{"id":2622,"date":"2025-07-12T12:22:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marchingbandsireland.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/leinster-fleadh-2025-bands-battle-for-provincial-honours\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T12:22:30","slug":"leinster-fleadh-2025-bands-battle-for-provincial-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marchingbandsireland.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/leinster-fleadh-2025-bands-battle-for-provincial-honours\/","title":{"rendered":"Leinster Fleadh 2025: Bands Battle for Provincial Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\">Junior Accordion Section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">K &amp; S Accordion Band\u2014will be back in the junior accordion section after an impressive run in the seniors. This Meath-based ensemble claimed the Senior Accordion Leinster title two years running in 2023 and 2024 at Wicklow Town&nbsp; and went on to win the All\u2011Ireland Senior Accordion in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Junior Miscellaneous Section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">There are two competitors in the junior miscellaneous section <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Baile Bhlainseir, Blanchardstown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Representing Castleknock\/Balbriggan area, Baile Bhlainseir has competed regularly in the Miscellaneous (under\u201118) marching band section at provincial fleadhanna. They last won the Leinster Fleadh title in 2019 and have since rebuilt since the coivd years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">St Kevin\u2019s Marching Band, Ferns, Co. Wexford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Formed only a few years ago, this up\u2011and\u2011coming band earned the Leinster Junior Miscellaneous title the last two years, securing their place at the All\u2011Ireland Fleadh. 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