Megan Thee Stallion and Little Simz featured among the hightlights of the first day of an Electric Picnic where the weather just about stayed on side

Day two of Electric Picnic is already underway with Picture This and Tame Impala due to headline today.

The HSE has issued its first drugs warning to Electric Picnic festival goers and warned that a double-strength ecstasy tablet may be in circulation.

Whether it's your first festival or your 50th, we all need a reminder of the most important items for a comfortable camping experience 

Friday afternoon could see a heavy downpour after a warm, dry week.

Top garda says the 'law hasn’t changed' and that possession of drugs for personal use is illegal — and anyone caught at the festival faces prosecution

'The law hasn’t changed. There is no change in legislation to facilitate the possession of illegal or controlled drugs, says Det Supt Sé McCormack

The limited trial will be the first time illegal drugs will be tested outside of authorised State facilities and will form part of an official project to reduce the harm from drug use

It's like Love Island but on Cape Clear with no social niceties or 'doing bits'

Denis Desmond, managing director of MCD, which runs the Electric Picnic festival with Live Nation, says it will be 2023 before the live music calendar returns to normal

A spokesperson for Electric Picnic said the organisers had 'no other choice but to cancel this year's edition'

Discourse about the festival is framed in terms of audiences and artists, but the big bucks end up in the hands of a multinational

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said that "now is the time to start unwinding" restrictions, but acknowledged that doing so would come with risks.

The council said there is 'no provision in law' which enables them to reconsider Electric Picnic's application 

It should come as a major boost for the beleaguered sector, the vast majority of which has been shuttered for 18 months

During today’s Nphet briefing, Dr Tony Holohan said public health officials 'wouldn’t have a major concern' about an event such as Electric Picnic going ahead if it was only attended by those who are vaccinated

The anticipated number of guests at this year’s festival is up to 70,000 per day