STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Young competitors at the 2023 County Longford Fleadh in Edgeworthstown Pictures: Shelley Corcoran
The County Longford Fleadh will make its long awaited return back to Granard this weekend running from Friday to Sunday, April 5 - 7. It will be organised by the local John Dungan Comhaltas Branch.
The official launch of the County Longford Fleadh will be kindly hosted by Granard Library on Friday, April 5 with all the competitions being kindly hosted by Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School.
Competitions will start on Friday at 4pm with Comhrá Gaeilge, Scéalíocht and Storytelling. The official launch is at 7.30pm in Granard Library and all are welcome to attend. This will be followed by a Seisiún Ceoil at 9pm in John V’s Public House.
Saturday sees the Junior Competitions for U6, U8 and U10 get underway from 9.30am for all instruments and singing. Senior Competitions start at 12 noon for Céilí Bands, Grúpaí Cheoil, Set Dancing and Céilí Dancing and Sean Nós Dancing along with Duet and Trio competitions.
Also read: Aoibhinn propels Mullinalaghta and Longford onto the world stage with her All-Ireland Fleadh triumph
There is Junior Session in Granard Library at 5pm on Saturday, followed by Teenage Seisiún Ceoil in Fay’s Public House at 9pm and Seisiún Ceoil in John V’s at 9pm.
The final day of the County Fleadh, Sunday begins with Fleadh Mass in St Mary’s Church at 11.30am.
The Main Competitions for all solo instrument and singing competitions starts from 1pm in Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School (doors open from 12.30pm). There is a Singing & Storytelling Seisiún at 7pm in John V’s and a Seisiún Ceoil in Fay’s.
PICTURES | Longford Fleadh winners from John Dungan CCÉ honoured at presentation night
The John Dungan CCÉ would like to thank the local community and volunteers for their support and generous donations towards helping the running of the Fleadh in Granard.
Everyone is very welcome to come along to enjoy the ceol agus craic.
PICTURES | Talented Longford Comhaltas competitors sparkle at Leinster Fleadh in Grangegorman
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
