Stradbally Set for an Electric Picnic Weekend

Electric Picnic: Festival goers urged to engage with drug reduction teams

About 80,000 people are expected to attend the annual Electric Picnic festival in County Laois.

Stradbally set for an Electric Picnic weekend

The summer may be winding down, but in Stradbally the party is only getting started. Electric Picnic opens today, bringing 80,000 festivalgoers together for a weekend of music, art, comedy, food and celebration in the heart of Co Laois.

HSE warns Electric Picnic festivalgoers of new psychoactive drugs, offers substance tests on site

Gardaí say they will work with health service’s harm-reduction initiative, but warn of consequences of drug possession

Drug screening back at Electric Picnic after high-strength MDMA caused convulsions last year

The programme allows festival-goers to surrender drug samples for analysis.

HSE set to return to Electric Picnic to identify current drug trends - Laois Today

Electric Picnic coverage is brought to you in association with Ramsbottom’s Portlaoise The HSE Safer Nightlife Harm Reduction Programme returns to Electric Picnic 2025 this weekend. The service includes free and confidential ‘back of house’ drug checking to identify current drug trends and help reduce harms for people who use. Festivalgoers can visit either of […]