Rail travel arrangements for Garth Brooks concerts

Many Intercity trains sold out – pre-booking essential

Iarnród Éireann looks forward to welcoming Garth Brooks fans on board across the network for travel to and from the country star’s five concerts at Croke Park, and reminds customers of the following arrangements.

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^th September, choose Saturday 10^th September to book
Alcohol is not permitted on any train

DART / Commuter travel

Additional services will operate after the concerts on the following routes:
1. DART, northbound and southbound
2. Drumcondra to Maynooth, with connections at Clonsilla to M3 Parkway
3. Drumcondra to Longford (Saturday 10^th, Sunday 11^th and Saturday 17^th September only)
4. Connolly to Dundalk
5. Heuston to Portlaoise
6. 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^th September, check Saturday 10^th 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