Fleadh 2026: Meitheal Reunion Recital

Meitheal is a summer school for highly competent young musicians which is held in Ennis and Limerick every July and over the years has become a rite of passage for every ambitious young trad performer.This year was Meitheal’s largest ever enrolment.

Since its inception in 2004, a large proportion of the younger touring trad musicians have attended Meitheal and thereby got a taste of the professional performance experience through working with tutors many of whom spend several months a year on the road.Each year, several young musicians at Meitheal are awarded performance opportunities at various festivals, as well as tv and radio slots on the national stations.

The orchestra performances are always the highlight of the week.With the dust barely settled, Meitheal is already gearing up for the annual Reunion show at the Fleadh.

An exciting evening beckons at the Waterfront Hall.Award-winning soloists, the winning group and special guests will perform.

Capping it all, the two Meitheal Orchestras will perform newly-commissioned suites by Oisín Morrison and Aoife Ní Bhriain which have been widely-lauded since their first airing in Glór, Ennis and the Millennium Theatre, Limerick in July.