Ryan Tubridy has shared his two cents about the Government's pilot festival at the weekend, labeling the event as a "big win" for all involved.
The Late Late Show host admitted that the festival "looked pretty nice" and it was a "big testing gig" for the Government, as they try to get the live music and entertainment industry back up and running after a difficult year.
Ryan spoke about how the event was run, stating that three companies had been involved to get everyone antigen tested before being admitted, explaining how the only positive antigen test on Saturday turned out to be negative after the attendee took a PCR test.
"There was one positive antigen test that later turned out to be negative when the person took a PCR test. It's pretty good, when you think about the amount of people who were there. There were three testing companies involved.
"All in all it looked like a lovely event. I know they had to do things very carefully, and it looked like they did. It went off very very very well. It's a good sign and a very positive sign for the artists.
"Even for the people selling burgers, and the guys putting plugs into place and the people who have to set up the microphones.
"Everyone's winning with this, the attendees and the singers."
He went on to read out a series of tweets from Denise Chaila, who was one of the artists playing at the festival.
She described how she cried after her set because of how good it felt to be playing live music in front of crowds.
The line-up featured all-Irish acts, which included Gavin James, Wild Youth, Denise Chaila, Sharon Shannon, Wyvern Lingo and Lyra.
There were more than 3,500 tickets sold for the event last week, and attendees were separated by metal barriers in pods of four to six people with social distancing.
The pods were reduced to one metre away from eachother and mask wearing while queuing for food, drinks and toilets was still required.
Ryan finished up the segment by telling his listeners how the event gives a feeling of hope and that normality is on the way, which is a great sign for the music industry.
