2025 Waltons RTÉ lyric fm
Music for Schools Competition
A National Celebration
of Music in Irish Schools
NOTICEWe are aware that while all Irish schools were closed on day of Storm Éowyn (24 January), some schools had to close for longer. If your school was affected by Storm Éowyn and it had to close for three or more days, you can avail of an extended deadline and submit your entry by Monday, 17 February at 5 pm. For your school to avail of this extension, your school principal will need to contact us no later than Monday, 10 February, specifying the dates that the school was closed. |
Soon after our twelve 2025 Finalist schools (six primary and six post-primary) are announced on RTÉ lyric fm on Friday, 28 February 2025, this page will include entry videos and information about the groups and their entries.
The page will include lists of Commended, Highly Commended and Very Highly Commended schools. (All student performers in these groups will receive individual certificates to acknowledge their achievements.)
After this year’s Finalists Concert in the National Concert Hall on Monday, 24 March 2025, the page will include a list of the prize winners, as well as videos and photos of the concert.
Primary School Finalists
This section will list the six Primary Finalists, as well as Commended schools, selected in the 2025 Waltons RTÉ lyric fm Music for Schools Competition.
Post-Primary School Finalists
This section will list the six Primary Finalists, as well as Commended schools, selected in the 2025 Waltons RTÉ lyric fm Music for Schools Competition.
Finalists Concert
This section will include videos, in concert order, of the twelve Finalist groups performing in the Waltons RTÉ lyric fm Music for Schools Competition 2025 Finalists Concert in the National Concert Hall on 24 March 2025.
Finalists Concert Adjudicators
This section will include information about our 2025 Finalists Concert adjudicators.
Prize Winners
This section will include lists of the six prize-winning music groups – three primary and three post-primary – selected by the 2025 Finalists Concert adjudicators.
This section will include a selection of photographs of the six primary school music groups, in alphabetical order, rehearsing for their performances in the 2025 Finalists Concert.
This section will include a selection of photographs of the six post-primary school music groups, in alphabetical order, rehearsing for their performances in the 2025 Finalists Concert.
This section will include performance photos, in concert order, of the twelve school music groups performing in the 2025 Finalists Concert, as well as photos of prize presentations for the six winning schools.
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