Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne

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Gaelic for "Irish Dance Championship of the World," basically the World Championships of Irish dance organized by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha.

Held annually, in various places. For many years, it was held in Ireland, but branched out to Scotland in 2002, the United States in 2009, and Canada in 2015.

Locations since 1970

1970-79 Dublin, Ireland
1980-81 Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
1982 Galway, Ireland
1983 Dublin, Ireland
1984 Cork City, Ireland
1985 Malahide, Ireland
1986 Limerick City, Ireland
1987-89 Galway, Ireland
1990 Cork City, Ireland
1991-92 Limerick City, Ireland
1993 Mosney, Ireland
1994 Dublin, Ireland
1995 Galway, Ireland
1996 Dublin, Ireland
1997 Galway, Ireland
1998-99 Ennis, Ireland
2000 Belfast, Ireland
2001 Cancelled due to Foot-and-Mouth outbreak
2002 Glasgow, Scotland
2003 Killarney, Ireland
2004 Belfast, Ireland
2005 Ennis, Ireland
2006 Belfast, Ireland
2007 Glasgow, Scotland
2008 Belfast, Ireland
2009 Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2010 Glasgow, Scotland
2011 Dublin, Ireland
2012 Belfast, Ireland
2013 Boston, MA (USA)
2014 London, UK
2015 Montreal, QC (Canada)
2016 Glasgow, Scotland
2017 Dublin, Ireland
2018 Glasgow, Scotland
2019 Greensboro, NC (USA)
2020/2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 Dublin, Ireland
2023 Montreal, QC (Canada)
2024 Glasgow, Scotland