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Marcus O’Halloran, Executive Director of AgriAware speaks with Adrianne about the drop in first preferences for Agricultural Science and the need for more students to take up this course in order to keep our farming sector going into the future. Marcus also talks about AgriAware’s latest collaboration with TikTok, their farm safety awareness videos and their mental health campaign ‘Sowing Wellbein...

Inclusion Week this year will take place from 19th to 26th September and there will be various events taking place across the county, but there is work being done right throughout the year to help make Roscommon more inclusive for everyone. For Social Inclusion Week 2025, the theme is ‘Better Together’ and all events are about brining people together. With that in mind, Roscommon Libraries are hos...

Resilient Cities, Healthy Communities – Join this exciting new research group. If you are over 60 and living in County Roscommon, then perhaps you would like to help in changing things within the community for people in your age group. Roscommon LEADER Partnership recently announced an exciting new European funded Research Project for Roscommon, run with the support of the Family Resource Centre i...

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is holding their annual Memory Walk in Castlerea on Sunday, September 21st, 2025. The event starts at 10am and everyone will meet at the green gates entrance to The Demesne at Knockroe, F45 A621. Participants will walk or stroll a 2.5km route to raise funds for the dementia support services in Roscommon. Here Michelle Shiel, local champion for Alzheimers in the Cou...

Featured on this week's Friday Sport with Aidan Raftery; Premier League Results and Predictions, Rugby View with Adrian Leddy, Formula 1 with Michael O' Grady, Ian Baraclough Interview, and GAA with Ray Lannon.

On this week's Feel Good Friday, Joe Bambrick's guest was Sean O' Donoghue from the Boyle Defibrillator Group who spoke about the group, the funding, and the importance and necessity of having a defibrillator in the community, the CPR and Defibrillator training available and the device's design for the ease of use.

It’s that time of year again when everyone heads to The National Ploughing Championships for a great fun-packed day out. This year the Ploughing is happening on Tuesday 16th , Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th September and this year it will take place in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Adrianne chats with Anne Marie McHugh, the Director of the National Ploughing Association about what visitors ca...

The Wheel is Ireland’s national association of charities, community groups and social enterprises. As a supportive resource, they offer advice, training and other opportunities to people working or volunteering in the charity and community sector and they are the national access point for funding; with an online ‘grants’ database available to members. To tell us all about The Wheel and how it can...

An apprenticeship is an opportunity to earn a salary as an employee while gaining valuable knowledge, skills and certification. You will learn both on-the-job and, in a college setting, while being paid throughout and there are now thousands of apprenticeships to choose from. Along with the building trade i.e. plumber, electrician and plasterer, there are now apprenticeships available in every fie...

Featured on this week's Friday Sport with Aidan Raftery; Wheelchair Camogie with Geraldine McGarrigle, Rugby with Chris Stafford, Mental Health and Concussion in Sport, and GAA with Ray Lannon.

On this week's Feel Good Friday Presenter Joe Bambrick was out and about in Boyle and had a chat with author, Christy Wynne about his new book "Remembering Home", what motivated him to write it, his retirement and putting his memories down on paper, and Joe also spoke to Christy's Grandniece, Ava, who helped with putting the book together.

Declan McEvoy, a well-known Irish adventurer from Quin, Co. Clare, is walking the length of Ireland from Mizen to Malin Head to raise funds for the Irish Red Cross Gaza Crisis Appeal. The 600km trek began in late August 2025 and involves a daily average of 25km for roughly 24 days. The Irish Red Cross has been supporting the Palestine Red Crescent Society for more than 20 years and Adrianne is joi...

The 53rd Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships is back in Lough Key Forest Park after more than 30 years and Boyle, County Roscommon are delighted. Visitors can watch the world- class event, also known as "The Irish Meet" for FREE, with twice daily launches, morning around 7:00am and evening around 5:30pm, weather permitting.  This family friendly event, kicks off on the evening of 20th Se...

Culture Night is an annual, all-island public event which takes place each year on the second last Friday of September. It celebrates culture, creativity and the arts and seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied culture is alive, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives, today and every day. On the 19th September special and unique events and workshops will take place at vari...

Amidst the conflict in Gaza, where children are starving and families are living in constant fear, Irish Palestinians who have relatives still living in Palestine are facing their own trauma. They live in fear every day alongside their family in Palestine, hearing they are growing weaker every day and are having to step over dead bodies in the streets. One such Irish citizen, is Sherin Alsabbagh,...

Featured on this week's Friday Sport with Aidan Raftery; Formula 1 with Michael O' Grady, Wheelchair Sport with Jack Squibb, Sideline Ball with Brian Colleran, and Castlerea Crusaders AC with Peter Turner and Catherine Hanly Part 2.

RosFM Presenters Joe Bambrick and Martina Dockery went along to the Roscommon Sports & Classic Cars Club 'A Day of Automotive History' which took place in Strokestown Park last Sunday, the 24th and spoke to Eunan Kelly, President of the Irish Vintage Society, and Club Member, Richard; Motorcycle Enthusiast, Liam Quirke and his Son; Gareth Delaney from DL Tints; and Deirdre, a Community...

The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Roscommon branch have engaged in various campaigns to raise awareness about the ongoing struggles that Palestinians are facing, and they are hosting a FREE family day event on Sunday, 31st August from 12pm to 4pm in Strokestown Park. This will be a coming together of community, a celebration of the Palestine culture and a way for people to stand in solidar...

AgeWell Europe is a FREE online and on- demand 8-week multimodal exercise and health education programme for men and women aged 40-80+ years. Presented by EduFIT who experts in health, fitness and nutrition here in Ireland. With 2 classes per week (each class containing aerobic, strength, balance and flexibility) and 10 health education workshops on topics such as nutrition for healthy ageing, art...

Featured on this week's Friday Sport with Aidan Raftery; Premier League Soccer with Brian Colleran, Wheelchair Camogie with Ellie Sheehy, Mental Health and Concussion in Sport, Castlerea Crusaders AC with Peter Turner and Catherine Hanly, Concussion Update with Heidi Kivimaa, and GAA with Ray Lannon.

A new study has shown that a lack of places to socialise and a growing mental health crisis are two of the biggest issues impacting young people in Ireland today. Considering these findings, Spunout is urging the Government to prioritise young people in their Budget 2026, by developing hubs around the country for young people to meet in person, and more funding for youth mental health services, al...

The situation in Gaza is at crisis point. People are starving and despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs - including Oxfam Ireland - have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. CEO of Oxfam Ireland, Jim Clarken speaks here with Adrianne to discuss this dire situation and what...

Botín Ireland is a new Irish game and publishing company, based in Cork creating family-friendly bilingual games with an emphasis on geography, history and Irish culture. Friends Sean O’Shea & Michael Orr wanted to make learning Irish fun, so they have just launched a bilingual Irish/English board game to help bring the Irish language back into homes and classrooms across the whole of Ireland....

There has been a Gay Pride parade in Dublin since 1994. This parade is now known as the Dublin Pride because Pride parades now take place at various times of the year in many towns around the country. They are celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community, but everyone is welcome to the party and here in Roscommon it is not just a parade but a whole weekend of fun activities for all the family. The second...

Featured on this week's Friday Sport with Aidan Raftery; Premier League Soccer with Brian Colleran and Martin Dunne, Formula 1 with Michael O' Grady, and Roscommon GAA with Ray Lannon.