Wishing a very Happy Christmas to Willie Egan, Tom Egan, Julie and Terry McDonnell and Tom Flood and their families in Canada, also Michael and Pauline Flood in Manchester and family and John Joe and Colleen Tierney and family in Coventry. From Anthony Flood and family in Dublin

Tillie Donovan and Bobby in NSW Australia– have a wonderful Christmas. Love from Lily and Family.

Ann and Frank Nolan and family in Chicago. Hope you all have a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Lots of love Pat, Grainne, Lisa, Yvonne, Ciara, John, Richard, Euan and Arron.

Kathy and Frank in Chicago. Merry Christmas. Congratulations on your engagement. Lots of love Uncle Pat, Grainne, Lisa, Yvonne, Ciara and the gang.

I would like to wish all the staff at the best little paper in the world a happy and holy Christmas and New Year, also to Paul O’Reilly and his great staff , also Fred Butler, May Roddy and Peter Healy. Dick Pollard.