One of the country's biggest music festivals has created a new area made entirely out of wood and other natural materials.

As we dust off our gladrags for the summer’s festival calendar, Ellie O’Byrne asks what Irish music festivals are doing to go green this year.

The sun was setting over Dun Laoghaire harbour as jazz sorcerer Kamasi Washington embarked on his umpteenth dazzling solo of the evening.

A SOFTWARE company chaired by the former Tánaiste and Labour Party leader Dick Spring has seen its losses nearly double.