2
worked tirelessly as North West PRO and Catherine McCollum for all her work as North West Secretary. Well done to all especially to those that travelled to Sligo to support them Cavan are well represented by two Ramor Macra members This years Kings and Queens event was held on Saturday last in the Sligo Park Hotel. There was a great turn- out from our Cavan clubs. Well done to our Ramor Macra king and queen, Patrick Conaty and Una McDon- nell who did fabulous on the night. Patrick followed his brothers footsteps after last years competition. After tough competition, the title went to the Sli- go queen and the Leitrim king. Congratulations to all involved, it was a great nights entertainment. Special congratulations to our own Olive Hannigan who FSAI Testing Must Continue To Protect Food Industry Macra na Feirme National president, Alan Jagoe, has expressed concern at the FSAI findings of horse DNA con- high standards of produc- tion and traceability which Irish farmers operate with- in. This pioneering tech- nology for DNA testing of meat proves that Ireland is very serious about pro- tecting its food reputa- tion. Consumers should take comfort from this.” Cavan support for Patrick and Una in the Sligo Park Hotel 2013 Kings & Queens 2013 CAVAN MACRA GATHERING SAT 14TH SEPT Cavan Macra JANUARY 2013 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3 In the spirit of the Gathering, Cavan Macra are organising a reunion for all past Macra members on Saturday 14 th September in the Hotel Kil- more. The current com- mittee are creating a subcommittee under Naomi McElwaine to help with the organisation of this event. We are look- ing to make contact with past members from all years so please contact us. If you, or any one you know, past or current Cavan Macra mem- ber would like to get in- volved please contact Naomi at 087 949 3736. tamination of beef burg- ers. The findings, while they do not pose any food safety risk to consum- ers, must be investigated thoroughly to reassure consumers. Mr. Jagoe said, “The find- ings must be investigated fully and every effort must be made to highlight the

Cavan Macra Newslettter Vol 1 Issue 3 Jan 2013

Embed Size (px)

DESCRIPTION

January 2013 newsletter including North West Kings and Queens

Citation preview

Page 1: Cavan Macra Newslettter Vol 1 Issue 3 Jan 2013

worked tirelessly as North West PRO and Catherine McCollum for all her work as North West Secretary. Well done to all especially to those that travelled to Sligo to support them

Cavan are well represented by two Ramor Macra members

This years Kings and Queens event was held on Saturday last in the Sligo Park Hotel. There was a great turn-out from our Cavan clubs. Well done to our Ramor Macra king and queen, Patrick Conaty and Una McDon-nell who did fabulous on the night.

Patrick followed his brothers footsteps after last years competition.

After tough competition,

the title went to the Sli-go queen and the Leitrim king. Congratulations to all involved, it was a great nights entertainment. Special congratulations to our own Olive Hannigan who

FSAI Testing Must Continue To Protect Food Industry

Macra na Feirme National

president, Alan Jagoe,

has expressed concern at

the FSAI

findings of

horse

DNA con-

high standards of produc-

tion and traceability which

Irish farmers operate with-

in. This pioneering tech-

nology for DNA testing of

meat proves that Ireland is

very serious about pro-

tecting its food reputa-

tion. Consumers should

take comfort from this.”

Cavan support for Patrick

and Una in the Sligo Park

Hotel 2013

Kings & Queens 2013

C A V A N M A C R A

G A T H E R I N G

S A T 1 4 T H S E P T Cavan Macra

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 3

In the spirit of

the Gathering,

Cavan Macra

are organising

a reunion for

all past Macra

members on

Saturday 14th

September in

the Hotel Kil-

more. The

current com-

mittee are

creating a

subcommittee

under Naomi

McElwaine to

help with the

organisation

of this event.

We are look-

ing to make

contact with

past members

from all years

so please

contact us.

If you, or any

one you

know, past or

current Cavan

Macra mem-

ber would like

to get in-

volved please

contact Naomi

at 087 949

3736.

tamination of beef burg-

ers. The findings, while

they do not pose any food

safety risk to consum-

ers, must be investigated

thoroughly to reassure

consumers.

Mr. Jagoe said, “The find-

ings must be investigated

fully and every effort must

be made to highlight the

Page 2: Cavan Macra Newslettter Vol 1 Issue 3 Jan 2013

P A G E 2

Profiles

Cavan Macra news

will be running short

profiles on current

and past Macra

members in the

coming weeks in line

with the Gathering

event. If you, or

anyone you know,

would be interested

in answering a few

short questions for

us please contact

Kaye at 086

8533135 or email

cavanmacra@gmail.

com or make contact

on facebook or

twitter.

Cavan Macra Queen of the Land Naomi McElwaine… looking well!

Upcoming Events

Cavan Macra Officers

Macra visits Ethiopa Two members of Macra

na Feirme are due to

visit Ethiopia later this

month. Joseph Wall

from Mullinavat, Co.

Kilkenny and a member

of Mullinvat Macra and

Teresa Brennan from

Ballylinan in Co. Laois

and a member of East

Laois Macra have both won

a bursary from the Joe Rea

Bursary fund to visit Vita’s

Potato Centre of Excel-

lence in the Gama Zofa

region of southern Ethiopia.

Both members are making

final preparations for travel

including visa arrange-

ments and vaccinations.

The members will prepare

a report on the project with

recommendations on how

Macra could support the

Vita project in Ethiopia.

Under the Vita Potato

Scheme, local farmers can

take out a ‘loan’ of a bag of

seed potatoes that can be

returned the following year

alongside a donation of

another bag. In such a

way, it is hoped that farm-

ers will be provided with

seed for years to come and

that millions of people will

be reliably fed.

The Joe Rea bursary fund

was established by the

family of the late Joe Rea,

Richard Rea Agri Ltd, Agri-

cultural Consultants and

the Farm Apprenticeship

Board. Joe Rea was a life-

time supporter of Macra,

rising through the organisa-

tion to become national

president from 1967 to

1969.

Young Farmers—Thomas Duffy

Phone: 086 893 7618

Competitions—Noeleen Kellett

Phone: 087 932 1957

Competitions-Declan Conaty

Phone: 087 055 8376

NCR—Grainne O’Reilly

Phone: 085 7752618

For more info find us on facebook

and twitter….!

Chair—Steven Drury

Phone: 086 150 0258

Sec—Caitriona Conaty

Phone: 087 770 8331

Treasurer - Paddy Conaty

Phone: 087 900 4059

PRO—Kaye Duffy

Phone: 086 853 3135

Development—Noelene

Sharkey

Phone: 087 2234050

€50. Please log on

to www.treblermacra.com and

under the Spring Ball tab you can

buy your ticket through PayPal.

You can also contact Doreen Ka-

vanagh (087 7942663) directly for

ticket sales. They're looking for-

ward to seeing you on the night!

For more information on Cavan

Macra find us on Facebook, Twitter

and have a look at our monthly

newsletter online at issuu.com

County round of Question Time is

on this Friday 8th February in the

Shantully Inn. Contact us on face-

book for more information or Mick

at 087 7792414

Treble R Macra are celebrating 30

years so they are throwing a Party!

Their Spring Ball will be held in the

O’Callaghan Davenport

Hotel, Dublin 2 on Sat-

urday 23rd February, it

will include a 4 course

dinner & dancing till the

late hours. Tickets cost

Cavan Macra

advert

C A V A N M A C R A