Should RTÉ televise Irish music festivals?
Forest Fest organiser Philip Meagher.
Meagher suggested that RTÉ could draw from the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury, saying that it 'always makes for great television'.
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The broadcaster previously confirmed it will not be televising Electric Picnic this year – a decision the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (MEAI)
described as an 'opportunity missed'.
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