St Patrick’s Day moved to the Twelfth when it’s not Baltic
March 17, 2020 St Patrick’s Day is to be moved to the Twelfth of July in an attempt to find some half decent weather that might allow people to leave…
Maghery Band Aim To Finish Season off on a High in Belfast
This Friday and Saturday members from the Senior Compeitive Band at the Maghery Band Academy will make history with their first ever performance at the Belfast international tatoo. They will…
Mayobridge Get the Nod As Rose Of Tralee Line Up Announced
Hundreds of marching band performers to entertain masses in 2019 Rose of Tralee Festival Parades MARCHING bands are synonymous with the Rose of Tralee and 60 years on from the…
Five Talking Points After This Years All Ireland
#1 Judges under spotlight This year’s judges have caused controversy not only with their decisions but also with their appointment. They were the same three people who judge the Ulster…
All Ireland Fleadh Marching Band Competition Review
This year ten bands made the trip to the All Ireland Fleadh in Drogheda. In this article we will look at how each section in the competition played out. Pipe…
Ramelton Town Band Win All Ireland
This year’s Senior Miscellaneous winners came as a shock after the performances. The band came second in Ulster this year but managed to beat the Ulster Champions and last year’s…
Cloich Cheann Fhaola Junior Retake All Ireland Title
This year in the Junior Miscellaneous there were two competitors but standard of the two band were very different. The Blanchards town band a new developing band only created in…
Batafada Band Regain All Ireland Title for First Time Since 2012!
Yesterday there was an interesting pipe competition which caused controversy again with many people thinking the wrong decision was made. The trophy went back to Connacht for the first time…