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BREAKING: The Electric Picnic 2022 line-up has been announced!

The Electric Picnic 2022 line-up has been officially announced. The festival organisers, Festival Republic, have announced the first round of acts to perform at the 2022 edition of the festival due to return to Stradbally, Co Laois this September ...

10 Mar 2022 at 12:13

Local News

Man killed by falling tree as Storm Eunice lashes Ireland

One person has died and tens of thousands of people remain without power as Storm Eunice caused damage across the island of Ireland on Friday. Gardaí confirmed that a man in his 60s died in Co Wexford after being struck by a falling tree. The ...

18 Feb 2022 at 16:14

National News

'A bit of stability' - Electric Picnic promoter reveals plans for 2023 festival

With Electric Picnic still underway in sunshine between the showers, the 2023 event is already being arranged, the promoter has revealed. Speaking on Sunday (September 4) at the festival, Melvin Benn described the return of the festival in ...

04 Sept 2022 at 18:55

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: Irish mammy's brilliant Electric Picnic advice

An Irish mammy has given the most sound advice to Electric Picnic goers this year. Stradbally resident (but proud Ratheniska native) Caitriona Fingleton pulls no punches in her level headed but hilarious advice to the 70,000 heading to ...

02 Sept 2022 at 11:43

National News

Gardaí investigate death of man whose van entered water at marina

Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances following a fatal road incident that occurred on Sunday evening (November 20) in Offaly. A van entered the water at approximately 5.30pm at Banagher Marina. Emergency services arrived to ...

21 Nov 2022 at 10:51

National News

Gardai reunite user with stolen wheelchair

Laois Offaly Gardai returned a stolen wheelchair to its owner with the help of Irish Rail. The chair had been stolen in Offaly and was discovered 100 kilometres away in Dublin. “Our colleagues in Tullamore recently took a report ...

21 Jul 2023 at 12:13

Arts & Entertainment

BREAKING: Headline act drops out of Electric Picnic

A headline act for Electric Picnic has dropped out. Singer songwriter Lewis Capaldi who gave an emotional performance at Glastonbury while combating his health issues, has announced he will not be playing at what is Ireland's ...

27 Jun 2023 at 11:25

National News

Young Irish man who tragically died in drowning incident in Greece is named locally

A young Irish man who tragically died in Greece at the weekend has been named locally as Rory Deegan from Cullohill, Co Laois. The 22-year-old was on the Greek island of Zakynthos when the tragedy occurred on Sunday. It’s ...

27 Jun 2023 at 14:38

Arts & Entertainment

Electric Picnic reveal major addition to line-up

Dublin act The Script has been added to the line-up of Electric Picnic 2023. The band had been widely rumoured to be the act who were yet to be revealed for the Stradbally festival which takes place on the first weekend ...

25 Aug 2023 at 13:22

Arts & Entertainment

Electric Picnic shocks fans with new festival date for 2024 as tickets go on sale

In a surprise announcement this morning, Electric Picnic organisers have revealed that the 2024 festival will take place earlier than usual and that loyalty early bird tickets have gone on sale. In a departure from ...

23 Aug 2023 at 10:31

National News

Electric Picnic revellers get camp chairs out on M7 amid 10km crash tailbacks

Revellers leading a Monday exodus from the Electric Picnic site in Stradbally, Co Laois, have been caught up in huge tailbacks on the way back towards Dublin after a number of accidents. Two crashes on the M7 ...

04 Sept 2023 at 16:09

National News

Unclaimed €260k Lotto windfall winner steps forward after public appeal

In a swift turn of events, the mystery Lotto winner from Laois, who had been unaware of their €263,058 windfall since the draw on November 25, has now stepped forward. This comes just a day after the ...

30 Jan 2024 at 11:55

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