Leadership is being forensically examined across the United States where the process of choosing the next president is under way and in Ireland it is the focus of much attention with the general election campaign in full flow.

Three winners, two from Cork, were awarded National Leadership Awards at a gala event in Dublin last week.

Three of the six finalists in Macra’s National Leadership Awards are from Cork and they are all women. The others are from Leitrim, Cavan and Offaly.

Some 35 Macra members from across the country received prestigious Macra Leadership Distinction Awards at a special awards ceremony as part of county officer training.