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On this day, October 10, 1937, Coláiste Éinde opened on Threadneedle Road for the first time. The school had been founded by the State in 1928 shortly after the State itself was founded. The aim was to teach boys through the medium of Irish so that they would go on to St Patrick’s Teacher Training College, get secure employment for life and, in turn, educate a new generation of boys through Irish.

Lynch auctioneers is offering for sale this attractive four bedroom detached home situated in the popular estate of Woodfield on the Cappagh Road. No 113 is a beautiful family home with spacious living accommodation throughout, situated within walking distance of Rusheen Bay and convenient to Salthill Promenade and a Galway city centre bus route.

A series of events took place in Blacksod on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the Rescue 116 helicopter crash off Blackrock Island.

Reading Geraldine Plunkett’s description of a holiday she and her sister Fiona, and their brother Jack, enjoyed at Padraig Pearse’s cottage at Ros Muc in the summer of 1915, I get a glimpse of the relaxing life-style that welcomed Pearse there since he first came in 1903. In fact after Pearse wrote his famous oration, which he delivered with power and menace at O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral on June 29 1915, events swept him along to such an extent that he was never again able to visit the cottage.

For the second time in three years, Castlebar Mitchels dream of bringing the Andy Merrigan Cup home with them was stopped at the final stage by opposition from Dublin. Unlike this time two years ago when the Mitchels adventure came on the back of their first county title in 20 years, this was a Mitchels side who had came back again this year and saw off last year’s champions Corofin, before seeing off Crossmaglen in an epic semi-final. However, they met a Ballyboden St Enda’s side who had a game plan that worked to a tee, with runners from deep causing Castlebar all sorts of problems and the static nature of the Mitchels attack playing straight into their hands. Castlebar will be disappointed with how they performed on the day and will know they could have done much better than they did.

To be playing in the Leinster SFC deep into November is an achievement, but St Loman’s of Mullingar were still disappointed with Sunday’s semi-final exit at Cusack Park.

There was a humorous mix-up when Pádraig Pearse first visited Ros Muc in 1903. He was 24 years of age, and already imbued by a passion, and a vision for the Ireland of the new century.

Leinster Club SHC (Cusack Park, Sunday, 2.30pm)

An overseas buyer is to pay in the region of €3.5 million for a 242-acre country estate in Thomastown – owned by the property developer and charity founder Niall Mellon.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and his wife Fionnuala were not the only Castlebar people to meet the Queen this week. Fourth year Trinity College student Rebecca Kilkelly from Castlebar presented the royal visitor with an arrangement of native Irish flowers during her visit to Trinity College on Tuesday afternoon.