40,000 people are expected to see Westlife, Gavin James and Lyra
For those of a younger age, there will be the Brighter Futures Midnight Moment – Matinee, which will start at 4pm leading to an earlier countdown spectacle at 7pm. A further 18,000 tickets have been sold for that event, which includes Gavin James and Lyra.
On New Year’s Day there will be a free family session in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar between 1pm and 6pm with street performers and musicians. Among the highlights will be The Pride Of Plains Marching Band from Pittsburgh which will march through Temple Bar. Dublin had marketed itself as a New Year’s Eve destination before Covid-19 put a halt to all of that for two years. Festival organiser Orla Carroll of Fáilte Ireland described it as a “hero event in establishing Dublin as a must-visit destination for a winter break and to celebrate the New Year”.
For those not venturing out, Jennifer Zamparelli will ring in 2023 on the New Year’s Eve Party at 10.15pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player. Irish rock veterans Ash, Tom Grennan, Lyra, 60s icon Donovan and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will be among the performers. Marty Morrissey will present from North Wall Quay.New Year’s Eve will be cold with temperatures between 1 and 5 degrees, but it should stay dry except in parts of Ulster. New Year’s Day will see temperatures of between 4 and 8 degrees with temperatures at night falling to between freezing and minus 3 degrees.
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