Oireachtas Rince na hÉireann | Feb 16 - 22, 2025
Competition Information
Registration
Please be aware of the following important registration dates:
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Entries open Tuesday, 12th November 2024
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Entries close (at regular rates) Tuesday, 19th November 2024
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Late registration close (fees apply) Tuesday, 26th November 2024
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Figure Stories/Music Due Tuesday, 7th January 2025
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Late Music Due (fees apply) Tuesday, 14th January 2025
Entries will be processed by Feis Entry. Due dates and late fees will be strictly enforced. Don’t wait until the last day to get started. Double-check the confirmation e-mail you receive to ensure you have entered all of the intended soloists and teams in the correct competitions to avoid Change Fees during the event.
Daily Schedule & Timetable
Stages
The Abhóca/Avoca Stage is in the Clyde Auditorium in the Armadillo building. The Bóinn/Boyne Stage and Coirib/Corrib Stage are in Hall 5A in the SEC building. The dancing area of each stage is 48’ wide x 32’ deep.
There is a warmup floor for those who are about to compete in Dochart 1 & 2 in the SEC building.
There is a practice floor for all dancers (regardless of which day they will compete) in Hall 1 in the SEC building.
Teachers are not permitted to take over either room to run practices, preventing others from using the shared space.
Competitor Numbers & Collection
Dancers (or someone on their behalf) must collect number cards before the competition commences. Should a competition start early, dancers will have until the published start time to collect their number, however, if they miss their rotation during this time, then they will not be permitted to dance.
Once the published start time of the competition has passed, it will not be possible to collect number cards for ANY reason.
Number cards will be available for collection approximately 60 minutes prior to the start of the competition. It is at this time when dancers will find out if they are competing in the EVEN or ODD split (if applicable).
Dancers starting on the Abhóca/Avoca Stage will collect their number cards in the entrance foyer of the Armadillo building.
Dancers starting on the Bóinn/Boyne Stage and Coirib/Corrib Stage will collect their number cards outside Hall 5A in the SEC building.
Please monitor the stages, as it is possible for competitions to start early (with the exception of 8am start times). If it is decided to start a competition early, then announcements will be made, and number distribution will also start early.
Traditional Set Dance for U10s
Each year, a different traditional set dance is selected by the Music and Dance committee of An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha, and all competitors for the relevant competitions must perform the same version of that dance.
At the 2025 All Ireland Championships - Oireachtas Rince na hÉireann, the traditional set dance to be performed in Competition 13 Buachaillí 9-10 (Boys 9-10) and Competition 34 Cailíní 9-10 (Girls 9-10) is St. Patrick's Day (the original version, not the Molyneaux version).
Here is the schedule of required Traditional Set Dances for the next few years:
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2026 The Blackbird - Standard version (i.e. not the Molyneaux version)
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2027 Jockey to the Fair
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2028 King of the Fairies
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2029 Three Sea Captains
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2030 Job of Journeywork
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2031 Garden of Daisies - Freddie Murray version
*Specific versions of each dance to be confirmed by CLRG's Music and Dance Committee.
Additional Information
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All hard shoe rounds will be danced three at a time.
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All soft shoe rounds will be danced two at a time.
Dancers must commence these rounds by standing on the markers provided on the stage. When performing two at a time, dancers must stand on the outer markers, and not in the gaps between.
There is no designated starting position for Solo Recall Sets.
