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Extra security will be in
place for the Eminem concert at Slane Castle later this month.
500 gardaí along with the
Garda Mounted Unit and the National Drugs Unit with sniffer dogs will be
patrolling the grounds of the Castle on the weekend of 17 August.
As well as extra gardai,
around 1,000 security personnel will also be on duty.
Superintendant Michael
Devine of Navan Garda Station said the garda presence will be “robust and stern
and very much upfront”.
He said “facilities have
been put in place to deal with every eventuality”.
Supt Devine added that extra
resources will be place to deal with anyone who may be under the influence of
drugs or alcohol.
Eleven ambulances will be on
site, staffed by 24 paramedics, five doctors and 10 nurses.
Checkpoints will be in place
on roads in the area from 4pm on the Friday before and additional personnel
will be on duty.
MCD said 84,000 tickets have
been sold and there are still a limited number of tickets on sale, but none
will be available on the day of the concert.
Concert goers are advised to
use public transport where possible and parking is only allowed in designated
car parks.
Any cars parked on roadsides
and causing an obstruction will be towed away.
Lord Henry Mountcharles made
a special appeal to people to steer clear of the River Boyne which runs along
the back of the castle venue, as it is a very dangerous, fast flowing river.
There have been a number of fatalities
with people trying to get into the venue by swimming across the river.
Concert goers will also be
searched on the way into the grounds and no alcohol, drugs, umbrellas or
weapons of any kind will be allowed past the gates.
This year the organisers
made a special plea to bus operators not to allow the consumption of alcohol on
their buses bringing people to the venue as it just adds to the problems if
people arrive at the venue already drunk.
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