Hennessy Auctioneers of Stradbally, Co Laois, have sponsored a David Brown vintage tractor to be raffled this coming Bank Holiday Monday at 8pm via live stream on their Facebook page "Hennessy Auctioneers Machinery Auctions".

The auction was originally planned to raise well-needed funds for the DoItForDan trust, but has since changed given the recent good news that the trust has reached its target figure of $2.1m.

However the family-run auctioneering firm have decided to still go ahead with the raffle with all proceeds raised now to be split equally between the Irish Cancer Society, Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, Pieta House and the DoItForDan trust.

Dan is a young Laois boy local to Hennessy Auctioneers with a rare life-threatening condition known as SMA Type 1. The trust was set up with the goal of helping raise money to fund treatment for Dan in the USA.

A spokesperson for Hennessy Auctioneers said that the target is to raise at least €10,000 for the upcoming raffle. First prize is a vintage David Brown 780 tractor. Second prize is a kid’s toy John Deere tractor.

Hennessy Auctioneers are raffling this David Brown 780 and kids John Deere tractor in aid of charity this May bank holiday.

The raffle costs €10 to enter which can be here on the gofundme page allocated.

The draw is set to take place live on Hennessy Auctioneers Facebook page at 8pm on Monday 4 May.