Entertainment industry furious over continued delays in reopening sector

Denis Desmond, managing director of MCD said it was now a crucial stage for the Electric Picnic festival and a final call on whether it can go ahead needs to be made today. File picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Representatives of the entertainment industry have expressed fresh anger and frustration with Government over continued delays to the reopening of the sector.

Following a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, and Arts Minister Catherine Martin, the Entertainment Industry Alliance (EIA) hit out at what they called the “lack of urgency” from the Government in terms of timelines.