Category: Highlights & Full Shows

Ciaran Mulooly hails from The Rathcline/Cashel area of County Longford. He first worked in the newspaper business in Longford and Cavan before moving on to Shannonside – Northern Sound and then to RTE where he was the Midlands correspondent for over 25 years. He recently retired and now works with the Roscommon Leader company. He has been telling Seamus Duke […]

Adrian Leddy is a native of county Leitrim but he has been a fixture in the Roscommon Town area for many decades. He served over 30 years as the regional development officer for the IFA before retiring recently and he has had a life-long association with Creggs Rugby club, and in recent years has climbed the ladder at Connacht Rugby […]

Dermot Cox was born and bred in Roscommon town. He has been involved in business in the town over the years but he is best known for his interest in sport and in Soccer and Horse Racing in particular. He was always a well known quiz lover and he acted as quiz master for various organisations in local pubs and […]

Michael Finneran was a TD, Senator and Councillor in county Roscommon for over thirty years and served as Minister for State in two separate Governments. He is now retired and lives in Roscommon town with his wife Betty. The former Minister has been speaking to Seamus Duke on RosFM.

One of Roscommon’s best known artists is Rita Oates who runs the ETL shop in Main Street along with her husband Michael. Her work has been attracting attention and rave reviews all over the country in recent years. She has been chatting to Seamus Duke about her time in Roscommon town, her art and her business.

Paula Naughton is mother to Archie George and Issac – three young boys who are living with the terminal disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy for which there is no cure. Paula and her husband Padraig started the Join Our Boys Trust to raise funds to provide s special adapted house to look after the three boys, and to provide funding for […]

Fr Liam Devine hails from Castlecoote and has been one of the most popular priests in County Roscommon over many decades. A dedicated Roscommon GAA follower, Fr Devine is a former Sligo and Roscommon PRO and he writes a weekly GAA column in the Roscommon Herald. He is currently working in the parish of Loughglynn. Seamus Duke has been talking […]

One of the great characters of county Roscommon over the past number of decades has been Roscommon Town barber Paddy Jo Burke. A fanatical Roscommon GAA supporter, Paddy Jo has appeared on many national TV and radio programmes over the years and in 2022 he celebrates 50 years in Roscommon Town. Seamus Duke has been talking to Paddy Jo about […]

One of the many great community leaders in County Roscommon is Bernie Kearney who lives in Fourmilehouse and has been a tireless voluntary worker on behalf of countless local groups over many decades. Bernie chats to Seamus Duke about his life in the county and his work over the years.

Jack Halliday is a Yorkshire man who settled in Roscommon Town to manage a number of businesses starting in the 1980’s and he and his wife June have been over 50 years in the town and they have become an integral part of the community and Roscommon Golf Club in particular. He recently celebrated his 90th birthday and has been […]