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# Festivals

This year
2023
Therapist: Right or wrong, recreational drug use is part of the festival experience
Psychotherapist Michael Ledden, chairperson of festival welfare non-profit, PsyCare Ireland addresses drug use at festivals in Ireland.
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Apr 22nd 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
Quiz: How much do you know about Celtic festivals?
They loved their bonfires, didn’t they?
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Jul 31st 2022, 10:00 PM
All time
Poll: Are you planning to go to a festival in Ireland next year?
This weekend would have been Electric Picnic weekend. It wasn’t to be.
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Sep 23rd 2021, 9:48 AM
From full steam ahead to cancelled: How are other countries handling concerts and festivals?
Pressure is mounting on the government to review the restrictions on live music events in Ireland.
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Aug 25th 2021, 4:44 PM
EP announces 2020 line-up as Dublin Comic Con and tech summit postponed amid coronavirus fears
The music and campervan festival, Vantastival, has also been postponed.
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Mar 11th 2020, 4:36 PM
Poll: Have you ever left your tent behind after a festival?
Last year, bulldozers were brought in to clear thousands of leftover tents after Electric Picnic.
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Aug 31st 2019, 9:15 AM
Electric Picnic: Festival-goers warned of 'vigorous' drug searches
The warning comes ahead of the festival this weekend.
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Aug 27th 2019, 9:22 PM
HSE addiction expert: Festivals that don't provide drug information and support should be refused a licence
Some promoters are keen to explore new measures but others fear it would do reputational damage.
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Aug 17th 2019, 10:00 PM
Talks underway between HSE and labs that could carry out drug-testing at festivals
A senior HSE doctor has outlined a number of ways drug-testing could be introduced in Ireland.
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Aug 13th 2019, 6:15 AM
Quiz: How well do you know Ireland's music festivals?
All Together Now is taking place in Co Waterford this weekend.
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Aug 3rd 2019, 9:00 PM
'These drugs are much more potent': HSE advises festival-goers who plan on taking drugs
The HSE launched a new campaign this week around drug-harm reduction in conjunction with a number of festivals including Body and Soul.
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Jun 22nd 2019, 9:30 AM
Summer festivals at risk of being cancelled as rocketing insurance premiums throw them into doubt
A Mayo festival has seen its insurance premium jump from €6,500 to €25,000 in just three years.
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May 8th 2019, 3:19 PM
'Festival waste? It's not new - we're a disposable nation and we need to change our attitude'
Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne knows all about trying to keep festival sites clean – and says we need to stop seeing tents as disposable, and look at what we can do to clean up after ourselves.
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Sep 8th 2018, 4:00 PM
Statement trousers, Cher from Clueless and 'All Black Everything': The fashion trends at Electric Picnic
Which trend was Roz Purcell rocking?
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Sep 3rd 2018, 4:45 PM
10 Spice Girls inspired looks to rock at Electric Picnic
Spice up your life.
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Aug 28th 2018, 9:01 PM
17 things we learned from a sneak peek at this year's Electric Picnic site
Featuring MudWatch.
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Aug 28th 2018, 6:30 PM
7 rainjackets under €40 to keep dry for the Sunday of Electric Picnic
Keep dry, folks.
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Aug 28th 2018, 4:16 PM
15 cheap but vital products that'll actually save your life during Electric Picnic
It’s almost time.
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Aug 27th 2018, 4:35 PM
Jennifer Lopez is crediting her 'realness' for the noughties Juicy Couture tracksuit trend
J-Lo says she ‘ shocked everyone when I decided to wear it!” – it was simplier times.
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Aug 17th 2018, 7:15 PM
O'Hara's Brewery is launching a reusable steel pint cup at an Irish Festival this weekend
Another Love Story is one step closer to being a waste-free festival.
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Aug 13th 2018, 5:45 PM
The DailyEdge.ie Monthly Horoscopes: August
We’re here to tell you what to expect for the month ahead.
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Aug 4th 2018, 8:00 PM
A Britney Spears fan made her laugh on stage and it's started a gas new concert trend
It’s Britney, bitch.
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Aug 3rd 2018, 2:15 PM
Saint Sister just released a new music video by the same director as Hozier's 'Take Me To Church'
It’ll make you nostalgic for lost love, even if you’ve always been a single cat lady.
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Aug 3rd 2018, 12:06 PM
Mary Berry joined Rick Astley on stage to play drums at a UK festival last night
No, you are not about to be rick-rolled.
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Jul 28th 2018, 1:50 PM
7 of the most unmissable songs to hear at All Together Now
The best choons from Fleet Foxes to Kelela to Villagers
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Jul 27th 2018, 4:09 PM
Conor McGregor went to Longitude yesterday and sparred with Migos
Conor celebrated his last day in his twenties with thousands in Marlay Park.
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Jul 14th 2018, 2:36 PM
Longitude released their stage times for this weekend and people aren't happy about the clashing
Khalid and J Cole clash as well as Post Malone and Versatile.
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Jul 10th 2018, 7:25 PM
Twitter users are sharing memories of their first festival - and the things they've learned since
Oh, if only we knew then what we know now.
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Jun 12th 2018, 10:36 AM
From a gin village to a snorkel safari: Here's what's happening this weekend
Here’s a round-up of the events taking place across Ireland over the weekend.
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Jun 9th 2018, 8:30 AM
10 lies we tell each other at festivals
Dedicated to all the leftover tents.
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Jun 6th 2018, 8:00 AM
HSE issues drug safety advice to Irish festivalgoers in wake of two deaths in UK
People are being asked to look after themselves and look out for their friends during the festival season.
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Jun 1st 2018, 12:12 PM
Beauty Q: Would you wear 'bum gems'?
This is one we NEED to know.
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May 27th 2018, 6:00 PM
Just 11 of the more questionable items classed as 'festival fashion'
A few of the websites seem determined to sell us heels.
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Apr 18th 2018, 6:00 PM
Cardi B has pulled out of Longitude following her pregnancy announcement
Cardi announced her pregnancy on SNL this weekend.
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Apr 9th 2018, 5:32 PM
Here's what this year's Irish festival lineups would look like without men
One festival managed to make a big improvement on last year’s lineup.
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Mar 26th 2018, 5:37 PM
Kendrick Lamar, N.E.R.D and Massive Attack have been announced for Electric Picnic 2018
Dua Lipa, Ben Howard, St Vincent, and Chvrches will also be appearing in Stradbally.
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Mar 15th 2018, 11:45 AM
It's not all glamour (but you might see George Clooney): Irish filmmakers on international festivals
We talked to Irish filmmakers and the Irish Film Board about why it’s worth it.
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Oct 7th 2017, 7:45 AM
Win Electric Picnic tickets: What Kind Of Music Fan Are You?
We’ve teamed up with Heineken Live Your Music to offer two weekend passes to the sold-out festival.
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Aug 24th 2017, 1:00 PM
A cappella and piano maestros: July in Dublin is going to be amazing for music
We speak to the organisers of two music festivals.
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Jul 1st 2017, 11:00 AM
13 pictures of bands at Glastonbury 2007 that'll take you right back
It was the year of Kate and Pete… and the Kaiser Chiefs.
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Jun 23rd 2017, 7:06 PM
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