OVER 6000 EURO RAISED FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS

The Mayo North Old Engine and Tractor Club recently raised 6100 euro in aid of people with cystic fibrosis, during a 30 mile vintage tractor run around North Mayo.  The cheque was received by Martin Cahill, Fund Raising Manager of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, and presented by Maureen Ryan, the main organiser of the event. 

 He said that Ireland has the highest incidence of this disease in the world, yet facilities for treatment lag far behind that of other countries. 

The money raised will be spent in one or more of the following ways:

• Education assistance for young people with the disease.
• Social help for families
• Funding medical research
• Funding hospital posts
• Home based care
• Political lobbying for greater health service facilities