14 CLARE COMPETITORS have taken home prizes from the Oireachtas na Samhna 2025, held in Belfast from October 29 – November 2 2025.
“Congratulations to the winners and everyone who took part in the Oireachtas na Samhna 2025 Performing Art Competitions. Oireachtas na Samhna is an expression of the best, most positive and most exciting parts of our culture, our language and our arts,” said Máirín Nic Dhonnchadha, CEO of An tOireachtas.
This year’s programme included 65 performing arts competitions for various age groups, along with music and singing sessions, exhibitions, seminars, plays, clubs, and discussion events.
10,000 people attended from across the country. Events were broadcast on TG4, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Raidió Fáilte, Raidió Rí-Rá, Raidió na Life and BBC Gaeilge. Oireachtas na Samhna is the annual national arts and culture festival organised by An tOireachtas, showcasing the best of sean-nós performing arts, competitions, music, singing, exhibitions,
seminars, drama and fringe events.
Clare Winners
Children’s Competitions
- Bethan Marsh: 2nd place in Violin competition
- Kate Breathnach: 1st place in tin whistle competition
- Brónagh Ní Ghríofa & Raghnaid Ní Ghríofa: 2nd place in duet competition
- Croíadh Ní Loideáin: 2nd place in Sean-Nós dancing competition (Competition A)
- Jack Reeves: 2nd place in Sean-Nós dancing com- petition (Competition B)
- Aoibhe Nic Dhomhnaill: 2nd place in Sean-Nós dancing competition (Competition C)
- Heidi de Brún: 2nd place in Sean-Nós dancing competi- tion (Competition D)
- Thea Ní hAirmhí: 1st place in Sean-Nós dancing competition (Competition E)
- James Ó Dubháin: 1sr place in Sean-Nós dancing competition (Competition F)
- Jayden Murray: 1st Sean Nós dancing (Comortas G)
- Oisín Bolton: 2nd place place in Sean-Nós dancing competition (Competition F)
Adult Competitions
- Colm De Brún & Liam De Brún: 1st place Duet compeition
- Sean De Brún: 2nd Place Sean-Nós dancing competition
