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PODCAST: Could Fleadh Cheoil be on the way to Roscommon?

Jul 30, 2025 21:11
By Eoghan Murphy
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PODCAST: Could Fleadh Cheoil be on the way to Roscommon?

The head of the body that runs Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann says it could be held in the Shannonside region soon.

This year's festival gets under way in Wexford town on Sunday and runs until August 10th.

Over 600,000 people will head to the Sunny South East to celebrate the Irish language and music.

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Labhrás Ó Murchú is the director-general of Chomhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.

He officially opened the O’Carolan Harp Festival in Keadue, Co Roscommon, on Monday night.

He was full of praise for the event - as he told Eoghan Murphy:

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