Meath ICA

29/07/2026

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0728/1585540-brown-bread-final/

Known as one of the most mouth-watering events on the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA) calendar, the National Brown Bread Baking Competition gives home bakers from across the country the opportunity to showcase their talents in the hope of being crowned champion.

28/07/2026

The 3 ICA finalist in the Brown Bread Competition at the National Ploughing Championships are Geraldine Maguire Athboy Guild, Co Meath, Ann Loftus from Bonniconlon Guild in Mayo and Ber Ennis from Horseleap Streamstown Guild in Westmeath.

The lucky winner of the Brown Bread competition will get €5 000 and new NEFF oven courtesy of Euronics Ireland.

28/07/2026

Congratulations to Geraldine Maguire from Athboy Guild who is one of the three winners of the Brown Bread competition heading to the ploughing in September.

28/07/2026

Wishing Geraldine Maguire from Athboy guild the best of luck in the Brown Bread competition in An Grianán today.

10/07/2026

04/07/2026

Congratulations to Meath ICA on winning the Garden competition in An Grianán. Well done to all the ladies who put in many hours of hard work, pruning, weeding, digging, planting and watering. You can be very proud of this lovely garden.

Pictures are from the start of the weeding and digging in March 2026, all the visits in between in May, June and finally to the bloom stage of the garden in early July.

12/06/2026

Congratulations to Geraldine Maguire from Athboy ICA who was the winner of the Brown Bread competition and to Carmel Yore from Dunshaughlin and Breda Fitzsimons from Coole Summerhill guilds who were runners up.

There were a great number of entries on the night and the judge remarked on how good the cakes were, with very little marks between them.

We wish Geraldine the very best of luck in the next round in An Grianán July.

Thanks to Dunshaughlin Guild for hosting this event and providing a lovely supper.

11/06/2026

Team representing Meath in the ICA Pitch & Putt competition in Seapoint next September.
Thanks to Dunshaughlin Pitch & Putt Club for hosting the Meath round and the ICA for the lovely supper afterwards.

03/06/2026

Brown Bread - The Federation competition will also take place on Monday 8th June in Dunshaughlin Pitch & Putt Clubhouse.

Anyone entering the Brown Bread competition should have their cakes of Brown Bread at Dunshauglin Clubhouse at 7.45 pm, for judging at 8.00 pm.

03/06/2026

Meath Federation Pitch & Putt competition will be played at Dunshaughlin Pitch and Putt course on Monday 8th June. Those playing in this competition need to be at the Clubhouse at 7.00 pm, to enable us to make draw ahead of competition.