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  1. planningPlanning conditional: Permission for development to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage...Roscommon
  2. planningPlanning application received: Permission for the construction of a safe deck board walk on...Roscommon
  3. planningPlanning application received: Permission for agricultural building 209m2 for storage and maintenance...Ballaghaderreen
  4. planningPlanning conditional: Retention Permission for alterations to dwelling to include revised elevations,...Roscommon
  5. planningPlanning application received: The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey...Ballinlough
  6. planningPlanning application received: Permission to erect a dwelling house, Garage, construction of effluent...Roscommon
  7. planningPlanning conditional: Permission for the proposed replacement of an existing septic tank system with an...Knockvicar
  8. planningPlanning application received: 1. Planning permission for the construction of a rear extension to the...Roscommon
  9. planningPlanning application received: Permission for the following: 1. To construct a story and a half type...Arigna
  10. planningPlanning application received: Permission for the construction of a new, detached, single-storey...Roscommon
  11. planningPlanning refused: Permission to construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new...Roscommon
  12. planningPlanning conditional: Permission to construct a single dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank and...Ballinlough

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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 application received: Permission for change of use of existing commercial premises from beauty and nail saloon

99

Strokestown

Planning application received: Permission to erect a domestic garage and all associated works at

79

Boyle

Local Residents Call for Pothole Police Force in Boyle

36

Ballinlough

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

21

Ballaghaderreen

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

21

French Park

Planning application received: Retention Permission to retain milking parlour extension, cow holding yard and associated

18

Elphin

Planning application received: Planning permission to revert the existing vacant old post office on main street, to a tw

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

Kiltoom

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

9

Cootehall

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

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

Arigna

Planning application received: Permission for the following: 1. To construct a story and a half type domestic dwelling,

8

Curraghboy

Permission for the following: 1. To demolish existing rear extension and outbuildings

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

Loughglinn

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

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

Lough Key

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

1

Cloontuskert

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

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

Ballyforan

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

1

Hodson Bay

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

1

Taghmaconnell

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

1

Castlecoote

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

1

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