08-08-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com

Where a Ring of Steel Once Stood, Belfast Unites at the Fleadh Cheoil

A weeklong celebration of Irish music and culture is bringing an expected 800,000 people to Northern Ireland’s capital. It’s a sign of how far the city has come decades after a bloody sectarian conflict.
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