The Managing Director of Festival Republic, which runs Electric Picnic, has called for Laois County Council to"immediately reverse" the decision it took earlier this month toFestival Republic's Melvin Benn issued the plea following comments made by Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan during a NPHET briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
"We are in a slightly different position when we would have considered some of these things earlier in the year, in that the level of disease that we have in the population - we now have vaccinated people with the disease who are symptomatic and are capable of transmitting this disease to other people.
Hozier I'll keep my fingers crossed for Laois County Council reverse their decision to refuse the license for the EP Festival to go ahead. Would be great.🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🍀💚🤞🤞
Hozier Hope it will work this time for EP & all the other arts events🤞 I suppose that CMO is a medical organism. Why you don’t use a sanitary pass like we do here?
Hozier Big Man, I cannot wait until you’re on tour again!
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