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A ‘boil water notice’ remains in place in south county Roscommon, a full week on from the announcement of an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis last Thursday.

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation is looking for walking and adventure enthusiasts to embark on the first stage of The Camino de Santiago. On April 26 2014, travel with them for one week to France and northern Spain to trek one of the oldest pilgrim routes in the world – El Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

A world famous heart expert with strong west of Ireland links paid tribute to the Croi heart and stroke centre in Galway earlier this week.

The official launch of Meetwest 2013 took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Regional Training Centre of Mayo County Council offices Castlebar. The two day business networking forum takes place on November 21 and 22 at Knockranny House Hotel.

Roscommon’s minor footballers may have been handed the underdogs tag ahead of Sunday’s provincial decider against Mayo but despite that I feel they are in with a great shout of completing the three in a row.

The 15th annual around the lake, Furnace 10K walk in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice will take place on Sunday July 14, starting from Derradda, Community Centre (just off the Newport to Mulranny Road) between 12pm and 2pm.

If the bookies and the people on the street are to be believed John Evans would be better advised to bring his side for a swim in Hodson Bay rather than to their Connacht semi-final meeting with Mayo in Castlebar on Sunday where they are expected to be very much out of their depth.

The Six Marys, written and performed by Athlone native Jean Farrell, is a comical yet poignant look at life, from childhood in the 1950s, to the present day.

A series of memorial walks is due to take place across Mayo and Roscommon on Sunday July 14 in memory of friends and loved ones who are no longer with us. The event is being organised by Mayo Roscommon Hospice and Kavanagh’s SuperValu as part of the ongoing Help us to Help Others Campaign. These walks will bring people of all ages and from all walks of life together to remember that special someone and celebrate his/her life by walking in his/her memory. All are welcome to join in this event.

A temporary water treatment plant is to be provided for Roscommon’s water scheme to address the cryptosporidium crisis which has plagued the town and surrounding areas for the past month.