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One of the great moments in the 20 year history of the annual Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering, was the arrival Lady Gregory’s two surviving grandchildren, Anne de Winton, and Catherine Kennedy. They drove up the avenue at speed, let their dog out for a run, and came over to the welcoming crowd grinning broadly.

FOR SOME a great night out is heading to a club, and hearing and dancing to a DJ cut up, mix, and spin beats and music to the wee small hours. For others there is nothing like watching a band, live on stage, pouring heart and soul into everything they do.

A man who walked out of a store with a 42'' TV but claimed he was intimidated into it by former associates who stuck a shotgun in his mouth, got short shrift in court this week (June 3) when a disbelieving judge sent him down for 11 months.

Sir William Gregory, a wealthy widower was 60, 35 years older than Augusta, when he first met her. It was at a cricket match at her home at Roxborough in the summer of 1877, to which he was invited. He was late, and sat at the only vacant place left at the table, beside Augusta. ‘Augusta wore a fashionable dress bought at Bon Marché in Paris, and a black and white straw hat decorated with corn ears and poppies. The usually plain, quiet, girl was noticeable and pretty.’ By the end of the day Sir William was smitten.

A man who claimed he stole a 42'' TV in order to fund his childrens' birthdays, had his 11-month sentence suspended in the Circuit Court this week (July 21).