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David Kent

Electric Picnic 2021 off as Laois County Council refuses application for three-day festival following HSE advice

Electric Picnic will not be going ahead in 2021.

It comes after Laois County Council refused to grant a licence, after advice from the HSE.

In a statement released earlier on Wednesday afternoon, Laois County Council refused to grant the licence citing public health advice.

Laois Today reports it said: “Laois County Council has today made the decision to refuse a licence to hold the 2021 Electric Picnic event at Stradbally, Co Laois.

“The decision has been made following the most up to date public health advice made available to the Council from the HSE.

“Furthermore, it is noted that under current government measures for the management of Covid-19, events of this nature are restricted to an attendance of 500 people only.”

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