On Sunday 2 August, President Connolly attended the opening of the 2026 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.
The Fleadh was founded in 1951 by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann to promote and preserve Irish traditional music, song, dance and the Irish language.
It is the first Fleadh to be held in Belfast and the second to be held in Northern Ireland following the 2013 Fleadh in Derry.