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Should Electric Picnic go ahead this year?

70,000 Electric Picnic attendees are due to descend on the small Laois town in September, but...

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15.11 15 Jun 2021


Should Electric Picnic go ahead this year?


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15.11 15 Jun 2021


70,000 Electric Picnic attendees are due to descend on the small Laois town in September, but with residents calling for it to be cancelled, revellers may be disappointed for a second year in a row. 

Should Electric Picnic go ahead this year?

Sylvester Phelan is the owner of Phelan’s Mini Market in Stradbally, Ivan Knowls is a local publican in Stradbally - they joined Andrea Gilligan to discuss the issue. 

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