Ireland West Airport Runway Run Raises €20,000 for Charity

The Runway Run at Ireland West Airport took place on Saturday, 13th September and raised over €20,000 for six charities. 1,500 runners and walkers took part despite challenging conditions, but the sun eventually shone through. The event was sponsored by Portwest Ireland, and funds raised went to six local and regional charities.

  • Connacht SBHI Branch (Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland)
  • Dillon Quirke Foundation
  • Mayo Roscommon Hospice
  • Order of Malta (Knock Branch)
  • The National Breast Cancer Research Institute
  • Western Alzheimers

The airport has released the video below from the event.

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Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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