Congratulations to David Vesey who was awarded the prestigious Mícheál Ó hEidhin Medal for achieving excellence in Grade 8 of the Comhaltas SCT Traditional Irish Music Examinations 2016. Spink Comhaltas has been preparing students for the SCT exams for the last 4 years, and David is the first Spink member to successfully complete the…
In 2014 at an awards night in Abbeyleix the branch had three trophies presented. Two were in memory of past members who passed away whist being an active member of the branch. PJ Kennedy and Sarah Kelly. The third was to celebrate the success of Spink Comhaltas own Ballyroan…
Spink Comhaltas acknowledge 7 outstanding individuals and community groups as part of 1916 Commemorations. As part of 1916 commemorative events, Spink branch of Comhaltas presented a specially framed copy of the 1916 Proclamation to 7 individuals and community groups whom the branch believes have made an outstanding contribution to Irish…
