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

Here's your summer events guide for the month of August, including all things music, arts and ents.

Bórd Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin

Hollywood actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Stewart, Bill Nighy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley and Kristin Scott Thomas are among leading figures from the arts world backing a vote to remain in the EU.

MUSIC NEWS: Girl Band have cancelled their remaining gigs this year, with appearances in Cork and Dublin among those pulled by the group. 

With the tents rolled up for another year, Des O’Driscoll looks back at what we learned in Stradbally at the weekend

Pop priestess Grace Jones, dance veterans Underworld, and student disco icons Belle and Sebastian were among the highlights as the Electric Picnic music festival began at Stradbally, Co Laois, Friday night.

MUSIC NEWS: Hozier’s latest video, for ‘Someone New’ off his debut album, features Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer. 

Hot Chip think Prince's music still sounds modern.

The Killers and The Cure will headline this year’s Electric Picnic festival.

Indie trio The xx landed the Mercury Prize for their debut album 'xx'.

Electronic trio The xx tonight landed the Mercury Prize for their debut album' xx'.

The lineup for this year’s Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, Co Laois has been announced this afternoon.

Hot Chip have hinted they will be playing Glastonbury Festival.

Beyonce Knowles’ song ‘Crazy In Love’ has been voted the best song of the decade.

PARTING music fans were blessed with some rare sunshine yesterday, during the last day of the Oxegen festival.

The Who, The Killers and Arctic Monkeys will headline this summer’s Glastonbury Festival, it was confirmed today.

Hit band the Arctic Monkeys are £20,000 (€29,550) richer today after a coveted music prize.