Macra’s Club of the Year 2024
The search is on for Macra’s Club of the Year 2024
The Macra Club of the Year and Best New Member finals will take place at the Rally on Sunday 27th October in Lawlor’s of Naas. National Broadband Ireland are kindly sponsoring this competition for a fourth year in a row.
Twelve clubs are through to the final of Club of the Year and twelve Macra members are through to the final of the Best New Member competition. Interviews will take place on Sunday 27th October.
Clubs will be assessed on their involvement in the club’s local community, member engagement, and activity to name a few. Clubs will set up a display in the lobby of Lawlor’s hotel and showcase what their club has to offer. Best New Member candidates will be assessed on the development of their club, their personal development and community development.
On the evening of Sunday 27th October, Macra will host a banquet to mark the organisations 80th anniversary. The 2024 Club of the Year winners will be crowed at the banquet.
There will also be prizes for regional winners and Best Emerging Winner. An award for Best New Member will also be presented to a Macra member from each region: Leinster, Munster, and the Northwest. This member must have joined Macra for the first time between 1st March 2023 and 29th February 2024 and who is deemed by their club to have made a significant contribution to the development of the club during their first year of membership.
Niall Beirne, Head of Corporate Communications at National Broadband Ireland, commented: “NBI are thrilled to continue our long-running partnership with Macra by again sponsoring their Club of the Year, as well as Best New Member awards for 2024. The competitions are a great platform to understand how clubs and individual members are using connectivity and technology to impact their local communities. As our rollout progresses and consumers take up service in unprecedented numbers, Ireland is fast becoming the most connected country in Europe, so it’s important that we all take advantage of the opportunities it brings.”
Macra National President, Elaine Houlihan, said “The Club of the Year and Best New Member Awards highlight and recognise our members’ commitment to their clubs and wider communities. Macra is delighted to have sponsorship from NBI for this prestigious competition and I look forward to seeing who will be crowned the 2024 Club of the Year.”
Freemount Macra, from County Cork were crowned 2023 Club of the Year winners and are pictured below at their club display in the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, County Galway in October 2023.
