Out and About: Where Georgie Crawford, James Kavanagh and more were spotted last week

Festival launches were the name of the game last week, with everything from books, music and sustainability being celebrated

Out and About: Anne Nuding and James Kavanagh, Dr Doireann O’Leary, Georgie Crawford and Roxie Nafousi, Jenny Buckley and Rebecca Brady

Indiependence festival launch, Dublin

Mitchelstown's own, Indiependence music and arts festival, launched this year's festivities with a special event in Dublin's Hard Rock Hotel last Wednesday. The festival's director Shane Dunne was in attendance, along with photographer Jo Archbold and DJ Emma Power on the decks. Some musicians who will be performing at the festival this summer including DJ John Gibbons and members of The Coronas were also in attendance. See indiependencefestival.com.