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Idaho State Rep. Rod Furniss offered his fellow legislators a lesson in basic biology this week.

Boys and girls have two Ps: peeing and pooping, the Democrat from Ribgy said from the House floor on Monday as the co-sponsor of a bill to provide free menstrual products in public schools. We know that the proper role of government is to cover the two Ps. Well, surprise, we just figured out [in] 2023, that girls have three Ps: They have peeing and pooping, and period.

He proceeded with simple facts and common sense.

Now we can hold the first two Ps, peeing and pooping. We can take care of that. But the third P, the girls dont have a muscle down there. When that happens, it happens. Its an emergency every time that happens. Its a basic biological function. Is the proper role of government to cover a basic biological function? I submit to you that it is.

Among those who watched the proceedings online was Avrey Hendrix, a 35-year-old mother of four who had met with Furniss last spring as the founder of a nonprofit advocacy group called the Idaho Period Project. Hendrix lives in Furniss district. And a young woman on her organizations board has a friend in common with the legislators daughter.

We just kind of approached him and asked him if he would be interested, Hendrix later told The Daily Beast. And he said yes.

With Rep. Lori McCann as a co-sponsor, the simple one-page measure reached the House Education Committee last Thursday. Hendrix testified, citing a survey that found 75 percent of the girls in eighth grade and above had missed class and as much as a whole school day because menstrual products were not immediately available. She further noted the results of State of the Period 2021, a national study that found nearly a quarter of female students had difficulty affording menstrual items. She headed home to Rigby feeling the simple truth was on her side.

Knowledge is power, Hendrix later said.

House Bill 313 passed the committee and proceeded to the full House on Monday. Furniss seemed just a touch awkward while speaking about the three Ps, but Hendrix believed that his presence would make it clear that he was doing it only because he felt it was important.

I think he did do great, she later said. Even so, one of the female legislators took offense to a male presuming to champion this issue.

The P-word thats in my head right now is patronized, Rep. Julianne Young said.

Young, a Republican, put a conservative slant on her intimation that Furniss was being sexist.

As a woman, were capable of handling these things, she said. We look out for each other. I think its a stretch to say that we have to provide these products in order for women to be educated.

Young continued: Theres another P-word, and that P-word is parents. And if the schools get between the daughter and the parents, then there may be some important conversations that dont take place.

Hendrix, watching from home, noted to herselfand later to The Daily Beastthat not everybody has a reliable parent on hand for those important conversations.

Another female Republican legislator then sought to place a political label on the measure.

This bill is a very liberal policy, and its really turning Idaho into a bigger nanny state than ever, Rep. Heather Scott said. Its embarrassing not only because of the topic but because of the actual policy itself. So you dont have to be a woman to understand the absurdity of this policy. And you dont have to feel that youre insensitive to not address this.

Scott then took a classic far-right turn.

Whats gonna be next? Scott asked. Because, we have what? Toilet paper. We have paper towels. And the good gentleman says, Well, they cant help it, the women cant help having their periods.

Scott then proceeded into absurdity disguised as logic.

Well, what about sweat? she asked. We cant help but sweat. So are the schools now going to be providing deodorant for these kids?

Another female Republican, one-time basketball coach Rep. Barbara Ehardt, objected to the phraseology employed by some of those who voiced support for the bill. She cited in particular menstrual equity and period poverty.

These are woke terms, Ehardt said.

Hendrix immediately Googled the term woke. From what she could tell, it had something to do with racial justice.

Which is good for our world, she said.

But woke was not good for the bill. The final tally was a tie, 35 ayes and 35 nays. That meant HB 313 was dead.

Heartbreaking, Hendrix said.

To make it worse, 10 womenall Republicanshad voted against it.

Its so shocking because they know what its like to go into the bathroom and not have a tampon, Hendrix said.

She was left with a lesson that many of those who seek to do simple good are learning these days: that knowledge can lose its power in the face of willful ignorance.

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Elliott Engen loves his job.

Engen, who is 24, took office in January in the Minnesota House of Representatives representing House district 36A, which includes Lino Lakes, Circle Pines, North Oaks, Centerville and White Bear Township in the northeast part of the metro area.

Its such a high learning curve, but every single day, you get to wake up and you get to help people, Engen said of his first month in office.

He took a step back from his job with an environmental conservation nonprofit to commit to legislating full-time, something he says he owes his constituency. Hes still figuring out the work-life balance like when to turn off the office lights and head home for dinner but hes steadily working towards the white picket fence life in Lino Lakes, Minn. with his wife Faith Engen and their dog, Finn.

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Engen is one of two Generation Z lawmakers stepping into the Minnesota Legislature this year. Engen is a Republican while the other, state Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, is a DFLer, making each the only legislator of their generation in their respective political parties in the state. Already, these young politicians are poised to shape the course of their parties.

The Pew Research Center defines Millennials as people born 1981 through 1996, and Gen Z after 1997 (an end year has yet to be defined).

These two generations will be a majority of potential voters by 2028, according to a report released last month from The Brookings Institution, which also noted that young voters overwhelmingly voted for Democratic congressional candidates in 2022, swinging elections in almost every battleground state.

Engen isnt fazed by that.

A lot of folks would characterize my generation as being more progressive in their leanings and that might be true, he told MPR News. But I do know that we dont always trust institutions that have quote-unquote power over us we dont always want helicopter parents.

We just want things to run smoothly, he adds. We want transparency, we want accountability. But we also want policies that care about people and we can do all of the above.

Engen sees an opportunity to change public perception of Republicans.

I think that we are compassionate. I don't think that conservatives are across the board heartless. Some of them for sure and some Democrats for sure. But I think overall we do want to do good by our constituents and for the state, but we havent been doing a good enough job of letting people know why it is what we believe. If we do that more, we can show people that we actually have a heart, Engen said.

As young people not only come of age but begin to start families and businesses, Engen wanted to get a head start on elevating their voices to find solutions to pressing issues.

Weve constantly heard politicians for forever say Were doing this for the next generation. Well, we are the next generation and maybe we should be at the table as well.

A few years ago, Engen was a passionate baseball player at Hamline University considering law school down the road. He said he got politically involved after feeling conversations on campus wouldnt lead to needed social change.

I just saw that percolating on campus was a sense of discourse that wasn't necessarily sustainable. In my eyes, it was a lot more of reciting the talking points of either Tucker Carlson or Rachel Maddow, just kind of the extremes talking at each other rather than talking with each other, Engen said.

So he founded a chapter of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA at Hamline where people with both liberal and conservative political beliefs would meet to debate ideas.

That he could bring affinity for discourse to the State Capitol did not occur to him until a chance encounter in December 2019 with Joe Mitchell, who at 21 became the youngest person in the Iowa Legislature in 2018.

Engen and his wife were in West Palm Beach, Fla. for the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. They were discussing policy in a hot tub when Mitchell overheard and asked if he was a candidate or in office.

Engen recalls laughing at the idea. No way, he said he had responded. Im not older and don't have any individual wealth. So why would I be in office?

Mitchell said Engen asked him, Who's gonna vote for a 20 year old? And so I said, Well, you know, 6,800 people in Iowa's 84th district when I first ran when I was 20.

Engen said hearing about Mitchells success planted a seed.

Thats what got it into my mind that were not bound to be on the sidelines of politics until later in our lives, he said.

Engen quit his college baseball team to run for office, first in 2020, when he narrowly lost to the Democrat incumbent by 100 votes. He ran for state house again after redistricting and won in another tight race.

He said he is no longer affiliated with Turning Point USA, which has been criticized for targeting professors they identified as liberal and amplifying far-right extremists.

The orgs original stances aligned with my values of free markets, individualism and limited government. I no longer feel that those values are the identity of the organization, and therefore, I dont support it, he said. I have never, nor will ever, support extremism from the right. I aim to unify, not divide.

Mitchell started a nonprofit called Run GenZ in 2020 to recruit, empower and mentor young conservatives to run for office, ranging from school boards and city councils to state legislatures.

After their initial meeting, Mitchell said he was a resource for Engen throughout his campaigning, offering advice on messaging, developing an online presence and getting the party endorsement.

It's not rocket science, Mitchell said. It's pretty simple. It's about viability in that seat, making sure it's a viable seat to run in. Making sure that you can hold a conversation and that you can work hard and ask people for their vote at the doorstep.

Rep. Joe Mitchell, R-Wayland, center, takes the oath of office during the opening day of the Iowa Legislature on Jan. 14 at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

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In 2022, Mitchell reported Run GenZ had a 78 percent win rate, with 37 of 47 candidates under 30 years old taking office. He said while the country did not see a huge red wave, he thinks their programs candidate quality and campaign training helped.

Mitchell hopes to double their number of successful candidates in the next two years. He wants to both amplify young people with conservative values and counter the progressive faction of the Democratic Party, which he said offers young voters more representation with politicians like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost.

Frankly, I think the Democrat Party does a really good job of trying to put some of these young people that have been successful on a pedestal and showcase them to the world, he said. And not necessarily neglect them like the Republican Party or the conservative movement has done to a certain extent when young people try to get involved.

In January, Run GenZ held its annual candidate training workshop. Engen attended for the first time as a speaker and found people had the same questions he did: Am I ready to do this? How do people perceive my age? Will I be taken seriously?

Engen estimates 150 Gen Z-ers were there and are running for office across the country.

Engen said he told them, "Yes, you can. You need to quit seeing youth and quote unquote inexperience as something that's a detriment. It's a power, because you're able to come to this with a fresh perspective."

As state representatives debated HF 1, a bill to protect abortion rights in Minnesota, for hours in January, Engen shared the story of a 15-year-old pressured into an abortion clinic by an abusive boyfriend. An older woman intervened, letting her know she could choose to raise the child. That girl was his mother.

He voted against the bill, which ultimately passed and became law, calling it not reasonable and expressing concern around the lack of guardian consent.

I respect the stories that weve heard from the other side of the aisle and youre strong for telling em, Engen told Democrats. But what was needed, he said, was for legislators to help constituents find ways to actually speak to each other again.

Bringing people together and being responsive to constituents is at the heart Engens approach to his job.

On the campaign trail, he said he heard public safety, school safety and the general affordability of life were the top issues so its what he is prioritizing in his first term.

Recently, Engen voted against restoring voting rights for felons once theyre out of prison or jail. He also introduced the Safe Haven In Every Local District (SHIELD) Act, which would mandate and fund school security system improvements.

We have passion. We have energy. And we have ideas. Now, it's just time that they're brought to the table and implemented in our state's policy, he said.

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The Capital City Cavaliers are ready to host their full home schedule.

Capital Citys baseball field now has dugouts and a scoreboard, leaving the Cavaliers excited to play at home instead of having most of their home games being played at Vivion Field.

Its exciting, were looking forward to it, Capital City baseball coach Brett Skinner said. Dugouts are complete, weve got restrooms and a little team room, a scoreboard. The kids are excited, were excited to be able to play on campus and hopefully were going to have a successful season for our first one here.

Thus far, the Cavaliers have had to spend most of their practice time inside because of weather. But that hasnt dampened Skinners thoughts about the level the team is at heading into the season.

Weve had a lot of competition, weve got a big senior class, Skinner said. Weve got nine seniors, thats been awesome, the leadership has been good. When we have gotten outside, weve kind of got a lot to get done, but so far, Im pretty pleased with where were at.

Part of the excitement about the team comes from the amount of pitchers Skinner predicts will get innings early in the season. He said junior Brock Miles, sophomore Blake Holtmeyer, seniors Thomas Jennings and Hayden Carroll and junior Brian Pace will take the majority of the starts.

Coming out of the bullpen will be a combination of juniors Kaiden Menning and Zach Brown and senior Colin Flaherty, with freshmen Shea Clark and Colten Haskell working to earn innings throughout the season.

We have some other younger guys too, that if they start throwing really well could possibly see some innings by the end of it, Skinner said. But right now, those are the 10 guys.

After playing outfield last season, the Cavaliers are converting senior Justin Sullens to a catcher after losing last years starting catcher to transfer.

Hes done a good job with the transition so far, Skinner said And well continue to develop him there and were excited. Hes an athlete and he works hard and we think hell do a good job.

In the infield, seniors Jamisen Schwarzer, Ben Turner and Bryson Holtmeyer will patrol first base.

We expect those three to produce offensively for us as well, Skinner said. Thatll be a competition going on over there.

Miles will be the Cavaliers main shortstop, with junior Noah Nicklas manning second base, unless Miles is on the mound, in which case Nicklas will move to short and freshman Luke Skinner will take the time at second.

On the hot corner, Turner and Carroll will split time at third base.

Skinner said four outfielders have jumped out, and since all four also pitch, all will get meaningful time in games.

He said senior Caydin Engelbrecht, Blake Holtmeyer, Jennings and Brown will be the main players in the outfield.

Engelbrecht will also take a spot at or near the top of the lineup with Nicklas, while Miles and Sullen will likely take the regular at-bats in the Nos. 3 and 4 spots. Skinner said he is hopeful a combination of Turner, Schwarzer and Carroll can man the middle of the lineup with the remaining starters getting at-bats near the bottom of the order.

All guys who can swing it, Skinner said. If we can get rolling, our lineup one through nine, I feel very confident. We just got to get there.

While the lineup is full of returning starters, Skinner said the strength of the team will be the pitching and defense, with a focus on the 10 pitchers throwing strikes while not overpowering opposing hitters.

Weve got quite a few guys who can throw strikes and mix it up and our defense behind them, I think, is going to play very well, Skinner said. We should be in a lot of games. Offensively, were gonna have to play some small ball and manufacture some runs.

That pitching and small ball will get to work today when the Cavaliers take on Fatima for a rescheduled doubleheader starting at 4:30 p.m. in Westphalia. Capital City was originally scheduled to play a split doubleheader against Fatima and Boonville, but when it was rescheduled to today, Boonville decided not to make the trip.

The Cavaliers will open the home schedule at 5 p.m. Friday when they host Fort Zumwalt East.

The Cavaliers will also get to showcase their facilities during the Jays Baseball Classic on April 6-8. The Cavaliers will travel to Florida for a spring break tournament and will take part in the River City Festival on April 28-29 in Kansas.

Capital City will play in Class 5 District 5 this season alongside local rivals Helias and Jefferson City, as well as Pacific, Rolla, St. Francis Borgia, Union and Washington.

Its a pretty good schedule, Skinner said. Its not an easy one, thats for sure. Obviously, were in one of the toughest baseball conferences in the state. So it ought to be interesting, for sure.

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Hay Rivers highrise forms the centrepiece of a new book to be published in May and an exhibition that opens this week at Torontos Pari Nadimi Gallery.

Anthropologist Dr Lindsay Bell once lived in the 17-story building that dominates the towns skyline. She say the lives of people living in the building form a way to examine resource extraction in the North.

Under Pressure: Diamond Mining and Everyday Life in Northern Canada tells the story of minings impact on Hay Rivers community through the eyes of highrise residents.

Part of it is thinking about parts of the history of the community that arent often told, Bell told Cabin Radio.

Part of what I wanted to work on which was really more for a southern audience was: what is the North like? Who lives there and what do they do? And to try to make that a little bit less sensationalist, a little more true to the daily experience, which of course includes difficulties, inequalities.

She collaborated on the project with Jesse Colin Jackson, whose photography and video work forms the exhibition Mackenzie Place that opens in the Toronto gallery on Thursday and runs until June 3.

Mackenzie Place presents a unique tower apartment, located far from its usual urban context, making it a symbol of both the reach and the edge of global capital and settler colonization, the gallerys description of the exhibition states.

Locals are quick to try to divert attention from the building, stating that the tower is not characteristic of Hay River. Yet the tower is omnipresent, both visually and in the narratives of residents and visitors alike; it is the hub of the Hub of the North.'

The highrise, built in 1975, had led a troubled existence in recent years.

Its balconies were ruled off-limits over structural integrity concerns, then a fire in 2019 forced all of the highrises residents to leave and, ultimately, led to the buildings sale.

Bell says those headline-grabbing moments arent the focus of her book.

So much of what the book is about is just like, You know what sucks? One of the elevators often doesnt work. The linoleum is peeling and you kind-of trip in the same place. Those are the kinds of everyday obstacles. And then the way that people decorate their apartments and are proud of them, she said.

Many of them have never had their own home, or have dealt with housing insecurity. Those are actually the important stories, people trying to overcome, people coming from other places, people in the highrise leaving domestic abuse.

All this other stuff is invisible because everyones like, Oh, the highrise? Dont talk about that. Look the other way. What is it like to have this thing that is so visually imposing that nobody wants to talk about it? And if they do, they really only have negative things to say.

Bell said she and Jackson hope to bring the Mackenzie Place show to Hay River and Yellowknife in March next year.

Below, read a transcript of our interview with Lindsay Bell.

This interview was recorded on March 22, 2023. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

Ollie Williams: What drew you to Mackenzie Place?

I was a teacher in Hay River, at cole Borale, many moons ago. When I lived there as a teacher, I didnt know Mackenzie Place very well. People talked about it, there was this sort of mythology and rumours around it. Then I left and started a PhD, and I returned to Hay River with the idea of working on a project about everyday experiences of resource extraction. In part because theres no housing, I ended up in the highrise. Because those people were closest to me, I started interviewing them.

When I moved from a dissertation to a book, it became clear that the highrise could be this narrative anchor for telling this bigger story. And as I started doing that, I began collaborating with Jesse Jackson, who has this practice of taking these grand architectural photos of buildings that are usually not seen that way, even though theyre so common.

Tell me more about the book.

Under Pressure will be out in May. It centres around the highrise, the kinds of people that end up there and their stories and then the history of the building itself figures centrally in the book. I use the history of the building and the reconfiguration of the town as a way to talk about the history of extraction in the area and the reshaping of the landscape, in particular.

Why is this important anthropologically? What is this telling us?

Anthropology has a long history in the Arctic and some of it is troubling. One of the most famous works, sometimes credited as the first documentary, is Nanook of the North. Robert Flaherty wasnt an anthropologist but that film kind-of gets lumped in with us. I think its kind-of quintessential, this picturing of our Arctic that usually focuses on the High Arctic. Part of what I was interested in is the diversity of places like Yellowknife and Hay River, and what a kind of mini-globalization has meant for these northern hubs. Who are the kinds of people who end up there and how are their lives interwoven, also, with Indigenous lives and issues? How does that play out on the ground? I wanted a picture of the North, if you will, that was true to the complexity that Id seen from having been there.

Anthropology historically focused on the culturally so-called exotic, the most unique, but theres been a move toward a kind of post-colonial anthropology, which doesnt ask those questions, but asks about a process. The book is about the process of extraction over the last 100 years, not about a particular population. But people are very central to the story.

And clearly the building is pretty central to the story as well. The buildings recent history aint great, Lindsay. Its been on fire. The balconies couldnt be used. People got turfed out of it. The building right now, if it was used as a proxy for life in the Northwest Territories, would not be telling the happiest tale. So where does the book go with that?

But thats the problem, right? Those sensational moments are actually few and far between. Narratives about disorder which sort-of centre around the highrise I think are actually really wrong. So much of what the book is about is just like, You know what sucks? One of the elevators often doesnt work. The linoleum is peeling and you kind-of trip in the same place. Those are the kinds of everyday obstacles.

And then the way that people decorate their apartments and are proud of them. Many of them have never had their own home, or have dealt with housing insecurity. Those are actually the important stories, people trying to overcome, people coming from other places, people in the highrise leaving domestic abuse.

All this other stuff is invisible because everyones like, Oh, the highrise? Dont talk about that. Look the other way. What is it like to have this thing that is so visually imposing that nobody wants to talk about it? And if they do, they really only have negative things to say.

What was your own experience of the highrise?

It was varied. I got this basset hound given to me when I lived there. The basset hound just started all these conversations. People would go out of their way to help you with things, some people kept to themselves and were hard to access. There were people who were suspicious of me as being a social worker in a different life, middle class-looking.

And then there were hard things, too. A woman I was very close with essentially lost her apartment and shes a central figure in the book. I overheard fights, thinking, Should I call the RCMP? You know, Im not here to say its a paradise. When you interview people, most would say they want to leave. A really important part of the highrise identity is to say you dont want to be there, as a way to distance yourself from the ideas about it. But I think the other thing that really surprised me was that theres this idea that people are really transient. Thats really not the case. People are not transient out of the community. They might be transient out of the building, but theyre not necessarily transient out of the community, which surprised me, because, I would have assumed they are people who arent from here or they dont stay here. But it turns out thats not true.

What lessons are you hoping that people in the North take from your work?

The North doesnt need to learn anything from me. I have learned a ton from them, for which I am forever grateful. Part of it is thinking about parts of the history of the community that arent often told. Thinking about people who they dont know necessarily that well, being more curious about them.

Those kinds of things I would hope people take away, but part of what I wanted to work on which was really more for a southern audience was: what is the North like? Who lives there and what do they do? And to try to make that a little bit less sensationalist, a little more true to the daily experience, which of course includes difficulties, inequalities.

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Bridie Murphy (ne Martin), Ballinacross, Granard, Longford, N39 N8K8

The death occurred, peacefully at the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 ofBridie Murphy (ne Martin), Ballinacross, Granard, Longford, N39 N8K8.Predeceased by her husband Mick. Sadly missed by her sons Johnny, Micky and David, daughters Peggy, Eileen and Regina, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers, sisters, relatives, friends and neighbours. May She Rest In Peace.Reposing at her residence (N39N8K8) on Wednesday, March 22 from 3pm to 9pm. Removal on Thursday morning, March 23 to St Marys Church, Granard for funeral mass at 11am followed by interment in Granardkill New Cemetery. House private at all other times, please.

Dan Clyne, Ballymahon, LongfordThe death occurred, peacefully in the care of Thomond Lodge, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 ofDan Clyne, Ballymahon, Longford.Predeceased by his sister, Kathleen, and brother Sean. Sadly missed by his brother Pat, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in peace.Reposing in Our Lady's Manor Nursing Home, Edgeworthstown on Wednesday, March 22 from 5pm followed by removal in St Matthew's Church, Ballymahon, at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday, March 23 at 11am. Burial in Shrule Cemetery.Family flowers only, please. Donations, if preferred, to Thomond Lodge Comfort Care Fund c/o Nally's Undertakers or any family member. House private.

Tommy Reilly, Fairgreen, Arva, Cavan / Moyne, Longford

The death occurred, in the loving care of the nurses and staff at Lough Erril nursing home Mohill, Co Leitrim, Eircode N41 XE39, on Sunday, March 19, 2023 of Tommy Reilly RIP, Fairgreen, Arva, Co Cavan and formerly Moyne, Co Longford. Predeceased by his parents, brothers Kevin, Noel and Packie and sister Betty. Sadly missed by his brothers and sister, nieces and nephews, relations and his many friends.Reposing Wednesday evening, March 22 from 6pm until 8pm at Lough Erril Oratory starting with prayers. Funeral cortege arriving at the Sacred Heart church, Arva via Carrigallen arriving Thursday, March 23 at 11am for funeral mass followed by interment at Coronea cemetery.

Francis (Francie) O'Neill, Gortletteragh, Leitrim

The death occurred, peacefully at Sligo University Hospital, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 ofFrancis (Francie) O'Neill Jnr, Gortletteragh, Leitrim. Predeceased by his mother; Bridget (Bea) and his sister; Olivia (Harte). Francie will be sadly missed and remembered by his loving family, wife; Carmel, daughters; Kate and Laura, son; Peter, father; Francis Snr, sisters; Teresa, Josephine (OBrdaigh), Geraldine (Mulligan), Lorraine (Dorrigan) and Evelyn, parents-in-law; Val and Carmel Fitzpatrick, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, his large circle of friends and neighbours. May Francie Rest in Peace.Francie will repose at his residence on Friday, March 24 from 3pm to 5pm (Eircode N41 TV70) with removal to arrive at St Patricks Church, Mohill for 7pm. Funeral mass on Saturday, March 25 at 12 noon followed by private cremation. Francies Funeral Mass will be live streamed onwww.churchtv.ie/mohill House strictly private outside of reposing times please. The family appreciate your support and understanding at this very sad and difficult time.

Alice Ganly (ne Coffey), Littletown, The Pigeons., Athlone, Westmeath, N37 XY90The death occurred, in her 96th year in Mullingar Regional Hospital, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 ofAlice Ganly (ne Coffey), Littletown, The Pigeons., Athlone, Westmeath, N37 XY90 and formerly Creggan, Glasson, Co Westmeath. Predeceased by her loving husband Pat, her sister Mollie and her parents Edward and Mary. Forever remembered by her sons Paddy, Eamonn and Paul, her daughters Mary, Margaret and Alice, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, niece, nephew, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace.Reposing at her residence (N37 XY90) this Thursday evening, March 23 from 4pm until 8pm. House private on Friday morning please. Funeral Mass on Friday, March 24 at 12 noon in St Mary's Church, Tang followed by burial in Temple-a-Valley Cemetery. Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu to The Alzheimer society of Ireland. The funeral mass will be live streamed on the Tang Parish Facebook page.

Michael McKeon, Fenaghbeg, Fenagh, Co Leitrim

The death occurred, peacefully at The North West Hospice, Sligo, on Wednesday March 22, 2023, of Michael McKeon, Fenaghbeg, Fenagh, Co Leitrim. Recently predeceased by his beloved wife Bridie, his parents Patrick & Mary, his brother Fr Jimmy, sisters Mae & Josie and also his granddaughter Ellen. He will be sadly missed by his daughters Deirdre, Orla & Nollaig, his grandchildren Colm & Carla (who are both abroad), Conor, Roisin, Tom, Aoibhinn, Sen & Caillin, sons-in-law Tommy, Aidan & Seamus, brother-in-law Joe, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours & friends. Rest in Peace.Reposing in Smiths Funeral Home, High Street, Ballinamore, (N41 TD62) on Thursday evening, March 23 from 6pm until 8pm. Removal from his home on Friday morning, March 24 arriving at St Marys Church, Foxfield for Funeral Mass at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Fenagh Abbey Cemetery. House private, please. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to The North West Hospice c/o Smith's Funeral Directors, Ballinamore.

John Tom Cunningham, Killeveha, Cloone, Co Leitrim

The death occurred, peacefully at University Hospital Galway, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 of John Tom Cunningham of Killeveha, Cloone, Co Leitrim. Predeceased by his parents Edward and Ellen and his brother Eddie. John Tom will be sadly missed and remembered by his loving wife Kathleen, brother James (Mary), sisters Patricia (Des), Jane, Rose Ann, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends. May John Tom Rest in Peace.John Tom will lie in repose at his residence at Killeveha, Cloone (Eircode N41 P084) on Thursday, March 23 from 4pm to 8pm. Remains will arrive to St Marys Church, Cloone for funeral mass on Friday at 12 noon followed by burial to the adjoining cemetery. House private outside of reposing times please. John Toms Funeral Mass will be live streamed onwww.churchtv.ie/clooneThe family appreciate your support and understanding at this difficult time.

Mary Agnes (Aggie) McBrien (ne Murray), Riverstown, Cloone, Leitrim / Ballinamore, Leitrim

The death occurred, peacefully at Sligo University Hospital surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, March 18, 2023 of Mary Agnes (Aggie) McBrien (ne Murray) of Riverstown, Cloone, Co Leitrim and formerly of Killaweew, Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.Predeceased by her parents Ned and Katy Murray and her brother Michael. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by her sons Sean (New York), Patrick (Kingscourt, Co Cavan) and Aidan (Cloone), daughter-in-law Diane, grandchildren Martin, Shannon, Tara and Sean, brother-in-law Pat (New York) and sister Kathleen (London), nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, extended family, neighbours and friends. May her Gentle Soul Rest in Peace.Remains reposing at the residence of her son Aidan at Riverstown, Cloone (Eircode N41 KC81) on Wednesday, March 22 from 3pm 7pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday, March 23 at 12 noon in St Mary's Church Cloone followed by burial to the adjoining cemetery. Agnes funeral mass will live streamed on the following link https://churchtv.ie/cloone.htmlThe family acknowledges the dedicated staff of the Emergency Services and Team of Air Ambulance as well as the staff of Sligo University Hospital.

James McCormack, Livingston, Scotland and Kenagh, Longford / Dublin

The death occurred, peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, March 9, 2023 ofJames McCormack, Livingston, Scotland and Kenagh, Longford / Dublin.Predeceased by his father Tommy and nephew Thomas. Sadly missed by his loving wife Imelda, his son James, his daughter Natasha. His mother Patsy, brothers Toms, Aidan, Enda, Niall, and his sister Deirdre, his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, great nephews, great nieces, his aunt and uncles and a wide circle of friends. May he Rest in Peace.Funeral Mass at 9.30am on Saturday, March 25 in Saint Andrews Church Craighill, Livingston, EH54 5BJ followed by burial in Adambrae Cemetery, Adambrae Road, Livingston, EH54 9RD. Family Flowers only please. You can make a donation to the Young Onset Dementia Red Brick Caf Livingston.

John (Sean) Ghee, London and formerly of Lisduff, Longford Town, Longford

The death occurred on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 of John (Sean) Ghee, London and formerly of Lisduff, Longford town. Predeceased by his parents Tom and Bridie, sisters Patricia and Catherine and brother Michael. John will be sadly missed and remembered with love by his family, sisters Bridie Flaherty (Bettystown) and Hannah Donohue (Athboy), brothers Tommy (Tullamore) and Joe (Longford), sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. May he rest in peace.Johns Funeral Mass and cremation will take place in London on Friday, March 24.

Desmond Lynch, Woodbrook House, Darrary, Carrick-on-Shannon, Roscommon

The death occurred, peacefully surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, February 12, 2023 of Desmond Lynch, Woodbrook House, Bristol, England and formerly Woodbrook House, Darrary, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon. Predeceased by his wife Kathleen, brothers Larry and Jim, sister Bridie. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving daughters Una and Threasa, sons-in-law Steve and Colin, adored grandchildren Scarlett, Isabella, Alexandra, Esme, Miles, brothers Pat (Galway), Tony (Cork), Austin (Dublin), Eamon (Galway), Benny (Bristol), sisters Mary (Newtownforbes), Ann (Jersey) Bernadette (Bristol), sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins, extended family, neighbours, and many friends in England and Ireland. Rest in Peace.Desmonds funeral Mass will take place at The Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol, on Wednesday, March 22 at 11am. Desmonds funeral cortege will arrive at St Michaels Church, Cootehall on Thursday evening, March 23 at 7pm.Funeral Mass at 11am on Friday, March 24 followed by Cremation in Lakelands Crematorium, Cavan at 3pm. Funeral Mass will be streamed live on the following link DesmondsFuneral Mass No flowers, please.

Stephen Robert Gaffney, Whitehall, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath

The death occurred, peacefully, aged 74 years, on Sunday, March 5, 2023 of Stephen Robert Gaffney, formerly of Whitehall, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath and latterly of Luton, Bedfordshire UK.Predeceased by his loving parents Thomas and Mary Gaffney, brothers John, Tommy and Harry, sisters Christina, Nora, Nancy and Margaret. Beloved father of Chloe and Simon, father in law to Dean and Ella, loving grandfather to Poppy and Frankie. Deeply mourned by his brothers Danny, Barney and Michael, and sisters Theresa and Bridget, nieces, nephews and a wide circle of friends. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.Funeral service shall take place on Wednesday, April 5 at 11.30am at Langstone Vale Crematorium. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to St. David's Hospice, Newport, Wales.

Noreen (Nora) Josephine Atkinson (Landy NE Wallace) England and late of New Kiltoom, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath / Louisburgh, Mayo

The death occurred, peacefully, on Friday, January 13, 2023 of Noreen (Nora) Josephine Atkinson (Landy ne Wallace), Ruislip, Middlesex, England and formerly of New Kiltoom, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath and Louisburgh, Co Mayo. Beloved wife of Brian and the late Eamonn and dear mother of Paul and Louise. Noreen will be very sadly missed by her husband and family, son-in-law Gary, daughter-in-law Jackie, her cherished grandchildren Natasha, Heather, Aidan, Pearse and Christy, her brothers Anthony, Stephen and Tommy, sister Mary, nephews, nieces, cousins, relatives and friends. May Noreen rest in peace.Funeral Mass will take place on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 1pm at Our Lady of the Visitation Church, Greenford, Middlesex, England, followed by cremation at Breakspear Crematorium, Ruislip. The Mass can be viewed at Our Lady of the VisitationA Memorial Mass will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 12 noon in the Church of St John the Baptist, Whitehall, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath followed by interment of ashes in the adjoining cemetery. In preference to flowers, Brian, Paul and Louise would appreciate donations toAlzheimer's Research UK (JustGiving)

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