Letters to the Editor: The Wolfe Tones were rabble-rousing at Electric Picnic

One reader says the 'anachronistic rabble-rousing of old fossils' will not help achieve a United Ireland, while others consider issues including mental health services and the RTÉ controversy

Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle, and Tommy Byrne of The Wolfe Tones attracted a record crowd to the Electric Arena during the 2023 Electric Picnic festival. Picture: Debbie Hickey/Getty

I was very disappointed to see the Wolfe Tones were playing at Electric Picnic and even more depressingly that they got such a huge response from the crowd. 

Afterwards, with their usual lack of restraint, they had another triumphalist dig at Joe Duffy after his recent effort (August 18, RTÉ1) to bring some understanding as to why so many people in Ireland find their brand of sectarian republicanism so offensive. The whole episode is damaging to the great ethos of fun and diversity that has always been a hallmark of Electric Picnic.