The village of Slane, Co Meath is being sealed off this evening as traffic restrictions are put in place in advance of tomorrow’s U2 concert.
The village is closed to all vehicles except those of residents from 8 p.m. tonight until 3 a.m. on Sunday.
Diversions are also being put in place on the N2 for traffic travelling north and south. These will be in operation at Ardee and at Kilmoon Cross, which means traffic to Dublin from Louth, Monaghan and Northern Ireland should divert at the roundabout north of Ardee. A sign will indicate the route to the M1.
Traffic to the North will divert at Kilmoon Cross on the N2 north of Ashbourne and travel through Duleek and Drogheda where it will take the N1 as far north as its intersection with the M1. The Garda has urged concert-goers to use public transport. Dublin Bus is providing 200 buses for the event. They will operate from Upper O'Connell St, departing every 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For those driving, car-parks will be available. Those who park illegally are warned their vehicles will be towed away and impounded.
They also warned that touts and fans with counterfeit tickets will not get in.
Undercover gardaí will be watching for drug dealing and a special court will be in session throughout the day to deal with people arrested.