Its that time of year again where musicians are being invited to take part in Comórtas Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada 2025.
The Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal competition is a prestigious traditional music competition that focuses on a different instrument every year over a four year cycle and this time features the metal reed instruments – the accordian, concertina, harmonica etc.
The competition is in its 12th year and is renowned for attracting a large number of talented musicians from at home and abroad. Those interested in competing will be asked to submit a recording of themselves playing five tracks unaccompanied.
These are to be submitted to the competition website and will be broadcast on RTE Radio na Gaeltachta.
Fifteen finalists will be chosen to take part in a live broadcast of the competition in the Rochestown Park Hotel Cork on 23/1/2026.
There will be the usual winners prize of a gold medal and a cash prize of €2,500.
For further information and entry go to www.cuiredhchunceoil.ie or www.peadaroriada.ie
Tá an t-am sin don bhliain a druidim linn arís agus Comórtas Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada 2025 ag tabhairt cuireadh do cheoltóirí ar mian leo part a ghlacadh i gcomórtas na bliana seo chugainn. Is comórtas d’ard chaighdeán é comórtas Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada. Bíonn sé dírithe ar Uirlis éagsúil gach bliain thar tréimhse ceithre bliana, agus i mbliana tá sé dírithe ar na giolcaigh miotail ar nós boscaí ceoil agus consairtín de gach saghas.
Tá an comórtas a reáchtáil le 12 bliain anois agus tá cáil bainte amach aige go h-áirithe toisc go bhfuil sé chomh tarraingteach sin i measc ceoltóirí den céad scoth thar lear agus ag a baile. Ba cheart dóibh siúd a bhfuil suim acu páirt a ghlacadh sa chomórtas taifead a dhéanamh ar 5 fuaimrian ina n-aonar agus iad a sheoladh ar an idirlín go dtí an suíomh gréasáin. Beidh siad a sheinm ar RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta.
Roghnofar cúig n-iomatheoir déag le páirt a ghlacadh sa chomórtas féin a bheidh a reáchtáil in Ostán an Rochestown Park i gcathair Chorcaí ar an 23/1/2026 agus a bheidh a chraoladh beo ar RTE Radio na Gaeltachta agus ar an idirlín.
Beidh an gnáth duais chiste do Bonn Óir agus sparán ar luach €2,500 ar fáil don buaiteoir.
Tá breis eolais agus iontráil ar fáil ag www.cuiredhchunceoil.ie nó ag www.peadaroriada.ie
Last years winners were
Una Ní Scolaí from Dublin winner Bonn Óir Pipes and Lilly O Connor of County Clare winner of Seán Ó Riada Bonn Óir Harp.