Members of Mullingar Town Band, Celtic Crusaders, after winning the All Ireland Marching Band Finals on Saturday afternoon.

Mullingar Town Band Celtic Crusaders win All Ireland title

Brian O'Loughlin

Published: Wed 6 Sep 2017, 11:24 AM

Last updated: Wed 6 Sep 2017, 12:40 PM

Mullingar Town Band, Celtic Crusaders, won the All Ireland Marching Band Finals at the weekend, for their first time in their 138 year history.

The competition was part of a European league of competitions run by Drum Corps Europe and Saturday’s event at Castletown Geoghegan was the All Ireland Finals of the league.

The competition was hosted by Mullingar Town Band and Castletown Geoghegan GAA Club who provided the venue and pitch for the day.

In competition were the final top three bands in the Irish Marching Bands Association (IMBA) League: Inbhear Mor Performance Ensemble, Vikings Drum Corps and Celtic Crusaders (Mullingar Town Band).

You can read a full feature on the band and their success next week.