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No 55 Woodfield, on the Cappagh Road in a quiet cul-de-sac location, is currently being offered by John Quinn.

John Quinn will be holding a public auction on July 3 at 3pm in the Imperial Hotel for No 35, Sycamore Drive, Highfield Park.

John Quinn has just received instructions to offer for sale No 72 Coogan Park, Newcastle, an immaculate three bedroom terraced residence situated in the very popular residential district of Coogan Park.

I am probably the worst kind of voter that the enthusiastic canvassers could meet. I do not vote for a party, but for a personality, or for a candidate whom I feel will do a good job. I admire politicians. I know that ninety-nine per cent of them are motivated by public service, and genuinely believe that they can effect change. Some of them actually succeed in bringing about change; but it is a long, hard slog.

John Quinn is currently offering No 39 Henry Street, which it describes as a superb two to three bedroom home.

John Quinn is currently offering a wonderful residence at No 18 Racecourse Gardens, Ballybrit, which is in walk-in condition and has the attraction of a superb garden to the rear.

How many famous people lifted that heavy brass knocker on the door of Lady Augusta Gregory’s home at Coole, Co Galway, and gave it a resounding rat- a -tat -tat? It resounded again last weekend with all the authority of a grumpy judge’s gavel. The writer and broadcaster John Quinn, chairman of the 19th Autumn Gathering, used it to great effect to keep speakers to their time, and to summon people to the next event.

Early morning July 17 1938, Douglas Corrigan, a young aviator, climbed into a small and rather battered nine-year old Curtiss Robin monoplane, at Brooklyn airfield New York. He was cleared to fly to California. It was a misty overcast morning. Instead of turning east, he headed out over the Atlantic. Twenty-eight hours later, surviving on two chocolate bars, two boxes of fig bars, and a few gallons of water, he landed in Baldonnel airport, Dublin, to everyone’s amazement. He was immediately christened ‘Wrong Way’ Corrigan, and the world press loved him. The New York Post printed its headline back to front to join in the fun. Especially as it emerged that Corrigan’s plane had many modifications made to it, including two large petrol tanks strapped in front of the cockpit, allowing him to only see out sideways. One of the tanks leaked on the way over. He had to slash a hole in the floor to allow the fuel out.

‘The proposal to build an art gallery over the River Liffey to house the donation to Dublin of Sir Hugh Lane's art collection has been strongly criticised by the businessman and newspaper proprietor, William Martin Murphy.

John Quinn is currently offering No 39 Henry Street, a superb two to three bedroom home.