Roscommon Herald 2nd August

RosHerald

• Age-friendly initiative for Boyle
• Editor Christina muses the age-old ‘harrassed parent -v- ungrateful offspring topic’
• Roscommon Co Cllrs have agreed to have at least some of their meetings streamed online.
• 1916-2016 Plaque unveiling at Boyle Courthouse – with photos
• Brian Farrell’s really lovely Snapshots feature is devoted to Gerti Mullaney, Riverside, Boyle
• Plans to amalgamate Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim library service have been dropped.
• Senator Maura Hopkins is pushing for the implementation of an Action Plan for Rural Ireland
• Boyle selected as location for pilot age-friendly initiative
• Plaque unveiled commemorates Boyle men who served in the Congo
• Six Co Roscommon towns (including Boyle) to be supported as enterprise towns
• Local Link Bus Service: John Mulligan echoes the thoughts of many, and calls for increased visablity (signage) and more pronounced livery on the bus with bright paint or vinyl on the front of the bus.