11:44pm That concludes day 2 of the World Championships here in Belfast. We wish you all a good night and shall resume coverage tomorrow at 8am with Girls 13 - 14 Championship.
We do have images and video clips from todays presentations and they shall be loaded in due course.
Until tomorrow
Goodnight
11:20pm The presentation is now taking place for the Minor Girls Ceili
11:10pm Full Result of Minor Girls Ceili
11:05pm The winner of The Minor Girls Ceili is the Trinity School, Chicago
10:55pm The result of the minor girls ceili has being double checkrd. Currently the revised result is being announced in the hall.
10:44pm The Minor Girls Figure Presentation is up next in about 5 mins
10.30pm On stage Sean Eireann McMahon are being awarded their world cup
10.28pm In the meantime the award presentation fir the Figures shall be given
10.26pm An official complaint has been made as to the result of the Girls Minor Ceili, therefore that presentation will have to be postponed until it has been checked
10:22pm The stage is now being prepared for the presentation of the Minor Girls Ceili
10:20pm The Winners of the Girls Minor Figure is Trinity School, Chicago
10:12pm The winner of the Minor Mixed Figure is ......Sean Eireann McMahon
9:52pm Full result of Girls U13 Ceili
9:50pm The winner of Girls U13 Ceili is ....Trinity Chicago
9:47pm The Girls Ceili u13 are now being announced 9:43pm Result of Minor Mixed Ceili
9.39pm The winner of competition 41 Minor Mixed Ceili is......Team 6 Sean Eireann McMahon, Midlands, England
9.36pm The lights are dimmed, the fan fare music played and the screen lowered which can mean only one thing - Results!
9.32pm That concludes the competition and indeed the dancing for the day
9.28pm The final figure 4 Mullane-Healey-O'Brien, Chicago, USA dancing 'Roisin Duibh' are now on stage
9.22pm Our penultimate figure 3 Carey, Birmingham are dancing 'The Orphan Girl'
9.16pm Dancing 'Gerona' is Figure 2 Sean- Eireann McMahon, Midlands
9.10pm Up next are Figure 1 Kennedy, Belfast
9.04pm Now preparing to dance 'The Fairytale of New York' is Team 8 Caroline Greene, Glasgow, Scotland
8.57pm Figure 7 Trinity, Chicago, USA are currently dancing 'A New Dawn'
8.52pm Now making their way onto stage are Figure 6 Coleman, Mayo to dance 'The West Awake'
8.45pm First on is team 5, Scanlon, Birmingham
8.44pm Mary is announcing the next competition Minor Girls figure
8.37pm That concludes competition 51 Minor Mixed Figure
8.30pm Figure 2 Ryan, Tipperary have returned to stage for their dance story
8.23pm Figure 1 Sean Eireann McMahon, Midlands, England are now set to dance
8.18pm After a technical hitch with the music Team2 exit and Team 3 Kennedy, Belfast are going to dance instead
8.12pm Walking onto stage are Team 2 Ryan Tipperary
8.11pm Our orator and MC for the figures is the lovely Mary McElroy
8.09pm Next in the main hall shall be competition 51 Minor Mixed figure
8.06pm The Boys 14-15 descend from the stage to an electric atmosphere of presentations
7.54pm The music continues to boom from every speaker in the auditorium as the third boys Championship of the evening are presented
7.50pm To much applause the Boys 13-14 leave the stage
7.41pm The Boys 13-14 Presentation is due to commence
7.34pm The boys are still finishing their photo opportunities
7.25pm The auditorium is moving to the rythmn of the music as the Boys 12-13 Champions are being called on stage for their awards ceremony
7.15pm All the boys have been asked sidestage as the three presentations shall be back to back
7:13pm Full Results of Boys 14 - 15
7:13pm And our winner is..... John Lonergan , Kiely Walsh, Cork
7:06pm The results of the Boys 14 - 15 is now being announced
7:05pm Full Results of Boys 13 - 14
7:03pm And our winner is: Joe Bitter, Carey, Birmingham
7:00pm The Boys 13 - 14 is currently being announced
6:58pm Boys 12 -13 Full Results
6:54pm And our winner is Richard Murray from Waterford
6:50pm The results of the boys 12 - 13 are being announced
6.43pm On hand for all the dancers are our First Aid Team 
6.40pm Muriel Brown and Aine Ui She hard at work behind the scenes 
6.35pm Niamh, Clodha and Abbie from Doherty-Reid enjoying the Ceili competitions 
6.30pm Emily McLeer Sacramento, California sends greetings to Mom 7 friends at home in California 
6.26pm Now dancing their St Patrick's Day are Team 5 Haughey McCauley, Penicuik Scotland
6.23pm Currently dancing the High Cauled Cap are Team 4 Ni Chearra- O'Baolain
6.12pm The state of play at the Waterfront here in Belfast is that the Girls Minor Ceili has just completed their recall round and the Mixed Minor Ceili is due to commence
6.10pm Ok we're back after some difficulties. Apologies to all F5 users
Doherty-Reid
10.30am The boys for competition 7 Boys 14-15 shall commence shortly. Competitors are asked to make their way to the stage now
10.27am That concludes the first two rounds of competition 8 Boys 13-14
10.20am We have approximately a dozen boys yet to dance as 6 Sean O'Boyle McDonagh-Byrne Galway, Ireland 7 Seán Ó Gríofa Mobhí Leinster, Ireland and 8 Ryan Ostiller Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA takr to the stage
10.18am As is always the case with the boys competitions we are moving swiftly through the second round as3 Liam Hiscop Anthony Savage Glasgow, Scotland 4 Ryan Lalley Kennedy Stockport, England and 5 Liam McManus Ard-Rialla Cavan/Louth, Ireland
10.14am Awaiting their cue from Orflaith and Dean are now 39 Makulumy Alexander-Hills Claddagh California, USA 40 Jordan Decoteau Rince na hEireann Charlotte, USA and 41 Brian Perry-Carrera Kennelly California, USA
10.11am The light round and the reel continues as competitors 32 Kellan Carney Corda Mór Minnesota, USA 33 Ryan Thornton Broesler New Jersey, USA 34 Owen Sherman Maguire-O'Shea London/Essex, England take flight
10.08am And the boys are off with competitors 22 Ronan Long Kennedy Stockport, England 23 Fred Nguyen De Danaan Vancouver, Canada 24 David Bologna Inishfree New York, USA
10.06am The second round for Boys 13-14 shall be starting any moment and our musicians get the adrenalin and feet going with a burst of reels
10.00am That concludes round one for the Boys 13-14
9.58am Our last three dancers are currently on stage4 Ryan Lalley Kennedy Stockport, England and 5 Liam McManus Ard-Rialla Cavan/Louth, Ireland
9.50am We are nearing the completion of the first round as 9 Makulumy Alexander-Hills Claddagh California, USA 40 Jordan Decoteau Rince na hEireann Charlotte, USA 41 Brian Perry-Carrera Kennelly California, USA
9.48am There ar about twelve dancers yet to dance their first round as 36 Oisín Cooke Madden West Midlands, England 37 John Ferns DeNogla New Jersey, USA and 38 Kevin Prendergast Uí Nualláin Limerick, Ireland point their toes
9.46am Literally walking onto stage are 33 Ryan Thornton Broesler New Jersey, USA 34 Owen Sherman Maguire-O'Shea London/Essex, England and 35 Gary O'Brien Orla Nic Conuladh Dublin, Ireland
9.41am After a short interlude, since dancer unwell, we proceed with competitors 26 Cathal Lenihan Anne Burke Munster/Connacht, Ireland 28 Philip Roberts Hennigan-O'Loughlin Herts/Essex, England and 29 David Geaney Rinceoirí na Ríochta Kerry, Ireland
9.36am The first round for the Boys 13-14 continues at speed as 23 Fred Nguyen De Danaan Vancouver, Canada 24 David Bologna Inishfree New Year and 25 Brendan Byrne Faragher Leitrim, Ireland
9.34am Up next 20 Joseph Lanzillotta Mulvihill-Lynch New York, USA 21 Michael Casey Stanley-Carroll Bedfordshire/Peterborough, England 22 Ronan Long Kennedy Stockport, England
9.30am Presently dancing are competitors 14 Deaglan Loughlin Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland 15 Wesley McPherson Rince na hEireann Charlotte, USA and 16 Ian Meyer Brady Boston, USA
9.27am The competition gets underway as 7 Seán Ó Gríofa Mobhí Leinster, Ireland 8 Ryan Ostiller Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA and 9 Jack Fleck Richens-Timm Mid-America, USA prepare to dance their heavy round walk onto the stage
9.20am The boys in competition 8 Boys 13-14 have been asked to make their way to the stage as the next Championship shall commence immediately
9.16am The final three boys are now on stage 25 Steven Fox Conway-Lally Bedfordshire, England 26 Ian Luebbers Broesler New Jersey, USA 27 Brendan Hester Lally Manchester, England
9.12am On now are 7 Eoghan O'Neill Siobhan McDonnell Sligo, Ireland 18 Caolan McKeating-Lynch Mulvenna Belfast, Ireland and 19 Luke McCusker FitzGibbon Manchester, England
9.08am The Boys 13-14 second round is flying now as we reach the half way mark with11 Jefferey Carandang Stewart Vancouver, Canada and 12 Jake Bancroft Matthews Midlands, England ready for their reel
9.03am Presently on stage are1 Padraig Neylan Uí Nualláin Limerick, Ireland 2 Connor Duignan Hession Galway, Ireland and 3 Aidan Kelly Duffin-Murphy Massachusetts, USA
8.58am Round two commences as 28 Diarmuid Moloney Michael Dillon Clare, Ireland 29 Shane Duignan Hession Galway, Ireland and 30 Sean Weller Celtic Steps Colorado, USA danc e their reel
8.54am As competitors 13 Gerard Fogarty Ní Chearra-Ó Baoláin Drogheda, Ireland and 14 Richard Murray Higgins Waterford, Ireland take their bow that concludes round one
8.50am The first round of the boys 12-13 draws to a finish as the penultimate competitors 11 Jefferey Carandang Stewart Vancouver, Canada and 12 Jake Bancroft Matthews Midlands, England walk on stage
8.47am On satge at the moment are 7 Thomas McCann Davis Birmingham, England 8 Connor McCarthy Harney Walpole, USA and 10 Michael Gardiner Hession Galway, Ireland
8.40am The heavy round and the jig continues as 35 Aidan Hartnett Trinity Chicago, USA 36 William Wallant Pender-Keady Connecticut, USA and 37 Dean McLarnon Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland await their starting cue from the musicians
8.35am Exiting the stage are 25 Steven Fox Conway-Lally Bedfordshire, England 26 Ian Luebbers Broesler New Jersey, USA 27 Brendan Hester Lally Manchester, England as 28 Diarmuid Moloney Michael Dillon Clare, Ireland 29 Shane Duignan Hession Galway, Ireland and 30 Sean Weller Celtic Steps Colorado, USA prepare to dance their first round
8.27am First up are 15 Declan Kitching Conway-Lally Bedfordshire [his brother came 4th yesterday], 16 Elijah Evans Rince na hEireann Charlotte, USA [ first time ever to a World Championship] and 18 Caolan McKeating-Lynch Mulvenna Belfast, Ireland [says hello to his family in the audience and all his friends tuned in to the website]
8.26am The curtain is being raised and the competition is now starting
8.22am Our panel are now getting settled into their seats
8.16am For those of you constantly refreshing for news of the boys competition, they have yet to seat the panel and instead the audience enjos a selection of reels from Orflaith and Dean
8.08am We still await our panel but our musicians are keeping all entertained here in Hall A. Meanwhile backstage
8.00am The panel are not yet in the auditorium, however, this morning we have Tim O'Hare, 
Bernie Downey Lannigan,
Grainne Ni Chonchubhair,
Gerrard Meehan,
Nathalie Devlin
and Mary Honan
7.52am The morning of dance is going to be starting shortly as the boys have been asked to proceed sidestage and be ready to dance on the button of 8am
Mona Roddy and 33 Eoghan Murphy Móna Ní Rodaigh Louth, Ireland
7.47am Presenting certificates side of stage we have Mairin Ni Ruairc-Tuathaigh and Rose Fitzgibbon
7.45am Our musicians for this morning are Orflaith Ni Bhriain from Limerick who, outside of feiseann,a can be found working with the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. Accompanying her is title holder in both Irish dance and music Mr Dean Crouch
7.40am The doors are now opened and our MC Mr Dan Armstrong is asking that the boys finish their warm ups and be sides stage in ten minutes. Also up bright and early is his trusty stage assistant Mr Charles Moore
7.34am The starting number for the first round is due to be competitor 15 Declan Kitching, Conway-Lally, Bedfordshire 7:29am We will be starting this morning with Competition 9 Boys 12 - 13. The three boys competitions shall be in quick succession but we shall strive to bring you as much of the information as is possible. If you experience a lull in information at any stage throughout the day keep refreshing your page and understand that when we're not putting the information onto the website, we're off obtaining it.Please note that images and video clips will be added throughout the day or this evening as time allows.
7.27am The doors have not yet been opened to allow dancers and their families take their seats as the staff make last minute preparations to accomodate the crowd expected
7:25am Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of the 2008 World Championships here in the Waterfront Belfast |
