Lost Water
Irish Independent report: More than half of all water is being lost in leaks. In Co Roscommon 53% islost through the distribution network due to leaks or unauthorised connections
Mobile phone offenced while driving
Shannonside FM report: Gardaí say their statistics for 2014 show that using a mobile phone while driving is the most common cause of the most serious road traffic accidents. 613 were recorded in Roscommon / Longford and a further 62 offences were detected in Leitrim. Inspector Fran Nicholson of Roscommon Longford Division says there’s no excuse for that behaviour as it’s incredibly dangerous.
Sarah Jane Dunne
photo: Irish Independent [here...]
The first member of the Travelling community to take part in the Miss Ireland competition has now gone on to receive a Professional Diploma in Education from Trinity College. Sarah Jane Dunne is daughter of the late musician Pecker Dunne and her godfather is the one and only Christy Moore. She will now go to London to work as a secondary school teacher, as well as keeping up her modelling career part-time. The 24-year-old hopes that getting her degree may inspire other women from her community to follow suit.
Did you know ...?
Boiling destroys the anti-cancer properties of vegetables. Research has shown that the standard cooking habit of boiling vegetables severely damages the anti-cancer properties of many brassicas such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and green cabbage. "If you want to get the maximum benefit from your Christmas vegetables then boiling is out. You need to consider stir-frying, steaming or microwaving them."
Did you know 2 ...?
Carrots can help you to see in the dark. "The orange colour of carrots is due to a compound called beta-carotene," says Dr Allender. "Beta-carotene is needed to produce vitamin A, which is converted to the retinal pigment used by your eyes to detect light. One of the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency is night blindness - so you could say carrots really do help you see in the dark."
Freezing Monday night of -6.5C
Overnight lowest temperature recorded so far was -6.5C in Mullingar, Met Eireann confirmed to Independent.ie this morning. However, the country is set to enjoy a mild end to 2014, with sub-zero temperatures being replaced by highs of up to 12C on New Year's Day.
Roscommon Co Co New Headquarters
The first staff will be moving into the new Civic Headquarters in Roscommon in June 2015. CEO Tommy Ryan says work on-site is progressing to schedule and it’s all boding well for a Summer move.
| Boyle Golf Club Update - Sunday 28th December | |
 | Last weekend's 18 hole was won by Paddy McLoughlin. The Christmas Scramble was won by Gary Carty. Thanks to all who took part. Competitions this week are the weekly nine hole Monday – Saturday and a nine hole re-entry next Sunday. The Club wishes all its members and friends a Happy and Peaceful New Year. |
Boyle GAA Club Annual Quiz and Awards night
Tony Conboy, Kevin Lavin, Eugene Halligan & Martin Dolan (Club Chairperson)
We are so very lucky to have excellent sports, musical, business and recreational clubs in Boyle and each one is managed by truly dedicated members.
Boyle GAA Club scored once again on Saturday 27th December with its Annual Quiz/Awards night.
Boyle GAA wrote: Thanks to the huge crowd that turned out to support our Annual Quiz/Awards night last night. Circa 40 quiz teams faced Tony's challenging and quirky set of questions. Congrats to the quiz winners, David Kelly and his team which included Killian and Tadhg Egan (returned for the Christmas). Congrats to our award winners: Hall of Fame, Ernie Keenan : Club Person of the Year, Eugene Halligan : Senior Player of the Year, Roch Hanmore :& Junior Player of the Year, Conor Flanagan : U21 Players of the year, Joint winners Mark Goldrick and Joe Sweeney.
Boyle GAA Club scored once again on Saturday 27th December with its Annual Quiz/Awards night.
Boyle GAA wrote: Thanks to the huge crowd that turned out to support our Annual Quiz/Awards night last night. Circa 40 quiz teams faced Tony's challenging and quirky set of questions. Congrats to the quiz winners, David Kelly and his team which included Killian and Tadhg Egan (returned for the Christmas). Congrats to our award winners: Hall of Fame, Ernie Keenan : Club Person of the Year, Eugene Halligan : Senior Player of the Year, Roch Hanmore :& Junior Player of the Year, Conor Flanagan : U21 Players of the year, Joint winners Mark Goldrick and Joe Sweeney.
