Mairead is national fiddle champion for third time

SHE’S only 12 but already this young virtuoso has won her third national fiddle title.

Mairead Hickey from The Lough in Cork city competed against the best fiddle players in the world at the World Fleadh in Tullamore.

And despite her tender years, Mairead was crowned All Ireland Fiddle Champion — for a remarkable third time — in her under 12 age section in both the slow airs and fast tunes sections.