Former Roscommon Herald chief executive officer Brian Nerney has been refused an injunction restraining Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd (TCH) from dismissing him.

The price Thomas Crosbie Holdings paid Brian Nerney, former chief executive of the Roscommon Herald, for the newspaper in 2004 is to remain a secret at least until Monday.

A claim in court by a former employee of Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd (TCH) that the newspaper group was in “a perilous financial position” was challenged in the High Court by the company yesterday.

The CEO of the Roscommon Herald has brought an High Court action against Thomas Crosbie Holdings for alleged wrongful dismissal.

Roscommon manager Des Newton has selected his team to face Galway in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final at Dr. Hyde Park (throw-in 4pm).

It is believed a fire which claimed the life of a five-year-old girl in Co. Roscommon on Sunday night may have been connected to an incident which took place earlier that night in a local nightclub.

Roscommon manager Fergal O'Donnell has talked up Connacht final opponents Mayo, dubbing them 'one of the top five or six teams in the country.'

Manager Fergal O'Donnell has picked an unchanged Roscommon team for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon (throw-in 2pm).

The 15 players who started for Roscommon in the recent Connacht final have kept their places for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final duel with Cork.

Roscommon will field an unchanged team for Sunday afternoon's Connacht SFC final against Sligo in Castlebar (throw-in 4pm).

Having been plagued by an ankle injury in recent seasons, Roscommon forward Gary Cox has called time on his inter-county career.

Media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has reported an operating profit of €11.1m for the year ended December 30.

Stephen Griffin is the surprise inclusion in the Donegal side for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier encounter with Roscommon at Ballybofey, throw-in 5pm.

Mark O'Carroll, Senan Kilbride and Conor Devaney will make their championship debuts for Roscommon in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final clash with Galway (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 4pm).

Wexford Echo group manager Murry McDonald has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Waterford News & Star and Wexford Echo.

Roscommon have brought Frankie Dolan in from the cold for Sunday's NFL Division 2 visit of Meath to Kiltoom (throw-in 2.30pm).

MEDIA group Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) last night conferred diplomas on 25 graduates of its Higher Diploma in Journalism Practice course in the company headquarters at South Mall, Cork.

FIANNA FÁIL is poised to pip Fine Gael for the last seat in the new constituency of Roscommon/South Leitrim, according to the findings of the latest opinion poll.

A new chapter in the history of one of the country’s leading regional newspapers, the Roscommon Herald, has opened with a €2.5m investment in its Boyle offices.

IRISH EXAMINER owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has bought The Echo Group of newspapers in Wexford.

The Roscommon county board are set to reveal the name of their new senior football manager on Monday night.

AFTER a half-century reporting the news, one of Ireland’s most respected journalists is finally making headlines himself.

A NEW regional newspaper serving the Clare/Limerick area will hit the streets next summer.

Irish Examiner owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings continued to pursue its aggressive acquisition strategy yesterday with the purchase of the Nerney family-owned Roscommon Herald.