Presenting Dublin’s newest, family-friendly, country music festival!

Hang on to your hats country music fans because some of the biggest and brightest musical stars are headed for Dublin's Smithfield Square this August for 'Dublin City Council Ceol Country!'

Along with a full weekend of amazing tunes from some of your favourite acts, this brand-new, alcohol-free, family friendly event promises a superb weekend for young and old alike, with something for all ages, from dancing to face-painting, arts & crafts and much, much more!

"Country music has become so popular in this country over the last few years," said the Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghegan. "So I'm delighted to invite everyone down to Smithfield Square to sample it Dublin-style. Grab your Stetson and your cowboy boots and line dance your way down, yeehaw!"

Music lovers are in for a real treat with some amazing talent on hand to keep Smithfield Square dancing for the whole weekend. From 12pm daily, guests can enjoy the music stylings of the fantastic Philomena Begley, Jimmy Buckley& Michael Englishalong with Claudia Buckley, Cliona Haganand Declan Nerney(to name but a few!)before the arrival of none other than headline acts, and all-round country music legends - Nathan Carter & Mike Denver, performing their best loved hits for what's sure to be a packed audience of loyal fans!

Saturday August 31st Line-up (12-6pm)

Mike Denver

Philomena Begley - Michael English - Cliona Hagan -

Brendan Shine - John McNicholl

Sunday September 1st Line-up (12-6pm)

Nathan Carter

Jimmy Buckley - Claudia Buckley - Declan Nerney -

Stuart Moyles - Brush Shiels

For those coming along with children of any age, there's plenty more planned to keep everyone entertained throughout the weekend. Make sure to get involved over at any one of the interactive dancing lessons. Whether you'd rather watch from the side-lines or dive right in and get involved, these fantastic sessions will teach you all the best moves from line dancing and jive dancing with Patricia's Social Dance Class Dublin, to Brush Dancing with Josephine Brennan King. They'll be bopping away all day so once you're all danced out, head over to the Arts & Crafts tent for children, hosted by the amazing ArtMaker Dublin, for some country themed crafting. Always a guaranteed hit, there'll be face painting for all too, along with some extra - special, themed games selected just for the occasion!

Tickets for 'Dublin City Council Ceol Country' are priced at €4 per person per day and will go on sale on Friday July 5 at 9am, see www.dublin.ie/ceolcountryfor details. Tickets will be limited to 4 per transaction. Children under 3 go free and all other guests will require a ticket for admission. Make sure to reserve yours while you can, as this will be the only opportunity to purchase, once they're gone, they're gone! This event will be strictly alcohol free. Attendees are encouraged to travel on foot or via public transport where possible. All excess income generated from ticket sales will be ring-fenced for the Dublin City Council Events Community Fund.

For more information and updates, see www.dublin.ie/ceolcountry

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