Aurivo Northwest Macra Kings & Queens Event 2026

January 27, 2026 Caroline Millar-Price

On Saturday 24^th January 2026, Aurivo were delighted to support, for the 5th consecutive year, the Aurivo Northwest Macra Kings & Queens event which took place at Radisson Hotel & Spa Sligo. Aurivo team members Caroline Millar-Price, Brand Development& Marketing Manager – Aurivo Agribusiness & Philip Hamilton, Marketing Executive – Aurivo Consumer Foods were thrilled to join the judging panel along with MEP Maria Walsh & Breifne O'Brien - Technical Beef Specialist at Agriland . The day was packed with activity as the 18 Kings and Queens Contestants were challenged with ‘The Cube’ at Waxies Bar Sligo and then later in the evening interviewed live on stage by MC for the evening, Dave Duke.

After careful deliberation, the judges named Sinead O’Reilly, Leitrim (via Cavan) Queen and Tom Devereux from Wexford as the overall King and Queen of the evening. Congratulations to all contestants for taking part and for representing their local Macra Club and their counties.

1st Place

Queen - Laurie Curtis - Roscommon
King - Cian Connolly - Leitrim

2nd Place

Queen - Ciara O'Rourke - Mayo
King - Adam McGrath - Ballyhaise

Pictured: Cian Connolly (Leitrim) & Laurie Curtis (Roscommon)

Macra na Feirme offer an inclusive space for the sharing of knowledge, friendship and promoting rural Ireland as a great place to live and work. The community focus of Macra mirrors that of Aurivo, as we strive to support the communities in which our teams live and work by supporting local theatre groups, GAA Clubs and events such as this tonight and our annual Aurivo Silage Competition.

Check out more images from the event below - photo credit: Donal Hackett.

Pictured: John Duffy (Northwest Macra VP), Maria Walsh (MEP), Cian Connolly - Aurivo Northwest King 2026, Laurie Curtis - Aurivo Northwest Queen 2026, Caroline Millar-Price (Aurivo) Breifne O'Brien (Agriland)

Pictured: Ciara O'Rourke (Runner Up Queen), John Duffy (Northwest Macra VP) & Adam McGrath (Runner Up King)

Pictured: John Duffy (Northwest Macra VP), Maria Walsh (MEP), Adam McGrath (Runner Up King), Cian Connolly - Aurivo Northwest King 2026, Laurie Curtis - Aurivo Northwest Queen 2026, Ciara O'Rourke (Runner Up Queen), Caroline Millar-Price (Aurivo) Breifne O'Brien (Agriland)