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Mayo presidential candidate Mary Davis formally launched her bid for the Áras this week after receiving more than the necessary backing of four county councils, including Mayo, and will seek to repair Ireland’s international reputation and restore national pride if elected.

Whether there was a witch hunt out for him from the start or not, what he did was wrong and inexcusable.

David Norris’ bid to enter the presidential election looks like being dealt another blow in Galway as he is almost certain to receive neither speaking time nor the support of the Galway City Council.

The members of Mayo County Council this week gave their backing to Kiltimagh native Mary Davis to put her name forward on the ballot paper for the upcoming presidential election. She was proposed by Cllr Richard Finn and seconded by Cllr Frank Durcan in the chamber.

In less than a month in the mayoral office, first time Mayor Hildegarde Naughton has completed a second U-turn on a controversial decision.

The IAU Trail World Championships will take place in Connemara tomorrow Saturday July 9. The event will be operated in the area of Connemara National Park and its environs, starting at the world famous Kylemore Abbey and finishing in the nearby village of Letterfrack.

The half-marathon will take place on July 2 in Achill.

Nine Galway athletes will be heading to Athens next week as part of the Irish team competing in the 2011 Special Olympics World Games, which begin on June 25.

Kiltimagh native Mary Davis launched her bid for a nomination to contest the upcoming election for the Presidency of Ireland in Dublin yesterday morning at the National Library of Ireland on Kildare Street. The 56-year-old, who is best known as the person who brought the Special Olympics to Ireland in 2003, will be seeking the backing of four county councils to get her name on the ballot paper for the election later this year.

Inspiration, collaboration, and innovation were the central themes at the Network Mayo ‘Inspiring Innovation’ launch, headed by guest speaker, Mary Davis (managing director, Special Olympics, Europe and Eurasia).