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  "id": 4475253,
  "title": "Electric Picnic director dismisses crowd safety concerns as ‘bonkers’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-director-dismisses-crowd-safety-concerns-as-bonkers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T18:06:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-director-dismisses-crowd-safety-concerns-as-bonkers/"
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  "summary": "Armand Van Helden set on Friday cancelled as organisers were not willing to risk injuries",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Dolly Parton remembered at Electric Picnic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-remembered-at-electric-picnic",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:07:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}