Fundraiser Dance in Aid of Annette Foley at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel

What to Expect

The Woodford Dolmen Hotel hosts a fundraiser dance in aid of Annette Foley on Friday 21 August, with dancing from 9:00pm and admission of €10 at the door. This is the standard shape of a Carlow benefit night: a hotel function room, a live band, a full floor of dancers, and every euro through the door going to a named local cause. Fundraiser dances remain one of the more effective ways a Carlow community raises money for a neighbour, and they draw the same social dancing crowd that fills the hotel on a Thursday.

The Dolmen runs weekly Thursday social dancing at the same time and price with a different band each week, so the Friday fundraiser sits inside an established dancing programme rather than being a one-off in an unfamiliar room. Anyone who dances the circuit locally will already know the layout, the floor and the bar. Turning up alone is normal at a night like this, and the €10 door charge is the whole cost of the evening apart from whatever you spend at the bar.

Good to Know

• Friday 21 August 2026, from 9:00pm.
• Venue: Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Kilkenny Road, Carlow Town.
• Admission €10 at the door. No advance booking listed.
• All proceeds go to the named cause; the hotel’s event calendar is the primary listing.
• Phone the hotel on 059 914 2002 to confirm details or to enquire about donating if you cannot attend.
• The Dolmen also runs social dancing every Thursday at 9:00pm for €10, with a different band each week.
• Free parking on site.

Getting There

The Woodford Dolmen Hotel sits on the Kilkenny Road (R448) on the southern edge of Carlow Town, about fifteen minutes on foot from Tullow Street and five minutes by car. A large free car park serves the hotel, which is the sensible option for a 9:00pm start. Carlow railway station on the Dublin Heuston to Waterford line is roughly 2km away, though the last services leave well before a dance finishes, so plan a lift or a taxi if you are travelling from outside the town.