Macra

Minister Martin Heydon spoke at the Macra annual conference

Macra welcomes commitment to keep generational renewal ‘foremost’

Kilkenny City Macra took the awards for Best Club Initiative and Leinster Club of the Year before being named the overall 2026 Macra Club of the Year winners

Kilkenny City Macra Crowned 2026 Club of the Year

Fresh potatoes in a wooden box in a field

Concern at new rule Kilkenny farmers must pay rates for potato storage

Josephine O'Neill, Macra President

Macra demands DAFM expedite shock 11-day delay to farm payments

Kilkenny farm leader - Tillage succession crisis

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

€22 million for Ryder Cup young farmers left in the rough over Budget

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Kilkenny Macra leader challenges comments from Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Young people not insane to enter farming – Kilkenny Macra leader

‘Important step’ - New rural planning guidelines welcomed in Kilkenny

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra says Ireland’s EU Presidency must deliver for young farmers

Gallery: Summer fun at the annual Ballyfoyle Show in Kilkenny

Meet Kilkenny's pick for iconic Blue Jean Country Queen Festival

Kilkenny's representative for 2026 Blue Jean Country Queen Festival

Kilkenny man wins Mr Personality after 'fierce' competition in Langton's

Patrick is 26 years old and is an active member of Callan Macra

Meet the man set to represent Kilkenny at the 2026 Mr Personality Festival!

Gallery: Macra’s Mr Personality Festival to return to Kilkenny City venue

Best Capers Performer win by a Kilkenny Macra Club!
Callan Macra
Kilkenny People Reporter

Josephine O'Neill, Macra President

Macra calls on Minister to intervene to protect Ireland’s food reputation

Callan Macra

Kilkenny club claims double victory at National Indoor Soccer Finals

'We're voting no!' - Kilkenny welcome for Ireland's EU trade deal decision

She's the best! Kilkenny lady wins big award at national conference

Pictures: Kilkenny clubs take part in Macra conference and awards

Macra President's Medal for Kilkenny man

Katelyn Cummins - The 2025 International Rose of Tralee

Kilkenny Macra Chair blooms at Rose of Tralee!

Katelyn Cummins, winner of The Rose Of Tralee 2025

'We don't need to follow tradition' - Apprentice electrician crowned Rose of Tra...

Kilkenny's Macra President calls for protection of the family farm model

Josephine O’Neill, President of Macra na Feirme and Minister Noel Grealish TD with representatives of the many involved with this year’s Sustainable Livestock Village at the Tullamore Show

Supporting young farmers key to generational renewal goals - Kilkenny Farming

PICTURES: Impressive young men fight it out for Mr Personality title in Kilkenny
The Macra Mr Personality Festival 2025 was hosted in Kilkenny
Liam Kelly O’Rourke

Áine Walton will represent Kilkenny in the Blue Jeans County Queen festival

Kilkenny queen ready for Blue Jeans festival

Pictures: Mr Personality Festival - Matt flies the flag proudly for Kilkenny

Kilkenny woman honoured for unique personal achievement

Josephine O'Neill

Kilkenny woman ready to take the helm at major national organisation

Josephine O'Neill

Kilkenny woman ready to take the helm at Macra AGM

Meet Kilkenny's Mr Personality as countdown to festival begins

Josephine O'Neill

Kilkenny's Josephine bids to be next Macra President

Josephine O'Neill

It's official - Kilkenny woman in two-way fight to be Macra President

Clonakilty College was the overall winner

Kilkenny students' success in virtual tractor driving challenge

Macra set to hold important Kilkenny meeting

Kilkenny City Macra members at the annual blacktie ball. Picture: Vicky Comerford

BEST OF 2024: Kilkenny City Macra members don their dapper attire at annual ball

Kilkenny town to get new Macra Club - all welcome to meeting

Macra Rally announces Freemount Macra as Club of the Year 2024

Callan Macra named Leinster Club of the Year

Make the Moove! Macra ask 'ewe ok?' - Kilkenny Farming

Saoirse Horan

Can Kilkenny's Saoirse bring Blue Jean Country Queen title home?

2024 Blue Jean Country Queens Rachel Rothwell (Carlow), Siobhán Markey (Louth), Clare Gough (Meath, kneeling), 2023 Blue Jean Country Queen Niamh Sheehy and Caoimhe Sheridan (Monagan): David Gilroy

Kilkenny's Saoirse Horan competes for Blue Jean Country Queen title

Michael Lawler has been named as the Kilkenny representative in the Mr Personality Festival

Meet the Kilkenny man set to compete in annual Mr Personality festival

Michael Lawler

Good luck to Kilkenny's Michael Lawler competing in Mr Personality this weekend!

Michael Lawler has been named as the Kilkenny representative in the Mr Personality Festival

Callan Macra member to represent Kilkenny at Mr Personality Festival

Are you Mr Personality? - Kilkenny Live

Kilkenny City Macra members at the annual blacktie ball. Picture: Vicky Comerford

PICTURES: Kilkenny Macra members don their dapper attire at annual ball!

Kilkenny City Macra members at the annual blacktie ball. Picture: Vicky Comerford

Pictures: Kilkenny City Macra members don their dapper attire at annual ball

Kildalton College team

Kilkenny's Kildalton College wins Colleges Challenges Day

Ireland’s farming demographic points to an industry in decline

'Rural Ireland doesn't matter' - Macra disappointed as long-standing issues not ...

Storm damaged crops. File pic.

Weather crop damage strengthens need for exceptional aid for Kilkenny farmers – ...

Summer is a busy time on the farm so take extra safety precautions, especially with children

Welcome for new Succession Planning Advice Grant Scheme - Kilkenny Farming

Elaine Houlihan has declared her candidacy for the position of Munster Vice President.

Macra aims to break welly throwing Guinness world record at National Ploughing C...

Niamh Bambrick

Kilkenny woman is new President of Agricultural Science Association

THROWBACK: Macra Ball in Kilkenny (2017) - see pics!

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