Drive For Your Community – The Irish Guide Dogs
Ford’s Drive For Your Community events give you the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a brand-new Ford and raise money for good causes at the same time!
Last Autumn Ford raised over €26,000 for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. We’ve teamed up again for 2026 and we’re running even more charity test-drive events around Ireland. Take a spin in a new Ford vehicle, including the adventurous All-Electric Explorer, sporty All-Electric Capri and stylish All-Electric Ford Puma Gen-E, and for every test-drive taken, we’ll donate €30 to the charity, up to €6,000 in total per event.
Have a look at the calendar below for more information, including which dealer partners are running the events and when & where these exciting events are taking place.
A little drive could go a long way!
| County | Date | Event Location | Managing Dealer |
| Galway | 29th August | Sheils, Motor Park, Sheils, Headford Rd, Galway, Ireland |
Sheils |
| Galway | 4th September | Fred Kilmartin, Athlone Road, Townparks, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 A0D4, Ireland |
Fred Kilmartin |
| Mayo | 5th September | JJ Griffiths, James St, Clare, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, F12 A3W4, Ireland |
JJ Griffiths |
| Laois | 12th September | Lenister Express Business Park, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 YN70 |
Downey's Auto Stop |
| Limerick | 12th September | Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle Rd, Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland |
Lyons of Limerick |
| Waterford | 19th September | Waterford Retail Park, Cork Rd, Butlerstown North, Butlerstown, Co. Waterford, X91 V4KA, Ireland |
Waterford City Ford |
| Dublin | 20th September | Templeogue United FC Clubhouse, Wellington Ln, Templeogue, Dublin |
Spirit Ford |
| Tipperary | 24th September | Barlo Motors, Davis Rd, Burgagery-Lands East, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, E91 TK83, Ireland |
Barlo Motors |
| Louth | 25th & 26th September | Smith's of Drogheda, North Rd, Mell, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland |
Smith's of Drogheda |
| Dublin | 26th September | St. Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh GAA Club, 74 Glenarriff Road, Castleknock (part of Phoenix Park), Dublin |
Bright Ford |
| Kildare | 26th September | Whitewater Shopping Centre, Main St, Moorfield, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 D362, Ireland |
Finlay Motor Group |
| Cork | 26th September | Mahon Point, Mahon Link Road, Mahon, Cork, T12 X7HK, Ireland |
Johnson & Perrott |
| Cork | 29th September | Penrose One, Penrose Dock, Cork City, Cork, T23 KW81 |
Johnson & Perrott |
| Cork | 10th October | Kellehers of Macroom, Cork Road, Coolcour, Macroom, Co. Cork, P12 CX90, Ireland |
Kellehers of Macroom |
| Cork | 17th October | Marina Market, Centre Park Rd, Cork, T12 YX76, Ireland |
Cork City Ford |
Important information
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be 18 years of age or older with a valid driver’s licence and valid automobile insurance. Donation of €30 per valid test-drive, up to 200 test-drives, for a total donation of €6,000 per event.