News from the County

Here are a few upcoming events in Cork Macra please forward email onto club and regional members:

*Best of luck to all Cork Macra entries in this weekend’s National Talent Competition Finals in Bru Boru in Cashel on Sunday night!!!

*The Cork County Titles night is being held in Innishannon House Hotel on Saturday the 2nd April 2011 at 9pm. All are welcome along as contestants from Avondhu, Carbery, Imokilly, Muskerry and Seandun battle it out to be crowned one of 4 titles on the night. The titles on offer are Cork Miss Macra, Cork Blue Jean Country Queen, Cork Queen of the Land and Cork Mr Personality. The judges on the night are Author Alice Taylor, County Mayor Kevin Murphy, and Macra presidential candidate Alan Jagoe. There will be a DJ till late along with food and spot prizes!

*Kinsale Macra na Feirme will host a table quiz in the Huntsman Bar in Belgooly on Friday, 1st April at 8.00pm. Kinsale’s club was newly re-established about a year and a half and competed in their first national final in NDC Basketball last weekend. Please come along and support this event which will have a raffle and lots of spot prizes on the night. Everyone is welcome to attend

*On Fri 1st April Berrings Macra will be holding a Variety Concert at Inniscarra Community Centre.
A great night's entertainment for all the family is guaranteed. The line-up will include local bands
and Macra clubs, featuring Trína Chéile, Something Simple, Crookstown Macra, Freemount Macra &
ICA among others. Following success at the recent Cork Macra National Talent Contest County Final
Berrings Macra will have many talented performers on stage, including the Capers Act which came
2nd in the All Ireland Final. Tickets will be available at the door, adults €8 & kids €2 with proceeds
going to Berrings Macra, Penny Dinners and Inniscarra Community Centre. Show starts at 8PM.

*Terelton Macra Na Feirme will host a Table Quiz on Friday 8th of April at 8pm in Foley's Bar,
Terelton. Team of 4 €20. Everyone Welcome. Spot prizes on the night!!! All proceeds on the night
will go to Mary Mount Hospice.


*Carrigaline Macra are now selling tickets for their dinner dance. It will be held in Carrigaline Court Hotel on the 15th April. €30 euro is the price. Tickets bought by 28th march will be entered into a draw for a night’s stay in the hotel the night of the dinner dance at a cost of €70 pps breakie incl!!!

Last Chance to Enter: Stephen Cullinan Scholarship

The Stephen Cullinan Scholarship funded by The Irish Farmers Journal, now in its 33rd year, will be sending two successful candidates who are interested in pursuing a fulltime career in agriculture to New Zealand to work and gain experience of New Zealand farming methods. The scholarship is open to any young farmer from the North or South of Ireland over 18 and under 30 years of age on 1 January 2011.

The scholarship was founded by the Agricultural Trust in memory of Stephen Cullinan, founder and first secretary of Macra na Feirme and also first editor of what is today’s Irish Farmers’ Journal.

The scholarship will start in July and the work placement and will be for a minimum of 6 months, with flights valid for a year.

If you know someone or are yourself interested in pursuing a career in farming and in a position to spend 12 months abroad text “Macra” followed by your name and address to 51444 for further information.

Cork County National Talent Competition

The Five regions of Cork County headed to the County Final of the Cork County round of the National Talent Competition on Sunday night. It was a fantastic night with the number of entries and standard at an all time high. Thanks to all who supported and to the hosting county for a fantastic night.

Results will be posted in the next blog.

well done to all competitors and best of luck to those who are going forward to the next round.