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music · Friday 14 August 2026 · Various 
Michael English Dance - Four Seasons Hotel
At Four Seasons Hotel & Leisure Club · Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
At Four Seasons Hotel & Leisure Club · Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
One of Ireland’s most-loved country singers brings his full live band to Monaghan for a proper dance night at the Four Seasons Hotel. Michael English has built a loyal following across the country over the past two decades, and his dance events have a reputation for running long and loud - a mix of classic Irish country and contemporary hits that keeps the floor full from early doors to last orders. If you enjoy a night where the music is live, the dancing is the point, and the crowd knows every word, this is a good Friday evening to mark in the diary.
Doors open at 8:45pm, and DJ Paul Martin gets the floor going with early dancing before Michael English and his band take over. The format is familiar to anyone who has been to a country dance night in Ireland: the set list leans on English’s catalogue of hits alongside the country standards, and the band plays at a volume and pace designed to keep people on their feet. The Four Seasons Hotel is a four-star venue that has hosted regular country dance nights for years - it has the ballroom space and the layout for an evening like this. The crowd tends to be a mix of age groups, with plenty of regulars who follow Michael English around his tour dates. Entry is pay on the door at €20 - no need to book in advance, though arriving close to the door time is sensible if you want to be settled before the early dancing starts.
Monaghan town sits just off the N2, roughly an hour north of Dublin and about 25 minutes from the M1 if you are coming from the Belfast direction. The Four Seasons Hotel is on the Coolshannagh road, a short drive from the town centre, and has its own car parking. Bus Éireann runs services on the Dublin to Monaghan route, and there are connections from Dundalk and Armagh. If you are travelling by bus, the town centre is walkable to most accommodation, but the hotel itself is better reached by taxi for the short hop from the bus stop. Monaghan is a compact market town and straightforward to navigate once you are in it.
Monaghan town has a strong independent food and pub scene along Church Square and the surrounding streets, worth exploring before or after the event. There is more to see in Monaghan and across Co. Monaghan.
Heading to Four Seasons Hotel & Leisure Club in Monaghan? Monaghan has plenty more to see. Read the Monaghan area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.