The Oxegen music festival will return to Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare this year after a one-year break.
It will be held in August, rather than July, and will be over two days during the bank holiday weekend, rather than three as before.
It’s expected the line up for the event will be announced at the end of the month with Elton John, Eminem and Snoop Dogg among the acts rumoured to be on the bill.
The festival’s reputation had suffered in recent years and security is expected to be stepped up this year.
In 2011, there were 90 arrests made in connection with Oxegen, including 21 for public order offences and eight for assaults.
Twelve arrests related to thefts and 15 for alleged drink driving. There were 308 drug seizures and 28 arrests for alleged drug dealing.