Seventy six bands enjoyed glorious early summer weather at the first major championship of the season today, May 18, in Bangor, Northern Ireland. St Laurence O’Toole were winners in Grade 1 and the full results are as follows:
Grade 1
- St Laurence O’Toole
- Inveraray and District
- Field Marshal Montgomery
- Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
- Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia
- Scottish Power
- Police Scotland Fife
- Police Scotland and Federation
- Closkelt
- Johnstone
Drums: Inveraray and District
Grade 2
- Ravara
- Portlethen and District
- Royal Burgh of Annan
- Kilchoman Distillery Isle of Islay
- Uddingston
- The Glasgow Skye Association
- City of Edinburgh
- St Joseph’s
- Manorcunningham
- Coalburn I.O.R.
- Tullylagan
Drums: Uddingston
Grade 3A
- Vale of Atholl
- Oban
- Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band Association
- Clogher and District
- Major Sinclair Memorial
- McNeillstown
- Matt Boyd Memorial
- Cullybackey
- Kildoag
- Battlehill
- City of Newcastle
Drums: Vale of Atholl
Grade 3B
- Cloughfin
- Drumlough
- Syerla and District
- Cleland Memorial
- Uddingston Strathclyde
- Kilbarchan
Drums: Drumlough
Juvenile
- Dollar Academy
- George Watson’s College
- Preston Lodge High School
Drums: George Watson’s College
Grade 4A
- William Kerr Memorial
- Irvine Memorial
- Upper Crossgare
- Ballyboley
- Raphoe Ulster Scots
- Gransha
- Camelon and District
- Broughshane and District
- Cottown
- Derryclavin
Drums: Gransha
Grade 4B
- Black Raven
- Altnaveigh Memorial
- 2 Scots Pipes, Drums & Bugles
- Moneygore
- MacDonald Memorial
- Letterkenny and District
- Tullylagan
- Hollymount
- Bready Ulster Scots
- Gorey
- Kirkistown
- Queen Elizabeth
Gransha: Black Raven
Novice A
- Dollar Academy
- Lochgelly High School
- St Columba’s School
- George Watson’s College
Drums: Dollar Academy
Novice B
- Lochgelly High School Junior
- Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band
- Dollar Academy
- Down Academy
Drums: Lochgelly High School Junior