Electric Picnic festival site to house refugees
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1970-01-01 08:00
The Irish government says it has signed a six-week lease on the festival site in County Laois.

As thousands of music lovers depart the Electric Picnic festival in County Laois, work is set to get under way to transform the site into tented accommodation for refugees.

The Irish government has signed a contract for the use of the site at Stradbally, effective from Tuesday.

The site will...

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