Person: Donie Shine

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Irish Family Farm Rights Group's campaign for removal of livestock movement rule gains momentum

The Irish Family Farm Rights Group is mounting a national campaign for the removal of a livestock movement rule, which the organisation claims is unjust and not fair to farmers, and not appropriate to farming methods used here in Ireland.

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Roscommon finally get chance to shine against Leitrim

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OBITUARY: Donie Shine Snr, Roscommon manager - ‘Even away from football, people just loved to be in his company’

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Galway send message to Sam Maguire rivals

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Youthful Roscommon will be happier at replay chance

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Rampant Roscommon helped by Leitrim’s ‘self-destruction’

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

The wait for a fairytale goes on. But oh how close New York came to making history in the Bronx last night.

Mon, 02 May, 2016

Waterford v Clare - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 4

Roscommon learning but Kerry have moved on

‘We want them to be the cleverest little team of all time with the ball in hand. And we have been working on that day in and day out’.

Sat, 09 Apr, 2016

Fermanagh knock Roscommon out of the Football Championship

Sean Quigley and Tomas Corrigan combined to save the day for Fermanagh as they came back from the dead to snatch an unlikely victory over Roscommon at Brewster Park.

Sun, 12 Jul, 2015

‘Hunger’ won it for Sligo

Sligo 1-14 Roscommon 0-13: Underdogs Sligo had too much bite for an under-performing Roscommon in Saturday’s absorbing Connacht SFC semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015

GAA team news: Monaghan make one change for Fermanagh clash

Colin Walshe replaces Drew Wylie in the only change to the Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final with Fermanagh in Kingspan Breffni Park (4pm). Walshe came on as a sub in the win over Cavan in the quarter-final, scoring a point.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2015

London bid farewell to Ruislip with lacklustre loss to Roscommon

Roscommon 1-14 London 0-10: Ruislip hosted its final championship match before redevelopment yesterday but the dilapidated old ground went out with a whimper as Roscommon coasted past their London hosts and into a Connacht semi-final.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Roscommon set up Connacht semi with Sligo

A Ciaran Murtagh goal proved decisive as Roscommon advanced to a GAA Connacht SFC Semi-final date with Sligo, following a seven-point win in Ruislip.

Sun, 24 May, 2015

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

Hard work finally rewarded as Tomás Ó Flatharta’s Laois off the mark

Laois 2-17, Roscommon 0-16: Tomás Ó Flatharta felt that there was a good performance coming from Laois, and they certainly impressed when recording their first victory of this year’s league campaign.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Hard work finally rewarded as Tomás Ó Flatharta’s Laois off the mark

Laois 2-17, Roscommon 0-16:

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Cruciate woe for Rossies star Shine

Roscommon's Donie Shine may have suffered cruciate knee ligament damage during last Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final defeat to Mayo, but the injury is not expected to end his season.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2014

Rossies facing anxious wait on Shine injury

Roscommon were last night anxiously awaiting the results of a scan to find out if forward Donie Shine faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2014

Duffy still in Mayo’s plans, assures boss Horan

Former Irish rugby international Gavin Duffy is still very much part of Mayo’s plans, according to James Horan.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2014

Resolute Mayo find a way

CONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL:

Mon, 09 Jun, 2014

Mayo on track for title by narrowest of margins

Mayo will have a chance to make it four Connacht titles in row next month after they scraped past Roscommon by 0-13 to 1-9 in Dr Hyde Park this afternoon.

Sun, 08 Jun, 2014

Mayo can expect a real test of their credentials

Given the broken weather of recent days and that strong breezes are predicted for the weekend, it could be a day for defenders

Sat, 07 Jun, 2014

Rossies to meet Mayo in Connacht semi-final

Roscommon 1-18 Leitrim 0-9

Sun, 18 May, 2014

Evans hails rise of Roscommon

Roscommon 1-17 Cavan 0-18

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

Evans sets new targets for Rossies

Roscommon 1-21 Limerick 0-13

Mon, 03 Mar, 2014

30,000 sign a petition for a ‘fairer’ CAP

A 30,000-signature petition is part of a campaign by the Farm Family Rights Group (FFRG) for a better CAP out-come, including a €20,000, ‘per active farmer’ minimum annual target, made up of GLAS, plus basic and greening farm payments.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2014

Land fines protesters brave gales

Gale force winds and freezing rain didn’t deter more than 250 protesters against the threat of retrospective land eligibility fines who gathered in Bantry Square in west Cork last Saturday.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2014

FFRG want front loading of single farm payment

Smaller-scale family farmers have backed the front-loaded option for the single farm payment in the Irish implementation in 2015 of the CAP reform.

Thu, 10 Oct, 2013

Dolan delivers for St Brigid’s

All-Ireland champions St. Brigid’s survived a major test from South rivals Clann na nGael before prevailing, 1-7 to 0-9, in yesterday’s Roscommon senior football championship semi-final in Dr Hyde Park.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2013

Eircom announces FanPic platform for Croker

Football fans will have the chance to tag themselves in crowd photos via their Facebook page at the upcoming All-Ireland semi-finals and final at Croke Park.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2013

Champions Brigid’s survive scare

All-Ireland club champions St Brigid’s came perilously close to a sensational defeat in the Roscommon SFC quarter-finals on Saturday.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2013

Red Hands escape Rossies' ambush

Roscommon 1-7 Tyrone 0-12

Sat, 06 Jul, 2013

Veteran Gormley enthused by rising talent in Tyrone

Tyrone defenders have come and gone over the years, but Conor Gormley has bucked the turnover trend.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2013

Mayo and Roscommon name teams for semi-final

Richie Feeney has replaced the injured Cillian O'Connor in the Mayo attack for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Roscommon in Castlebar (throw-in 4pm).

Thu, 13 Jun, 2013

Farm Family Rights group meeting

The Farm Family Rights Group will hold a public meeting in the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway tomorrow night, at 8.30pm.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2013

CAP reform ideas put to commissioner

A payment of €250 per acre for the first 80 acres for active farmers was one of the CAP reform proposals put to the EU’s Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos during his recent visit to Ireland.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2012

This is not just another qualifier

I think it was Heraclitus who first said that no man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.

Sat, 21 Jul, 2012

Mulligan and McCurry fire Tyrone

They had nearly finished sweeping the stand in preparation for the Connacht final the following day when Mickey Harte went off to the dressing rooms on Saturday night, the last man to leave the pitch, alone with his thoughts as he headed down to the changing facilities at Hyde Park.

Mon, 16 Jul, 2012