THE owner of Maddens Bar in Belfast has hailed the Fleadh a "huge success" and something he will be "immensely proud" in the days ahead to have played a part.
THE cultural and political significance of this week’s Fleadh is being talked about on a par with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, according to Belfast Tradfest co-founder Donal O’Connor.
A BUSY weekend of events is underway as Belfast hosts the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann competitions this weekend, with 5,000 musicians and dancers from 22 countries taking part.
TRANSLINK have revelled that there have been over one million passenger journeys across network over the first five days of the Fleadh – an additional 275,000 passenger journeys compared with the equivalent period last year
TODAY, Friday 7 August, sees the start of the hotly anticipated Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann competitions in Belfast, with over 5,000 competitors from 22 countries vying for All-Ireland titles in music, dancing and sean nós singing.
A CONSORTIUM of leading Northern Ireland mental health charities has welcomed the UK Government's £343 million investment to establish nearly 200 new community mental health crisis services across England, describing it as a positive example of how sustained investment can transform access to mental health care.
