And I do believe it needs to be properly investigated’. The Tanaiste said on Thursday that the allegations are ‘very concerning, very worrying that anything like that would happen. There are qualifying competitions in the US, UK and Australia.

The CLRG organises Ireland’s regional and national championships as well as the World Irish Dancing Championships, which in April drew 3,500 dancers to Belfast. An Coimisiún said in a statement that ‘such unethical behaviour cannot and will not be tolerated by this organisation’. The commission has published a statement detailing the inquiry on its website.

The CLRG has said it takes the allegations very seriously and has appointed a former Court of Appeal judge to investigate what it calls ‘individuals allegedly offering various inducements to promote dancers to a higher than deserved placing at particular competitions’. The same judge also says: ‘Is it not time you came to my room?’ The judge replies that the teacher won’t have the first judge on the list but he is not sure about the second.Īnother judge tells a teacher that they ‘accept other forms of appreciation’, and in response is told: ‘If you can get to give First anything You want )’ The teacher then names four judges he doesn’t want. The teacher then asks: ‘Are you on the 18s?’ When the judge confirms that they are, the teacher replies: ‘Thank god!!! Who else is with you? Is it bad?’ Do u know what you are on tomorrow? Begging if you are on to do what you can Xxx.’

The judge replies with a winking emoticon.Īnother teacher begs for a high score for his students and also for the judge to ensure that other favourable judges are appointed to the same competition.Īfter the judge gave a good mark to one of his students, the teacher writes: ‘Thanks for today. Don’t have numbers as I’m not going til the morn. Several teachers ask favourable judges to sit in on competitions in which their own children or pupils are dancing.

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