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Carrigaline Pipe Band

Band profile, current ranking snapshot, and competition history.

Current Rank Points
Current Place
#6
Total Points
1564.72
Average Points
8.09
Best Result
14.48
Competitions Count
8
Rank points compare this band against each competition field. Higher points indicate stronger relative performance. This band's best ranked result came at World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2, with 14.48 rank points.
Movement Story
Overall Latest Movement
-
Grade Rank
#2
Best Recent Recalc Move
(2)
Change Since Last Recalc
(1)
last competed Aug 15, 2026
Movement on this page mirrors leaderboard latest movement and is compared to the last ranking snapshot.
Rank Points Trend

Last 8 Ranked Results

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Competition Placings Trend

Last 8 Competition Placings

Lower place is better (#1 at the top)

Profile Highlights
Wins
9
Top 3 Finishes
11
Best Place
#1
Results Logged
11
Grade
Grade 4 / 4A
Last Competed
Aug 15, 2026
Best Recent Result
#1 at World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2
Worst Recent Result
#2 at Leinster Pipe Band Championships
2026 snapshot: 11 results logged, 11 top-three finishes, best placing 1.
Discipline Breakdown
Piping Avg
91.17
Drumming Avg
91.53
Ensemble Avg
91.45
Best Discipline
Drumming
Weakest Discipline
Piping
Consistency Score
99.6
Band Details
LocationCarrigaline, Co. Cork
Founded1946
ActiveActive
AssociationIPBA
RegionEurope
CountryEire
WebsiteVisit
About the Band

Carrigaline Pipe Band is a community pipe band from Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland. Its roots go back to the wartime Local Defence Force, when pipers in the Carrigaline company formed an L.D.F. pipe band and made their first public appearance on St Patrick’s Day 1943. After the war, local piping and drumming enthusiasts formed the civilian Carrigaline Pipe Band, usually dated to 1946.

The band quickly became part of community life, playing at parades, sports events, shows, carnivals and county hurling occasions. One of its key early figures was Willie Cogan, a founder member and later Pipe Major, who served the band for more than fifty years. Carrigaline also built a strong travel and cultural record, visiting Brittany, Cowal, Glasgow and Galicia over the decades.

Competitively, the band has had success across Munster and Ireland, with historic honours including the All-Ireland Intermediate Grade 2 Championship in 1962. More recently, it has continued to represent Carrigaline in competition and community events, with public profiles noting its long service since 1946.

Leadership & History
Gary Stephenson
Pipe Major
Grade History
Year From To
2026 4B 4A
Competition Results
Results are listed in the same order used to calculate the current rank points total. The first 8 rows count toward the total.
Order Date Competition Contest Grade / Section Place Set Rank Points Used
#1 15 Aug 2026 World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2 4A 1 MSR 11.83 Yes
#2 15 Aug 2026 World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2 4A 1 MSR 11.83 Yes
#3 4 Jul 2026 All-Ireland Pipe Band & Drum Major Championship 4A 1 MSR 11.49 Yes
#4 13 Jun 2026 RSPBA - United Kingdom Championships 4A 1 MSR 13.34 Yes
#5 16 May 2026 Leinster Pipe Band Championships 4A 2 MSR -2.56 Yes
#6 16 May 2026 Leinster Pipe Band Championships 3B 3 Medley -10.17 Yes
#7 16 Aug 2025 World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2 4B 1 March 14.48 Yes
#8 16 Aug 2025 World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2 4B 1 March 14.48 Yes
#9 5 Jul 2025 All-Ireland Pipe Band & Drum Major Championship 4B 1 March 13.12 No
#10 7 Jun 2025 Mid-Ulster Championships 4B 1 March 6.35 No
#11 10 May 2025 Leinster Pipe Band Championships 4B 1 March 9.66 No