An annual tractor run in memory of a popular local man will take place in Arigna on St Stephen's Day. Registration for the James Cull Memorial Tractor Run takes place from 11 o'clock at Drumshanbo Mart. The event has raised thousands of euro for the mental health charity North West Stop in recent years. James Cull sadly died by suicide at the age of 20 in 2019, just five years after his father Oweney had taken his own life. His sister and Roscommon councillor Leah Cull and younger brother Brian are two of the event's main organisers. Leah paid tribute to both James and North West Stop ahead of the event:
Brian says this year's tractor run will take a slightly different route:
The annual event was the brainchild of James' friend Kevin Reynolds. He says it's helped to encourage conversations around mental health among farmers in the area:
