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The Inside Politics team were at Electric Picnic. Hugh Linehan was joined on stage by Jack Horgan-Jones, Pat Leahy and Ellen Coyne.

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Mayo's All-Ireland-winning players took to the stage with Saw Doctors on Sunday at Electric Picnic. Video: Nick Bradshaw

Mayo's All-Ireland-winning players took to the stage with Saw Doctors on Sunday at Electric Picnic. Video: Nick Bradshaw

Ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus. Boat with nearly 270 people on board started taking ‌on water just offshore. Video: Reuters

Ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus. Boat with nearly 270 people on board started taking ‌on water just offshore. Video: Reuters

Revellers arrive at a wet Electric Picnic 2026 Video: Enda O'Dowd

Sally Hayden on the deadly Atlantic migration route Video: Sally Hayden Editor: Eoin Ronayne