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A NEW drama club for those aged from 14 to 18 years starts in the Foróige Galway City Youth Cafe tomorrow from 4pm to 6pm.

Young Galwegians who want to learn kayaking, music production, fishing, street theatre, visual arts, and field sports should check out the new Foróige summer camps.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has welcomed news of the sale, facilitated by Mayo County Council, of the old post office in Mountain View to the Castlebar Community Development Association (CCDA). The building will now be used as a youth centre from which Foróige and the Mayo Youth Mental Health Initiative (MYMHI) will offer a wide and varied range of services to the town.

A new youth club, for young people aged between 12 and 18, is to be set up in Knocknacarra by youth organisation Foróige.

Foróige leaders from Mayo have been honoured by President Michael D Higgins as part of the charity's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Foróige is fully committed to continuing to meet the developmental needs of the young people of Castlebar and in particular those affected by the closure of the Youth Information Centre.

Kilkenny man John Sullivan has scooped first prize in the Ireland Involved Awards 2011, Children and Young People Category in recognition of his work with Foróige.

Foróige will host a free information evening tomorrow at 7.30pm on setting up a Foróige Club for Oranmore.

Band on the Strand, organised by Foróige District Council in Mayo, was a huge success once again this year. The heavy rainfall did not dampen spirits on Friday last as 1,800 party goers arrived to the youth event of the year on Lacken strand. The beachfront music festival is an alcohol and drug free gig which provides young people, aged 12 to 18 with a chance to enjoy all the fun of a summer festival without the huge price tag or the pressure to drink or take drugs.

Youth groups from County Westmeath are now invited to enter the 2011 permanent tsb Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards, which recognise young people who are doing their bit for society and working to make their communities a better place.