# Camping

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Voices

Opinion: Wild camping in Ireland is a great, cheap way to push yourself to your limits

Rory McNab details how he and his girlfriend attempted to wild camp in winter, in Ireland – it was a challenge.

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Dec 25th 2021, 7:30 AM

# friends of the earth

People encouraged to bring camping gear home from Electric Picnic

The 55,000 people who attended the festival will generate at least 400 tonnes of waste.

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Sep 3rd 2017, 7:45 PM

# Electric Picnic

6 acts to swot up on before Electric Picnic

It’s getting close now …

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Aug 22nd 2017, 8:00 AM

# Festivals

Two dead at music festival T in the Park

Headliners the Stone Roses take the stage tonight at the Scottish concert

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Jul 8th 2016, 12:41 PM

# glamping expedition

'Do I disappoint the whole country?': Funeral director hits snag in ambitious plan to move Boeing 767

David McGowan hopes to move the plane from Shannon Airport to a camping site in Co Sligo.

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Apr 25th 2016, 2:29 PM

# get out there

Here are 14 amazing places around the world to go camping this autumn

Pack your bag.

20.5k

Oct 18th 2015, 6:03 PM

# aaaaaaaaaah

This man woke up to a bear biting his head

While scary, it was probably better than most alarm clocks.

19.2k

Oct 8th 2015, 9:30 PM

# Stradbally

Heading to Electric Picnic? Here's all you need to know about getting there and back

Thousands are heading down to Stradbally for the weekend, which will inevitably mean delays.

19.3k

Sep 4th 2015, 6:00 AM

# spotted at reading

This horrifying Twitter account details everything you shouldn't do at Electric Picnic

Where is the humanity?

10.7k

Sep 2nd 2015, 3:30 PM

# Lily Allen

Lily Allen says she's 'grateful to be alive' after a gas explosion at Glastonbury

The singer is currently camping out ahead of the music festival this week.

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Jun 21st 2015, 2:37 PM

# Mahon Falls

Man airlifted to hospital after falling into ravine in Waterford

It happened at in the Comeragh Mountains near Mahon Falls.

13.7k

Apr 5th 2015, 10:26 AM

# EP2014

Two people hospitalised after Electric Picnic tent fire

The blaze happened at the Pink Moon campsite in the early hours.

29.5k

Aug 30th 2014, 12:31 PM

Voices

Opinion: Should you bring your kids to music festivals?

I’m sure many looked at us and thought we were demented, possibly cruel, or just that we couldn’t get a babysitter. But that’s not the case.

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Aug 16th 2014, 12:00 PM

# hack of you

7 simple hacks to improve your music festival experience

Don’t spare the hand sanitiser.

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Aug 2nd 2014, 1:00 PM

# Summertime

We found a business sector that is doing better now than in the Celtic Tiger

We’re all going on a summer holiday….

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May 24th 2014, 10:00 AM

# Nope

Here are the worst things about going to a music festival

Didn’t get a ticket for Electric Picnic? You’re better off.

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Aug 26th 2013, 6:00 PM

# sleeping under stars

Latest New York hotel craze? The 'outdoor bedroom'

It’s a combination of ‘glamping’ and reclaiming rooftops in the vertical city – but this being Manhattan, it will cost you.

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Aug 5th 2013, 7:00 PM

# the great outdoors

The Guide to Going Camping In Ireland

Thinking about going camping this weekend? Heading to a festival? Read this before you head off.

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Aug 3rd 2013, 9:30 AM

# Sponsored By Adverts.ie

The Guide to Enjoying an Irish Festival

Have you headed to any festivals this summer? Or are you planning on it? Read this first.

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Jul 31st 2013, 4:28 PM

# EP FOREVER

19 reasons why Electric Picnic must happen this year

It really is the greatest thing ever and this is why.

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Apr 12th 2013, 1:00 PM

# roll on summer

7 of the best people you'll meet at a music festival

All these lineup announcements have given us a dose of festival fever!

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Mar 28th 2013, 12:50 PM

# world of celebs

The Dredge: If you pass by the O2 in Dublin, these girls are camping outside

Justin Bieber’s in town y’all. That, and all the rest of the celebrity dirt.

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Feb 18th 2013, 8:14 AM

# Oxegen

27 people who have mixed feelings about the return of Oxegen

We don’t think you’re ready for this wellie…

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Feb 4th 2013, 11:47 AM

# Gaga for Gaga

Photos: Fans queue for over a week for Lady Gaga Dublin gig

Meanwhile an animal rights group is planning a protest over the singer’s choice to wear fur.

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Sep 15th 2012, 12:50 PM

# EP2012

In pics: the first night of the Electric Picnic

The tents are up and the festival is underway…

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Aug 31st 2012, 9:24 PM

# EP2012

In pics: A first look at Electric Picnic 2012

Take a sneak peek at the festival site…

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Aug 28th 2012, 5:10 PM

# damp

VIDEO: The view from a tent in Kerry during yesterday's storm

Warning: explicit language.

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Aug 16th 2012, 8:49 AM

# celebrations

5 alternative sixth year holiday ideas

Leaving Certificate students have worked hard, now where are they going to play hard? Here are some less than ordinary sixth year holiday destinations.

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Aug 12th 2012, 6:00 PM

# Holidays

How to... nab a bargain holiday

Summer isn’t over just yet. Here are some novel bargain holiday ideas if you are strapped for cash.

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Aug 12th 2012, 12:00 PM

# Bear Attack

Man killed in second Yellowstone bear attack this summer

Park authorities are searching for a grizzly bear they believe killed a 59-year-old man whose body was found in the popular national park on Friday.

901

Aug 29th 2011, 7:55 PM

# Wales

Woman dies in fume-filled tent on Welsh camping holiday

The mother-of-two was declared dead at the scene and her husband and two young children have been taken to hospital.

605

Aug 16th 2011, 12:29 PM

# Home time

Ninety arrests and more than 300 drug seizures at Oxegen

As Oxegen 2011 draws to a close Gardaí reveal that 28 people were arrested at the festival for dealing drugs, while there were 15 incidents of drink driving.

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Jul 11th 2011, 1:24 PM