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GARDAÍ ARE RUNNING a tight ship at the Eminem gig at Slane Castle today with a major security operation in place.
The picture above shows the set up in the control room where gardaí can view CCTV footage of roads and concert areas.
Revellers arriving at the venue will be met by stewards and gardaí who are checking for drugs, weapons and those bringing in their own alcohol, which is strictly forbidden. In total, ticketholders will be subjected to at least three searches.
MCD took out full-page advertisements earlier this week, telling fans to behave – and dress – appropriately and warning them that anyone arriving intoxicated would be refused entry.
There are over 750 gardaí on duty at the concert and they will be monitoring footage like this throughout the evening.
So far, the gig seems to be running smoothly with gardaí saying there are “no problems to report” apart from a few rain showers.
The man himself is due on stage at 8pm this evening.
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Drove through Slane yesterday and it looked like an open air prison. Can’t imagine the locals have any time for these events.
Also had the joy of stopping at a garage at the same time as a bus load of teens on their way to Slane and they were so drunk they couldn’t even make their way across the car park to the toilets and just went where they were standing. All of them managed not to spill the drinks they were still holding while doing it too, quite a skill. Can’t imagine a couple thousand more of them descending on a small town.
To be fair, if I had to stand though a couple of hours of Eminem’s self-indulgent wannabe African American gangsta rap, I’d be getting pretty trashed too
Its just Rap no need to bring race into it
People have different tastes in music, get over it. It doesn’t affect you in any way whatsoever, don’t take it so personally. Surely you have other things to be worrying about.
And the main man, came out played six numbers and pissed off laughing all the way to the bank, our kids deserve better your lordship..
Despite the fact that MCD are paying the Gardai it seems sad that 750 Gardai can be mobilised for one event and around the country in rural areas the communities are crying out for Garda cover..
Gardai have been drafted from every station within 100 miles for this, and MCD is paying them for duties inside the venue. Security guards don’t have a power of arrest that’s why they employ gardai
Hope they all enjoy the gig, lots of sad mouth bags on here who love to hate.
What’s the chances of been stabbed at a Springsteen gig?
Like attracts like.
As far as I am aware, the only time there was major trouble at Slane was when Bob Dylan headlined.
What’s the point paying for a gig if you’re not going to enjoy it?
Last month Bon Jovi’s concert was full of youngsters drunk beyond imagination
You need garda to control them Nobody wants to hear about fights and injuries due to lack of garda presence
U need a heavy drink to listen to the likes of jon bland bovi
It’s impossible to enjoy Bon Jovi in the first place, because of their unspeakable awfulness.
Heres an idea
Instead of Garda, just remove the drink altogether,
or if it’s Kanye concert leave a rake of guns lying round and do the world a service
Why are young people going to see Bon Jovi?
Some sort of cruel punishment I reckon.
Slane Gig aka how to be treated like cattle and pay for the privilege.
Shortage of garda my ass.
Well someone must have got a bo******** from a guard recently
750 is excessive
1 Garda to 110 people seems reasonable enough to me.
100 red thumbs out of the 700 gardai @ event. After all they have hi tec at hand of the tax payers
WTF are you on about now Harry. I’ve read that several times and I can’t make any sense out if it.
Your babble is getting harder to decipher.
Only around 4% of what Harry price make any sense at all. Of that 4% approx. 0.2% relates to reality or logic.
Search for drugs and weapons sounds sensible.
I’m not sure you’re breaking a law carrying in alcohol though.
You are. You can’t bring your own beer to a pub either.
Of course you’re not. Just like you’re not allowed bring your own drink its pubs/clubs. Same thing.
little jim .. you can allways have it delivered to the station just like the shell/ job
Rules are one thing, the law is a different thing altogether.
The guards are employed by the state to uphold the law.
Not someones rules, haven’t they got security for that?
Security enforce the rule that prohibits patrons from bringing alcohol into the concert; Gardaí enforce the law that prohibits people from drinking alcohol in public.
Thanks sandbag.
See? Harry genius price.
Look!
Slim shady just stood up!
I’d say it’s hopping in there right now.
Ah yeah big brother arrives at slane. Enjoy yourselves folks but we are watching. We don’t want you to have fun.
U are a fool. Someone gets stabbed and u would be crying where was the gardai and why was there no cameras.
Ye pure eejit.
On route I have seen a pool of sick along with beer cans on the hard shoulder and a pair of ladies knickers lying on the middle of the road. Somehow I think that this is related to Slane.
People shouldn’t be getting stabbed in the first place. Shouldn’t be carrying drugs. Shouldn’t need to smuggle in alcohol due to extortionate prices inside.
Embarrassing that on the whole we can’t just behave normally at events that involve drink. Wouldn’t have to waste police time and resources.
But the fact is that these things are happening so these measures are necessary. This is the way our culture has evolved unfortunately.
You’re the only troll here lad.
If your selling, I’ll give you a fair price for the knickers?
Don’t sell Harry too short. He be trolling too!
Harry gets all stuttery when he gets excited and any article on here about gardai excites poor harry. He just can’t help himself.must have a horn for all the blue lights. Harry do what the nice nurse tells you and take the nice tablets. There’s a good boy
My son is at Slane, he says its extremely rough, and no security in sight in the crowd. They will be leaving early:(
If you cannot take alcohol into the event, why is it sold inside ? I understand the pure profit motive – i.e. greed – but not selling alcohol would, surely, reduce the likelihood of trouble. Or am I missing something ?
It should be free into Slane castle and grounds we the Irish people own it not Henry Mountcharlie,I bet I will get a load of serfs dissagreeing with me,but I spoke with historians including Slim fat koogan and they all agree with me.
How do you make out that we the Irish people own it?
Sure you head on up there and tell him that, let us know how ya get on!!!
Why go to a concert pissed? Then again that’s the only way I could listen to rap
Hope the lads got the BT sports package
This article looks like a warning
What a shocking waste of valuable resources.
Do you want another repeat of Swedish House Mafia?
All jealousy let dem enjoy d concert ugh cheer da f*ck up?
I wanna know the cost behind this operation and whos paying for it… taxpayers I suppose??!
mcd u twonk
Hopefully MCD if not then it’s a joke cos their security do f*** all
Promoters pay for security at events like these including any extra gardai on overtime.
MCD pay for it.
What colour were they ?
750! Jeez ..thats a lot of doughnuts.
Is that all you’ve to add? Least whitty remark of the week. Hang your head in shame.
It’s no SHM!!! Come on. Why all the fuzz?
Lot a fuss about a guy whose diction is way below par
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