yes jim .it was me that suggested singing competitions,its no more hare brained than having a song writing competition.[you still havent answered my questions]
let me remind you that Julia Clifford won the all ireland fiddle competition,That EDEL FOX recently won a comhaltas competition. two musicians, who deserve respect, that had no problem with competitions,.
however efdss could extend the invitation to hiring the house[ if they havent done so already ]to other comhaltas branches[after all they are supposed to be international when it comes to song],the same could apply to welsh music societies,and scots or any other nationality.