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comedy · Saturday 26 September 2026 · 8:00pm 
Emma Doran: Emmaculate
At Midlands Park Hotel · Jessop Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
At Midlands Park Hotel · Jessop Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Stand-up comedian Emma Doran brings her show Emmaculate to the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise on Saturday, 26 September 2026. Doran, one of the busiest touring comedians on the Irish circuit, builds the show around blended family life, womanhood and the gap between the perfect family people perform online and the messier reality most people actually live. The show is promoted by Kavanaghs Bar and Venue as one of its member events, staged in the hotel rather than the pub itself to hold a bigger crowd.
A full stand-up set in Doran’s fast, self-deprecating style, working through material on parenting, relationships and modern family set-ups rather than a single-topic show. Doran has built a large following through short clips as well as live touring, and her rooms tend to draw a mixed crowd rather than a strictly late-night comedy club audience. Staging the show at the Midlands Park Hotel rather than Kavanaghs’ own venue space allows for a larger seated audience, which is typical for the bigger-name acts on the Kavanaghs comedy calendar. Expect a support act or MC to open, usually confirmed closer to the date through the venue’s channels.
The Midlands Park Hotel is on Jessop Street in Portlaoise town centre, close to Portlaoise train station on the Dublin to Cork and Dublin to Limerick lines. The hotel has its own car park, with further public parking available nearby.
Portlaoise is the county town of Co. Laois, with plenty of places to eat nearby before the show.
Heading to Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise? Laois has plenty more to see. Read the Portlaoise area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.