Ball rolling on efforts to bring Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann back to Kilkenny

Cllr Seán Ó hArgáin (Kilkenny City MD) has got a motion passed at full council seeking that Kilkenny County Council ‘commences the process of investigating the possibility of making a bid for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to return to Kilkenny City in the future’.

The last time Kilkenny City hosted The Fleadh was back in 1988, and Cllr Ó hArgáin feels the timing is right to welcome its return.

“I came here to The Fleadh in the 80s and saw Kilkenny as a vibrant place to be,” he told elected members at this week’s plenary meeting of Kilkenny County Council.

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“It helped put Kilkenny on the map,” he added, further stating that Kilkenny could be in a position to make a bid for the festival in 2027.

Cllr Ó hArgáin also called for the establishment of a group to look at the possibility of hosting The Fleadh in a bid to get the ball rolling.

His motion was supported by fellow elected members.

Director of Services at Kilkenny County Council, Tim Butler stated that the local authority can commence a feasibility study examining the city and county’s ability to host The Fleadh, and take it from there.

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