9.08pm That concludes todays unfolding of wonderful dancing here in Belfast.
For more spills and thrills we return tomorrow for the first competition of the day Ladies 19-21
Until the
Goodnight
ps Don't forget that the clocks have to be turned forward for all those living in Eire or thr UK!
8.38pm We are in the process of loading videos onto the website. Not all the clips have been sorted by age- only the ones on the left hand side.Though they do include every presentation thus far. We shall continue to complete uploading any images and video clips in the days following our return from the Worlds since time is not always on our side for the editing, resizing and uploading of material after the long days
7.25pm The hall is gradually emptying for yet another evening here in the Waterfront in Belfast.After a mammoth five presentations in a row I have no doubt the celebrations shall continue
6.55pm The reels continue, volume only obscured by roars and cheers from the audience as the recall teams are called and walk across the stage to take their bow. The atmosphere is electric and the back to back celebrating has had no obvious effects on the energy of the crowd here tonight in the Waterfront Belfast
6.52pm The music only lulls long enough to allow the Men off stage and to announce the World 2008 Senior Ladies Ceili Champions... 28 Foireann A McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland!
6.50pm That concludes all the male presentations and competitions for the 2008 Championship
The music and celebrations don't have much time to cease as the awards presentations for competition 1 Men Over 21 commence
The music blasts and Peter Smith CLRG President makes the presentation
18:25pm We are now going to have three presentation ceremonies starting with the the Mens 19 - 21
Full Results of Senior Ladies Ceili
and the winners are 28 Foireann A McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland!
Irene Hennelly awards her 100 to 40 Foireann A Haughey-McAuley Penicuik, Scotland
Mary Honan awards 100 points to 37 Foireann B Kiely-Walsh Cork, Ireland
Cheryl Young gives her 100 to 38 Foireann A Sean Eireann-McMahon Midlands, England
Patricia Brady mullins awards her 100 to 38 Foireann A Sean Eireann-McMahon Midlands, England Maria Wogan awards 100 points to 28 Foireann A McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland
Chris McPartland's 100 goes to 28 Foireann A McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland
Bernie Downey 100 goes to 47 Foireann A Doherty Coventry, England
18:13 We are straight into the result of the Senior Ladies Ceili
Full Result of Men Over 21
and the winner is..... 10 Owen Barrington Comerford California, USA!
Margaret Cleary awards her 100 to 10 Owen Barrington Comerford California, USA
Deborah Mulvenna gives 100 to 7 Jason O'Neill Armstrong Belfast, Ireland
Sharon mcCaul had a tie 87.5 to 7 Jason O'Neill Armstrong Belfast, Ireland & 12 Joe Dyson King Merseyside, England
Tim Ohare awards 100 to 17 Scott Doherty O'Shea-Chaplin Massachusetts, USA
Karen Petri gives 100 to 10 Owen Barrington Comerford California, USA
Grainne awards her 100 to 1 John Allan Smith Bracken Western USA Gerard Meehan awards 100 to 7 Jason O'Neill Armstrong Belfast, Ireland
6:01pm Its fast and furious as we are now going to have the result of the Men Over 21
5:59 Full result of Men 19-21
5:57pm And the winner is ....Aidan McGinley, McConomy Derry!
5:50pm We are now going to have the result of the Men 19 - 21
5:28pm Men 18 - 19 presentation 
5:20pm Men 17 - 18 presentation
5:10pm We are now going to have the presentation ceremony for these two competitions
5:05pm Full result of Men 18 - 19
5:04pm Winner is Gerard Carson, Doherty Reid , Belfast with a perfect 700 points. I think that may be the first 700 this week!
5:00pm Straight into the result for the Mens 18 - 19
4:56pm Full Result of Men 17 - 18
4:53pm and the winner is James Greenan, Mona Ni Rodaigh, Louth
4:48pm First result being called is the Men 17 - 18
4:45pm The lights dim and the results music bellows out around the hall
4:35pm Out & About
Darren & Katie Maguire - sister & brother get together at the Worlds
The Maguire Clan having a bit of a reunion
Paddy Lambe, Maura & Tom Morely take a well deserved break
Sheelagh Kay Hallessey from New Zealand and Cushla Srour formerly New Zealand)
Shealagh would like to say 'Hi Cian & Niamh'
Kathleen McLaughlin, Glasgow with some of her dancers
after 1st round of Senior Ceili
4:20pm 32 The final team to dance are Foireann A Clann na nGael Newcastle Upon Tyne, England dancing St Patricks Day 
4:05 Team 20 Foireann A Scanlon Birmingham, England dancing St Patricks Day 
3:49pm Team 3 Foireann A Claddagh California, USA dancing St Patricks Day
3:36pm Team 49 Foireann A World Mid-America just completed their recall round 
3:22 Team 43 Foireann A Hannon-Murphy Newcastle Upon Tyne dancing the Cross Reel 
3:13pm The Recall round for the Senior Ladies Ceili starts with 37 Foireann B Kiely-Walsh Cork, Ireland 
3:06pm Round 2 finishes with 25 John Grimes Short Montreal, Canada 26 David Sammin Keogh Midlands, England 
3:00pm
2:50pm The 2nd round starts with 1 John Allan Smith Bracken Western USA and 2 Michael Schumacher Joan Rafter Vienna, Austria 
2:42pm Our final competitor in Round 1 is 17 Scott Doherty O'Shea-Chaplin Massachusetts, USA
2:39pm Our MC for this competition John McDonagh keeps everything running smoothly 
2:35pm Peter Smith welcomes former world champion Raymond Walls to Belfast. Raymond who is now a surgeon loves to keep in touch with all his old dancing friends.
2:26pm The lads relax backstage 
2:23 The Men Over 21 competition begins with 19 Joseph Manning O'Riada Mid-America, USA 21 Daniel Blanchard Niall O'Leary New York, USA 
2:13 The recall round for the Senior Ceili will take place immediatelt after the Men over 21 2nd round.
2:09 That completes the 2nd round of the Men 19 - 21 and the Senior Men Over 21 are being called sidestage
1:58pm The Men 19 - 21 continue with 15 Aidan McGinley McConomy Derry, Ireland 16 James McGrath Boyle Glasgow, Scotland 
1:47pm The 2nd round begins straight away with competitors 34 Richie Ross Martin Percival Denver, USA 35 Jonathon Srour Broesler New Jersey, USA
1:43pm Our final competitor in Round 1 is 20 Ziggy Gaca Céim Óir London, England 
1:36pm We have about 8 dancers left in the first round as 13 Thomas Conroy Devaney Lincoln, England 14 Michael Piotrowski Anne-Marie Cunningham Salzburg, Austria leave the stage
1:27pm Competitors 6 Foireann A Ní Chearra-Ó Baoláin Drogheda, Ireland 7 Foireann A An Daire Western USA on stage
1:15pm Competitors 27 Brendan Riley Peter Smith New Jersey USA and 30 Allen Mills Aaron Crosbie London, England about to dance their first round. 
1.09pm and we're off with competitors 23 Matt Kaster Richens-Timm Mid-America, USA and 24 Michael Thurin Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA and the hornpipe
1.04pm Men are asked to proceed to the stage to get the show on the road
1.03pm Mr John McDonagh now takes over at the helm as MC for the Mens 19-21 competition
1.01pm That concludes round one of competition 46 Senior Ladies Ceili
Before going on stage 
39 Foireann A Olive Hurley Dublin, Ireland
40 Foireann A Haughey-McAuley Penicuik, Scotland
41 Foireann A Mullane-Healy-O'Brien Chicago, USA
42 Foireann A Stokes-Collins Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
3 Foireann A Hannon-Murphy Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
44 Foireann A Keogh Midlands, England
48 Foireann A Móna Ní Rodaigh Louth, Ireland
Fionala says 'Hi daddy'
Kate says 'I love you Niamh'
Kerri says 'Stop nicking our biccies Richard'
They all say 'Go Griffin-Lynch'
Team 55
12.46pm walking across the stage now are 5 Foireann A Kiely-Walsh Cork, Ireland set to dance Saint Patrick's Day
12.38pm Next up with The Cross reel is 3 Foireann A Claddagh California, USA
12.33 we are nearing the end of the first round of the Ceili competition as Team 1 Foireann A Blair-McCarthy Southhampton, England dance
12.22pm Now on dancing Trip to the Cottage are 53 Foireann B Murphy Ohio, USA
12:15pm A dozrn tems yet to dance as Ceili 50 Foireann A Ryan Tipperary, Ireland dance the Cross Reel 
12:10pm Team 48 Foireann A Móna Ní Rodaigh Louth, Ireland dancing The Cross Reel 
12:00 Team 45 Foireann A Griffin-Lynch Surrey, England dancing The Cross Reel 
11:54am Team 43 Foireann A Hannon-Murphy Newcastle Upon Tyne, England on stage dancing The Thatched Cottage
11:44am 38 Foireann A Sean Eireann-McMahon Midlands, England
11:35 Team 33 Foireann A Redmond Mayo, Ireland take to the stage to dance St Patricks Day
11:25am Backstage team 29 Foireann A McCarron Midlands, England. Sinead McHale (Front Centre) is 18 today. Happy Borthday Sinead! 
28 Foireann A McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland
11:20am Team 27 Foireann B Blair-McCarthy Southhampton, England
26 Foireann A Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland backstage before dancing the Cross Reel 
20 Foireann A Scanlon Birmingham, England
23 Foireann A Mohan Manchester, England
24 Foireann A The Academy, Birmingham, England
25 Foireann A McCarthy Drogheda, Ireland 
11:07am Team 22 Foireann A King Merseyside, England dancing St Patricks Day
10:58am The Recalls for both Mens competitions are being announced.
10:53am 17 Foireann A Murphy Ohio, USA
10:52 team 15 Foireann A McDonagh-Byrne Galway, Ireland backstage 
Team 12 Foireann A Ard na Greine Calgary, Canada 
10:46am Team 14 Foireann A Boyle Glasgow, Scotland on stage
10.40am Now on stage and dancing St Patrick's Day are 12 Foireann A Ard na Greine Calgary, Canada
10.32am The competition gets underway with 9 Foireann A Marie Moore New Jersey, USA
10.22am The musicians for this competition shall be Seamus O'Sullivan and Gerry Conlon. Both are Glasgow boys with much experience playing in feiseanna
Our adjudicating panel is Bernie Downey, Chris McPartland, Marie Meehan, Pat Brady Mullins, Cheryl Young, Australia, Mary Honan, Limerick, Irene Hennelly, Mayo
10.21am Next competition is Senior Ladies Ceili and our MC for this competition is Sean Cullinane assisted by Marie Duffy. He requests the first three teams be ready sidestage
10.20am That concludes both rounds
10.19am The final competitor for the second round is poised and ready to dance his reel 24 Gerard Carroll Armstrong Belfast, Ireland
10.17am Nearing the end as 22 Sean McCormack Goggin-Carroll Toronto, Canada 23 Robert Livingston Richens-Timm Mid-America, USA prepare to dance
10.15am The Men 18-19 Championship is proceeding at tremendous pace as 20 Brian Shinners Fleming-Ball Munster, Ireland and 21 Scott Cordon Joyce-O'Donnell Leeds, England prepare to dance their reel
10.12am Change of the dancers as 14 Conor O'Sullivan Scanlon Birmingham, England and 15 Dan Medora Cashel-Dennehy Mid-America, USA and 16 Patrick Quinlivan Rince na hEireann Charlotte, USA 17 Daithi Fisher Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland are on stage
10.00pm The second roung is initated by 25 Seán O'Brien Uí Shé Dublin, Ireland 26 Cody Kleppertknoop Broesler New Jersey, USA
9:56am We're at the half way mark as Just finishing their first round 13 Eoin Halpin DeNogla New Jersey, USA 14 Conor O'Sullivan Scanlon Birmingham, England.
9.44am Walking on stage to dance the heavy jig are 26 Cody Kleppertknoop Broesler New Jersey, USA and 1 Martin McKay Caroline Greene Glasgow, Scotland
9.38am On stage at present are 18 Niall Gilraine Ward-Mallinson Manchester, England 19 Levi Hatci Martin Percival Denver, USA 20 Brian Shinners Fleming-Ball Munster, Ireland 21 Scott Cordon Joyce-O'Donnell Leeds, England 9.34am The competition commences as 16 Patrick Quinlivan Rince na hEireann Charlotte, USA 17 Daithi Fisher Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland take to the stage to dance their first round and the heavy jig
9.27am The next competition 3 Men 18-19 is due to commence and all competitors are asked to make their way sidestage
9.24am As 10 Cian Houlihan-Smith Smith-Houlihan Boston, USA 11 Craig Mason Kelly Hendry Newcastle Upon Tyne, England take their bow after redancing, that concludes both rounds for the Men 17-18 9.21am On stage at present are 20 Gavin Collins Lucas Cape Town, South Africa 21 Rory Ward Mulhern Chicago, USA 22 Liam Dinsmore Goggin-Carroll Toronto, Canada 23 Aidan Fitzgerald Ni Fhearraigh-O'Ceallaigh Ontario, Canada
9.19am Five men yet to dance their second round
9.14am Next up are 13 Sean Kelly McNelis-Cunningham Donegal, Ireland 14 Blaine Donovan McTeggart Colorado, USA
9.08am Competitors 42 Kevin Emsworth Broesler New Jersey, USA and 43 James Greenan Móna Ní Rodaigh Louth, Ireland
9.00am The second round gets underway with 30 Michael Padgett Christine Ayres Melbourne, Australia and 31 Kieran Doctor Donny Golden New York, USA as they dance the reel
8.57am Backstage for the second round and the reel
8.55am The final competitor of the first round is currently on stage 13 Sean Kelly McNelis-Cunningham Donegal, Ireland
8.50am The first round continues as 7 Sean Nolan Mulvihill-Lynch New York, USA and 9 Ciaran McManus Ard-Rialla Cavan/Louth, Ireland prepare to dance
8.45am There are approximately fifteen dancers yet to dance their heavy jig
8.43 am Walking onto the stage are 42 Kevin Emsworth Broesler New Jersey, USA 43 James Greenan Móna Ní Rodaigh Louth, Ireland
8.36am Poised and ready to dance their first round are 36 Sean O'Connor-Kennedy Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA 37 Robbie Ross Martin Percival Denver, USA
8.24am Now up are 30 Michael Padgett Christine Ayres Melbourne, Australia 31 Kieran Doctor Donny Golden New York, USA
8.20am Exiting the stage are 30 Michael Padgett Christine Ayres Melbourne, Australia and 31 Kieran Doctor Donny Golden New York, USA as 23 Aidan Fitzgerald Ni Fhearraigh-O'Ceallaigh Ontario, Canada and 24 Andrew Serb Mullane-Healy-O'Brien Chicago, USA prepare to redance 
8.16am The heavy jig continues as 17 Kevin Mills Aaron Crosbie London, England and 18 Nicholas Andison Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA await their cue from Frances and SeanOg
8:10am The competition starts with 14 Blaine Donovan McTeggart Colorado, USA 15 Philip Hynes Stanley-Carroll Leinster, Ireland
8.05am Our panel are all set to go
Linda Reynolds
Deborah Mulvenna
'Hi Ruth, thinking of you'
Tim O'Hare
'Hi to all my dancers'
Karen Petri
'Hi Lisa'
Margaret Cleary
Grainne Ni Chonchubhair
'Hi Owen & Donal, i've not forgotten you!'
Gerard Meehan
8:00am The boys are sidestage and we will be ready to start in about 10 minutes
7.47am Our musicians this morning are Sean Og Graham, to be found outwith the Irish dance scene playing with the Irish trad band 'Beoga' and Francis Ward, graduate from the World Academy of Music and Dance
7.45am Men 17-18 have been asked to make their way down to the stage
7.40am Our MC to keep the boys in line is Mr Dan Armstrong and is assisted by Mairin Ni Ruairc-Tuathaigh. Presenting certificates to the Men as they complete their second round is Mr Charles Moore
7.37am The auditorium doors are now opened for the first competition of the morning, 4 Men 17-18.
7:30am Good morning and welcome to a bright and sunny Day 7 of the World Irish Dancing Championships here in Belfast |
