"CCE has 1 annual event - the annual competition based Fleadh Nua in Ennis."
Jim yet again has his facts totally and completely wrong , but whats new about that, this is the truth of the matter
   CCE, the annual all ireland FLEADH which was held in Sligo in 2014 , it has several annual regional fleadhs ,munster, coonaught, leinster, ulster, it also has annual fleadhs in most irish counties.
but that is not the end of the annual events
There are various stages to the competition. In Ireland there are county and provincial competitions leading to the All-Ireland Fleadh. In Britain there are regional, then national stages of qualification for the All-Ireland. North America has two regional qualifying Fleadh Cheoil. The Mid Atlantic Fleadh[1] covers the US eastern seaboard, eastern Canada and the Maritimes. The Midwest Fleadh[2] covers the rest of North America from Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta and Detroit to San Francisco.There are various stages to the competition. In Ireland there are county and provincial competitions leading to the All-Ireland Fleadh. In Britain there are regional, then national stages of qualification for the All-Ireland. North America has two regional qualifying Fleadh Cheoil. The Mid Atlantic Fleadh[1] covers the US eastern seaboard, eastern Canada and the Maritimes. The Midwest Fleadh[2] covers the rest of North America from Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta and Detroit to San Francisco.


The FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT regional fleadhs are well attended as is the national fleadh, county fleadhs are more variable ,but i have noticed and i am talking from my own experince that the kerry county fleadhs are better attended than the cork ones.
Jim is yet again trying to generalise from one particular poor county fleadh in Clare.
The largest fleadh to date was 2013 in Derry, an event which attracted 430,000 people, so much for CCE not having much influence, But the infLuence does not stop at the vast numbers of people attending the regional national and to a lesser extent county competitions, it can be seen on their website with their selected clips of irish music, in which regional style gets downgraded in favour of CCE HOMEGEONISED STYLE.
In CountyCork[ Irelands largest county] CCE also organise sessions with CCE members and CCE approved teachers influencing playing styles