Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil 2013

Jennifer Murphy, from Dundalk rehearsing before competing in the Arthur Catterall Cup, which she subsequently won, in the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil, in the RDS Dublin on Monday. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

Patrick Moriarty from Dublin rehearsing before competing in the Senior Violin Cello competition at the RDS in Dublin during the 117th annual Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil . Photo: Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES

Singers Rachel Croash from Dublin and Rory Musgrave Cleggan Co. Galway backstage during the 117th annual Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES

Daimee Chu Tao Ng, during U9 Junior Violin, at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil, in the RDS Dublin. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

Senior Flute competitors backstage at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil (from left) Aedin Donnelly from Castleknock, Emma Kenrick from Knocklyon, Amy Gillen from Donegal and Imogen Grumley Traynor from Dundrum. Photo: Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES

Eoin Hynes from Tuam Co. Galway (left) and Padraic Rowan from Dunboyne Co. Meath backstage before singing in the Count John McCormack Vocal Bursary competition during the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES

Eoin Hynes from Tuam singing in the Count John McCormack Vocal Bursary competition during the 117th annual Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES

Wesley College sing during Coir Aon Ghutha at St. Bartholomew's Church, Clyde Road, at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

Pupils from Wesley College, winners of the Coir Aon Ghutha / Choir competition at St. Bartholomew's Church, Clyde Road, at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil, in the RDS Dublin. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

Phoebe White, from Rathfarnham, during the Arthur Catterall Cup, at Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil, in the RDS Dublin. Photo: Dara Mac D?naill / THE IRISH TIMES

Penston Vocal Academy, Arklow, celebrate winning the Youth Choir 2-part at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Dara Mac D?naill / THE IRISH TIMES

Dearbhla Crean, Malahide, Co. Dublin the John Field Cup U15 mix at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

Ella Nagy, from Carlow winner of John Field Cup Piano U15 mix being presented with cup by adjudicator John York during the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES