Aby Coulibaly, Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew and Saibh Skelly are all set to perform at the New Year's Festival matinee show at Dublin Castle on December 31.

The family-friendly Countdown Concert kicks off at 4pm, and precedes the evening Countdown Concert headlined by Cork singer Cian Ducrot.

Developed by Fáilte Ireland, the New Year’s Festival Dublin is described as "Ireland’s biggest New Year Celebration", with 3 days of celebrations taking place across the county from December 30 to January 1.

Events will take place in Dublin venues including Dublin Castle and Meeting House square, with the new NYF Dublin Fireworks Spectacular taking place in two locations across Dublin - Howth Harbour and Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Other musicians set to perform across the few days of festivities include Hothouse Flowers, Cormac Begley, Emma Langford, Róisín O, Ispiní na hÉireann, John Francis Flynn and Niamh Regan. For the full schedule and list of performers, visit nyfdublin.com.

A family ticket for the New Year's Festival Countdown Concert at Dublin Castle starts from €34.90 (for 2 adults/2 children) with single tickets priced from €7.90 to €12.90, available now via ticketmaster.ie.