Ash are to play their only Irish festival date of the summer on June 9 at Helium Music in Ballymahon, Longford.

They’re joined by Duke Special, Jape, The Kanyu Tree and others still to be announced. Now in its second year, the 1,200-capacity “micro-festival” is a fundraiser for Ataxia Ireland, Friedreichs Ataxia being a genetic and progressive disorder of the central nervous system, which usually manifests itself in children between the ages of six and sixteen years. Ticket details will be available soon from [link]heliumfestival.com[/link]