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Chief executive of the Special Olympics World Games Mary Davis has emerged as a serious contender to become the next President of Ireland.

Hundreds of well-wishers turned out to welcome President Mary McAleese when she took in three different locations during her visit to the county on Tuesday this week.

President Mary McAleese commended community groups in Mayo this week for “creating space in their lives to grow their communities”.

The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese has accepted an invitation to be conferred with the title ‘Freeman of Kilkenny City.

Years of hard work and determination were recognised earlier this week when President of Ireland Mary McAleese officially opened the Mayo Peace Park and laid the first wreath to remember Mayo's fallen in wars across the globe. Tuesday's ceremony was the culmination of over nine years of work by chairman of the Mayo Peace Park committee Michael Feeney. From what started as a letter to a newspaper and on to a war remembrance Mass in 1999, nine years of work by Mr Feeney and his committee culminated with the official opening this week.

President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, will be out and about in Galway today for a series of engagements.

More than 60,000 calls have been received by Senior Help Line which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its first ever national conference in Galway.

President of Ireland Mary McAleese presided at a ceremony last Monday to mark the election of Achill-based visual artist Camille Souter and composer Seóirse Bodley as Saoithe in Aosdána. The honour of Saoi is bestowed for singular and sustained distinction in the arts, and Monday last the President presented both artists with the symbol of the office, a gold torc. The ceremony took place at the Arts Council’s offices at 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, which is also the headquarters of Aosdána.

Dear Editor,

This Saturday morning, President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, will visit Clare Island, after which she will head inland to Westport, to celebrate their success in the 2008 National Tidy Towns Competition.