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Belfast Fleadh sparks calls to pedestrianise the city after million-strong party
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JOE.ie
Belfast Fleadh leaves a big questionThe first-ever Belfast Fleadh has drawn to a close after a week of music, culture and dance, and the party has left the city with a question it did not expect to be asking: could a pedestrianised, more vibrant Belfast be here to stay?
It is understood that around a million visitors descended on the city for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
The Fleadh began on 2 August and ran until Sunday night, technically spilling over into Monday morning as thousands refused to let it end.
What the Belfast Fleadh showed the cityFor many, the week offered a glimpse of a different Belfast.
Volunteer Davy Taylor, who travelled from Co Derry, said the atmosphere was something to behold, and that older residents had been struck by the transformation.