Tully tallies All-Ireland win

Alen Tully of Dublin won the All-Ireland Solo Piping Championship for the second straight year, and Stephen Creighton, leading-drummer of Dublin’s St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, took the honours in the solo drumming event.

Solo Piping
Senior (MSR)
1st Alen Tully, Dublin
2nd Andrew Carlisle, Northern Ireland
3rd Gary Watterson, Hollymount

Piobiareachd
1st Jonathan Greenlees, Northern Ireland
2nd Alen Tully
3rd John Leamy, Limerick

Intermediate
1st Ryan McFarland, Northern Ireland
2nd Alan Ferguson, Northern Ireland
3rd James Gibson, Northern Ireland

Junior
1st Lyndssey McNichol, Northern Ireland
2nd Kris Coyle, Northern Ireland
3rd Matt Wilson, Northern Ireland

Juvenile – Under-16
1st David Stone, Ireland
2nd Jemma Redmond, Northern Ireland
3rd Emmet Conway, Northern Ireland

Juvenile – Under-14
1st Bradley Parker, Northern Ireland
2nd Alan McPherson, Northern Ireland
3rd Joshua McKee, Northern Ireland

Solo Side-Drumming
Senior (MSR)
1st Stephen Creighton, St. Laurence O’Toole
2nd Stephen McWhirter, Simon Fraser University
3rd Conor McNally, St. Laurence O’Toole PB

Intermediate
1st Neil Pinkerton, Ravara
2nd Conor Sherry, St. Laurence O’Toole
3rd Nicholas Harvey, Ballycoan

Junior
1st Chris Johnson, St. Laurence O’Toole
2nd Willie Glenholmes, Cullybackey
3rd Alastair Hopper, Bleary

Juvenile – Under-16
1st Michael McKenna, Black Raven
2nd Mark Fetherstone, Seven Towers
3rd Garreth McLees, North Belfast

Juvenile – Under-14
1st Stephen Paynter, Killeen
2nd Clarke Campbell, Bready

Best Lady
Lorrasine Markey, St. Lawrence Howth

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