Laois County Council is being urged to review its decision on the event today.
The Health Minister supports the Chief Medical Officer's assessment that events like Electric Picnic could go ahead for fully vaccinated people.
EP's organiser Festival Republic is calling for Laois County Council to review its decision on the event today.
Three weeks ago the local authority rejected permission for the festival due to public health grounds.
Minister Stephen Donnelly said while its unlikely that proof of vaccine would be required for All-Ireland finals in Croke Park, Cabinet would consider the proposal for other events:
"Living with Covid-19" means allowing events like Electric Picnic and All Ireland finals to go ahead, according to an immunovirology expert.
UCC's Professor Liam Fanning said Ireland's high successful vaccination roll-out should allow for occasion like festivals to go ahead:
Sinn Fein's Health spokesperson David Cullinane says there's a lot of anger and confusion about how the festival has been handled:
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