Macra election candidate seeks 'agreed' independent scrutineer
April 6, 2021 8:01 am One candidate of the two hoping to be elected as the next national president of Macra na Feirme has called for an independent scrutineer that is an “agreed person by both candidates” to be appointed to oversee this week’s election count. The candidate, Daniel Long, said that he will not be attending the election count, which is due to take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, April 7) in the Irish Farm Centre at 2:00pm. In a message circulated to members of the young farmers’ association in recent days, Long from South Tipperary Macra claimed: “Over the past n...