The rising lights of the Laois trad music scene were rewarded for some of their efforts in 2026 at the annual Laois Comhaltas Awards night in Mountrath.
Photographer Denis Byrne was there for the Leinster Express / Laois Live to capture the event on camera.
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1. Aislinn Buckley, Eimear Stewart, Claire Nolan and Aaron Mackessy at the Laois Comhaltas awards night in Mountrath.
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2. Aaron Kirwan, Rian Nolan and Finn Stewart
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3. Lila Nolan, Emma Walsh and Polly Nolan
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4. Pictured with their Certificates were Emma Walsh, Katie Doyle, Kallum Sheeran, Lucy Doyle, Liam Bennett.
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