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The 900 city second level students who will receive their Junior Certificate results next Wednesday are being urged to celebrate in a sensible way.

More than 250 people from community and voluntary groups from all around County Galway were honoured at the County Mayors Awards Ceremony last weekin the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa. The awards recognise and celebrate community and voluntary activity around County Galway. Eleven awards were up for grabs after a public call for nominations was made back in September.

The County Mayor, Cllr Thomas Welby, has this week launched Social Inclusion Awareness Week in Clann Family Resource Centre, Oughterard, an event which was held in conjunction with the launch of the ‘Out and Proud’ Road Show.

Volunteers are a huge asset to the community and it is important that their efforts are recognised and celebrated, said Galway County Mayor Cllr Michael Maher when speaking at the first County Mayor’s Awards ceremony which was held at the Connemara Coast Hotel recently.

With preparations now well under way for next month’s inaugural Mayors Awards for County Galway organisors have announced the 35 community and voluntary groups short listed and in with a chance of coming up trumps in more than seven categories.