We offer sympathy to the following: to the Lyons family, Ardagh on the death of Patricia Lyons; to the family of the late Shirley McGlynn, in Australia (author of ‘The Flemings of Richmond Harbour and cousin of Sir Edmund Hillary) to Mary B. Reilly, Moyne, on the death of her husband Jim this week – all were Life members. To the following members who have been bereaved we offer sympathy: Frank Hughes on the death of his mother Rose; Jude Flynn on the death of his sister Una Wilkinson; Sr. Rosario Beirne on the death of her brother Paddy; Florence Ann Lawlor on the death of her son Stephen and Maria Farrell on the death of her mother Mary Sweeney.