SCOR NA NOG
MUNSTER SCOR NA NOG FINALS QUIZ. The County Finals of Scor na nOg Chiarrai in the Quiz catagory will take place in the Austin Stack Park, Pavilion on Thursday January 4th with a starting time of 6pm sharp.
The Format for the Quiz in Scor has changed. It now consists of a one night County Table Quiz. All clubs will come together on the evening of the County Finals where the outright winners will then go forward to the All Ireland Finals on Saturday February 17th in the Pegasus Ballroom, Clayton Hotel, Sligo with a 11am starting time where all 32 Counties will battle it out as to who will be crowned Quiz Scor na nOg All Ireland champions for 2018.
MUNSTER FINALS. Sunday January 7th at the Community Centre, Ovens County Cork commencing at 2pm will see four Kerry Clubs taking to the stage in six out of the seven discplines; (Figure Dancing, Recitation, Ballad Group, Leiriu, (Novelty) Instrumental Music, Set Dancing) at the Munster Finals of Scor Na nOg. Certainly the standard of competition at this stage is top class as one would expect with the winners just one step away from competing in an All Ireland Final where Clubs from Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, Clare and Waterford will no doubt provide tough opposition However after impressing in their run up to this stage Kerry competitors will have worked hard since their tremendous Munster Semi Final appearance and will be well up for the challenge that lies ahead. Both the East Kerry Board and Tralee/St. Brendans District Board will be doubly engaged on the day. Spa in Figure and Set Dancing for the Killarney Club; in fact Spa Set Dancers are the 2016/17 Munster and All Ireland champions and on this occasion will be defending their Munster crown. Na Gaeil representing their District Board will be involved in the Leiriu while Dearbhla Quirke will perform in the Recitation catagory. The remainder of Kerry programme will come from; Glenflesk in Ballad group and Kilcummin will fly the Club colours in Instrumental Music.
The following will represent the Kingdom with the winners on the day going forward in this order to the All Ireland Scor Na nOg Finals which this year will be held in the Knockrea Arena, Sligo I.T. on Saturday February 17th 2018 Figure Dancing. Spa, East Kerry Board Alice O Donoghue, Orlaith Spillane, Aislinn, O Donovan, Leah Murphy, Ailbhe Gallagher, Erin Holland, Kate Lawlor, Laura O Carroll. Recitation Dearbhla Quirke, Na Gaeil, Tralee/St. Brendans Board Ballad Group Glenflesk, East Kerry Board. Aileen Healy, Eabha Healy, Caitlyn Cronin, Sinead Gleeson, Sarah Moran. Leiriu Na Gaeil, Tralee/St. Brendans Board Barry Sugrue, Dearbhala Quirke, Joshua, Roche, Liam Og Kingston, Emily Crowe, Isobel Crowe.
Aine O Sullivan, Aoife O Sullivan. Instrumental Music Kilcummin, East Kerry Board Clare Stag, Bebhinn, Brosnan, Ailbhe Brosnan, Olwyn Evans, Ewan Evans, Kirill Healy. Set Dancing. Spa, East Kerry Board. Erin Holland, Meghann Cronin, Siona Moynihan, Orlaith, Spillane, Liam Spillane, Gary O Sullivan, Cian O Sullivan, Eoghan Mulvaney.