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‘Mate’ Lydon was a Galway original, a character, a champion salmon snatcher and a great judge of porter. He was born in Rope Walk in the Claddagh in 1908. His name was Martin Lydon, but because he spent much of his childhood in his grandmother’s house, he was known locally as Máirtín Harte. He attended the Claddagh National School. He loved hurling, became a very good soccer player and was a regular on the famous Claddonians team which won the first ever Schweppes Cup in 1937. Our first image shows that team: seated Joe Flaherty, Jack O’Donnell, Martin Lydon, Bob Cantwell, Gus Flaherty, Thomas Lydon. Standing are Jimmy Connell, Martin Connell, Paddy Cubbard, Dick Ebbs, Jack Connor, Frank Fitzgerald and Eddie Cloherty. Mate usually played full back, and opposing forwards often found they had to take ‘the long way round’ to the Claddonians goal.

Midlands Science, the not for profit development company which works to create greater interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education and skills among students, teachers and members of the public in the Midlands region were the recent recipients of an award from the Naughton Foundation.

Aisling Benson, previously a student of Our Lady’s Bower School in Athlone, has been awarded the Naughton Scholarship at a ceremony in Trinity College, Dublin. Aisling has accepted a place at University College Dublin studying science.

Aisling Benson, previously a student of Our Lady’s Bower School in Athlone, has been awarded the Naughton Scholarship at a ceremony in Trinity College, Dublin. Aisling has accepted a place at University College Dublin studying science.

The University of Notre Dame’s new Education Centre at Kylemore Abbey in Conemara will be officially opened this week. More than 100 senior academics and management from Indiana will fly into Ireland to attend the event.