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For those not familiar with the Irish traditional music and dance culture, the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (All Ireland Festival of Music) is the final round of competitions that draws hundreds of young musicians, dancers and singers from throughout Ireland. All of the competitors have been involved in smaller rounds of competitions hosted by the 450+ Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Irish Musicians' Association) branches throughout the year for the purpose of connecting communities through culture.

The following lists highlight young flute players who have placed in Ireland's Fleadh Cheoil events playing Martin Doyle flutes. If anyone has results that they would like to add to this page, kindly contact Martin Doyle »

Special thanks to Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin for kindly compiling the 2003 to 2006 results.

2026

  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 15-18 Flute at the Galway Fleadh in Claregalway.
  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Galway Fleadh in Claregalway.
  • Brayan Badalge: 2nd place 15-18 Flute at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Brayan Badalge: 3rd place 15-18 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
  • Catherine Philbin: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Mayo Fleadh in Ballina.
  • Catherine Philbin: 3rd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Mayo Fleadh in Ballina.
  • Catherine Philbin: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Catherine Philbin: 1st place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Catherine Philbin: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
  • Catherine Philbin: 2nd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place Senior Flute at the Mayo Fleadh in Ballina.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place Senior Flute Slow Airs at the Mayo Fleadh in Ballina.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 2nd place Senior Flute at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place Senior Flute Slow Airs at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place Senior Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place Senior Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
  • Padraic O’Brien: 1st place U12 Flute at the Galway Fleadh in Claregalway.
  • Padraic O’Brien: 1st place U12 Flute Slow Airs at the Galway Fleadh in Claregalway.
  • Padraic O’Brien: 1st place U12 Flute at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Padraic O’Brien: 1st place U12 Flute Slow Airs at the Connacht Fleadh in Mohill.
  • Padraic O’Brien: 3rd place U12 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 15-18 Flute at the Clare Fleadh in Ennis.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Clare Fleadh in Ennis.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 3rd place 15-18 Flute at the Munster Fleadh in Lismore.
  • Seánie West: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Belturbet Fleadh Cheoil.
  • Seánie West: 1st place 12-15 Flute Slow Air at the Belturbet Fleadh Cheoil.

2025

  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Galway Fleadh Cheoil in Gort.
  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Galway Fleadh Cheoil in Gort.
  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 12-15 Duet (flute & harp/Ava Egan) at the Galway Fleadh in Gort.
  • Brayan Badalge: 2nd place 12-15 Miscellaneous (flute in f) at the Galway Fleadh in Gort.
  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 12-15 Miscellaneous at the Connaught Fleadh Cheoil in Ballinasloe.
  • Brayan Badalge: 2nd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Connaught Fleadh Cheoil in Ballinasloe.
  • Catherine Philbin: 3rd place 12-15 Flute at the Connaught Fleadh Cheoil in Ballinasloe.
  • Catherine Philbin: 2nd place 12-15 Flute at the Mayo Fleadh Cheoil in Ballina.
  • Catherine Philbin: 2nd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Mayo Fleadh Cheoil in Ballina.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 15-18 Flute at the Clare Fleadh in Ennis.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Clare Fleadh in Ennis.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place 15-18 Flute at the Munster Fleadh in Bishopstown.

2024

  • Brayan Badalge: 1st place 12-15 Miscellaneous at the Connaught Fleadh Cheoil in Ballinasloe.
  • Brayan Badalge: 2nd place 12-15 Flute slow airs at the Connaught Fleadh Cheoil in Ballinasloe.
  • Catherine Philbin: 3rd place 12-15 Flute at the Mayo Fleadh Cheoil in Swinford.
  • Catherine Philbin: 2nd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Mayo Fleadh Cheoil in Ballina.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place 018 Flute Dance Tunes at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dromore Co. Tyrone.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place 018 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dromore Co. Tyrone.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place 018 Flute Dance Tunes at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place 018 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place 15-18 Flute at the Connacht Fleadh Cheoil in Strokestown.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 1st place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Connacht Fleadh Cheoil in Strokestown.
  • Molly Pittendrigh/Katie Kilkenny: 2nd place 15-18 Duet (flute/harp) at the Connacht Fleadh Cheoil in Strokestown.
  • Molly Pittendrigh/Katie Kilkenny/Lilimai McLoughlin: 3rd place 15-18 Trio (flute/harp/fiddle) at the Connacht Fleadh Cheoil in Strokestown.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024 in Wexford.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place 12-15 Flute at the Munster Fleadh Cheoil in Thurles.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Clare Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Clare Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis.

2023

  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place 018 Flute Dance Tunes at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dromore Co. Tyrone.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place 018 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dromore Co. Tyrone.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 2nd place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Mullingar.
  • Molly Pittendrigh: 2nd place 15-18 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Mullingar.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place 12-15 Burren Grúpa Cheoil at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Mullingar.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 1st place 12-15 Flute at the Clare Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place 12-15 Flute at the Munster Fleadh Cheoil in Tralee.

2022

  • Brayan Badalge: 2nd place U12 Ceili Band at the Connaught Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo Town.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place 12-15 Burren Grúpa Ceoil at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Mullingar.

2019

  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place U18 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Castlewellan, Co Down.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 3rd place U18 Flute Dance Tunes at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Castlewellan, Co Down.

2018

  • Conan Whitley: 1st place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Drogheda.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place U18 Flute Dance Tunes at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Castlewellan, Co Down.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place U18 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Castlewellan, Co Down.
  • Eve Marcella: her first time in competition at the Waterford Fleadh Cheoil.
    • 1st place U12 flute dance tunes.
    • 1st place U12 flute slow airs.
    • 1st place U12 whistle dance tunes.
    • 1st place U12 whistle slow airs.
    • 1st place U12 Grúpa Cheoil.
    • In total Eve won a cup and five gold medals and received a scholarship in her Comhaltas branch for flute and whistle.
  • Rory Fitzgerald: 2nd place U12 Burren Grúpa Ceoil at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Drogheda.
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2017

  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place U15 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Bangor, Co Down.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place U15 Flute Dance Tunes at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Bangor, Co Down.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place U15 Flute Dance Tunes at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis, Co Clare.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place U15 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis, Co Clare.

2016

  • Ellen O'Brien: 2nd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis, Co Clare

2015

  • Ellen O'Brien: 3rd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil.

2014

  • Ellen O'Brien: 3rd place 12-15 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil.

2013

  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place U12 Flute Dance Tunes at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dungiven.
  • Ellen O'Brien: 1st place U12 Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dungiven.
  • Kathlyn Sheehy: 2nd place U12 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Derry.
  • Seamus Tierney: 1st place 15-18 Flute Dance Tunes and 3rd place 15-18 Flute Slow Airs at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Derry.
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2012

  • Barry Connaty: 1st place U12 Flute at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dungiven.
  • Barry Connaty: 1st place Flute Slow Airs at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil in Dungiven.
  • Kathlyn Sheehy: 1st place U12 Flute at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Cavan.
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2006

  • Blathnaid Nic Cába: 3rd place 15-18 Flute Dance Tunes.
  • Doireann Nic Mhathúna: 2nd place U12 years Flute Dance Tunes.
  • James Mahon: 1st place O18 years Flute Dance Tunes.
  • Lí Nóra Lyne: 3rd place 12-15 years Flute Dance Tunes.

2005

  • James Mahon: 3rd place O18 Flute Slow Airs.
  • Lí Nóra Lyne: 3rd place 12-15 Flute Dance Tunes.
  • Ruth Mckiernan: 1st place 15-18 Flute Dance Tunes.

2004

  • Fergus McGorman: 1st place 12-15 years Flute Dance Tunes.
  • James Mahon: 1st place 15-18 Flute Dance Tunes.
  • James Mahon: 1st place 15-18 years Flute Slow Airs.
  • Ruth McKiernan: 3rd place 15-18 Flute Dance Tunes.

2003

  • Anne Marie Grogan: 3rd place 15-18 years Flute Dance Tunes.
  • Fergus McGorman: 1st place U12 Flute Dance Tunes.
  • James Mahon: 2nd place 15-18 Flute Dance Tunes.