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Frances Watkins, 26 Apr
LIMERICK MACRA members were due to arrive at Government Buildings in
Merrion Square this Wednesday afternoon after marching 79kms through
the night from Athy in Co Kildare.
Macra, which will be shortly led by president-elect Elaine Houlihan
from Athlacca, picked Athy as that is where the organisation was
founded in 1944.
Ms Houlihan said: âWe are taking steps for our future, to ensure young
people, families can live and prosper in rural Ireland as the youth are
the backbone of these communitiesâ.
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Limerick 'tees up' to aim for the United States
Outgoing Macra president John Keane said: âOur message is clear, we
want a future in rural Ireland, we want our rural communities to
survive and thrive into the future. We are walking for the future of
our local communitiesâ.
Macra has eight key issues:
1. Accessing affordable housing and cumbersome housing planning
guidelines.
2. Disjointed and sparse healthcare services for rural communities.
3. The Governments definition of a family farm as âaverageâ and
âtypicalâ.
4. No recognition or engagement by Government on a farming succession
scheme.
5. Lack of planning for the future of our rural communities informed by
rural people.
6. Imposition of quotas on young farmers availing of grant aid support.
7. Lack of public transport for rural Ireland.
8. Proposals to rewet large areas.