Former South Africa president and Nobel Laureate Mr Nelson Mandela will this evening receive an honorary degree from NUI Galway.
In a ceremony that will be broadcast live on the Internet, 84-year-old Mr Mandela will be conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the university.
The presentation is scheduled for 5.30 p.m. in the conferring hall at Áras na Mac Léinn.
Special public viewing areas have been set up within the university, and a large crowd is expected.
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Extensive traffic delays should be expected on all roads in the vicinity of the university campus until Mr Mandela departs, at 9pm this evening.The ceremony will be the first live webcast broadcast by NUI Galway.