Agri Politics
Kilkenny's Josephine O'Neill has been elected as the new president of Macra, replacing 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).
Macra has announced the details of the hustings which will take place across the country ahead of the organisation's upcoming election.
Macra has announced the candidates that will be contesting the presidential and vice-presidential election.
The race to become the next president of Macra has kicked off as John Martin Carroll from Kerry declared his interest in running for the role.
The incoming president of Macra, Elaine Houlihan, said that it is "a huge honour" to become only the second woman to lead the organisation.
Elaine Houlihan, from Co. Limerick, has today (Friday, March 3) been confirmed as the 39th national president of Macra.
Rural Life
Young farmers and rural dwellers have been called on to rise to the challenges they face today by new Macra na Feirme president Thomas Duffy.
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.
Macra’s presidential hustings kicked off last night in Leinster, which sees the highest number of candidates contest for vice-president.
Opinion
There is no doubt that as time has moved on, the face of the organisation – which has approximately 6,000 members - has changed.
