Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026
Debate contribution by Ms Michelle O'Neill on .
- MLA
- Ms Michelle O'Neill
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742123
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— so let me give you the answer. That is what a new Ireland looks like: a society that is based on inclusion, that is fair across the board, that allows us to celebrate our identity and who we are and that does not allow one to diminish the other. You do not build your own identity by diminishing another, to quote some of your party colleagues. What I saw over the summer —.Do you know that the féile is one of the biggest community festivals across Europe and the biggest in Ireland? I commend it for going from strength to strength. Its programme is amazing. I cannot wait to get it every year so that I can see where I will go. Again, you cannot get to everything, but I try my best. Over the summer, we had the féile, the fleadh, Belfast Mela and so many other positive events. Why not try to focus on the positives for once in your life? Stop being such a naysayer and a negative person. Stop looking behind you. Start looking towards the future.
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