What is the best way to get to Belfast from Roscommon? We would normally get a lift to enniskillen and then the bus from enniskillen to the europa station in Belfast but that isn’t looking like a viable option. If anyone could recommend what buses or trains we need to take.

Hello,

I’m a journalist visiting Ballaghaderreen this month to write about the ongoing discussions and dynamics in the town regarding migration. I’m looking to connect with:

Members of migrant/refugee support groups to discuss their work.

Refugees and migrants willing to share their experiences living in the town (anonymity respected if preferred).

I’d love to hear your stories and insights. Please feel free to message me privately to arrange a conversation.

Thank you!

Hey

Is anyone aware of any nail courses in around Roscommon? My sister isn’t too fond of school and wanting to drop out but logically speaking she won’t be she’ll never go to college and has expressed an interest in becoming a nail artist. She only turned 16 but I’d rather help her out by getting her started with a course then leaving her dropout and not have anything to fall back on. I’m in Cork myself but I’ve done some digging online and didn’t see anywhere in around Roscommon that does it but hopefully there is.

Cheers!

Hey everyone,

I’ve been living in Castlerea for a little while now, and recently, I’ve been noticing this strange low-frequency hum, especially at night. It’s a constant, low-pitched sound that seems to have no obvious source. It’s really noticeable on the second floor of my house and gets pretty annoying, to the point where it’s hard to sleep.

I’ve tried turning off all electronics and appliances, but the hum persists. It’s almost like a vibrating, wave-like sound. I’m wondering if it could be something external like a power transformer, underground pipes, or maybe even something related to the weather or wind patterns?

Has anyone else in Castlerea noticed this? If so, do you have any idea what it could be or how to deal with it? It’s starting to affect my sleep, and I’d really appreciate any advice or if someone can confirm they’re hearing it too.

I can hear this noise right now; it’s very strong and puts pressure on my head, and at night it becomes absolutely unbearable. I have no idea where it’s coming from. It’s impossible to sleep because when you lie down on the pillow, it feels like it’s conducting the sound—it's just awful. I can even hear it through my earphones when I’m on a call. Please, figure out where this hum is coming from or where I can report it.

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Maybe those are prison generators or that water supply on the left?

Hi, I am looking for house to buy with my fiance and we came a cross Castlerea the prices of houses are low and "affordable" for us. I've been wondering why is that? Is it safe town to live? Does the prison has any impact on your daily life in Castlerea?

Regards

Ted

My friends and I are looking for some good scenic locations to go wildcamping along the wild atlantic way, we are aware of the etiquette but are needing some inspiration on where to set up our camping spots? If anyone has a location they don't want public, please feel free to PM me!!!

Hey everyone I just moved to Castlerea I’m an 18 year old girl and don’t know anyone and am not really sure where to go or what activity’s or whatever to make friends around here , advice would be appreciated:)

Hi, I've recently picked up road cycling and was wondering if anyone knew about cycling clubs based in Roscommon?

Edit: Any clubs near Roscommon Town? I live really close to town.

Hi all I don’t visit Roscommon town much but I seen a guy outside Aldi today. Maybe he’s a regular here, I’m just wondering if anyone knew his story? He looks to be a non national, had a black beanie type hat on and tracksuit bottoms/zip up top. I regularly offer help to homeless people but today I was in such a hurry I didn’t have time to chat to him. Thanks in advance.

Hi there

We recently moved to Tulsk and my fiancé is finding it impossible to get a job due to the lack of busses. Only hours he could do in Roscommon are 9-5 as the first bus is around 8 and the last is 5:30.

Does anybody know of any carpools or anything like that? A taxi is €35+ each way and his entire wage would be gone on transport if he went down that route.

Evening all,

We are heading to Roscommon this week and am wondering what are the must sees? We will be there for 2 days and enoy most things.

Also any bars/best bar playing live music Friday and Saturday?

Many thanks

I know that there is a housing crisis going on, but I'm hearing mixed things about quieter counties like Roscommon and Leitrim. Is it hard to find rentals? Specifically in Boyle? Or houses to buy?

where is zin zan chipper ballinlough?

Hi there, I’m looking for items like a car sticker of the Roscommon county badge, postcards, GAA T-shirt, this type of thing. Does anyone know a shop where I could go and get them in Roscommon? Haven’t found anywhere so far! Thank you

Hello everyone I’m looking for a room to rent in Castlerea starting from the beginning of September for 48 weeks. I'm an 18 year old female, and very tidy. I’m starting a course, and though I live just 45 minutes away, the early train and bus schedules don't align well with my needs.

I’ll need the room from Sunday evenings to Friday mornings, as I plan to head home for the weekends. I'm responsible and organized, making sure to keep my living space clean and peaceful.

If you have any leads or available rooms, please let me know.

Thank you!

Any places open 24 hours for food near rosscommon? A few filling stations state that theyre open online but often this just means they’ve 24hr pumps but the shops are closed. Where can i get food past midnight?

How are we doing? Thinking of booking tickets to Night and Day festival ? Anyone been? I'm liking the line up. If we go we'll probably stay in Boyle or Carrick on Shannon. Would it be easy to and get from either of those towns. Don't really want to drive to there from our accommodation. Thanks

I know, lots of you will say neither. But hear me out. We are living in a very rural African country so literally anywhere else will feel bustling and big to us. We want to move because we want our children to be able to experience a bit more than what is available to us here (which is two supermarkets and a clothing store). But we are not looking for big city excitement. We are small town people, looking for a quiet place to settle down. Just... a place where our kids can have friends and maybe sign up for clubs to do activities. Chess or karate or something like that.

We've had our hearts set on Leitrim. But now I'm seeing how much cheaper the property in Roscommon is. Is there a reason for this? Is Roscommon awful, and if so, why? Or is it just rural and quiet, without a lot of job opportunities? (This wouldn't be a problem for us, we are self-employed and work remotely.)

So please help me out: Roscommon or Leitrim? Or does it not matter? Our main priority is giving our young boys a safe, happy childhood where they can get on their bikes to visit friends and go to small but nice schools.

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Can anyone advise me where they do the reversing and 3 point turn in the driving test?

I sit at a desk all day for work and my fitness has really gone down hill. I'm looking for some kind of cheap gym or fitness classes that people would recommend. Can't afford anything fancy as im desperately trying to save at the moment. I googled it but so much stuff comes up and most of it doesn't show prices so I'd love to get some recommendations. Thanks!

https://www.howmuchrent.com/pages/rtb_graphs?county=Roscommon

I have mapped out 250,000 plus properties that have registered with the government/RTB. It provides insights into where people rent, hence I have done a breakdown per county and nationwide.
Each County heatmap(top map), can be zoomed down, to see the actual RTB property registered.

Please share with your friends, and tell them about Howmuchrent.com, which I built for Rental Transparency.
Howmuchrent.com: Every Renter has a story to tell about their place. Add your story to the map.
Best regards,
Vinny Glennon
https://twitter.com/howmuchrenthq
https://www.reddit.com/r/howmuchrentIreland/

As part of my drive for Rental Transparency in Ireland, I mapped all the properties registered with the RTB: https://www.howmuchrent.com/r/rtb\_verified . It cost me over 1000 Euro to do this, and I hope you find it useful. This gives the first insight into where people are registered to rent in Ireland. Also, you can see which landlords have not registered their tenants.
Any media outlets that might be interested in this story?
Every Renter has a story to tell about their place. Add your story to HowMuchRent.com. Read reviews tenants left of their place, and past prices charged for properties.
Vinny
PS
From https://www.rtb.ie/registration-and-compliance/registrations/registering-your-tenancy/how-to-register
Taking effect from 04 April 2022, a landlord is obliged to apply to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to register a tenancy - or a licence in Student Specific Accommodation (SSA) - within 1 month of its commencement date and every year after this, on the anniversary of the date the tenancy began, for so long as the tenancy/SSA licence exists.  

I'm a guitarist starting a band with a friend, currently we only have a guitarist and a singer. We're in the quad every Friday, there is a drum kit there but I don't know what type of condition it's in BC I don't know anything about drums😭

Looking for a part time job hopefully near tulsk. I’m a college student and I am only home on weekends

I'm a guitarist on roscommon I'm 17 and wanna find some cool people to jam with, I'm into all genres of music I love pink Floyd more than any other band I'm into all sorts of rock most of my music is so old I also like indie stuff but literally any genre of music is cool