Fontaines DC: ‘We just hang out with ourselves and don’t really interact as much with other people’
Conor Deegan and Tom Coll on Dopamine Chamber, which the band’s lead singer, Grian Chatten, says needed to be a ‘catastrophic warning’
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Ireland’s largest indoor venue built up €69m in profits after earning about €14m to €18m annually in recent years
A faithful visit: Minister impresses EU enlargement chief with lunch in Traitors’ Castle
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Mik Pyro and Republic of Loose will go down in history as Irish musical legends
Twenty years after witnessing the band’s now legendary set on the main stage at Oxegen in the pouring rain, I made it my business to go to Electric Picnic to see Pyro play once more
Fontaines DC to play two nights at Slane Castle in June 2027
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Bulldozers sweep across Electric Picnic site as mammoth clean-up operation begins
Local homelessness charity has sorted through the rubbish in search of serviceable sleeping bags that can be washed and reused
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Fontaines DC at Electric Picnic: ‘Banger after banger’ as headliners pay tribute to late manager
There’s a sense the Dublin-forged band are navigating new territory with the death of Trevor Dietz and this higher plane of their careers
Electric Picnic 2026: In pictures
Our photo editor’s pick of images from Ireland’s largest music and arts festival in Stradbally, Co Laois
Electric Picnic 2026 highs and lows: CMAT’s home comforts, a scary crush, and the pees and queues debate
Eighty thousand music fans spent the weekend on the Stradbally Hall estate. Here’s what we loved and hated
Electric Picnic 2026: In a jammed Rankins Wood, Geese pause their set. There’s a moment of confusion
Three songs into the New Yorkers’ gig, the crowd lifts to a frenzy and The Irish Times realises that one must pogo if one is to survive
At Electric Picnic, Florence Road combine old-school rock-star aura with a fresh new voice
The Gen Z band fronted by Lily Aron play a head-banging set to a packed Electric Arena on Sunday afternoon
Electric Picnic 2026: Biblical rain, bopping families, surprise acts and popular covers
Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives
Saw Doctors bring out Mayo team at Electric Picnic for performance 75 years in the making
Main arena is a sea of green and red as soaked but high-spirited fans gather in their thousands to see the All-Ireland champions
Electric Picnic director dismisses crowd safety concerns as ‘bonkers’
Armand Van Helden set on Friday cancelled as organisers were not willing to risk injuries
Van Morrison at Electric Picnic: Not quite an old snuggly blanket, but when he’s this good he’s wonderful
Belfast’s finest acknowledges neither the rain nor the crowd, and barely talks at all. But – joy! – he plays some of his biggest hits
Rain warning in effect for entire country as Met Éireann forecasts thunderstorms and hail
Electric Picnic revellers brace for worsening conditions on climactic day of festival
CMAT at Electric Picnic: Dunboyne Diana’s Dolly Parton tribute kicks off dazzling homecoming set
This is the ‘most important gig I have ever played at, because it’s magical to know my home understands me the best’, the singer tells the crowd
Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday in pictures – CMAT, Kyla Cobbler, Lola Young and Violet Grohl
The Messy star plays a surprise set before ‘Dunboyne Diana’ takes to the Main Stage on a day when festivalgoers shrug off the wet weather
Audrey Hobert’s Electric Picnic set shows she doesn’t need her famous friends to make an impact
Gracie Abrams’s songwriting partner knows how to hold a crowd as she’s bumped up Saturday’s bill
Lola Young’s surprise Electric Picnic gig answers two questions, one being if CMAT can play
The Messy singer brings heartfelt neosoul to an appreciative Main Stage audience that includes CMAT
At Electric Picnic, Violet Grohl’s 30-minute set has highlights but some obvious issues
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Electric Picnic 2026: Sunday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more
In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see Fontaines DC, Florence Road, Ravyn Lenae or Rachel Galvo, here’s when and where they’re playing
Electric Picnic 2026 in pictures: Rain-soaked Friday features mud, an open-air swim and a wedding
Stradbally Hall estate, in Co Laois, welcomes 80,000 festivalgoers to the first day of this year’s event
Sombr at Electric Picnic: Wild night includes singalong Zombie in Cranberries mash-up
American singer’s theatrical entrance sets tone for full-on show that features Noel and Mike Hogan on Celtic grunge favourite
Zara Larsson at Electric Picnic: Biblical rain can’t stop hitmaker in prime Friday pop slot
Delayed by a downpour for half an hour, the Swedish singer brings TikTok dances and stomping excitement to the Main Stage
Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more
In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see CMAT, Gorillaz or Kyla Cobbler, here’s when and where they’re performing
CMAT cancels Paris gig in advance of Electric Picnic headliner
Artist due to perform on Main Stage at Co Laois venue on Saturday from 9pm to 10.15pm
‘It was awful’: Electric Picnic early arrivals face washout night
There’s high demand for hairdryers on Friday as festivalgoers shake off a wet Thursday, ready for a weekend of music
Electric Picnic 2026: Friday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more
In Stradbally this weekend? Here’s when and where to watch Lewis Capaldi, Zara Larsson, Wolf Alice, Gurriers and more
Electric Picnic 2026: Share your stories
We want to hear the good, the bad and the ugly from this year’s festival
‘Bring your wellies’: Day by day Electric Picnic 2026 weather forecast
A mostly clear Friday will be followed by heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday before showers ease on Monday
Electric Picnic 2026: Women’s urinals, Guinness ... and that Barefoot Garden
Twenty-first edition of event to be staged in Stadbally, Co Laois, from August 28th-30th
Electric Picnic 2026: Map, weather, stage times and more, here’s everything you need to know
Whether you are a seasoned festivalgoer or an Electric Picnic newbie – here is everything you need to know before heading to Ireland’s biggest music festival
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