Nightly Live Music in the Ivy Room, Kelly's Resort Hotel

What to Expect

Kelly’s Resort Hotel is a long-established institution at Rosslare Strand, and the Ivy Room is its social heart in the evenings. The hotel’s own website is direct about it: guests “have the delightful opportunity to unwind and enjoy live music performances every evening in our charming Ivy Room,” with a rotating roster of named acts covering different nights of the week, including Take It Easy on Mondays, The Davitt Band on Tuesdays and Top Cats on Fridays. It plays as a warm, sociable hotel bar rather than a gig venue, the kind of room where residents drift in after dinner and stay for a few songs before bed. The hotel notes that bands and the schedule can change, so it is worth a quick call if a specific act is the reason for the trip.

Nightly music of this consistency is unusual outside a resort setting, and it reflects how central entertainment is to Kelly’s as a destination in its own right rather than just a place to sleep near the beach. The hotel sits alongside a long sandy strand at Rosslare, and the Ivy Room’s evening sets are typically the natural end point of a day built around the beach, the hotel’s leisure facilities and dinner, rather than a reason for a special trip on their own. The Tides, the hotel’s quieter second bar, is the alternative for anyone who wants a drink without the music.

Good to Know

• Every evening, Rosslare Strand, with a different band or performer scheduled most nights
• Free to enjoy in the bar, open to non-residents as well as hotel guests
• Named acts include Take It Easy (Monday), The Davitt Band (Tuesday) and Top Cats (Friday), though the hotel notes the line-up can change
• The Ivy Room is the more sociable of the hotel’s two bars; The Tides is the quieter cocktail bar for a calmer drink
• Call the hotel directly on +353 53 913 2114 to confirm which act is playing on a particular night

Getting There

Kelly’s Resort Hotel is in Rosslare Strand, about a 20-minute drive south-east of Wexford town. Bus Éireann’s Rosslare Europort routes serve Rosslare Strand from Wexford town and beyond, and the hotel has its own car park for guests and visitors arriving by car.