New Zealand TV in Limerick

3 NEWS New Zealand TV http://www.3news.co.nz/

Limerick will be featured on the New Zealand Tv http://www.3news.co.nz/ in a build up special to the upcoming clash in Thomond Park next month between Munster and New Zealand.Campbell Live http://www.3news.co.nz/Programmes/CampbellLive/tabid/283/Default.aspx

 a current affairs programe which will have interviews with players and personalities who were involved  for Munster in their historic win over the All Blacks in 1978.The programme will be on during the week leading up to the match next month.There will be unique footage from Limerick and the New Development in Thomond Park.Sporting Limerick has become an iconic symbol and it is good to see it been showcased worldwide in a positive manner especially in these times of  economic gloom that exists.A welcome respite.

John Hogan has more on the Limerick Leader

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/Limerick-will-feature-in-All.4616337.jp

 

See Munster v The All Blacks from 1978 .

Munster v. New Zealand 25 tickets to give away

Thomond Park Munster v New Zealand 2008

In the run up to the big game Munster v. New Zealand on November 18th 2008, Toyota have 25 tickets to give away. Just sign up at http://www.toyotarugby.tv/prizes.html and get your friends in on it too, alternatively record you and your mates singing “Stand Up & Fight” and upload the video!

See the Video ….Click on the link below and play.

http://www.youtube.com/v/jpnQLJztUmE&hl=en&fs=1

Croom ,Limerick Macra News

Steven Fitzgerald and Seamus O Connell .

Steven Fitzgerald the Croom Treasurer and Seamus O Connell the Croom Chairperson collecting their trophies at Macra vision.

 

 

With the National Conference fast approaching, over 100 young members of Limerick Macra Na Feirme are preparing for an action packed weekend. This Friday night will see our handsome young quiz masters compete in the All Ireland ‘Know Your Agriculture’ Quiz. Good luck to the Kilmallock who narrowly defeated Ballylanders in the County round. The members of this team are Pat O Neill, Peter Cussen, Daniel Cannon and Liam Cunningham. Good luck lads. Competing on the same evening will be the Croom ‘Member of September’ Mike Spellacy of Ballneety. He takes part in the Beef Stock judging event. This competition assists young farmers to become skilled at assessing livestock, thus preparing them for the actual job of buying and selling farm animals. Mike is experienced in this area and with his quick decision making skills, no doubt he will do Limerick proud. An award for ‘Best New Macra Member’ is presented to an individual Macra member, who joined the organisation between March 1st, 2007 and February 29th, 2008, and who is deemed by his/her club to have made a significant contribution to the development of the club during his/her first year of membership. The very first of luck to two finalists from Limerick, Marie Roche from Shannonside and Liam Mulcahy from Ballylanders. Finally good luck to the Croom Gaelic Footballers who will compete in the All Ireland seven-a-side finals on Sunday morning.

There was a public speaking and debating work shop last Thursday night in the Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown . There will be another workshop in Bunratty on 6th November  and with the upcoming County Public Speaking Finals approaching, all members, new and experienced are encouraged to attend. Contact Michael Ryan for further details on 0877671740.

Upcoming events:24^th – 26^th Oct –

 

The National Rally taking place in Galway Oct Bank Holiday, a great weekend of socialising. Contact Mono O Donoghue 0879507681 or check out www.bebo.com/macrar .

30^th Oct -

The Croom club is holding a Hallowe’en themed quiz in Hickeys Bar, Croom at 8pm. This will be the club’s first event and promises to be an enjoyable and sociable evening. Macra members and the general public are all welcome. For further information, contact Yvonne on 0876841816.

Nov 7^th -

 Ballylanders Macra will host their Annual table quiz on the 7th of November in Gallahue’s Bar Ballylanders. This is always a great event, full of surprises.

 Contact Siobhan Dunne 0868667032

   

  

 

11 Nov –

The next county meeting will take place in the Golden Vale Bar, Kilmallock. The individual impromptu public speaking will be held that night. A fun, interesting topic is given to a competitor who has to speak about the topic for a maximum of 2 minutes. Contact Annemarie Keyes for further details 0876934619

 Lisa Cahill

 

 

 

Limerick Macra’s National Karaoke Competition

noreen healy,emer o shea,and jennifer o shea.

 The glamorous girls from the Berrings Club, Cork with their
 special head attire after winning the competitive Group Karaoke
 Contest. Noreen Healy, Emer O Shea and Jennifer O Shea sang ‘Build Me
 Up Buttercup’ by The Foundations at the Macra vision National Finals
 in the South Court recently.

lisa cahill, patricia cahill,sinead leahy, steven fitzgerald and shane cahill

(L to R) Lisa Cahill, Patricia Cahill, Sinead Leahy and
 Steven Fitzgerald and Shane Cahill in front, runners up in the Group
 Competition with Jailhouse Rock by Elvis and also the winners of Best
> Costumes. 

Shane Cahill

Shane Cahill from the newly formed Croom Club with his trophy
 after receiving second place in the Group Karaoke Competition.

An award for ‘Best New Macra Member’ is presented to an individual Macra member, who joined the organisation between March 1st, 2007 and February 29th, 2008, and who is deemed by his/her club to have made a significant contribution to the development of the club during his/her first year of membership. The very first of luck to two finalists from Limerick, Marie Roche from Shannonside and Liam Mulcahy from Ballylanders. The very best of luck to you all.

Macra na Feirme is dedicated to the continuous training of its members and is therefore running workshops in Debating and Public Speaking. These workshops are given by Macra’s training and development officers and are open to all Macra members. We would encourage all members who are interested in public speaking and debating to attend these free workshops. * Thursday October 16th in the Firgrove Mitchelstown at 8 to 10pm suitable for Avondhu, Limerick and South Tipperary members* Thursday November 6th in the Bunratty Shannon Shamrock Hotel from 8 to 10pm for Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary members. For further information please contact our Limerick area training and development officer Michael Ryan 087 7671740. Macra na Feirme’s national young farmers’ conference was launched this week by Macra na Feirme’s national president Catherine Buckley, Vice-Chair of Macra’s Ag Affairs and former Young Farmer of the Year, Bryan Daniels and Pat O’Keeffe News Editor from the Irish Farmers Journal. The Young Farmers Agricultural Conference takes place in Galway on Saturday, 25th October in the Salthill Hotel. The Conference Topic is ‘Food versus Fuel’ – what future for young farmers, and is being held at the Macra annual conference kindly sponsored by Nationwideadverts.com. The morning part of the conference has three farm walks, a dairy farm, beef farm and alternative farm including bio fuels, tillage and organics. In the afternoon attendees will return to the Salthill hotel and speakers will address the theme ‘Food vs. Fuel’ and the future for young Irish farmers will be discussed and debated. The line up of distinguished speakers include Tom Arnold chief executive of Concern worldwide, Matt Dempsey Editor of the Farmers Journal, Stephen Shorten farmer and director of G.R.O. Oil Ltd and Cork-based dairy farmer and director of Kedco Plc William Kingston. Young farmers interested in attending the farm walks and conference can purchase a ticket on the morning for €30 to cover bus transfers to the farms and lunch. For further information contact Mona O’Donoghue of the Galway Rally committee on 087-9507681 or email rally2008@macra.ie Well done to all the Macra ladies who ran the Limerick Mini Marathon in Limerick recently. AnnMarie Keyes would like to thank all her sponsors who helped her raise €450 for the Irish Heart Foundation. The next county finals coming up soon are for welding and impromptu debating. So, get the safety gear on and get practising heckling. Good luck to Michael Spellacy from Ballyneety who will represent Limerick in the National Beef Stockjudging Finals at the National Rally on Friday Oct 24th.

Upcoming events:

Oct 17^th – 19^th Ballyhoura Autumn Rambling Weekend: Serious walkers or leisurely strollers are invited to experience this wonderful countryside. Contact: Margaret Atalla 063-31200
Web: www.deeberthousehotel.com

24^th – 26^th Oct: The National Rally taking place in Galway

 Oct Bank Holiday, a mad weekend of socialising and also the finals of the men and ladies 7 a-side Gaelic Football competitions. Contact Mono O Donoghue 0879507681 or check out www.bebo.com/macrar .

30^th Oct The Croom club is holding a Halloween themed quiz in Hickeys Bar, Croom at 8pm. This will be the club’s first event and promises to be an enjoyable and sociable evening. Macra members and the general public are all welcome. For further information, contact Yvonne on 0876841816.

If you are interested in finding out more about Macra, then why not go onto our excellent website, www.macra.ie. There are clubs throughout the County and if you are interested in finding out more, then you need to contact Lisa Cahill now on 086 4085877 or email limerick.macra@macra.ie

Lisa Cahill

Limerick Macra News

We are currently in the middle of the Macra na Feirme Recruitment Fortnight. The focus of the fortnight is ‘promoting Macra’s six key areas of activity: sport, travel, agriculture, public speaking, community involvement and performing arts’. Macra na Feirme national president Catherine Buckley explains why Macra runs this Recruitment Fortnight. ‘New members are the lifeblood of every organisation. They bring new ideas, increase the organisation’s person power, foster growth, prevent member burn-out, and take over leadership roles when other members leave. Macra’s most valuable resource is its members, and it is up to current members to ensure that there is always a steady flow of new talent into the organisation. ‘Many young people may not actually be aware of the broad and varied programme of activities that Macra na Feirme offers members so we want to highlight the fact that the benefits of membership are enormous in terms of personal development. We have members from all walks of life, with different interests and occupations, and our programme of activities reflects this fact,’ said Ms. Buckley. Ms Buckley also points out that while the campaign is being run on a national basis, individual Macra clubs around the country are currently organising events to attract potential new members. ‘Macra clubs in every county in Ireland will be running special events to attract along people who ordinarily would never have thought about the benefits of becoming a member of a local Macra club. Macra has something to offer everyone and that’s the message we’re trying to get out,’ she concluded. To see what Macra is hosting in your area visit www.macra.ie Limerick Macra hosted the fabulous National MacraVision finals last Saturday night in the South Court Hotel, Raheen. The standard of singing and dancing on the night was extremely high with some entertaining impressions and songs from famous singers like Elvis, Tina Turner and Celine Dion. Best solo performance went to Carlow Macra with Meath coming a close second. Best groups act went to the Berrings Club from Cork who sang the Foundations song ‘Build me up Buttercup’ and the newly formed Limerick Club, Croom took a well deserved second place in the group competition. The Croom club sang Elvis’s ‘Jailhouse Rock’ with lead vocals by Shane Cahill and the backing dancers were Steven Fitzgerald, Lisa Cahill, Sinead Leahy and Patricia Cahill. This group also won the ‘Best Costume’ award. Congratulations to the organisers of the event, the supporters and of course the participants who entertained us. Newport Macra held a ‘Rose of the Harvest’ festival last Sunday in conjunction with the annual threshing day. They were very lucky with the weather and all the roses enjoyed team building activities during the day, including sumo wrestling. Mary McCabe who originally hails from Newport and is a member of Ballylanders Macra won third place and took home a generous prise sponsored by a local hair dresser. Well done Mary. Upcoming events: Oct 8th :  Every Wednesday, a community dance class will run from half  6 in the Community Hall Hospital. The theme of the dance sessions will be dancing from the best film musicals eg. Thriller, Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever, etc. €100 for 10 sessions or €12 per session. Contact Lisa Cahill on 086 4085877 for further details. Oct 12th – Social dancing classes starting in Nenagh for a series of six Sundays at half 8. Learn to dance with confidence at the next wedding or shine on the dance floor by Christmas. These classes are being run in conjunction with Nenagh Macra. Contact Lisa Cahill on 086 4085877 for further details. 24th – 26th Oct: The National Rally taking place in Galway Oct Bank Holiday, a mad weekend of socialising and also the finals of the men and ladies 7 a-side Gaelic Football competitions. Contact Mono O Donoghue 0879507681 or check out www.bebo.com/macrar . Oct 17th – 19th Ballyhoura Autumn Rambling Weekend: Serious walkers or leisurely strollers are invited to experience this wonderful countryside. Contact: Margaret Atalla 063-31200 Web: www.deeberthousehotel.com Oct 30th: Croom Macra will host a Hallowe’en themed quiz in Hickeys bar Croom, commencing at 8pm. The Croom club also have a sports evening every Monday in the Community Hall from half seven to half eight. Everyone is welcome. If you are interested in finding out more about Macra, then why not go onto our excellent website, www.macra.ie. There are clubs throughout the County and if you are interested in finding out more, then you need to contact Lisa Cahill now on 086 4085877 or email limerick.macra@macra.ie

Lisa Cahill

Limerick Macra News

Limerick has a new Macra Club, based around the Croom, Ballingarry area. The Maigueside Club has had one meeting and a social event and already 20 new, young enthusiastic members have signed up. The ages range from 19 to 30. Last Wednesday, the club organised a bowling night in Limerick and it was an excellent chance for members to get to know each other. It was also an excellent opportunity for people to come along and see what Macra is all about – fun, socialising and trying out something new (which might be bowling or drama or volleyball etc). Monday evenings have being scheduled as a weekly sports evening with the use of the Community Hall in Croom from half 7 to half 8. Everyone is welcome to join in. Congratuations to the newly appointed officers for the club, the chairperson Seamus O Connell, treasurer Steven Fitzgerald, secretary Shane Cahill and the energetic PRO Aoife Leahy. Good luck to everyone.
The web TV channel of the European Parliament
On 17 September 2008, the European Parliament launched on the Internet its own web/TV channel: Europarltv. From that moment, anyone in the world with Internet access will be able to watch a regularly changing set of programmes based around the life of the Parliament. To check it out log onto www.europarltv.europa.eu
ACCBank and the Irish Farmers Journal are hosting a national conference for women in agriculture on October 15th 2008, in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, from 9.30 to 5pm. Timed to coincide with World Rural Womens’ Day, held annually in October to celebrate the unique contribution of rural women to the agricultural sector, this conference will mark an important day for women from agricultural backgrounds. According to Mairead Lavery, editor of Irish Country Living in the Farmers Journal, “The event aims to empower, inform, inspire and recognise the role of women in agriculture. It will encourage and motivate women to make the changes they want to make in their lives.
The registration fee of €50 (€60 after 26th September) covers conference attendance, lunch and all refreshments and the conference pack”. Registration on the day starts at 9am and the conference will conclude at 5pm. For any queries or further information visit www.irishcountryliving.ie
Upcoming events:
Limerick Macra are preparing to host the infamous MacraVision competition, which will take place on 4th
October at the South Court Hotel, Raheen, Limerick. Last year it was a great success. The present members of Macra will turn out in their glamour, coming from all corners of Ireland and it is also a super opportunity for people to come along and see what Macra is all about. It promises to be a fantastic event and has often being mentioned as a stepping stone to “You’re a Star”. The competition itself is very similar to ‘Stars in your Eyes’, where competitors dress up as their favourite act and sing, karaoke style. Prizes are on offer for the best group and solo singers and a special award will go to the best dressed act. It will be a fantastic night of entertainment with the best singers and impressionists in Ireland present and many surprises. Lisa Cahill will be running an exciting community dance workshop during the day. All are welcome to this event and you are asked to register your interest for this dance event by emailing
 08lisacahilldance@gmail.com  To find out more about competing in Macravision 
Rose of the Harvest
05 October 2008, North Tipperary, Newport Macra na Feirme Rose of the Harvest competition takes place on Sunday 5th October in association with the Annual Threshing Day at Aherns Bar, Ballymackeogh, Newport. Girls will take part in fun events along with on stage interviews with a national radio sports commentator. All profits from the event will go to a local charity. For further information contact Majella McLoughlin  or email
majellabluejeans1@eircom.net
The National Rally taking place in Galway Oct Bank Holiday, a mad weekend of socialising and also the finals of the men and ladies 7 a-side Gaelic Football competitions. Contact Mono O Donoghue  or check out www.bebo.com/macrar .
Oct 17th to 19th – Ballyhoura Rambling Weekend, a
wonderful walking festival with organised walks for experienced or leisurely walkers. Contact Deebert House 06331200 for further details.
If you are interested in finding out more about Macra, then why not go onto our excellent website, www.macra.ie. There are clubs throughout the County and if you are interested in finding out more, then you need to contact Lisa Cahill now  email limerick.macra@macra.ie
 
Lisa Cahill