Hundreds of thousands of Garth Brooks fans are to descend on Dublin over the next two weeks as he headlines five historic shows at Croke Park.
The first show kicks off tonight with four more taking place on September 10, 11, 16 and 17. Excitement has been building in recent days as he touched down on Irish soil and held a press conference ahead of the gigs.
With so many people heading into the city centre for the gigs, public transport will be vital for getting in and out of the city during the shows. Dublin Bus, Luas and Irish Rail have all prepared ahead of the shows with plans in place.
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If you're unsure of how to get there and back, we've got all the details you need below.
Dublin Bus
We wish to advise customers the following routes will serve Croke Park for the Garth Brooks Concerts:
- 1, 11, 13, 16, 33, 40, 40b, 40d, 40e, 41, 41b, 41c, and 44 will serve Drumcondra Road.
- H1, H2, H3, 6, 14, 15, 27, 27a, 27b, 42, 43, 53, 130 will serve North Strand.
- 7 and 7a will serve Mountjoy Square.
- 122 will serve North Circular Road.
- 123 will serve Ballybough
Due to road closures, the following diversions will be in place on Friday 9, Saturday 10, Sunday 11, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September 2022.
(From 22.30hrs until 23.59hrs)
Routes 1, 16, 33, 41/b/c and 44
Towards Santry/Dublin Airport/Balbriggan/Swords/Larkhill
Normal route to Drumcondra Road, divert via Whitworth Road, Prospect Road, Botanic Road, St. Mobhi Road, Ballymun Road, Giffith Avenue, Swords Road and back on to normal route.
Towards City Centre
Normal route to Swords Road, divert via Griffith Avenue, St. Mobhi Road, Botanic Road, Whitworth Road, Drumcondra Road and back on to normal route.
(From 22.30hrs until 23.59hrs)
Routes 11 and 13
Towards Wadelai Road and Harristown
Normal route to Drumcondra Road, divert via Whitworth Road, Botanic Road, St. Mobhi's Road, Ballymun Road and back on to normal route.
Towards Sandyford Industrial Estate/Grange Castle
Normal route to Ballymun Road, divert via St. Mobhi's Road, Botanic Road, Whitworth Road, Drumcondra Road and back on to normal route.
(From 22.30hrs until 23.59hrs)
Route 123
Towards Marino
Normal route to Summerhill Parade, divert via Portland Row, North Strand, Annesley Place, Popular Row, Fairview Strand and back on to normal route.
Towards Walkinstown
Normal route to Ballybough, divert via Popular Row, Annesley Place, North Stand, Buckingham Street, Summerhill and back on to normal route.
(From 21.30hrs until 01.00hrs)
Route N4
Towards Point Village
Normal route to Howth Road, divert via Fairview, Annesley Bridge, Eastwall Road and back on to normal route.
Towards Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
Normal route to Eastwall Road, divert via Fairview, Howth Road and back on to normal route.
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Irish Rail
Intercity travel
- Pre-booking is essential on all Intercity routes at www.irishrail.ie and customers must travel on the specific train booked. Many trains are already sold out, including on Cork and Tralee to Dublin routes.
- Additional late night Intercity trains will operate with 00:40hrs Heuston to Cork (with connection at Limerick Junction to Limerick) after each night’s concert. These trains must be pre-booked with very limited capacity remaining. As service departs after midnight, please check next day date to book – e.g. concert on Friday 9 September, choose Saturday 10 September to book
- Alcohol is not permitted on any train
DART / Commuter travel
- Additional services will operate after the concerts on the following routes:
- DART, northbound and southbound
- Drumcondra to Maynooth, with connections at Clonsilla to M3 Parkway
- Drumcondra to Longford (Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Saturday 17 September only)
- Connolly to Dundalk
- Heuston to Portlaoise
- Customers for all services should check times before travel at www.irishrail.ie (some trains depart after midnight, please also check next day date – e.g. concert on Friday 9 September, check Saturday 10 September for post-midnight times)
- Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch/Newbridge services in both directions will not serve Drumcondra Station from 15:30hrs approx onwards on each date, as part of stadium crowd management measures
- Mobility-impaired customers should use Connolly Station for access to/from Croke Park, due to lift replacement works at Drumcondra
- Alcohol is not permitted on any train
Luas
Customers travelling on the Luas Red Line to get to the concerts should take Luas to Connolly Luas Stop, a 21-minute walk from Croke Park. Please note that Busáras Luas Stop will be closed following the concerts on each of the above dates. Please use Connolly or Abbey Street Luas Stops following the concerts where there will be a queueing system in place.
Customers travelling on the Luas Green Line to get to the concerts should take Luas to Parnell Luas Stop (Southbound) or O’Connell Upper (Northbound), an approx. 20-minute walk from Croke Park.
Luas trams will be running until 00:30 Monday to Saturday and until 23:30 on Sunday, with additional trams running after normal services finish at 23:30 on Sun 11 Sep.
Using Luas Park & Ride Car Parks
There are six Luas Park & Ride Car Parks across the Red and Green Luas Lines. Luas Park & Rides are on the Luas Green Line at Carrickmines, Stillorgan, and Balally Luas Stops, and on the Luas Red Line at Cheeverstown, Tallaght, and Red Cow Luas Stops.
Luas Park & Ride locations will be busy on each day of the concerts, so please allow plenty of time for travel and car share if possible if you are parking at a Luas Park & Ride. Please note; pre-booking facilities for Luas Park & Rides will not be available on each of the above dates and spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Further information on using Luas Park & Rides, including how to pay for car parking, is available here .
Tips for travelling on Luas
Trams will be busy with commuters and regular users of Luas on both weekends, as well as people heading to the concerts on each of the concert days, so please give yourself plenty of time for travel.
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