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Senior Choir at Sligo Choral Festival

14th November 2013

…through Sligo town. The choirs were met by the Mayor of Sligo on the steps of City Hall where we were treated to some beautiful a capella singing by a…

Senior Choir in Sligo

15th November 2015

The Senior Choir struck the right note at the International Choral Festival held in Sligo this weekend. Performing in front of an audience of some eight hundred people, the students…

Kieran’s Kildare Leg

17th November 2015

Sligo man Kieran Quinn (OC ’98) is a very able and talented musician who has a large following due to his versatile piano playing and his ability to connect to…

Musical Successes

4th April 2019

Congratulations to Sean Lannen (Grammar) who took first place and a gold medal in the ‘Buachaillí’ (boys 8-15)section of the Feis Ceoil in Sligo earlier this month. Sean was then…

Sunday surfing

18th October 2013

The first Sunday “Grand Day Out” of the year saw a group of 40 boys head off to Sligo’s Strand Hill on a beautiful sunny day (22nd September) with Mr….

Sound of Music in CWC

19th October 2015

Sligo International Choral Festival in November, Mark put them through some lively vocal and breathing warmups. He then gave some advice on technical points such as phrasing, breath control, diction…

Surfing the Strand

15th May 2013

On Sunday last, a group of boys from Third Line appeared to be oblivious to the wintry conditions as they took to the waves in Strandhill, Co. Sligo. Having got…

More Choral Success

27th May 2016

…has now been prize-winner at the Kilcoole Feis, Sligo Feis Ceoil, Wesley Music Festival and the Navan Choral Festival. For Matthew it is a big achievement, considering he was against…

Choral Delights in the Library

26th May 2017

…travelled to the prestigious Sligo Feis Ceoil. Again he was successful, receiving two silver medals in the Under 14 and Under 15 categories. The adjudicator Dr Joe McKee OBE remarked:…

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