1. The official title for musical festivals sponsored by units of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann shall be ‘Fleadhanna Ceoil’.
2. These Fleadhanna Ceoil shall be of four types:
(a)
The Regional Fleadh: (applies
to
(b)
The
(c) The Provincial Fleadh
(d) The All-Ireland Fleadh
3.
For the purpose of these
competitions there shall be six Provinces viz.
4. Fleadhanna Ceoil shall be held to propagate, consolidate and perpetuate our Irish traditional music, both vocal and instrumental, as well as an teanga, by presenting it in a manner worthy of its dignity, and in accordance with the aims and objectives of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. It is not intended that competitions should be merely a means by which a competitor may gain a prize or defeat a rival, but rather a medium in which these competitors may pace each other on the road to excellence.
5. Proposals for the amendment of the Rules for Fleadhanna Ceoil shall be submitted to Congress 1980, and thereafter every three years.
Rules applicable to all Fleadhanna -
County, Regional, Provincial and All-Ireland.
6. All competitions shall be traditional in character and in conformity with the Bunreacht of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.
7. Solo and ensemble competitions shall be held in the following grades:
(a) Under 12 on January 1st in the year of the Fleadh
(b) Between 12 and 15 on January 1st in the year of the Fleadh
(c) Between 15 and 18 on January 1st in the year of the Fleadh
(d) Over 18 years on January 1st in the year of the Fleadh
8. In the event of a dispute, a certificate of age in the case of grades (a), (b) and (c) must be produced if requested by the Fleadh Rúnaí, within seven days of the competition. Failure to do so will entail automatic disqualification.
9. Solo competitions shall be held for the following instruments: fiddle; two-row accordion; concert flute; whistle; piano accordion; concertina; uilleann pipes; harp; mouth organ; banjo; mandolin - excluding banjo-mandolin; piano; old-style melodeon; bodhrán; war pipes; miscellaneous such as three and five row button accordion, piccolo, harmonica and other stringed instruments; céilí band drums; accompaniment – confined to piano, harp, guitar and bouzouki type instruments; solo traditional singing in Irish and English; whistling; lilting; newly composed ballads and amhráin nua-cheaptha.
Solo competitions for slow airs shall be held in all age groups for the following instruments: (a) fiddle; (b) concert flute; (c) whistle; (d) uilleann pipes.
In all grades competitors shall submit a list of slow airs to the
adjudicator/s as follows:
Under 12 - two slow airs; 12-15 - four slow airs; 15-18 - six slow airs; Over 18 - eight slow airs.
In the Under 12 grade each competitor shall play one slow air selected by the adjudicator from a list of two submitted.
In
the 12-15 grade each competitor shall play two slow
airs, one selected by the adjudicator from a list of four submitted and the
other selected by the competitor from the remaining three on the list.
In
the 15-18 grade each competitor shall play two slow
airs, one selected by the adjudicator from a list of six submitted and the
other by the competitor from the remaining five on the list.
In
the Over 18 grade each competitor shall play three slow airs, two selected by
the adjudicator from a list of eight submitted and the other selected by the competitor
from the remaining six on the list.
10.
Ensemble
competitions shall be held for the following groups: duets, trios, céilí bands
and marching bands. Marching Band
Competitions shall be held for the following: Accordion Bands (Under 18 and
Over 18); Miscellaneous (Under 18 and Over 18) and Pipe Bands - one grade only.
A competition shall be held for
instrumental groups (Grúpaí Ceoil) as distinct from céilí bands. Groups shall have not less than four members
and not more than 20 members. Groups
shall be allowed a maximum time on stage of 10 minutes inclusive of performance
time. They shall perform their own
choice of music for a period of six to eight minutes; two marks shall be
deducted for each minute or part thereof in excess of eight minutes or less
than six minutes. Whistlers and lilters
may be included, as well as players of bodhrán and bones, but piano and drums
are not permitted in this competition.
Slow airs in the Grúpaí Ceoil competition need not be played solo. Special attention should be paid to selection
of items, and efforts should be made to play tunes other than jigs, reels and
hornpipes, e.g. slow airs, set dances, old marches, harp
music, to give as good a variety as possible.
Attention should also be given to instrumentation, arrangement and
presentation of the music. A list of
music pieces to be played, e.g. slip jig, air, march,
etc. shall be submitted by each group leader to the adjudicators prior to the
performance.
11.
A
Céilí Band shall consist of not less than five, and not more than ten
members. A band with more than ten
members or less than five members shall be disqualified.
A Senior Duet shall compromise of at least two different
instruments and only two (not applicable to grades a, b and c).
A Senior Trio shall compromise of at least two different
instruments and not more than three instruments in all (not applicable to
grades a, b and c). In the case of Duets
and Trios, all participants must at all times play the melody of the tune. Competitors may not change instruments during
the performance. Electronic or amplified
instruments are not accepted in any competition except an electric piano in
céilí band competitions.
12. Breaches of the foregoing rules shall entail disqualification.
13. Tunes to be played at competitions shall be selected from the
following, in accordance with the sample Clár na gComórtas, designed by CEC -
Air (slow or lively), Reel, Polka, Hornpipe, Jig (double, single, slip), Slide,
Set Dance, March, Mazurka, Planxty, Fling, Barn Dance, Schottische, Clan
March. Competitors shall play each tune
twice only. In the case of a reel which
is played singly a competitor may play such a reel three times (
Only slow airs based strictly on the traditional airs and
not on modern arrangements shall be accepted. No penalty shall be levied on a
competitor in the Slow Airs Competition if he/she plays the air through only
once.
14. In Under 12 and 12-15 grades, a competitor shall play one tune
from each of two classes specified in Rule 13.
15. In grade 15-18 a competitor shall play one tune from each of
three classes specified in Rule 13.
16.
In
the Over 18 grade, a competitor shall play one tune from each of four classes
specified in Rule 13, but must include a slow air in the case of fiddle,
whistle, concert flute and uilleann pipes.
17.
In
the case of céilí bands, grades (a) and (b) competitors shall play one tune
from each of two classes specified in Rule 13.
In grade (c) competitors shall play two reels in succession, plus one
tune from each of two other classes listed in Rule 13. For céilí bands over 18, tunes required are
two reels in succession, and a maximum of two tunes played in succession, from
each of three other classes specified in Rule 13.
In all Marching Band
competitions, each band shall play a minimum of two
18.
The
prompting and coaching of competitors during the course of the competition be
prohibited.
19.
In
competitions for amhránaíocht ar an sean nós (solo
traditional singing) the following are required: Grade (a) two songs of his/her
own choice - ceann mall (slow) & ceann mear (lively). Grades (b) and (c) - two songs from a list of four
submitted (two slow and two lively) - one his/her own choice, the second a
contrasting song to be selected by the adjudicator. Grade (d) two songs from a list of six
submitted (4 slow and 2 lively): one of his/her own choice, the second a
contrasting song to be selected by the adjudicator. In all lists of songs, the lively songs must
be clearly denoted.
20.
In
all solo competitions, a competitor must compete in own age group only. In competitions for Rogha Ghleas, a
competitor may compete on One instrument only. In competitions for Duets, Trios, Céilí Bands
and Grúpaí Ceoil, a competitor may compete once only in any group of any of the
aforementioned competitions. A
competitor may also compete in a higher age group, provided that he/she changes
his/her instrument.
21.
Competitors
may not enter in the name of their teachers or in the name of any other
organisation other than a unit of Comhaltas.
22.
Apart
from competitions for céilí bands, marching bands and war pipes, all
competitions at Fleadhanna Cheoil shall be held indoors. Where possible, céilí bands competitions
should also be held indoors.
23.
All
entries shall close 21 days prior to the opening day of a fleadh. Late entries shall not under any
circumstances be accepted after the closing date.
24.
Competitors
shall, as far as possible, compete in the order in which they are called by the
Call Steward. A competitor who fails to
present himself when called for a specific competition, and who has not
notified the Call Steward on duty of a just cause for his absence, shall be
disqualified from the competition. The
Call Steward shall terminate a competition after the completion of the
performance by the last available competitor, unless he/she has been previously
notified that the missing competitor is ‘held up’ in which case the competition
shall be shall open for a maximum of fifteen minutes. Once the Call Steward has closed the
competition it cannot be reopened.
25.
Only
adjudicators from the official panel may officiate at any fleadh. In exceptional circumstances, however,
special permission may be sought of CEC, Provincial Council, County or Regional
Board applicable to All-Ireland, Provincial, County or Regional Fleadh, to
engage a person not included in this panel.
Adjudicators for pipe band competitions shall be selected only from
Comhaltas members.
26.
Normally
one adjudicator shall officiate at all solo
competitions, and two at duet, trio and céilí band competitions. In all competitions, one adjudicator shall
give a brief oral adjudication in general and constructive terms, after the
conclusion of the competition. He/She
shall write constructive comments on each adjudication sheet and shall award an
individual mark for each tune played or song sung, apart from competitions for
Grúpaí Ceoil and Marching Bands.
27.
Adjudicators shall sit apart and mark the
official adjudication sheets separately.
The competitor gaining the highest aggregate marks shall be the winner,
except in the case of senior céilí band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, where a minimum of four adjudicators shall
officiate. In any competition when three
or more adjudicators officiate, the results shall be calculated on the
recognised points system 11, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
28.
No
communication with the adjudicator is permissible on the day of competition at
the fleadh venue – before or during the competitions - except through the
stewards.
29.
In
the event of an objection, the aggrieved party shall, within seven days of the
termination of the fleadh, lodge with the fleadh secretary, a written
statement, setting forth the exact grounds of complaint, together with a fee of
€ 10. These objections shall be
considered by the appropriate body, i.e. regional board, county board,
provincial council or CEC and if the objection is upheld, the € 10 shall be
returned, otherwise it shall be forfeited to the Board or Council. Any fleadh Rúnaí may request proof of age,
without filing an objection.
30.
Adjudicators,
to whom a prepaid invitation has been sent to officiate at Fleadhanna and who
fail to reply within one week shall have their names removed from the official
panel, should the CEC so decide.
31.
Adjudicators,
having accepted an invitation to officiate at a fleadh shall, on arrival,
report to the secretary’s office.
Failure to keep an accepted appointment on more than two occasions in
any one year without adequate prior notice, shall
merit the removal of such an adjudicator’s name form the official panel, should
CEC so decide.
32.
Adjudicators
failing to report to the Call Steward at the appointed centre, within 15
minutes of the appointed starting time of the competition, shall forfeit the
right to payment of hotel and travelling expenses, should the CEC so decide.
33.
The
necessary current rate of travelling expenses as agreed by the Ardchomhairle, shall be paid by the fleadh treasurer to all
adjudicators on the termination of their duties at the fleadh. Suitable accommodation and meals shall be
provided free by the fleadh committee.
34.
The
official Comhaltas trophy or medal shall be awarded to prize-winners. This trophy or medal shall be purchased from
Head-Office.
35.
In
senior competitions, only one prize shall be awarded if the number of
competitors is three or less; two prizes shall be awarded if the number of
competitors is four or five, and three prizes shall be awarded if the number of
competitors is six or more.
Adjudicators may withhold the
awarding of a first prize, should competitors fail to reach a meritorious
standard.
36.
Perpetual
trophies shall, as far as possible, be presented to the winners at the
Competition Venue. In any event, all
trophies and prizes shall be distributed to the winners within one month of the
termination of the fleadh.
37.
The
Fleadh Secretary shall arrange for the winners of perpetual trophies to sign an
undertaking to return these trophies to the officer designated in the
Bunreacht, on the written demand of this officer in the case of an objection
being upheld, and in any event, not later than one month prior to the next
fleadh. This officer shall at the
expense of the fleadh committee, have the names of the previous year’s winners
inscribed in Irish on the Perpetual trophies.
He shall also arrange to have these trophies polished for exhibition,
prior to the fleadh.
38.
The
Secretary of the fleadh shall supply a detailed report of the fleadh to the
appropriate secretary. He shall also
supply a list of prize-winners to the local and National Press and to the
Secretaries of the Regional Board,
39.
Copies
of Adjudication Sheets shall be sent to the competitor on request, five days
after the fleadh on the prepayment of €1 per sheet.
40.
The
CEC shall from time to time, design a sample Clár na
gComórtas, suitable for Regional, County, Provincial and All-Ireland
Fleadhanna. Copies of this sample clár
shall be purchased from Oifig an Chomhaltais, 32
Cearnóg Belgrave, Baile na Manach, Co. Átha Cliath. Any departure from this official clár must be
submitted to CEC for prior approval.
41.
Centres
where competitions are held shall require the following stewards:
a.
A
Competition’s Call Steward:
This steward shall arrange for
the starting and finishing of each competition.
He/she shall see that the competitors compete in the order in which they
appear on the programme. On the
termination of oral adjudication, the prize-winners shall be announced.
b.
An
Adjudicator’s Clerk:
He/she shall be responsible
for the adjudicators’ sheets. This clerk
shall arrange for the provision by the Fleadh Secretary of adequate supplies of
blank adjudication sheets, and shall return to the Fleadh Secretary all
completed adjudicators’ sheets.
c.
Hall
Steward:
who shall maintain order during
the competition. This steward shall also
arrange for the opening of the Hall at the appointed time, and see that pianos,
which shall be tuned to concert pitch, are unlocked and ready for use where
required.
42.
The
Fleadh Executive Committee shall be as follows: Patron, Chairman,
Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Joint Treasurers, Publicity Officer, plus the Chairmen
of the following sub-committees including Finance, Accommodation, Catering,
Stewarding, Halls & Venues, Signposting & Street Decorations, Street
Entertainment, Concerts and Céilithe.
43.
The
Fleadh Executive Committee (FEC) shall under the jurisdiction of the Regional
or
44.
The
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of each County or Regional
Board, together with the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of
the Provincial Council, shall be ex-officio members of all Fleadh Committees
within their respective areas of jurisdiction, be they Regional, County,
Provincial or All-Ireland fleadhanna.
45.
The
jurisdiction of a FEC shall be temporary and shall terminate not later then
four months, in the case of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and three months in the
case of Provincial, County or Regional fleadhanna subsequent to the last day of
the fleadh and consequently on a formal dissolution and surrender to the County
or Regional Board, Provincial Council or CEC as appropriate, of its
responsibilities and equipment.
46.
When
all outstanding accounts have been paid by the FEC a Balance Sheet shall be
prepared (by a Chartered Accountant in the case of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann)
which shall be forwarded to the Regional Board, County Board, Provincial
Council or CEC as appropriate, not later than three or four months as
applicable, after the termination of the Fleadh. In default of compliance by the FEC with this
requirement, the Regional Board, County Board, Provincial Council or CEC as
appropriate, shall itself engage a Chartered Accountant, debiting the FEC with
his due fees, and on ascertainment of the Balance Sheet, the share of the local
Branch, Regional Board, Provincial of the nett profits shall be reduced by
5%. This amount shall be paid to the
Regional Board,
47.
All
nett profits shall on the issue of the Balance Sheet be paid by the FEC to the
Treasurer of the County or Regional Board, Provincial Council or CEC as
appropriate, who will then be responsible for the proper distribution of such
nett profits.
48.
A
Fleadh Executive Committee shall concern itself solely with the dignified and
efficient presentation of our traditional music, from a cultural aspect in
accordance with the aims and objectives of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. It shall not allow the commercial advantages,
likely to accrue to the centre in which the Fleadh is held, to enter into its
deliberations.
49.
The
Fleadh Executive Committee shall arrange adequate stewarding for the efficient
running of the Fleadh, its competitions, concerts, céilithe and displays. It shall provide satisfactory amplification
for Official Opening, Pageant, Concert and Céilithe.
50.
The
Fleadh Executive Committee shall ensure that accommodation is available for the
purpose of ‘music and singing sessions’ when the competitions are concluded.
51.
All
Fleadh Committee members shall wear distinctive badges during the Fleadh. Badges shall also be provided by the FEC to
denote: (a) Ardchomhairle, (b) Coiste, (c) Moltóir, (d) Maor. The Comhaltas symbol shall be incorporated in
all badges as means of identification in use at Fleadhanna.
52.
Before
a Fleadh Cheoil is finally allocated, and provided that all matters
appertaining to the Fleadh venue are satisfactory, a sum of money shall be
collected from the traders of the area, subject to the discretion of the
responsible unit.
53.
Perpetual
trophies acquired, and scrolls, banners, flags, bunting etc., provided out of
Fleadh Funds are the property of the Regional or
54.
Fleadhanna
shall be opened on the first night of the Fleadh by the Patron, under the Chairmanship
of the President or Vice-President of the CEC in that order. In the absence of these officers, the
Chairman of the County or Regional Board shall officiate. Two of the official speakers shall be members
of either the CEC or Provincial Council.
55.
All
dances shall be céilithe, mixed céilithe or sets and bands playing at these
events shall be selected from the official lists supplied by CEC.
56.
All
concerts, displays and pageants shall be free from elements alien to the aims
and objectives of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.
Parades shall, as far as possible, be of a cultural and historic nature.
57.
For
the future all video, audio and camera recordings of Comhaltas functions -
including fleadhanna ceoil - are expressly forbidden, without prior written permission
of the organising committee, or individual(s) nominated by such committee to
consider all applications for such facilities.
County
& Regional Fleadhanna
58.
One
59.
The
Branch shall seek selection as fleadh centre at the Autumn
meeting of the County or Regional Board. The application in writing shall be lodged
with the County or Regional Secretary not later than two weeks prior to that
meeting.
60.
The
fleadh may be held at any time except on the weekend of (a) Fleadh Cheoil na
hÉireann; (b) Fleadh Nua; (c) Annual Congress; (d) Tionól Ceoil; (e) Fleadh na
nGael; (f) Fleadh Amhrán agus Rince.
61.
The
County or Regional Board shall, in conjunction with the Provincial Council,
have complete jurisdiction over the County or Regional Fleadh; and in all
matters appertaining to the Fleadh, the rulings of the Provincial Council shall
be final.
62.
The
County or Regional Board shall convene a special meeting consisting of members
of the County or Regional Board and the local branch. This meeting shall elect from its own members
the Fleadh Executive Committee.
63.
The
nett profits of the Fleadh shall be divided as follows:
a.
50%
to the Branch running the Fleadh;
b.
50%
to the County or Regional Board.
64.
Clár
na gComórtas and Entry Forms shall be sent to Branch Secretaries, County and
Regional Secretaries and Schools at least six weeks prior to the Fleadh.
65.
Where
the Fleadh is a two-day fixture the Under 12, 12-15 and 15-18 competitions may
be held on the Saturday, and the remainder of the competitions on the Sunday
together with parade and pageant if so desired.
A Céilí shall be held on the Sunday night.
66.
The
names of Céilí Bands must be submitted to the County or Regional Board for
prior approval before engagements are made.
67.
Adjudicators
for competitions shall, as far as possible, be drawn from outside the Region or
County.
68.
The
prizes to be awarded at Regional or County Fleadhanna shall be as follows: First
Prize: Whatever Perpetual Trophy is available, together with trophy or gilt
medal, Second Prize: Silver medal; Third Prize: Bronze medal; Marching
Bands First Prize: Whatever Trophy is available and a Certificate.
69.
Competitions
shall be confined to:
a.
Residents
of the County or Region in which the fleadh is being held. In the case of céilí bands, marching bands
and Grúpaí Ceoil, it is recommended as far as possible, that these also be
residents of the County or Region
Competitors shall be deemed to
be residents of the County or Region only if ordinarily resident in that
County/Region for a period of not less than six months prior to the date of the
qualifying fleadh.
In the case of competitions
for Newly Composed Ballads and Amhráin Nua Cheaptha, the composer must be a
resident of the county or region.
Breaches of the foregoing rule shall entail automatic disqualification.
For Newly Composed Ballads and
Amhráin Nua Cheaptha competitions, the composer shall be the only name listed
and the composer may recruit the services of a singer from outside of the
fleadh area to sing his/her composition.
70.
Winners
of First and Second prizes shall qualify for the Provincial Fleadh in the same
year, together with a maximum of one other competitor in each competition, if
the Adjudicator is satisfied that the competitors have reached a sufficiently
high standard in the appropriate grade.
Where a competitor – other than first or second prize-winner is
nominated, the appropriate adjudication sheet, suitably endorsed and signed by
the Adjudicator, must accompany the official returns. Nominations not accompanied by such a sheet
cannot be accepted by Provincial Council.
Such nominations are entirely a matter for the Adjudicator and should
only be made in the case of an exceptionally good performance.
71.
72.
County/Regional
Fleadh Committees shall produce a Souvenir Programme which shall contain the
following information:
a.
The
names and addresses of all competitors or name of Comhaltas Branch in lieu of
address;
b.
The
names of the adjudicators;
c.
The
Centres for and the approximate starting times of each competition;
d.
The
names of the Fleadh Executive Committee;
e.
The
names and address of the previous year’s first prize-winners;
f.
The
Perpetual Trophy available for each competition, with donor’s names;
g.
The
time schedule for the various events, i.e. Parade, Pageants, Concerts, etc;
h.
The
names of the Officers of the Provincial Council.
Provincial
Fleadhanna
73.
The
Provincial Fleadh shall be held in each County within the Province in turn,
provided such County has an active
74.
A
County shall seek selection as Fleadh Centre from the Provincial Council at its
March meeting. The application in
writing from the County Secretary shall be lodged with the Provincial Secretary
not later than March 1st in the year preceding the Fleadh. The application shall set forth: (a) the
proposed venue for the Fleadh; (b) the numerical strength of the Branch at that
venue; (c) the population of the venue; (d) facilities for competitions,
concerts and céilithe at the venue; (e) catering and accommodation facilities
at the venue; (f) transport facilities.
75.
The
Provincial Council shall, in conjunction with the CEC have complete
jurisdiction over the Provincial Fleadh and in all matters appertaining to the
Fleadh, the rulings of the CEC shall be final.
The admission charges to Provincial Fleadhanna event shall be fixed by
the Provincial Council. A reduced
admission charge will apply to Under 18’s.
76.
The
County Board sponsoring the Fleadh shall convene a meeting of the County Board
and local branch to elect from their own members the FEC. The FEC shall be responsible to the County
Board, which shall in turn be responsible to the Provincial Council.
77.
All
monies received by the FEC shall, on receipt, be lodged to the credit of
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in a current account in a Bank approved by the
Provincial Council, in the names of the joint Treasurers, (one a member of the
County or Regional Board and the other a nominee of the Provincial
Council). All drawings on the said
account shall be by cheque bearing their joint signatures.
78.
The
nett profits of the Provincial Fleadh shall be divided and paid as follows: 25%
to the branch running the Fleadh; 25% to the County or Regional Board; 25% to
the Provincial Council; 25% to the Central Council. Losses shall be borne in the same proportion.
79.
Competitions
at Provincial Fleadhanna shall be confined to those who have secured First
or Second prize in the “confined” competitions at the County or Regional
Fleadh within the Province in the current year together with a maximum of
one other competitor from each county in each competition as defined in
Rule 69.
80.
Provincial
Fleadh Committees shall produce a Souvenir Programme which shall contain the
following information:
a.
The
names and addresses of all competitors or name of Comhaltas Branch in lieu of
address;
b.
The
names of the adjudicators;
c.
The
Centres for and the approximate starting times of each competition;
d.
The
names of the Fleadh Executive Committee;
e.
The
names and address of the previous year’s first prize-winners;
f.
The
Perpetual Trophy available for each competition, with donor’s names;
g.
Diagram,
or sketch of the town, showing the location of halls, etc;
h.
The
time schedule for the various events, i.e. Parade, Pageants, Concerts, etc;
i.
The
names of the Officers of the Provincial Council.
81.
Winners
of Over 18 Competitions at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in the previous year are
ineligible to compete in the Provincial Fleadh or County Fleadh.
82.
Adjudicators
shall, as far as possible, be drawn from outside the Province.
83.
Prizes
to be awarded shall be as follows: First Prize: Whatever Perpetual
Trophy is available together with trophy or gilt medal; Second Prize: Silver
medal; Third Prize: Bronze medal; Céilí Bands / Grúpaí Ceoil: Trophies
or medals shall be awarded to each member of céilí band and Grúpaí Ceoil
winning first, second or third prize; Marching Bands First Prize: Whatever
Trophy is available and Certificate.
84.
The
names of Concert artists and céilí bands must first be submitted to the
Provincial Council for prior approval before engagements are made.
85.
Fleadh
Cheoil na hÉireann shall be held on the weekend preceding the last Monday in
August. No other Comhaltas function
shall be held on those dates.
86.
The
venue shall be determined one year in advance - at the first meeting of the CEC
after the corresponding Fleadh, from nominations submitted by branches to
County Boards and recommended in order of preference by the Provincial
Councils. It shall be decided by secret
ballot; where there are three or more nominations the elimination system shall
be adopted.
87.
The
centre may be located in any County having a strong County Board, and active
branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann at the centre.