EARLIER this summer, Crossmolina schoolboy Dylan McDonnell was the fourth generation of his family to compete at their local show. Another item on his wishlist was ticked off recently, when Darren and Danielle McDonnell’s son climbed Croagh Patrick with his grandad, Des.

There’s one more on the list for Dylan, a pupil at Knockanillo National School: to meet Dr Norah Patten, the Ballina native selected as the first person from Ireland to go to space in 2026.