The return of FleadhTV for 2016 was announced earlier this summer. With a new venue, two new presenters, two returning presenters, along with some of the very best  traditional musicians, this year’s FleadhTV looks set to break the 1.1million viewership across their run in 2015.

FleadhTV will broadcast Live from 8.30pm to 11.30pm over four nights from Thursday August 18th to Sunday August 21st 2016 on TG4 as well as live on tg4.tv and fleadhcheoil.ie.

This year Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann from Ennis, Co Clare looks set to be one of the most exciting yet. Presenters Lynette Fay and Cathy Jordan will be joined by two new hosts this year. TG4’s own Mairéad Ní Chuaig and local Clare musician Tóla Custy.

FleadhTV video promo https://youtu.be/O4CM6fGwGXU
Media pack http://bit.ly/FleadhTV2016

Highlight acts include: Thursday 18thAugust – The Irish Memory Orchestra (formerly Clare Memory Orchestra) | Noel Hill |  Frankie Gavin & Arty McGlynn | New Road (Leonard Barry, Rick Epping, Andy Morrow & Seamie O’Dowd) Friday 19th August – Mártín O’Connor | Cathal Hayden & Seamie O’Dowd | Aldoc | Cherish the Ladies Saturday 20th August – Afro Celt Sound System | Alan Kelly Gang and Eddi Reader |  Project West (Damien Mullane, Colin Farrell, Kieran Munnelly, Niamh Farrell, Stephen Markham, Sean O’ Meara, Siobhán Manson, James Greenan) Sunday 21st August – Stocktons Wing | Kilfenora Ceili Band | Goitse | Noel Hill & Tony Linnane | Cran Presenters: · Mairéad Ní Chuaig is best known to viewers for presenting Wwoofáil on TG4. She has worked with the station for a number of years having started out as weather presenter on the channel. · Lynette Fay is one of the original presenters for FleadhTV and also co-presents TG4’s Opry an Iúir  with Daniel O’Donnell.  She is a well known radio and tv presenter with BBC NI and provides voiceover for the hugely popular tv series Keepin Er Country. · Cathy Jordan joins us for a third year. Cathy is best known as the singer with legendary Irish traditional band Dervish. · Tóla Custy is a Clare native, whose family name is synonymous with traditional music. Tóla originally worked as a primary school teacher before becoming a professional musician. Fleadh Cheoil Inis 2016 is in association with Shannon Airport and Supermacs. It takes place from August 14th to 22nd 2016. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Snapchat – fleadhtv #FleadhTV ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Na ceoltóirí is fearr as Éirinn agus ar fud an domhain le feiceáil ar FleadhTV, a bhfuil gradaim IFTA faighte aici, i mí Lúnasa. Fógraíodh níos luaithe an samhradh seo go mbeadh FleadhTV ar ais ar an aer in 2016. Le láthair nua, beirt láithreoirí nua agus roinnt de na ceoltóirí traidisiúnta is fearr dá bhfuil ann, gach seans go sáróidh FleadhTV an lucht féachana 1.1 milliún a mheall sí in 2015. Craolfar FleadhTV beo ó 8.30pm go 11.30pm ar feadh ceithre oíche ón Déardaoin an 18ú go dtí an Domhnach an 21ú Lúnasa 2016 ar TG4. Craolfar an tsraith beo ar líne chomh maith ar tg4.tv agus ar fleadhcheoil.ie. In Inis, Co. an Chláir a bheidh Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann i mbliana, agus gach cosúlacht ar an scéal go mbeidh sí ar an gceann is fearr fós! Beidh beirt óstach nua i dteannta na láithreoirí Lynette Fay and Cathy Jordan i mbliana. Sin iad Mairéad Ní Chuaig as TG4 agus laoch an cheoil as Contae an Chláir, Tola Custy. I measc na mbuaicphointí beidh: Déardaoin 18 Lúnasa – The Irish Memory Orchestra (Clare Memory Orchestra roimhe seo) | Noel Hill |  Frankie Gavin & Arty McGlynn | New Road (Leonard Barry, Rick Epping, Andy Morrow & Seamie O’Dowd) Dé hAoine an 19 Lúnasa – Mártín O’Connor | Cathal Hayden & Seamie O’Dowd | Aldoc | Cherish the Ladies Dé Sathairn an 20 Lúnasa – Afro Celt Sound System | Alan Kelly Gang & Eddi Reader | Project West (Damien Mullane, Colin Farrell, Kieran Munnelly, Niamh Farrell, Stephen Markham, Sean O’ Meara, Siobhán Manson, James Greenan) Dé Domhnaigh an 21 Lúnasa – Stocktons Wing | Kilfenora Ceili Band | Goitse | Noel Hill & Tony Linnane | Cran Láithreoirí: · Is mar láithreoir ar an gclár Wwoofáil ar TG4 atá aithne ag daoine ar Mhairéad Ní Chuaig. Tá sí ag obair leis an stáisiún ar feadh roinnt blianta, ó thosaigh sí amach ina láithreoir aimsire. · Duine de na chéad láithreoirí ar Fleadh TV í Lynette Fay . Cuireann sí Opry an Iúir i láthair le Daniel O’Donnell. Tá sí aitheanta mar phearsa raidió agus teilifíse leis an BBC agus is í a thugann faoin tharghuthú don tsraith teilifíse ‘Keepin Er Country’ · Beidh Cathy Jordan ar ais linn don tríú bliain. Is mar amhránaí sa sárbhanna ceoil traidisiúnta, Dervish, atá aithne ag daoine ar Cathy. · Is as Contae an Chláir Tóla Custy agus tá clú agus cáil ar a mhuintir as an gceol traidisiúnta.  Chaith Tóla seal ina mhúinteoir bunscoile ar dtús sular thosaigh sé ag obair mar cheoltóir gairmiúil. Tá Fleadh Cheoil Inis 2016 á reáchtáil i gcomhar le hAerfort na Sionainne agus Supermacs. Beidh sí ar siúl ón 14 go dtí an 22 Lúnasa 2016. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Snapchat – fleadhtv #FleadhTV