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CORK CITY DIVISIONAL

ROADS POLICING

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN

Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Cork

2018

Cork

2018

ED SHEERAN CONCERTS

Roads Policing Unit Cork City ED SHEERAN CONCERTS An Garda Síochána

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. RATIONALE …. ............................................................................................................. Page 3

2. MEDIA …. ..................................................................................................................... Page 3

3. INNER CORDON …. ................................................................................................ Pages 4- 6

4. ROAD CLOSURES…...................................................................................................... Page 6

5. EMERGENCY ROUTES …. ........................................................................................... Page 7

6. BUS EIREANN …. .......................................................................................................... Page 7

7. IRISH RAIL …. ................................................................................................................ Page 8

8. PARKING ….................................................................................................................... Page 8

9. STEWARDING. …. ......................................................................................................... Page 9

10. LEAFLET DROPS. …. .................................................................................................... Page 9

11. V.M.S. …. ......................................................................................................................... Page 9

12. BARRIERS …. ................................................................................................................. Page 9

13. LIGHTING …. ................................................................................................................. Page 9

14. SOFT TICKET CHECKS............................................................................................... Page 10

15. SCANING: TICKET CHECKS ..................................................................................... Page 11

16. BAG CHECKS / STORAGE.......................................................................................... Page 12

17. RIVER RESCUE ............................................................................................................ Page 13

18. TRAFFIC CONES .......................................................................................................... Page 13

19. CASUAL TRADING ..................................................................................................... Page 13

20. LICENSED PREMISES ................................................................................................. Page 14

21. SCHEDULES ............................................................................................................ Page 15-20

22. EMERGENCY ROUTE MAPS ................................................................................ Page 21-22



1. RATONALE

The Garda Traffic Management Plan is designed to attempt to address the current infrastructural deficits

with the location of the Stadium. Páirc Uí Chaoimh is bounded by the river Lee on the Northern side and

the Atlantic Pond which prevents vehicular access from its Eastern side. The stadium is bordered on the

other two sides by residential and commercial areas. There is inadequate parking around the venue for a

capacity crowd. The vast majority of the crowd is expected to approach from the City (Western) side and

the remainder from Boreenmanna Road on the Southern side. The first concert will also coincide with

Friday evening rush hour traffic.

The Traffic Management Plan will depend on the successful implementation of two key media message

strategies.

1. Convincing the vast majority of concert goers to walk to the grounds from Cork City centre.

2. Conveying to regular commuting traffic not attending the event to avoid all approach routes

around the grounds in the lead up to each concert.

The success of the Traffic Management Plan is heavily dependent of the success of the Media Plan.

The message has to be conveyed to all that there is no vehicular access to Centre Park Road, The

Marina, Maryville and Monahan’s Road for the weekend. Though this is not entirely correct as there

will be a 1-way system maintained down Centre Park Road across the Link Road and out Monahan’s

Road to facilitate residents, local businesses, sporting groups, and disabled concert ticket holders).

2. MEDIA MESSAGE

THE CORE MEDIA MESSAGE NEEDS TO VERY CLEAR: AND SIMPLY STATE

1

• Traffic DELAYS

• There are going to belong traffic delays toavoid the area

2

• HELD BACK

• The closer you park tothe grounds the longeryou will be held backafterwards.

3

• Disabled Parking• If any special request to

contact the promoter e.g.that ticket holders withtickets allocated fordisabled parking are toapproach via Centre ParkRoad and that only limitednumber of wheel chairaccessible taxis will beallowed down to the venueafter the concert.



3. INNER GARDA CORDON

The Traffic Management Plan has to make special arrangements for businesses, sporting groups and

residents within the inner cordon

1. C.A.B. FORD Motors

There has to be room allocated for employees of C.A.B. to park in the “Marquee” car park from

7.30 am on Friday morning for 50 vehicles and for these vehicles to leave by 6pm. On Saturday

morning room in the “Marquee” car park for 25 vehicles from 8.30 am – 4.30pm. C.A.B. motors

are closed on Sunday. Customers on Friday and Saturday are to be facilitated in a one way in and

one way out system off the Blackrock Road via Park Avenue to their premises. Aikens to provide

signage to direct C.A.B. Ford Motors customers from Victoria Road Roundabout to direct them to

the Blackrock Road and again at the junction of Blackrock Road and Park Avenue to direct

customers to the only access and egress route to their premises.

2. Lee Rowing Club

Aikens to make provision for specially allocated parking for 200 cars from 7.15 am to 2pm in the

North Eastern corner of the “Marquee” car park on the Saturday and Sunday. Saturday from 7.15

am 100 cars will arrive and again at 9.15 am another 100 cars until 2pm room when all 200 will

have departed. Most parents will drop and return to collect their children. Aikens to advise the Lee

Rowing Club in the leaflet drop that the only available access is by Centre Park Road to the

Marquee car park. From that car park rowers will only be allowed pedestrian access to the Lee

Rowing Club via the North Eastern gate from the Marquee car park. Lee Rowing Club to have

access to these car parking spaces only until 2pm.

3 Shandon Boat Club (including Meitheal Mara and Presentation College)

Aikens to ensure that there is specially allocated room for 200 cars from 7 am to 1pm in the green

area in fronting onto the River Lee between the Shandon Boat club and the junction of the Marina/

Centre Park Road on the 4th,5th and 6th of May 2018. Most parents will drop and return to collect

their children. Aikens must advise Shandon Boat Club that the only available access is by

Centre Park Road to allocated spaces on the Marina. Two Shandon Boat Club 4x4 vehicles to

be allowed access to their clubhouse Friday morning to tow competition boats from the Clubhouse

to Roscommon. These members returning these boats to be advised to only attempt returning after

1 am Sunday 6th of May 2018. These details to be in the notice served on the Club. The Guard/

Steward at Centre Park Road / Link Road and Marina / Centre Park Road to monitor vehicles

arriving. Security and Gardaí will do a sweep of this area after 1pm each day to ensure that vehicles

and persons without concert tickets have not remained within the inner cordon.



4 Tedcastles Fuels

Tedcastle Fuels have kindly given an undertaking that there will be no movement from their yard

of Heavy Goods Vehicle between 1pm and 1 am on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the

concerts. Access for their vehicles to be allowed outside these times.

5. Beechgrove/Maryville/Ardfoyle/Park Ave Residents

Access for motorists residing in Beechgrove, Maryville, Ardfoyle and Park Avenue is by the

production of a valid driving licence with their current address as is required by Section 59(2) of

the Road Traffic Act 2010 for anyone driving on public roads. Residents to be advised to expect

delays and avoid vehicular movements between 16:00 hrs – 20:00 hrs and 23:00 hrs – 00:00 am

each night of the concerts. Emergency access will be maintained at all times.

A contact number of Aikens Promotions to deal with queries 08:00 hrs – 22:00 hrs to be provided

to these residents by the leaflet drop.

SIGNAGE INNER GARDA CORDON

“GARDA Tow Away in Operation No Parking” signage to be put up by Aikens all around the

Garda Inner Cordon (i.e. Marina, Centre Park Road from Link Road to the Marina, The Link Road,

Monahan’s Road from the link Road to CAB Ford Motors, Park Avenue and Maryville). Aikens

to arrange for 1 towing truck to be on standby on the Centre Park Road/ Marina route and one on

the Monahan’s Road / Link Road junction from 1 pm to 1 am each day of the concerts.

Churchyard Lane as the Secondary Emergency Route needs to be treated as the inner cordon and

closed off from 9.30 am on Friday until 1 am each morning. Aikens to put up “GARDA Tow

Away in Operation No Parking” signage on this road also.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROMOTER

1. Aiken Promotions must supply Garda Roads Policing Cork City Division details of the County

breakdown of tickets for each of the concert days. If a significant proportion of ticket holders are

coming from a different direction on a given day, the traffic plan must be tailored accordingly.

2. Aiken promotions must arrange Cork City Council for their Traffic Wardens to patrol the

Blackrock Road and the side roads off this road. This is to ensure that the 202 Bus Eireann Route

is capable of operating each day of the concerts and into the night. This is also to cater for

Blackrock Road residents concerns with traffic congestion on concert days.

3. Aikens to supply to Garda Roads Policing Unit and AOS Security a Stadium delivery schedule for

the 4th,5th and 6th of May 2018. All contractors and deliveries to be advised to approach the stadium



from Centre Park Road to the North Stand of the stadium which is to be the designated route for

all suppliers on each of the concert days. Deliveries should finish by 12 mid-day on each concert

day.

4. Aikens to provide Cork City Divisional Garda Roads Policing Unit an updated Map with details

the soft ticket check, bag search, search and scan areas around the stadium This map should also

include where security, catering and stadium personnel propose to park and their arrival times.

4. ROAD CLOSURES

By Cork City Council statutory signage

Statutory Road Closure signs as per schedule No. 7 (TBC) of Grainne Morgan Executive

Engineer, Roads and Transportation, Cork City Council.

By Stewards / An Garda Síochána

From 18:00 hrs Thursday 3rd May 2018 until 01:00 am Monday 7th May 2018

Ardfoyle / Park Avenue

Blackrock Road / Maryville

Monahan’s Road / Link Road

Marina / Church Avenue

Centre Park Road Link Road

From 07:30 hrs Friday 4th May 2018 until 01:00 am Monday 7th May 2018

Churchyard Lane either end / access for residents only.

TICKET COLLECTION

Concert goers to be advised to approach the ticket collection office at the Marquee Office via Centre Park

Road or Monahan’s Road only. Examples of all passes and staff accreditation to be given to Gardaí each

day on the inner cordon points.



5. EMERGENCY ROUTES

PRIMARY

The primary Emergency route is Monerea Terrace to Victoria Road Roundabout to Monahan’s Road to

the South Western sterile barriered entrance to Páirc Uí Chaoimh. SEE SCHEDULE 7

SECONDARY

The secondary Emergency Route is Boreenmanna Road, Churchyard Lane, Blackrock Road, Maryville to

the South Western sterile barriered entrance to Páirc Uí Chaoimh. SEE SCHEDULE 8

TERTIARY

Eastward along the Marina to Blackrock Village.

6. BUS EIREANN

Details of the Bus Eireann Shuttle Bus Service

Bus Eireann are to provide a Shuttle Bus system 1 way to the grounds only. DEPART LAPPS QUAY

from 15:00 hr start and finish at 20:00 or until the crowds’ finish arriving. These Shuttle Buses

can travel to the stadium and return via the emergency route along Monerea Terrace to Lapps Quay. A

Garda is to be allocated to assist the shuttle buses out onto Clontarf Bridge and a second Garda at Sutton’s

Coal yard entrance allocated to prevent vehicles from parking at the turning point at Sutton’s front

entrance.

Bus Eireann in conjunction with information from Irish Rail will provide a service from Kent Station to

the concert grounds at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. There will be no return shuttle bus and concert attendees will

have to walk back to Kent Train Station or take 202 Bus from the Blackrock Road.

Concert attendees exiting the stadium (except on River Lee/ Marina side) will be directed via VMS

signage back up Maryville to a supplemented 202 Route City bound route on the Blackrock Road. A Bus

Eireann Inspector with Gardaí to decide when the crowds have sufficiently cleared the Blackrock Road

before these buses depart. Then 202 Buses stacked outside Blackrock Hurling and Football Club to be

called 1 at a time to the Bus Stop at the Venue Bar on the Blackrock Road. Buses may return from the

City via the South Ring Road and Mahon Point if the Bus Inspector has waiting passengers on the

Blackrock Road.



7. IRISH RAIL

Irish Rail will provide details of their services to and from Cork City to Bus Eireann and the Gardaí.

They will also provide information regarding Irish Rail car parks available to their users on the routes to

Cork City. This information will be disseminated via social media by the Garda Media Liaison and by

Irish Rail’s own social media presence. Irish Rail will ensure that trains will not depart, having allowed

sufficient time post-concert, to allow concert goers to walk back to the train station from the stadium.

8. PARKING

SEE SCHEDULE NO. 5 FOR CAR PARKS WITH LATE OPENING

Locations for Disabled Parking

Message to be sent to each Aiken issued concert disabled ticket holder that they have to approach the

concert via Centre Park Road from Cork City Centre. They will park just inside the Marquee car park

and can make their way from there to the grounds or request assistance from Aiken staff. Numbers of

disabled ticket holders each day to be communicated to Gardaí.

Drop off Points for Taxi’s

Taxis are to drop off at a designated area on the Victoria Road just before Marina Walk unless they are

wheel chair taxi. Taxis may not be allowed down Centre Park Road when the volume of pedestrians is

too large.

Designated Coach Parking

Cork City Council Roads and Transportation to advise the National Transport Authority that all Large

Public Service Vehicles are to set down and pick up on the Boreenmanna Road near the Maxol service

Station.

9. STEWARDING OF ESTATES

Estates around the ground should be stewarded by private security as per GAA Plans for capacity crowds

at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Stewarding activity will be supported by mobile Garda personnel as required.



10. LEAFLET DROPS

Two approved information leaflets for letter drop with details of Traffic Restrictions Diversions to be

created by Aikens at least 2 weeks in advance. It will take at least a day each to have both delivered.

1. For Residents in the INNER GARDA CORDON i.e. Beechgrove, Maryville, Park Avenue and

Ardfoyle.

2. For Business, Religious and Sporting Groups - on the full length of Monahan’s Road and Centre

Park Road (especially the call centre on Monahan’s Road and Centre Park Road Business Park,

ESB, Tedcastles, C.A.B. motors, Lee and Shandon Rowing Clubs)

11. VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS

SEE SCHEDULE NO. 1

VMS Signs from 27th of April until 4th of May 2018 on approach roads.

One week before warning of delays on the 4, 5, 6th of May 2018

SEE SCHEDULE NO. 2

4th, 5th and 6th of May 2018 the Days of the Concerts.

SEE SCHEDULE NO. 3

Post - Concert each night signs to be moved from schedule 2 positions to these positions and

returned to schedule 2 positions for the following day’s concert.

12. BARRIERS

SEE SCHEDULE NO. 4

Section 21 Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 Order to restrict access by members of the public

to be made by Superintendent John Quilter.

Pedestrian movement will be controlled by Media information, Shuttle Bus, Signage, Barriers, Stewards

and Gardaí.

13. LIGHTING

Aikens to ensure that the area surrounding the access and egress points to the venue is adequately lit

with tower and festoon lighting. Monahan’s Road, Link Road, Centre Park Road, the Marina and the

area immediately around Páirc Uí Chaoimh Stadium is to be walked Wednesday night 2nd of May 2018

by Aikens, Gardaí and other interested stakeholders. Any areas that require additional lighting to be

identified on the night and provided for each night of the concert.



Ticket Collection

*: Ticket collection at the Marquee front entrance. Only approach via Centre Park Rd / Monahan’s Rd

14. SOFT TICKET CHECKS

Marina at junction

with Church Avenue

Marina / Blackrock

Line

Blacrockrock Line /

Blackrock Village

Monahan’s Road at

junction with Link

Road

Monahan's Road /

Beech Grove

Ardfoyle Avenue

junction with Park

Avenue

Maryville Road

approaching

Monahan Road

Barringtons Avenue

Centre Park Road /

Link Road 75% of

attendees

Residents WILL BE

allowed access



15. SCANNING TICKET CHECKS

Will be completed by scanning lanes at the

following locations

Marina - Slip to North

stand

Eastern Approach

Marina - Slip to North

stand

Western Approach

Bridge near C.A.B.

entrance to the

Eastern end of the

stadium

Either side of the

Barriered Emergency

entrance to the

stadium



16. BAG CHECKS

BAG STORAGE

Centre Park Rd /

Link Rd

Monahan Rd / Link

Rd

Between Stadium

& all-weather pitch

Marina - Atlantic

Pond

Marquee Front

Office

Marina (Atlantic

Pond)

Small car park in

front of C.A.B.



17. River Rescue

Mallow River Rescue to provide three boats for emergency cover on the river Lee from 1pm to 1am

each day. Mallow River Rescue to supply a copy of their plan with contact mobile phone numbers for

each boat to Gardaí. River Rescue should cover egress of patrons along Kennedy Quay and the

Blackrock end of the Marina after the area around the stadium is cleared after each concert.

AOS Security and River Rescue Units to take possession of a Lee Rowing club key access to the

floating river pontoon from them before Friday 4th of May to allow access to the river rescue to the

pontoon to land any casualties. Pontoon to remain closed and barriered off unless access required.

18. GARDA TRAFFIC CONES

1. Garda “No Parking” as per Schedule No. 6

2. Meter High Cones Victoria Road Roundabout post concert 12

3. Meter High Cones Albert Street / Albert Road post concert 6

4. Meter High Cones Boreenmanna Road post concert 20

19. CASUAL TRADING

Cork City Council Casual Trading to insist on laminated permits with picture id on the permits. Only

driving licences, public service cards or passports to be accepted in the application process. Casual

Trading to be only allowed on either side of Centre Park Road on marked pitches between Mill Road

and the ESB main entrance. Vehicles trading food to trade onto the footpath side only where possible. A

condition to be attached to each licence that trading is to finish by 11.30 pm each night.

River: High Tide / Low Tide

FRIDAY LOW: 15.23 HIGH 21.07

SATURDAY LOW: 15:38 HIGH 21:43

SUNDAY LOW: 16:41 HIGH 22:29



20. LICENSED PREMISES.

Licensed Premises must keep their footpaths clear at all times and not have their patrons

consuming alcohol off their premises. All liqour licensed premises to also ensure that no

glassware is to be taken outside their premises or outside the area covered in their Cork City

Council issued Street Furniture Licence. They should employ PSA registered security each day.

Barriers to be placed outside Idle Hour to prevent drinkers blocking footpath which forces

concert goers out onto the road way which has occurred in the past. The BAM building site at

Navigation House, Albert Quay East will have a new hoarding line which will narrow down

Albert Quay East even more on the approach to this corner which is crucial to pedestrian and

traffic management.

Specifically:

o The Idle Hour

o The Sextant

o Goldbergs

Licensed Premises are not allowed to sell food in the parking spaces outside their premises

unless licensed by Cork City Council and no barriering off of the parking spaces outside their

premises to encourage drinking outside the area covered in their Cork City Council issued Street

Furniture Licence.

Licensed Premises on the Blackrock Road: - no drinking off premises and no glass ware outside.



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SCHEDULE No. 1

VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNAGE

VMS Signs from 27th of April until 4th of May 2018 on approach roads 1 week before warning of delays on the 4, 5, 6th of May 2018

Horgans Quay opposite Railway Street

N40 Westbound approach to Mahon Point turn off from the Jack

Lynch Tunnel

End of Airport Hill on the Kinsale Road Roundabout facing

traffic going to South City Link direction

South Ring Road West of the Togher Slip for Eastbound Traffic

Ballincollig on N22 Poulavone facing West

N25 inbound Facing East at Little Island

N20 Inbound - facing North near Commons Inn

Victoria Road Roundabout - facing Kennedy Quay ' Marina /

Centre Park Road Closed - 6pm thurs 3rd May to Mon 7th May.



SCHEDULE No. 2


4TH, 5TH AND 6TH OF MAY 2018 THE DAYS OF THE CONCERTS.

N40 after Tunnel Mahon Slip up “CONCERT ↑↑ ” and “USE BOTH LANES”

At Dunkettle Roundabout facing approaching Dublin Motorway Traffic directing Concert Goers through Tunnel “ CONCERT ↑ ”

At Link Road/ Monahans Road: Two Phases

No. 1: ← YELLOW ROUTE.

No. 2: RED/BLUE Ticket Route ↑

At Link Road Centre Park Road. Two Phases

No. 1: YELLOW TICKET ROUTE ↑

No. 2: RED & BLUE TICKET ROUT → ”

At the Victoria Road Roundabout pointing in the direction of Centre Park Road

“CONCERT ↑ ROAD CLOSED”

On N25 West well before Slip down to the Tunnel “Sheeran Concert ←”



SCHEDULE No. 3


AFTER CONCERT

At Marina exit directing “CITY ←” and “MAHON BLACKROCK → “

At Centre Park Road/ Marina entrance to ESB carpark “CITY ←”

At bottom of Maryville “CITY →” and “Bus Eireann 202 Route ↑”

At the Emergency Exit Route “CITY →”

At Centre Park Road/Link Road “City ↑ “

At Monahan’s Road Link Road “City ↑ “

On Albert Street facing Albert Road “Jack Lynch Tunnel ←”

At Centre Park Road / Marina facing East along the Marina “CITY ←”

At South City Link and Kinsale Road Roundabout “Jack Lynch Tunnel ←”



SCHEDULE No. 4

GARDA TRAFFIC BARRIER

LOCATIONS

No. Location Number

1. Monerea Tce. /Victoria rd., 2

2. Monerea Tce/Albert st., (both inbounds) 2

3. Kennedy Quay 6

4. Victoria Road / Marina Walk 2

5. Centre Park rd./ Mill Rd., 6

6. Centre Park Road/ Link Road 8

7. E.S.B./Marina 2

8. Church Ave., /Marina 2

9. Boreenmanna Rd / Crab Lane 2

10. Blackrock rd/Maryville 6

11. Monahan rd., / Link rd., 6

12. Churchyard Lane /Boreenmanna rd., 8

13. Blackrock Road C / Churchyard Lane 2

14. Boreenmanna rd/Clanrickard Estate 3

15. Park Avenue / Blackrock Road 2

16. Ardfoyle Avenue / Blackrock Road 1

17. CAB Monahans Road 6

18. Albert Quay West and Victoria Road 10

19. Blackrock Village at Café 1

Barriers to be placed along the river bank on the North side of the stadium

to prevent concert attendees getting close to the water’s edge for arriving

and departing crowd



SCHEDULE No. 5

GARDA - NO PARKING CONES

Monahan rd., - Northern side

– full distance to Victoria rd

(Emergency Route and V.I.P.

access)

Both sides of Monahan Road

at the end approaching the

business premises. Northern

side at the Business

premises.

Monahan rd., junction with

Link rd., (in front of Suttons

coal yd).

Monerea Terrace – South

side.

Blackrock rd., from Menloe

stores to SMA

Churchyard lane- Venue Bar

end near the junction with

Blackrock road

Churchyard Lane – Junction

with Boreenmanna Rd East

side going south as far as

Telecom. VIP - Cork Con

open to parking. Force

traffic to South City Link

after Concert.



SCHEDULE No. 6

CORK CITY COUNCIL CAR PARKS

Q CAR PARKS – 24 HOUR ACCESS -

PAUL STREET

740 spaces

North Main Street

400 spaces

closed after 6.30 pm

BESSBORO Car Park Mahon Industrial Estate Cork City Council

80 spaces

CARROLL’S QUAY

376 spaces

access from North City Link

GRAND PARADE

352 spaces

ST FINBARRS

230 spaces

access from Wandsford Quay

CITY HALL

436 spaces

Patrick Quay Multi Storey car park by the Metropole

187 spaces

Blackrock GAA Club

250 car spaces

CORK CAMOIGE Grounds 300 Spaces

CORK CONSTITUTION RFC

open 10.30 am – 1am for the Concert Car

800 cars



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