With Christmas behind us, we look forward to 2026 and the new ringing challenges it brings. Wishing all our members a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you at the District and Association Events throughout 2026.
Eastern District Annual General Meeting and Lindoff Cup
The Eastern District Annual General Meeting Lindoff Cup will take place on Saturday 14th March 2026. The Annual General meeting will be at 12.30pm and Lindoff Cup Competition at 2pm.
Executive Council Meeting
The Executive Council meeting will take place on Saturday 21st February 2026 at 11am in St Patrick’s Cathedral Mews Room, Dublin.
All executive council members will be notified of Agenda and Minutes from the General Secretary in due course.
Patterson Cup Competition this Saturday
The Patterson Cup is cancelled on Saturday 10th January 2026.
A Doubles Practice will be held instead.
Same location St Thomas, Belfast 2pm.
Boyne Cup
Attendance Sheet Returns for 2025
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:
Association and District Events January – February 2026
Northern District – Saturday 10th January 2026 – Patterson Cup Competition – St Thomas’s Belfast – 14.00 – 17.00
Eastern District Practice – Saturday 10th January 2026 – St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin – 14.00 – 16.00
Boyne Cup 2026 – St Peter’s, Drogheda – Saturday 31st January 2026
West Cork Ringing Festival – Saturday 31st January 2026 – contact Di Pitcher (Skibbereen) for more information on this event.
Northern District Practice – Saturday 7th February 2026 – SS Phillip and James, Holywood – 14.00 – 17.00
Eastern District Practice – Saturday 14th February 2026 – Christ Church. Bray 14.00 – 16.00
Southern District Practice – Saturday 28th February 2026 – Mt. St. Alphonsus, Limerick.
Note: correction of the date.
Executive Council Meeting – February 2026 – Location and Date to be confirmed
A list of all the Northern District Practices for 2026 are shown below.
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