Motion

Delivering a Successful Fleadh

Motion TitleDelivering a Successful Fleadh

Motion TextThat this Assembly welcomes the forthcoming hosting of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast; recognises the significant cultural, social and economic opportunities presented by the Fleadh, including increased tourism, support for local businesses, and the promotion of traditional music and culture; acknowledges the potential for the Fleadh to bring communities together and to promote inclusion, shared cultural participation and mutual understanding; and affirms its commitment to working with relevant partners to ensure the delivery of a safe, inclusive and successful Fleadh that leaves a positive and lasting legacy for Belfast and communities across Northern Ireland.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Motion TypeOpposition business

Date Tabled to Business Office06/01/2026

Date Selected By Committee06/01/2026

Date of Plenary Debate19/01/2026

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Matthew O'Toole	MLA - South Belfast

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Outcome/Voting

65 Members voted

43 Members voted AYE

22 Members voted NO

The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Mr Danny Baker	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John Blair	Other	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	AYE
Mr Phillip Brett	Unionist	NO
Miss Nicola Brogan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Brooks	Unionist	NO
Ms Cheryl Brownlee	Unionist	NO
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Unionist	NO
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Diane Dodds	Unionist	NO
Miss Jemma Dolan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Donnelly	Other	AYE
Mr Stephen Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Connie Egan	Other	AYE
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Deborah Erskine	Unionist	NO
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Aoife Finnegan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Diane Forsythe	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Mr Colm Gildernew	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Michelle Guy	Other	AYE
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Harry Harvey	Unionist	NO
Mr David Honeyford	Other	AYE
Ms Cara Hunter	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Brian Kingston	Unionist	NO
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	NO
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Nuala McAllister	Other	AYE
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Andrew McMurray	Other	AYE
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Peter Martin	Unionist	NO
Mrs Cathy Mason	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Nick Mathison	Other	AYE
Ms Sian Mulholland	Other	AYE
Miss Áine Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Matthew O'Toole	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alan Robinson	Unionist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Emma Sheerin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Eóin Tennyson	Other	AYE
Mr Gareth Wilson	Unionist	NO

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	15/01/2026	Leave out all after 'mutual understanding;’ and insert: ‘recognises that prior to the commencement of other sporting and cultural events, some accommodation providers have hiked prices to unsustainable levels; and calls on the Executive Office to convene a working group comprising of relevant officials and representatives from the appropriate departments to ensure that the Fleadh is a success, that accommodation costs are not inflated in advance, that suitable accommodation and free public transport is provided for attendees, and that no evictions from non-standard temporary accommodation occur before or during the Fleadh.’

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