A clean up in Clonmel after the Fleadh Cheoil and the busiest weekend of the year in the Tipperary town.
Thousands of musicians from Ireland and abroad flocked to Clonmel to take part in competitions on the streets and in the pubs of the town.
Musicians were packing their banjos, fiddles and flutes and heading home after the annual Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
While Gardaí reported that the vast majority of the public were very well behaved, there were minor offences over the weekend.
Councillor Denis Dunne, Mayor of Clonmel, is satisfied that the number of arrests are not out of the ordinary for a similar event elsewhere. Gardaí say that the number of arrests must be taken in the context of 120,000 visitors to the town. Nineteen local people were arrested yesterday for public order offences.
Fleadh Cheoil organisers say that the actions of a small minority will not influence where the event goes next year. Eamonn O'Toole, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, is happy with the success of the festival in Clonmel.
The connection with Clonmel and Comhaltas has been absolutely brilliant.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 30 August 2004. The reporter is Damien Tiernan.
