What can Belfast learn from the Fleadh?
This year's Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann saw more than 200 events, alongside competitions, concerts and street performances. Organisers described it as the largest Fleadh in history. And could it use some of what it's learned at other events, not just when the Fleadh returns next summer?Walk on: Should Belfast be permanently pedestrianised?The pedestrianisation debate has long pre-dated the Fleadh, but calls for it to be introduced, potentially permanently, have ramped up in the last week.
- ▪This year's Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann saw more than 200 events, alongside competitions, concerts and street performances.
- ▪Organisers described it as the largest Fleadh in history.
- ▪And could it use some of what it's learned at other events, not just when the Fleadh returns next summer?Walk on: Should Belfast be permanently pedestrianised?The pedestrianisation debate has long pre-dated the Fleadh, but calls for it to b
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What can Belfast learn from the Fleadh?Image source, PacemakerImage caption, The Fleadh saw performers take to the streetsByAdam Mandeville, Lili Busby and Catherine Morrison, BBC News NIPublished4 minutes agoAs Sunday night turned into Monday morning, and the strains of fiddles and flutes drifted through the city streets, people hailed the success of Belfast's first ever All-Ireland Fleadh.The festival brought eight days of music, thousands of people and tens of millions of pounds of investment to a city once plagued by fear and violence. This year's Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann saw more than 200 events, alongside competitions, concerts and street performances. Organisers described it as the largest Fleadh in history.
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