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Gavin James and Lyra announced for Dublin New Year’s Eve Festival

Gavin James and Lyra have been announced to headline unmissable Midnight Moment Matinee on New Year’s Eve in Dublin.

This special event will allow young families to enjoy the New Year's Eve celebrations, with an early countdown especially for little ones. Brad Heidi will also be performing and entertainment will kick off at 4pm, with the countdown at 7pm on December 31.

Westlife will be headlining the New Year's Festival in the brand-new Festival Village. The village will host Irish musicians and DJs live across six stages along North Wall Quay with Westlife performing that night.

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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD says, "this is the first full-scale New Year’s Festival to take place in the capital since 2019 and is a flagship event for the Winter in Dublin campaign, which will encourage domestic and international visitors to celebrate in Dublin this New Year’s."

Speaking ahead of the exciting event, Westlife said: 2022 has been an incredible year for us, seeing so many of our fans from around the world up close and personal, but there is always something extra special about a home crowd, so as we head into 2023 let’s do the countdown together, in style, at Dublin’s New Year’s Festival Dublin. It’s going to be an unforgettable party”.

Tickets for the event are available to buy now on www.ticketmaster.ie. Tickets for the Midnight Moment Matinee are on sale now with an early bird price starting at €7.90 and a family ticket priced €14.90.

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