Wexford Macra Meeting

The next Wexford Macra meeting will be held this Thursday, 11th September, in the IFA Centre @ 9pm. With lots to discuss and decide about the coming Macra year it is VITAL that all county and club officers attend or send a representative. :)

County AGM - New Officers Elected

The Wexford Macra na Feirme AGM was held last night, Thursday, in the IFA, Centre, Enniscorthy

New Wexford Macra na Feirme Committee Members 2014-2015
President - Gail Daniels, Askmore Macra
Chairperson - Richard Dempsey, Cushinstown Macra
Secretary - Cathal Byrne, Bree Macra
Treasurers - Sean Sheehan and Eoghan Sheridan, Askamore Macra
PRO - Áine Doyle, Bree Macra
Competitions Secretary - Sinéad Hughes, Bree Macra
Young Farmer Development Officer - TBC
Development and Sports, Social and Travel - Committee to be established
IFA and National Council Representative - TBC

Thanks to all who attended the AGM and to Andrea McCann and Sally O'Morchoe who spoke to us about the upcoming Gorey Agricultural Show!

Wexford Macra AGM

The Wexford Macra na Feirme AGM will take place this Thursday, 5th June. The venue will be the IFA Centre, Enniscorthy. Everyone, Macra related or otherwise, is invited to attend with the meeting starting at 9pm sharp.

County Dairy Stockjudging Final this Thursday

The Diary Stock Judging will take place this Thursday in Davidstown at 7pm. Can club secretaries send their entries to Mairead tonight or tomorrow please so judges can be confirmed.

Queen of the Wool

And the winner is......Elizabeth Earle from Blackwater Macra. Huge congratulations to Elizabeth and to the Runner-Up Caroline Gittens, TrebleR Macra. Well done also to Lisa Walsh, Rathdowney Macra who won a prize for the best woolen craft on the night. A huge thank you to everyone involved in yesterday's event - to the beautiful contestants themselves, ye were credit to yourselves, your clubs, your counties and Macra na Feirme, we sincerely hope ye enjoyed yourselves! To the escorts ye did a great job, thanks for stepping up and looking after the girls, we hope ye had a good night too. To the judges (Phyllis Bolger, Karen McGillicuddy, Thomas Honer and Josephine Casey) and our MC Eric Driver the event would not of been possible without ye so thank you for volunteering your time so generously! To all our volunteers during the day and night - thanks a million for giving up your Saturday and putting for putting so much energy and enthusiasm into your roles! To Golden Shears Ireland thank you for having the courage and drive to organise such a huge festival for the benefit of the such great local charities, the local community, County Wexford and the country, thank you also for asking us to come on board, we hope the opening night gave it a kick start and that the rest of the week goes smoothly, successfully and safely for ye. Thank you to Beat 102 103 and the Amber Springs Hotel & Spa Resort for your help. To Casey Concrete, Creative Dynamix and all those who sponsored/donated prizes Go Raibh Míle maith Agaibh go leir! Finally to the audience who travelled from across the country to support Wexford Macra and the contestants, we hope ye had a good night (sincere apologies for the temperature but unfortunately the elements were beyond our control and we hope it didn't dampen your spirits). Queen of the Wool Committee

Queen of the Wool Elizabeth Earle, Blackwater Macra, pictured with judges Karen McGillicuddy, Thomas Honer, Phyllis Bolger and Josephine Casey

Win Free Tickets to Queen of the Wool

Want to grab yourself a free pair of tickets to Queen of the Wool...check out our Twitter page https://twitter.com/macrawexford for your chance!!!!

Queen of the Wool Contestants

Check out the gorgeous ladies that will be competing for the Queen of the Wool Title - now on the Queen of the Wool tab and on Facebook (Queen-of the-Wool)!https://www.facebook.com/queenof.thewool/media_set?set=a.1415563472052367.1073741829.100007961830685&type=3

Queen of the Wool

Check out our new poster!

Countdown to Queen of the Wool

With 9 days to go it is not too late to get your tickets and accommodation sorted for Queen of the Wool. Some tickets will be available on the door but it is better to be safe than sorry!

Tickets - http://goldenshearsireland.com/golden-shears-tickets/
Accommodation - http://goldenshearsireland.com/golden-shears-accommodation/

Bree Macra make All Ireland Drama Finals

Well done to the Bree Macra team of Niall Doyle, Michelle Hogan, Stephen Donohoe, Sarah Doyle and Damien O'Neill who qualified for and performed in the All Ireland Amateur Drama Competition, held last week. It was the club's first entry to the competition in 14 years and they were delighted with their performance on the night of "What's for Pudding?" Unfortunately the team was not placed, but they, and their producer Pat O'Callaghan, and supporters had a great weekend and promise it won't be as long again until their next production!

May County Executive

The May Wexford Macra County Executive will take place tomorrow, Thursday 1st, at 9pm in the IFA, Centre, Enniscorthy! The more Macra members and future members the better!

Queen of the Wool Update

Check out the latest information on tickets and accommodation on the Queen of the Wool Tab!

Mr Personality - Congratulations Eugene

Congratulations to Eugene Sheridan who represented Askamore and Wexford Macra excellently at the recent 2014 Mr. Personality Weekend. The contest was won by South Tipperary's Michael O'Dwyer with Kerry's John Michael Fitzgerald and Leitrim's Damien Wrynne Runners-Up.

April County Executive

The April Wexford Macra Executive will take place tomorrow, Thursday 8th April, in Bree Community Centre @ 9pm. All are welcome to attend!

Bree Macra in National Drama Finals

Congratulations to the Bree Macra Drama Team who have qualified for the National Drama Finals. The team of Niall Doyle, Stephen Donohoe, Sarah Doyle, Michelle Hogan and Damien O'Neill gave an excellent performance of "What's for Pudding?" on Sunday Night in Glenealy, Wickow. Competing against teams from Freemount, Enfield, Johnstown Coolgreany, Glanmire and Kilkenny Macra, the team, along with producer Pat O'Callaghan, were delighted to progress to the Finals which will be held on 26th and 27th April in West Cork.

March County Executive

The March Wexford Macra Executive takes place this Thursday, 6th March, in The Horse and Hound, Ballinaboola at 9pm, all are welcome and encouraged to come along!

Busy Weekend Ahead for Wexford Macra - Question Time and Basketball

Friday 21st February - The County Question Time takes place in the Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford at 8pm. This year the event is being held in conjuction with a charity table quiz in aid of the "It's Good 2 Talk" Counselling Service so any support Macra members and friends can give by attending on the night is much appreciated.

Sunday 23rd of Febraury - The rescheduled County Basketball Finals, hosted by Cushinstown Macra, take place in the Good Counsel, New Ross at 2pm!

County Basketball Final Postponed

Due to storm damage from last Wednesday's storm the County Basketball Final has been postponed until next Sunday 23rd of February in Ramsgrange.

February County Executive

A very productive February County Executive was held last Thursday in the IFA Centre, Enniscorthy.
Highlights from the night included:

A very informative speech from Denis Howell and George Graham about the upcoming World Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships which will be held in Gorey from the 17th - 25th of May 2014. Wexford Macra agreed to assisting in the running of the night of the 17th with a Queen of the Wool Competition.

Paddy Delaney spoke about the importance of travel opportunities in Macra and the use of a Leinster forum for Macra clubs.
Jacqueline Walsh spoke about new changes to the club training weekend and training available for the new Macra database.

County officer and club reports were given.

Dates for the diary which were set on the night include:
County Basketball Finals - Sunday 16th February @ 2pm in Ramsgrange hosted by Cushinstown Macra.
County Question Time (being held in conjunction with the "Good to Talk Counselling Support Service" Table Quiz) - Friday 21st of February @ 8pm in the Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford.
County Titles Night - Friday 28th of February in the Holy Grail, Ballindaggin hosted by Kiltealy/Ballindaggin Macra. Titles up for grab on the night include Wexford's Miss Blue Jeans, Mr Personality, Queen of the Land, Miss Macra and Queen of the Wool.
New Members Nights
Kiltealy/Ballindaggin New Member's Night 20th February in the Holy Grail
Wexford Macra New Member's Night - 27th February in Maggie May's, Wexford @ 8pm

The March County Executive will be held on the 6th of March @ 9pm in the Horse and Hound.