Dolans to re-open on July 1st with new social distancing measures in place

We have missed you!!!!

The past few months have been a challenge for all of us but as things slowly get back to the ‘new’ normal we cannot wait to open our doors to you again.

The Dolans team have been working hard behind the scenes to create a welcoming environment that offers all customers a safe and comfortable dining experience.

We are therefore delighted to announce that Dolans will reopen for business from Wednesday, July 1st. 

We are delighted to have now launched our new specially designed reservations app to allow for staggered bookings and to make your experience at Dolans a pleasurable one.

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We are committed to ensuring that the new normal at Dolans will follow all guidelines provided from government and the HSE. These measures will guarantee the safety of all our staff and, most importantly, our loyal customers.

Our table lay-out has been redesigned with a reduced capacity. Our restaurant will now cater for customers over 2 floors. Our staff are now being trained to provide a more comfortable dining experience for you while offering safe distance dining.

We have reviewed all our hygiene and cleaning procedures to ensure that our standards are at a level that guarantee customer trust and confidence.

Dolans is committed to providing the safest environment possible, whilst maintaining the hospitality experience for which we are renowned.

We are looking forward to opening again and welcoming you back as we strive to continue our 25th birthday celebrations.

We may be required to do things a little differently over the coming months but one thing is certain – the family-run, friendly Dolans experience will never change.

Gavin James announced as first in a series of drive-in gigs to take place in Limerick

Dolans Presents has today announced that Gavin James is the first act to be confirmed in a series of innovative drive-in gigs to take place at Greenpark in Limerick city starting this July.

A first of its kind for Limerick, Live at the Drive-in will see the Dolans team working in association with Limerick City and County Council and Cooper Developments to bring a series of big name acts to Limerick at a time when the entertainment industry has been brought to a standstill.

Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James will kick off the series of gigs when he plays Live at the Drive-in on 24 July at a specially prepared site on the Dock Road in Limerick.

The concept will see concert attendees watch the gig from the comfort of their cars. A maximum of four people per vehicle will be permitted into the venue.

The Drive-in gig set-up will see a full production stage as well as two specially erected big screens to enhance the visual experience for attendees.

Speaking at today’s announcement, promoter Mick Dolan said: “The past few months have been a very difficult time for the music industry. We are facing into a summer period where the traditional festival offering and big gig line-ups just won’t be happening.  Limerick deserves something special and something unique to look forward to, so we have teamed up with the local authority to bring the concept of the Drive-In concerts to Limerick.”

“These gigs will give people the chance to still see live music while maintaining strict social distancing measures from the comfort of their cars. It is our hope that we will be adding some other big name acts to the July line-up shortly,” he added.

Over the last five years Gavin has grown to be one of Ireland’s most respected singer-songwriter performers worldwide. Since his ‘Live at Whelans’ album in 2015, Gavin has amassed over one billion global streams, sold over 250,000 concert tickets, had over 100 million views of his videos on YouTube and in Brazil alone Gavin went to number one in the charts and reached over 100 million people after his single ‘Nervous’ was used on the soundtrack to the telenovela (soap opera) Pega Pega. The Cabra born singer-songwriter whose ‘Only Ticket Home’ world tour concluded with a momentous sold-out home-town show at 3Arena on February 29th is rightly excited about getting to perform outside of his house once again

Welcoming the announcement, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Michael Sheahan said; “Limerick City and County Council is delighted to partner with Dolans’ on this truly innovative event for Limerick. Live music by Dolans is a huge part of the Limerick experience, we already had a very successful virtual Riverfest and it’s fantastic that we can still enjoy entertainment in the new normal that we find ourselves in. The local authority is working hard to programme bespoke activities unique to Limerick this Summer and we would encourage the people of Limerick to support an event like this, it’s definitely going to be an experience!”

Tickets will be on sale on Dolans.ie from 9am on Friday 29 May and are priced at €60 plus booking fee

COVID 19 Lockdown

To our loyal customers.

On behalf of all the team at Dolans we want to thank you all for your kind wishes and support over the past number of weeks.

As you are all aware, the government directive has extending the ban on all mass gatherings until 5th May 2020.

We are therefore postponing all planned shows in both Dolans and its associated venues.

However we are continuing to engage with all acts with a view to confirming new scheduled Limerick dates.

We hope you understand that these new dates can only be tied down over the coming weeks when we are given a clearer picture as to when mass gatherings will once again be permitted in Ireland.

Original tickets purchased remain valid, and no ticket exchange will be necessary for rescheduled dates which will be notified to patrons on confirmation.

We wish to thank all our customers and artists for their continued co-operation and understanding during this unprecedented time.

We particularly wish to thank our amazing team of staff members. We look forward to the day we can welcome all of you back to celebrate the very best of local, national and international acts to this wonderful city.

Most importantly, thank you to our medical and frontline workers who we can continue to support by implementing HSE Guidelines as we all strive to beat the Covid-19 pandemic #InThisTogether

Look after yourselves. Respect each other. Be kind.

Team Dolans