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93rd Championships of Ireland

The 93rd Brass Band Championships of Ireland are due to take place this weekend.

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Wednesday, 13 October 2010

        

The 93rd Brass Band Championships of Ireland will take place this weekend organised by the North of Ireland Bands Association (NIBA)

The competition will take place in the Market Place Theatre in Armagh on Saturday, adjudicated by Alan Fernie.

27 bands have entered the various sections:

Youth Brass:
CWA Junior
Downshire Brass Junior
Roughan Junior
1st Old Boys Junior

5th Grade/Unaffiliated:
Banbridge Silver
Greystone Silver
Letterbreen Silver
Lisnaskea Silver
1st Larne Old Boys Silver

4th Grade:
Dungannon Silver
Warrenpoint Silver

3rd Grade:
Comber Silver
CWA Brass
Navan Silver
St. Mark's Silver
St. Mary's Silver
Wellington Memorial Silver

2nd Grade:
Ballyduff Silver
Drogheda Brass
Downshire Brass
Lourdes Brass
Templemore Silver
Third Carrickfergus Silver
Roughan Silver.

Championship:
Laganvale (Metal Technology)
Murley Silver
1st Old Boys' Silver

        

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