A former garda has been jailed for three years for a string of offences including cocaine possession, attempting to frame someone for car theft and insurance fraud.

A former garda who perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admitted having cocaine for sale or supply will be sentenced next month.

An investigation has been launched after a student was found dead at the Electric Picnic music festival.

A 20-year-old man has died after attending the Electric Picnic music festival in Co Laois.

An American wanted in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud has been deported from Ireland, where he fled ahead of being charged with multiple offences.

The well-known Dublin restaurant and pub controlled by entrepreneurs Jay Bourke and John Reynolds that features on RTÉ’s Fade Street series returned to profit in 2010, figures show.

The assistant state pathologist has warned about the dangers of ecstasy after the death of a woman who took one tablet at the Electric Picnic music festival.

It has emerged one of those alleged to have been behind the killing of a Hamas official in Dubai listed a Dublin 4 property as his home address.

Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of a young man who has not been seen since attending the Electric Picnic music festival at the weekend.

TWO grannies, dubbed the Electric Eileens, will be hosting a bingo bootcamp for revellers at the Electric Picnic music festival this weekend.

Two grannies, dubbed the 'Electric Eileens', will be hosting a bingo bootcamp for revellers at the Electric Picnic music festival this weekend.

The Government will be offering free drumming lessons to attract revellers to its Irish Aid stand at the Electric Picnic music festival.

Punk legends The Sex Pistols are among the headline acts confirmed today for this year’s Electric Picnic music festival.

Gardaí have named the 23-year-old man who died at the weekend's Electric Picnic music festival as John Fitzpatrick, of Healy’s Bridge, Carrigrohane, Co Cork.

A 23-year-old man has died suddenly at the Electric Picnic music festival.

A 23-year-old man died at the Electric Picnic music festival, gardaí said today.

The sun has now come out to greet revellers at the Electric picnic music festival, who are slowly coming to life once more after yesterday's escapades.

More than 30,000 revellers will descend on Co Laois today for the Electric Picnic music festival.

The upcoming Electric Picnic music festival is introducing a new ecologically-sound cup system at its bars, it was announced today.

It has just been announced that The Chemical Brothers have been added to the line-up for the Electric Picnic music festival.

Kelly Osbourne has rubbished rumours she married her rocker boyfriend at a music festival in Ireland on Sunday.