Festival-goers warned to look out for hidden costs
Music fans headed to the Electric Picnic festival in Co Laois this weekend have been warned to look out for hidden costs associated with the event.
The organisers are planning to charge €10 for a timetable of when the various acts are going on stage, despite the fact that fans have already paid up to €135 for concert and camping tickets.
Bus Eireann, meanwhile, is charging up to €35 for return tickets from Dublin to the venue at Stradbally Hall.
Consumers Association chief executive Dermot Jewell said this was a disgrace.
"We really do need to grab a lot of things by the scruff of the neck, drag them out into the open and explain that these are unfair, unrealistic prices," he said.
"Consumers can play their part as best they can by ignoring them when possible, but realistically, it's business and the providers of the service who are going to have to acknowledge that they can't continue to charge these stupid and outrageous prices forever."
