Comhaltas

27/03/2025

Join Comhaltas Sydney for a great weekend celebrating Irish Culture at the Sydney Fleadh from 23rd - 25th May 2025.

It's with great excitement that we share with you
the dates for our Sydney Fleadh 2025 to be held in Surry Hills.
Keep a lookout for tickets coming soon.

https://www.comhaltassydney.com/copy-of-sydney-fleadh-guide-2025

25/03/2025

Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann is delighted to invite applications for three scholarships to recognise and remember the talent and legacy of the late Aisling Murphy.
All Submission details and an online application form for the scholarships can be found at www.comhaltas.ie/education/ashling-murphy-scholarship/

Applications should arrive no later than 5pm on June 27th, 2025.

19/03/2025

Calling for Volunteers for Fleadh Cheoil an hÉireann 2025.

For more information on volunteering seeing below.

Calling for Volunteers for Fleadh Cheoil an hÉireann 2025.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2025 is taking place from 3rd to the 10th August 2025 in Wexford Town and we need your help to make it the best Fleadh ever. If you have some time to spare and want to be part of the world’s largest celebration of traditional Irish Music then register to volunteer at the following link: www.fleadhcheoil.ie/volunteering/



Comhaltas

18/03/2025

Expressions of interest are being sought for Food, Drink, Craft & Retail traders for Fleadh 2025, for more details see below.

Calling All Food, Drink, Craft, and Retail Traders!

Expressions of interest are being sought for Food, Drink, Craft & Retail traders for Fleadh 2025, which is being held in Wexford Town from the 3rd to the 10th of August 2025.

For more details check out fleadhcheoil.ie/fleadh-traders/.

The closing date is 21st March.

17/03/2025

11/03/2025

Exciting news for Belfast, stay tuned for more updates.

11/03/2025

Fantastic entertainment in City Hall as we heard the news that Belfast is to host Comhaltas Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann from 2-9 August 2026. 🎶

10/03/2025

Teastas i dTeagasc Ceolta Tíre (TTCT) Teacher Training
Event Date: 20th – 26th July 2025
Closing Date for applications: 30th April 2025

The TTCT is a one week long residential course held in Monkstown Co. Dublin. Founded in 1980, the Comhaltas TTCT (Teastas i dTeagasc Ceolta Tíre) is specifically designed to equip teachers of Irish traditional music with the skills to effectively provide music education in a wide variety of settings.

For more information on TTCT and to apply visit: https://comhaltas.ie/education/teacher-training-ttct/

08/03/2025

International Women’s Day, a day where we recognise, celebrate and honour the contributions of women worldwide, especially those women who have helped drive and shape Comhaltas to become the highly respected organisation that it is today. It is particularly fitting to remember our previous female Uachtarán’s; Caitlín Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin, the very first Uachtarán of Comhaltas in 1951 and Anne Finnegan in 2015.

This year at Comhaltas we are proud to recognise our Uachtarán, Attracta Ní Bhradaigh, who has made a huge contribution to the preservation and promotion of Irish music, singing and dancing worldwide. Attracta has been a member of Comhaltas since she was three years old. A flute, fiddle and whistle player, she has several All-Ireland titles at both underage and senior level. As a member of the famous Longridge céili band she was the youngest ever band member to win an All-Ireland medal. Attracta is a fluent Irish speaker and has represented Comhaltas in several countries including South Korea, Lesotho and Brazil.

An Irish and Geography teacher by profession she is a natural leader. Attracta has held many positions within Comhaltas and been an officer at Branch, County and Provincial level, so it was fitting that she was elected Uachtarán of Comhaltas in May 2024. Her election is a testament to her lifelong dedication to Irish culture and her vision for its future. Attracta’s experience is vast and includes representing Comhaltas at various Dáil committee hearings; creator and co-author of original Trad is Fab; Music teacher, Scoil Éigse and TTCT tutor, SCT examiner and adjudicator and member of several Comhaltas tours.

On this International Women’s Day, we also want to acknowledge and thank the work done by all the incredible women within Comhaltas who work tirelessly to promote our Irish music, song and dance. We thank them for their dedication, passion and commitment that continues to promote the aims of our organisation, ensuring our culture thrives for generations to come.

07/03/2025

Craobh na hÉireann – All-Ireland Finals – of Pléaracha na nÓg, Pléaracha & Scoraíocht were held in Brú Ború on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March 2025. It was wonderful to see the incredible talent on display, well done to everyone who participated.

Check out the list of winners below.

26/02/2025

Scoil Éigse will take place in Wexford from 3rd to 8th August 2025.
Applications are now open at https://scoileigse.ie/

21/02/2025

20/02/2025

Pádraig Ó' Ceallaigh (Patrick Kelly)

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of our esteemed friend and colleague Pádraig Ó' Ceallaigh. Pádraig made a significant impact on the fortunes of Irish Culture across the world, he served as Uachtaráin an Chomhaltais, Chair of Provincial Council along with many other roles. More recently Pádraig was a Trustee of Comhaltas.

Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

We send our sincere sympathies to all his family.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

18/02/2025

Bígí Linn ag Comhdháil an Chomhaltais 2025

Join us at our Annual Congress in the Clayton Hotel, Sligo from 2nd to 4th May 2025.

This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow members, share ideas and engage in important discussions.

The weekend promises to be both productive and enjoyable.

To make a booking visit: https://shorturl.at/1WkxF

17/02/2025

Getting ready for our Sydney Fleadh 2025. It’s going to be a great weekend of events in May 2025. Updates will be posted here on our page.

12/02/2025

Tune into to Raidió na Gaeltachta (Oifigiúil) 7-9 p.m. tonight Wednesday 12 February to hear the All-Ireland Fleadh 2024, Wexford, Senior Céilí Bands Competition.

12/02/2025

Dr John Cullinane was recently honoured by CCÉ through the presentation of a Gradam na hÉigse award for ‘a Lifetime of Promoting and Preserving Traditional Irish Step Dancing’.

John has been involved in Irish Dancing all his life and has held all the highest offices within An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) at various stages. Although Irish Dancing has evolved over the years John has been instrumental in the inclusion of mandatory traditional solo set dances as part of the dance teacher qualification syllabus, and the introduction of traditional set competitions in feiseanna.

John worked hard to preserve and promote the “old” Irish dances by several means. To ensure the lifetime’s work that has gone into gathering all this valuable material on Irish dancing is preserved for the future, John with great generosity, has very recently made his entire collection of material accessible to everyone. With backing from CLRG, the Cullinane Archive Collection has been established within the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) in Merrion Square, Dublin 2, where all the material can be viewed and enjoyed.

To read more about John’s preservation of 100 year-old traditional step dances click here bit.ly/42RPfH7

01/02/2025

Lá Fhéile Bríde

St. Brigid’s Day signals the end of the darkness of winter and the dawn in a new season of hope and growth

Read more about St. Brigid here: buff.ly/3WI4qP8