Overview
- The Great Irish Hooley opened for Labor Day weekend, running September 4–7 at Raglan Road in Disney Springs and featuring indoor and outdoor performances across the long holiday weekend.
- Raglan Road is allowing public access to the festival without a park ticket and without extra admission, though the restaurant recommends making reservations for seating.
- The restaurant launched a Samhain/Halloween menu of three drinks and four dishes priced on the published menu, including the Irish Pumpkin Shake ($16), Samhain Sangria ($18), Booo! Pumpkin Cream Ale ($10.75), Bandaged Bangers ($17.45), Black Barrel Whiskey Rib ($25.45), Raglan’s Ghostly Guinness Pie ($19.45), and Proper Little Pumpkin ($13.45).
- Live-music programming began with a 4 p.m. start on September 4 and runs 11 a.m. to midnight for the remainder of the weekend, with performers such as The Consequences, Folk Division, Plain Sailin, Men of Aran, Adam Sheahan, Northern Crossing, and the Raglan Road dancers.
- Reporters who attended an invited media preview gave generally positive taste impressions of the new menu items and noted themed merchandise inspired by Samhain is available at Raglan Road through November 1.