Liam Ó Sé, who has died aged 88, served for a time as county medical officer for Mayo before returning to Dublin as director of community care with the Eastern Health Board. Although he specialised in public health medicine and epidemiology, it is probably for his work on behalf of the Irish language that he will be best remembered. He developed a special interest in linguistics and combined this with his professional training and practice in his life's

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Breaffy, Castlebar

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Monday, October 4, was a sad day for the Bourke family and the communities of Breaffy and Castlebar as word spread of the death of Dick Bourke. Nobody expected his sudden passing despite the many years that Dick endured physical incapacity due to a stroke suffered 12 years ago. Dick was a familiar sight on the roads of Breaffy and Castlebar in his silver car. He always had a smile and a wave. A short stay in hospital was usually the reason for Dick's absence from the road.
Dick worked for over three decades as a butcher at St. Mary's Hospital. He was recognised by his peers as one of the best in the trade and Dick himself took great pride in his work.

President of St. Jarlath's College 1994 – 2003

Canon Oliver Hughes, who died on Tuesday last, was a native of Killererin, near Tuam, Co. Galway.
A farmer's son, he was educated at St. Jarlath's College, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth and the University of Strasbourg.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1969, he ministered briefly in Finney, Co. Mayo before being appointed to the teaching staff of St. Jarlath's in 1972.
He was to remain in St. Jarlath's for the next 31 years, serving as teacher of French, mainly, until 1994 when he became President of the College, an office he held until his finally leaving in 2003.
He spent the remaining seven years of his life ministering as Parish Priest of nearby Corofin, Co. Galway.
Oliver Hughes exemplified the rounded education which schools treasure in any teacher and try to impart to all students.
His early academic excellence matured into a life-long love of books and his sporting achievements as a student were father to a long and brilliant career as a school coach.