Issue Date: 24/06/2025
- 300,000 people attended public events across Dublin City last weekend
- Dublin City: A safe and welcoming environment
Gardaí, both on regular duties and working outside of regular duties, helped to keep more than 300,000 people safe at 12 major events across Dublin City over the past weekend.
Over the duration of the weekend, an average of over 100,000 vehicles travelled on the M50 daily, while some 370,000 passengers travelled through Dublin Airport between Friday and Sunday alone.
Many of these international visitors arrived into Dublin to attend one of the several sold-out concerts and sporting events in the city. Thousands more people were recorded as having come into the city centre to shop, socialise with friends in the good weather or enjoy the city’s parks and outdoor amenities.
An Garda Síochána’s high-visibility policing plan, which has been in place for sometime now, helped to ensure that those in the city as well as those attending each of the large number of public events, were all safe and the weekend went off without major incident.
An Garda Síochána put in place traffic management plans to support the various public events to keep the traffic disruption to a minimum; Gardaí were pleased that the vast majority of people utilised public transport services including Dublin Bus, LUAS and Irish Rail, and that people followed the guidance to plan their journey into the city in advance.
Speaking this morning, Assistant Commissioner for Dublin, Paul Cleary said, "Over the weekend, Gardaí worked outside of their regular duties to help keep over 300,000 people safe as they attended public events over the weekend in Dublin.
"The past weekend’s co-ordinated activity shows more than ever that Dublin is a safe, vibrant city with lots to offer. Each of our partner agencies and stakeholders play their part with us – from policing, to efficient public transport services, the strong business and hospitality community, the city council’s street cleaning and well organised events for all ages.
"It is crucially important that as Ireland’s national police and security service, our high-visibility presence reassures everyone that we are here to help make sure they have a positive experience of our capital city.
"This summer’s public events would not be able to go ahead were it not for the Gardaí that worked above and beyond over the past weekend and for the remainder of the summer so that everyone enjoys themselves safely and while mindful of one another.”
Should you feel unsafe or need our assistance at any time, please contact us or stop any one of us on our high-visibility patrols across the city, and in an emergency or immediate danger always dial 999 or 112.
