Pipe Band create a stir at Conference
The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band attended the recent Group Leaders /Commissioners Conference which was held in the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin on the 17th / 18th October. The band performed inside the hotel at the formal dinner for the conference after ‘playing’ in the Chief Scout and
Pipe Band Represents Ireland at Celtic Festival
The hugely popular De La Salle Scout Group Pipe Band from Waterford City who are celebrating their 75th anniversary this year were selected to represent Ireland at the Festival Inter Celtique held in Lorient in Brittany France form July 30th to August 9th. The Festival Inter Celtique held annually in
Pipe Band are Champions (Again!)
The De La Salle Scout Group Pipe Band travelled to Tralee on Sunday June 21st and competed in the Munster Pipe Band Championships. The Drum Corps took first place in their grade having given an excellent performance when the band competed. This group of young people have being practicing very hard
Annual Flag Day is a huge success
Above: Members of the 3rd Macaoimh march on our Faithlegg Scout Centre to plant trees in April 2009. Owen Riordan, Group Leader would like to express his gratitude on behalf of all at the De La Salle Scout Group for the support from the Waterford community during their local flag day.
Piping and Drumming Munster Champions
Above: Pat Murphy (centre) on St. Patrick’s Day 2009 in Waterford City. There are more photos on our Gallery page. At the Munster Solo piping and drumming competition held on Sunday April 5th in Newcastle West in Co Limerick twelve De La Salle Scout pipers and drummers flew the flag for Waterford and
De La Salle Scout Group pipers and drummers join Irish National Youth Pipe Band
On Sunday February 1st 2009 ten young members of the De La Salle Scout Group Pipe Band joined with sixty other young pipers and drummers from all over Ireland to form the Irish National Youth Pipe Band. Prior to playing together the pipers had many hours of practice both at
Cian O’hOgartaigh and Pat Murphy honoured at Annual Youth Awards
Above: Pat Murphy and Cian O’hOgartaigh with their awards from the Waterford Voluntary Youth Council. Congratulations to Cian O’hOgartaigh who won the Youth Award in the Uniformed and Rescue category at the Waterford Voluntary Youth Council Annual Awards held on Thursday the 4th of December 2008 last. Cian has been a
Official Launch of the Pipe Band’s 75th Anniversary
In 2009 the Group’s pipe band will celebrate its 75th Anniversary. Through the historians in the Group it has been established that the meeting to found a band in the De La Salle Scout Group took place on December 15th 1933 and the band had its first parade on May 15th 1934. To kick off
Pipe Band and Eoin Smith honoured at Annual Youth Awards
Above: Eoin Smith (centre), recipient of the 2007 youth award from the Waterford Voluntary Youth Council. Photo by John Power Photography. Congratulations to Eoin Smith (pictured above) who won the Youth Award in the Culture category at the Waterford Voluntary Youth Council Annual Awards held on Thursday the 6th of December
Pipe Band thrills in mass concert
The De La Salle Scout Group Pipe Band played an important part in this year’s Waterford Christmas Charity Massed Bands Concert which was held on Friday the 14th of December last at the Sacred Heart Church, The Folly. Waterford has a fine tradition of Concert, brass, Pipes and Flute bands and
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