Fantastic performance by Tipperary musician Laoise Kennedy wins the 'Fiddler of Dooney 2024'
Nenagh native Laoise took the top prize!
The Senior Fiddler of Dooney Competition was won by 17 year old Laoise Kennedy from Nenagh, Co Tipperary. Laoise was presented with a cheque for €1,000 and a unique specially designed ceramic plaque designed by Sligo ceramicist Tom Callery.
The Fiddler of Dooney Competition is Ireland’s most prestigious fiddle competition which is held in Sligo town each year. It is hosted by Sligo town branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann and is supported by Sligo County Council with a prize fund of €2,500.
It has been in existence since 1965 and attracts competitors from all over Ireland. The competition gets its name from the famous WB Yeats poem and has become a major event in the Sligo cultural calendar.
Laoise Kennedy was the star performer while runner up was Ellen O’ Gorman from Co Waterford while Anna McCarthy from Dublin took third place.
Previous winners of the Senior Competition include the well-known Ademar O’ Connor, Tara Breen, Bríd Harper and Manus McGuire.