Thursday, 16th
August 2018
East Cork
Last Sunday marked Ireland’s largest
one
day agricultural exhibi- tions at
the Tullamore
Show & FBD National Livestock. Every year, it attracts the best breed- ers of cattle, sheep, and equine from all over the country. From a Macra na Feirme point of view, The Tullamore show- cases
the best young
farmers as they contest the coveted FBD Farm Skills
Title. Glanmire
trio Kevin Smiddy and brothers Declan and Ciaran O Hara quest for the Two in a Row
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as clubmates Cathal Cashman, Donal O Callaghan and Tomas Cuffe are the reigning title holders.
Glanmire faced stiff
competition from some local and national ri- vals.
were clubs from Thurles (North Tipp), Mitch- elstown (Avondu) and Ballinadee (Carbery). Also the Glanmire trio faced competition from the Leinster duo of Portlaoise (Laois) and Moynalty (Meath).
Facing Glanmire The farm skills com-
petition involves an ag- ricultural based theory test followed by practi- cal skills of fence build- ing, gate hanging and driving skills. The driv- ing element
involved
the stacking of bales as well as showing off your ability to reverse a tractor in the specially designed course. Con- testants have to do so as quickly as possible while adhering to the
Kerry was a commend- ing voice for Glanmire in this section.
best
safety practice. Ciaran O Hara, who originally comes from an agricul- tural background in Co
Following this, the Glanmire trio had to answer the tricky ques- tion section. Team cap- tain – Kevin Smiddy, who is a sales rep in the agri-industry proved to have a lot of first- hand knowledge of the various farm products which greatly aided the team in this section.
Then there was a
race to the finish with the fence and gate
Alas the
the team werent enough on the
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Glanmire seek Two in a Row National Farm Skill Titles
hanging. This section tested speed, accuracy and teamwork. Tomas Cuffe, a member of the 2017 -18 winning Farm Skills
with the win. Credit
to Mitchelstown – ful- ly deserved, they were the best
team today. team had
provided mentoring to the Glanmire trio with Kevin crediting Tomas’ “guidance and support in their strong showing in this section”
efforts of good day.
A dejected Declan O Hara said, “it’s disap- pointing to come this far and not come away
Thanks to all those who supported us es- pecially our clubmates Tomas, Donal and Ca- thal as previous holders. Without the support we wouldn’t have made it this far. Thanks too to Gallaghers Fencing and Barrett Agri who gave us equipment to prac- tice”
Remember that the
bowling league contin- ues every Monday at
Embrace FARM 32 County ‘Our Drive to Remember’ anticipation,
After much awaited the
launch
of ‘Our Drive to Remem- ber’ took place on Sunday 12 August at Tullamore Show. With the kind spon- sorship of W.R. Shaw (Tullamore), the
trac-
tor will begin its journey across the 32 counties of
Ireland on Monday 13th August where Westmeath will be its first destination, then on to counties Long- ford, Roscommon and Leitrim. A well-attended opening address was given by Brian Rohan, Chair- person & Co-Founder of Embrace FARM, Billy
Shaw of W.R. Shaw Ltd, Mark from Easytrack GPS Survey who has kindly installed a GPS tracker on the tractor for people to follow throughout its drive, Macra President James Healy and inspira- tional words from Maire- ad McGuinness MEP.
Present were many
members of the public who stopped and took the time to ask questions about ‘Our Drive to Remember’ ensuring the awareness for the drive is already grow- ing. Members of fellow Agri organisations came to lend their support and
we wish to thank everyone for their attendance of this significant event that is to raise awareness for lives lost in farming accidents which has accumulated to 290 over the last ten years, and of course, for farm safety practice. Updates will be given
daily via the Embrace
FARM facebook page with details of the GPS tracker can be found to see it on its journey. You can also check in with your Macra club too to find out the tractors route. Donations can be given via the Embrace FARM
website or iDonate page.
https://www.idonate.
ie/event/2013_our-drive-
to-rembember.html https://embracefarm.
com/
Leisureplex on Mac- Curtain Street,
This
is a great way for any- one who wants to meet some new people and get involved in Mac- ra na Feirme.
place at 9 pm and cost €10.00 for 2 games.
It takes If
anyone is looking for further information on Glanmire Macra, find us on Facebook https://
www.facebook.com/ glanmiremacrana- feirme/ or contact our secretary Gillian on 087 755 8026
• Norma Rohan Embrace FARM and MEP Mairead McGuinnes with Georgina Hynes at the launch of Embrace FARMs 32 county tractor Drive to Remember all the lives lost and seriously injured on the farms of Ireland. Pic by Jeff Harvey
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• MEP Mairead McGuinness with Embrace FARMs Brian Rohan and the President of Macra James Healy placing wellies in the tractor as it sets of on its 32 county drive to remember. The wellies represent the lives that once
wore them. Embrace FARM aims to collect 290 wellies on its journey around the country in memory of the 290 lives lost in the last 10 years across the 32 counties. These wellies will be displayed at the National Ploughing Championships. Pic by Jeff Harvey
Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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