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<strong>Macra</strong> <strong>na</strong> <strong>Feirme</strong>’s <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l AGM<br />
took place on Saturday, 11 May,<br />
at the Charleville Park Hotel in<br />
Avondhu, Cork and was kindly sponsored<br />
by Kerry Agri-business.<br />
The 34th <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l president, Kieran<br />
O’Dowd, was i<strong>na</strong>ugurated alongside<br />
his three VPs, James Healy, Munster<br />
VP (Donoughmore <strong>Macra</strong>, Muskerry),<br />
Patrick Delaney, Leinster VP (Portlaoise<br />
<strong>Macra</strong>) and Sean Fi<strong>na</strong>n, North West VP<br />
(Castlerea <strong>Macra</strong>, Roscommon).<br />
Ro<strong>na</strong>n Feighery from Ferbane <strong>Macra</strong>,<br />
Co. Offaly was elected <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l chairman,<br />
with Mary Bren<strong>na</strong>n from Kilkenny<br />
City <strong>Macra</strong> and Sean Fi<strong>na</strong>n taking up the<br />
respective roles of <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l secretary and<br />
<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l treasurer.<br />
These join ex-president Alan Jagoe,<br />
and re-elected members David<br />
McDo<strong>na</strong>gh, Sean Ro<strong>na</strong>n and Michelle<br />
O’Callaghan on Natio<strong>na</strong>l Executive.<br />
Newly elected members of executive are<br />
Frances Murphy from Tullyallen <strong>Macra</strong>,<br />
Co Louth and Eamon Cassells, Athboy<br />
<strong>Macra</strong>, Co Meath.<br />
Chairpersons of <strong>Macra</strong>’s three subcommittees,<br />
Agricultural Affairs; Rural<br />
Youth Initiative and Competitions were<br />
elected as:<br />
1) Ag Affairs: Sean Coughlan, Mayo<br />
2) Rural Youth Initiative: Garvan Hickey,<br />
Wicklow<br />
3) Competitions: Eamon Cassells, Meath<br />
Thanks are due to Kerry Agri-business<br />
for their sponsorship of the event and<br />
congratulations to the organising committee<br />
in Avondhu <strong>Macra</strong> for successfully<br />
coordi<strong>na</strong>ting the day’s proceedings.<br />
Kieran O’Dowd at the <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l AGM in Charleville, Avondhu.<br />
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are getting married this June. Alan’s two year term as <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l president<br />
ended at the AGM on 11 May.<br />
16 | m | <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
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