Cois Cladaigh had great success at this year's Cork International Choral Festival. The choir competed for its 5th time in the Fleischmann International Choral Competition against ten other choirs from Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Italy, the U.S. and Ireland. Cois Cladaigh came in a very credible 5th place but not only this, was awarded the Lady Dorothy Mayer Memorial Trophy Special Award for the performance of a piece in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition for the performance of Molam�s go leir an tAon-Mhac Criost by Br. Ben Hanlon. "We are absolutely thrilled" Brendan O'Connor said "as it is our first win in the International section of the Festival". Br. Ben too was delighted that his piece brought success to the choir and said that "the spirited performance brought out the energy and rhythmic character of the piece". The choir was also involved in the first Masterclass workshop for conductors organised by the Association of Irish Choirs and the Cork International Choral Festival. This was given by Ragnar Rassmussen from Norway and he and the conductors taking the Masterclass were warmly appreciative of Cois Cladaigh's input to the event which is planned to be an annual part of the Festival.
The choir finished off its participation in the Festival with performances of Loch Lomond and The Great Figure on Sunday night as part of the closing Gala concert.

Cois Cladaigh took part in the International Competition in the Cork Choral Festival 2008 and while there gave extra performances around Cork City.

We premiered a Regina Coeli by Meg Pol at a concert in March in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church.

In May we performed with the Orlando Consort in the Galway Early Music Festival. The piece "Scattered Rhymes" was written by Tarik O'Regan a young British Composer, who often sets old texts to music.

Commissions

In 2008 we sang pieces of Irish composer Eamonn Murray set to poetry by Langston Hughes. The pieces were premiered at the Cork Choral Festival.

Travel

We are embarking on our tour to Poland right now.

Recordings

Cois Cladaigh launched their second, third and fourth CD, "An Equal Music", "Beatus Vir" and "Puer Natus" in November 2008.