2009 Oireachtas Schedule
The final schedule for the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas is available via the link below.
- 2009 SRO Final Schedule (PDF File ~ opens in a new window)
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November 16, 2009
Traditional Sets - Recalls for U8, U9 Age Groups
The Southern Region Oireachtas committee would like to confirm that dancers in competitions 12 (Girls U9), 13 (Girls U8), 25 (Boys U9) and 26 (Boys U8) recalled for the set round will, as indicated in the 2009 syllabus, be required to dance a tradtional set dance. Competitors will dance - one at a time - one of the following dances, as listed on page 4 of the syllabus:
- St. Patrick's Day - Speed 96
- Garden of Daisies - Speed 138
- Job of Journeywork - Speed 138
- Jockey to the Fair - Speed 90
- Blackbird - Speed 144
- King of the Fairies - Speed 130
- Three Sea Captains - Speed 96
November 14, 2009
Team Competitions - Number of Teams
After the jump, we have posted the number of teams entered in the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas
| Dance | Comp # | Count | Age Grp |
| 4 Hand, Girls | 27 | 21 | U9 |
| 4 Hand, Girls | 28 | 50 | U12 |
| 4 Hand, Girls | 29 | 57 | U15 |
| 4 Hand, Girls | 30 | 57 | 15O |
| 8 Hand, Girls | 31 | 4 | U9 |
| 8 Hand, Girls | 32 | 22 | U12 |
| 8 Hand, Girls | 33 | 27 | U15 |
| 8 Hand, Girls | 34 | 29 | 15O |
| 4 Hand, Mixed | 35 | 4 | U9 |
| 4 Hand, Mixed | 36 | 15 | U12 |
| 4 Hand, Mixed | 37 | 15 | U15 |
| 4 Hand, Mixed | 38 | 19 | 15O |
| 8 Hand, Mixed | 39 | 2 | U9 |
| 8 Hand, Mixed | 40 | 6 | U12 |
| 8 Hand, Mixed | 41 | 7 | U15 |
| 8 Hand, Mixed | 42 | 9 | 15O |
| 4 Hand, Girls | 43 | 9 | A |
| 4 Hand, Mixed | 44 | 5 | A |
| 8 Hand, Girls | 45 | 2 | A |
| 8 Hand, Mixed | 46 | 1 | A |
| Figure Choreography | 47 | 2 | U12 |
| Figure Choreography | 48 | 3 | U15 |
| Figure Choreography | 49 | 5 | 15O |
| Dance Drama | 50 | 2 | Any |
Solo Competitions - Number of Dancers
After the jump, we have posted the number of competitors in each of the solo competitions for the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas.
| Dance | Comp # | Count | Age Grp |
| Ladies | 1 | 47 | 20&O |
| Ladies | 2 | 51 | U20 |
| Ladies | 3 | 32 | U18 |
| Girls | 4 | 89 | U17 |
| Girls | 5 | 95 | U16 |
| Girls | 6 | 126 | U15 |
| Girls | 7 | 113 | U14 |
| Girls | 8 | 104 | U13 |
| Girls | 9 | 100 | U12 |
| Girls | 10 | 81 | U11 |
| Girls | 11 | 48 | U10 |
| Girls | 12 | 51 | U9 |
| Girls | 13 | 31 | U8 |
| Men | 14 | 5 | 20&O |
| Men | 15 | 4 | U20 |
| Men | 16 | 4 | U18 |
| Boys | 17 | 9 | U17 |
| Boys | 18 | 9 | U16 |
| Boys | 19 | 16 | U15 |
| Boys | 20 | 13 | U14 |
| Boys | 21 | 6 | U13 |
| Boys | 22 | 9 | U12 |
| Boys | 23 | 7 | U11 |
| Boys | 24 | 6 | U10 |
| Boys | 25 | 2 | U9 |
| Boys | 26 | 5 | U8 |
November 13, 2009
Oireachtas Adjudicators and Musicians
Below is the final list of adjudicators and musicians for the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas:
Judges- Ann Byrne-Gibbons (Ireland)
- Ryan Carroll (Canada)
- Tony Comerford (USA)
- Fedelmia Mullan Davis (USA)
- Terry Gillan (USA)
- Mandy Hennigan-O’Loughlin (England)
- Patricia Kennelly (USA)
- Stella Moore (England)
- Tony Nolan (Ireland)
- Rita O’Shea (USA)
- Karen Petri (USA)
- Bertie Roddy (England)
- Mary Lou Schade (USA)
- Brendan Tiernan (Australia)
- Bernadette Trainor (England)
Musicians
- Merv Bell, TCRG, piano (Canada)
- Jim Butke, accordion (USA)
- Brendan Dolan, piano (USA)
- Billy Furlong, violin (USA)
- Daniel Gibney, piano (USA)
- Brian Glynn, accordion (USA)
- Conor McGuirk, piano (USA)
- Chris McLoughlin, accordion (USA)
- Michelle Bergin McLoughlin, TCRG, piano (USA)
- Tony Nother, accordion (Canada)
- Mike Shaffer, accordion (USA)
- Sean Softley, violin (Canada)
- Theresa Shaffer Wilkinson, TCRG, piano (USA)
- Anne Marie Acosta Williams, TCRG, piano (USA)
Final Schedule Available Next Week
With the Oireachtas three weeks away, and final travel plans for our dance families coming into place, we expect to post the final schedule for the 2009 Southern Region Oireachtas by early next week.
The schedule is currently being finalized by FeisWorx and as soon as it is available it will be posted.
In the meantime, we appreciate your patience and refer you to the Preliminary Schedule which is available on this site.
Don't forget our Helpful Hits
Just a reminder that we've got a treasure-trove of helpful hints and information available on the Southern Region Oireachtas website under "Downloads & Links" and the 2009 SRO Info Sheet (download here).
Some of the information available includes:
- Hotel Accommodations
- Travel Info (including a direct link) for discounted tickets for Super Shuttle to and from both Dallas area airports
- Information for once you arrive
- Hospital, pharmacy and grocery addresses
November 12, 2009
Dallas Christmas Parade
A helpful hint from one of our Dallas dance families:
The annual Adolphus Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday morning, December 5th beginning at 10am. This will impact anyone coming to the SRO by car that morning. Make sure that if you are driving you get to the hotel before 10am to avoid the crowds as this parade route will go down Olive Street in front of the hotel.
For additional information about the parade, follow this link.
November 11, 2009
2010 IDTANA Scholarship Info
Applications for the 2010 IDTANA Cyrill McNiff Memorial Scholarship Program are now available. Please see the IDTANA-SR Scholarship page for more information.
Download the 2010 Scholarship Application here:
- Application Form and Information Sheet ~ PDF Format
- Application Form - Word Format
- Information Sheet - Word Format
