2012
During this year Cois Cladaigh are celebrating the 30th anniversary. As part of this we have travelled to Paris and visited some of our Irish islands, Inisbofin and Clare Island.
We were also invited to sing in Collins Barracks, Dublin at the Remembrance Day ceremony in the presence of Irish president Michael D. Higgins.
Workshops
In February we looked at the American composers in a workshop and concert under the baton of Donal Doherty, conductor of Derry Choir Codetta. Later in October Mark Duley, choir master of Resurgam, took us through our paces in music of the Renaissance and early Baroque period where we explored early chromaticism in the music of Lassus, Vicentino, Purcell and others. We were joined in this venture by eminent musicians Malcolm Proud (organ), Nina Treadwell (theorbo), Sarah Groser (viol) and Claire Duff (Baroque violin).
We featured on television in a "Nationwide" documentary and on radio in a "Newstalk" programme called "Talking History" in October.

2011
While in Seville, in November 2011 we learned that Michael D. Higgins wanted us to sing at his inauguration as President of Ireland and this was a hugely exciting prospect. We had some time to rehearse the selected music and also had one Monday rehearsal in Ireland before heading up on a coach to Dublin Castle at 7.00 a.m. Friday morning (11 November 2011). On the way up, we heard that Morning Ireland (Radio 1) had mentioned us a couple of times during the news and that gave us the first of many fillips that day. We rehearsed immediately with the composer Shaun Davey and singer Rita Connolly for the Deer’s Cry and then with the Army Band conducted by Mark Armstrong for the hymns "Be thou my vision", "Make me a channel of your peace" and the Irish National Anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann" before sound checking Eamon Murray’s Beannacht. Shaun, Rita and Mark were very easy to work with. We then headed off to get changed and were quickly brought back to St. Patrick’s Hall where we saw the event starting ‡¡ã dignitaries of all sorts and political heavy hitters were in abundance and the sense of the occasion started to unfold. The inauguration ceremony was very dignified and we are delighted to be part of it. After the ceremony, we mingled with the guests and were delighted at the positive response the audience had to all the music but they particularly liked Eamon’s piece and The Deer’s Cry. We gave an impromptu performance in one of the halls later on which was very warmly received before getting back on the bus for Galway, beaming from cheek to cheek.

2008
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.