Afternoon Coverage 3 pm - finish
2:55pm Competitors 10 Orla Lennon O'Neill Leitrim, Ireland & 11 Charaina Kelly Maguire-O'Shea London/Essex, England leave the stage as 12 Lisa Jane Caden Elaine Kavanagh Dublin, Ireland 13 Anna Ordog Ard na Greine Calgary, Canada prepare to dance 
2:53pm The girls prepare backstage 
2.48pm Poised for action are 7 Elizabeth Webster Cassidy Leeds, England 8 Jenny Bailey World Mid-America, USA
2.36pm Next on stage are 87 Mary Murray Redmond Mayo, Ireland 88 Barbara-Anne Duffy Ann Pepper Kildare, Ireland 89 Ana Ayala McCafferty Arkansas, USA 90 Clair Donnachie Caroline Greene Glasgow, Scotland 
2.31pm The second round gets underway with 85 Coleen Robinson Woodgate New York, USA and 86 Gretchen Dizer Ryan Tipperary, Ireland. Coleen says 'Hi mum!' 
2.22pm That completes the first round and the heavy jig for Ladies over 21. Ladies from numbers 85+ have been asked to come sidestage for their second round and the slip jig
2.18pm We are nearly at the conclusion of the first round as 47 Maura Cassin McDermott Massachusetts, USA 48 AnnMarie McManus Herring-Clarke Blackburn, England take to the stage 
2.10pm There are approximately a dozen Ladies yet to dance as 37 Leeanne O'Neill Matthews Midlands, England and 38 Sabrina Wuest Rojahn Switzerland come to dance their heavy jig 1.59pm Poised ready to go are 25 Leanne Nelson Davis Birmingham, England and 26 Sarah Moreman Lally Manchester, England
1.50pm Changing of the dancers on stage now with 15 Darcy Lockman DeNogla New Jersey, USA 16 Jessie Baffa Broesler New Jersey, USA 17 Kathryn Wightman Hannon-Murphy Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 18 Fiona Barry Murchu-Duiginn London, England on stage
1.43pm Awaiting their cue from Francis and Sean are 11 Charaina Kelly Maguire-O'Shea London/Essex, England 12 Lisa Jane Caden Elaine Kavanagh Dublin, Ireland
1.37pm walking onto the stage to take their points are 6 Molly Francis Johnston New York, USA 7 Elizabeth Webster Cassidy Leeds, England
1.32pm The recalls are being announced in the hall now for competition 22 Ladies 19-21
1.28pm Poised ready for theirheavy round are 102 Michelle McKernon Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland 103 Amy Deyell Regent Calgary, Canada 
1.23pm Tired from having danced the hornpipe 98 Kelly O'Neill Trinity Chicago, USA and 99 Orla Conroy Watters Florida, USA
1.21pm Just after having danced their first round are 96 Elsa Larsen Trish Williams Queensland, Australia 97 Louise McKenna Boyle Glasgow, Scotland 
#96 'Just want to say HI to everyone in Australia'
#97 'Hello to all my friends in the Boyle School ID'
Backstage
1:18pm On stage 88 Barbara-Anne Duffy Ann Pepper Kildare, Ireland 89 Ana Ayala McCafferty Arkansas, USA 90 Clair Donnachie Caroline Greene Glasgow, Scotland 91 Juile Nolan Sheehan-Murphy Killarney, Ireland 
1:08 Competitors complete their first round 80 Colette O'Neill McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland & 81 Paula Swidzinski Sionnaine Burnaby, Canada as 82 Laura Kennedy Elaine Kavanagh Dublin, Ireland & 83 Jennifer Early Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland 
12:53pm About to dance are 65 Nicole McKeever Ryan Tipperary, Ireland 66 Megan Kirk O'Connor California, USA
12:47pm The ladies prepare to dance backstage 
12:42 Senior Ladies competition starts with 50 Megan Hampel McCafferty Arkansas, USA 51 Kelly Stephens Carey Birmingham, England 
12:40pm The adjudicators for this competition Bernie Downey, Grainne Ni Chonchubhair, Chris McPartland, Maria Wogan-Meehan are joined by Kevin McCormick, Tara Day and Lisa Delaney
12:35pm The Senior ladies are gathering sidestage for the start of their competition
12:25pm Competitor 113 Bridget Madden McConomy Derry, Ireland is the final dancer in round 2 
12:15am Last years Senior Ladies champion Lizzie Ellis returning her trophy 
11.55am Next on are 68 Amy Webber Claddagh California, USA and 69 Alyssa Harling Cashel-Dennehy Mid-America, USA
11.54am All the rest of the competitors have been asked to come sidestage
11.49am There are approximately fifty dancers yet to dance in the first round as 59 Stefanie Warren Penk-O'Donnell Vancouver, Canada 60 Nicole Donaghy McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland await the starting bar from the Glasgow boys
11.43am Poised ready to dance are 51 Laura Wilson McInerney Swindon, England 52 Caroline Kelly Loughlin London, England 
11.36am On stage 40 Brittany Popkin Mulvihill-Lynch New York, USA 41 Kyla Marsh Goggin-Carroll Toronto, Canada 43 Heather Hanson Inishfree New York, USA 44 Kaleigh Jeffers Penk-O'Donnell Washington, USA 
11.31am Next up we have 35 Gemma Scicluna Aaron Crosbie London, England and 36 Aimee Starkie Ni Conghaile Louth, Ireland
11.20am Making their way onto the stage for their second round are 19 Claire O'Brien Elaine Kavanagh Dublin, Ireland and 20 Rachael Corr Kennedy Belfast, Ireland
11.17am Bowing off stage are 14 Caitlin Golding Broesler New Jersey, USA and 15 Carla Boylan Anthony Savage Glasgow, Scotland as 16 Ashley Smith Smith-Houlihan Boston, USA and 18 Neave McCann Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA get set to dance their second round
11.11am The second round and the slip jig continue with numbers 6 Grace Mahony Elaine Kavanagh Dublin, Ireland 7 Faye Downey Morgan Manchester, England
11.04am Round two gets underway with and 114 Melanie Bland Stewart Vancouver, Canada 115 Caitlin Sipes Celtic Ohio, USA 
10:53 That completes round one and Ladies are asked to keep things moving and be ready sidestage for the second round immediately
10.49am The last two dancers for the first round of Ladies 19-21 are now on 71 Laura O'Driscoll Murchu-Duiginn London, England and 74 Isabel Yorke McGahan-Lees Essex/Kent, England
10.44am Up next 65 Karen McCulloch Anthony Savage Glasgow, Scotland 66 Donna Griffin Sheila Hayes Cork, Ireland
10.34am We are nearing the end of the first round as there are eighteen dancers due to as 55 Catrina Morgan Armstrong Belfast, Ireland 56 Shireen Fahy Aaron Crosbie London, England
10.28am Competitors 48 Charlotte Curran McLaughlin Glasgow, Scotland 49 Stefanie Roche Ryan Pennsylvania, USA 
10.26am Ready for the off are 46 Shari Thompson Kiely-Walsh Cork, Ireland 47 Meadhbh Murphy O'Connor-Rea Cork, Ireland
10.16am Competitors 33 Ashleigh O'Neill Armstrong Belfast, Ireland and 34 Anna McGuire King Merseyside, England
10:10am Exiting the stage are 25 Kali McAndless Pickett Western Canada and 26 Elizabeth Smith Mulvihill-Lynch New York, USA as 27 Arlene Cassidy McConomy Derry, Ireland 28 Cassie Gille Corda Mór Minnesota, USA prepare to dance their first round 
10:16am Backstage 
10:06am Currently on stage 19 Claire O'Brien Elaine Kavanagh Dublin, Ireland 20 Rachael Corr Kennedy Belfast, Ireland 21 Aimee Ryder Sylvan Kelly Mayo, Ireland 22 Nicola Condon Anne Burke Munster/Connacht, Ireland
10.00am Fresh from their first round are 12 Cathleen Doherty Stanley-Carroll Bedfordshire/Peterborough, England 13 Carissa Lucatuorto Mulvihill-Lynch New York, USA
Message #12 'Hi to all at Stanley-Carroll'
#13 'Thank you for everything mum'
9:55am On Stage 1 Amy McLain Claddagh California, USA 2 Laura Larson Greene California, USA 3 Angela Oswald Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, USA 5 Kate Mitchell Goggin-Carroll Toronto, Canada 
9.40am Toes pointed for their first round and the heavy jig are 111 Teresa Hesener O'Grady-Quinlan Pennsylvania, USA and 113 Bridget Madden McConomy Derry, Ireland
9.31am Currently on stage are 100 Sarah Murray King Merseyside, England 101 Siobhan Hackett Aaron Crosbie London, England 102 Jenna Casey Stanley-Carroll Bedfordshire/Peterborough, England and 104 Melissa Mulhern Lally Manchester, England 
9.27am awaiting their starting cue from Gerry and Seamus are 95 Deborah Cairns Caroline Greene Glasgow, Scotland and 97 Sinead Mallon Burke-Conroy Mid-America, USA 
9.21am Dancing their heavy round is 88 Frances Richmond Maguire-O'Shea London/Essex, England and 89 Siobhan McSharry Grainne Feely Kildare, Ireland
9.15am Change over on stage with 80 Heather Adlam Goggin-Carroll Toronto, Canada 81 Grace McDonald Ard-Rialla Cavan/Louth, Ireland 82 Janine Taggart Doherty-Reid Belfast, Ireland 83 Michelle Fahy McDonagh-Byrne Galway, Ireland 
9.08am Poised for the first dance of the last day are 75 Ciara Brady Lyons Cavan, Ireland and 76 Caitlin Kenny Harney Walpole, USA 8.58am On the starting panel today we have
Gerard Meehan
Maria McCaul Mohan
Karen Petri
Tim O'Hare
Pat Brady Mullins
Catherine Flanagan
James Smith
8.54am Our starting competitor finishes any last minute preparations before making her way to the stage 75 Ciara Brady Lyons Cavan, Ireland 
8.51am Dan is asking competitors numbered 75 to 117 sidestage
8.45am The stage awaits todays competitions 
8.35am The doors are now opened and dancers and their families spill into the auditorium
8.30am Our musicians on the early shift this morning are the Glasgow boys Gerry Conlon and Seamus O'Sullivan. Between them they have accumulated almost fifty years playing for dancers and have graced many a dance class with their multiple recordings
8.25am Our MC keeping everyone in good humour is Belfast born Mr Dan Armstrong. Assisting him sidestage is Munster man Mr Charles Moore and Rose Fitzgibbon from Cheshire
8.22am The doors have not yet been opened as the staff complete final preparations for what promises to be a fabulous day of Irish Dance
Isabel Yorke, McGahan-Lees England arriving bright and early
8.21am Good morning and welcome to the eighth and final day of the World Championships here in the Waterfront Belfast
|
