Macra opinions

Salrub

Just wondering are there many people on here a member of macra? Is it worth joining? Just looking into joining myself to expand my social scene as most of my friends are settled now!! I'm nearly 32 now so would it be a bit late to join or worth it?!

GrasstoMilk

Salrub wrote: »

Just wondering are there many people on here a member of macra? Is it worth joining? Just looking into joining myself to expand my social scene as most of my friends are settled now!! I'm nearly 32 now so would it be a bit late to join or worth it?!

Join! Unbelievable crack. You'll never have a spare night in the week

davidk1394

How'd you find your local club ?

Salrub

davidk1394 wrote: »

How'd you find your local club ?

Contact macra directly with your address and they will pass it on to nearest branch to you. That's what I did anyway!!

Salrub

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Join! Unbelievable crack. You'll never have a spare night in the week

The nearest club to me has only about 12 members. Would I be better off joining a club with more members?

Salrub

Just wondering has anyone on here ever heard of anyone meeting their oh in macra? Was talking to a friend in his early 30's over weekend and he's hoping to meet a like minded someone and I was trying to convince him to join macra where it could happen!! Or any other ideas for him!!?

Reggie.

Salrub wrote: »

Just wondering has anyone on here ever heard of anyone meeting their oh in macra? Was talking to a friend in his early 30's over weekend and he's hoping to meet a like minded someone and I was trying to convince him to join macra where it could happen!! Or any other ideas for him!!?

I'm sure some people have

J.O. Farmer

Salrub wrote: »

Just wondering has anyone on here ever heard of anyone meeting their oh in macra? Was talking to a friend in his early 30's over weekend and he's hoping to meet a like minded someone and I was trying to convince him to join macra where it could happen!! Or any other ideas for him!!?

I found going to the country music dances a great way to meet women. I met my girlfriend at one. Asking a girl to dance is a good icebreaker and a way to approach one girl in a group.

Genghis Cant

Brother of mine bought a dog an goes walking with said dog. He tells me the amount of women that come over to him to pet the dog is unreal.
He says if he was single again he'd walk the dog everywhere ;-)

Bullocks

Salrub wrote: »

Just wondering has anyone on here ever heard of anyone meeting their oh in macra? Was talking to a friend in his early 30's over weekend and he's hoping to meet a like minded someone and I was trying to convince him to join macra where it could happen!! Or any other ideas for him!!?

Tell him to head into town and chat anyone that'll listen , theres loads of girls out there and someone for everyone

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

Tell him to head into town and chat anyone that'll listen , theres loads of girls out there and someone for everyone

That how you met your missus. She the only one that would talk to you

GrasstoMilk

Salrub wrote: »

The nearest club to me has only about 12 members. Would I be better off joining a club with more members?

Join the smaller club, and bring a friend.
They would be delighted to have you

FYI my folks met through macra. Happily married for 40+ yrs and still argue every day .

Great talent at natonal events but great banter at club meetings and club events.

Bullocks

Reggie. wrote: »

That how you met your missus. She the only one that would talk to you

She is well sorry for listening to me by now

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

She is well sorry for listening to me by now

Suppose she had to pay for her sins somehow

carrollsno1

Best organisation you could join in terms of social life personal development and more when your starting out in macra do not think that meetings are the be all and end all yes there necessary but they can be boring and drag on but there's more too it than that such as sport personality competitions farm skills quizzes and travel 12 members in a club is a decent size club if the members are involved in it best thing to do this year would be attend the national conference/ rally at the end of October on the sa turday night you will definitely join after that night

Reggie.

Fine too old for all that now.

Bullocks

Reggie. wrote: »

Fine too old for all that now.

Sure aren't you almost retired !

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

Sure aren't you almost retired !

4 years mate

messy tessy

Its the best thing I ever joined! Am a member two years and am loving it. Have made some really great friends out of it, and love the social aspect of it.

Oh and my brother and his now wife met on the volleyball court at a macra competition and couldn't be happier.

Go for it!

bogman_bass

Salrub wrote: »

Just wondering has anyone on here ever heard of anyone meeting their oh in macra? Was talking to a friend in his early 30's over weekend and he's hoping to meet a like minded someone and I was trying to convince him to join macra where it could happen!! Or any other ideas for him!!?

I could name about 40 over the years and have another Macra wedding next month and I'm best man at a Macra wedding this time next year

tractorporn

I met my wife in Macra. As a club it's like everything else in life you get what you put into it. I was the chairman of our local club for a while and it was a nightmare, we would organise stuff and then people wouldn't bother turning up. Your local club would be delighted to see you just ruck up to a meeting and don't be afraid to get stuck in.

Salrub

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Best organisation you could join in terms of social life personal development and more when your starting out in macra do not think that meetings are the be all and end all yes there necessary but they can be boring and drag on but there's more too it than that such as sport personality competitions farm skills quizzes and travel 12 members in a club is a decent size club if the members are involved in it best thing to do this year would be attend the national conference/ rally at the end of October on the sa turday night you will definitely join after that night

Have to be a member to attend that or can you just arrive on the night to it?

Salrub

bogman_bass wrote: »

I could name about 40 over the years and have another Macra wedding next month and I'm best man at a Macra wedding this time next year

Sounds like it does happen a good bit so!! What's the chances of a man in his early 30's of finding someone similar at a event or are the female members a lot younger?

bogman_bass

Don't go with your sights set on a woman. Go and enjoy it and what happens happens

tractorporn

Salrub wrote:

Have to be a member to attend that or can you just arrive on the night to it?

Arrive on the night and tell them your interested in joining. The Macra development officer should have the contact details of the chairperson if you'd like to chat to them first

Salrub

bogman_bass wrote: »

Don't go with your sights set on a woman. Go and enjoy it and what happens happens

It will just for the social aspect at first, meet new people so not joining in for sole reason of that yet anyway!!

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

Have to be a member to attend that or can you just arrive on the night to it?

The rally no I would advise you to contact Limerick macra next week after the ploughing as there flat out there at the moment or call into them at the stand either get accomadation information and an entertainment pack I might even see you for a pint there

Salrub

tractorporn wrote: »

Arrive on the night and tell them your interested in joining. The Macra development officer should have the contact details of the chairperson if you'd like to chat to them first

Thanks for info. So would you need to contact them before arriving to let them know you're coming? Is it free or need tickets or is it just a meet up for the craic?

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

Thanks for info. So would you need to contact them before arriving to let them know you're coming? Is it free or need tickets or is it just a meet up for the craic?

Are you going to go for thr full weekend of it

Salrub

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Are you going to go for thr full weekend of it

No, probably just go for the Saturday night. A lad my age might not be able for the whole weekend!! So what ur saying is just turn up on the Saturday night or do I need to get tickets or anything?

messy tessy

Salrub wrote: »

No, probably just go for the Saturday night. A lad my age might not be able for the whole weekend!! So what ur saying is just turn up on the Saturday night or do I need to get tickets or anything?

Do you know anyone from your local club going to it? I'd organise tickets in advance if I were you, but most likely available on the night.

Rally is great craic and a good introduction into the world of Macra!

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

No, probably just go for the Saturday night. A lad my age might not be able for the whole weekend!! So what ur saying is just turn up on the Saturday night or do I need to get tickets or anything?

How far away are you from Limerick would advise getting accomadation it's €17 in for non members on the door but get you'd never know you might find a bed other than your own to stay the night in 😉

Salrub

messy tessy wrote: »

Do you know anyone from your local club going to it? I'd organise tickets in advance if I were you, but most likely available on the night.

Rally is great craic and a good introduction into the world of Macra!

Not a member of local club yet, just checking macra out at the moment and see how I like it. In my early 30's so just kinda nervous in case I left it too late to join. So would I be safe enough in chancing just buying tickets at the door?

Salrub

carrollsno1 wrote: »

How far away are you from Limerick would advise getting accomadation it's €17 in for non members on the door but get you'd never know you might find a bed other than your own to stay the night in 😉

Id be about a hour away from it so will look for accomadation somewhere. 17 in is not too bad. Presume just buy them at the door? Sher have u any room for me for the night!! Ha

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

Id be about a hour away from it so will look for accomadation somewhere. 17 in is not too bad. Presume just buy them at the door? Sher have u any room for me for the night!! Ha

Haven't a room for myself yet even I'm working on it at the moment that €17 gives you a good mix of entertainment between bands and djs late bar enough women everywhere and an all round feel good atmosphere early 30s is not late at all I was shocked when I found out how many in our county were in there early 30s

Salrub

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Haven't a room for myself yet even I'm working on it at the moment that €17 gives you a good mix of entertainment between bands and djs late bar enough women everywhere and an all round feel good atmosphere early 30s is not late at all I was shocked when I found out how many in our county were in there early 30s

Sounds like a good night so. Will look into getting some info on it. Might be going ploughing Thursday so might call into them there to see about things and what time it starts off at

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

Sounds like a good night so. Will look into getting some info on it. Might be going ploughing Thursday so might call into them there to see about things and what time it starts off at

Sign up on the day to f#ck and be done with it you'll get a hoodie for a tenner too if there's any left and there's a special rate for No I ing on the day too

Salrub

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Sign up on the day to f#ck and be done with it you'll get a hoodie for a tenner too if there's any left and there's a special rate for No I ing on the day too

Might just to that to hell. . What's the cost do u know?

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

Might just to that to hell. . What's the cost do u know?

I signed up 3 members today by doing the same thing ah I think it's 20 for the year

Salrub

carrollsno1 wrote: »

I signed up 3 members today by doing the same thing ah I think it's 20 for the year

You must on good commission from them!! Might aswell sign up on Thursday

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

You must on good commission from them!! Might aswell sign up on Thursday

No they were looking for volunteers said I'd give an hour

bogman_bass

Salrub wrote: »

Thanks for info. So would you need to contact them before arriving to let them know you're coming? Is it free or need tickets or is it just a meet up for the craic?

You need to be a member to get a delegate pack and stay in the hotel. If you want to stay elsewhere and just enjoy the craic you can just rock up on the night

carrollsno1

bogman_bass wrote: »

You need to be a member to get a delegate pack and stay in the hotel. If you want to stay elsewhere and just enjoy the craic you can just rock up on the night

Delegate packs all sold out 200 people on waiting list unfortunstly

bogman_bass

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Delegate packs all sold out 200 people on waiting list unfortunstly

Oh I know that. I mean delegate packs is the only thing that you are excluded from.

in saying that, go to a couple of club meeting first so you have a few faces to say hello to

Salrub

bogman_bass wrote: »

Oh I know that. I mean delegate packs is the only thing that you are excluded from.

in saying that, go to a couple of club meeting first so you have a few faces to say hello to

I have my name and no passed on to local club but don't think there will be any meetings before then. So just might have to crash the party!!

Keepgrowing

Salrub wrote: »

Just wondering are there many people on here a member of macra? Is it worth joining? Just looking into joining myself to expand my social scene as most of my friends are settled now!! I'm nearly 32 now so would it be a bit late to join or worth it?!

A bit old for it now but was some of the best craic one could have. Every night if you wish and some social scene. Highly recommend it. I'm sure it has oy gotten better

Salrub

Going to sign up altogether tomorrow at the ploughing. And head to the rally on the Saturday night in October, from the sound of it, it sounds like it will be good craic. Anyone know where about the macra tent is located tomorrow? Is it Beside any main tents?

Reggie.

Salrub wrote: »

Going to sign up altogether tomorrow at the ploughing. And head to the rally on the Saturday night in October, from the sound of it, it sounds like it will be good craic. Anyone know where about the macra tent is located tomorrow? Is it Beside any main tents?

Just follow the music

carrollsno1

It's Centro enough in xloexproximity of headquarters and ifa

Salrub

So signed up today to macra. Nice 50 euro discount for fbd. Felt a bit old with some of the other people signing up but it's done now!!!

carrollsno1

Salrub wrote: »

So signed up today to macra. Nice 50 euro discount for fbd. Felt a bit old with some of the other people signing up but it's done now!!!

You won't regret it