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Thu 03 Mar 2007New female chief at Macra na FeirmeInternational Women's Day will have a special significance for Macra na Feirme with confirmation that it is to get its first female president.Catherine Buckley, a 29-year-old accountant from Rylane, Co Cork, was unopposed for the top job in the 8,000 strong youth farm organisation.