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Live Commentary
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Date: Sunday 17th February Todays Sponsor: Antonio Pacelli |
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7.04pm Here ends a fabulous nine days of All Ireland Championships 2008. I hope you have enjoyed the event as much as ourselves in covering it. Thank you for using the online commentary and for your many, many emails with positive feedback - it kept us going Over the nine day event the website registered 25 million hits We will now give your F5 key a little rest. Until the World Championships in Belfast
Goodnight Loretta & Brian Mooney 6.45pm The daily commentary shall remain available throughout the year and will then be archived whereby year on year our wee champs can see how they've come on over time We would like to thank each and every dancer that posed giving a 'colgate smile' for the family at home. We shall be putting more photographs and video clips onto the website in the coming days. If there are any images of yourself that you would prefer not to be displayed on the website then simply contact us 6.42am The hall is now empty other than ourselves and the lads dismantling the stage. James McCutcheon leaving after a long week
The results team Margaret and Eileen
Sheila O'Connor Rea with Meadhbh Murphy who finished 6th in Ladies 19 - 21
Seaneen Doherty with her daughter Bláthnaid (3)
6.25pm The dancers on the stage begin to disperse after the presentations. Families gather their belongings and begin to make their way home. 6.01pm The celebrations commence as the crowd gather at the stage and are presented by Mr James McCutcheon
5.58pm All the Ladies have been asked sidestage for the final award ceremony of the 2008 Championships Competitor number 4 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA 5 5.55pm That makes the All Ireland Ladies Over 21 Champion ..... 35 Cecily Charlton McGahan-Lees Essex, England Ann Hall awards her 100 to.... 4 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA 5 Michael Dillon gives his top score to..... 4 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA Elaine Kavanagh awards her points to.... . 14 Ann Marie Melia McDonagh-Byrne Galway, Ireland John Morgan gives his 100 to..... 4 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA Pauline Shaw gives her 100 points to..... 5.50pm The lights are dimmed and the screen lit for the last time in the All Ireland Championships 2008 5.49pm The Championship results for Ladies Over 21 are going to be announced now 5.47pm 35 Cecily Charlton McGahan-Lees Essex, England 3 5.46pm The light solo round was won by........ 5.44pm This competition was adjudicated by Pauline Shaw and the winner is....... 4 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA 5.43pm Well as if three presentations back to back wasn't enough excitement the stage is being cleared to allow for the heavy solo round Ladies Over21 reults 5.22pm We shall be having the Ladies 19-21 presentation any moment now
5.01 pm The reels are flying and the crowd are cheering and clapping as the presentations commence with All Ireland Champion Men 19-21 4.59pm The awards ceremony for all three Championships shall be following on shortly 4.58pm 43 Siobhan Hackett Aaron Crosbie London, England 4.57pm The All Ireland Champion 2008 Ladies 19-21 is ..... 4.50pm The Ladies 19-21 results are being announced now
4.49pm 12 Owen Barrington Comerford California 4.49pm The All Ireland Champion 2008 Men Over 21 is..... 4.47pm The results of Men Over 21 is currently being announced in the main hall 4.46pm 14 Aidan Garvey Móna Ní Rodáigh Louth, Ireland
4.46pm The All Ireland Champion 2008 Men19-21 is.... 4.44pm The reults are in, hall is dimmed and the results for Men 19-21 are being announced 4.40pm The Ladies 19-21 light round was won by.......48 Frances Richmond Maguire-O'Shea London, England 4.33pm The Ladies 19-21 heavy round was won by...... 40 Emily Penner Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California/Ontario, USA/Canada 4.29pm The results for the Men Over 21 light round are being announced and the winner is .........5 John Smith Bracken Arizona, USA 4.28pm The results for the Men Over 21 heavy round are being given now and the winner is .........12 Owen Barrington Comerford California 4.26pm The winner is ........14 Aidan Garvey Móna Ní Rodáigh Louth, Ireland 4.25pm The results for the Men 19-21 light round are being announced now 4.21pm The winner is 14 Aidan Garvey Móna Ní Rodáigh Louth, Ireland 4.20pm The results for the Men 19-21 heavy round as adjudicated by John Morgan are being given now 4.12pm The recalls for competition 21 Ladies Over 21 are being announced at the moment 4.01pm Seamus O'She is addressing the audience to thank the dancers, teachers and CLRG staff - amoungst others
3.59pm The schedule after the recall for the Ladies Over 21 is as follows :- The solo results shall be announced for both rounds Ladies 19-21 The solo results shall be announced for both rounds Ladies Over 21 Then the big screen shall be put into action for all four Championship results 3.56pm The Championship recalls shall be announced shortly 3.55pm That concludes the two solo rounds for competition 21 Ladies Over 21 3.50pm Leading off the second wave of Ladies dancing their slip jig down the line is 27 Nicola King Spooner Aaron Crosbie London, England 3.42pm The solo reound is off as competitor 3 Claire Irvine Aaron Crosbie London, England dances her slip jig 3.36pm The recall for the light solo round is being announced now and shall be adjudicated by Michael Dillon 3.34pm That completes the heavy solo round 3.22pm Competitor 2 SarahJane Jeffrey Boyle Glasgow, Scotland leads off the first of two lines of the Ladies with her heavy jig 3.14pm The recall for the heavy solo round is being announced at the moment and will be adjudicated by Pauline Shaw 3.09pm As 7 Fiona Barry Murchu-Duiginn London, England exits the stage that completes both rounds of competition 21 3:08pm Danny Doherty, Mary McElroy and Margaret Dunleavy
3.07pm Sheila Hayes, Cork Hilary Joyce Owens, Dublin and Lisa Petri, New York USA
3.06pm We are almost at the end of the second round as 3 Claire Irvine Aaron Crosbie London, England and 4 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA prepare to dance their slip jig
3.04pm 2 SarahJane Jeffrey Boyle Glasgow, Scotland
3.02pm Next up are 61 Erin Haggerty Petri New York, USA and 63 Louise Skelly Aoife Ní Fhionnagáin Dublin, Ireland
2.54pm 51 Ailis Boyle-O'Dowda Boyle-O'Dowda Hampshire, England and 52 Tracey O'Toole Fegan Dublin, Ireland are taking to their starting spots 2.49pm Pointing their toes ready for their slip jig are 46 Alexandra Wren Shamrock Lancashire, England and 48 Michelle McKernon Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland
2.45pm We are about the half way mark for the Ladies Over 21 at the moment as 37 Claire Brett Gráinne Feely Kildare, Ireland and 39 Nicole McKeever Ryan Tipperary, Ireland get ready todance their slip jig 2.41pm The Ladies Over 21 Championship continues as 32 Stacey Bradley Boyle Glasgow, Scotland and 33 Anna Demchenko Tir na nÓg Moscow, Russia walk onto the stage 2.38pm 27 Nicola King Spooner Aaron Crosbie London, England and 28 Julie Nolan Sheehan-Murphy Kerry, Ireland are currently on stage
2.36pm Presently dancing are 25 Cathy Desmond Olive Hurley Dublin, Ireland and 26 Leanne McLean Sue Fay Healy Ottawa, Canada 2.25pm The second round is kicking off as 8 Gunilla Odsbol Tir na nÓg Munich, Germany and 9 Stephanie Coull Short Quebec, Canada come onto the stage 2.10pm That completes th first round of competition 21 Senior Ladies Over 21 2.09pm Last to dance in the first round of this competition is 51 Ailis Boyle-O'Dowda Boyle-O'Dowda Hampshire, England 2.03pm The first round is coming to an end as 44 Kelly O'Neill Trinity Illinois, USA and 45 Seána Ní Dháithí Cadwell-Cawte Meath, Ireland come on stage 2.01pm 40 Jeanne Piecuch Woodgate Buffalo, USA and 41 Erin Eiser Inishfree New York, USA 42 Barbara-Anne Duffy Ann Pepper Kildare, Ireland are on stage now 1.57pm The round of the Ladies Over 21 continues as 35 Cecily Charlton McGahan-Lees Essex, England and 36 Katie McGill Sue Fay Healy Ottawa, Canada dance 1.51pm Walknig onto the stage at the moment are 27 Nicola King Spooner Aaron Crosbie London, England 28 Julie Nolan Sheehan-Murphy Kerry, Ireland 1.48pm We are about the half way point of round one Senior Ladies Over 21 as 22 Louise McKenna Boyle Glasgow, Scotland 23 Michelle Howe Armstrong Belfast, Ireland 24 Noelle Zielenbach Shea-Jennings New Jersey, USA dance 1:33pm About to dance in Round 1 are 8 Gunilla Odsbol Tir na nÓg Munich, Germany 9 Stephanie Coull Short Quebec, Canada
1:30pm Backstage
1.28pm The first round of the competition continues as SarahJane Jeffrey Boyle Glasgow, Scotland and 3 Claire Irvine Aaron Crosbie London, England take to the stage 1.26pm Competitors Louise Skelly Aoife Ní Fhionnagáin Dublin, Ireland and 66 Tatyana Romanenko Tir na nÓg Moscow, Russia point their toes ready for their heavy round 1.24pm Presently dancing their heavy jig in round one are 60 Leanne Nelson Davis Birmingham, England and 61 Erin Haggerty Petri New York, USA 1.22pm The competition gets underway 1:14pm The Ladies Over 21 Championship will be starting shortly.
1:08pm Recalls for Girls 19 - 21 1.06pm The Championship recalls are being announced at the moment here in the main hall 1.05pm That concludes the solo rounds 1.00pm The second wave are on now
12.55pm The light step down the line has just commenced with 4 Gemma Scicluma Aaron Crosbie London, England
12.49pm The recall round for the lights are being announced at the moment and will be adjudicated by Russell Beaton 12.48pm That concludes the heavy recall round 12.41pm Numbers from 53 Eimear Mahady Gráinne Feely Kildare, Ireland are dancing in the third line now 12.33pm The second line of girls are dancing their step down the line with 28 Eva Brosnan Aaron Crosbie London, England satrting them off 12.25pm The first wave of girls make their way across the back of the stage for their solo recall step down the line led by 4 Gemma Scicluma Aaron Crosbie London, England 12.22pm The heavy solo recalls are being announced now and shall be judged by Anthony Costello 12.17pm That completes the second round for competition 22 Ladies 19-21 12:00am On stage now 23 Siobhan McSharry Gráinne Feely Kildare, Ireland 24 Caroline Kelly Loughlin London, England 11.49am Now up are 68 Donna Griffin Sheila Hayes Cork, Ireland and 69 Caitlin Halligan Coyle Pennsylvania, USA
11.45am The second round and the reel commence as our Ladies take to the stage
11.39am The second round shall begin with 62 Megan Mayer Verlin New York, USA and 65 Nicole Donaghy McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland (pictured)
11.38am That concludes the first round of the Ladies 19-21 11.32 Dancing their heavy jig presently are 29 Rebeca Coloma De Danann Vancouver, Canada and 30 Maggie Herzog DeNogla New Jersey 11.28am We are working our way to the end of the first round as 25 Isabel Yorke McGahan-Lees Essex, England and 26 Katie Grennan Trinity Illinois, USA 11.22am On stage at the moment are 13 Judith Clyne Haughey-McAuley Penicuik, Scotland and 15 Fay Dellow Kelly Hendry Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
11.18am Awaiting their cue from our Glasgow boys are 8 Shari Thompson Kiely-Walsh Cork, Ireland and 9 Meadhbh Murphy O'Connor-Rea Cork, Ireland 11.16am Competitors 4 Gemma Scicluma Aaron Crosbie London, England and 6 Grace McDonald Ard-Rialla Cavan/Louth, Ireland are currently dancing on stage 11.07am This competition reaches the half way mark in the first round as 68 Donna Griffin Sheila Hayes Cork, Ireland and 69 Caitlin Halligan Coyle Pennsylvania, USA dance their heavy jig 11.04am Now on are 66 Ellin Hay O'Neill Chrishchurch, New Zealand and 67 Ashleigh O'Neill Armstrong Belfast, Ireland
11.00am The competition continues as 58 Carla Boylan Anthony Savage Glasgow, Scotland and 60 Amy Webber Claddagh California, USA take their spots
10.56am 50 Aimee Starkie Ni Conghaile Louth, Ireland 52 Katrina Swift Short Quebec, Canada 53 Eimear Mahady Gráinne Feely Kildare, Ireland
10.54am 47 Deirdre Robinett McGing Ohio, USA and 48 Frances Richmond Maguire-O'Shea London, England are currently dancing their first round 10.52am Up next are 43 Siobhan Hackett Aaron Crosbie London, England and 44 Lauren Sene Ard Rí London, England 10.49am Now dancing their heavy jig are 41 Caitlin Murphy Trinity Illinois, USA and 42 Nichola Quinn Uí Nualláin Limerick, Ireland 4 10.43am The Ladies 19-21 competition gets underway as 35 Helen Stanley Ní Chearra-Ó Baolain Louth, Ireland and 36 Janine Taggart Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland prepare to dance
10.40am The adjudicators for the girls round take to their seats. On the panel we have Russell Beaton, Anthony Costello, Linda Ball Hoban, Siobhan McDonnell and Mandy Hennigan O'Loughlin Russell Beaton
Anthony Costello
Linda Ball Hoban
Siobhan McDonnell
Mandy Hennigan O'Loughlin
10.38am Our MC for this competition shall be Mr John McDonagh
10.37am Those Men 19-21 recalled and those from Men Over 21 are asked to proceed to Hall B to dance their sets 10.35am The Men 19-21 recall is being announced now 10.32am Ladies 19-21 have been called sidestage as their competition shall be atarting shortly. Competitor 48 Frances Richmond Maguire-O'Shea London, England wishes to say 'Hi ' to all her friends in England watching the website.
10.31am There will be no recall for this competition so the competitors shall be going straight over to the set hall to join tose from Men 19-21 10.30am That completes rounds one and two for competiton 1 Senior Mens Over 21 10.28am Walking onto the stage to dance their reel are 4 Anthony Casserly Davis Birmingham, England and 5 John Smith Bracken Arizona, USA 10.26am Up now are 1 Christopher Carswell Breen-Kerr-Poulton Melbourne, Australia and 3 Dmitry Strizheuskiy Tir na nÓg Moscow, Russia 10.24am The second round gets started with 12 Owen Barrington Comerford California, USA and 14 Adrian Kelly Maguire-O'Shea London, England 10.18am That completes round one of Men Over 21 10.15am The last competitor for this round is on now 4 Anthony Casserly Davis Birmingham, England 10.13am Completing their first round are 1 Christopher Carswell Breen-Kerr-Poulton Melbourne, Australia and 3 Dmitry Strizheuskiy Tir na nÓg Moscow, Russia 10.11am Currently dancing their hornpipe are 12 Owen Barrington Comerford California, USA and 14 Adrian Kelly Maguire-O'Shea London 10.05am Literally just about to walk on to danc etheir first round are 5 John Smith Bracken Arizona, USA abd 7 Jason O'Neill Armstrong Belfast
10:00am The Mens Over 21 is just about to start and the boys have been asked sidestage
9.55am On stage now is are the Men19-21 dancing their light solo recall round being adjudicated by Elaine Kavanagh 9:33am The Men 19 - 21 has just finished and we are having the Solo rounds. The heavy is being adjudicated by John Morgan and the light Round by Elaine Kavanagh 9.31am Enjoying the Mens Championship are Mary McElroy and Aine Ui She
9.29am The second round is about to get underway as competitors 13 Kincaid Stringer Eimir Ní Mhaoiléidigh Texas, USA and 14 Aidan Garvey Móna Ní Rodáigh Louth, Ireland prepare to take to the stage
9.23am The boys round is going a ferocious speed as our last competitor 6 Thomas Hastings dances his 9.14am Competition Men 19 - 21 continues with 9 Benidict Devlin, Griffin Lynch and 10 James Breen, Murchu Duiginn 9.11am The competition starts as competitors 7 Danny Jackson, Jackson, Brisbane, Australia and 8 Michael Piotrowski, Cunningham, Salzburg, Austria take to the stage 9:05am Our musicians are Gerry Conlon and Martin Daly from Glasgow
9:00am Our adjudicators this morning are Elaine Kavanagh, Pauline Shaw, Michael Dillon, Ann Hall and John Morgan Elaine Kavanagh Pauline Shaw Michael Dillon Ann Hall John Morgan
8:55am First competition is the Men 19 - 21 and those involved are being called sidestage
8:45am Our MC for this morning is Mr Sean Cullinane assisted by Charles Moore
8:30 am Good morning and welcome to the final day of the 2008 All Irelands here in Killarney |
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