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How well do you know Ireland's summer music events?

How well do you know Ireland's summer music events?

Between Electric Picnic, All Together Now and Beyond the Pale, it is fair to say Ireland's festival calendar is rich, and topping that with gigs galore at Marlay Park, Malahide Castle and Slane, to name a few, we're spoilt for choice on what to attend.

Appeal renewed in murder of mother after David Bowie concert 39 years ago

Appeal renewed in murder of mother after David Bowie concert 39 years ago

Mother of two Antoinette Smith disappeared after she and a friend attended the concert in Co Meath in July 1987.

Challenge to Slane bypass permission can go to Court of Appeal

Challenge to Slane bypass permission can go to Court of Appeal

In a judgment in April, Judge David Nolan said he had “serious doubts” as to whether the commission had the expertise to deal with “important issues” raised by Rogers’s case.

Slane community urges former attorney general to drop High Court challenge to bypass

Slane community urges former attorney general to drop High Court challenge to bypass

Gardaí renew appeal for information into the murder of Antoinette Smith

Gardaí renew appeal for information into the murder of Antoinette Smith

Planning permission approved for Slane bypass

Planning permission approved for Slane bypass

Family of Slane Castle's Henry Mount Charles say to ‘party on in his memory’

Family of Slane Castle's Henry Mount Charles say to ‘party on in his memory’

Lord Henry Mount Charles of Slane Castle dies aged 74

Lord Henry Mount Charles of Slane Castle dies aged 74

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Lord Henry Mount Charles pictured at Slane Castle, Co Meath, in 2004 ahead of a Madonna concert which hosted over 60,000 fans.