Boherlahan-Dualla wins Macra debate

Wexford: A team from Boherlahan-Dualla Macra in south Tipperary won the 2004 Macra na Feirme national debating competition in Wexford Town.

The winning team of Liam O’Maoldhomhaigh, Maressa Sheehan, Sherine Prendergast and Una Ní Maoldhomhaigh defeated a team from Carrignavar, Co Cork, in the final round and have now secured a place on the Macra na Feirme prizewinners’ trip to Amsterdam later this year as part of their prize.

Macra president Thomas Honner and PJ D’Arcy of sponsors Wexford Farmers Co-op paid tribute to the teams and to Una Ní Maoldhomhaigh from Boherlahan who also won the Best Speaker award.