Category: Castletown ceilis & festivals

Date: Friday May 3rd to Monday May 6th 2024

Address: 

                -Céilí Venue- Community Centre, River Bank, Castletown, Co. Laois, R32 F624

                -Accommodation base: De La Salle Retreat Centre, R32 FK02

Programme as follows:

Friday 3rd:

9 p.m. : Opening Céilí with Shandrum Céili Band

Saturday 4th:

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. And 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. : Set Dancing Workshop with Pat Murphy

9 p.m. : Set Dance Céilí with Brian Boru Céili Band

Sunday 5th:

10 a.m. – 1 p.m. : Set Dancing Workshop with Pat Murphy

2:30 p.m. : Set Dance Céilí with Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band

9 p.m. : Set Dance Céilí with the Abbey Céilí Band

Monday 6th:

11:00 a.m. : Poetry walk with Andrew O’Connell

12.00 p.m. : Farewell music Session in the Pastoral Centre

2:30 p.m. : The Last Fling Céilí  with Johnny Reidy Céilí Band 

Festival Club Sessions every night after Céilithe

Accomadation in local B&Bs, hotels and Pastoral Centre R32 FK02 (book via halfdoorclubfestival@gmail.com)

Camping possible          www.laoistourism.ie

MORE IFORMATION: John Sinnott      086 344 0388         halfdoorclub@yahoo.ie

                                    Micheál Lalor     086 260 7658

                                    Peter Redmond 087 785 7970

www.halfdoorclub.org

The bands who will play for us this year were:

 – Tulla Céilí Band
 – Shandrum Céilí Band
 – Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band
 – Abbey Céilí Band
 – Johnny Reidy Céilí Band

Set Dance Workshops with Pat Murphy & Ger Butler

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival!!!

The bands who played for us this year were:

– Brian Ború Céilí Band
– Shandrum Céilí Band
– Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band
– Abbey Céilí Band
– Johnny Reidy Céilí Band

 

Set Dance Workshops with Pat Murphy & Ger Butler

 

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival!!!

The bands who played for us this year were:
 – Johnny Reidy Ceili Band
 – Five Counties Ceili Band
 – Swallow’s Tail Ceili Band
 – Abbey Ceili Band
 – Salamanca Ceili Band

Set Dance Workshops with Pat Murphy & Sean Nos Workshops with Liam Scanlon / Gerard Butler

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival!!!

The bands who played for us this year were:
– Swallow’s Tail
– Five Counties Ceili Band
– Brian Ború Ceili Band
– Abbey Ceili Band
– Johnny Reidy Ceili Band

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival!!!

The bands who played for us this year were :
 – Swallow’s Tail
 – Five Counties Ceili Band
 – Salamanca Ceili Band
 – Abbey Ceili Band
 – Johnny Reidy Ceili Band

Great moments during the festival (thanks to Patrick Phelan)

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival

The bands who played for us this year were :
 – Swallow's Tail
 – The Tulla Ceili Band
 – The Deenagh Ceili Band
 – Abbey Ceili Band
 – Johnny Reidy Ceili Band – Micheal Sexton
 – Philippe Plard

Line-up of ceili-bands

         

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival

The bands who played for us this year were :
 – Swallow's Tail
 – Johnny Reidy Ceili Band
 – The Deenagh Ceili Band
 – Abbey Ceili Band
 – The Tulla Ceili Band

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival

The bands who played for us this year were :
 – Five Counties ceili Band
 – Philippe Plard French bal
 – Swallow's Tail
 – Triskel Ceili Band
 – Abbey Ceili Band
 – Brian Ború Ceili Band

Some souvenirs  

             

A big thank you for all who played, danced and visited our festival

The bands who played for us this year were
 – Brian Ború Ceili Band
 – Johnny Reidy Ceili Band
 – Merriman Ceili Band
 – The Abbey Ceili Band
 – Swallow's Tail

Line-up of ceili-bands

An international flavour

              

Mighty sessions