Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Profile

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Comhaltas is so many different things to so many different people and it can be hard to keep track of the 
true scope of our activities.

• The Comhaltas branch network organise over 1,000 classes every week to teach Irish music, singing, dance and language classes.

• For musicians who like to play socially, Comhaltas organises many sessions the length and breadth of the country and in fact world-wide.

• Audiences around the world have seen Comhaltas "touring groups" bringing Irish music, song, dance and storytelling on annual tours.

• Comhaltas runs the definitive system of competitions for Irish music, called the "Fleadh Cheoil" (literally "feast of music"). Musicians compete in a series of qualifying rounds in each county, with qualifiers progressing to the Provincial Fleadh Cheoil, with qualifiers there, going forward to the annual All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

• Comhaltas has collected an "archive" of thousands of hours of Irish music recordings, a large print library and a growing collection of videos.

• In an effort to promote the music of Ireland, Comhaltas publishes recordings, books and tutorials of Irish traditional music.

• Comhaltas headquarters is in Monkstown Co. Dublin, Ireland. Comhaltas also reaches into local communities around Ireland with our Regional Centres.

 

As the former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, said,

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"Take Comhaltas out of the equation, turn back the clock and contemplate Ireland without Comhaltas and the sheer scale of what we owe you is revealed."