
Pub Entertainment
Whatever your music taste, the Pub Entertainment line-up for Birr Vintage Week this year is absolutely top notch!
Plus your Vintage favourites; the Singing and Swinging Pubs, the Bullseye Quiz and the Charades are back.
So get those vocal chords warmed up and enjoy some great nights in Birr's pubs from 29 July to 7 August.
Huge thanks to Birr Stage Guild for all their help too!

Singing and Swinging Pubs S Candlelit Night C
FRIDAY 29 JULY
The Chestnut OFFline Table Quiz
Kellys Niamh & Daithí
Craughwells Live Music
County Arms Live music in Bar 62 | Ger Long
Dooly’s Hotel Classic Burger Night, Coachhouse Bar
The Fighting Cocks Live Music with Cluster Folk
Ormond Clubhouse Peter Kelly
Whelehans Solitary Man
SATURDAY 30 JULY
The Chestnut Live Music from 9pm
The Cherry Tree Glenn Flynn
Kellys Rough & Ready
Craughwells Live Music S
County Arms Live Music in Bar 62 | G&T
Dooly’s Hotel Live entertainment
Ormond Clubhouse The Guinans
The Fighting Cocks DJ Stephen Bracken
The Thatch Trad Session with the Brady Family & Friends from Killeigh
The Palace Bar UV Full moon party with David Mills
Market Tavern Live music by S.O.S. S
SUNDAY 31 JULY
The Chestnut Niamh & Daithí | Splendid Isolation | Classic Club Hits with iRadio’s Niall Dunne
Kellys Kevin Spain (4-7pm) | Nightowls & Rock on Paddy (9.30pm)
Craughwells Live Music
County Arms Live music in Bar 62 | Joe Wynne (6pm) | TBA (From 9pm)
Dooly’s Hotel Live Entertainment. Melbas access All Areas
Ormond Clubhouse Swipe Right
The Fighting Cocks Rise n Shine/Followed by DJ
Market Tavern Session with local musicians.
The Cherry Tree Kelan Browne
Whelehans Trevor Kavanagh
MONDAY 1 AUGUST
The Chestnut Love Island Final on the Big Screen in the garden!
The Cherry Tree Social Dance with Alex Roe (No cover charge)
Kellys Strings and Things
Dooly’s Hotel Coachhouse Bar Specials
Ormond Clubhouse Eoin Maher
The Fighting Cocks Niamh agus Daithí
The Thatch Music by Joe Wynne (No Show Like a Joe Show)
Whelehans Na Ríadorí
The Market House Tavern C
TUESDAY 2 AUGUST
The Chestnut Live Music with Bog Bodies
Dooly’s Hotel Coachhouse Bar Specials
The Thatch S
Whelehans Semi Finals | Bullseye Quiz
WEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST
The Chestnut Folk & Trad Night with Niamh & Daithí SC
Kellys Billy O'Brien
County Arms S
Dooly’s Hotel Coachhouse Specials
The Thatch Semi Finals | Charades
The Palace Bar Killers Darts Competition €5 entry (From 6pm)
The Cherry Tree C
THURSDAY 4 AUGUST
The Chestnut The Groomsmen
Kellys Paudge Bennett S
County Arms Live music in Bar 62 | Pete Kennedy
Dooly’s Hotel Melbas
Ormond Clubhouse S
The Cherry Tree Final Bullseye Quiz
Whelehan’s Adrian Rabbitte
Nolan’s Pio Ryan
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST
The Chestnut Silent Disco
Kellys Elvis
County Arms Final Charades/Live music in Bar 62 | John Rabbitte C
Dooly’s Hotel Melbas
Ormond Clubhouse Aidan Doyle
The Thatch Diarmuid Guinan sings the Classics (from 10pm)
The Palace Bar Pool Competition. €10 entry. We'll match the prize money and donate to the Ken Smollen Food Appeal (From 7pm)
Whelehans Dickie Donnelly
Nolans S
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST
The Chestnut 80’s Karaoke/Fancy Dress Party.
Birr GAA Mayoral Campaign Caroline Boyd event (9pm)
Kellys Tim Chambers
Craughwells Live Music
County Arms Gavin Ghee | Whistling Donkeys | Tickets via Eventbrite
Ormond Clubhouse Stephen Bracken
The Thatch Rock on Paddy (7pm-9pm) | Easy Singles (10.30pm-1am)
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST
The Chestnut Voice by Yvonne O’Toole (4pm-6pm)
County Arms The Wolfe Tones | Tickets available via Eventbrite
Ormond Clubhouse Trad Night
Nolan’s Tradstone Band
Whelehans Jackie Rabbitte
CHARADES & BULLESEYE DRAWS
CHARADES
TUESDAY 19 JULY | ROUND ONE
Craughwells
A: Fighting Cocks vs Craughwells (9pm)
B: The Thatch vs Dooly's Hotel (9.30pm)
THURSDAY 21 JULY | ROUND ONE
Ormond Clubhouse
C: Kellys vs County Arms (9pm)
D: Whelehans vs Ormond Clubhouse (9.30pm
TUESDAY 26 JULY | QUARTER FINALS
Dooly's Hotel
1: The Chestnut vs Winner A (9pm)
2: The Swan vs Winner B (9.30pm)
THURSDAY 28 JULY | QUARTER FINALS
THE CHESTNUT
3: The Cherry Tree vs Winner C (9pm)
4: Barry's Dentist vs Winner D (9.30pm)
WEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST | SEMI-FINALS
THE THATCH
Winner 1 vs Winner 2
Winner 3 vs Winner 4
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST | THE FINAL
THE COUNTY ARMS (9pm)
BULLSEYE
MONDAY 18 JULY | ROUND ONE
Nolans
A: The Cherry Tree vs The Thatch (9pm)
B: Craughwells vs Nolans
WEDNESDAY 20 JULY | ROUND ONE
The Swan
C: The Swan vs The Chestnut (9pm)
The Palace Bar
D: Whelehans vs The Palace Bar (10pm)
MONDAY 25 JULY | QUARTER FINALS
The Fighting Cocks
1: Fighting Cocks vs Winners A (9pm)
Kellys
2: Kellys vs Winner B (10pm)
WEDNESDAY 27 JULY | QUARTER FINALS
Havertys
3: Havertys vs Winner C (9pm)
4: Ormond Clubhouse vs Winner D (9.30pm)
TUESDAY 2 AUGUST | SEMI-FINALS
WHELEHANS
Winner 1 vs Winner 2 (9pm)
Winner 3 vs Winner 4 (9.30pm)
THURSDAY 4 AUGUST | THE FINAL
THE CHERRY TREE (9pm)