Summer in Ireland is festival season. Liz O’Brien picks some of the nation’s favourites — and reveals the people who work long and hard behind the scenes to make your summer happen.

Running festivals is a roller coaster, white-knuckle ride of a job.

The 2012 Big Chill festival in the UK has been cancelled, it has been announced.

Thousands of people have been enjoying the summer weather at the Big Chill festival in England today.