Mountmellick Macra Light Up Truck And Tractor Run

07/05/2026

🚨Last chance to get tickets tonight in the Macra hall at 8.30pm for the 60th Anniversary celebration ball 🚨 Don’t miss out on a great night of celebrations!!

03/05/2026

🎉 Mountmellick Macra Celebrates 60 Years! 🎉
Join us next weekend, Friday 8th & Saturday 9th May, for a special programme of events marking six decades of community, friendship, and Macra spirit. Everyone is welcome — you don’t need to have been a member to take part.

🐄 Friday, May 8 – Farm Walk (7.15pm)
A farm walk will take place on Tom Fennelly’s farm (Eircode R32 YA21) at 7.15pm.
The evening will include a range of speakers and is open to all.
🏢 Saturday, May 9 – Blessing of the Hall (12.30pm) The community is invited to the Macra Hall on Patrick Street at 12.30pm for a blessing of the hall.
🥳 Saturday, May 9 – Gala Banquet (7pm)
The celebrations conclude with a Gala Banquet in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise at 7pm.

To purchase tickets, please contact:
Aidan: 083 4560231
Ursula: 087 4166969

25/03/2026

🎉 Drum roll please…!! 🎉

We were absolutely delighted to officially hand over a cheque for €22,934.60 to SOSAD Laois — the incredible proceeds from this year’s Light Up Truck & Tractor Run.

This is the highest amount we’ve ever raised, and it’s all thanks to every single person who took part, donated, supported, or helped out in any way. Your generosity and community spirit continue to amaze us.

We’re so proud to support this wonderful charity and help them continue the much‑needed services they provide. Wishing them every success in the years ahead.

We’ll see you all again later this year — let’s make the next one even brighter.

Míle Buíochas go léir. 💛🚜✨

28/02/2026

Don’t forget this great event Happening tomorrow ! All support greatly appreciated, please spread the word! Portarlington Lion's Club

📣Our friends in Portarlington Lions Club are hosting their annual Tractor Run & Auction on Sunday, March 1st. It’s always a fantastic day out and a great way to support the incredible work they do in the community. Come along, join the fun, and help make a difference. Full details are in the poster below 🚜⬇️

22/02/2026

Happening today in Castletown folks! Please turn out and support !

📣Best wishes to Niamh, Toney and all involved in Road to Recovery - Van, Jeep & 4x4 Road Run, whose 5th Annual Run takes place this Sunday. Full details are in the poster below ⬇️

Niamh is a fantastic supporter of our Run every year, and her continued support means a lot. All support for this event which is for a wonderful cause is greatly appreciated . Please share and help spread the word.🚛🚜🚐🚚🚙

20/02/2026

📣Best wishes to Niamh, Toney and all involved in Road to Recovery - Van, Jeep & 4x4 Road Run, whose 5th Annual Run takes place this Sunday. Full details are in the poster below ⬇️

Niamh is a fantastic supporter of our Run every year, and her continued support means a lot. All support for this event which is for a wonderful cause is greatly appreciated . Please share and help spread the word.🚛🚜🚐🚚🚙

13/02/2026

📣Our friends in Portarlington Lions Club are hosting their annual Tractor Run & Auction on Sunday, March 1st. It’s always a fantastic day out and a great way to support the incredible work they do in the community. Come along, join the fun, and help make a difference. Full details are in the poster below 🚜⬇️

24/12/2025

🎄 Raffle Winners Announcement! 🎄
Apologies folks — in the Christmas rush we only realised now that we hadn’t posted our raffle results!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the draw. Here are our lucky winners:
1️⃣ Paddy Rigney – pictured below with ticket seller Patrick Brickley
2️⃣ Denise Guckivan
3️⃣ Lisa & Shane Boland
4️⃣ Breda Dempsey
5️⃣ Darragh May
6️⃣ Anne Bourke
7️⃣ Yvonne Dunne
Congratulations to all our winners, and thank you again to everyone who took part.

Best truck winner: Laois Hire
Best Tractor : Gary Peake

These winners were picked by independent judges and not by the committee !

Happy Christmas one and all! 🎅✨

23/12/2025

✨Thank you! ✨

A huge thank you to Eamonn Dunne for his very kind donation to our event from the proceeds of his battery collection. Eamonn has been a great supporter over the years, and we truly appreciate his continued kindness and generosity.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the owners of Capard House, Rosenallis for their very thoughtful donation following this year’s event.

We are genuinely overwhelmed by the generosity of our community.

Full proceeds from the event will be donated to SOSAD Laois once final figures have been confirmed.

23/12/2025

✨Appreciation Post ✨

Huge thanks to Aaron Dunne of Aaron Dunne Tyres 24 Hour Breakdown Service for his very generous donation to the Truck & Tractor Run, made in lieu of purchasing corporate gifts this Christmas. Your continued generosity and steadfast support year after year are truly appreciated by all of us in the community.

We’ll post a few more bits as the day goes on,,, we got locked out of the page which is why there’s been a delay in recent days!