12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Galway soprano wins two singing awards at national Feis Ceoil
Aimee Banks, from Moycullen in Co Galway, picked up the Percy Whitehead Cup and Thomas Moore Cup on June 11 after coming first in both vocal competitions.
A graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Ms Banks has been competing in the Feis Ceoil since 2014. The young singer has won a full scholarship for her postgraduate studies in the Royal Academy of Music in London, which begins in September.
Ms Banks could still claim more silverware this weekend as she prepares to compete in several further singing competitions.
The Feis Ceoil competitions are being held in Purcell House and The Chapel on the All Hallows campus in Drumcondra, Dublin this month.
Feis Ceoil has recently completed a re-structuring process ahead of a new development phase for the organisation. Organisers hope the re-structuring will build on its position as Ireland's largest classical music competition.
A selection of the competitors from this year's Feis Ceoil will be showcased at a special Gala Concert in the National Concert Hall on Monday, June 23 at 7.30pm.
