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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAlthough St Catherine\u2019s will once again be the only band competing in the Senior Accordion section, the performance remains just as significant, with bands judged against the All-Ireland standard and striving to produce a championship-winning display before the adjudicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victory in Belfast would see St Catherine\u2019s become just the fifth band in the history of the Senior Accordion competition to win three consecutive All-Ireland titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the section was introduced in 1984, only four bands have previously achieved the feat. St Mary\u2019s Accordion Band won three successive titles between 1986 and 1988, Mayobridge Accordion Band followed with a hat-trick from 1999 to 2001, St Brigid\u2019s Accordion Band, Jonesborough claimed three in a row between 2007 and 2009, before Holy Cross Accordion Band, Atticall completed the most recent sequence from 2016 to 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St Catherine\u2019s lifted the title in both 2024 and 2025 and now have the chance to join that distinguished list of bands with a third successive victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opportunity comes during a landmark month for the Killybegs band, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Founded in 2001, the silver jubilee has already been marked with a series of celebrations, and another All-Ireland success would provide a fitting way to commemorate the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Senior Accordion competition will take place at Titanic Slipways on Sunday as part of the All-Ireland Fleadh marching band programme, with St Catherine\u2019s looking to continue their recent success and add another chapter to the band\u2019s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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