Local Mayo community raises €3,200 for two charities over Christmas

Just two days after Christmas, on December 27, a Tractor and Truck Run took place in Brickens, organised by the local community and spearheaded by Eoin Delaney. More than seventy tractors and other assorted vehicles assembled at 4.30pm and in the process raised some €3,200 for two local charities, the South Mayo Branch of MS Ireland and Mayo Mental Health.

Last week, Breda and Eugene Delaney, representing the Brickens community, presented Liam Cannon, Vice-Chair of the South Mayo branch of MS Ireland with €1,600, with their share of the funds raised. Liam thanked the Delaneys and the community of Brickens for their on-going support for people with MS (multiple sclerosis) in south Mayo, noting that this was not the first time that they had contributed to the local branch.

Molly and Amber McGrath beside a 1964 Massey Ferguson 35X tractor that took part in the Tractor Run in Brickens.

Tony Candon, Chair of the branch, said: “Hundreds of people across south Mayo live with MS. We are very grateful to the people of Brickens for their generosity in helping us provide services to these people; without them, and other equally generous people throughout the area, we could not continue to do this.”