By Dan Walsh
Bree Macra is preparing for the All-Ireland Final after winning the Wexford Macra “Know Your Ag” Quiz county title last Wednesday.
The team of Barry Murphy, Kieran Banville, Gary Murphy, and David Finn saw off stiff competition from around the county, successfully answering questions on dairy, sheep, tillage, and pig sectors, as well as on farming regulations and organisations, to take home the county title.
All four men are heavily involved in farming, with Barry working in the Organic Unit of the Department of Agriculture and growing spring barley for malting, while Kieran, Gary, and David are all dairy farmers.
The team have a strong track record in Macra’s farming scene, with Kieran and Barry having represented the county in the 2024 “Know Your Ag” Quiz All- Ireland Final, and Gary having represented Wexford in the 2025 Senior Dairy Stockjudging
All-Ireland Final, while David holds the position of Agricultural Affairs Officer on both county and club committee levels, organising a series of highly successful farm walks, talks, and events.
The club has won the All-Ireland “Know Your Ag” Quiz on one previous occasion, with the 1996 team of James Byrne, Liam Curtis, Shay Hennessy, and Philip Quigley.
Thirty years on, the club hopes to take home the title once again. Bree Macra will face teams from across the country at the All-Ireland Final, which takes place at the Macra National Conference/Rally on October 23rd in the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare.
There are one of two teams representing county Wexford, as Kilmuckridge Macra’s team of Cliona O’Leary, Sara Steacy, Lucy McCarthy, and Elizabeth Daniels, who were runners-up in the county final, will also be flying the purple and gold on the night.
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