Gowing to chair Macra na Feirme

MACRA na Feirme’s new national chairman is Michael Gowing from Portlaoise, Co Laois.

He was elected at the group’s recent AGM in Drogheda.

Anita Meagher of Cappoquin, Co Waterford, and Sylvie Mehigan, Clondalkin, Dublin (for her second term) took up the respective roles of national secretary and national treasurer.

All three join national president Catherine Buckley, vice-presidents Denis Drennan (Leinster), Flor O’Gorman (Munster) and Tom Quirke (north-west) along with ex-president Colm Markey on the national executive.

The executive also includes Dara Kavanagh, Eddie O’Donnell, Hilary Browne, Mary Guilfoyle and Declan Ryan.