Our senior footballers take on Mayo in the Connacht SFC Semi-final on Sunday at 4pm at Dr. Hyde Park.
Gates will open at 2.30pm.
Supporters with tickets for the Covered Stand & Uncovered Stand must enter the ground via the County Home Road entrance.
Supporters with tickets for the terrace must enter the ground via the Athlone Road entrance.
There will be no exceptions.
This match is All Ticket.
Covered Stand €30.00 (No concessions)
Uncovered Stand €25.00
Uncovered Stand – OAP/Student €20.00
Uncovered Stand – Juvenile €5.00
Terrace €20
Terrace – OAP/Student €15
Terrace – Juvenile €5.00
❌ Tickets will not be on sale at the venue.
Please have your tickets ready for scanning as you approach the turnstiles.
Tickets are available to purchase online via the link below.
Tickets are also available to purchase from the following SuperValu and Centra stores.
Tarmonbarry;
Centra N39 N5D2
Strokestown;
SuperValu F42XC56
Carrick on Shannon;
Glancy’s SuperValu N41C9W4
Roscommon;
Fleming’s SuperValu F42 XT22
Monksland;
Smith’s SuperValu N37 N4N8
Castlerea;
Cahill’s SuperValu F45 D9N3
Ballaghadereen;
Duffy’s SuperValu F45 NC84
Boyle;
Kelly’s SuperValu F52 HF95
Matchday programmes will be on sale inside the ground.
The match will be broadcast live on RTE 2 television.
❗️Beware of scammers who offer streaming via comments attached to Roscommon GAA posts
There will be live commentary on Shannonside FM.
Kilmurry Hall hosted a wonderful display of local GAA talent on Good Friday, 29th March, as clubs from all over the county contested the Roscommon Scór Sinsir Final.
The first category for decision was the ever-popular Tráth na gCeisteanna. At the initial table quiz round teams from St. Michaels, Kilmore, St. Dominic’s, Elphin, Tulsk, Creggs, Kilglass Gaels, Clann na Gael and Pádraig Pearses, took part. Tulsk, Elphin and Clann progressed to the stage final round and after a battle, a formidable Elphin regained the title they last won in 2022.
The Amhránaíocht Aonair was a hotly contested affair with singers battling it out to be crowned county champion. Peadar McCaffrey (Elphin), Fionnán Seale (Padraig Pearses), Philippa Barry (Clann na nGael), Geraldine Sheeran (Pádraig Pearses) Karl Foley (Kilmore), Eimear Browne (Shannon Gaels) all gave strong performances, but it was Niamh Reynolds who won the title for St. Michael’s with her beautiful rendition of ‘Sweet Lislea’.
The Recitation/Storytelling saw Tom Costello entertain the crowd with his delivery of ‘The Wake’, taking a richly deserved first senior title in many years at this level for Pádraig Pearses. In doing so, he beat off excellent opposition from Vincent Pierse and Patrick Mullooly (St. Dominic’s) and Sarah Seery from Clann na nGael.
The Ballad Group event proved a rousing and well contested competition. Groups from St. Dominc’s, Kilmore and Pádraig Pearses gave rousing renditions of their songs, but it was a talented young group from St. Michael’s, who won the hearts of the judges, regaining the title they won in 2022.
In the Novelty Act discipline, Elphin and Padraig Pearses, gave fantastic entertainment with two hilarious sketches. In a close contest, Elphin took county honours with their hilarious performance.
Undoubtedly the competition of the night, the Ceol Uirlise was a fantastic showcase for traditional music in Roscommon. Six groups from Padraig Pearses, Clann na Gael, Kilmore, Shannon Gaels, Elphin and St. Ronan’s, battled it out for their place in the Connacht final. The title went to an exceptionally polished St. Ronan’s team who last advanced to All Ireland level in 2022.
Sole entrants in the Rince Seit, Elphin rose the energy levels with a spirited display to finish off one of the best county finals in Roscommon Scór in many years.
Thank you to our fantastic M.C. Cian Diffley Runaí Coiste Scór Ros Comáin, to David Nugent (sound) and the fantastic Kilmurry Hall for the welcome to their beautiful facility. Winners were presented with their cups by Cathaoirleach GLG Ros Comáin, Brian Carroll.
Our County Champions now go forward to represent Roscommon in the Connacht Scór Sinsir Final which will be held in the Tooreen Community Centre, on Sunday 14th April. The Tráth na gCeisteanna will begin at 12pm and stage events start at 1pm. This is a ticket only event and these can be purchased through the link on the Connacht GAA website and the Scór Roscomáin and Connacht Scór Facebook pages. Well done and thank you to all of our clubs for their wonderful efforts to promote Scór and the best of luck to those who progress to provincial level.
Ros Comáin abú.
Are you someone who has an interest in the GAA and Gaelic Games in Roscommon?
Have you any ideas for Gaelic Games in our county going forward?
Would you like to have your say in Roscommon Gaelic Games for the next five years?
Roscommon GAA has commenced a period of consultation in the county to find out people’s views and suggestions for the development of a strategic plan for Gaelic Games in Roscommon for the next five years 2025 – 2030.
Your thoughts are very important and “TheRossie road forward” plan needs to have as much input as possible from all our people to make our plan relevant and to meet our county’s needs.
From Sunday March 17th 2024 for four weeks, our General Public Gaelic Games Survey aims to capture as much feedback as possible about all aspects of Gaelic Games in Roscommon from anyone who would like to share it with us.
Access the survey by scanning the QR code or visit: gaaroscommon.ie/survey
If the survey is completed in full, with data to the end, you will be entered into a free draw for a chance to win a ‘Roscommon GAA Supporter’s Pack’.
Roscommon GAA is delighted to announce J. Keane & Sons Volkswagen, Roscommon town, as our new Travel Partner. Founded in 1974 the family-run business has been a trusted partner of generations of motorists from Roscommon and beyond and developed a great reputation for quality cars and after-sales service.
Speaking at the announcement Roscommon GAA Commercial Manager Aidan Brady said, “As part of the partnership, Roscommon Senior Football Team Manager Davy Burke and Captain Brian Stack will join 2023 All-Star Enda Smith in serving as Volkswagen Brand Ambassadors – keep an eye out for their branded Volkswagen Golfs throughout the country over the months ahead.”
Speaking on behalf of John Keane and Sons Volkswagen Roscommon, Marketing Manager, Colleen Kelly said “We feel this is a perfect partnership for us. As a local company we want to be associated with Roscommon GAA and other local sporting organisations, so we look forward to working with Roscommon GAA.”
Brian Carroll, Roscommon GAA Chairperson said “We are absolutely delighted to announce this partnership with John Keane and Sons Volkswagen Roscommon, who are a company renowned for their quality service and professionalism, and we are very grateful for their sponsorship. A very special thanks to John Keane and everyone at John Keane and Sons Volkswagen Roscommon for their great support and we look forward to working together over the coming years”.
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| Photo credit: Michelle Hughes Walsh |
The draws for the Senior, Intermediate & Junior A Football Championships were made earlier tonight at the Hodson Bay Hotel.
Allianz Football League Division 1
DERRY 2-19 ROSCOMMON 1-09
By Michael Wilson at Celtic Park
Derry will meet Dublin in the Allianz National League Division One final after an emphatic victory that spelt the end of Roscommon’s two year stay in the top flight.
Davy Burke’s Rossies went into the game needing something from the game to have any hope of retaining their Division One status and for three quarters of the game, they looked capable of setting up a grand stand finish in a game as open as any you’re likely to see this season.
A tight first half saw goal chances aplenty but Roscommon’s inability to capitalise on chances saw a Derry team that looked to be playing in third gear lead by three at the break. That lead was cancelled out within five minutes of the restart but when the counties headed into the home straight, Derry went through the gears to blow the visitors away.
Harte’s men hit an incredible 2-18 of their 2-19 tally from play and when they hit the accelerator Roscommon had no answer. After drawing level in the 42nd minute, the Rossies managed only one more point over the remaining half hour. Derry, by contrast, hit 1-11 and were a class apart.
Roscommon had started a must win match by retaining possession for close to three and a half minutes from the throw in, a passage of play that should have ended with the game’s opening goal but, after swapping passes with Eoin McCormack, Enda Smith blazed inches over the Derry crossbar. It was a sign of things to come as goal chances almost outnumbered pointed efforts.
A McGuigan free equalised before the game exploded into life on nine minutes. First McGuigan sent Conor Glass clear but the Derry midfielder elected to shoot over when a goal was on but perhaps the AIB Club Player of the Year knew something we didn’t because within seconds the ball was nestling in Roscommon’s net anyway!
The goal came from a mistake on the kick-out by Roscommon keeper Conor Carroll whose restart was intercepted by Conleth McGuckian who fed the ball into Declan Cassidy’s run for the Bellgahy player to blast Derry into a 1-02 to 0-1 lead that lasted only 30 seconds.
That was down to a mistake at the opposite end where Odhran Lynch misjudged a long ball in which allowed Donie Smith to nip in ahead of the Derry No. 1 to punch the bouncing ball into Derry’s net.
Paul Cassidy responded with a point for the home side but scores from Diarmuid Murtagh and McCormack tied things up again before Niall Daly’s point edged the Rossies ahead at 1-03 to 1-04 on 19 minutes.
Derry had already lost Gareth McKinless to a suspected broken nose by this point and further goal chances came and went for both teams, Lachlan Murray and Brian Stack with great openings. However a strong end to the half put Harte’s men in charge at 1-08 to 1-05 thanks to two brilliant scores from Murray and one each from Ethan Doherty and McGuigan as Derry took a three point lead into the break.
Harte responded to the open nature of the first half by introducing both Ciaran McFaul and Niall Toner at the break but it was Roscommon who came out of the changing rooms firing as points from Murtagh (f), Enda Smith and Murtagh tied things up within five minutes of the restart.
Toner’s first score of the game halted the Rossies’ march but Davy Burke’s men were throwing the kitchen sink at their hosts, despite Ethan Doherty and Murray stretching the home lead to 1-11 to 1-08.
Enda Smith had seen another goal attempt saved by the leg of Lynch at this point and it was that greater efficiency in front of the posts that was the difference between the teams. Even word of Kerry’s lead against Galway failed to rouse the Rossies as points from Ciaran McFaul, Ethan Doherty and Eoin McEvoy took the home lead out to 1-14 to 1-08.
With Roscommon’s relegation all but confirmed both team ran their respective benches but it didn’t stop the Oak Leaf assault on the scoreboard as Ethan Doherty, Cormac Murphy and McGuigan all registered scores but the game had long since ceased to be a contest.
The final whistle brought both ends of the footballing spectrum; Derry with a Croke Park final to look forward to, Roscommon preparing now for a return to Division Two after a second half that exposed the gulf between the teams.
Derry scorers: Lachlan Murray (1-4), Shane McGuigan (0-4, 1f), Ethan Doherty (0-4), Declan Cassidy (1-0), Paul Cassidy (0-2), Niall Toner (0-1), Ciaran McFaul (0-1), Eoin McEvoy (0-1), Cormac Murphy (0-1), Conor Glass (0-1),
Roscommon scorers: Donie Smith (1-0), Diarmuid Murtagh (0-3, 2f), Enda Smith (0-2), Eoin McCormack (0-1), Niall Daly (0-1), Daire Cregg (0-1, 1f), Conor Cox, (0-1),
Derry: Odhran Lynch, Conor McCluskey, Chrissy McKaigue, Diarmuid Baker, Gareth McKinless, Eoin McEvoy, Donncha Gilmore, Conor Glass, Conor Doherty, Ethan Doherty, Declan Cassidy, Paul Cassidy, Conleth McGuckin, Shane McGuigan, Lachlan Murray. Subs: Brendan Rogers for G McKinless, 8mins; Ciaran McFaul for D Cassidy, HT; Niall Toner for C McGuckian, HT; Shea Downey for C Doherty, 56mins; Matthew Downey for C Glass, 62mins; Cormac Murphy for L Murray, 63mins;
Roscommon: Conor Carroll, David Murray, Brian Stack, Patrick Gavin, Niall Daly, Niall Higgins, Eoin Higgins, Eoin McCormack, Enda Smith, Ultan Harney, Dylan Ruane, Ruaidrhi Fallon, Ronan Daly, Daire Cregg, Diarmuid Murtagh, Donie Smith. Subs: Cian Connolly for D Cregg, 49mins; James Fitzpatrick for D Smith, 53mins; Conor Hussey for N Higgins, 53mins; Conor Cox for R Fallon, 61mins; Ciaran Lennon for U Harney, 61mins;
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Are you someone who has an interest in the GAA & Gaelic Games in Roscommon?
Would you like to have your say on Roscommon Gaelic Games for the next five years?
Roscommon GAA has begun a consultation process as part of the development of a five-year Strategic Plan (2025-2029) for Gaelic Games in the county. We aim to launch the Plan at the 2024 County Convention and implement it as soon as possible.
Your views are very important to us and “The Rossie Road Forward” Plan needs as much input as possible, from all our people, to make our plan relevant and meet our county’s needs.
The “General Public Gaelic Games Survey”, below, aims to capture as much feedback as possible about all aspects of Gaelic Games in Roscommon. The survey will remain open until Friday, April 19th, and surveys will be conducted with other stakeholders such as Clubs Committees and Players.
➡️ http://gaaroscommon.ie/survey
Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a free Draw for a “Roscommon GAA Supporter’s Pack”. If you have any queries or wish to make a detailed submission about a certain aspect then please email planningandtraining.roscommon@gaa.ie
Allianz Football League Division One
Kerry 1-17 Roscommon 1-11
By Ian Cooney at Dr Hyde Park
Kerry remain in the hunt for a place in the Allianz Division One League final after Jack O’Connor’s men produced a polished performance at Dr. Hyde Park.
The Kingdom were always able to keep the Rossies at arm’s length, with David Clifford contributing 0-6, including a point from a first-half penalty, and midfielder Joe O’Connor finding the net in injury time.
The visitors had 10 different scorers and kicked 1-16 out of their 1-17 from play, highlighting the ease at which they were able to manufacture their scores.
Roscommon improved in the second half, having trailed by four points at the break after playing with the aid of the breeze.
Cathal Heneghan’s 54th minute goal left just three points between them, but Kerry closed out the game comfortably to join Dublin on eight points on the league table.
Kerry kept possession for the opening two minutes without a Roscommon player touching the ball, which ended with a fisted point for O’Connor.
Kerry were content to probe for any available space against a packed Roscommon defence in an effort to get possession to their main shooters.
Ronan Daly, a late replace for the injured Eoin McCormack, did equalise for Roscommon, but points from David Clifford (2), Barry Dan O’Sullivan, Seán O’Brien and Darragh Roche pushed the Kingdom 0-6 to 0-1 ahead at the end of the opening quarter.
Roscommon goalkeeper Conor Carroll showed his forwards how to split the posts with an excellent 20th minute score.
Clifford added his third point of the afternoon before Enda Smith and Daire Cregg replied for Roscommon.
In the 31st minute, Kerry won a penalty, although Seán O’Shea, who was being pulled by David Murray, had diverted Darragh Roche’s crossfield attempt to the net.
Up stepped Clifford, but he blazed his effort over Conor Carroll’s crossbar to leave Kerry 0-8 to 0-4 ahead at half time.
Roscommon improved on the resumption, and two early points by Enda Smith and Daire Cregg hinted at a comeback.
But Kerry were always able to move the Roscommon defence out of position to generate the space they needed for scores.
Substitute Cathal Heneghan’s goal, after good work by Diarmuid Murtagh, left three points between them. That was as close as Roscommon came as substitutes Stephen O’Brien and Paul Geaney kicked points after being introduced before O’Connor found the net in injury time.
Scorers for Kerry: David Clifford 0-6 (0-1 penalty), Joe O’Connor 1-1, Barry Dan O’Sullivan 0-2, Paul Geaney 0-2, Seán O’Brien 0-1, Darragh Roche 0-1, Dara Moynihan 0-1, Seán O’Shea 0-1, Stephen O’Brien 0-1, Paudie Clifford 0-1
Scorers for Roscommon: Enda Smith 0-3, Donie Smith 0-3 (2fs), Cathal Heneghan 1-0, Ronan Daly 0-2, Daire Cregg 0-2, Conor Carroll 0-1
Kerry: Shane Ryan; Graham O’Sullivan, Jason Foley, Paul Murphy; Seán O’Brien, Tadhg Morley, Gavin White; Barry Dan O’Sullivan, Joe O’Connor; Adrian Spillane, Paudie Clifford, Dara Moynihan; David Clifford, Darragh Roche, Seán O’Shea.
Subs: Stephen O’Brien for Spillane 51, Paul Geaney for Roche 57, Dylan Casey for O’Brien 58, Armin Heinrich for Foley 59, Keith Evans for Moynihan 67.
Roscommon: Conor Carroll; David Murray, Brian Stack, Niall Higgins; Niall Daly, Conor Hussey, Ronan Daly; Shane Cunnane, Tadhg O’Rourke; Ruaidhrí Fallon, Enda Smith, Dylan Ruane; Daire Cregg, Diarmuid Murtagh, Donie Smith.
Subs:Ultan Harney for O’Rourke 30, Conor Cox for Cunnane h-t, Patrick Gavin for Higgins h-t, Cathal Heneghan for Hussey 45, Cian Connolly for Murtagh 54.
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan).
Our senior footballers take on Kerry in the Round 6 of the Allianz Football League Division 1 on Sunday at 1:45pm at Dr. Hyde Park.
Gates will open at 12:15pm.
Due to construction works at Dr. Hyde Park, access to the stand will be strictly via the County Home Road entrance and access to the terrace will be via the Athlone Road side of the ground.
This match is All Ticket.
Adult – €20.00
Student/OAP – €15.00
Children U16 are free.
❌ Tickets will not be on sale at the venue.
❗️Please have your tickets ready for scanning as you approach the turnstiles.
Tickets are available to purchase online via the link below.
Tickets are also available to purchase from the following SuperValu and Centra stores.
Tarmonbarry;
Centra N39 N5D2
Strokestown;
SuperValu F42XC56
Carrick on Shannon;
Glancy’s SuperValu N41 C9W4
Roscommon;
Fleming’s SuperValu F42 XT22
Monksland;
Smith’s SuperValu N37 N4N8
Castlerea;
Cahill’s SuperValu F45 D9N3
Ballaghadereen;
Duffy’s SuperValu F45 NC84
Boyle;
Kelly’s SuperValu F52 HF95
Matchday programmes will be on sale inside both gates for €4.
This match will be broadcast live on TG4
❗️Beware of scammers who offer streaming via comments attached to Roscommon GAA posts.
There will be live updates on Shannonside FM.
Allianz Football League Division One
Mayo 0-15 Roscommon 0-9
By Colm Gannon at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park
Mayo secured a convincing six-point victory over Roscommon in a game that turned decisively in the second half.
While the first half remained close, with just a single point separating the sides at the break (0-7 to 0-6), Mayo dominated the second half, outscoring Roscommon by eight points to three.
Kevin McStay’s side who were coming into the game off the back of successive losses on the road against Kerry and Tyrone, started the game brightly with Fergal Boland getting the first score of the half early doors, a trick he repeated at the start of the second period also.
Colm Reape doubled their lead with a booming effort from play after the Mayo goalkeeper came up to join the action and launch the ball over the bar from outside the 45m line.
Diarmuid Murtagh got Roscommon’s first point of the contest with a fine effort six minutes in, but Mayo were to land the next two scores through excellent Ryan O’Donoghue efforts to go into a 0-4 to 0-1 lead by the quarter of an hour mark.
Roscommon cut the lead back to two thanks to a Daire Cregg effort not long after but another O’Donoghue effort and a right footed point from Aidan O’Shea pushed Mayo four to the good. Donie Smith and Stephen Coen traded pointed to keep the four between the sides with 21 minutes gone and for the rest of the half it was all Roscommon.
Murtagh drove over a great effort from distance and then landed another to bring it back to a two point contest. Roscommon also had two goal chances in this run, with the later one falling to Enda Smith who attempted to chip Reape who he spotted off his line, but the Mayo goalkeeper pushed the ball around the post and out for a 45, which was converted by Conor Carroll to leave the score 0-7 to 0-6 at the break.
The second half looked to be teed up for a real ding dong battle, but seven unanswered points from Mayo in the opening 22 minutes of the half had the game over as a contest long before the final whistle was blown.
Boland fisted over just after the resumption, that was followed by two on the spin from O’Donoghue. Enda Hession slotted over a mark before Donnacha McHugh chipped in with a brace inside four minutes. The final score in the seven point run came from the booth of O’Donoghue with his sixth of the day and Mayo were home and hosed.
Conor Cox registered two points for Roscomon with Murtagh getting his fourth of the evening before the end, while Cillian O’Connor fisted over Mayo’s final score of the day to wrap things up on a cold, wet evening in MacHale Park.
Scorers for Mayo: Ryan O’Donoghue 0-6 (3fs), Fergal Boland 0-2, Donnacha McHugh 0-2, Aidan O’Shea 0-1, Stephen Coen 0-1, Colm Reape 0-1, Cillian O’Connor 0-1, Enda Hession 0-1 (m).
Scorers for Roscommon: Diarmuid Murtagh 0-4 (1f), Conor Cox 0-2 (1f), Donie Smith 0-1, Daire Cregg 0-1, Conor Carroll 0-1 (45).
Mayo: Colm Reape; Jack Coyne, Rory Brickenden, Sam Callinan; Donnacha McHugh, Stephen Coen, Enda Hession; Jack Carney, Eoghan McLaughlin; Bob Tuohy, Fergal Boland, Jordan Flynn; Aidan O’Shea, Paul Towey, Ryan O’Donoghue.
Subs: Tommy Conroy for Towey, Darren McHale for Tuohy, Cillian O’Connor for O’Shea, Matthew Ruane for Flynn, Conor Loftus for McLaughlin
Roscommon: Conor Carroll; David Murray, Brian Stack, Niall Higgins; Tadhg O’Rourke, Eoin McCormack, Dylan Ruane; Enda Smith, Shane Cunnane; Robbie Dolan, Diarmuid Murtagh Ruaidhrí Fallon; Donie Smith, Daire Cregg, James Fitzpatrick.
Subs: Niall Daly for Shane Cunnane, Conor Cox for James Fitzpatrick, Andrew Glennon for Donie Smith, Ronan Daly for Fallon, Ultan Harney for O’Rourke.
Referee: Joe McQuillian (Cavan).