Ceola
ACADEMY of music
Ceola Academy of Music was founded in 2017. Our ethos is to inspire the love of music and performance in others.
Ceola is a thriving music community made up of over 250 students of all ages and abilities, from novice to advanced. Based in the heart of Sallins, Ceola is a modern building and provides separate teaching rooms for our students.
We currently provide one to one private education in Piano, Cello, Violin, Ukulele, Guitar, Singing, Harp and Music Therapy.
Dedicated to Music
meet our teachers
The Ceola team is made up of fully qualified music professionals, all of whom studied a music degree at university.
MELISA CORSO
Bachelor in Music. Violin.
LESLIE MCCARTHY
Bachelor in Music. Youth Choir & Ladies Choir
CIARA DUNNE
Director & Founder. Cello, Piano & Choir Director.
GRAINNE MCLOUGHLIN
BA Music Education - Trinity College Dublin. Piano, Guitar, Ukulele. Mon, Tues, Weds & Thurs.
SINEAD KING
Bachelor of Music - Dublin. Harp & Piano. Weds, Thurs & Sat.
LOUIS RONAYNE
Bachelor in Music Performance - Dublin. Piano. Thurs & Sat.
LUGHAIDH ARMSTRONG MAYOCK
BA Music - British and Irish Modern Music Institute. Guitar & Ukulele. Tues.
SARAH ALLEY
Bachelor of Arts in Music - Maynooth University. Singing & Pre-Instrumental Choir
MAIA MATHEWS
Bachelor of Music - University College Dublin. Violin - Online Only.
MELISA CORSO
Bachelor in Music. Violin.
LESLIE MCCARTHY
Bachelor in Music. Youth Choir & Ladies Choir
CIARA DUNNE
Director & Founder. Cello, Piano & Choir Director.
GRAINNE MCLOUGHLIN
BA Music Education - Trinity College Dublin. Piano, Guitar, Ukulele. Mon, Tues, Weds & Thurs.
SINEAD KING
Bachelor of Music - Dublin. Harp & Piano. Weds, Thurs & Sat.
LOUIS RONAYNE
Bachelor in Music Performance - Dublin. Piano. Thurs & Sat.
LUGHAIDH ARMSTRONG MAYOCK
BA Music - British and Irish Modern Music Institute. Guitar & Ukulele. Tues.
SARAH ALLEY
Bachelor of Arts in Music - Maynooth University. Singing & Pre-Instrumental Choir
MAIA MATHEWS
Bachelor of Music - University College Dublin. Violin - Online Only.
Director & Founder of Ceola
Meet Ciara
Dunne
Ciara began her musical journey at the very young age of 5 when she won the use of a Cello from her primary school and started lessons with Una Ni Chanainn. She is a former student of DIT where she studied Piano and Music Theory, and has achieved many scholarships for outstanding results in her ABSRM Piano exams.
Ciara has performed in many concert halls around Europe and America and was part of a string quartet that performed for Princess Anne in the ISPCC Ball in the Herbert Park Hotel. She was the first student to receive a Music Scholarship to Wesley College for all 6 years of education. She is also a former student of Mr. William Butt.
Since 2011, Ciara has taught both privately and in primary and music schools in Dublin and Kildare. Ciara opened Ceola’s first premises in April 2018 in Sallins, Co.Kildare. Ciara is committed to providing a high standard of music education in Sallins, Naas and the surrounding areas of Kildare