Agri Politics
Kilkenny's Josephine O'Neill has been elected as the new president of Macra, replacing outgoing president Elaine Houlihan.
Josephine O’Neill, from Callan in Co. Kilkenny is set to become the next president of Macra, succeeding outgoing president, Elaine Houlihan.
Macra kicked off the first of six election hustings at the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, Co. Limerick last night (Monday, March 10).
There are now three candidates in the race to become next president of Macra. Conor Murphy is the latest candidate to enter the race.
Josephine O'Neill, from Callan in Co. Kilkenny, is the second candidate to launch a campaign to become the next president of Macra.
Rural Life
Macra has confirmed that they will increase their membership prices beginning on February 1, 2025. Current membership will not be impacted.
Preparations are well underway for the elections which will determine who will be the next president of Macra.
Elaine Houlihan has been elected the next Macra na Feirme Munster vice-president, beating stiff competition from Áine McCarthy.
The first candidate to seek to contest the Macra na Feirme 2021 election for president has emerged in the form of John Keane.
A new candidate has emerged in the 2021 Macra na Feirme elections in the form of Elaine Houlihan - who will run for Munster vice-president.
The first three candidates have announced their intentions to contest the 38th Macra na Feirme presidential election this year.
The Macra election is now officially complete. The count for the three positions of vice-president in Leinster, Munster and the north-west took place today.
The Macra vice-presidential elections come to a close today as the count gets underway in the Irish Farm Centre at present.
Opinion
There is no doubt that as time has moved on, the face of the organisation – which has approximately 6,000 members - has changed.
