Know your Ag and Stockjudging Update

It was a busy weekend for Wexford Macra on the National Competitions front with 6 members competing for three separate titles. The Heritage Hotel, Laois was the base for all the activities with the Annual National Conference and Rally taking place. First in action was a group from Cushinstown Macra. The team of Eric Wickham, John Forrestal, James Forrestal and Patrick Larkin took part in the Famers Journal Know Your Ag Quiz. This title was hotly contested for with Kinsalebeg Macra from Waterford claiming the top prize. There was plenty to do over the weekend including a fancy dress party, gala banquet, farm walks and the club of the year competition. On Sunday it was the turn of the Bord Bia Beef Stockjudging Competition with Mark Waters and Niall Jones from Bree Macra representing the county in the Senior and Under 23 classifications respectively. Luck was not with them on the day and unfortunately neither placed in the top positions. 

Blackwater Macra Sports and Recruitment Night

Club Affiliation Time! Blackwater Macra na Feirme are holding a sports and affiliation night for re-affiliation and an opportunity for anyone wishing to join the club to sign up to be a new member. Meeting in Blackwater hall Wednesday 5th from 8.30pm. We'll be collecting membership with sports after in the hall if you can bring along membership money or bring your bic and Iban nos for the direct debit option!! feel free to also email blackwatermacra@gmail.com for any further details.

Two Wexford Clubs represented in National Finals this weekend

Best of luck to the team of Eric Wickham, John Forrestal, Shane Caulfield and Patrick Larkin (Cushinstown Macra) in the Farmers Journal Know Your Ag Quiz this weekend. Best wishes also to Niall Jones (Un23) and Mark Waters (Senior) from Bree who are representing Club and County in the Bord Bia Beef Stockjudging Finals, also this weekend. Safe travels to all those heading to the Macra Rally in Laois!

County Know your Ag and Impromptu!

Congratulations to the team from Johnstown/Coolgreany Macra who finished top of the pile at Friday night's County Wexford Know your Ag Quiz, with the local IFA team finishing second. The top Wexford Macra team was Cushinstown Macra and they will now represent the county at the National Finals. There was great numbers in the Impromptu Public Speaking Finals with Mark Waters and Marie Doyle from Bree Macra taking the 2 places in the next round. Thanks to Pat O'Toole who was the quizmaster/judge on the night and to the Farm Centre, Enniscorthy for providing the venue!

 

County Know Your Ag and Impromptu Public Speaking

Don't forget the County Know your Ag Quiz and Impromptu Public Speaking Competition tonight at 8.30pm in the IFA Centre, Enniscorthy. Hope to see you all there!

Great Crowd at County Bowling, Social and New Members' Night

Congrats and well done to all the clubs that competed in last weekends County Bowling Competition. The highest scoring team on the night was Bree Macra, followed by Cushinstown, Blackwater/Kiltealy/Ballindaggin and Askamore. The highest scoring bowler was Stephen Donohoe, Bree followed by Michael Murphy, Kiltealy/Ballindaggin and Ivan Porter, Blackwater Macra. Best of luck to Bree in the next round. A huge thanks to LeisureMax for sponsoring prizes for the best team and scorer! The bowling was followed by a social night in Wexford Town where the socialising continued until the early morning.

County Officer Training Pic!

Pictured are the County Officers who attended National Training in Killarney in early September.

L-R: Richard Dempsey (Chairperson), Sean Sheehan (Treasurer), 

Kieran O'Dowd (National Macra President), Paddy Hipwell (NCR) and Aine Doyle (PRO)