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The Mayo Sports Partnership and GMIT hosted a talk on ability and outdoor activities on Monday, December 3 in GMIT Castlebar to celebrate International Disability Awareness Day. The day organised by Ray Mc Namara (sports inclusion officer with the Mayo Sports Partnership) and Nigel Jennings (sports officer in GMIT) was launched by Mayor of Castlebar Cllr Brendan Heneghan, who spoke about the importance of sport and physical activity to people of all abilities and welcomed Dennis Toomey to Castlebar. The talk was given by Dennis Toomey, Irish para cycling manager and chairman of the Para Cycling Commission. Dennis is the man who brought Para cycling from nothing to the success of the London Paralympic games where the Irish team returned home with two gold, one silver, and two bronze from the games.

A new map of Moorehall for orienteering has been funded by Mayo Sports Partnership. The map came about as a result of a joint partnership between the Connaught Schools Orienteering Association and Mayo Sports Partnership and forms part of a national initiative by the Junior Cycle Physical Education (JCPE) Support Service to promote physical activity links between schools and their communites.