Six local acts to perform at this weekend’s Electric Picnic

Pat McDonnell will be in the comedy tent on Saturday

Six local acts will be performing at this weekend’s Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Co Laois.

Amongst those set to take the stage over the course of the weekend are bands RichardRichard, The Beached Whales, Elephant and Third Smoke, as well as DJ collective Evil Presidentes.

The Beached Whales are first to perform this evening on The Salt Dog Stage from 5pm to 5.50pm. On Saturday Dromiskin-based comedian Pat McDonnell will also be in the comedy tent from 4.35pm to 5pm.

Be sure to check the locals out if you’re at the Picnic this weekend.

Local actor to appear in John B Keane’s Moll in The Gaiety Theatre this summer

Pat McDonnell

Local actor Pat McDonnell is set to appear in a production of John B Keane’s Moll in The Gaiety Theatre in May.

The Dromiskin native, who went to school in Coláiste Rís in Dundalk, will play the part of Fr Loran when the show gets underway on May 27^th.

Moll will also star Frank Kelly (Father Jack in Father Ted) as His Lordship The Bishop, Des Keogh (The Love Hungry Farmer) as Very Rev Canon Pratt, Mary McEvoy (Glenroe) as Bridgie Andover, Clare Barrett (Fair City) as Moll and Damian Kearney (Stones In His Pockets) as Father Brest CC.

The play is set in rural Kerry, with tickets on sale now from €22.50 including booking fee from the Gaiety Theatre box office.

Pat has previously featured in a wide range of TV shows including Naked Camera, The Savage Eye and Moone Boy but is perhaps best remembered for his role in Father Ted as Eoin McLove in 1998.