YESTERDAY proved a successful day for Ireland at the World Irish Dancing Championships in London, after two of the nation’s male dancers stole victory in their categories.
Jack Quinn was named winner of the Under 16 Boys whilst Conor Walsh was named champion of the Under 17 Boys.
US entries Melanie Valdes and Shannon Bradley were crowned champions of the Under 16 and Under 17 Girls categories, respectively, on what was also a celebratory day for dance school Doherty Petri.
The fifth day of the championships is currently underway – for full details, reports and photographs see our Irish Dancing section on our website.
The World Irish Dancing Championships run until Sunday.
See next week’s Irish Post (April 23 edition) for SIX-PAGES of pictures from this year’s Championships
Results
UNDER 16 BOYS - OIREACHTAS RINCE NA CRUINNE - LONDON
1 Jack Quinn Scoil Rince Ui She Cuige Laighean, Eire
2 Jordan McCormick Nolan-Bailey Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
3 Conor Harnett Scoil Uí Ruairc Cuige Mumhan, Eire
4 Owen Luebbers Broesler Mid Atlantic Region, USA
5 Rory Blanche Trainor Southern Region, England
6 Conor Rodgers Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
7 Curtis Long Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
8 Patrick Mc Kenna Morgan North West Region, England
9 Conor Norton Aaron Crosbie Southern Region, England
10 Parker Armstrong O'Shea-Chaplin New England Region, USA
11 Ryan McCrory Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
12 Jonty Moore Fiona-Gaye Moore New South Wales, Australia
13 Nathan McGhee Alan Murphy Academy Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
14 Conor Frehill Broesler Mid Atlantic Region, USA
15 Connor Patrick Sullivan Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
16 Harry Bartlett Doyle Academy New Zealand
17 Conor Lee Hession Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
18 Ian Schwartz Trinity Mid America Region, USA
19 Joseph Fee Domican Cuige Uladh, Eire
20 Callum Ward Duffy Travis Academy North West Region, England
UNDER 16 GIRLS - OIREACHTAS RINCE NA CRUINNE - LONDON
1 Melanie Valdes Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
2 Rohan Bole Caroline Greene School Scotland
3 Jessica Everitt Sean Eireann McMahon Midlands Region, England/Wales
4 Ruby Mae Anthony Glendarragh Midlands Region, England/Wales
5 Ciara Loughran King North West Region, England
6 Kate Babcock Murray Academy New England Region, USA
7 Anna Marie Coll Ceim Oir Southern Region, England
8 Ella Campfield Murray Academy New England Region, USA
9 Eleanor Arthurs McGahan Lees Southern Region, England
10 Brynna McVittie Goggin-Carroll Eastern Region, Canada
11 Adela McBrine Kidd Midlands Region, England/Wales
12 Hayley Pereira Rince Na Tiarna Mid Atlantic Region, USA
13 Caroline Cofoid Mulhern Mid America Region, USA
14 Martina Lee Lavin-Cassidy Mid America Region, USA
15 Abby Coyman Lynn New England Region, USA
15 Taylor-Lee Keating Cowhie-Ryan Cuige Mumhan, Eire
17 Margaret Hanley Dunleavy Shaffer New England Region, USA
18 Brooke Howard The Academy Mid America Region, USA
19 Lauren O Keeffe Foy Kiely-Walsh Cuige Mumhan, Eire
20 Rebekah Bell Ard Rialla O'Donoghue Cuige Laighean, Eire
21 Aoife Ni She Hession Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
22 Aoife Cremins Croghan-Greene Cuige Mumhan, Eire
23 Rebecca Heinhold Kiely-Walsh Cuige Mumhan, Eire
24 Lauren Walsh Inishfree Mid Atlantic Region, USA
25 Louise Fennessy Brooks Southern Region, England
25 Niamh Redmond Morgan North West Region, England
27 Meghan Bonner Bonner-Cannon Cuige Uladh, Eire
27 Ciara Rhodes Verlin Mid Atlantic Region, USA
29 Aislinn Bevill Pender-Keady New England Region, USA
30 Shakaela Carroll Lally North West Region, England
30 Eve Sheridan Hession Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
32 Simone Faloona McGinley Eastern Region, Canada
32 Niamh Molloy McAleer Victoria, Australia
34 Jenna Shepley McGinley Eastern Region, Canada
35 Roisin Mc Manus Mona Ni Rodaigh Cuige Uladh, Eire
36 Aine Claire Sheehan McDade-Cara Mid Atlantic Region, USA
37 Kaela Gray Milewski Gray School New England Region, USA
38 Irene Rose Monaghan Ard Rialla O'Donoghue Cuige Uladh, Eire
39 Megan O'Toole Hannon Murphy North East Region, England
39 Olivia Lennon Kenny Midlands Region, England/Wales
41 Ciara Stillson Stillson New England Region, USA
42 Ailise McDowell O'Neill Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
43 Orla O'Rouke Higgins Cuige Mumhan, Eire
44 Roisin Harkin Kidd Midlands Region, England/Wales
45 Catherine Back Simpson Academy ACT, Australia
46 Ciaran O'Brien Hagen-Kavanagh Mid Atlantic Region, USA
47 Mc Kenna Cleverly Scariff Hardiman Western Region, USA
48 Payton Kiel Pender-Keady New England Region, USA
49 Olivia Smith Glendarragh Midlands Region, England/Wales
50 Amber Rose Murphy Tanya Dirrane Southern Region, England
UNDER 17 BOYS - OIREACHTAS RINCE NA CRUINNE - LONDON
1 Conor Walsh Coleman Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
2 Eamon Kitching Conway-Lally Southern Region, England
3 Peter Dziak Trinity Mid America Region, USA
4 Rory McElvogue McElvogue North East Region, England
5 James O'Farrell Curley Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
6 Ciaran Traynor Rince Na H'Eireann Southern Region, USA
7 Cianan Bates Ceim Oir Southern Region, England
8 Sean Scally McAteer North West Region, England
9 Marco Peticca Broesler Mid Atlantic Region, USA
10 Jonathan De Tullio Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
11 Micheal Fogarty Ryan Cuige Mumhan, Eire
12 Benjamin Windborg Larsen Celtic Inspiration Norway
13 Joe Hunt Inis Cara Midlands Region, England/Wales
14 Darren O Donnell McNelis Cunningham Boyle Cuige Uladh, Eire
15 James McCarthy Marion Flanagan Southern Region, England
16 Liam Loftus McAteer North West Region, England
17 Tyler Kemerer MacConmara Mid America Region, USA
17 Ryan Enns Knock Western Region, Canada
19 Dillon Redmond Elaine Kavanagh Cuige Laighean, Eire
20 Liam Slattery O'Shea Mid America Region, USA
21 Charlie Cahill Murchu Duiginn Southern Region, England
22 James Houghton Short Mid Atlantic Region, USA
23 Matthew Richardson Marie Moore Mid Atlantic Region, USA
24 Declan Walker Kent Simpson Academy ACT, Australia
25 David Keady Hession Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
26 Alex Jung De Danaan Western Region, Canada
27 Kieran Young Sean Eireann McMahon Midlands Region, England/Wales
28 Bobby Hoock Mayer-Torno Mid America Region, USA
UNDER 17 GIRLS - OIREACHTAS RINCE NA CRUINNE - LONDON
1 Shannon Bradley Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
2 Amymae Dolan Carson-Kennedy Academy Cuige Uladh, Eire
3 Olivia Murray Scoil Rince Clann McCaul Cuige Uladh, Eire
4 Gia Debourbon The Academy Mid America Region, USA
5 Leelle Eakins Ni Chearra-O'Baolain Cuige Uladh, Eire
6 Fiona Dargan Rince Na Tiarna Mid Atlantic Region, USA
7 Hannah Drury Claddagh Academy Southern Region, England
8 Amy Prior Hennigan O'Loughlin Southern Region, England
9 Shannon Umhafer Hagen-Kavanagh Mid Atlantic Region, USA
10 Amy Harley Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
11 Shannon Morrissey Ceim Oir Southern Region, England
12 Chiara Zuccarello McGahan Lees Southern Region, England
12 Alanna Murray Mona Ni Rodaigh Cuige Uladh, Eire
14 Caitlin Simpson Elaine Kavanagh Cuige Laighean, Eire
15 Niamh Mannion McDonagh-Byrne Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
16 Grace McCarthy Carey Midlands Region, England/Wales
17 Ellie O'Sullivan Maguire-O'Shea Southern Region, England
18 Shannah Spry King North West Region, England
19 Carla Heatley Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
20 Olivia Ni Baolain Ward-Mallinson North West Region, England
21 Anna Sulger Pender-Keady New England Region, USA
22 Anne-Marie Heed Maguire-O'Shea Southern Region, England
23 Devon Moore Inis Cara Midlands Region, England/Wales
24 Aoife Sheil Hession Cuige Chonnacht, Eire
25 Caroline Compton The Academy Mid America Region, USA
26 Dara McAleer Scoil Rince Ni Ceide-Upton Western Australia
27 Libby Decker Michael Patrick Gallagher Western Region, USA
28 Emma Cotton McNelis Cunningham Boyle Cuige Uladh, Eire
29 Jenny Mancini Murray Academy New England Region, USA
30 Clara Reid Paschal Lyons Cuige Uladh, Eire
31 Ruth Murphy Corrigan-White Cuige Uladh, Eire
32 Cassie Croy Brennan Miskelly McCormick Cuige Uladh, Eire
33 Ciara O' Sullivan Sheehan-Murphy Cuige Mumhan, Eire
34 Zoe Toland Miller South Australia
35 Niamh Peacock Doherty Petri Cuige Uladh, Eire & Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
36 Clodagh Reid Fingal Cuige Laighean, Eire
37 Maria Nakada Fegan Cuige Laighean, Eire
38 Harper Mills O'Shea-Chaplin New England Region, USA
39 Tyler Caple Southern Academy Southern Region, USA
40 Clare Ahern Gilleoghan Irish Dance New England Region, USA
41 Julia Murphy Gilleoghan Irish Dance New England Region, USA
42 Anna May Fitch Shea-Jennings Mid Atlantic Region, USA
42 Aisling Roche Scoil Rince Ui Bhriain Cuige Mumhan, Eire
44 Ellie Beacom Scanlon Midlands Region, England/Wales
45 Sarah Robinson Fiona-Gaye Moore New South Wales, Australia
46 Nicole Whalen Peter Smith Mid Atlantic Region, USA
47 Caitlin Teeking Gilleoghan Irish Dance New England Region, USA
48 Rochelle Hoffmann Blakey Western Region, Canada
49 Amy Green O'Shea Mid America Region, USA
50 Shannon Ferguson Carson-Kennedy Academy Cuige Uladh, Eire