Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @MacranaFeirme
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
63
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-20
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-29
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics related to the Irish agricultural organization Macra na Feirme, including remembering a deceased colleague, concerns about government policies affecting family farms, participation in European projects, efforts to address land access barriers for young farmers, and updates on club activities and elections. There are also criticisms of anti-farming media and political parties.
Topic Modeling
- Remembrance of Pauline Devlin
- Concerns regarding government policies and farm succession
- Representation at events and projects related to farming
- Challenges facing young farmers, including land access and age demographics
- Updates and events related to Macra na Feirme organization
Emotional Analysis
The tweets mainly express emotions of remembrance, concern, excitement, warning, congratulation, and support for the MacranaFeirme organization and its activities related to farming, rural innovation, land mobility service, and political representatives. There is also a sense of pride and appreciation for the achievements of individual members and candidates of MacranaFeirme, as well as a criticism of some political and media forces for their perceived negative influence on farming and agriculture. Overall, the emotions are positive and focused on the promotion and protection of the interests and values of MacranaFeirme and its community.
Trend Analysis
- Remembering and honoring Pauline Devlin
- Concerns and debates over farm succession and definition of a "family farm"
- Participation and representation at various conferences and events
- Promotion and success stories of MacranaFeirme, particularly in relation to land mobility for young farmers
- Updates and highlights from MacranaFeirme meetings, competitions, and hustings
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
27
Percentage of total tweets
42%
Number of Original tweets
22
Percentage of total tweets
34%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
63
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
14
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
2
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
18
Percentage of total tweets
28%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 20 |
Twitter for Android | 20 |
Twitter Web App | 18 |
Hootsuite Inc. | 2 |
The Edinburgh Forum app | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
AgrilandIreland | Agriland | Ireland’s largest farming news portal. Daily updates covering all agricultural sectors. | 33,188 |
Live95fmNews | Live95 News | For more Limerick news check out our website and for regular updates download our iphone or android app! Also see @LimerickToday & @live95limerick | 15,684 |
limerickcitybiz | Nigel Dugdale 🇮🇪🏳️🌈 | Curious/creative curmudgeon #limerick News reporter @live95news Story? DM or mail nigel.dugdale@live95fm.ie Views/opinions here = my own | 15,295 |
MacranaFeirme | Macra na Feirme | Macra na Feirme is a rural youth organisation. We focus on personal development, rural and agricultural issues. A follow does not constitute an endorsement. | 10,179 |
Farming_Indo | Farming Independent | Ireland's most trusted source for farming news, brought to you by @Independent_ie. Get in touch: farming@independent.ie | 9,881 |
Hylo67 | Paul Hyland 🐄 | Dairy farming in partnership with my brother @Davidhyland16 Trying to turn grass to milk. Married to @elhy211 with 4 little farmers PROUD OF DAIRY | 8,723 |
HaroldKingston1 | Harold Kingston 🐄 | Barryroe dairy farmer. #WestCork. #Cork. @IFAmedia Munster Regional Chair. Views my own | 8,566 |
Friesian_man | Bruce Thompson | Grass based dairy farmer, Nuffield Scholar, AHI parasite technical working group, C.O.W.S board member, Nuffield Ireland board member. | 5,500 |
Edinburgh_forum | Edinburgh Forum | Edinburgh Forum is FREE!! Connect with others who 💗 the city. 🗣️ Share experiences, 💼 list business/events, 💰 sell things, 🍽️ book tables. 🎉 & much more!! | 5,139 |
TaeSavesLives | Thomas Duffy | Vice-President of @_CEJA_ Farmer/agri-enviro advisor. Former Macra President. Views expressed here are my own no one else’s, not even the cows | 4,230 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
JacWhelanFagan | Jackie Whelan Fagan | IFA Regional Executive for Kildare West Wicklow, Wexford and Wicklow. Kildare GAA, Castledermot GAA... All views are my own. | 3,812 |
AfricaInstitut2 | Africa Institute in Ireland | Education about Africa; Telling Africa’s Story through the Voices of Africans & ‘Friends of Africa’. Supporting the African Studies Association in Ireland | 3,255 |
limerickcitybiz | Nigel Dugdale 🇮🇪🏳️🌈 | Curious/creative curmudgeon #limerick News reporter @live95news Story? DM or mail nigel.dugdale@live95fm.ie Views/opinions here = my own | 3,046 |
IFJCaitriona | IFJCaitriona | News editor, Irish Farmers Journal. cmorrissey@farmersjournal.ie | 2,626 |
eurdigivillage | eurdigitalvillage | Helping public and private sector access #EU #funding and EU policy #Acorn; #SME #Cork #bioeconomy #circulareconomy #eufunding4u #fundingforgrowth | 2,470 |
Turn2me | Turn2Me | We are an online mental health support community offering support and professional counselling to those in need. | 2,382 |
StLouisMonaghan | St. Louis Monaghan | St. Louis is a post-primary school for girls, with a very proud academic, musical and sporting tradition. Our mission is to educate, to inspire and to empower. | 2,364 |
Friesian_man | Bruce Thompson | Grass based dairy farmer, Nuffield Scholar, AHI parasite technical working group, C.O.W.S board member, Nuffield Ireland board member. | 2,359 |
TaeSavesLives | Thomas Duffy | Vice-President of @_CEJA_ Farmer/agri-enviro advisor. Former Macra President. Views expressed here are my own no one else’s, not even the cows | 2,145 |
HaroldKingston1 | Harold Kingston 🐄 | Barryroe dairy farmer. #WestCork. #Cork. @IFAmedia Munster Regional Chair. Views my own | 2,110 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
AfricaInstitut2 | Education about Africa; Telling Africa’s Story through the Voices of Africans & ‘Friends of Africa’. Supporting the African Studies Association in Ireland | 7 |
AgrilandIreland | Ireland’s largest farming news portal. Daily updates covering all agricultural sectors. | 7 |
ClonMacra | Sport ⚽️ Social 🤝 Travel 🧳 Public Speaking 🎤 Performing Arts 🎭 Agriculture 🚜 & lots more! New Members (17-35) always welcome | 4 |
MacranaFeirme | Macra na Feirme is a rural youth organisation. We focus on personal development, rural and agricultural issues. A follow does not constitute an endorsement. | 4 |
Mayo_Macra | If you're interested in having the craic and are aged between 17 and 35 then Macra is the organisation for you. #notjustforfarmers | 3 |
sally_shortall | Duke of Northumberland Chair of Rural Economy. Sociologist. Centre for Rural Economy. Supporter of women in agriculture. | 2 |
Hylo67 | Dairy farming in partnership with my brother @Davidhyland16 Trying to turn grass to milk. Married to @elhy211 with 4 little farmers PROUD OF DAIRY | 2 |
limerickcitybiz | Curious/creative curmudgeon #limerick News reporter @live95news Story? DM or mail nigel.dugdale@live95fm.ie Views/opinions here = my own | 1 |
lecheiletrust1 | 75 Schools - Primary & Post-Primary - Our shared Catholic education vision promotes living 'Welcome - Wisdom - Witness' in our schools. RCN - 20068271 | 1 |
gaelproraidio | Seirbhís nuachta dhigiteach do lucht raidió na Gaeilge / Digital News Service for Irish Language Radio Broadcasters | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1639266494038024197 | Is Minister @McConalogue setting a dangerous precedent for the definition of a "family farm"? @MacranaFeirme president John Keane is adamant that this is the slippery slope to capping, quotas and restrictions on farm succession. https://t.co/VOeKBr9i1Q | 3 |
1639923771455700992 | @IFJCaitriona @McConalogue @MacranaFeirme This is indeed a Rubicon moment Many farms support more than one family our case it’s 3 not counting employees and landlords who also rely on their income from our farm JK is correct to be concerned re succession. This govt with few exceptions are led by anti animal interests | 3 |
1641090930827489282 | The @MacranaFeirme president John Keane warns that the current age profile of farmers is a key challenge for Ireland 26% of farmers are over the age of 65 If farming were a GAA team “all the players would be over the age of 35”- he warned. https://t.co/QLEbu3rQ1R | 3 |
1639239943728816129 | An inspiring few days @COPACOGECA leading Living Labs work package for @GRASSCEILING_EU Excited to establish the Irish Lab with Caroline O’Keefe @MacranaFeirme and @SETUIreland and supporting #ruralinnovation with 9 European sister labs under the guidance of @sally_shortall https://t.co/9EccO99quy | 2 |
1639001646880510006 | @MacranaFeirme president John Keane gets proceedings underway in Cavan tonight for the Macra hustings. 2 candidates running for the north west vice president role. They are Robert Lally from Mayo and Patrick Greenan from Monaghan. The 1 candidate for president is Elaine Houlihan https://t.co/Ts7rvgfQID | 2 |
1638711483545649155 | "I got more from @IFAmedia than they got from me"-Harry William's words when receiving his Hon. Life award presented by IFA President @TimCullinan_IFA. An Enniskerry branch member, also heavily involved in @MacranaFeirme. Attended the first IFA meeting in the Four Seasons in 1955 https://t.co/g5CWN0SLot | 2 |
1640384604371558400 | Remembering our teacher, friend and colleague Pauline Devlin on her anniversary. 🕯 #slssmonaghan #Devo #RightLads @lecheiletrust1 @theNSMonaghan @monaghangaa @Monaghan_LGFA @MacranaFeirme @BlayneyFaughs https://t.co/TaRpc343ZX | 1 |
1639296129941803009 | We offer free mental health services 365 days a year. Sign up at https://t.co/eR5Ck3f8vq @NOSPIreland @pobal @TheUSI @tusla @MHReform @MacranaFeirme @PaveePoint @ExchangeHouseIr @ISPCCChildline @Belong_To @JigsawYMH @LGBT_ie @Aware #mentalhealth #support #alifelineonline https://t.co/i4oKXYk4FM | 1 |
1639522516677828609 | @ReinlLeana @COPACOGECA @GRASSCEILING_EU @MacranaFeirme @SETUIreland @sally_shortall @SerafinPazos @RIKON_SETU @SetuResearch @FelicityKellih1 @Pat_RIKON @growthhubsetu @ColmMarkey Great to meet you Leana and wishing you all the best with your work package! | 1 |
1639024306582691841 | Clonakilty Macra March club meeting takes place on Tuesday 28th March at 8pm in the @MixClonakilty coworking hub, Wolfe tone street (P85Y243) in Clonakilty. Looking forward to seeing you there! @MacranaFeirme #clonakilty #clubmeeting https://t.co/bfeoJ2iILv | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1640384604371558400 | Remembering our teacher, friend and colleague Pauline Devlin on her anniversary. 🕯 #slssmonaghan #Devo #RightLads @lecheiletrust1 @theNSMonaghan @monaghangaa @Monaghan_LGFA @MacranaFeirme @BlayneyFaughs https://t.co/TaRpc343ZX | 59 |
1639923771455700992 | @IFJCaitriona @McConalogue @MacranaFeirme This is indeed a Rubicon moment Many farms support more than one family our case it’s 3 not counting employees and landlords who also rely on their income from our farm JK is correct to be concerned re succession. This govt with few exceptions are led by anti animal interests | 42 |
1639266494038024197 | Is Minister @McConalogue setting a dangerous precedent for the definition of a "family farm"? @MacranaFeirme president John Keane is adamant that this is the slippery slope to capping, quotas and restrictions on farm succession. https://t.co/VOeKBr9i1Q | 18 |
1638556798524194818 | Delighted to be in Brussels today, representing @MacranaFeirme at the opening meeting of this exciting project https://t.co/AxrCKx0DCT | 13 |
1639239943728816129 | An inspiring few days @COPACOGECA leading Living Labs work package for @GRASSCEILING_EU Excited to establish the Irish Lab with Caroline O’Keefe @MacranaFeirme and @SETUIreland and supporting #ruralinnovation with 9 European sister labs under the guidance of @sally_shortall https://t.co/9EccO99quy | 13 |
1638866726380097536 | Land access is a key barrier for young farmers But matching them up with older farmers can suit both parties. I spoke about the success of the @MacranaFeirme Land Mobility Service at @EP_Agriculture this week and how it could work across the EU. https://t.co/uK9rmPr843 | 12 |
1641090930827489282 | The @MacranaFeirme president John Keane warns that the current age profile of farmers is a key challenge for Ireland 26% of farmers are over the age of 65 If farming were a GAA team “all the players would be over the age of 35”- he warned. https://t.co/QLEbu3rQ1R | 9 |
1638711483545649155 | "I got more from @IFAmedia than they got from me"-Harry William's words when receiving his Hon. Life award presented by IFA President @TimCullinan_IFA. An Enniskerry branch member, also heavily involved in @MacranaFeirme. Attended the first IFA meeting in the Four Seasons in 1955 https://t.co/g5CWN0SLot | 8 |
1637901796453810176 | Congratulations to our Clonakilty Club member Aiesha who was crowned Cork County Miss Macra this weekend @MacranaFeirme #MissMacra #Clonakilty https://t.co/G8odIUswry | 6 |
1639001646880510006 | @MacranaFeirme president John Keane gets proceedings underway in Cavan tonight for the Macra hustings. 2 candidates running for the north west vice president role. They are Robert Lally from Mayo and Patrick Greenan from Monaghan. The 1 candidate for president is Elaine Houlihan https://t.co/Ts7rvgfQID | 6 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#clonakilty | 5 |
#macratravel | 2 |
#edinburgh | 2 |
#slssmonaghan | 2 |
#devo | 2 |
#rightlads | 2 |
#mentalhealth | 2 |
#support | 2 |
#alifelineonline | 2 |
#ruralinnovation | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@macranafeirme | 63 |
@mcconalogue | 12 |
@ifjcaitriona | 8 |
@africainstitut2 | 7 |
@irish_aid | 7 |
@agriculture_ie | 6 |
@farmersjournal | 6 |
@agriaware | 6 |
@farmersradioaf | 6 |
@oireachtasnews | 6 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
65
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🙏🏼 | 4 | folded_hands_medium-light_skin_tone |
😂 | 2 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
🕯 | 2 | candle |
🇬🇭 | 2 | Ghana |
🇸🇱 | 2 | Sierra_Leone |
✍️ | 2 | writing_hand |
🎤 | 2 | microphone |
📻 | 2 | radio |
🍁 | 2 | maple_leaf |
🇲🇱 | 2 | Mali |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Flags | 10 |
Objects | 8 |
People & Body | 8 |
Smileys & Emotion | 6 |
Animals & Nature | 4 |
Food & Drink | 4 |
Travel & Places | 1 |