County Council joins forces with Ablefest for Fairyhouse festival 2025

Meath County Council is partnering with Ablefest 2025 to bring Ireland's largest inclusive music and arts festival for people with additional needs, which is taking place at Fairyhouse Racecourse on Saturday 26th July.

Co-founded by Navan men Shay Casserley and Kevin Farrell, Ablefest is a non-profit event that highlights the importance of inclusivity and accessibility. Since 2018, Ablefest has donated thousands of euros to charities in Ireland and are now looking into sponsoring some respite care for a family from the proceeds of the festival. Now in its sixth year, Ablefest continues to set the standard for inclusive celebrations in Ireland working with other festivals like TradFest in Dublin and the St Patricks Festival team in Killarney Co Kerry.

This year's line-up will feature music from Jake Carter, Johnny Brady, Brian Mullen, Catch 22, Matt Leavy, and Irish Elvis, as well as a myriad of creative fun with an array of art and activity stations.

Chief Executive of Meath County Council, Kieran Kehoe, said: "Meath County Council is delighted to partner with this year's Ablefest event, once again showcasing Meath as an inclusive county for people of all abilities. The excellent line-up and supportive festival environment will ensure Ablefest 2025 will be undoubtedly be a great day out for all."

Festival director, Kevin Farrell said: "We are very excited to collaborate with Meath County Council for Ablefest 2025, which is shaping up to be our biggest and best yet. Ablefest is the first and largest accessible festival in Ireland, where 1.2 million people have a disability, I am proud to welcome people from all over the country to Fairyhouse for a fantastic event.”

The organisers of Ablefest have created a video on their Facebook page, outlining every aspect of what to expect at their festival in order to provide support to any festival goers attending on Saturday 26 July.