Fleadh Cheoil Brings 800,000 to Belfast
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- Fleadh Cheoil, a weeklong celebration of Irish music and culture, is expected to bring 800,000 people to Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital.
- The event is framed as a sign of how far Belfast has come decades after a bloody sectarian conflict, staged where 'a Ring of Steel' once stood.
Why it matters: Belfast, long defined by sectarian division, is hosting an Irish cultural festival expected to draw 800,000 visitors — using shared cultural heritage as a visible marker of reconciliation decades after the conflict ended.
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