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After a close-fought campaign, Josephine O’Neill of Callan Macra, Co Kilkenny, has been named Macra’s 40th National President last month, becoming the first woman to be elected to the role.
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O’Neill, from Maddoxtown, Bennettsbridge, is a secondary school teacher of both Home Economics and Irish, in Presentation de la Salle College, Bagenalstown and has a background in farming. She has been an active member of not only her local club, but at national level in the Macra organisation, in recent years. - READ MORE HERE
In recognition of her achievement, Ms O'Neill received a Civic Reception in the chamber of Kilkenny County Council.
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