Gardai have told Ireland's concert promoters they will be taking a tougher line with drinking ahead of major gigs.
All the major promoters were summoned to Dublin's garda headquarters, where they were told of new protocols being rolled out by the force.
The national protocols replace the largely local guidelines that are in place in the various garda divisions.
Among those who attended the briefing yesterday were all the major music promoters and some county councils.
The boss of MCD, one of the biggest promoters on the island, said gardai indicated they are set to take a tougher attitude to pre-concert drinking.
Denis Desmond made the comments after meeting gardai ahead of proposed concerts this summer in a bid to avoid a repeat of the scenes that marred the Swedish House Mafia gig in Dublin's Phoenix Park last July.
Source: Laura Butler, Irish Independent, 05/04/13
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