August 2016 archive

Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann 2016

One medal to report from this year’s Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann in Ennis – Hugh Mulholland, our secretary and banjo/mandolin/bodhran tutor, was awarded second place in the O-18 mandolin competition. Many congratulations to Hugh and, indeed, to all our other competitors at the fleadh. Although the weather wasn’t what we’d hoped for, it was a …

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Rose of Tralee and All-Ireland Fleadh

It’s a big week for our branch this week. On Wednesday or Thursday night our PRO, Eimear Cassidy will be in The Dome in Tralee, Co. Kerry, chatting to Dáithí Ó Sé in her bid to qualify for the televised final stages of the Rose of Tralee International Festival which take place next Monday and …

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