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nightlife · Friday 14 August 2026 · 8:00pm 
Ultimate 80s Disco at Midlands Park Hotel
At Midlands Park Hotel · Jessop Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 KV20
At Midlands Park Hotel · Jessop Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 KV20
The Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise runs an Ultimate 80s Disco on Friday, 14 August 2026, a themed dance night with a full nightclub setup of DJ, lighting and sound built into the hotel’s own event space. The hotel bills it as four hours of 80s chart-toppers, synth-pop and disco favourites rather than a live band night, aimed at a dancing-and-drinks crowd rather than a seated concert audience. Doors close at 10pm sharp, so early arrival is worth planning for anyone coming from outside Portlaoise.
Expect a full disco production rather than a background-music night: professional lighting and sound, a DJ running a set built entirely around 1980s dancefloor staples, and a hotel function room turned over completely to the theme for the night. The hotel’s own description promises non-stop 80s nostalgia, covering chart-toppers, synth-pop classics, rock tracks and disco favourites across the four-hour running time. Because it runs inside the hotel, there is also the option to book a room or a meal beforehand and make a full night of it rather than just turning up for the disco itself. Tickets are sold separately through the hotel’s booking system rather than on the door.
The Midlands Park Hotel is on Jessop Street in Portlaoise town centre, a short walk from Portlaoise train station on the Dublin Heuston to Cork and Limerick line. The hotel has its own car park, and Portlaoise sits directly on the M7, making it an easy stop from Dublin, Cork or the midlands.
Portlaoise is Laois’s county town, built around its courthouse, shops and the M7/N8 motorway crossroads, with a good spread of pubs and restaurants around Jessop Street and Main Street for before or after the disco. There is more to see in Portlaoise and across Co. Laois.
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.