Celtic Crusaders from Mullingar are the Irish Champions after their win at Castletown Geoghegan GAA Club, Castletown, Geoghegan, CO. Westmeath.
Celtic Crusaders edged ahead in the top three, which were seperated by only 0.15 of a point.
Vikings Drum Corps are the Irish champions again after their win in Dalymount Park, Dublin on Saturday.
Celtic Crusaders were the stand-out performance of the day. Their 2016 production “On a String” had much advanced since the Arklow contest and scored 53.70.
The second half of the Irish season will begin on Sunday in Downs GAA club in Mullingar. It promises to be a very close contest considering that less than three points separated all four corps after the Arklow contest in July.
The Irish season got underway in Arklow Co.Wicklow on Saturday July 16th. Four corps took part in in the first competition in Arklow Celtic football club.
The IMBA competition scheduled for Clonmel on the 21st August has been moved to the Downs GAA Club Mullingar. This decision follows the Clonmel BlueHawks' decision to withdraw from all competition in 2016.
The first in the European series of the Indoor Music Games and SoundSport took place in Alexandra College, Dublin on Saturday February 27th. The Irish Winterguard Championships took place on the same day.
The European series of Indoor Music Games and SoundSport will open with a line up of 9 groups in Dublin on Saturday 27th February. The event also includes a winter guard contest.
The Irish Marching Bands Association has scheduled four shows this year. One of these is an event as part of the Indoor Music Games/SoundSport.
Dalymount Park stadium in Dublin saw one of Irelands most exciting finals take place on Saturday September 5th. Clonmel Bluehawks (Premier Class) and The Cadets (Junior Class) were crowded champions.
The Irish Marching Bands Association will host the Irish Championships in Dalymount Park stadium this Saturday September 5th.
The second IMBA show of the season proved to be very interesting with all six IMBA groups in performance in Clonmel on Sunday at the Clonmel Rugby Club. The Clonmel Bluehawks topped the Premier Class.
The first Irish competition took place last Sunday in Arklow, Co.Wicklow, and it looks like we have a great season to look forward to in Ireland.
Oisin Molloy is the new chairman Irish Marching Bands Association. He takes over from Frances McNulty who served as chairperson for the past two years.
Vikings Drum Corps have won their third Irish Championships in a row. In their first year performing as a drum corps, Vikings brought their prison themed production '25 to Life' to the field. The fast moving show strongly featured their well polished frontline, as has come to be expected with the Vikings, and the guard excelled at portraying the theme.
The third contest of the Irish Marching Bands Association on Sunday in Clonmel, was once again won by The Vikings. The corps from Tallaght therefore remains unbeaten this season. Many visitors travelled to the contest in Clonmel, and the corps performed to a packed stand.
This year's Championships of the Irish Marching Bands Association will take place at a new venue. The new location will be Dalymount Park - Dublin.
Three Irish corps have recently announced their 2014 production: The Clonmel Bluehawks, the Celtic Crusaders and the Inbhear Mór Marchers. The IMBA season starts today.
The IMBA Winterguard and Indoor Percussion Championships were held in the National basketball arena in Tallaght last Saturday. There were seven participants in all catagories, and all entrants are affiliated to IMBA bands that compete on the DCE circuit.
The latest DCE education session took place in Mullingar, Ireland on Sunday November 24th. The interactive session, aimed at those involved in planning or teaching for 2014 DCE shows was lead by Gerry Baker.
Tallaght Youth Band Marching Vikings and Ravens Drum & Bugle Corps are the 2013 Irish Champions. The IMBA Championships were held last Saturday in Kiltoom.
Ravens Drum & Bugle Corps from Athlone - Ireland remains at first place in the European Music Games Junior Class ranking this week. They took first place with a score of 73.60 at the third IMBA contest of the season, which took place in Templeogue on Sunday.
The Irish junior corps Ravens has done well in the contest of the Irish Marching Bands Association on Sunday in Ballygar. The corps increased its score by more than ten points and now leads the Junior Class in the European ranking.
The Tallaght Youth Band Marching Vikings and Ravens Marching Showband are leading the IMBA competition. The first show of the Irish Marching Bands Association took place yesterday in a sunny Arklow.
Shayne O'Brien will be representing Ireland in DCI this year as a member of The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. Shayne, from Clonmel - Ireland, is a member of Banna Chluain Meala, of which the 11-time Irish champions Clonmel Bluehawks are the marching division.