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06 Sept 2025

New Kildare music festival planned for summer

New Kildare music festival planned for summer

The Whistlin; Donkeys

A new music festival is to take Kildare by storm on the June Bank Holiday Weekend 2024 with Irelands hottest bands performing.

The event will be featuring: The Whistlin Donkeys, Chasing Abbey, The Highstool Prophets, Ruaile Buaile, Nathan Carter, George Murphy & The Rising Sons, The Rockabilly Rebels, Katelin Tierney, Cliona Hagan, Robert Mizzell, Roisin Dubh, Luke Whitty, and many more artists. This is sure to be the biggest festival in Kildare next summer.

Tickets for the “What’s de Craic” festival are to go on sale this week. 

As the popularity of the unique fusion of Irish Folk, Ballads, Celtic rock, and Country music continues to soar in Ireland, the event organisers are gearing up to elevate Irish music to new heights. 

John Ennis spokesman for the North Kildare Club says we have welcomed the inclusion of “What’s de Craic” Irish music festival at our club and think it will be one of Ireland’s biggest festivals next June.  We have something to offer everyone who loves Irish music. 

“What’s the Craic” festival takes place at the North Kildare Sports Club, Maynooth Co Kildare over the June Bank Holiday weekend Friday 31st May to Sunday 2nd June 2024, with tickets on sale next Friday, December 15th, at 9am through to the event  www.Ticketstop.ie.

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