Ballincollig gears up for Fleadh Cheoil

THOUSANDS ofmusicians are expected to descend on a Cork town next month for one of the largest traditional Irish music festivals of its kind.

Businesses in Ballincollig are expecting a major boost as the town’s Comhaltas branch, Craobh Niall Ó Cathasaigh — which previously hosted Fleadh Cheoil Chorcaí in 1992 and 2009 — will for the first time host the Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan from July 11 to 17.

It is the largest of the seven provincial Fleadhanna held by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Ireland, Britain and north America.