Podcasts about Roscommon

Philip joined the show this morning to take on Rhyme It, our fast-paced word game that puts players under serious pressure. The rules are simple: you get 30 seconds to answer as many questions as possible, but every answer has to rhyme with a word you're given.It sounds easy… until the clock starts ticking. ⏱️ From quick thinking to tongue-twisting rhymes, keep the answers flowing while the pressure built.

New figures today show the burglary hotspots in the country, with those living in Dublin and Louth most likely to be the victim of a break in, while Roscommon is the safest county...Have you experienced a burglary, and how did it affect you?Guest host Clare McKenna is joined by listeners to discuss.

Welcome to our Sounds of the Summer podcast, a look back, and look forward, to some of the biggest GAA stories which dominated 2026.Here, Mayo coach Paddy Tally, chatted to our own GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney back in April ahead of their Connacht championship defeat to Roscommon.Tally explains how Andy Moran brought him into the Mayo setup, what separates Moran from other managers he's worked with, and why Mayo remain one of the hardest teams to predict — even when you're coaching them.They also dig into Gaelic football's “seismic shift” under the new rules: from the kicking game of the 80s and 90s, to the possession era, and how the two-point arc and new scoring have changed everything.Plus: Tally on teen sensation Kobe McDonald and the hype around him.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

New figures show Clare has among the lowest number of GPs of any county in Ireland, while overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick continues to reach record levels.     Against that backdrop, Friends of Ennis Hospital has proposed a new Enhanced Urgent Care Centre pilot for Ennis, saying it could help deliver more care closer to home and ease pressure on the region's busiest hospital.     To discuss the proposal and the challenges facing healthcare in Clare, Alan Morrissey was joined by the Chair of Friends of Ennis Hospital, Angela Coll, and Lahinch GP and IMO GP Committee member, Dr Michael Kelleher. Photo (c) 89Stocker via Canva

Full-time reaction from Croke Park as Roscommon power past Fermanagh, 2-12 to 5 points, to claim the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate title — with Aisling Feely's two first-half goals setting the tone in a dominant performance.We hear from a delighted Laura Mannion, back in county colours after becoming a mum just seven months ago, on the support, sacrifices and what it means to finally run out in Croker.Plus post-match thoughts from Roscommon boss Finbarr Egan and the Fermanagh camp on what went right, what didn't, and what comes next.Then it's late drama in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior final as Antrim edge Carlow by a point, 1-13 to 2-9, with Maria O'Neill landing the winner with seconds left.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Welcome along to our final Football Pod of the intercounty season, Paddy, James and Tommy choose our Football Pod stars and decide on 15 more awards from the season. We get stuck into the LGFA finals, just how Kobe McDonald and David Clifford handle the hype, and club championships begin around the country. We'll be back very soon, thank you for tuning in all summer long.Chapters:(00:20) - Galway sting Kerry, LGFA final drama, Roscommon and Antrim win, AFLW match.(06:00) - Football Pod Umpires, Clifford, Kobe and the hype.(17:00) - Football Pod Stars, choosing our finest 15 of the season.(55:00) - 15 more awards from the 2026 season - moments, stories and twists of the year.The Football Pod on Off the Ball is brought to you by Movember, Ahead of the Game, already reaching over 16,500 players, parents and coaches across Irish clubs with the tools to look after their mental health. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com to find out how you can be part of it.

Ahead of this weekend's triple bill of Ladies' All-Ireland finals at Croke Park, OTB's Rachel Sheehan made the trip to HQ to chat to Carlow captain Roisin Bailey and Antrim skipper Bronagh Devlin, as well as Roscommon and Fermanagh captains Helena Cummins and Shannon McQuade.With the countdown to the 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Finals continuing, the respective team captains Bronagh Devlin (Antrim), Róisín Bailey (Carlow), Shannan McQuade (Fermanagh), Helena Cummins (Roscommon), Kate Geraghty (Galway) and Síofra O'Shea (Kerry) visited Croke Park today.Intermediate Final between Fermanagh and Roscommon (1.45pm) and the Junior Final between Antrim and Carlow (11.45am).

ON THIS week's podcast, we chat to Cork minor LGFA manager Kieran O'Shea following the young Rebels' ZuCar All-Ireland U18A victory.They saw off Roscommon 0-11 to 0-7 in O'Connor Park, Tullamore to seal a second All-Ireland title in a row.From West Cork's perspective, Clonakilty goalkeeper Róisín Duggan had a fine game, Kinsale's Anna Kelleher was solid at corner back as was her club-mate, Caoimhe O'Donnell.Castlehaven's Ellen Connolly made a positive contribution while Áine Kearney (Kinsale) also impressed off the bench.Evelyn McCarthy (Bandon), Hannah Deasy (Kinsale), Katie Murphy (Rosscarbery) and Caoimhe Foley (Courcey Rovers) were also around the panel.Also on the show, we look back at Cork progressing to their sixth All-Ireland camogie in succession after a 2-16 to 0-17 victory over Tipperary.West Cork natives Libby Coppinger and Millie Condon put in starring displays.In the club scene, we reflect on wins for Clonakilty, Newcestown, Castlehaven, Adrigole and Kilmacabea.All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.Follow our hosts on X: @matt_hurley01 and @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Matthew Hurley***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community. For more visit www.accesscu.ie Subscribe to The Southern Star's digital edition for less than €2 per week via https://subscribe.southernstar.ie/plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ger McCarthy caught up with manager Kieran O'Shea and an incredible amount of the panel after their Minor All Ireland win in Tullamore against Roscommon

As Cork prepare to face Roscommon in Sunday's ZuCar All Ireland Ladies Minor Football Championship final on Saturday, RedFM's Ger McCarthy talks to Cork management and players ahead of a huge day for the Rebels.

Roscommon suckler and sheep farmer, Olivia Hynes, joins Catherine Egan and Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Damien Costello, to give an overview of her system and a preview of the FutureBeef National Farm Walk taking place on her farm on 29th July at 6:30pm.Olivia runs an intensive mixed grazing enterprise, with 49 cows calving in 2026.  In 2024, Olivia moved to a 100% AI breeding programme, a major shift following fertility issues with stock bulls. She now uses a mix of Belgian Blue, Charolais, Limousin, and Simmental sires, supported by two vasectomised bulls for heat detection.Her goal is to breed all replacements from within her own herd, improving herd health and reducing both disease risk and costs associated with purchasing animals. Selecting the right genetics for maternal performance, fertility, calving ease and carcass quality remains central to building a productive weanling system on Olivia's farm. Weanlings are targeted for the export market and sold in the local mart from September. Last year the weanling heifers weighed 359kg and the bulls weighed 361kg at time of sale. Olivia has placed great emphasis on increasing weight gain from grass while selecting AI sires with high carcass and conformation.Olivia complements the suckler enterprise with an early to mid-season ewe flock of 230 ewes. Scanning & weaning percentages are excellent with all lambs either finished off grass to factory specification or sold live in Roscommon mart. With lambs weaned on the farm, thoughts are moving to selecting ewes for breeding season 2026 and carrying out the ram NCT. This will be a practical demonstration at the farm walk and which will be of huge interest to sheep farmers. Reducing labour on the farm when managing sheep will also be discussed on the evening with a discussion around TAMS equipment.Join us on Wednesday, 29th July at 6:30pm for a FutureBeef National Farm Walk on the farm of Olivia Hynes, Kilcash, Co. Roscommon. The event will be signposted from Knockcroghery village.Further details at:https://teagasc.ie/event/futurebeef-farm-walk-olivia-hynes/ For more episodes from the Beef Edge podcast, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge Produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com 

Tom Gallagher of Tomish Wine shares the story of how his family's move to Spain led to his success in the world of wine. You can visit his website at tomishclub.com.

A towering creature carrying a deer across a logging road. Violent howls echoing through a North Carolina swamp. A silent figure watching campers from the tree line in Michigan. Trail camera photos capturing a massive Bigfoot deep in the forests of northern Vermont.Episode 1149 brings together three firsthand witnesses whose experiences span decades and hundreds of miles. Logging crews, hunters, campers, and longtime investigators describe encounters involving visual sightings, powerful vocalizations, tree knocks, tracks, mysterious behavior, and moments that changed the way they see the wilderness.Locations featured include southeastern North Carolina, Port Huron State Game Area, Tomahawk Creek, Luzerne, Roscommon County, Manistee National Forest, and northern Vermont.

Racing in Ireland on Monday is in Roscommon (6th July 2026). The feature is the €14,000 Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at 5.13. With a full preview, here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

Rebecca is joined by Fidelma McMahon of the Father Flanagan Visitor Centre in Ballaghaderreen to tell the story of Venerable Edward Flanagan — the Roscommon-born priest who founded Boys Town in Nebraska by taking in every race, creed, and colour at a time when America very much objected, and who died in 1948 advising the […] L'articolo Venerable Edward Flanagan: The Priest Who Defied Bigotry – Fidelma McMahon from the Fr Flanagan Visitor Centre proviene da Radio Maria.

Keith Brennan, on Hawthorn Hill Farm in Roscommon, reflects on the power of Meitheal, and therefore found putting his back in to a shared job of work on a neighbour's land helpful.

Tommy Rooney and Mick McCarthy go through this weeks football Power Rankings after a bonkers weekend of Gaelic football action including Armagh's one point loss to Louth. The Power Rankings on Off the Ball, with Harvey Norman, Official Stats Sponsor of the GAA

How have Donegal got themselves in this mess? Has Jim McGuinness's obsession with Kerry blinded him to the other threats.On Free State today, Joe examines why some counties accumulate All Irelands and others fail, while Dion surprises him with his knowledge of Roscommon's football history.Joe and Dion also look at how the Belfast Riots happened. For months the PSNI were warned that houses were being identified and that people were stockpiling food for fear their homes would be attacked but according to reports nothing was done.‘My daughter was crying, saying she doesn't want to die,' one father said of the terror his family endured during the riots.Why has this happened and what is the hypocrisy at the heart of loyalism that allows this hate to prosper? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Duggan and Shane Hannon are on hand to bring you all the news on a busy Sunday with loads of sporting action ahead. They talk about last night's World Cup action which saw Brazil and Morocco play out an exciting draw in New Jersey, Scotland pick up an important win, Qatar picking up an injury time equaliser and finally Australia beating Turkey comfortably. They also talk the All-Ireland Football Championship after Cork's shock win over Donegal in Ballybofey as well as all the other action across the country.The Newsround on Off The Ball

Welcome back to The Football Pod with Paddy, James and Tommy - we're building up to a huge weekend of Gaelic Football. There's so much to discuss, and we get stuck into plenty of it.(00.10) - Pod catch-up; New friends, Fitzy on Love Island, Ger Brennan v Burns.(20:00) - Stars struck down by the Cruciate curse; Kinsella and McGinnis ruled out.(25:00) - Derry-Meath breakdown, with so much on the line…(39:00) - Shootout expected in Clones; Monaghan v Roscommon.(45:00) - Kerry and Donegal off Broadway, can Kildare or Cork cause bother?(59:30) - Sunday's Knockout ball; Cavan hope cools, Dublin to bounce back?(01:10:00) - ‘Oil' Clasico, Westmeath giddiness, Calling Mayo-Tyrone The Football Pod on Off the Ball is brought to you by Movember, Ahead of the Game, already reaching over 16,500 players, parents and coaches across Irish clubs with the tools to look after their mental health. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com to find out how you can be part of it.Thanks for tuning in, we'll be back next week with two shows. Chat then.

Lisa O' Rourke's journey to the top of boxing is an interesting one and far from straightforward. Growing up on a farm in Roscommon, Lisa only started boxing at the age of 15. Since then, it's been a roller-coaster journey - one that involves her sister Aoife, the GAA, plenty of setbacks and ultimately a World Championship title.In this interview, Lisa lets us inside the curtain of what it takes to be a top boxer. Already a world champion and world silver medallist, Lisa is not content and has her sights set on bigger and brighter stages. The 2028 Olympics in LA is the ultimate goal but there are several hurdles to jump before that. Listen to Aoife's story on this week's Young Stock Podcast.Join us at the UCD Lyons Crops Open Evening on Thursday, the 25th of June at 6pm where we will be recording the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast LIVE. You'll get a tour of cutting-edge research into milling wheat, intercropping, and nitrogen rates. Hear from UCD's Finbar Mulligan on feeding native Irish grain to dairy cows, plus Kevin McDonnell and Tomás McCabe on the season so far. It's a night not to be missed. Register now by clicking the link below Please see link here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1TD2IPxPUTuyqGnuWFnPwQwets9e or www.ifj.ie/tillagepodcastlive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mayo are off to Omagh on Sunday to face Tyrone in Round 2A of the All-Ireland football championship. With both Tyrone and Mayo having recovered from provincial disappointment to record Round 1 wins over Roscommon and Monaghan respectively, the significant prize now on offer for the victors at Healy Park this weekend is a place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, while the losers will be left with one last chance to progress via a Round 3 knockout tie the following weekend.In this podcast show we kickstart the countdown to what will be the eighth ever championship meeting between Mayo and Tyrone. Rob and John discuss the challenge and the opportunity facing Andy Moran's team this weekend and they run the rule over a Red Hand side made up of a mix of veterans from the All-Ireland winning team of 2021 augmented by a number of newer faces who have tasted All-Ireland success at underage level with the county in recent years. Rob also chats with podcast regular Nigel Reape, who points to the pluses and minuses from Mayo's win over Monaghan and argues why a more coherent defensive structure will need to be in place if the visitors hope to emulate the county's achievement of twelve months ago by coming away from Healy Park with a win. 

Racing in Ireland on Monday is in Roscommon (8th June 2026) with the first of eight races going to post at 4.43. There are two feature races - the €25,000 Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap Hurdle at 5.48, and the €25,000 tote.ie Connacht National Handicap Steeplechase at 6.48. With a full preview, here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

In this fun, chatty, empowering episode, recorded live at WellFest, Melanie Morris sits down with Ireland's elite sporting dynamos: sisters Aoife and Lisa O'Rourke. From a family of five girls in Co. Roscommon, they originally picked up boxing gloves just to improve their fitness—and went on to conquer the world stage. Today, Aoife holds the World Boxing Championship Gold Medal (75kg middleweight), and Lisa is the 2022 IBA World Champion (light middleweight). Beyond the ring, they are record-breaking Hyrox athletes, invited to compete globally in the top 15 pro series.What We Cover In This Episode:- The Roots: From farm life and local GAA to international gold medals.- The Olympics: Aoife's Tokyo and Paris experiences, plus her sights on Los Angeles 2028.- Sibling Rivalry: How their close sisterly bond fuels their competitive drive.- Elite Mindset: The training, discipline, and performance habits of world champions.- Hyrox Pro Series: Smashed world records and what it takes to rank in the global top 15.The IMAGE Wellness Project is powered by Alflorex and sponsored by Boots, Vita Coco, Manhattan and Cocoa Brown. Follow Aoife and Lisa on Instagram: @aoifeorourke327 and @lisaorourke528

This is a live show, recorded on stage at the Antique Bar in Melbourne. Joining me on stage were three guests who between them have cycled through some of the most remote, challenging and eye-opening places on earth, Fergal Guihen, Em Hulbert and David McCourt.Fergal cycled from Roscommon, Ireland to Sydney via Mauritania, Iran, Afghanistan, the Tibetan Plateau and beyond. Em Hulbert is mid-journey on a solo ride around the world, delivering water filters to communities in need through her project The Water Cycle. David McCourt set off from Melbourne bound for Northern Ireland, taking a route through Central Asia, Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal and Turkey that took years and produced stories he'll be dining out on forever.In this episode we cover:Going from thought bubble to turning pedalsLuxury items on the bike and what actually earns its placePerceptions versus reality: China, Iran, Bangladesh and ThailandGetting drugged and robbed in the Iranian desertA sex dungeon in rural Thailand at 4am after 250 kilometresThe Nullarbor without music, podcasts or any distraction at allSolo female bicycle travel and the extra layer that comes with itThe spaces in between and why that's where the magic happensWhy the hardest moments are the ones you'd go back and reliveWant to hear the full individual episodes with each guest? Find them here:Em Hulbert: Ep. 127: David McCourt: Ep. 99: and Ep. 120. Fergal Guihen: Ep. 144 and Ep. 145: Follow the guests on Instagram:Em Hulbert: @emhulbertFergal Guihen: @rossi.to.aussieDavid McCourt: @longwayhome__2022 Check out Old Man Mountain's new Manzanita Handlebar Cradle  Support the showBuy me a coffee!I'm an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend including:

Mayo's team selection for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC series game against Monaghan shows five changes from the side that started the defeat against Roscommon. Aidan Kilcoyne joins Mike to discuss Andy Moran's selection, including the decision to drop the likes of Rob Hennelly, Paddy Durcan and Aidan O'Shea and hand championship debuts to Jack Livingstone, Diarmuid Duffy and Darragh Beirne. 

Tánaiste Simon Harris has told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that the Government is preparing the biggest overhaul of rural housing rules in two decades.The changes will allow those who have a social or economic need to live in a rural area, or those who have lived in a rural area for a defined period of time at any point in their life, have a reasonable expectation they can get planning.Joining Shane to discuss this is Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon and Galway, Michael Fitzmaurice, and Professor of Economics at UCC, Frank Crowley.

A recent hospital visit means there is no new episode this week, but it reminded me of this classic from early 2024! Tune in to find out more How difficult was life in the Middle Ages? This is something archaeologists and historians have debated for decades. In recent years, new techniques, including genetic analysis, have given us new insights into the lives of our distant ancestors in the Medieval Era. Their findings are unsettling. Life in the Middle Ages was far more difficult than we imagine.My guest in this episode is Prof. Eileen Murphy from Queen's University Belfast. Eileen has recently published groundbreaking research on daily life in early medieval Ireland, based on her analysis of human remains excavated in Co. Roscommon. In this podcast, she answers all your questions on what life was like.Eileen shares her discoveries on how people survived in a hard and difficult world. It's not for the faint of heart.This episode is not suitable for children.Our interview is based on the book "The Forgotten Cemetery: Excavations at Ranelagh, Co. Roscommon," available for free at https://www.tii.ie/technical-services/archaeology/publications/tii-heritage/.Eileen is the deputy head of the School of Built & Natural Heritage at Queen's University Belfast: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE/.Sound by Kate Dunlea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mick McCarthy, Matthew Brennan and Tommy Rooney talk us through this weeks football Power Rankings after Kerry and Donegal's 'halftime brawl' and Tyrone's win over Roscommon in a thriller. The Power Rankings on Off the Ball, with Harvey Norman, Official Stats Sponsor of the GAA

Well, that was some way to launch the 2026 All-Ireland series, we get stuck into the big stories on and off the field in Gaelic Football - as awesome Donegal take out Kerry in a game that changed after a half-time brawl. Meath fall short in Cork. Tyrone take out Roscommon and Galway catch fire. All of that and much more too. Enjoy(00.10) - Kerry and Donegal - a brilliant first-half(15:00) - Half-time brawl, the red card, McGuinness reaction, Clifford lucky?(26:00) - Kerry's poor second-half, booing Murphy, how Donegal were so on it.(33:00) - Cork's rousing win with 14 men, harsh red, brilliant Sherlock, Meath shortcomings.(50:00) - Frank McGuigan, a Tyrone great.(53:00) - Tyrone beat Roscommon.(01:05:00) - Tailteann Cup fallout, the draw and highlights.(01:09:00) - Quickfire All-Ireland series predictions for next weekendThanks for tuning in, we'll be back next Monday, as usual.

Two weeks following their defeat to Roscommon in the Connacht Final, Galway's senior footballers begin their quest for All-Ireland silverware this Saturday (23rd May) when they host Kildare in Round 1. Memories of one of Galway's great days will come flooding back (the 1998 Final) but the Tribesmen have a very impressive record against the Lilywhites.  They haven't lost to Kildare in competitive action since 1985, and are aiming to go 15 games unbeaten against the Leinster side. Leading up to the game, former Galway footballer Gareth Bradshaw, who scored in the last championship meeting between the two counties in 2018, looked ahead to the game with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly. == Throw-in at Pearse Stadium on Saturday is 7.30pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

Image details : Start-ups around the country supported by Irish BICs (Business Innovation Centres) received €34 million in funding in 2025. The findings of the annual report have been published ahead of the Dublin Tech Summit where the Irish BICs will showcase and lead the first ever Accelerate Hub. Pictured are Larry O'Donoghue, AxisBIC; Mary Ryan, WestBIC; Fionnuala Wall, AxisBIC; Rosemary Ward, Propelor BIC; Majella Murphy, Furthr; Martin Murray, Furthr and John Brennan, WestBIC. Photo: John Allen Start-ups around the country supported by Irish BICs (Business Innovation Centres) received €34 million in funding in 2025. This consisted of €26.5 million in Innovative High Potential Start-Up (iHPSU) funding and €7.5 million in Pre-Seed Start Fund (PSSF) funding. Start-ups received €35 million in funding in 2025 The Irish BICs Annual Report for 2025 also shows that the group supported 110 start-ups in their applications for iHPSU and PSSF funding last year. With over 35 years of experience, the Irish BICs have supported thousands of founders in accessing funding, developing strategy, and scaling internationally and is made up of four regional organisations including AxisBIC, Furthr, Propelor BIC and WestBIC. Some of the companies supported by the group in 2025 include Valentia Island Vermouth, Reso Health, ALPACA, and Silicate. The annual report findings have been released ahead of this year's Dublin Tech Summit, where the Irish BICs will showcase and lead the first ever Accelerate Hub. This will serve as a dedicated on-site space, connecting entrepreneurs with a network of advisors, mentors, and service providers. The initiative aims to provide practical, hands-on support across key areas of business growth, including funding, validation and scaling. Alongside the hub, the Accelerate Stage, powered by the Irish BICs will feature a specially crafted programme of content covering the most pressing topics for founders in 2026. Sessions will explore areas such as raising funding, scaling sustainably, navigating competitive markets, and leveraging ecosystem support to accelerate growth. Dublin Tech Summit 2026 takes place in the RDS in Dublin on Wednesday 27th and Thursday, 28th of May. To further support early-stage companies, Dublin Tech Summit has also introduced a dedicated startup ticket offering of €145 ex. VAT (RRP €445). Speakers will include: Mark Little, Tech Entrepreneur, Former Foreign Affairs Broadcaster and Journalist Barry Downes, Managing Partner, Sure Valley Ventures (SVV) Rena Maycock, Founder, Chirp Faye Walsh Drouillard, Founder and General Partner, WakeUp Capital Liam Dunne, CEO and Co-Founder of Klearcom Chair of the Irish BICS, Martin Murray CEO of Furthr, said: "For the Founders of highly-innovative start-up and scale-up enterprises, the pace of change has never been so fast, and the level of disruption has never been so great. Technological, geopolitical, financial and social change are impacting every aspect of what you do. In this environment, even successful serial entrepreneurs require guidance, mentoring and support. The Irish BICs have been providing that support for almost 40 years. If you're a Founder with big ambitions, come and talk to us at the Accelerate Hub. We work pro bono, so the only thing we are focused on is your success." The four Irish BICs are: AxisBIC – Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick Furthr – Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Wicklow Propelor BIC – Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford WestBIC – Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath Start-ups supported by Irish BICs received €34 million in funding in 2025. The figure has been released ahead of the Dublin Tech Summit where Irish BICs will showcase and lead the first ever Accelerate Hub. See more breaking stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can ...

Racing in Ireland on Monday is in Roscommon (18th May 2026). Cross-channel, there are meetings in Carlisle, Lingfield, Redcar, Windsor and Wolverhampton. With a full preview, here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

This week I sit down with Paula Naughton from Roscommon, mum to three boys Archie, George, and Isaac. All three were diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD, a life-limiting illness with no cure.Sadly Paula lost her son Archie at just 16 years old. George and Isaac, now also 16, continue to live with the condition as their family fights tirelessly for access to emerging treatments and trials.In this deeply moving conversation, Paula speaks about grief in all its forms, the loss of Archie, the heartbreak of watching your children lose their health, and the reality of living with anticipatory grief while still trying to hold hope.Paula speaks with incredible honesty, strength, and insight about motherhood, resilience, advocacy, and the unimaginable balancing act of loving fiercely while living with uncertainty every day.To learn more about DMD and support the family's campaign, visit:

On Wednesday, Billy Horan was looking forward to listening to the All-Ireland under 20 football semi-final match involving Kerry and Roscommon on Radio Kerry. He and his family were also going to watch the match online. But when he went online, he found something suspicious.

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With the dust settling on Mayo's exit from the Connacht championship, and Roscommon celebrating a clean sweep of provincial titles, the next phase of the season is just around the corner. Ger Flanagan joins Rob and Mike to chat about how the Connacht Final played out, how the order in the province has changed, and what it says about Mayo's chances of getting back on track. The lads also discuss how most of the county lads lined out with their clubs last weekend, and Ger tells us how he's found the first few rounds of the senior league - including his evening marking Fergal Boland in Aghamore! 

With An Garda Síochána recently reporting that over 2,100 motorists were caught speeding during the Easter Bank Holiday surge, road safety is now an important story.While the national figures show the scale of the problem, new research of 60,000 policies by Irish provider its4women identifies exactly where these habits are most ingrained. Their data reveals Cavan as the nation's speeding hotspot (26% "dangerous speeding" rate), while Limerick and Roscommon emerged as the most compliant.Crucially, the study shows that telematics (black box) tech is actually fixing the issue, and in Limerick, claims for black box users dropped to less than 1%. To find out more about this I spoke to its4women's CEO, Gary McClarty. Gary spoke about his background, the its4women's analysis, telematics and more.More about its4women:its4women provides fast, flexible and reliable car, home and travel insurance available anytime, anywhere. You can make an amendment, view your documents or even renew your insurance policy via their quick and easy Customer Portal.

Well now, we were treated to another smashing weekend of Gaelic Football. The Football Pod are breaking it all down, James was in Killarney, Tommy was in the Hyde, and Paddy is on top of it all. Chapters(01:00) - Kerry's 'dream' Munster title - Cork issues, Clifford, Donegal worries.(20:00) - GAA+ vs. RTE, Tailteann Cup run-through, upsets and big scores(29:00) - Roscommon seize the day, Galway aren't done yet.(54:00) - Leinster & Ulster finals - what to expect...Thank you for tuning in, we'll be back next Monday after another weekend of Championship football.

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There were scenes of joy across Roscommon as the county celebrated its historic win. For more on this our reporter Sally-Ann Barrett.

Tonight on 'Over The Line' with George McDonagh, Sean Carley and Dararen Kelly: Jason Byrne discusses Galway's defeat to Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Football Final; Imelda Hobbins looks back on Galway's successful defence of the All-Ireland under-16 camogie championship Rob Murphy chats about Connacht's bonus point win over Munster, and the upcoming clash with Edinburgh; All this and more. == The 'Over The Line' review show with George McDonagh broadcasts every Monday evening from 8pm on Galway Bay FM.

Racing in Ireland on Monday is in Killarney and Roscommon (11th May 2026). Cross-channel, there are meetings in Catterick, Southwell, Windsor and Wolverhampton. With a full preview, here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

Roscommon came late to make history in a thrilling Connacht SFC final in King and Moffatt Dr Hyde Park!Overcoming Galway to deny them their fifth-in-a-row of provincial titles, the Senior success followed minor and U-20 Connacht titles, marking the first time Roscommon have ever won all three in the same year.Tommy Rooney chats to Roscommon's Conor Carroll, Dylan Ruane, Ronan Daly, captain Diarmuid Murtagh, and Roscommon boss Mark Dowd amongst party scenes in Dr Hyde Park. #GAA

FOOTBALL: Galway minor manager Cossie Gilmore with Galway Bay FM's Tommy Devane after their Connacht MFC Final defeat to Roscommon

Despite a thrilling second half comeback that led to a shot to win the game, Galway came up one point short to Roscommon in the Electric Ireland Connacht Minor Football Final in Tuam Stadium on Friday (8th May 2026). Goals from Jayden Concannon and Joshua Coyne gave Roscommon a 2-8 to 0-5 interval lead with the wind.  But Darragh Kelleher's second half strike gave the visitors control before Adam Healy's goal ensured Galway stayed in touch until the finish. Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Tommy Devane and Kevin O'Dwyer. == Galway will now play the Ulster champions next month in the All-Ireland Minor Football quarter-finals.

“I'm getting in touch because I've written the attached open letter as a serving Garda,” this email was one of many we received since Sinead O'Sullivan came on the podcast. “I've never done anything like this before,” it continued, “but I felt I had to say something given how things are going. I wrote it out of a genuine sense of frustration with the direction the country seems to be heading. More than that, I'm writing as a father of a young family, and I'm increasingly worried about what kind of Ireland my kids are going to grow up in.”On Free State today we ask why people hurting has been turned into an urban versus rural debate when everyone is affected. Does this tell us something about the inability of the ruling class to see beyond the short term? Why is there always a defensive attack or a short term fudge rather than leadership?And when it comes to lack of leadership? Could things actually get worse for Mayo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come on in to The Football Pod after a stunning weekend of Championship Football. We had to get stuck into it all on Sunday night after Down's sensational take-down of Donegal in Ulster and Roscommon's clinic in Castlebar. Leitrim put it up to Galway, Kerry and Cork got the job done in Munster. Whilst Armagh made through too. We get stuck into your questions, the biggest talking points from the weekend and also look ahead to four cracking semi-finals next weekend too. Fill your boots.Chapters(01:00) - Conor Laverty's wonderful Down beat Donegal - the fallout.(22:00) - Paddy's report on Leitrim-Galway and Armagh-Fermanagh.(27:00) - Roscommon deliver knockout blow to Mayo - how and why?(47:00) - Kerry win in Clare - and the 'screening' debate.(01:02:00) - Louth v Dublin, Con's fitness, Pod listener thoughts and questions.Thank you for tuning in, we'll be back next Monday after another weekend of Championship football.