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Have your say - What Community Sports and Recreational Facilities are needed in Roscommon Town?

1/10/2019

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What new Community Sports and Recreational Facilities are needed in Roscommon Town? 
It would be great to hear what you think is needed and where you think these facilities should be located... 
What about a 400 metre Athletics Track? A skateboard park? Basketball courts? 
A Boxing Club Facility? 
Have your Say! And be in with a chance to win a €250 voucher for sports equipment. 
S3 solutions are carrying out a survey to inform a feasibility study for the establishment of community sports and recreational facilities in Roscommon Town
The Survey can be completed by clicking on the following link and completing it by the 1st February: 
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RoscommonFeasibilityStud
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Leyden welcomes major investment in Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon

1/8/2019

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Fantastic news today with major investment of €200,000 in Loughnaneane Park for the enhancement of the paths/existing trails through the Outdoor Recreation scheme. This funding will greatly enhance the facility for locals and visitors alike. It will also facilitate greater usage of the Park for walkers and runners who live in the area or who are visiting Roscommon Town in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. 
This funding combined with the Town & Village Renewal funding allocated toRoscommon Town Team to light up Roscommon Castle and provide a Coach turning facility will give a great boost to our fabulous Loughnaneane Park. I am delighted to work as a member of Roscommon Town Team chaired by Mr. Larry Brennan and an elected member of Roscommon County Council to support the development of Roscommon recreational and tourism amenities. 
Thanks to Roscommon Town Team for excellent work and thanks to hard working team Roscommon County Council Nollaig, Pat, Majella and Alan and John and all the team for support and work on application. 
The funding announced by Minister Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development and Ms Orla Carroll, Director of Strategic Development with Fáilte Ireland under Measure 2 of the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme is a timely boost for the County Town. 
I also greatly welcomed funding of €92,131 allocated to the Suck Valley Way which is a significant national way marked trail in our area and a huge tourism resource. Well done Eilish, Rural Recreation Officer Roscommon Leader Partnership on application.
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South West Angle Tower funding - Roscommon Castle

12/20/2018

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Fantastic news earlier this week when Minister Boxer Moran TD announced at Roscommon Castle that his Department will fund access to the South West Angle Tower with stairwell over existing stone masonary and safety rail at top providing an experience of being at the top of this fine 13th Century Norman Castle and views from on high. Funding is provided for design and tender in 2019. The work when completed will improve the visitor experience and increase tourist numbers to Roscommon in Ireland's Hidden Heartlands . I have been working on the Roscommon Town Team subcommittee Town& Village renewal subcommittee that recently received the good news of funding to light up Roscommon Castle, provide Coach turning area, improvement to paths in Loughnaneane park. When Minister Moran visited Roscommon Domenican Abbey I asked if his Department could create access for wheelchair users and people using buggies etc. And he commited to replacing the existed limited access gate with an access for all gate into Roscommon Abbey. The visit finished with a stop at our incredible volunteer led Tourist Office in Roscommon Town. Deputy Naughten accompanied Minister Moran. Members of Roscommon County Council , Roscommon Town Team, County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society, Roscommon Tourist Office and executive of Roscommon County Council were present.
A series of publications have been produced by @Roscommon Roscommon County Council :
Photographs in this post of Roscommon Castle from "Exploring Roscommon Castle in Medieval Times" copyright Roscommon County Council 2010 with County Roscommon Heritage Forum.
Roscommon Castle...the history of a national landmark by Margaret Murphy and Kieran O'Conor copyright Roscommon County Council 2008 Leaflet free to download from the Heritage section of www.roscommoncoco.ie
Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon, Primary Schools Education Pack copyright Roscommon County Council 2008 Educational Pack CD 
"Roscommon Castle - A Visitor's Guide" by Margaret Murphy and Kieran O'Conor Guidebook €10
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Cllr. Orla Leyden standing by our brave Firefighters. 

5/6/2014

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Section 26 must be renegotiated and agreed with Union before being passed by Council in the interest of the Firefighters & Community in Roscommon.
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Cllr Leyden opens Laura Zitos exhibition

5/2/2014

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Lovely to officially open the talented Laura Zitos exhibition in the Comfy Cafe this evening. Her work will be on display for the coming week. She "evokes reality"with her incredible photographs going back to 1975

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Cllr. Orla Leyden welcomes the commencement of work to address health and safety issues on the derelict site on Circluar Road, Roscommon Town

5/1/2014

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Cllr. Orla Leyden welcomes the commencement of work to address health and safety issues on the derelict site on Circluar Road, Roscommon Town.
 
 
Cllr. Orla Leyden welcomes the commencement of work to address health and safety issues on the derelict site on Circluar Road, Roscommon Town. Cllr. Orla Leyden who tabled a motion at the March Meeting of Roscommon County Council seeking immediate action at the site said that she was glad to see that the old hoarding is being removed and that the site is being secured. She said that she was also relieved that the dangerous large holes on the site have been filled in. The construction of new fencing will be completed by early next week. This derelict site was dangerous with loose hoarding, nails on the ground and large holes on site that posed a threat to children that could have easily accessed the site.
Cllr. Leyden said that she would like to see this whole site brought back to its original state as it offered potential for development in the town.
 
Cllr. Orla Leyden also thanked Roscommon County Council for ensuring that the unsightly blue hoarding on the site on the Galway Road was removed. The work carried out included the removal of Porta Cabins, dangerous materials and structures on site. This work greatly improves the approach to Roscommon Town, visual amenity of the area and safety of the site.
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CLLR. ORLA LEYDEN SEEKS REGENERATION OF ROSCOMMON TOWN CENTRE

2/13/2014

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Cllr. Orla Leyden seeks regeneration of Roscommon Town Centre. Cllr. Leyden who raised the poor condition of the streets in the town centre at the Budget meeting of Roscommon County Council continues to seek funding for this important regeneration initiative. Cllr Orla Leyden said that Roscommon town centre is in urgent need of funds to regenerate the town centre. Cllr. Orla Leyden has made contact with the Area Engineer Ivor Kilcline, Director of Service, Kathleen Martin and the County Manager Frank Dawson to ask that funding would be made available for the regeneration of Roscommon town centre in 2014 as a matter of priority.

Cllr. Leyden said that she would like to see the works commence in the Square with an upgrading of the surface in the carparks and the town centre streets and then continuing on to complete Lanesboro Street where some work was carried out last year. Cllr. Leyden added that Castle Street also needs work as does the road coming up from Teagasc / Sacred Heart Church and the Athlone Road off Goff Street. 

Cllr. Leyden said that it is vital that the town is regenerated in the interest of businesses in the town and attracting new enterprises and businesses to set up shop.  She added, we need to regenerate the town in the interest of everyone who lives, works, shops and visits the town.

Roscommon town is a great town and we need to direct funding to ensure that it remains vital. The regeneration should also include an upgrading of tourism information in the Square and new brown heritage tourism signs that would direct tourists to Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon Castle and Roscommon Abbey. She added that it is also vital that the new parking signs in the town have directional arrows on them to ensure that visitors to the town can easily find our free public carparks.

Cllr. Orla Leyden concluded by saying that  funding has to be made available for the regeneration of Roscommon town centre in 2014 as a matter or urgency.


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