Belfast’s first Fleadh ‘so joyful’ in a city that was once ‘so dark’

Davy Taylor, one of the 1,300 volunteers at the Fleadh in Belfast described the experience as overwhelming (Rebecca Black/PA) -

The first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to take place in Belfast has brought joy to a city that was once “so dark”, a volunteer has said.

Davy Taylor described a vibrancy with street performances across the city centre, and said some of the older visitors remarked on the difference from the Belfast of former years that experienced a decades-long conflict.