Opportunity Knocks Final 2016

Well done to everybody who took part in Opportunity Knocks 2016

A very long but very enjoyable night at the finals gave Ms Judy Heffernan a very difficult few hours as she deliberated over the acts. At the end the overall junior winners were Kilanerin School Choir whilst the overall senior winner was the novelty act The Operation. The audience agreed with the judge in her opinion by voting for Kilanerin School choir for the audience award.

Category winners on the night were as follows;

Junior novelty act winner Mrs Jones’s girls, runner up The Echo
School Choirs Junior winners Kilanerin NS, runner up Bunscoil Loreto and merit award Ballyfad NS.
Group dance Jnr Irish winners The McGonigle Dancers and runner up Caroline Fleming School of Dance
Solo Singing Jnr winner Jirrat O Neill, runner up Katie Foote and merit award Gemma Hayes
Group dance Jnr Modern winner Niamh & Ava
Recitation winner Roisin Noctor, runner up Dearbhla Noctor
Solo Dance Jnr Irish winner Jodi Doherty, runner up Niamh Murphy
Solo Singing Snr Ashling accompanied by Amanda
Solo Music Snr Amanda Fitzpatrick
Novelty act Snr winner ‘The Operation’, runner up Bob Plunger
Solo dance Jnr modern winner Hannah Locklan, runner up Emma Kelly
Group singing Jnr winner 3G, runner up Beanrionn Na Ceol, merit award Les Garcon
Group music Jnr winner Cairde Ceol, runner up DNK, merit award Bunscoil Loreto
Solo Dance Snr Modern winner Shona Kells, runner up Emma Butler
Mime winner The Spinning Wheel
Solo Music Junior winner David Neville, runner up Caoimhe Radford
Recitation Snr Myles Carroll
Group dance Snr Irish winner The Twisters, runner up Jospehine Mahon Dancers, runners up Gillian & Eve
Group dance Snr Modern winners Chrissy & Megan, runner up Dance Fusion, merit award Emma & Rachel
Solo Dance Snr Irish winner Gabrielle Kavanagh, runner up Nicole Brooks.