US rockers Bon Jovi have been confirmed as the headline act for next year’s Slane music festival — but there is still no news on whether the event will double in size.

SATURDAY saw the natural amphitheatre adjoining Slane castle host the first of the summer’s many music festivals.

TWO of Ireland’s leading pop and folk music stars who lost their lives last year have been honoured by their peers at the annual Irish Meteor awards gala.