The Galway Plaza will host a festive \u2018Light up for Iggy\u2019, a Christmas tractor run and family fun day on Sunday, December 28, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, bringing families, farmers and the wider community together for an excellent cause.<\/p>\n
The event will feature a Christmas tractor run, family-friendly entertainment and prizes, with all proceeds going to Cholangiocarcinoma Ireland, supporting \u00c9anna Ryan\u2019s \u2018Run for Iggy\u2019 fundraising campaign.<\/p>\n
The initiative is held in loving memory of Iggy Daly, who passed away earlier this year from cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer. \u2018Light up for Iggy\u2019 celebrates his life while helping to raise awareness and vital funds for a disease that remains under-recognised.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the event, Pat McDonagh, founder of Supermac\u2019s and the Plaza Group, said, \u201cIggy was a much-loved family man and a true gentleman, and his loss is still felt deeply by everyone who knew him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis event is about remembering Iggy in a positive, uplifting way, while also supporting the incredible efforts being made by \u00c9anna and by Cholangiocarcinoma Ireland to raise awareness of a cancer that doesn\u2019t get the attention needed. At Christmas especially, bringing people together for a good cause is what community is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Visitors can expect a lively and welcoming atmosphere, featuring face painting, raffles, and spot prizes, as well as live entertainment performances by Kiltullagh Choir and prizes for the best decorated tractors in class.<\/p>\n
Families are encouraged to wrap up warm, bring the kids, and enjoy a festive evening together as the tractors light up the plaza. Members of the public are welcome to attend, donate, and support on the evening.<\/p>\n
Funds raised will directly support \u00c9anna Ryan, former Galway hurler and general manager at M6 Motors, who will take on the Marathon des Sables in April, a gruelling 250km ultramarathon across the Sahara Desert, in honour of his late uncle Iggy.<\/p>\n
\u00c9anna\u2019s campaign aims not only to raise funds but to shine a light on cholangiocarcinoma and support families affected by the disease through the work of Cholangiocarcinoma Ireland.<\/p>\n
Tractors can be registered online at www.supermacs.ie\/tractor-run-registration-galway-plaza<\/a> Donations can be made via Eanna\u2019s fundraising page www.eventmaster.ie\/fundraising\/pages\/ER53287470<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Galway Plaza will host a festive \u2018Light up for Iggy\u2019, a Christmas tractor run and family fun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9484,105061,105067,963,105062,105071,61,105072,60,105064,105069,105060,105065,105063,105059,80,105066,105068,105073,105070],"class_list":["post-197591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-christmas","tag-anna-ryan","tag-eanna","tag-founder","tag-galway-plaza","tag-hurler-and-general-manager","tag-ie","tag-iggy-daly","tag-ireland","tag-m6-motors","tag-oil-gas-refining-and-marketing-nec","tag-pat-mcdonagh","tag-plaza-group","tag-sahara-desert","tag-supermac","tag-technology","tag-the-plaza-group","tag-used-car-dealers","tag-www-eventmaster-ie-fundraising-pages-er53287470","tag-www-supermacs-ie-tractor-run-registration-galway-plaza"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}