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Retired GP and former GAA president, Dr Mick Loftus from Crossmolina, has added his voice to those opposed to a new drinks industry funded alcohol awareness campaign.

One of Ireland’s foremost comtemporary poets, Michael Longley, is to give a special reading of some of his ‘Mayo poems’ in the Ballina Arts Centre, on Friday, April 10.

Galway’s economy will be boosted next year to the tune of at least €7million as NUI Galway has secured several conference bids and will host 18 international conferences in 2016 with more than 5000 international delegates confirmed to attend. This is an increase of more than 250 percent on 2014 international conference visitors to the university, and is expected to boost the local economy by up to €7 million.

Do you know an outstanding young person between the ages of 18 and 40 who you think deserves recognition for their achievements? Junior Chamber International (JCI) Mayo, in association with the Mayo Advertiser and AIB, is running a competition to identify those in the community who have done something remarkable. Nominations to identify these outstanding young people in Mayo are now being sought from the public.

A sod of turf from Mayo has warmed the Queen of England’s heart.

A coalition of three institutes of technology in the west and northwest has this week taken the first formal step towards establishing a technological university for the region.

Newly-promoted Galway United will be hoping to make a productive SSE Airtricity League premier division start when hosting Derry City at Eamonn Deacy Park tomorrow (7.45pm).

Dr Michael Loftus from Crossmolina was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by NUI Galway last Friday. He is pictured with Eamon O’Shea (left), professor of economics at NUI Galway and manager of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team, and Dr Jim Browne (right), president of NUI Galway.

I’m back. I haven’t fallen off the wagon and I’m still working my body into a bit of a sweat, working muscles that haven’t been used since Jack Charlton was in charge of the Irish football team and Mary Robinson was president of the nation.