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Friendships forged by football fans from Galway while attending last summer’s European Championships finals in Poland have resulted in the official visit of the mayor of Torun to the city next week.

The sport of touch rugby, or touch as it officially called worldwide, is a mostly mixed gender, non-contact version of rugby aimed at people who wish to play for recreational purposes.

John Byrne turned in another sterling performance in Seregno near Milan on Sunday, finishing in 7:16:30 in the World and European Championships. And in turn he helped the Irish team to a superb sixth place finish in the World section (provisional result).

Like every year in sport in this county there have been a fair share of ups and downs for all those who go out and do their best in the quest to be the best they possibly can be each week. You will find in this week’s sports pages a selection of pictures which capture some of the great moments in sport for those in the county who every year continue to give their all in the pursuit of sporting excellence. And as for excellence, there has been plenty of that on display from Mayo's proud sports people.

Irish team captain and Paulstown native Darren O'Neill, a silver medal winner at the 2010 European Championships, was knocked out of this year’s European Championships in Turkey after dropping a 17-10 decision to Dmytro Mytrofanov of Ukraine in the middleweight class on Tuesday last.

Mayo hair stylist Louise Jordan, from Ballina, was named as the IHF Irish Hairdresser of the Year 2011 at the National Hairdressing Championships and OMC European Championships in hair and beauty. Louise competed in such categories as fantasy, day style and full fashion and was awarded a Gold OMC medal in the Senior Day Style category and Senior Trend Cut category. She works in MOHH Salon in Galway.

Mayo hair stylist Louise Jordan, from Ballina, was named as the IHF Irish Hairdresser of the Year 2011 at the National Hairdressing Championships and OMC European Championships in hair and beauty. Louise competed in such categories as fantasy, day style and full fashion and was awarded a Gold OMC medal in the Senior Day Style category and Senior Trend Cut category. She works in MOHH Salon in Galway.

Mayo hair stylist Martha Galvin-Baird, from Allure Hairdressing Ballina, is competing for Team Ireland at the OMC (Organisation Mondial Coiffure) European Championships taking place in the RDS Dublin on May 29 and 30. Martha is an OMC medallist and Irish All-Star hairdresser. Her husband James Baird is also an OMC medallist and Irish All-Star hairdresser. The couple met when competing for Team Ireland at a previous competition in Frankfurt.

Evergreen Healthfoods will be hosting an information evening on sports nutrition at the Pillo Hotel & Spa, (formerly the Courtyard by Marriot) on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30pm. The event is being organised in support of Special Olympics Ireland, and in association with the Pillo Hotel & Spa. There will be three speakers on the night, each covering different aspects of sports performance and nutrition.

January is always an interesting time to focus the mind for those with a sporting persuasion. The start of a New Year brings fresh possibilities and they are precisely what Dora Gorman is thinking about now. Sure 2010 was peppered with critical contests in World Cups, European Championships, and All Ireland minor finals, but when there is so much to look forward to the present matters a great deal.