All Ireland Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships – Band Results 2023


Grade 1 – MSR

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: William Garrett
Drumming Adjudicator: Keith Orr
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Field Marshal Montgomery 1 1 1 1 4 1st
St Laurence O’Toole 2 3 2 2 9 2nd
Closkelt 3 2 3 3 11 3rd

Grade 1 – Medley

Piping Adjudicator 1: Mark Faloon
Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: Cameron Edgar

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Field Marshal Montgomery 1 1 1 1 4 1st
St Laurence O’Toole 2 2 2 2 8 2nd
Closkelt 3 3 3 3 12 3rd

Grade 1 – Overall

MSR Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
MSR Piping Adjudicator 2: William Garrett
MSR Drumming Adjudicator: Keith Orr
MSR Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Medley Piping Adjudicator 1: Mark Faloon
Medley Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Medley Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Medley Ensemble Adjudicator: Cameron Edgar

Band Piping  Total Drumming Total Ensemble Total Overall Total Overall Position
Field Marshal Montgomery 4 2 2 8 1st
St Laurence O’Toole 9 4 4 17 2nd
Closkelt 11 6 6 23 3rd

Best Bass: Field Marshal Montgomery
M&D: Field Marshal Montgomery

Grade 2

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Keith Orr
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Ravara 2 1 1 1 5 1st
Manorcunningham 3 2 2 2 9 2nd
St Joseph’s Clondalkin 4 3 3 3 13 3rd EP
St Marys, Derrytrasna 1 4 4 4 13 4th

Best Bass: Ravara
M&D: Ravara

Grade 3a

Piping Adjudicator 1: William Garrett
Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: Cameron Edgar

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Tullylagan 2 1 1 2 6 1st
Clogher & District 1 2 2 4 9 2nd
Kildoag 4 3 4 1 12 3rd
Major Sinclair Memorial 3 4 5 3 15 4th
Matt Boyd Memorial 6 5 3 5 19 5th
McNeillstown 5 7 6 6 24 6th
Battlehill 7 6 8 7 28 7th
Colmcille 8 9 7 8 32 8th
Broughshane & District 9 8 10 9 36 8th
Drumlough 10 10 9 10 39 8th

Best Bass: Clogher & District
M&D: Clogher & District

Grade 3b

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Keith Orr
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Cullybackey 1 1 1 1 4 1st

Best Bass: Cullybackey
M&D: Cullybackey

Grade 4a

Piping Adjudicator 1: William Garrett
Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: Cameron Edgar

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Syerla & District 3 2 2 2 9 1st
Cloughfin 1 1 10 3 15 2nd
Gransha 8 4 1 4 17 3rd
William Kerr Memorial 5 8 6 1 20 4th EP
Arklow 4 5 5 6 20 5th
New Ross & District 6 6 8 5 25 6th
Cullen 2 3 12 10 27 7th
Ballyboley 7 7 11 8 33 8th
Graham Memorial Clontibret 10 9 9 7 35 9th EP
Hugh O’Conor Memorial (USA) 11 11 4 9 35 1oth
Raphoe Ulster Scots 9 12 3 12 36 11th
Cottown 12 10 7 11 40 12th

Best Bass: Hugh O’Conor Memorial (USA)
M&D: William Kerr Memorial

Grade 4b

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Keith Orr
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Altnaveigh Memorial 2 4 2 1 9 1st
Black Raven 3 2 4 3 12 2nd EP
Upper Crossgare 1 1 5 5 12 3rd
Irvine Memorial 7 5 1 2 15 4th
Moneygore 4 3 7 4 18 5th
Letterkenny & District 5 6 11 6 28 6th
Major Sinclair Memorial 11 8 9 8 36 7th EP
McDonald Academy 8 13 6 9 36 8th
Down Academy Pipes & Drums 10 9 8 10 37 9th
Newcastle West & District 9 10 12 7 38 10th EP
Hollymount 6 7 13 12 38 11th
Bready Ulster Scots 13 11 3 13 40 12th
Kirkistown 12 12 10 11 45 13th

Best Bass: Irvine Memorial
M&D: Kirkistown