Cannonball Run 2025 to finish in Kildare
PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe got to grips with a rare Aston Martin DB11 to announce that the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation is the official charity partner for Cannonball 2025
NAAS has been announced as the finishing line for this year’s Cannonball Run, which was launched this week (13 August) by Radio Nova’s PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe.
Kildare-based Cannonball founder Alan Bannon confirmed that Cannonball, the action-packed supercar spectacle is set to roll between 12-14 September from Johnstown Estate in Enfield taking in Ballymaloe, Killarney, Clare, Sligo, Cavan and finishes in Naas at 6pm.
Alan runs AB Signs in the Tougher Industrial estate and fell in love with cars in his uncle Joe’s garage in Kildare town when he was young.
Cannonball is the largest organised road trip in Europe featuring the finest cars on the planet from the awe-inspiring power of Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren to the grace and elegance of Porsche, Aston Martin, and Maserati.
Over 200,000 spectators are expected with free festivals organised from coast to coast.
Cannonball has already raised €2,024,809 for Irish children’s charities and brings an electric atmosphere to host towns all over the country, making it a widely anticipated free family event for spectators.
The Jack and Jill Children's Foundation is an Irish children’s charity that funds and delivers in-home nursing care, respite support and end-of-life care for children from birth to six years of age with severe learning disability often associated with complex medical needs.
It is often described as a ‘lifeline’, giving exhausted parent carers a break from their 24/7 care regime.
Jack and Jill’s service operates seven days a week, no means test, no red tape and no waiting list.
A total of 188 children in Kildare have been cared for by the charity since its inception in 1997 and this year 35 children in Kildare are being cared for by Jack and Jill.
Cannonball offers spectators a unique opportunity to witness the world's most prestigious and sought-after supercars up close and enjoy the unique festival atmosphere for which Cannonball is renowned.
The Cannonballers and celebrities in colourful costumes add to the pageantry. From Spiderman to Star Wars, Cat Woman to Wonder Woman, cheerleaders to Charlie’s Angels, Batman, the Joker and more..
Cannonball was inspired by Alan’s mother Briget who worked in Barrettstown and he set it up in 2009.
The benefit to the host towns for this event is estimated at €2,567,000 per year.
