Gig-goers driving to the Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, Co Laois this weekend have been warned to allow at least an extra two hours for their journey.

The Government has failed to introduce key road safety measures despite the rising death toll on the state’s roads, it was claimed today.

Nine people lost their lives on the state’s roads over the weekend in seven separate road crashes, gardaí confirmed today.

A HUSBAND and wife on their way to a funeral with an American relative were among five people killed on the nation’s roads over the weekend.