Féile an Phobail
féile phobail community festival also known west belfast festival community art organisation known august féile festival organisation prominent promotion irish international culture festival take place around fall road belfast northern ireland festival established direct response trouble specifically event march special air service killed three provisional irish republican army member gibraltar one funeral three ulster loyalist paramilitary attacked funeral grenade pistol killing three mourner see milltown cemetery attack funeral one mourner two plainclothes british serviceman killed drove funeral procession see corporal killing community west belfast came intense medium scrutiny described british broadcasting corporation terrorist community seeing portrayal community negative misleading damaging gerry adam gathered small amount friend various local group organise community festival purpose celebrate positive side community creativity energy passion art sport féile aimed providing event entertainment price majority community could afford august first festival opened relatively humble parade float band gaelic athletic association club walking club regalia openair party dunville park street party organised throughout west city doortodoor collection made fund day trip seaside pensioner outing young people féile phobail garnered resounding praise grown one largest community festival europe carnival parade routinely brings together participant colourful musical procession speciallydesigned float representing chosen theme dancer child costume facemasks grown oneweek festival yearround programme many event established first ever childrens art festival northern ireland draíocht childrens art festival activity ranging sport multicultural educational event irish english child young people participated draíocht event festival also radio station féile fm station initially broadcast across belfast two onemonth period spring summer young volunteer professionally trained medium management skill free radio successful securing fulltime licence broadcast seven day week throughout belfast trainee gone find employment local medium including utv bbc northern ireland irish news online belfast may féile phobail launched belfast first dedicated comedy festival laugh bank august event dup councilors called public funding stopped due proira chanting wolfe tone performance féile phobail run numerous festival throughout year among festival august féile féile lúnasa – oldest project among europe largest community festival run august féile earraigh – springtime irish traditional music festival draíocht – annual childrens festival beginning midoctober stand west – monthly comedy night belfast western bar longer running laugh bank – belfast first comedy festival launched may féile phobail rostered national international act perform local musician catering taste dancing music irish traditional music world music pop notable act include altan brian kennedy mary black afrocuban star harlem gospel choir westlife status quo local poet writer read work podium renowned author patrick mc cabe roddy doyle evelyn conlon festival hosted work ireland leading playwright theatre company launching pad world premier frank mcguinnesss someone wholl watch marie jones night november dubbeljoint production discussion debate included talk worldclass journalist documentary maker including robert fisk independent michael moore oscar winner witnessed gregory campbell democratic unionist party panel alex maskey sinn féin annual west belfast talk back féile phobail hosted notable artist painter ireland abroad host festivallong exhibition st mary university college community exhibition take place around west belfast organised community group association august féile official website year – bbc documentary féile phobail