{"id":532858,"date":"2026-07-04T15:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532858\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:21:10","slug":"paddy-mcdaid-honda-run-comes-to-a-close-after-10-special-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532858\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy McDaid Honda Run comes to a close after 10 special years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Paddy McDaid Memorial Honda Run is to come to a close after 10 years of fundraising in Glenswilly.<\/p>\n

The popular event brought Honda 50, 70 and 90 enthusiasts together each year in memory of Paddy McDaid, a well-known Honda enthusiast and one of life’s true gentlemen.<\/p>\n

The run first began as a fundraiser for Glenswilly Chapel, but grew into something much bigger over the years.<\/p>\n

Following Paddy\u2019s passing, it became a special annual gathering for family, friends, bikers and the wider community.<\/p>\n

Organisers have proudly raised huge amounts of funds for different charities and local development initiatives in Foxhall.<\/p>\n

Although the engines will not rev up this year, organisers said they are leaving on a high note.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 10 incredible years, the time has come to bring the Paddy McDaid Memorial Honda Run to a close,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Honda Run first began as a fundraiser for Glenswilly Chapel, and over the years it grew into something much bigger. Following Paddy\u2019s passing, the run continued in his memory and became a special day each year for family, friends, bikers, and the wider community to come together.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOver the past decade, together we raised vital funds for a number of different charities and causes each year. That support made a real difference, and it\u2019s something everyone involved should be immensely proud of. The kindness and generosity shown throughout the years has been nothing short of amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organisers thanked everyone who helped make the run such a special event over the last 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo every single person who took part, donated, marshalled, helped organise, sponsored, shared a post, or simply showed up along the route to wave us on, thank you. You helped make the Honda Run something truly special.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the run will not be going ahead this year, the memories, and the spirit behind it will always remain.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the bottom of our hearts, thank you for 10 unforgettable years of support in memory of Paddy McDaid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local councillor Donal \u2018Mandy\u2019 Kelly paid tribute to everyone involved in the event, particularly Paddy\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to everyone involved, particularly to Carol and family and all the extended families and friends of Paddy\u2019s,\u201d Cllr Kelly said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was always a fantastic event and very well run in honour of a great man, Paddy McDaid. You should all be very proud of yourselves and the impact you have made to our local community over this 10-year period.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell done and thank you. It was always an event I looked forward to and I have no doubt Paddy is very proud of you all.<\/p>\n

\u201cRest easy Paddy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Paddy McDaid Memorial Honda Run is to come to a close after 10 years of fundraising in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60],"class_list":["post-532858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532858","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=532858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}