Festival Republic

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

Mon Aug 31 2026 - 05:28

Armand Van Helden set on Friday cancelled as organisers were not willing to risk injuries

Sun Aug 30 2026 - 19:06

A three-day festival, 75,000 hungry souls, and eye-watering prices – TikTokers-turned-critics didn’t just critique, they condemned

Thu Aug 22 2024 - 12:00

This year’s event at Stradbally in Co Laois will be the biggest in its 20-year history, with 75,000 people on site for the weekend

Fri Aug 16 2024 - 21:02

Live Nation controlled Festival Republic Ltd received Covid related payout of £13.27m

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 18:18

Pre-tax profits increase by 57 per cent to £7.78 million

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 17:55

Compass, map, beernoculars – intrepid festival explorer Mark Graham found plenty of sights and sounds to discover at Longitude at Marlay Park

Fri Jul 26 2013 - 00:00