Wexford, a Model Performer 3

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann i Loch Garman 5

Wexford: Jewel of the Ancient East 7

All Roads (and Rail) … Lead to Wexford 10

Wexford’s Cultural Year: Anything Goes! 15

Finance | Airgeadeas 17

Accommodation | Lóistín 20

Competition Venues | Ionad na gComórtas 26

Media | Na Meáin Chumarsáide 28

Music, Dance & Other Events | Imeachtaí Ceoil, Rince & Mar Sin 29

Scoil Éigse 2019 31

The Green Fleadh | An Fhleadh Ghlas 34

Merchandising | Marsantú 38

2019 Wexford Bid Committee 40

Wexford Chamber of Commerce 41

Design / Local food trail 42

Oidhreacht Ceolmhar Loch Garman 44

The Last Word | An Focal Deireanach 48

Appendix 1 50

Appendix 2 56

Appendix 3 60

Appendix 4 62

Contents

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Since its inception in 2015, the Wexford Fleadh Bid Committee has been busy engaging community leaders in

its determination to bring Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, to Wexford town.

Like Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Wexford is synonymous with a rich tapestry of music, from the local and

traditional – take the many well established seisiúin cheoil and story-houses around the county – to the global –

Wexford Festival Opera – voted Best Festival at the International Opera Awards in 2017. It is indeed appropriate

that the biggest Irish traditional music festival in the world should come to the home of one of the longest

established musical festivals in the world

The all-round arts festival format which we identify with today in Ireland was born in Wexford, in 1951 (the same

year as the first Fleadh Cheoil), when a small bunch of volunteers staged a production of The Rose of Castile.

‘Wexford and the towns and villages around it were places where even people without

much money had books in their houses, or went to the library. The written word held

power here, as it still does. And with this came an interest in music, which had very

deep roots in Victorian society in Wexford. To be a member of a choir, or to sing in

public, was a normal aspect of citizenship. To love music and want to listen to the

best of it was a normal aspect of life.’

Co. Wexford novelist Colm Toibin.

Wexford, a Model PerformerThat small acorn continues to bear fruit: every October for three weeks, the annual Wexford Festival

attracts 12,000 patrons to Ireland’s National Opera House, tucked away on the town’s High Street.

The three principal operas are a mere aperitif, for the town opens its arms, as it has done for 66 years, to

thousands who come from near and far to enjoy the longest arts festival in the country (October 19 to

November 4 in 2018). Among those visitors, one with more than twenty Wexford Festivals in the bag, is

New York-based critic Brian Kellow. Writing in The Wall Street Journal he remarked: ‘I’m never sad to leave

Wexford, though. People joke about the “Irish goodbye”—leaving a social gathering without saying farewell

to avoid the flow of conversation that renders it impossible to make it to the door. For me, the real beauty

of a Wexford goodbye is that it’s never final.’

As a Viking town Wexford is no stranger to invasions, a small price to pay for having the country’s longest

stretch of coastline. As a long established holiday destination, however, both town and county are equipped

with the infrastructure and the pragmatic nous to accommodate the sudden injection of ‘invaders’!

A 60 year association with the Wexford Festival means that partners like Wexford Co. Council and Wexford

Chamber of Commerce have experience in the planning of exceptional public events: the start of the

Tour de France in 1998, National Lottery Skyfest in 2011, watched by 60,000 from the harbour front, the

National Ploughing Championship in 2012, with an attendance of over 187,000 and the exceptional and

unprecedented Co. Council inspired year-long programme of events to mark the centenary of 1916. It

appears that Wexford is on a permanent footing to host an event of the scale and undertaking of Fleadh

Cheoil na hÉireann.

Glacaimis lenár gCultúr

Ba cheart go mbeadh na traidisiúin chultúrtha ina n-ábhair shaibhrithe ag na Gaeil idir óg agus aosta ar fud an domhain mhóir; ba cheart go mbeadh na traidisiúin seo beo beathach, sofheicthe agus ina gcodanna spleodracha den tsochaí. Ba cheart, freisin, go mbeadh gach duine in ann teacht orthu go héasca agus go mbeadh tuiscint ag pobail agus ag an duine ann féin ar fud na tire agus i bpobail Éireannacha thar lear ar an tairbhe shóisialta, chultúrtha agus eacnamaíochta a bhaineann leo.

Embracing Our Culture

Cultural traditions should be an enriching part of the lives of Irish people everywhere, particularly our young people; they should be a living, highly visible and vibrant part of society; they should be easily accessible to all; and their unique social, cultural and economic benefits should be fully realised by communities and individuals throughout the country and in Irish communities abroad.

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Fleadhanna Ceoil shall be held to propagate, consolidate and perpetuate our Irish traditional music, both vocal

and instrumental, dance as well as an teanga Gaeilge, by presenting it in a manner worthy of its dignity, and in

accordance with the aims and objectives of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.

Craobh Loch Garman, in response to a reawakening throughout the county of ‘an cultúr dúchasach’, and in

partnership with Wexford Co. Council, is bidding to host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2019.

The Wexford Fleadh Bid Committee is seeking the honour of hosting the Fleadh in the county for the first time

since 2000. Our committee comprises individuals with both a genuine love for, and understanding of, the spirit

and essence of the Fleadh, with many having a background in the organisation of public events on a vast scale.

In Wexford - the Model County - no stone has been left unturned in our desire to present a Fleadh to emulate

the achievements of Ennis in 2017, when over 450,000 people experienced nine days of traditional Irish music

excellence.

‘Wexford attracts the cultural tourists. Opera buffs, traditional music lovers,

gourmands. Sun-worshippers flock here from Dublin in the

summer, consuming mountains of ice cream and lakes of

Lucozade. Arriving the colour of the former, departing

the colour of the latter.’

Eoin Colfer, Wexford novelist.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann i Loch Garman

Our aspiration, as a committee

pledged to upholding the ideals of

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in hosting

the Fleadh, is to once again raise the torch of our

proud heritage aloft in celebration of the county’s

rich cultural heritage.

We recognise that each Fleadh is a fresh flowering of our traditional arts and a

reflection of the health of our culture as expressed in music and song. Ag an am

seo níl dabht ar bith na go bhfuil an spiorad dúchasach beo beathach trasna na tíre.

The goal of Craobh Loch Garman is to ensure that it is a festival by the people and

for the people, that in its scale and endeavour we will segue seamlessly the various

strands that constitute this magical embroidery of music and friendship.

Comhaltas has at its heart the preservation, nurturing and promotion of traditional

music, dance and language, the continuation of a rich inheritance that owes no

apology for allowing a community to express itself. Our challenge in Wexford is not

dissimilar to the fiddler in Seamus Heaney’s poem, The Given Note, in which the

musician hears music in the wind and brings it back to society with him:

‘For he had gone alone into the island, And brought back the whole thing.

The house throbbed like his full violin.’

The Fleadhanna in Enniscorthy in 1999 and 2000, which helped usher in the new

Millennium, sowed a seed which Wexford is ready to reap, eager to contribute

to that indefatigable spirit we saw in Ennis. For us Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is

an opportunity to bring together this crucible of music and song with the charm

and character of a town shaped by so many cultures, beautifully encapsulated by

Brooklyn author Colm Tóibín: ‘The dwindling light adds a rare wash of melancholy

over Wexford which can become exquisite on an afternoon when the sky is blue

but beginning to darken, and you walk from the Main Street down one of the side

streets to the quays.’

An bunaidhm atá ag Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann ná caomhnú, cothú agus cur chun cinn ceoil, rince agus teanga dúchasaí na tíre. Is próiseas leanúnach é; cuireann an seanchas comhroinnte leis an gcreatlach shaibhir ilchineálach chasta atá fite go dlúth ag na ceoltóirí, na seanchaithe agus na filí agus a tháinig anuas chugainn o ghlúin go glúin thar na blianta.

“Is é Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann an t-ardán is mó le haghaidh na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta Gaelach áit ar bith ar domhan. I gcaitheamh aon seachtain amháin gach Lúnasa tagann scoth na gceoltóirí, na rinceoirí agus na n-amhránaithe le chéile ó gach cearn den domhan chun bualadh lena chéile, chun dul in iomaíocht lena chéile agus, an rud is tábhachtaí ar fad, chun ceol, rince agus amhránaíocht den chéad scoth a cheiliúradh.”

Comhaltas has at its heart the preservation, nurturing and promotion of Irish music, dance and language. This continues a process handed down through the generations of adding to a “rich, varied and complex fabric” of shared lore which has been woven through the centuries by musicians, storytellers and poets.

“Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the greatest showcase any where for traditional Irish arts. For two weeks every August the very best of traditional talent from all over Ireland and the World comes together to meet, to compete, but, most importantly, to celebrate all that is best in Irish music, song and dance.”

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The popular image of Wexford is close to the actuality: hurling, holidays, music,

rich history, strawberries, Saving Private Ryan and sun, lots of sun. Not alone does

Wexford boast endless stretches of unspoiled and sandy beaches – Steven Spielberg

filmed the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan at Curracloe – but according to

Met Éireann, the county experiences more hours of sunshine than anywhere else in

Ireland. Wexford, the capital town, is located at the mouth of the River Slaney, and

to appreciate its location as the jewel in the crown of Ireland’s Ancient East, is to

acknowledge how its harbour was once a gateway into the country for successive

waves of invaders, most notably the Vikings – who gave Wexford its name – and the

Normans, whose architectural legacy is visible throughout town and county: towers,

abbeys and castles.

Their motivation was to make Wexford, already bounded by mountains, rivers and the

sea, impregnable to invasion. The town’s strategic maritime importance since 800 AD

only diminished a century ago with the natural silting of the harbour, but by then an

incomparable history – Vikings, Normans, Cromwell, 1798 - had left an indelible mark

on the county and the psyche of its people, which explains the cultural and historical

diversity of Wexford.

What our young visitors to Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2019 will discover is a modern

town, with one of the longest pedestrianized main streets in the country, bookended

by a Viking and a Norman heritage. And from this busy hub, which is parallel to the

sea, colourful laneways, too many to count, slope off to the waterfront, where it is

possible to experience both a sunrise and a sunset over water.

Wexford: Jewel of the Ancient EastToday, a blend of the modern and the old, still cherished by a forward thinking local

authority, has helped shaped this distinctive character of Wexford town, forged ‘per

aquam et ignem’ (through water and fire).

And it is this uniqueness within the colourful embroidery of our country’s history

which explains how, according to Bord Fáilte statistics, Wexford has achieved twice

the national average in growth of tourism numbers, and revenue:

1. 450,000 passenger arrivals at Rosslare Europort: several sailings a day to the

Welsh ports of Fishguard and Pembroke, several sailings a week to the French

ports of Cherbourg and Roscoff.

2. The South East holds a 9% market share of the overseas tourism market.

3. Wexford accounts for over 40% of the total number of visits to the South East

(including Carlow, Tipperary South, Waterford and Kilkenny).

4. 680,000 domestic tourists visit Wexford.

5. Investment by tourists in the Wexford economy: €190 million.

6. Waterford Airport is less than an hour from Wexford.

The economic future looks bright: the South East Regional Action Plan estimates

that applying the national targets to the South East region, as set out in the National

Tourism Strategy ‘People, Place and Policy – Growing Tourism to 2025’, indicates a

potential for an extra 300,000 overseas visitors here by 2025, and the potential for an

additional €90 million in foreign earnings into the region. The hosting of Fleadh 2019

would support this objective and therefore, support the achievement of a regional

and national objective.

“As a child in Wexford, I would walk the streets in the autumn, entranced by the opera

singers rehearsing in halls across the town. Their voices lured me to be a singer. Wexford

is a singer’s town. It’s in our blood. There is no joy to me like a gathering of singers and

musicians. There is however, no other genre in the world that matches the vitality of

pipes, whistles, fiddles, voices and craic. It holds me like no other sound. Living in the

USA, I hold that sound even closer to me and I shine a light on it so the rest of the world

can hear it. Being able to hold the light on it in Wexford would be something special.

The town has music in its veins and to share that with the world is something I’d be

proud to do. Bain Ceol As an Saol. Loch Garman Abú!”

Michael Londra, singer and theatrical producer

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Did you know that you can drive from the North side of Dublin on the M50 to Wexford

bridge - detouring onto the N11 at Gorey - without encountering a single set of traffic

lights? Further afield, the extension of the M11 Enniscorthy bypass will reduce that

journey even further, while the dual carriageway bypass of New Ross opens up

the county to the South and the West in 2019. To place this in perspective, in total

kilometres, Wexford has more primary and regional roads than any of its neighbouring

counties, including Wicklow. As the international port of Rosslare is situated at the

end of the N25, the county’s road network is excellent, and has to be as all roads

literally lead to Wexford.

Rosslare Europort – with an impressive vista of St. George’s Channel and the golden

slivers of sand near the resort of Rosslare, exalted in the 2005 Man Booker Prize

winning novel, The Sea, by John Banville – is 15 to 20 minutes from Wexford town, one

hour and 20 minutes from Waterford city, one hour and 45 minutes from Kilkenny city,

two hours and 15 minutes from Dublin, three hours from Cork.

The port, being the closest point from the southern part of Ireland to the UK and the

European Mainland, is a hub of all the major RORO Passenger and Freight services

operating the southern Irish Sea and Continental routes, and will make Fleadh 2019

very accessible for visitors from Britain. With our friends in Wales, we will ensure that

their Fleadh experience begins with a warm welcome in Fishguard and Pembroke

before their short crossing.

ALL ROADS (AND RAIL)…..LEAD TO WEXFORD

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The train journey from Rosslare to Dublin, including an unforgettable ‘amble’ along

Wexford harbour, is one of the oldest and most celebrated in Ireland, taking in stunning

snapshots of the Ancient East, such as the Slaney and Avoca valleys, but don’t rely

on our word alone.

Michael Portillo included the Wexford line in BBC2’s Great British Railway Journeys

Goes to Ireland, as did Michael Palin in Great Railway Journeys. ‘The coastal jaunt from

Dublin to Rosslare is arguably the most scenic of all Irish rail journeys,’ wrote Pol O

Conghaile, who writes for National Geographic Traveller.

Between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Harbour, visitors to Fleadh Loch Garman

can hop on a train at any one of 12 stops along the East coast, three times a day.

Meanwhile, Bus Éireann services the Wexford to Dublin route three times daily, from

which connections can be taken to the West and to the North, and offers direct

services to Limerick, Cork and Waterford.

Wexford Bus is a privately owned public transport service provider which operates

from the heart of Wexford town and is recognised as a most efficient provider on

many routes, near and far, (even linking with the Luas), including:

1. Route 740: Wexford to Dublin City and Airport. With up to 36 daily services,

a range of great value tickets and free wifi on board. Passengers can get on

or off at Wexford, Oylgate, Enniscorthy, Ferns, Camolin, Gorey, Arklow,

Cherrywood (Loughlinstown flyover for Luas Green Line), UCD, Dublin City,

and Dublin Airport.

2. Route 340: Wexford to New Ross and Waterford. With up to 16 daily services

this route also connects with Route 740 so all the major towns within Co.

Wexford are connected to each other, Waterford and Dublin.

3. Route 376: Wexford to Bunclody and Carlow. This route offers up to half a

dozen daily services making commuting between the counties very

manageable and affordable. Oylegate, Enniscorthy, Bunclody, Ballon and

Carlow IT are all serviced on this route.

4. Wexford Bus Connect Route WX1: A bus every 30 minutes between Clonard,

Wexford centre and Drinagh, close to car parks which would be available for

Fleadh Cheóil na hÉireann.

5. Wexford Bus Connect Services: Service between Wexford and the villages

of Rosslare Strand, Kilmore Quay and Castlebridge, accommodation hotspots

in the vicinity of Fleadh Cheoil Na hEireann.

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It has been said that Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, with 420 branches in 15 countries

spread across four continents, expresses the personality of a community over time,

the components of a cherished heritage grounded in stability, rather than being a

slave to market-driven change.

Heritage is the marrow in our bones in Wexford, reflected in the sheer number of

festivals which take place the length and breadth of the county, far too many to list

here, but they include the established, Wexford Fringe Festival and Enniscorthy’s

Strawberry Fair, for example, and the new such as JestFest in Wexford town and the

Irish America Fest in New Ross. Of course, our festivals are neither confined to our

larger towns or to a specific medium.

The Documentary Film Festival is held in Kilmore Quay; Hooked On The Sea has the

magnificent backdrop of the Hook Peninsula; Kitefest finds its wings and the Sand-

Sculpting Festival its materials in Duncannon; while ‘general shenanigans’ is the order

of the day at Bunclody’s Eileen Aroon Festival.

When it comes to music, the county has a calendar full of great events: Music for

Wexford, Wexford town (annual programme); Wexford Traditional Singers Club

Weekend (Feb); AIMS Choral Festival, New Ross (May); Phil Murphy Weekend, Carrig

On Bannow (July); Leo Carthy Weekend, Ladies Island, South East Country Music

Festival at Killag and Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival (all Aug); Blackstairs Blues

Festival in Enniscorthy and New Ross Piano Festival (Sept); Spiegeltent Festival and

Wexford Festival Opera (Oct).

Wexford’s Cultural Year: Anything Goes! The County’s thriving Comhaltas branches, organise music sessions, concerts and

céilithe throughout the year. Comhaltas Seisiúin take place over the Summer months

in Boolavogue, Courtown, Bree, Kilmuckridge and Hook Head. Wexford town will be

added to that list in 2018. And just as in other counties around the island, one of the

most enjoyable weekends of the Wexford Comhaltas calendar is the annual County

Fleadh Cheoil.

Craobh Loch Garman, the county’s newest branch, has just experienced a jam-packed

year of events which included a Winter Céilí, the Heritage Park Sessions, a ‘Best of

Comhaltas Concert’, a fabulous Culture Night extravaganza in Wexford town centre,

a Fringe Festival concert with members of Kíla and too many other sessions to list

here. We end the year with An Irish Christmas | Nollaig na nGael at St Iberius Church

on Dec 22.

In 2018 the branch is looking forward to another busy year starting with ‘Strictly Céilí’,

a fund-raiser for Friends of Wexford General Hospital organised in partnership with

Wexford Chamber.

Ansin ar Lá Fhéile Phádraig cuirfimid fáilte mór roimh Raidio na Gaeltachta agus Céilí

House. The station will broadcast an extended show from the National Opera House,

Wexford featuring great local talent along with invited guests such as Muireann nic

Amhlaoibh and Gerry O’Beirne.

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The Fleadh Bid Committee has secured firm commitments from corporate sponsors towards the

running costs of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. As our total corporate sponsorship target is €350,000,

the committee is delighted to have early commitments subject to a successful bid.

Our fund raising committee has been active over the past months in contacting businesses in Wexford

regarding their support for Fleadh 2019. The feedback, indeed the level of advance commitments,

from well-established businesses has been enormously positive.

Wexford County Council will advance €90,000 representing the full financial fee to Comhaltas Head

Office. The Fleadh Bid Committee will pay the full €90,000 fee due as follows: €55,000 payment

with our submission December 2017, the remaining €35,000 payment by June 2018 should our bid

be successful.

Fáilte Ireland is setting its financial contribution for 2019 at €80,000 and the Vintners Association

and hoteliers are likely to grant in the region of €50,000 per annum.

Significant levels of financial support have been committed by other key sponsors. We are delighted to

have the support of Wexford Chamber. With members in such sectors as finance, tourism, education,

manufacturing and retail, the Chamber is well positioned to serve as a valuable link in developing links

with key businesses.

Craobh Loch Garman has earmarked fund-raising events over the coming months which will both

generate considerable revenue and create greater local awareness of Fleadh 2019.

Finance | Airgeadeas

The contract for the merchandising for

Fleadh Cheoil 2019 will be awarded to the successful

tenderers, resulting in a significant financial

contribution towards the event.

Our Merchandising Committee will work closely with the successful

applicant to develop innovative ideas for the 2019 Fleadh and a central venue

has been identified for a large marquee to accommodate merchandise sales. A Management

Company of Casual Traders for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will yield additional contributions to the

Fleadh, while the expansive Wexford Quays (which hosts a music festival every October) and other

areas throughout the town will be made available to traders.

Our Volunteers Sub-committee is currently working on developing a theme for the Volunteer

Programme and it is expected this initiative will result in a partnership with a leading sponsor.

Volunteering numbers in Wexford town (Wexford has a young population with 41% under the age

of 25) and surrounding districts have increased significantly in recent years due to the popularity of

the National Opera House and the annual staging of the Wexford Festival Opera.

Our sub-committees are conscious of minimising costs at all times, while maintaining the highest

standards of quality across all sectors. All significant costs will be put to tender on foot of a detailed

specification compiled by our advisors.

Wexford County Council is hopeful of funding in the region of €30,000 for the Green Fleadh

Awareness Campaign, resulting both in the most environmentally-friendly Fleadh yet and significant

savings in our overall budget for waste management. The Fleadh Operations Committee will prepare

the Waste Management Tender document for waste companies operating in the region.

Wexford has a strong mix of thriving domestic and multi-national companies. We believe that

this blend of local and international enterprises along with an excellent spread of small, vibrant

businesses will be reflected in a strong demands for advertising in our Fleadh clár.

Our phased payment structure with our corporate sponsors will ensure that we have the requisite

funds on a monthly basis to meet all our liabilities: our two treasurers will continually update our

projected accounts and cash flows.

Finally, we are very confident that with our excellent and committed team working to deliver Fleadh

Cheoil na hEireann 2019, we can raise the necessary funds to deliver a Fleadh worthy of Comhaltas

Ceoltóirí Éireann, one of which County Wexford can be proud.

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With more than 400,000 people expected to visit Wexford over nine days in August

2019, the Wexford Fleadh Committee is already working on the challenge of providing

sufficient quality, affordable accommodation.

We have compiled an extensive register of available accommodation in the South East

region for publication on the Fleadh Cheoil website, including house and room rentals,

Bed & Breakfast, hotel, hostel, camping and caravan sites, and other accommodation

sectors.

Our hotel stock is mainly located in and around Wexford town and further afield in

Rosslare, Enniscorthy, Gorey, Bunclody and New Ross. Figures show that 80% of visitors

use hotels, guesthouses or B&Bs. Wexford Town has a substantial accommodation stock

of 1322 beds, as specified below:

Talbot Hotel: Approx. 200 beds (across 107 rooms)

Talbot Suites at Stonebridge: 290 beds (across 69 apartments)

Clayton Whites: 280 beds (across 157 rooms, xax capacity of 402 guests)

Whitford Hotel: 55 beds (across 36 rooms)

Maldron Hotel: 160 beds (across 108 rooms)

Farmer’s Kitchen: 42 beds (across 21 rooms)

Riverbank Hotel: 45 beds (across 23 rooms)

Ferrycarrig Hotel: 250 beds (across 102 rooms)

Total beds: Approx 1322 beds in 623 Rooms

(Also available are the Ashdown Park Hotel and The Amber Springs Hotel in Gorey,

Brandon House in New Ross and the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy.)

Accommodation | Lóistín

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The table shows our current accommodation capacity in our region. This includes the capacity of our neighbouring

counties within driving distance of Wexford.

Air B&B models can also be accommodated and thereby increase the accommodation stock and capacity available. As

can be seen below, this would more than cover the capacity required in hosting the Fleadh Cheoil 2019.

Caravans and campsites may be placed in five areas within close proximity, including Wexford Racecourse, Páirc

Charman, Whitford House Hotel, Crosstown, Clonard GAA Pitch and Sports Grounds Park

Hotels Guest B&B’s Self Caravan Hostel Total houses catering & Camping

Wexford 3978 127 450 345 2012 6912

Carlow 1296 44 94 191 1625

Kilkenny 2658 270 357 111 29 504 3929

Tipperary 2119 63 373 315 908 3778

Waterford 3651 92 396 474 34 2978 7625

Wicklow 3425 118 274 167 188 1740 5912

Total 29,781

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Wexford 2019

will be organised under the relevant event planning process. Accordingly, an Event

Licence Application will be made to Wexford County Council. A detailed submission

on camping and caravanning requirements forms part of this application which

identifies five locations, including details of camping capacity, parking capacity and

other relevant information. Wexford also has a number of permanent caravan parks

and camping parks in the vicinity of the town and the county.

It is estimated 3,000 people will be accommodated through campervan sites and

campsites. A camping committee will be established and each campsite will be

managed specifically by a dedicated campsite manager. Requirements for caravan

and camping are divided into two main groups:-

1. Scoil Éigse Motorhome and Campsite requirements mainly for whole week

accommodation.

2. Main Motorhome and Tent Campsite requirements mainly for weekend usage.

Health & Safety: There are a number of Health & Safety issues to be addressed to

provide safe and secure campsites.

Security: Private professional security personnel will be employed to ensure appropriate

management of various campsites. All security staff will be PSA registered.

Welfare Facilities: Adequate number of toilets and washbasins will be provided in

accordance with relevant guidelines detailed in the Code of Practice for Safety at

Outdoor Pop Concerts and other musical events.

Food and Refreshments: Food may be provided at campsites in the form of casual

trading or from in-situ facilities, where such facilities exist.

Lighting: Portable lighting will be located at key locations which will be activated

during all the hours of darkness as appropriate, to provide basic lighting to ensure

safe access and egress.

Waste Management: Users of campsites will be provided with recycling facilities to

prevent build-up of litter. Campsites will checked regularly by Fleadh personnel to

ensure no build-up of debris or refuse.

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A total of 25 competition venues are required for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are

fully aware of the attendance figures and have pinpointed venues to cater for these

numbers as per information received from recent Fleadhanna.

The events listed will be submitted as part of the event management licence. 22

of the venues are in close proximity to the town centre, radiating from St. Peter’s

College, the venue for the Fleadh office.

We have identified 14 other venues (Appendix 2) which may be used for other events,

including competition. All venues listed have been cleared for competition and

dancing occupation.

Competition VenuesIonad na gComórtas

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As modern media is in a permanent state of flux, from digital to print, it is incumbent on

the organisers of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to acknowledge that many Fleadh-goers

source information using online media, because it is instantly accessible and they can

share it in a second. Where in the recent past, traditional media alone may have been

sufficient to disseminate news, it isn’t any more. As well as having the local print media

and the local radio station as media partners, so essential for garnering information for

local people in the weeks and months counting down to the Fleadh, we recognise that

the vast majority of our young visitors will access their information via social media.

We will design a full social media campaign across all key platforms including; Facebook,

Twitter, Instagram, FB Live, Vine, snapchat and feed it into any website. To this end, we

will develop a team who will be allocated to each platform with individual schedules/

plans to create and develop viral PR opportunities. The effect is intended to integrate the

personal experience with the overall mood of the Fleadh, which is celebratory. If people

have concerns or problems, the tendency today is to express them via social media and,

if valid, our team can address them immediately.

The web site - www.fleadhcheoil.ie is the main portal for information on the Fleadh each

year and we will develop on innovations introduced by Ennis to ensure its potential is

fully exploited. Our media partners include – locally – South East Radio and The Wexford

People and – nationally - RTE, TG4, Raidio na Gaeltachta and national print media outlets.

Fleadh TV, produced by Gifted Empire, is TG4’s official live series from Fleadh Cheoil na

hÉireann. Over recent years it has proven to be a run-away success with its nightly live

three-hour broadcasts over Fleadh weekend.

Media | Na Meáin Chumarsáide

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From the earliest days of planning for the Fleadh 2019, an element of diversity has been integral to our proposed

comprehensive Musical Events programme. We want to present a vocal and musical mix which represents the

best and the purist practitioners of the tradition. In putting together our programme we will ensure that visitor

and performer alike can immerse themselves in the quintessential Fleadh experience, as seen through the prism

of Wexford.

To this end, the committee in Wexford has looked to previous Fleadhanna for guidance. There is a bedrock of

experience across many artistic fields at our disposal, and we are confident that the unique blend of an exciting

and diverse programme, musical discovery, friendship and most of all Wexford hospitality, will come to the fore.

The main concerts will take place at the National Opera House and the Festival Dome.

If you are not acquainted with the National Opera House, here is a brief introduction: the state of the art building

was opened in 2008 as a permanent home for Wexford Festival Opera, and as an all year round multi-disciplinary

performant/art theatre. The acoustics in the opera house are so exceptional that RTE Lyric FM brought the three

Wexford operatic productions in October 2017 to an estimated 20 million listeners via the European Broadcasting

Union. In recognition of its outstanding facilities, the venue was designated Ireland’s National Opera House in

2014 by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys.

On the traditional music front, the Opera House hosted the annual Gradam Ceoil TG4 music awards in 2010 and,

in 2016, Macalla 1916.

Music, Dance & Other Events | Imeachtaí Ceoil, Rince & Mar Sin

The 2000-seat capacity Festival Dome at St Peter’s College

will host a selection of super-stars of the trad world through the week

of the festival. The highlight, as always, will be the Senior Céilí Band

competition on the final Sunday. To close the festivities we will do as

Ennis did in putting on a star-studded show on the following Monday evening.

Other large-scale concerts and the Fleadh Céilí will take place in the centrally situated Clayton

Whites Hotel. Wexford Arts Centre and the Jerome Hynes Theatre at Wexford Opera House will be

used for performances requiring a more intimate setting, such as theatre, story-telling sessions, alt.

trad concerts, lectures, dance, etc.

Lunchtime recital series will be hosted at St. Iberius Church on the Main Street, featuring some

of the big names in traditional music. St. Iberius Church is celebrated throughout Ireland for its

acoustics, and is home to Music for Wexford’s year-round concert series.

There will be a seven-day Ceol an Taobh Thoir Theas stage on Wexford Quays. With 55 different

time slots available this will feature some of the finest up-and-coming musicians in the southeast.

The Fleadh TV Stage will, subject to road closure, be situated on 1798 Street. This is adjacent to the

town centre.

And there’s more:

• A number of CD launches, with performances, will take place during

the Fleadh.

• There will be book launches including one on the history of the

Uilleann Pipes by Dr. Liam Gaul.

• Re-issue of Ballad Collections, for many years out of print.

• Digitisation of recordings of traditional music from the 1960s.

• Lecture on the 1948 ballad collection ‘Songs of the Wexford Coast’ by

Fr. Joseph Rawsom.

• A series of lectures will cover such topics as ‘The Wexford Carols’

(written in 1604),‘The Fair of Garman’ (established c.500 BC) and

‘Patrick Kennedy Folklorist’ (1801-1873).

• Art & craft exhibitions

• Pop-up theatre which Cavan introduced to the Fleadh fringe

programme.

• Conradh na Gaeilge ‘Cruinniú, Caint & Caife’ sessions.

• Club Oiche to run throughout the festical for the Millenial and Post-

Millenial cohorts.

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Scoil Éigse is the official annual summer school of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, offering

attendees, from near and far, a better and deeper understanding of Irish music and

culture. The school provides workshops, lectures and sessions in the week prior to

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and continues each day during the Fleadh.

Tuition is given in traditional music, song, and dance each day while, each evening,

there are informal céilithe and sessions at Club Éigse.

Scoil Éigse Loch Garman will be based at the new Loreto Secondary School, Killeens.

Performances and recitals will take place in the school hall where a large well-equipped

canteen is available on-site. The Talbot Hotel, close to Main Street, will serve as the

venue for Club Éigse over Fleadh week.

A shuttle bus service will provide a regular link between the school and town centre

as well as connecting with the official campsites.

We will do everything in our power to ensure the students attending Scoil Éigse, along

with their tutors, thoroughly enjoy their stay in Wexford.

Scoil Éigse 2019

On Reflection

(Niall Wall, Chairman of Enniscorthy Fleadh Executive Committee 2000)

Being surrounded by traditional Irish music, song and dance never fails to bring to

mind, for me, the lines from Nikolai Zabolotsky’s poem “A Walk” -

‘A Weightless bird circlesIn the deserted sky,It’s throat labouring

Over an ancient song.’

Our music is older than humankind. It comes from the Gods and our ancestors learnt

it not from sheets or manuscripts but from the birds in the trees, the wind whistling

through lonely glens; the beat of rain and with the pace of mountain streams in turn

rushing headlong to the sea or swirling lazily over deep river pools.

It comes down to us cherished by each generation, not classified and purged of

emotion but as a living sense to which we belong more than it belongs to us.

We do not play our music; it pours from us as part of our collective consciousness,

both past and present.

Through a sometimes turbulent past and difficult history traditional Irish music, song

and dance have sought refuge in the hearts of the poor and dispossessed. Now, in

more prosperous and confident times, yet for other reasons and in other ways no less

difficult, the music will repay that trust and, as with previous generations, will fortify,

enrich and sustain us.

Naturally occurring, our music does not threaten; it is positive, gentle and benign. Yet

it is powerful in that it can arouse, move and touch the very soul. In lands far away

people have listened to this beautiful music, and thus touched, have become some

part Irish without having been to Ireland or even having met an Irish native.

The music is our birthright, our heritage. Let us not try to over-regulate it, or over-

classify it or even over-venerate it. Let us not try to control or limit it. Let us celebrate

and enjoy this wonderful music, song and dance and on this very special weekend,

live it.

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Good environmental practice is at the top of out agenda. With this in mind we will have

in place a plan to ensure there is engagement with best environmental management

principles across every part of Fleadh 2019. This will cover all aspects of the event

and involve everyone working at, or visiting, Wexford for the Fleadh including venue

managers, accommodation providers, local businesses, vendors and suppliers. The

greening of Fleadh 2019 will, we believe, foster a culture of environmental awareness

that will last beyond the event. The net result will be to promote waste prevention,

resource efficiency and behavioural change. This will lead to a more sustainable and

inviting Wexford for visitors and locals alike. To meet this objective, we are delighted

expertise and support from:

Environment Section, Wexford County Council

Clean Technology Centre through EPA LAPN Programme

Waste Management Companies.

As part of the Environmental Education and Awareness role within Wexford Co. Co., a

Green Fleadh Sub-committee is working on initiatives to ensure the Fleadh meets the

criteria set out under the Local Authority Prevention Network ‘Green Your Festival’

initiative.

Waste Management

Advisory documents and specifications in relation to waste management are being

advised by Environment Section of Wexford County Council. The tender process,

however, will be under the control of and will be managed by Fleadh Executive

Committee in conjunction with the Events Licence application.

The Green Fleadh | An Fhleadh Ghlas

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Food Waste Management

There is a requirement for Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann Wexford 2019 to have a food

waste management plan to include premises and casual traders distributing food.

Work is underway to establish the following to be submitted to Wexford County

Council by mid-July 2018:-

• Location of premises and casual trading sites where food is being

distributed

• Names, addresses, waste facility permit/waste licence number and

animal by-product approval number of proposed recovery operators

to be used for the treatment of food waste generated.

Litter Management

Litter management during the event will primarily involve Wexford Tidy Towns and

the Volunteer Sub-committee. During the week of the Fleadh it will be available to

support team leaders and volunteers and will provide litter pickers with gloves and

bags. These will be funded through national grant schemes available to Environment

Section of Wexford County Council. Volunteer roles will include:

• Litter pickers (picking litter and bringing to waste management/

recycling stations for segregation to food waste; recyclables, non-

recyclable waste aluminium cans (at selected sites); glass (at selected

sites).

• Waste management/recycling stations manned by volunteers to

ensure waste is segregated properly, particularly in busy spots. This

will be promoted as an environmental education and awareness role.

• Volunteers at campsite/caravan sites at close of Fleadh to help

segregate waste and take away valuable items such as tents left

behind for re-use.

Greening Initiatives

• A Business Green Aware (energy, water and waste) prevention

programme is being developed.

• The development of camping and caravan parks green awareness

programme is also being explored.

• Casual traders are being conditioned to use compostable drinks

and food ware. The Green Fleadh Sub-committee can provide

support to the Casual Traders in this regard.

In order for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Wexford 2019 to be classified as a green event,

the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Authority Prevention Network

steps for greening of festivals will be followed. The BeGreen programmes provide

homes, business and other sectors of society with ways in which they can participate

in making Ireland a more sustainable country while saving on expenditure.

Recycling Instruments

The Green Fleadh Sub-committee is exploring the possibility of establishing a musical

instrument re-use depot. People will be encouraged to bring instruments that are no

longer in use to this point for redistribution to pre-identified music groups/schools

etc that are in need of instruments.

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As the Fleadh has grown so has the importance of quality event-branded merchandise.

We aim to provide a full official merchandising service for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

2019. This will ensure revenue in this area is maximised, the merchandising fully reflects

the ethos of the Fleadh and that it is managed on a fully professional basis to the

highest standard. In order to fulfil this objective, the Chair of the Sub-Committee will

engage in detailed engagement with the merchandise operations of past fleadhanna.

We agreed that the best approach is to tender out the operation of the merchandise

to a single operator, and the detailed management of the process is then undertaken

by one single provider.

1. Logo and Branding

We will ensure that logo use on merchandising is consistent and

appropriate with the guidelines issued. Sponsor logos may be

permitted on official merchandise.

2. Fleadh Volunteer Clothing

The Merchandise committee will also assist in the sourcing of branded

volunteer clothing, as required by the volunteer sub-committee. The

supply of volunteer clothing shall be tendered as a second lot to the

main merchandise supply and, similar to the main merchandise, one

single supplier is being sought through a tender process.

Merchandising | Marsantú

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Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Wexford: Wexford County Council:

Paddy Berry John Carley

Matt Murphy Eileen Morrissey

Pat Collins Liz Burns

Padraig Larkin Paul LeEstrange

Cllr Ger Carthy Angie Laffan

Senan O’Reilly Sean Kavanagh

Madeleine Quirke Noel O’Driscoll

Brian Byrne Peter O’Connor

Bernie Ní Bhriain David Minogue

The committee is an assembly of committed members, proven in their various fields

and having the experience and expertise to manage and operate the diverse elements

involved in the running of such large public events. Many members were involved in

the Enniscorthy Fleadheanna of 1999 and 2000.

2019 Wexford Bid Committee

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Wexford Chamber of Commerce was established in 1835 and 200 years later, it

holds steadfast to the core principle of supporting the local business community.

Headquartered in a state of the art building on Hill Street, Wexford Chamber aims to

promote the economic and social development of Wexford, with a view to making the

community a better place to live, work and do business, through a series of activities

that acknowledge and promote the town as a thriving enterprise hub.

In addition to organising 70 events per annum, including the Wexford Festival Fringe

programme, it is the receptive and responsive nature of Wexford Chamber that is

most appealing to its growing member base. The Chamber has fostered a culture

and reputation of open and honest engagement with business members, as well as

building solid relationships with key stakeholders in the county, region and at national

level. Wexford Chamber is recognised as one of the most proactive, progressive and

successful Chambers in the Country.

Wexford Chamber of Commerce

Design and craft in Wexford is an ever-growing indigenous industry. The Craft

Trail enables locals and visitors to ‘meet the makers’, by offering an insight into 19

different craft makers on a driving route right across the county, featuring galleries,

craft workshops and exhibition spaces. Visitors can meet the makers in many of the

workshops and gain a greater insight into the skills involved in their own craft. Milliners,

potters, weavers, wood turners, sculptors and jewellers all feature across the trail,

offering visitors an opportunity to view a broad variety of traditional crafting skills.

The production of great local and artisan foods in agricultural-rich Wexford has always

been a big part of business here, but over the last number of years this has grown

exponentially. Opportunities in the agri-food sector are abundant and it has become

one of the prime growth sectors in recent years. County Wexford’s unspoilt green

countryside along with our long-standing tradition in agriculture and food production

by a mix of both processing and artisan food producers, guarantees the production

of top quality Wexford food which today is distributed nationally and globally. In fact

a local store, Greenacres, which sources its produce locally, won the National Store of

the Year award 2017 from Retail Excellence Ireland.

Design / Local food trail

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“Very often, in the company of the older folk, you will hear

the remark that ‘the good old days were the best.’ Those

were the days when men toiled hard for little reward,

when hardships and anxiety frowned on their everyday

lives, and when the main form of entertainment was

their own culture. There was scarcely a house between

Mayglass and Kilmore which did not have some talented

musician, singer or dancer.”

The Masters of our Music, by Kevin Whitty

No less than any other county in Ireland the love of traditional music runs long and

deep in Wexford. We have always had musical heroes to match those on the sports

field. These torch-bearers performed a vital role in carrying the music they learned

from one generation and passing it on to the next.

In the 1940s and 1950s farmers all over Ireland would down tools and gather around

the wireless to listen to the playing of Wexford accordion and fiddle duo, Tom Harpur

and Pete Bates. Harpur founded the Mayglass Céilí Band, a group that became a

household name throughout the country and famously tied for first place with the

all-powerful Kilfenora Band at the 1954 Fleadh in Cavan.

“But until the day I pass away I always shall recall,The smiling fiddler from Mayglass whose music charmed us all.”

(Lament for Tom Harpur by Kevin Whitty)

Button accordion-player George Ross, winner of the All-Ireland title in Ennis in 1956,

was regarded as the best player of his time. He went on to become leader of the

Mayglass Céilí Band.

Art Sinnott was a popular ballad singer and fiddler in the 1930s and the decades

following. His singing of ‘Boolavogue’, to the air we all know today, is the reason the

song has become such a favourite.

The late Leo Carthy was a champion lilter and whistler, his masterpiece being ‘The

Mason’s Apron’. He was a long-time mainstay of the legendary Carne Mummers. Leo

represented south Wexford as a County Councillor for 49 years and was a founding

member of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Wexford and a life-long member. An annual

festival in Ladies Island bearing his name, and run by his son Cllr Ger Carthy, honours

his legacy.

If there is one musical instrument which epitomises Wexford’s strong musical

heritage, it is the uilleann pipes. Composer and musician Lawrence Grogan (1701-1729)

of Johnstown Castle was a piper “of high standing possessed of that rare talent of

fluency in musical composition”. He was one of the first to use the newly adapted

(more compact and versatile) uilleann pipes.

Oidhreacht Ceolmhar Loch Garman

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Magistrate and uilleann piper Robert Brownrigg of Norrismount, Co Wexford was

a well known figure at social occasions in the middle decades of the eighteenth

century. His son Henry preferred the highland pipes.

In the nineteenth century, the so-called ‘Gentleman Piper’ Dudley Colclough, a

member of the landlord class, albeit one with a conscience when it came to the

treatment of his tenants, was a much-loved piper on the local circuit.

For over six generations, going back to the early decades of the 1800s, the

Rowsome family, originally from Ballintore, Ferns, has been associated with

the uilleann pipes, both in terms of their production and their ability to repair

everything from the bellows to the reeds. Gay McKeon of Na Píobairí Uilleann is

the proud possessor of a set of Leo Rowsome pipes. All generations of the family

could also boast of fine players of the pipes. Kevin Rowsome, grandson of Leo, is

considered one of the finest players of the pipes currently performing.

John Cash was born in Kilmore in 1832. He was a tinsmith, a horse dealer and one

of the foremost pipers of his time. The Doran Family of travelling pipers were

descendants of ‘Cash the Piper’ as he was known. Johnny Doran (1908-50), his

life tragically cut short, played at fairs, races, hurling and football games. Johnny’s

brother Felix traversed the country in a horse-drawn caravan. “His playing of ‘The

Foxtrot’ was considered a masterpiece of piping.” When Felix settled down in

Manchester he took with him the title “Last of the Travelling Pipers”.

Then there was Jack Devereux (1910-91) who graduated from tin whistle to concert

flute to uilleann pipes, the latter purchased from guess who? Leo Rowsome! Jack

was a stalwart of the Mayglass Céilí Band in the 1930s and ‘40s. He was also leader of

the famous Carol Singers of Kilmore and, following in the footsteps of his forebears,

keeper of a long and sacred tradition. He was a leading authority on the old Wexford

dialect, Yola.

Liam Gaul is a hugely knowledgeable and very well-respected historian in Wexford.

A teenage champion accordion player, he was drafted into the Mayglass Céilí Band

in 1957 as player and arranger. There he came under the influence of the great Nick

Kinsella, ‘The Fiddler of Booley’.

Wexford has a healthy number of traditional singing clubs and story-houses meeting

in restored barns and backrooms all across the county. There are surely some among

them who tip the hat or raise a glass to the memory of folklorist, collector and ballad

singer Liz Jefferies. Throughout her life she was a much sought-after singer in her

native Kilmore. A big fan of the Fleadh Cheoil from its inception she won multiple

All-Irelands in the 1960s.

As regards the aforementioned singing clubs, Wexford can boast of some talented

singers who can always be found in the thick of the action – Paddy and Phil Berry,

John Ennis, Niall Wall, Mary Brogan and John Furlong to name but a few.

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Beidh sé ina onóir mhór dúinn agus fáilteoimid roimh Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, an

imeacht pobail is mó ar oileán iomlán na hÉireann. Déanfaimid ár seacht ndícheall

chun a chinntiú go mbeidh an t-imeacht deá-eagraithe, speisialta agus cairdiúil agus

go gcuimseoidh sé aidhmeanna, éiteas agus luachanna Chomhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.

The honour of hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the largest community event on

the island of Ireland, is one that we welcome. We will leave no stone unturned in

making sure that we put on a well-organised, friendly and memorable event, one that

incorporates the aims, ethos and values of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.

County Wexford and its Comhaltas members have both the knowledge and

experience to host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2019, having hosted it in Gorey in

1962, Enniscorthy in 1967, 1999 and the Millennium Year 2000.

Loch Garman Comhaltas with its very experienced bid team is vastly experienced

and expertly prepared to host the Fleadh. It knows it can rely on the fulsome support

and co-operation of the local authorities, emergency services, statutory bodies, the

business community, sporting bodies and Comhaltas branches throughout the county.

Fleadh 2019 will be managed by Comhaltas personnel and its experienced core of

volunteers, assuring the traditions, culture and ethos of the Fleadh are observed and

enhanced to promote our culture.

The partnership between Comhaltas, communities, businesses, local authorities and

statutory bodies is ongoing and fruitful. With all working together the event licence

application will be prepared for submission at the appropriate time. The 25 venues,

the infrastructure, the excellent working relationships with public and other bodies

and the firm commitments for 2019, place us in a very strong position to host Fleadh

Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford Town in 2019. We herewith submit our application and

trust a favourable outcome in the affirmative.

The Last Word | An Focal Deireanach

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APPENDIX 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Wexford Fleadh Committee, Wexford County Council and Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

APPENDIX 2 Venue Wexford town Questionnaire and Venue

APPENDIX 3 Wexford County Council Events Management Guide https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/events-management

APPENDIX 4 Letters supporting Bid for Wexford

APPENDIX 1

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APPENDIX 2

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1. What size committee do you envisage? 40

2. How many helpers would you have during the Fleadh? 900-1000

3. Would you have sufficient venue of adequate size? YES

(Please give name of venue, capacity, approximate cost)

NAME OF VENUE CAPACITY COST

St. Joseph’s Community Centre 728 ND

Dome 2000 ND

Clonard Church 650 ND

Presentation School Sports Hall 617 ND

Presentation School G.P. Hall 646 ND

Loretto School PE Hall 580 ND

Dun Mhuire 550 ND

Clonard Community Centre 350 ND

CBS Primary School GP Hall 360 ND

CBS Primary School 360 ND

St. Josephs Community Centre 312 ND

Mercy School, St. Johns Road 300 ND

Loretto School GP Hall 260 ND

St. Ibars Room, St. Peters College 300 ND

Gael Scoil 200 ND

St. Peter’s College 200 ND

4. Have all the venues been cleared with the Fire Officer and do they

comply with all Health & Safety Requirements? YES

Could you guarantee an advance levy of €90,000? YES

Could €55,000 be paid to the Ard Chomhairle by

1st December 2018 & the balance of €35,000 by 30th June 2019? YES

*ND Not Determined

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26 27

APPENDIX 3

59 60

APPENDIX 4

61 62

63 64

65 66

67 68

69 70