The Irish Association of Change Ringers

125 years ringing in Ireland

December 2025

November 26, 2025

 

Wishing all our members God’s blessing this Christmas and a joyful and prosperous New Year for 2026.  

Hope that you all get to ring in your respective towers this Christmas.  

 

Attendance sheets for 2025 to be return to the IACR Ringing Master at the start of January 2026 for calculation, they can be emailed to Niamh: iacrringingmaster@bellringingireland.org

Links for 2025 and 2026 attendance sheets can be found here:

 

Website of the month – a YouTube clip – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUoqjw6yHY

District Events –  December 2025

Northern District Practices 

  • Saturday 6th December 2025 –  St Malachy, Hillsborough – 14.00 – 17.00
  • Sunday 7th December 2025 – District Committee Meeting – Zoom online – all tower contacts will have been sent information from Northern District Assistant Secretary


Eastern District Practices

  • Saturday 13th December 2025 – Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin – 14.00 – 16.00

Southern District

  • Sunday 7th December – Matthew Higby and his tour band have arranged open ringing in St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. 1pm to 3pm – All ringers are invited to join in.

Northern District Practices 2026

All Practices 2 – 5 pm

Date and time of the AGM / Cunningham Cup competition to be confirmed

Saturday 10th January – Patterson cup competition St Thomas, Belfast
Saturday 7th February – St Philip and St James, Holywood
Saturday 7th March – St Donard’s, Belfast
Saturday 11th April (tbc) AGM and Cunningham cup competition – St Patrick’s, Ballymena
Saturday 2nd May – St Columb’s Cathedral, Derry
Saturday 6th June – St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen
Saturday  5th September – St Patrick’s, Coleraine
Saturday 26th September – Iveagh cup competition and young ringers practice – St Comgall, Bangor
Saturday 3rd October – St Bronach, Rostrevor
Saturday 7th November – St Mark’s, Belfast

Saturday 5th December – St Malachy, Hillsborough

All district cup competitions – teams must notify the District Secretary at least 14 days before the date of the competition of their intention to take part