: (a) the construction of a new site entrance (b) extension to the exi

11

Cootehall

Planning application received: Retention Permission for changes during construction of existing two storey dwelling: (a)

9

Kiltoom

New light engineering workshop and wastewater system at farmyard; retention of existing shed

9

Arigna

Planning application received: Permission for the following: 1. the construction of a new extension to the existing dwel

9

Knockvicar

Planning conditional: Permission for the proposed replacement of an existing septic tank system with an onsite sewerage

8

Athleague

Planning application received: Permission for the development of a “Living Landscape Walk” the development will include

8

Curraghboy

Planning conditional: Permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area an

6

Knockcroghery

Planning application received: Retention Permission to retain existing dwelling and domestic garage as constructed on th

6

Four Roads

Planning conditional: Permission to decommission existing sewerage treatment system on site and to install new septic ta

5

Croghan

New domestic house and garage with wastewater treatment at Carrowmore, Croghan

5

Cloonfad

Planning conditional: Permission for the following: 1: Demolish the existing extension to the south of the dwelling hous

4

Ballyfarnon

Planning application received: Retention Permission for 1) an extension (music room – floor area 8.89 sq.mtrs.) to the f

4

Lecarrow

Planning application received: Permission to construct a single storey rear extension along with a new treatment system

3

Brideswell

Planning refused: Permission for development consisting of: 1. Permission for continued use of the existing quarry dev

3

Ballyleague

Planning conditional: Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 14 no. dwelling units a

3

Cortober

Planning conditional: Permission for the development that will consist of a) existing garage conversion into one-bed dwe

2

Roosky

Planning application received: Permission to construct extension to the Rooskey CLG Afterschool Building and ancillary s

2

Keadew

Planning application received: Planning permission for the following: 1. To construct a single storey domestic extension

2

Loughglinn

Notorious garda murderer sentenced for throwing keg at jeweller's window

2

Hodson Bay

Planning application received: Retention Permission is sought for the retention of developments including: conservatory/

1

Ballyforan

Planning application received: Outline planning permission to establish the principle of development for a community ame

1

Castlecoote

Planning application received: Permission to construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment

1

Castleplunket

Planning application received: Permission for the erection of a dwelling house and construction of septic tank and perco

1

Lisacul

Palani's murders 'an attack on our nation's freedoms and compassion', victim's family write

1

Lough Key

Planning conditional: Permission for development (for a period of ten years) at Lough Key Forest & Activity Park, within

1

Taghmaconnell

Suspended sentence for drunk driver who crashed into nurse was "too lenient"

1

Cloontuskert

Planning application received: Permission for the proposed change of use of an attached domestic garage to a habitable s

1

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