Dioralyte, sunscreen and a mobile phone power bank – how to survive music festival season as All Together Now kicks off
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Summer of music in full flow as 30,000 revellers make pilgrimage to All Together Now 2025
It all comes together at Waterford Festival Recently crowned Ireland's Music Festival of the Year, the sixth annual event at Curraghmore Estate in Co Waterford sold out months in advance thanks to a stacked roster of musicians, DJs, comedians, artists, and even chefs. Summer An estimated 30,000 revellers have made their pilgrimage to the Déise since gates officially opened on Thursday afternoon — and it's easy to see why All Together Now is a summer staple for people all around the country. Shauna Lindsay and pals arrive in style The fun kicked off early on Thursday evening with some live sets to get the party started before most attendees arrived on site on Friday in a sea of Doc Martens and cowboy hats. With more than 20 stages to visit and over 400 performers to catch this year, it's a labyrinth of immersive experiences, but it's clear that Irish talent is the festival's keystone. Friday night saw Grammy nominees Fontaines D.C. draw thousands to the main stage fresh from their acclaimed Glastonbury performance last month. Their explosive set featured hits from their 2024 album Romance — highlights include encore songs In The Modern World and Starbuster — as well as older tunes from earlier albums Skinty Fia and Dogrel. And on Saturday evening, CMAT made her grand return to All Together Now after playing the festival in 2022. Like Fontaines D.C., she also played Glastonbury and Primavera in recent weeks on her festival tour, so was pretty warmed up by the time she hit the stage in Waterford. The 29-year-old pulled out all the stops for the droves of fans, belting out her latest single Euro-Country and teasing her upcoming album of the same name. We've also seen a stellar billing at the Jameson Connects: The Circle Stage, with dozens of artists from the Emerald Isle and beyond stepping out to showcase their talents at their captivating stage nestled beneath a canopy of trees. Music fans Donal and Meghan McDonald The energy has been infectious there across the weekend thanks to the likes of Birmingham-based rapper Kofi Stone and Belfast punk band Enola Gay, while Galwegian DJ Shampain kept the vibes going after hours with some ambient electronic tracks. But before the curtain closes on another year, we still get to hear from dancehall icon Sister Nancy, who was also recently revealed as this year's surprise secret guest at The Circle stage. She joins a stacked Sunday line-up featuring standout sets from Maria Somerville, David Holmes, Sloucho, and Curtisy. In between the jam-packed schedule of exciting musicians, there's been ample opportunity to get some R&R in the form of sauna yurt and hot tub experiences to yoga classes and meditation sessions. Survival However, most people appear to have opted for the fuss-free festival survival method of knocking back a Dioralyte and slouching back into their camp chairs as they get pumped for the final night of All Together Now 2025. And to top things off, Canadian superstar Nelly Furtado — ready to rock another Irish festival after an unforgettable set at Forbidden Fruit last summer — is bound to be one of the most memorable performances of the weekend. Here's hoping the rain stays off when she graces us with chart-topping hits Maneater and Promiscuous because the ponchos have (thankfully) been banished to the bottom of rucksacks so far. Music fans Michelle Connaughton and Lisa Coghlan News in 90 Seconds - Sunday, August 3rd
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CMAT performs new song Euro-Country for the first time at All Together Now
CMAT performs her new song Euro-Country for the first time at All Together Now festival
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Met Eireann warn Ireland set for ‘unseasonably windy' weather as Storm Floris on way with 130kph gales and heavy rain
IRELAND is set for "unseasonably windy" conditions with fierce winds gusting over 130kph as Storm Floris makes landfall tonight. Met Eireann have issued three Status Yellow warnings as weather experts warn "gusty" winds, reaching gale force along western and northern coasts. 6 Met Eireann have issued three Status Yellow warnings Credit: x/Carlow Weather 6 They urged the public to take extreme care due to the latest major weather event Credit: x/Carlow Weather 6 All Together Now Festival takes place from July 31 to August 3 Credit: Getty 6 All Together Now festivalgoers Eili and Brendan head off as Waterford looks to escape worst of Floris Credit: Collins Photos Ireland's Weather Channel's Cathal has warned that Ireland is set to experience a "glancing blow" as Storm Floris makes landfall across the country tonight. He added: "We'll start to see the winds pick up at around about 10:11pm off the west and northwest coast of Ireland. "Storm Floris is expected to undergo cyclogenesis. "That's a deepening of the area of low pressure as it interacts with the left exit zone of a rather strong jet stream that's flown around about 160kph a 170kph above our heads. "As it interacts with that, it will deepen quite rapidly. And they will reach their peak in parts of the northwest and the north of Ireland as we go through the period from around about midnight right the way through until midday tomorrow. "That's when the winds will get their strongest at their very peak." He continued: "We're probably looking at between around about 4am to 8am when we'll see the strongest winds in Ireland from this storm around 100kph to 110kph. "The impacts in terms of travel and transportation across Ireland is expected to be rather weak." And Met Eireann have issued three Status Yellow warnings that's set to kick in between 2am and 4am. A yellow wind warning for Clare, Galway, Mayo and Sligo will be in place from 2am until 1pm on Monday. Met Eireann warned the public to expect "dangerous travelling conditions, outdoor events may be impacted, structural damage, fallen trees, debris and loose objects, power outages and wave overtopping". Storm Floris latest update as 'unseasonably windy' weather expected amid 'power outage' & 'wave overtopping' fears Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be on alert for heavy rain and potential lightning damage from 2am until 10am on Monday. And Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan and Leitrim will be under a slightly later Status Yellow wind warning, in place from 4am on Monday. Weather chiefs warned Storm Floris will bring "very strong and blustery southwest winds veering westerly, with some damaging gusts". UK Met Office meteorologists yesterday said Floris could qualify as a "weather bomb" due to predicted air pressure levels before and during the storm, meaning the winds at the storm's centre would be extremely strong. Met Eireann urged the public to take extreme care due to the latest major weather event striking over the August bank holiday weekend. Cloudier conditions are expected today with rain and patches of rain and drizzle developing over parts of Connacht and Munster this evening. Highest temperatures of 17C to 23C in moderate westerly winds. Storm Floris will track to the northwest of Ireland tonight bringing unseasonably wet and windy weather with spells of rain, heavy at times in the north and northwest with some spot flooding possible. Temperatures will not fall below 11C to 16C with southwesterly winds increasing strong and gusty, reaching near gale force along Atlantic coasts by morning. Met Eireann added: "Bank Holiday Monday will start off wet and windy across the country with strong and gusty southwest to west winds, reaching gale force along western and northern coasts. "The rain will clear eastwards through the morning with sunny spells and scattered showers to follow, most frequent in the north and northwest. "Winds will gradually ease through the day with highest temperatures of 16C to 21C, coolest in the north and northwest." Monday night will be mostly dry and clear with cloudier conditions and isolated showers in the north and northwest, spreading eastwards overnight. It will be a mostly dry night with clear spells with cloudier conditions over parts of the north and northwest with isolated showers. Lows of 10C to 13C in mostly moderate westerly breezes. 6 Strong winds are on the cards for Ireland
