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"I just see too many fires for Roscommon to control"

Roscommon need to be brave to down exciting Mayo

Regardless of the bigger picture, we should sit back and enjoy a potentially brilliant opener in Mayo v Roscommon for the first televised provincial match of the year.

Football • 09 Apr 23

Roscommon's Eoin Fitzgerald (8) celebrates with his team-mates

Roscommon sing redemption song with 3A title triumph

Roscommon completed a most remarkable turnaround to comfortably see off Armagh and secure promotion and the Allianz Hurling League Division 3A title.

Hurling • 01 Apr 23

Conor Cox of Roscommon (R) steers over a point

Rossies deepen Donegal woes with comprehensive win

Roscommon piled further misery on Donegal to maintain their top-flight status for the first time in seven seasons with a 0-21 to 0-09 win.

Football • 26 Mar 23

David Clifford scores the only goal of the game

Kerry boost league final hopes with win over Roscommon

Kerry took a major step towards maintaining their Division 1 status with a 1-12 to 0-12 win over Roscommon in Tralee.

Football • 18 Mar 23

Mayo's Sam Callinan in tackled by Colin Walsh of Roscommon

Mayo withstand Roscommon rally to extend unbeaten start

Mayo's unbeaten start to the season continued as they kept a second-half Roscommon comeback at bay to run out deserving 1-16 to 2-11 winners at Dr Hyde Park.

Football • 05 Mar 23

"People don't realise, the rivalry between Mayo and Roscommon, we hate each other"

Rossies in rude health as 'vicious rivalry' is renewed

The teams faring well in the top tier may have mixed feelings about reaching a Division 1 decider but the spicy rivalry out west between Roscommon and Mayo should keep things interesting in Dr Hyde Park

Football • 05 Mar 23

Davy Burke felt that his side were on the wrong end of some decisions from referee Niall Cullen

Burke relieved by end of 'unwarranted' Rossie talk

Roscommon manager Davy Burke has said that one grain of solace from Sunday's defeat to Monaghan is the fact that nobody will be talking about their winning streak anymore.

Football • 27 Feb 23

Vinny Corey speaking to his charges after the win over Roscommon

Corey and Monaghan carrying no baggage between games

Monaghan manager Vinny Corey certainly wasn't feeling sorry for himself after early losses in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League, defeats that have now been followed by consecutive victories.

Football • 26 Feb 23

Jack McCarron of Monaghan in action against Conor Daly of Roscommon

Monaghan hold firm to end Roscommon's unbeaten run

Monaghan made it back-to-back wins in Division 1 of the Allianz FL when they turned over table-toppers Roscommon 0-14 to 0-11 in Clones.

Football • 26 Feb 23

Roscommon reappoint Qualter as hurling boss

Roscommon have appointed Seamus Qualter for a second spell as their senior hurling manager.

Hurling • 22 Feb 23

Davy Burke's previous inter-county management experience was with Wicklow

Talent search and backroom quality key to Rossies surge

When he took on the senior job late last winter, Davy Burke's first target was to stop Roscommon's trend of bouncing between Division 1 and Division 2 as had been the case for the past five seasons.

Football • 21 Feb 23

Enda Smith celebrates after scoring a second-half penalty

Roscommon on a roll as Armagh fall short in the Hyde

Roscommon returned to the top of Division 1 in the Allianz Football League after Enda Smith's 51st-minute penalty helped them to a 1-12 to 0-12 win over Armagh.

Football • 24 Feb 23

"The commitment and efforts shown by the management team have not been matched in recent times by the playing members"

O'Halloran resigns as Roscommon boss after shock defeat

The Roscommon hurlers are on the lookout for a new manager after Francis O'Halloran announced his departure today, taking aim at the commitment of the players in his resignation statement.

GAA • 13 Feb 23

Ciaráin Murtagh savours a hard fought victory at Salthill

Burke enjoying bounce but Comer injury a blow for Joyce

Roscommon manager Davy Burke says he's enjoying the start of his reign with Roscommon, but he won't be getting carried away with their bright start to the Allianz League.

Football • 05 Feb 23

Mathew Tierney is tackled by Roscommon pair Diarmuid Murtagh and Niall Daly

Hughes the hero as Roscommon claim late win over Galway

Richard Hughes kicked an injury-time winner for Roscommon as they beat Galway by 0-09 to 0-08 at Pearse Stadium.

Football • 05 Feb 23

Tyrone joint managers Feargal Logan (L) and Brian Dooher

Tyrone's reversal in Roscommon 'a sore one' for Logan

Tyrone joint-manager Feargal Logan was disappointed in how his side finished in their opening Allianz Football League Division 1 clash to Roscommon.

Football • 29 Jan 23

Roscommon's Donie Smith, left, celebrates his side's third goal, scored by teammate Ben O'Carroll, right

Roscommon rise to occasion by toppling Tyrone

Davy Burke's first Allianz Football League game in charge of Roscommon saw them defeat Tyrone 3-11 to 1-12 in their Division 1 clash at Dr Hyde Park.

Football • 29 Jan 23

Paul Carey gets past Paul Kilcoyne and Darragh Cummins

Burke off to winning start as Rossies reach FBD final

Davy Burke's Roscommon reign got off to a winning start as they overhauled a half-time deficit to beat Sligo by seven points at the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome.

Football • 13 Jan 23

Strokestown's Colin Compton in action against Boyle's Enda Smith in the Roscommon SFC final

Belief the key for football fanatics Strokestown

Fresh off a first Roscommon title in 20 years, Strokestown are determined to make their mark in Connacht for a town where Gaelic football is "a bit of a religion" according to Colin Compton.

Football • 16 Nov 22

Davy Burke's previous inter-county role was with Wicklow, where he spent two years in charge of the senior footballers

Roscommon end managerial search with Burke appointment

Roscommon have ended their search for a football manager, with Davy Burke ratified as the new man in the hotseat on a three-year term.

Football • 26 Oct 22

Cathal Dolan was a goal-scorer for the champions

Mulry double helps Four Roads to Roscommon title

Four Roads are the kingpins of Roscommon for the 35th time after a controlled and well-executed display of intelligent hurling accounted for Pádraig Pearses in Saturday's senior county final at Athleague.

GAA • 22 Oct 22

Donie Smith will lead the Boyle charge in this weekend's Roscommon final. Photo: Devin Finneran

Donie Smith determined to put Boyle back on the map

Boyle are into their first Roscommon final in 95 years, and Donie Smith is determined to put the club back on the map.

Football • 22 Oct 22

96-week ban proposed for alleged Roscommon ref assault

The individual alleged to have assaulted Roscommon referee Kevin Naughton has reportedly been given a proposed 96-week ban by the county's competitions control committee.

Football • 15 Sep 22

John Bannon was speaking on Saturday Sport

Ex-ref Bannon 'embarrassed' by GAA disciplinary issues

Two-time All-Ireland football final referee John Bannon has said that he is "embarrassed" to have to continually address the disciplinary issues that blight the GAA.

Football • 03 Sep 22

All GAA games in Roscommon have been postponed after refs opted to withdraw their services

All GAA matches in Roscommon off due to referee protest

All GAA games in Roscommon have been postponed this weekend as referees have decided to proceed with a withdrawal of their services following the alleged assault on a match official this week.

Football • 02 Sep 22

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