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European summer workshops 2022
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McGL Europe Summer Workshops 2022

After a long 2 years we were finally able to ditch the computer screens and return to face to face summer workshops in Europe. Over the course of 2 weeks both our Prague and Poland classes jumped straight back in as if we had never been away. A few new faces and a few not…

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Three Nations Championships 2022
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Three Nations Championships 2022

What a weekend!!! Five open Champions and one prelim champion at the Three Nations Championships! We are absolutely thrilled U6 NIAMH BRENNAN U10 boys SEAMUS DALY U15 OLIVIA DELANEY U16 ELLIE-KATE McCARTHY U18 MARY ELLEN CONWAY U12 prelim LEILA DOWLEY We also had a further 10 dancers finishing in the top 5 of their respective…

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British National Championships 2022
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British National Championships 2022

We are home after a fantastic British National Championships in Bolton, North East England. We are so very proud of our small group that competed this year. Some personal best results and performances. The standard of dancing this year was incredible to watch, so we were privileged to see some unreal dancers over the three…

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North American Nationals 2022
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North American Nationals 2022

North American Nationals 2022, Montreal Three years in the making and this trip was simply fantastic! We had too many photos to share but this video sums up the week perfectly! Please also check out our videos of FeisTV‘s exclusive interviews with our two champions below! The best memories were made this year and we…

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Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2022

After a very long week in Belfast, we are reflecting on our time at the Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2022 (WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS). We can’t begin to put into words how proud and delighted we are with every dancer that represented MCGL. What an absolute dream it has been … Having entered 22 UK, 1 Australian…

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25th Anniversary Open Feis – Thank yous!

🎉🎊 2️⃣5️⃣ 🎊🎉We had a fabulous and emotional weekend running our 25th Anniversary Open Feis in March! So much hard work and effort went into the feis this year and it was so worth it. This post is a MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone involved in our 25th Anniversary Open Feis this year. We are…

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World Down Syndrome Awareness Day

We had so much fun celebrating an early world Down Syndrome Awareness Day with Candles – Down Syndrome Support Group in Colchester this March. If you need some extra joy and happiness today, check out this FANTASTIC video of our MCGL dancers and our Candles family. This was such a heartwarming event and the children were…

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25th Anniversary Open Feis Update

Following the recent publication of the syllabus for our 25th Anniversary Open Feis we are now delighted to provide you with a feis update and detailed timetable for the event. The timetable includes for the Open and Preliminary Championships to alternate in the same hall, the 9 adjudicators rotating between halls, a 100% recall, and…

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Welcome Ashleigh!

We are delighted to announce that following her return to the UK Ashleigh John, TCRG, will be joining the teaching team at McGL. Ashleigh will look to develop our classes in the Oxford area alongside Marion Flanagan McCarthy.   Ashleigh began dancing when she was 4 years old in Auckland New Zealand after watching a…

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Road Trips Galore!

We love our road trips! We might only be 6 weeks into the new year but the McGL have been making up for lost time attending 7 Feiseanna in London, the Midlands, the North East and Scotland. All the events were superbly run and it was great to be reunited with so many of our…

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