Dougie Beattie celebrates Irish culture in the UK with traditional band and dance performance

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Dougie Beattie has delivered a heartfelt tribute to British and Irish culture from all four corners of the UK, celebrating the privilege of being "amongst your own people, your own culture".The GB News reporter was full of pride as he attended the Fleadh Cheoil, or literally "music festival" in English, in Belfast.

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"I have been at GB News for five years.

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One of my favourite things is to get into my patch and bring it to the rest of Britain and show exactly how this part of the UK is."To show how we behave with our neighbours and how we interact with the rest of Britain - Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland.

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It is fantastic," he declared.

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"I've been in many, many bad places and the world has seen many bad things, things that make you question lots of things," Dougie explained.

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Dougie Beattie has kicked off GB News's Celebrate Britain celebrations with a display of Irish culture in the UK.The reporter, a veteran of The People's Channel for five years, sailed past the Titanic slipway in Belfast on the Lady of the Lagan as a traditional Irish band performed with dancers.The Brady family were on board to provide the full works, featuring violins, a guitar and pipes.

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"We have the Flower Festival on in Belfast all this week.

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It's a celebration of all that is Irish music, history and culture," Dougie said.

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