The organisers of the Irish Language contemporary music festival Ravelóid have announced that the event has been postponed and will not take place this year.

Ravelóid was due to take place over the weekend of June 10 and 11 in Ardgillan Castle, Balbriggan in North Dublin but in a statement released on Wednesday, organisers say that they "will be working in the coming months on an alternative date".

Acts set to appear included Delorentos, Seo Linn, The Riptide Movement, Ham Sandwich and Kilá.

Seo Linn performing at the Centenary concert in Dublin last month

The full statement reads:

It is with great reluctance that the Board of Directors of Ravelóid have decided to postpone Ravelóid and it will no longer take place in 2016. The festival was originally planned for 10-11 June 2016 in Ardgillan Castle, Balbriggan, Co Dublin and has been postponed due to a number of production factors.

Ravelóid fully apologies for any disappointment caused and will ensure that everyone who purchased tickets will receive full refunds in the coming week. "Ravelóid would also like to thank all those individuals and organisations who provided help, advice and assistance over the last twelve months, especially Ireland 2016, RTÉ 2fm, Roinn na Gaeltachta and Fingal County Council.

The statement went on to say that the goodwill shown to the festival among the general public, especially over the last few weeks, both nationally and internationally, "has proven that there is a strong demand for a contemporary Irish language music festival".

The Board will now be working in the coming months on an alternative date.

Sorry to hear about the postponement of @Raveloid Tá suil agam go mbeidh siad ar ais

an bhliain seo chugainn.

Smaoineamh iontach do féile! — Ed Smith (@edsongsofpraise) May 11, 2016