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For its eigth year the Ballydehob Country Music Festival will offer huge names in Irish Country music, a fantastic bar trail of live entertainment, and outdoor music for all the family.

Ballydehob, West Cork, Ireland
Friday 3rd June – Monday 6th June, 2022

Dancing will feature heavily again this year with some of Ireland’s biggest country stars crooning the dance floor.

Thomas Maguire and Fhiona Ennis are a multi award winning married duo from Co Fermanagh. Fhiona who hails from Wexford comes from a family of six children where country music has been instilled into her from a very young age, resulting in her genuine love for it. Thomas, from an early age showed a keen interest in music, where he began as a solo artist in London before joining forces with Fhiona in 2005. The duo has been unstoppable since then as they continue to record albums and perform at dances and weddings together.

This will be the couple’s first time at the Ballydehob Country Music Festival and we can’t wait to welcome them to the village.

Thomas and Fhiona will play Ballydehob Community Hall on Saturday 4th June at 11:00 p.m. Tickets are €15.00 each. Supported by Stacey Breen taking to the stage at 9:00 p.m.

Declan Nerney Declan Nerney is one of Irelands most successful country music artists. As a young man growing up in Longford, Declan was heavily influences by the great showbands that appeared in his native town of Drumlish. His career has spanned over 4 decades and during this time he has won many accolades, scoring countless hits with his catalogue of trademark songs.

Highly acclaimed and well-known across Ireland, he will play Ballydehob Community Hall on Sunday 5th June at 11:00 p.m. Tickets are €15.00 each. Supported by Paudie Coffey & Eddie Lee taking to the stage at 9:00 p.m.

There is a free weekend bar trail with Eddie Carey, Bernie Heaney, Shaun Loughrey, Stacey Breen, Aishling Rafferty and Michelle Magee, providing great entertainment in venues around the village, and there will be a western style wedding on Sunday 6th at 3pm at the Bank House.

We would like to thank our major sponsors Pure Cork and Cork County Council for their continued support, and also express our great appreciation for the support we receive from local fans of the festival.

Contact
For programming or other inquiries please contact:
Eddie Hodnett 087 180 1640.

Ballydehob Country Music Festival 2022
www.ballydehobcountrymusic.com

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