Jenkins & Carreras Concert Information

This Saturday Irish Independent Park will host Katherine Jenkins and Jose Carreras in concert. Essential traffic, parking and concert information here.

Gates for the event open at 5pm with first act scheduled for 6.15pm (Show time subject to change)

Remaining tickets can be purchased online here while the Ticketmaster box office will be located at Gate C on Pearse Road from 3pm Saturday.

THIS AN OUTDOOR EVENT SO PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY – CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE.

In a change from 2014, patrons will not be permitted to bring food and drink into the grounds. Food and drink vendors will be available on site

Traffic & Parking Information

• Patrons attending the concert are advised that there is no parking in the vicinity of Irish Independent Park.
• An Garda Siochana will manage road closures and restricted access in the area from 4.30pm on Saturday 20^th June. These restrictions will remain in place until after the concert, for as long as considered necessary by the Gardai (note details of road closures below).
• Patrons are encouraged to park in the city centre car parks, and avail of the free shuttle buses that will be in operation from the city centre (Terence McSweeney Quay on the river side of City Hall) to Irish Independent Park. The drop off point for the shuttle buses will be at Woodie's DIY on Kinsale Road.
• Taxis will be permitted to drop/collect near the venue
• The Black Ash Park and Ride will remain open to accommodate concert patrons – pre-booking only. Pre-book by calling in person to security at the Black Ash Park and Ride in advance.

Road closures (bar resident's access and public service vehicles)

• Tramore Road – from Lower Friars Walk to Kinsale Road
• Kinsale Road – from Mick Barry Road to Pearse Road junction
• Pearse Road – from Kinsale Road to Connolly Road
• Kent Road – from Tramore Road to Tory Top Road
• Botanic Road – from Pearse Road to Tory Top Road
• Curragh Road – no southbound traffic from Turners Cross to Tory Top Road (outbound lane closed)
• Greenlawn, Slieve Mish, and Mercier Park – closed to public

Access
Ticket holders can access the venue through any of the four gates – two gates are located on Pearse Road with a further two on Tramore Road.

*Patrons are not permitted to bring glass into the venue

Weather
Staying dry in the evening with a mixture of sunny spells and cloud. Temperatures of 18C dropping to 12C as the evening progresses.