Person: Cian Connolly

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Roscommon in no mood to rest on their laurels

The afterglow from Roscommon’s first Connacht senior title in seven years will burn brightly through the darkest recesses of the winter to come but Ciarán Murtagh is adamant that they are far from done with their summer’s work.

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Kerry pushed all the way by Roscommon

Roscommon 1-13 Kerry 1-19: Panic over for Kerry. For now, anyway. Lose this and Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s men would have spent the two weeks to Dublin’s visit to Tralee entrenched in the Division 1 relegation zone.

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Kerry changes for Rossie game

Kerry, who travel to Dr Hyde Park to face Roscommon in Division 1 of the Allianz FL tomorrow (2pm), have two changes in personnel, as well as a number of positional switches, following their loss to Monaghan.

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Kevin Walsh takes Connacht League title in his stride

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Roscommon expect tough outing against Leitrim

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Roscommon squeeze through by a single point at the last against impressive New York

Roscommon dreams grounded in reality

Donegal 0-17 Roscommon 1-19: Another of Kevin McStay’s dreams came through yesterday. A win in Donegal.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Roscommon rout leaves Cork red-faced

Roscommon 4-25 Cork 3-10: Fergal O’Donnell has been involved in his fair share of one-sided encounters; Roscommon’s 11-point hammering at the hands of Mayo in the 1999 Connacht championship springs to mind, even fresher are the scars of the 3-18 to 0-7 rout by the same opposition 10 years later.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Roscommon perform shock raid in Kerry

Roscommon 0-14 Kerry 1-10: Killian Young threw his arms to the sky in disgust as his crossfield ball to the unmarked Brian Ó Beaglaoich skidded beyond the young corner-back and out over the sideline. It pretty much summed up Kerry’s afternoon; miserable and mistake-ridden.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Galway v Roscommon - FBD Connacht League Final

Galway fans get a ray of hope with FBD League success

Galway 2-8 Roscommon 0-13: January silverware is no guarantee of a golden summer but Galway fans will be suitably heartened by this FBD League success, the first trophy they have brought home since they last won it in 2009.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Roscommon’s rise and Shine

Today a Division Two title, tomorrow the world. Or, in Roscommon’s case, an All-Ireland.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2015

Tally delights as steely St Mary’s edge NUI Galway in Sigerson Cup

St Mary’s College 1-10 NUI Galway 1-7

Thu, 05 Feb, 2015

Sligo students rue missed opportunities

Sligo IT 0-8 NUIG 0-8

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Dolan delivers as St Brigid’s turn on style

Reigning All-Ireland club football champions St Brigid’s booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Roscommon SFC with an easy 2-12 to 0-4 win against Kilbride.

Mon, 27 May, 2013

Varadker to join muddy challenge

Tourism Minister Leo Varadker has accepted an invitation to get “down and dirty” in Co Monaghan next Saturday when participants from all over the world take part in this year’s annual Irish Bog Snorkelling Championships.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2012

Dubs reap reward for sticking to game-plan

An assured Dublin side turned on the afterburners at just the right time to see off a difficult Roscommon challenge and win the county’s second U-21 All-Ireland crown in three years.

Mon, 07 May, 2012

Dublin the All-Ireland U21 football champions

Dublin 2-12 Roscommon 0-11

Sun, 06 May, 2012

Rossies dare to dream of ending drought

Saturday mightn’t have been an afternoon for purists in Pearse Park, but there was enough pluck about Roscommon’s display to ensure they will contest an All Ireland U21 final for the first time since 1982.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2012

Roscommon through to All-Ireland U-21 football final

Roscommon 2-7 Cavan 2-2

Sat, 21 Apr, 2012

Roscommon rule again as sharpshooter Smith sees off Sligo

Donal Smith’s 45th minute penalty helped Roscommon extinguish Sligo’s challenge in Saturday’s Connacht U21 final at Dr Hyde Park.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2012

Roscommon crowned Connacht U-21 champions

Roscommon 1-13 Sligo 0-8

Sat, 07 Apr, 2012

Royals pair clinch title in fine style

MEATH’S Brian Carroll and Tom Sheridan are All-Ireland senior doubles champions, following a 21-10, 21-18 win over Kilkenny pair Michael Ducksy Walsh and Michael Clifford at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday.

Mon, 20 Sep, 2010

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