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On Saturday 24th March, Portglenone CCE Branch held their Under age 'Mini Fleadh' event which is an annual fixture in the local branches calendar. It is aimed at young musicians who are in preparation for the upcoming County Antrim Fleadh in May. This years County Fleadh will be held in Portglenone thus quite a few local branch musicians are going to be taking part.

The competition takes the format of the normal Fleadh Cheoil's, the only difference being that it is mainly for Under 12 musicians. The main priority of the event is to give these young and enthusiastic musicians the chance to perform in front of an audience and an adjudicator. There are a variety of awards to be won ranging from the Tin Whistle, Flute, Fiddle, Mandolin and Accordion competitions. This year was no different to previous ones in that a few of the competitions were hotly contested for and a few difficult decisions had to be made before the final winners were selected.

The trophies were presented by Portglenone CCE Chairman, Eamonn Graham at the last branch class on Monday 26th March. Instead of the normal class, the evening took the shape of a concert in the hall of St Mary's Primary School, with each tutor and their students playing a few selected tunes which they have learned over the past year. The awards were as follows: