In our weekly look at Roscommon local history Gerry Shannon looks at the great fire of Roscommon town in the early 1880's. This is part one with part 2 next week.

On today's Good Morning Roscommon Ciara Lawless chats to Frank O'Toole who was present at the Roscommon Business Network Group open evening.

Today on Lovers Paradise Lovers Pamire is joined in studio by law student and singer/songwriter Remi Adeshoye who talks about her studies and music singing some of her favourite songs.

Featured on today's Friday Sport with Aidan Raftery; Rugby View, Formula 1 and Tennis with Wesley O'Brien

Featured on today's Friday's Sport with Aidan Raftery; World Cup, Premier League Soccer, NFL Football and Rugby View.

In their final chat of the year Emmett Corcoran and Seamus Duke have been talking about the change of Taoiseach, the World Cup and other issues that have dominated the news agenda this week.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service are making an appeal for blood donations over the Christmas Holiday period. Claire McNally is a representative of the IBTS based in Tuam and she has been chatting to Seamus Duke about what they need.

A lot of people will be going away to visit friends and going on holiday over the Christmas season. The AA have giving advice to people to help keep their homes secure over the holidays. Paddy Comyn is the spokesman for the AA and he has been talking to Seamus Duke on the Good Morning Roscommon programme.

The National Adult Literacy Agency have asked the Government to instruct the financial institutions to provide proper facilities for vulnerable people to deal with online and digital banking.

Carmel McNamara is Communications manager with NALA and she has been outlining what she wants the Government to do.

The change of Taoiseach, money for local schools and the local political scene are just some of the issues that Fianna Fail Senator Eugene Murphy addressed when he spoke to Seamus Duke on this weeks' Good Morning Roscommon programme.