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Some members of Cullen Pipe Band celebrating Live Music day in association with the Arts Council. April 8th.
From the Arts Council Website: love:live music is a celebration of all forms of music in Ireland through free nationwide music events and aims to promote access to live music for all regardless of location or circumstance and to encourage active participation in music events.

Juvenile Pipe Band being formed in Cullen. Classes commencing Autumn 2010 in new practice facility. Information evening in Cullen Community Centre Tuesday, September 28th 7.00pm. For more information phone 087-2347651  or go to cullenpipeband.com

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Programme 161 showing highlights of the St Patricks Day Parade in Millstreet.

from the LTV2 Facebook page

Caitlin Houlihan Cullen Pipe Band, won the All Ireland Solo Junior Piping Competition held recently in Dublin

Caitlin outperformed a field of 36 pipers from Ireland and Scotland. Caitlin, who also won the All Ireland Under 14 now adds the much coveted All Ireland Junior Cup to her list of prizes. She will now move into a higher grade and will compete in at Intermediate level.  This is the second Houlihan name to go on the cup with her sister Margaret having won it in 1999.

Cullen pipe band at the British Championships in Banbridge Co. Down Northern Ireland 27th June 2009

Hugh O’Keeffe

On Saturday the 15^th August 2009 the Cullen Pipe Band under the Pipe Major of Con Houlihan took part in the World Pipe Band Championships 2009 held in Glasgow Scotland. The band competed against 29 other bands from all over the World in Grade 3A. All members competed brilliantly and the band was rewarded with 6^th place and was presented with the Corby Cup. Most members had been in Glasgow since the previous Wednesday the 12^th of August in preparation for the weekend. Members took part in twice daily practices and this takes up a lot of dedication and effort so we thank all members for their great dedication and effort.

We also wish to thank all those who traveled over with the band to support them during the week. We also wish to thank those members who did not compete on Saturday but were present in other major completions during the year

Back Row (Left to Right)             Con Houlihan, Tim Houlihan, Andrew Stainthorpe, Brian Kenny, Scot Allen, Jean Morrison, Sean Maloney, Alan Grace, Robert Moriarty, Alan Moriarty

Front Row (Left to Right)             Conor Sinclair, Katelyn Murphy, Hugh O Keeffe, Aisling O Riordan, Tommy O Carroll, Kathleen Houlihan, Collette O Connor

Other band achievements this year include the drummers becoming best drum corps in Munster and 2^nd in Europe. The band were also places 6^th at the European Pipe Band Championships held in Inverkeating Scotland

The band members have a lot of dedication traveling the length and breath of Ireland and the UK to compete and the competition season usually begins in May and concludes in August. Members also almost all year round travel all over Munster for weekly practices again showing fantastic dedication. Finally a thank you to all the people of Cullen, Duhallow, Kerry. and further aflield for all the support