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The Order of Malta in Castlebar is currently recruiting new volunteers.

Castlebar Order of Malta is looking for people to participate in the upcoming West of Ireland Women’s Mini Marathon on May 1.

The Order of Malta was founded in the 12th century in Jerusalem to care for Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land and along pilgrimage routes through Christian Europe. Subsequently they were known as the Knights Hospitallers and when they came to Ireland they maintained hospitals for the sick, the poor, and the needy, and hostels for the use of travellers. The order is involved in many charitable activities, the most important being the administration of the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps.

The Order of Malta Cadet Corps is currently recruiting new members between the ages of 10 and 16 years.

As primary schools across the county break up for the summer holidays, western regional director for Order of Malta Ireland, John Daly, has called for families to make sure that all young people are made first aid aware, which he said could help to save lives.