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# Roscommon

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# rebuilding ireland
Roscommon County Council taking out €1.5 million loan to fund first-time buyer scheme
The council has received 43 applications for Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans and has approved 16 so far.
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May 9th 2019, 6:20 AM
# how we live
'I wake up to the sound of birds chirping': Inside this traditional Irish cottage with a flower garden
Michelle Fallon takes us through a day behind her front door.
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May 3rd 2019, 12:21 PM
# Eviction
Eighth man arrested in connection with Strokestown eviction
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
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Apr 17th 2019, 10:47 PM
# Castlerea Prison
Man charged after gardaí caught him outside prison in possession of drone, mobiles, and 440 pills
A woman in her 40s has been released without charge.
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Apr 12th 2019, 4:39 PM
# High Court
Editor says local newspaper 'suppressed' by garda seizure of his phone in Strokestown investigation
It was agreed that information would not be accessed from the phone pending High Court proceedings.
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Apr 5th 2019, 1:33 PM
# Roscommon
Seventh man arrested over Strokestown eviction incident released without charge
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
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Mar 25th 2019, 10:27 PM
# Roscommon
Paschal Donohoe met KBC to 'reassure' the bank of support after the Strokestown eviction
The bank was criticised for using private security agents to forcibly remove three siblings from their Roscommon home.
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Mar 12th 2019, 12:05 AM
# Roscommon
Man arrested over Strokestown eviction incident released without charge
He is the sixth person arrested as part of the investigation.
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Mar 8th 2019, 8:01 AM
# strokestown
Sixth person arrested in relation to Strokestown eviction incident
The events followed the repossession of a property in December.
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Mar 7th 2019, 12:03 PM
# wash out
Second-half siege helps dogged Dublin see off Roscommon in dreadful conditions
Dean Rock scored 1-5 as Dublin ran out five-point winners at Dr Hyde Park.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 4:27 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
Kerry v Monaghan, Dublin v Roscommon - Sunday GAA football match tracker
It was a big day of action in the Allianz football league.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 1:30 PM
# Seeing Red
Tipperary forward has red card overturned for Cork clash as Roscommon player to miss Dublin game
The CHC heard cases involving both Brian Fox and Ultan Harney last night.
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Mar 1st 2019, 2:01 PM
# Winning formula
Tyrone tweak starting line-up in search of first league win against Monaghan
Niall Morgan’s late free saved Mickey Harte’s side from three successive defeats in Division 1 a fortnight ago.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 9:22 PM
# honours even
Tyrone battle back from seven down against Roscommon to pick up first league point
Mickey Harte’s side produced a spirited second-half performance in Dr Hyde Park.
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Feb 10th 2019, 5:15 PM
# Investigation
Man arrested over Strokestown eviction incident released without charge
The man was arrested earlier today following a search of a house in the Killoe area of Longford.
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Feb 6th 2019, 10:06 PM
# oh to be a rossie
Late Smith penalty seals big win for Roscommon as they halt Monaghan's bright start to 2019
Ex-Kerry senior Conor Cox pointed the way for the Rossies.
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Feb 3rd 2019, 5:30 PM
# lenient
Owen Mulligan labels Donie Smith's one-match ban as a 'cop-out'
The Roscommon player was involved in an alleged eye-gouge on Mayo’s Keith Higgins last Saturday night.
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Jan 30th 2019, 4:07 PM
# Up and Running
Late Brian Reape goal proves decisive as Mayo overcome four point deficit against Roscommon
James Horan got his Allianz League campaign off to a winning start despite torrential rain at MacHale Park.
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Jan 26th 2019, 8:58 PM
# dragging their heels
'History will judge this': Experts see little change in bank culture after scandals and protests
People who are working every day with customers in arrears say lenders are still refusing to cooperate in any significant way.
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Jan 13th 2019, 7:30 PM
# Rossies
Anthony Cunningham starts as he means to go on with win over Sligo
Roscommon booked their place in the FBD League decider.
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Jan 13th 2019, 3:39 PM
# Courts
Second man to appear in court over Strokestown eviction incident
The incident in question concerns a property in Falsk was repossessed by private security personnel on 16 December.
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Jan 12th 2019, 6:16 PM
# Rooskey
'This should be treated as a hate crime': Concern expressed after fire at hotel earmarked as Direct Provision centre
The cause of the fire is not yet known, and an investigation has been launched by gardaí.
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Jan 11th 2019, 2:10 PM
# Roscommon
Man appears in court and a second man arrested in connection with Strokestown incident
The incident in question concerns a property in Falsk was repossessed by private security personnel on 16 December.
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Jan 11th 2019, 1:54 PM
# Rooskey
Fire breaks out at hotel to be used as Direct Provision centre on Leitrim-Roscommon border
The fire broke out shortly before 8pm.
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Jan 10th 2019, 9:37 PM
# December
Man arrested in connection with Roscommon eviction
The property was repossessed by private security personnel last month.
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Jan 10th 2019, 12:25 PM
# Eviction
TDs meet with KBC Bank and say they don't want return to days of the Black and Tans
Mattie McGrath, Michael Collins and Carol Nolan met with the bank’s reps in the wake of violent scenes in Roscommon.
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Jan 9th 2019, 8:15 PM
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
A tsunami in Indonesia, the Blanchardstown shooting and an anti-eviction protest in Roscommon…
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Dec 23rd 2018, 8:10 PM
# strokestown
'Give families a chance to stay in their homes': Hundreds attend anti-eviction protest in Roscommon
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said politicians need to bring in legislation to make sure recent incidents are not repeated.
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Dec 23rd 2018, 2:15 PM
# Eviction
Leo Varadkar has watched the Roscommon eviction video, but says it doesn't give a 'full understanding' of events
The incident caught on video shows a property being repossessed by private security personnel.
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Dec 22nd 2018, 6:30 AM
# strokestown
Two men arrested in relation to Strokestown incident released without charge
A file is being prepared for the DPP.
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Dec 21st 2018, 11:51 AM
# Baggot Street
Occupation of KBC Bank branch ends after talks about evictions 'settled'
Three TDs and a dozen members of the Land League had staged a protest in the Baggot Street branch of the bank since 2pm.
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Dec 19th 2018, 7:50 PM
# strokestown
Roscommon eviction: Gardaí conduct search operation after Sunday's violent scenes
Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage and assault that occurred on Sunday morning.
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Dec 19th 2018, 12:52 PM
# strokestown
Roscommon eviction family say they're 'disappointed' in Varadkar's Dáil comments
The McGann family say that they have been left “shocked” by the ordeal that had been “thrust upon them”.
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Dec 18th 2018, 10:29 PM
# Roscommon
Garda Commissioner: My officers would not stand by and watch violence at an eviction
Drew Harris said gardaí are in attendance at these types of incidents specifically to prevent violence.
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Dec 18th 2018, 4:48 PM
# Leo Varadkar
'It doesn't take very long for your balaclava to slip': Ructions in Dáil as Taoiseach and Doherty discuss Roscommon eviction
Leo Varadkar claimed that “when it comes to law and order” and the Sinn Féin party, “It doesn’t take very long for your balaclava to slip.”
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Dec 18th 2018, 3:15 PM
# strokestown
Siblings at centre of Roscommon eviction case move back into home
A family friend said they had been traumatised by the incident.
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Dec 18th 2018, 10:49 AM
# highly organised
Taoiseach condemns 'vigilante' attack on repossessed farm house in Roscommon
Sinn Féin has condemned the tactics used by KBC in repossessing the property.
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Dec 17th 2018, 6:00 PM
# strokestown
Local TDs condemn attack on repossessed Roscommon farmhouse, but call for negotiations to keep family in home
The incident took place in a farmhouse outside of Strokestown in the county early yesterday morning.
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Dec 17th 2018, 7:44 AM
# Falsk
Eight injured, vehicles torched and dog killed after raid on repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon
A number of vehicles were set on fire and a dog was also seriously injured.
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Dec 16th 2018, 5:50 PM
# Castlerea
Incident in which garda was hospitalised being investigated by GSOC
The incident happened at around 1am in the Rose Lawn area of Castlerea, Co Roscommon.
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Dec 13th 2018, 11:21 AM
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