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Speakers put the spotlight on organising committee

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Pictured backstage at the opening ceremony were (l-r) Bishop Thomas Deenihan, Fr Phil Gaffney, Cllr Aengus O’Rourke (Cathaoirleach, Westmeath County Council), President Michael D. Higgins, Mrs Sabina Higgins, Joe Connaire (Organising Committee Chairman), Colette Glynn and Rev. Canon Alastair Graham. Photo: Joe Duffy

Among the speeches on the Gig Rig at the opening ceremony of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2022 were some big names.

Chairman of the Fleadh Executive Committee Joe Connaire was first up, addressing the 5,000 festival-goers in Blackhall, he described the scenes before him as “six years in the making”.

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