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Irish Independent
04-08-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Wexford Macra put spotlight on members at annual awards night
The annual awards night, brought together clubs from across the county to honour those who have gone above and beyond in their involvement. The Wexford branch of Macra includes the five clubs of Bree, Camolin, Kilmuckridge, Kilrush Askamore Ferns, and Ramsgrange. Each club proudly nominated individuals for two key accolades: Best New Member and Member of the Year, and also Wexford Macra Person of the Year. For Bree, David Finn received the Best New Member accolade while Grace Kehoe received Best Member of the Year. For Kilmuckridge, Zach McKenna cinched Best New Member while Member of the Year went to Sara Steacy. Johnny Banville was awarded Best New Member for Ramsgrange and Rebecca Banville was presented with the Best Member of the Year award. In the Kilrush Askamore Ferns club, Best New Member went to Siobhan Dixon while Member of the Year went to Mariah Boland. There was double the joy for Amber James as she took home both awards for the Camolin club. The night's highest honour, Wexford Macra Person of the Year, was awarded to Sara Steacy, whose dedication and leadership has a huge impact on the organization. PRO Sinead Kinsella added that though only a few members were highlighted with awards, the success of the club is thanks to the dedication of all members. "While the spotlight shone on the award recipients, we would also like to emphasize that every member's efforts are deeply valued. Contributions do not go unnoticed and the dedication shown within Wexford Macra is next to none,' she said.
Irish Independent
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Wexford Macra shines in Blue Jean Country Queen Festival
The festival, organised by Meath Macra each June, is a highly anticipated event in the Macra Calendar. Amber James, from the Camolin branch, joined 20 other remarkable women from across Ireland, each representing their clubs in a bid to be crowned the first Queen of the Castle. The festival began on Friday, May 30 with the Queens taking a trip to Causey Farm where they took part in a team building exercise that saw them bake bread, dance, and spend time with the farm animals. This was followed by the festival's official opening in the Darnley Lodge Hotel and The Nana Moon's Pub Crawl that brought the Queens on a tour of the town. The real hard work began Saturday with private interviews with judges former Mr Personality winner John Martin Carroll, 1997 Meath Blue Jean Country Queen Aileen Harte McMurtry, and Linda Croston of Croston Flood Recruiting, Consulting, and Events, New York. Amber and all the other queen candidates then spent their day at the Le Chéile Credit Union BBQ and Fun day before heading to Floods Bar to sing karaoke. That evening they had the McNamara Feeds Queens' Interviews hosted by iRadio's Conor Woods in front of a crowded St. James' Hall before partying the night away with The Fógues in the Darnley Lodge Hotel. On the Sunday morning, the Queens gathered at the Darnley Lodge Hotel to prepare for a game of Heroes vs Villains themed Fancy Dress Football. The match served as the opening event to an afternoon long family fun at the Meath Farm Machinery Ltd Lark in the Park fun day that included live music, children's races, a petting zoo, puppets shows and the Toy Tractor Run. After that it was off to the Houlihan Engineering Gala Banquet in Athboy Convent Community Centre and once the winners were announced the Queens celebrated to Simon Casey, followed by DJ Conor Woods in The Darnley Lodge Hotel. Although Amber missed out on the title, PRO Sinead Kinsella said that they were incredibly proud of her efforts. "Amber's performance in the festival, from her interview to her participation in all activities, was nothing short of fantastic and we in Wexford Macra are so proud of her. Amber was supported by her fellow Wexford Macra members who travelled to the event over the course of the weekend.' "We would like to congratulate all participating Queens, and in particular to Amy Coffey of Cappoquin Macra who was crowned as winner on the night. We would also like to extend congratulations to the organising committee for their exceptional work in running such a successful event,' she added.
