FÉILE RAIFTEIRÍ POETRY COMPETITION 2025
A huge congratulations to our amazing winners of the 2025 poetry competition! There was so much talent on display — a big thank you to everyone who participated and shared their beautiful poetry with us.
Section A: recitation: Isla Ní Fhuada and Michael Ó Dónalláin ( Irish School Riabhach)
Section B - primary school students: Aaila Azraai (Gaelscoil Riabhach)
Section C - secondary school students: Ellen Keane Keady (Corrib College)
Section D - adults: Cúán de Búrca
- There are two competitions in Section A open to primary school students in:
- 1st & 2nd class
- 3rd & 4th class
- Glacfar le huasmhéad do bheirt ó gach scoil.
- Schools are asked to organize in-school competitions to select two people to represent the school.
- Ní mór don iomaitheoir comhrá beag a dhéanamh agus ansin píosa filíochta a aithris.
- Ní mór dóibh saibhreas Gaeilge a léiriú i gcaint rithimiúil, chruinn, líofa a rachaidh i bhfeidhm ar an gcomhluadar.
- Beidh dhá nóiméad ag chuile iomaitheoir agus is faoin iomaitheoir a bheidh sé a chinntiú nach sáróidh sé/sí an teora ama.
- The poetry doesn't have to be newly written.
- Teachers must send the names of the contestants, as well as the teacher's contact details to it@gaeilgelochariach.ie before 18.00 Thursday, 1 October 2026.
- The competition will take place on the morning of the awards ceremony on October 10th at 10:00 in Loughrea.
- Section B of the competition is open to primary school students.
- The theme of this year's competition is 'An Chuimhne' (Remembrance) and Irish poems relating to that theme are welcome.
- Teachers must select 5 poems from each class and send the poems, along with the teacher's contact details, to it@gaeilgelochariach.ie before 18.00 on Thursday, 1 October.
- The shortlist for the award will be announced on October 5th .
- The winners will be announced and the awards ceremony will be held on October 10th at 10:00 in Loughrea.
- Contestants have a chance to win goodie bags.
- Section C of the competition is open to secondary school students.
- The theme of this year's competition is 'An Chuimhne' (Remembrance) and Irish poems relating to that theme are welcome.
- If you are a school teacher, you must select 5 poems from each class and send the poems, along with the teacher's contact details, to it@gaeilgelochariach.ie
- If you are an individual, you can send your entry to it@gaeilgelochariach.ie along with your contact details. The maximum number of poems accepted from any individual entrant is one.
- The competition deadline is 18.00 Thursday, 1 October 2026.
- The shortlist for the award will be announced on October 5th.
- The winners will be announced and the awards ceremony will be held on October 10th at 10:00 in Loughrea.
- Voucher to be won!
- Each entry must be the applicant's own original work and must not have been previously published, whether in the media or self-published.
- The poems must be written on the theme 'Remembrance'.
- One poem, not exceeding 30 lines, is the maximum number that will be accepted from any candidate. An entry form must be completed for this.
- Your name, address and contact number and/or email address must be written on the entry form, along with the title of the poem.
- Do not put your name or any other personal details on the page(s) on which the poem is written.
- Entries and entry form (Word or PDF document) must be sent to it@gaeilgelochariach.ie before 18.00 Thursday, 1 October 2026.
- All choices and decisions made by the judges will stand and no contact or communication with them regarding their decisions is permitted.
- The shortlist for the award will be announced on October 5th .
- The winners will be announced and the Awards ceremony will be held on October 10th .
- By submitting an entry, the entrant will be deemed to accept the rules and conditions of the competition.
- More information at: it@gaeilgelochariach.ie