Musicians beat it to Listowel for fun and sun at Fleadh Cheoil

LIVELY music and the beat of dancers’ tapping feet filled the balmy air as the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil opened in Listowel, Co Kerry, last night.

Music sessions were underway in several pubs, with impromptu performances being held in the spacious town square and along the narrow streets.

The country’s biggest traditional music festival is expected to be attended by around 200,000 people, 40 times the resident population of Listowel.