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 The International Miss Macra Festival takes place again this year on the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 2nd to 6th, 2012) returning once again to Dundrum House Hotel, Dundrum, Co Tipperary.
Brief Details Of Up & Coming Miss Macra Weekend
Thursday 2nd: The arrival of contestants, when they ‘Meet and Greet,’ with festival officers and other contestants at Dundrum House Hotel.
The official opening of the festival in Clonoulty Village Hall with tea, buns, traditional music and ceilli dancing as well as meeting up with host family. (Note: All contestants stay with local families, most of whom are current members or past members of Clonoulty / Rossmore Macra!)
Friday 3rd: Contestants will take a trip to Coolmore Stud, followed by Lunch and a Jewelry making class. Friday evening will be spend getting acquainted with host families and their supporters. Friday night features a “Glow in the Dark Disco,” so ‘break out,’ those Glo bands!
Saturday 4th: Seven minute interview with Macra’s three judges based on entry form. Interviews on stage with contestants performing their favourite party piece. Music and dancing with “No Recession,” and Disco until the small hours.
Sunday 5th: Mass in the parish church. Family Fun Day with BBQ, contestants obstacle course and other fun games. Hair appointments, followed by Gala Banquet and dancing to “Arkadia,” with late Disco into the even smaller hours. The winners of International Miss Macra 2012 will be announced, as is customary, at midnight.
Monday 6th: Farewell to all the contestants.
More details on this event to follow over the coming weeks.
Picture courtesy G.Willoughby.
The Irish Farm Managers Association (IFMA) Conference takes place in the Horse & Jockey, Thurles, Co.Tipperary on Wednesday May 9th, 2012.
With the theme “Practical Farm Management, Training Key To Achieving 2020 Food Harvest Targets,” the Conference starts at 10:00am sharp with Registration, during which time Tea & Coffee will be served.
IFMA Conference Programme Is As Follows
10.45am – Official Opening – Jerry Twomey, President, IFMA. Chairperson: Pat Dillon, Head of Animal & Grassland & Innovation Research Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark
 11.00am – Food Harvest 2020 Targets – The Potential : Speakers Jim Woulfe, Chief Executive Officer, Dairygold, Paul Nolan, Group Development Manager, Dawn Meats and Tom Kelly, Director, Knowledge Transfer Directorate, Teagasc.
12.30pm – Lunch.
1.45pm – Food Harvest 2020 – Releasing the Potential. Chairperson: Jim Treacy, Chairman, IFMA
Role for Farm Partnerships/Joint Ventures. Speakers Ben Roche, Farm Structures Specialist, Teagasc and Noel Collins, Economic and Planning Division, DAFM
Equity/Management Arrangement. Speaker Tommy O’Riordan, Farm Manager.
Summary of Joint Ventures in Australia. Speaker Zich Zichy-Woinarski, Consultant, Australia.
3.15pm – Food Harvest 2020 – Releasing the Potential. Chairperson: John O’Brien, Chairman Master Farmers Central Committee
Training and Career Paths for Farm Managers.
Professional Farm Managers Programme. Speaker Tony Pettit, Head, Curriculum Dev Standards, Teagasc
Example Career Paths/Cases. Speakers Aidan O’Leary, Farm Manager and Kevin Commins, Farm Manager
4.30pm – Close of Conference – Speaker Professor Gerry Boyle, Director, Teagasc.
Note: Conference Fee (including morning tea/coffee and lunch) costs €20.
 Thurles Native Ciaran Carroll Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority in Ireland, has appointed Mr Ciaran Carroll as Head of the Pig Development Department at Teagasc. He takes over from Mr Michael Martin, who has retired after a long and successful career at the agency.
A native of Thurles, County Tipperary, Mr Carroll, who holds a degree in Agricultural Science and a Masters in Animal Science from University College Dublin, has worked as a Specialist Pig Development Officer within Teagasc since 1993, and specialises in the areas of Pig Nutrition, Pig Reproduction, Planning and Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) Licenses and Education.
During his career to date, Mr Carroll has also developed strong International links with North Carolina State University, University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, Alberta Pork, and with several other organisations in Australia, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Mr Carroll will be based at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation Centre, at Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork.
Photo courtesy G.Willoughby
 North Tipperary Vintage & Machinery Club When it comes to local generosity and sheer fund raising ability, for both local and national charities, no single organisation can surpass the capability of North Tipperary Vintage and Machinery Club.
The organisation is pictured here presenting a cheque for €2,200, to M S Ireland‘s community worker Ms Carol Mackenize, in Corcoran’s Pub, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Co.Tipperary.
John Dunne, the Club’s Chairman, was loud in his praise of, in particular, the local population who supported their fundraising events through the past year.
Carol Mackenize of M.S. Ireland stated that this funding would now be used to assist community work, currently being carried out in the Nenagh and Thurles area.
Photo courtesy G.Willoughby.
 Golden Vale Hunt Guide Dog Presentation Christmas came early to the national charity “Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind,” here in Thurles, when the organisation were presented with a cheque for €1,000 from members of the Golden Vale Hunt Club.
The money was raised by club members, following an organised charity ride, held recently, cross country from Drish to Moyne.
Presenting this funding, and picture here left are members of the Golden Vale Hunt Club named as follows:-
Front Row, L – R :- Pat Cantwell, Moyne; Eoin Mockler, (Whip) Upperchurch; Billy Shanahan, Thurles, (Irish Guide Dogs) Michael Shanahan, (Whip) Rahealty; and Jim Russell, Two Mile Borris.
Back Row, L – R :- Diarmuid Molumby, Loughtagalla; Tony Cantwell, Moyne; and Donie O’Connell, Holycross.
Presenting the cheque, Golden Vale Hunt Club’s Michael Shanahan expressed sincere gratitude, on behalf of his organisation, to the many members of the local farming community, who supported this charity ride, by granting access through their property.
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind are a national charity dedicated to helping persons who are blind or vision impaired and families of children with autism, to achieve improved mobility and independence.
Irish Guide Dogs receive over 85% of their income through voluntary donations and fundraising, through a network of volunteers across Ireland. The remaining 15% is provided through statutory bodies and government agencies. It will cost just over €4 million to run their organisation this year.
(Photo courtesy G.Willoughby)
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