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20 October 2024; Roscommon Gaels manager Mark Dowd during the Roscommon County Senior Club Football Championship final match between Pádraig Pearses and Roscommon Gaels at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Dowd set to be new Roscommon manager

Mark Dowd has been appointed as the new manager of Roscommon, subject to ratification by the county board.

Football • 16 Aug

5 November 2023; Moycullen manager Don Connellan before the Galway County Senior Club Football Championship final match between Corofin and Moycullen at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Former Roscommon footballer Don Connellan dies aged 51

Don Connellan, who was part of the Roscommon team that won the 2001 Connacht SFC title, has died at the age of 51.

Football • 06 Aug

16 February 2025; Donie Smith of Roscommon during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Roscommon and Monaghan at King & Mofatt Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

Roscommon star Smith retires from inter-county football

Roscommon's Donie Smith has announced his retirement from inter-county football.

Football • 30 Jul

Davy Burke guided Roscommon back to Division 1 in his final year at the helm

Burke steps down as Roscommon manager

Davy Burke has opted to vacate the Roscommon hot seat after the conclusion of his three-year term as manager of the county's senior inter-county footballers.

Football • 27 Jun

14 June 2025; Daniel O'Mahony of Cork in action against Diarmuid Murtagh of Roscommon during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Roscommon and Cork at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, Laois. Photo by Daire Brennan/

Cork eliminate Rossies in Portlaoise thriller

Cork dumped Roscommon out of the championship in a thriller at Portlaoise, winning out 0-19 to 0-17 victors.

Football • 14 Jun

Cork's Brian Hurley celebrates at the final whistle

Cleary hails Cork's resilience in eking out narrow win

Cork manager John Cleary was pleased by the manner in which his side held on to defeat Roscommon and in doing so book a place in the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals.

Football • 15 Jun

Paul Geaney slots home Kerry's second goal

Kerry take their time to settle but ease past Roscommon

They took a while to get going, but Kerry got their All-Ireland group stage off to a flying start with a convincing 10-point win as David Clifford top-scored for the Kingdom with 1-03.

Football • 17 May

Mayo captain John MacMonagle lifts the Cup

Mayo beat Rossies in cracker to take Connacht U20 crown

Mayo claimed the Dalata Hotel Group Connacht Under-20 title for the first time in seven years as they held off Roscommon in Tuam

Football • 01 May

Galway will meet Mayo in the Connacht final

Galway comfortable in defeating Roscommon in Salthill

Galway remain on course for a four-in-a-row in Connacht for the first time in almost six decades after setting up a provincial final date against Mayo when they saw off Roscommon with ease in Salthill.

Football • 20 Apr

Sunday's provincial football results and reports

Galway see off Roscommon to reach the Connacht SFC final, while Donegal edge past Monaghan in the Ulster quarter-final.

Football • 20 Apr

Aedin Lowry was a calming presence in the Laois goal as always

Delaney's five-star show delivers league title to Laois

Susie Delaney's five-point haul, all from play, helped Laois take the crown as Very Camogie League Division 3 champions following a tense yet entertaining duel with Roscommon at Kinnegad.

Camogie • 12 Apr

Roscommon's Ciaráin Murtagh celebrates after scoring his side's second goal

Roscommon breeze to 19-point win in London

A clinical second-half showing saw Roscommon blow London away 2-26 to 0-13 at McGovern Park in Ruislip as championship season 2025 began.

Football • 07 Apr

Monaghan captain Mícheál Bannigan with the Division 2

Monaghan's long-range prowess too much for Roscommon

A storming finish that included a Jack McCarron goal and Monaghan's sixth two-pointer of the evening was enough to burn off Roscommon and secure the NFL Division 2 silverware.

Football • 29 Mar

Keith Doyle of Roscommon and Mícheál McCarville of Monaghan compete for the ball at King & Moffat Dr Hyde Park on 16 February

Saturday's league finals: All you need to know

A guide to the first of the league deciders as Monaghan, Roscommon, Wexford and Limerick are Croke Park bound on Saturday evening.

Football • 28 Mar

Donnacha McHugh of Mayo (L) in action against David Clifford of Kerry during the clash between the sides on 1 March in Castlebar

Paul Flynn's Allianz Football League finals verdicts

Paul Flynn casts an eye over the four Croke Park deciders, where Kerry v Mayo meet in the top-tier decider.

Football • 28 Mar

It's mission accomplished for Davy Burke and Roscommon

Job done for Burke as Rossies go straight back up

Davy Burke tells RTÉ's Sunday Sport that he's relieved to see his Roscommon team secure promotion back to Division 1 of the Allianz Football League after an anxious wait at the death.

Football • 23 Mar

Daire Cregg finished with three points for Roscommon

Roscommon promoted despite being held by Westmeath

Roscommon will play in Division 1 next spring after drawing their final game in Division 2 against Westmeath at Mullingar, 2-16 to 1-19.

Football • 23 Mar

Impressive Cavan make it four wins from four

Cavan catapulted themselves into the Division Two promotion picture with a thoroughly deserved success against Roscommon at King and Moffatt Dr. Hyde Park.

Football • 16 Mar

Roscommon's Ben O'Carroll gets away from Cork defender Tommy Walsh

Roscommon bounce back with comprehensive win on Leeside

Roscommon got back to winning ways in Allianz Football League Division 2 by defeating Cork 2-21 to 0-13 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Football • 01 Mar

Diarmuid Murtagh became Monaghan's highest-ever scorer on Sunday

History-maker Murtagh leads way for big-scoring Rossies

Diarmuid Murtagh became Roscommon's highest-ever scorer with a 0-12 tally against Monaghan, and at just 30 years of age, he has plenty of time to add to his ever-growing total.

Football • 20 Feb

Dylan Byrne of Monaghan in action against Conor Hand, right and Donie Smith of Roscommon

Murtagh's long-range prowess leads Roscommon revival

Diarmuid Murtagh spearheaded a second-half Roscommon revival, kicking four two-pointers to enable Davy Burke's men move top of the Division 2 table outright following a thriller against Monaghan at King and Moffatt Dr Hyde Park.

Football • 16 Feb

Roscommon manager Davy Burke with Diarmuid Murtagh after the victory in Drogheda

Burke: 'Handing the ball back is a bit ridiculous'

Roscommon football manager Davy Burke has hit out at the new rule where a player must respectfully hand the opposition the ball following a foul, labelling it a bit ridiculous.

Football • 03 Feb

Diarmuid Murtagh racked up six points in Roscommon's victory

Murtagh brothers star as Roscommon hold off Louth

Roscommon remain unbeaten after seeing off Louth by 1-17 to 1-15 in a bruising encounter that went down to the wire at the Integral GAA Grounds.

Football • 02 Feb

Roscommon and Down produced the type of scoreline only seen in hurling in recent years

Burke enthralled by new-rule chaos and victorious start

Roscommon manager Davy Burke said a rip-roaring clash with Down was an example of what the new rules in Gaelic football can achieve as his side claimed victory in Allianz Football League Division 2.

Football • 27 Jan

Cian McKeown celebrates after scoring Roscommon's second goal of the afternoon

Rossies surge sees them past Down at the Hyde

Roscommon produced a second-half scoring surge to see off Down in a thrilling Allianz Football League Division 2 game at King and Moffatt Dr. Hyde Park.

Football • 26 Jan

Roscommon Gaa