Battle of Clontarf round two/ Comhaltas Interruptus.
The very naming of this thread,suggests the original poster has an axe to grind.
personally,I would like to have more information from both sides,before I could decide who is in the right.
Comhaltas do make mistakes,one example is[their system of marking for competitions with the over emphasis on ornamentation is in my opinion a mistake and is responsible for artificially altering style]
on the other hand ,through the fleadhs they have also provided a lot of people with pleasure,and been responsible for many children acquiring skill, self esteeem and musical satisfaction.
Comhaltas is in my opinion a Curates Egg.,and has a lot in common with political parties,there are many branch activists who give alot of unpaid time and dedication,and do a lot of excellent work,and then theres the bigwigs[who would best be stuck up a tree].
Dick Miles