Avril Stanley
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‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festival
- Film
- May 10, 2020, 05:00
One of the first festivals of the season, It Takes a Village, should have been filling the Trabolgan Holiday Village this weekend. Revellers woul(...)

Cultural landscape on the other side of the pandemic will be very different
- Culture
- March 28, 2020, 07:00
One of the many unexpected side-effects of the Covid-19 crisis is that I now know far more than I ever wanted or needed to about the inner thoughts of(...)

Body and Soul 2019: festival stage times revealed
- Music
- June 14, 2019
Body & Soul Music and Arts Festival has announced the full stage times for its 10th Aniversary celebration of the summer solstice which kicks off (...)

Compel Irish festivals to be more ecofriendly, says Body & Soul founder
- Music
- April 22, 2019, 06:00
The founder of Body & Soul music and arts festival has called on the Government to regulate sustainability, recycling and waste management for out(...)

Body and Soul: ‘It was a twinkle in my eye when I was 21’
- Culture
- March 14, 2019, 05:00
It is so calm in Avril Stanley’s office that I wonder if I have come to the wrong place. “I need the quiet to think,” says the creator of Body and Sou(...)

From Electric Picnic to Burning Man: the life of an Irish event producer
- Work
- February 1, 2019, 13:36
The City of Angels can suck you in with its glorious weather and endless opportunities. Event producer Freddie Kirk won’t be leaving any time soon. (...)

Gig of the Week: Body & Soul
- Music
- June 16, 2018, 05:00
What a difference 10 years can make. Back in 2008/9, Body & Soul dared to advance from its origins as part of Electric Picnic. There was little to(...)

Festivals: Come, have fun, but please, please clean up after yourself
- Life & Style
- June 2, 2018, 06:00
Every summer festivals across Ireland take over hundreds of fields, forests, beaches and places of natural beauty. Festivals are, of course, all about(...)

Body & Soul: sudden death was a ‘huge blow’ to festivalgoers
- Music
- June 25, 2017, 17:45
Walking into Body & Soul on the second of its three days, the festival felt better organised and more detailed. The event has settled more comfort(...)

Death of man at Body & Soul festival termed ‘non-suspicious’
- Irish News
- June 24, 2017, 21:53
A man has died at the Body & Soul festival in Co Westmeath. Festival organisers are working with the Garda in relation to the death and have des(...)