COMPETITION RESULTS 2025
Results of the 2025 Convention, 10-12th October, Killarney
Codes:
Mus: Musicality
Perf: Performance
Sing: Singing
Codes:
Mus: Musicality
Perf: Performance
Sing: Singing
Quartet Contests 2025
NATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
1st: Pure Sound
2nd: Nice n' Easy
3rd: Third Time Lucky
INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
1st: Limelight (BABS)
2nd: Ceoltoiri Canola (IABS)
3rd: Virtual Q (SAI)
1st: Pure Sound
2nd: Nice n' Easy
3rd: Third Time Lucky
INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
1st: Limelight (BABS)
2nd: Ceoltoiri Canola (IABS)
3rd: Virtual Q (SAI)
Chorus Contests 2025
NATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
1st: Munster Mix
2nd: Project M
3rd: MnáSome
INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
1st: Seaside A Cappella Show Chorus
2nd: Blingmasters
3rd: HARMONICX
YOUTH CHORUS CONTEST:
1st: Comhcheoltóirí
2nd: The ABCs
1st: Munster Mix
2nd: Project M
3rd: MnáSome
INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
1st: Seaside A Cappella Show Chorus
2nd: Blingmasters
3rd: HARMONICX
YOUTH CHORUS CONTEST:
1st: Comhcheoltóirí
2nd: The ABCs
Here to Harmonise Youth Festival
The Youth Festival allows groups to participate with one song in the barbershop style, and awards are made with a different rating to the usual Barbershop scoring system.
The following is the scoring guidelines:
Superior: equivalent to >75% in the BHS scoring system
Outstanding: equivalent to 68-75%
Excellent: equivalent to 61-67.9%
Good: equivalent to <61%
The following awards were made to the Hear to Harmonise Festival quartets and choruses:
Pretty in Pink: GOOD
The Sugar Dolls: EXCELLENT
The Aloysius Aces: EXCELLENT
The following is the scoring guidelines:
Superior: equivalent to >75% in the BHS scoring system
Outstanding: equivalent to 68-75%
Excellent: equivalent to 61-67.9%
Good: equivalent to <61%
The following awards were made to the Hear to Harmonise Festival quartets and choruses:
Pretty in Pink: GOOD
The Sugar Dolls: EXCELLENT
The Aloysius Aces: EXCELLENT
Other awards
Most new members: Blingmasters
Best Novice Quartet: N/A
Most Improved Group (Linda Corcoran Award): A Bit of Bling
Best Small Chorus: Comhcheoltoiri
Best Performance Score (Joan Kelly Memorial Cup): MnaSome
Best Senior Quartet: n/a
Member of the Year: Colm O'Rourke (Harmony Federation and Project M)
Special Presentation: Cherry Hartshorn
Best Novice Quartet: N/A
Most Improved Group (Linda Corcoran Award): A Bit of Bling
Best Small Chorus: Comhcheoltoiri
Best Performance Score (Joan Kelly Memorial Cup): MnaSome
Best Senior Quartet: n/a
Member of the Year: Colm O'Rourke (Harmony Federation and Project M)
Special Presentation: Cherry Hartshorn
