RTÉ radio star to broadcast live from Laois for Forest Fest 2026

An RTÉ radio star will make his way to Laois on Friday night for a live broadcast from Forest Fest.

Thousands of music fans began descending on Laois this Friday for the biggest ever Forest Fest in Emo.

The festival has seven stages in all this year including a huge new country music stage and dancefloor, along with family entertainment, food, vendors and much more.

With over 16,000 people attending Forest Fest this year, RTÉ’s John Creedon will be broadcasting live from Emo House for what will be its biggest year yet.

This will be Creedon’s first live broadcast from Forest Fest and it will feature some of the headline acts hitting the stage this weekend.

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The radio presenter will be interviewing the likes of The Undertones, Ian McCulloch from Echo & The Bunnymen, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Tim Burgess from The Charlatans.

Echo & The Bunnymen, The Undertones, The Charlatans and Ned's Atomic Dustbin are due to hit the stage this Friday.

There’s more to come then on Saturday as The Coronas, james, Deacon Blue and Paul Brady will headline.

Then to top it off on Sunday, Madness, The Boomtown Rats, Feeder and Kurbdog will take to the stage.