Old-timers gather for a weekend of classic craic
BALLINCOLLIG & District Vintage and Classic Car Club will host its annual vintage show in the car park of Ballincollig Shopping Centre from Friday to Sunday, July 22–24. This year’s beneficiary is Oglaigh Naisiunta na hEireann Teoranta / Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and Women, the Mick McEvoy Branch Ballincollig.
The two-day event will see the popular club, which caters for classic car owners in the Ballincollig and surrounding areas, welcome classic cars from all different vintage districts, competing for prizes and the title of Oldest Car, Car of the Show, Longest Travelled, Best Car Club, Best Non- Club Car, Best Motorbike, and Best Tractor.
As a prelude to the festival, a vintage bicycle run will take place at 8pm on Friday 22nd, which will be followed by music and entertainment.
Registration opens at 11am on Saturday 23rd, with a parade of cars at 12pm, and the official opening at 2pm by Sean Donlon of C103. On Sunday 24th, registration opens at 1pm followed by a dog show at 3pm; with the prize-giving scheduled for 4.30pm.
Kevin McSweeney, Chairman of Ballincollig & District Vintage and Classic Car Club said: “Our annual two-day event is always an extremely popular one, with impressive displays of vintage vehicles – both two and four wheeled or all sizes. It’s a great family friendly event with music and entertainment every day, as well as face painters and clowns, so we’re encouraging people to come along and join the fun, and help us support the Mick McEvoy Branch of the Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
Louise McSweeney, Inchigeela, Michelle O’Riordan and Paula O’Riordan, Kilmichael, Clodagh Galvin and Carmel McCarthy, Inchigeela who took part in the the annual Daniel Kingston 5k Run through the streets of Macroom. This is the seventh annual run in memory of Daniel, who passed away from cancer in 2009 aged 25 years. All the money raised is donated to ARC Cancer Support House and, so far, the figure stands at over €180,000.