2002
The band have regularly been in the prize list in Ireland but Scotland has been a tougher nut to crack - until 2002. This had been the band's best season to date, with prizes gained at the All Ireland, European and British Championships and a seventh at the World Championships (just outside the prize list). The pipe corps have gone from strength to strength and the drum corp, now led by Stephen Creighton, are a real contender for major honours - they took the premier drumming prize at the All Ireland and became the first Republic of Ireland band since 1966 to do so.
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