Paul Healy

FRIDAY Then and now… In Longford for the Joe Finnegan Show, where I join Deputy Cathy Bennett and Cllr Paddy O’Rourke to discuss fuel prices, the Trump visit, the 9/11 anniversary and the GAA integration row. Growing up in Rooskey, Longford was the ‘go-to’ town for us; it had a […]

After the occasional ‘walk on the wild side’ in his youth, Tom O’Brien launches debut novel ‘Tom recalls being “interrogated” by two Gardaí in the Garbally College President’s office. When he was granted permission to go to the bathroom, he made his escape, and was “on the run” for two […]

SATURDAY The late Michael Fahey Roscommon is mourning the untimely passing of a distinguished son. Michael (‘Mick') Fahey achieved so much in his life.

THURSDAY Burnham & Trump Normally, one gets used to a new UK Prime Minister after a while. But Andy Burnham is not very… prime ministerial, is he?

Investigators are said to be looking to speak to Conor McGregor after seizing a phone from an associate. But he is currently in the US recovering from a serious knee injury

The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI) has been seeking to speak with McGregor in connection with alleged perjury in his civil appeal — but he has so far failed to meet them

Kinahan is accused of directing an organised crime group over the course of a bloody feud that resulted in 18 murders

THURSDAY Waiting game I will admit that I’m prone to procrastinating. It’s taken me a while to accept this, and even longer to admit it. I guess I’ve been putting off both. FRIDAY A Quiet Life Visiting a remote Irish island, the young man was surprised to see […]

THURSDAY Every morning, the ‘school run' feels more like a crawl than a run. Ongoing roadworks throughout Roscommon Town have reduced traffic

FRIDAY Tea Totals Not content with their ruthless reduction in the amount of crisps now grudgingly included in individual bags in