Member's statement: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Member's statement by Mr Colm Gildernew on .
- MLA
- Mr Colm Gildernew
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 12 January 2026
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5311236
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Text
For anyone who wants to use a headset: I will speak as Gaeilige. Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh Gareth Wilson anseo agus guím athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir. Bíonn deis againn ag tús na bliana ár machnamh a dhéanamh ar an am atá thart, agus rud is tábhachtaí ná sin, ar an am atá romhainn agus bheith ag pleanáil don todhchaí mar chuid de na rúin againn don athbhliain. Is iomaí sprioc shuntasach a bhain na Gaeil amach an bhliain seo caite: ceapadh Coimisinéir Teanga; ghlac Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste beartas nua teanga; bhí Oireachtas na Samhna den scoth i mBéal Feirste; agus gheall Catherine Connolly go ndéanfaí teanga oibre Áras an Uachtaráin den Ghaeilge. D’fhógair Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann anuraidh go mbeadh Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann ag Béal Feirste i mbliana. Éacht atá ann sin, agus cuirfidh an ócáid chéanna borradh ollmhór faoin chultúr agus faoin gheilleagar, ní hé amháin i mBéal Feirste ach ar fud an Tuaiscirt. Mar Ghaeilgeoir agus mar bhall de Chomhaltas Thír Eoghain, is maith a thuigim an tionchar cultúrtha a imríonn ár dteanga agus ár gceol ar gach duine a ghlacann leo. Cuirfear an ceol agus an cultúr saibhir s’againn i lár an aonaigh de thairbhe an Fhleadh a bheith ag teacht go Béal Feirste, agus beidh sí ina hócáid shuntasach ealaíne agus shóisialta chomh maith. Níl an bhliain úr ach ina tús. Tá am go leor ann go fóill le bheith ag freastal ar rang, le huirlis a fhoghlaim agus le suim a chur sa stair shaibhir againn. Ná fágtar síos siar san athbheochan sibh — bígí linn agus bainaigí sult as ár gcultúr.
275 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.07 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.98).
- Subject area: Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.16 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.06 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.03 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.09 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.07 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.98 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.02 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 1.00 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 14:13 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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