Place: Stradbally, Co Laois

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Electric Picnic numbers set to grow beyond 60,000

As Electric Picnic 2019 drew to a close, festival organisers hailed the event as one of their most successful years to date and said there was room for Ireland’s largest music festival to grow further.

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Damien McDonald takes lead role, as IFA cuts executive pay

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Denis Desmond boosted by Festival Republic

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Electric Picnic still has power to perplex and please

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Exhibition offers parents options to further their education

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Woman in hospital after tent catches fire at Electric Picnic

£3.29m dividend for music promoter Desmond

Concert promoter Denis Desmond has added to his fortune by sharing a dividend totalling £3.29m (€4.1m) from his Festival Republic business last year.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

Blondie among acts added to Electric Picnic line-up

Blondie and Sinead O'Connor are among the 21 new acts which have been added to the Electric Picnic line-up today.

Tue, 13 May, 2014

Former garda remanded in perversion of justice

A former garda who perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admitted having cocaine for sale or supply has been remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2014

Electric Picnic announces Body and Soul lineup

A host of acts have been confirmed for the Body and Soul section of this year’s Electric Picnic festival.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2013

Moroder among 13 acts added to Electric Picnic lineup

Disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder is to make his first ever appearance in Ireland at the Electric Picnic festival in September, it was announced today.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013

New acts added to Electric Picnic line up

Twenty three new acts have been added to the Electric Picnic line-up with Robert Plant making a rare appearance.

Tue, 21 May, 2013

Amnesty Stage to debut at Electric Picnic’s Mindfield

Electric Picnic is set to feature the Amnesty Stage for the first time, as well as the return of the Puball Gaeilge Irish language stage, it was announced today.

Thu, 23 Aug, 2012

Electric Picnic to showcase new Forest Stage

The Electric Picnic arts and music festival is to feature a new Forest Stage this year, it was announced today.

Tue, 21 Aug, 2012

Dexy's (Midnight Runners) to play at Electric Picnic

'Come On Eileen' hit-makers Dexy's (Midnight Runners) will perform at this year's Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois.

Wed, 27 Jun, 2012

Star names announced for Electric Picnic’s Mindfield

Mindfield, the spoken word arena at this year’s Electric Picnic festival, is set to include Bob Geldof, Nobel Laureate Jerry White and Booker Prize winners John Banville and Roddy Doyle, it was confirmed today.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2011

Electric Picnic set to be a scorcher

Sunshine and warm temperatures are predicted for this weekend, which is good news for music fans attending the Electric Picnic.

Tue, 31 Aug, 2010

Orchestra to make festival debut

The 55-strong RTÉ Concert Orchestra is to make its festival debut at this year's Electric Picnic, it was announced today.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2010

Seasick Steve to play on Electric Picnic ‘boat’

Seasick Steve is to play on a boat in this year’s Electric Picnic festival this year, it has been announced.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2010

Electric Picnic lineup announced

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

Wed, 24 Mar, 2010

Electric Picnic swine flu warning

Revellers at the Electric Picnic festival were today urged to bring plenty of tissues and hand gel to help ward off swine flu.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2009

Man dies at Electric Picnic Festival

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

Sun, 02 Sep, 2007

Tickets for Electric Picnic on sale from 9am today

Tickets for this year's Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, Co Laois, are going on sale from 9am this morning.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2007

Starving monkey rescued from circus

A FEMALE monkey was being cared for by primate experts last night after she was rescued from a circus where she was being kept in squalid conditions without food.

Tue, 05 Dec, 2006