Limerick County Information Page! This is a list of Macra members from throughout County Limerick who are on the County Committee. They administer the Clubs in the County and they organise competitions and events for the ordinary member.
President: Bridget Fitzgerald (Ballylanders)
Chairman: John McNamara (Killmallock)
Secretary: Triona Fitzgerald(Castleside)
Treasurer: Seamus O'Riordan (Croom)
Public Relations Officer: Dermot Carey (Killmallock)
Vice Chairman: Ger Murnane (Croom)
Assistant Secretary: Lorraine Horan (Ballybrown)
Assistant PRO: Olivia O'Leary (Killmallock)
Training Officer: Jim Mc Mahon (Employed by HQ)
The Committee is made up of the
following:
Development: Bridget Fitzgerald (Ballylanders) (President),
Mary Conway, Dermot Carey (Killmallock) Denis Fitzgerald (Castleside),
Cora McNamara ( Kilteely, National Council Representative).
Finance: Seamus O'Riordan (Treasurer), Ger Murnane (Croom) Kevin Dore (Castleside), Karen Healy
(Croom)
Sports, Leisure and Travel: Olivia O'Leary (PRO),
Mary Walsh (Kildimo), Mary Allen (Kildimo, Arts Officer). P.J. O'Sullivan
(Ballylanders, Travel Officer). Noreen O'Connell (Boher).
Competitions: Aidan Gleeson (Killmallock), Olive O'Brien
(Ballybrown) Helena Fitzgerald, Valerie Grace (Ballybrown).
Young Farmers Discussion Group: Lorraine Horan (Ass.
Secretary), T.J. Flahive (Western Vale). Clubs
In The County! Ballingarry: Well
established and active club. They celebrated 50 years in
existence last Spring. Membership is drawn from Rathkeale area.
Ballybrown: Home of mastermind Matthew
Potter. Well known for their Light Entertainment and for talent
in the past but not very active today. Situated just west of
Limerick City between the villages of Mungret and Clarina.
Ballylanders: Situated in the south-east of
the county. The biggest club in the country with 100 members and
one of the most active clubs in the county.
Boher : Situated about 8 miles South East on the N24
from Limerick City. It is a fairly active club with 30 members.
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Castleside: Formed in Spring 1998 it is based in
Newcastlewest. The members are very enthusiastic as they took on
the running of the county final of the Dublin City Talent in
their first year.
Cappamore: Set in foothills of the
Silvermines. They have started a local Agricultural Show back in
the 1950s which is still being held every August. Not very active
of late.
Croom: An active club from the very
center of the county. County Chairperson Ger Murnane is a member
of this club.
Feenagh: A once very active club in
the deep south of the county they are not up too much lately. A
number of their members traveled on the county holiday to Majorca
last September.
Galbally: The tidiest village in the county,
not too far from Ballylanders. The club there although a few
years old isn't very active.
Kildimo: Situated about 8 miles west of
Limerick City. County President Mary Conway hails from this
club. Due to it's low membership it is not very active.
Killmallock: The biggest Macra club
after Ballylanders in the whole country with a membership of 70+.
Surprisingly they nearly threw in the towel about 4 years ago due
to failure to recruit new members. Naturally very active, they
have the power to win most of the competitions in the county. Set
in a small town in the south of the county.
Kilteely: Located in the east of the
county with Pallasgreen and Hospital in it's catchment area.
Not very active at the moment but took on a foriegn exchange
programme in the last year.
Raheen: New
club formed in the South Western suburb of Limerick City.
St Senan: Located towards the north
west of the county near Foynes and Shanagolden. Whoever the are,
they are not active bunch of people.
University of Limerick: Formed in November 1999, This new club caters
for the students in this Castletroy Campus.
Western Vale: Located in the south
west of the county in the Dromcollogher and broadford areas.
Although two of their members are in the county the club isn't
very active. formed about 4 years ago.
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