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A general view of the concert site at the Phoenix Park the day after the Swedish House Mafia concert Niall Carson/PA Wire
Phoenix Park
Gardaí and MCD hold preliminary review of Phoenix Park concert
Gardaí say there were 33 arrests at the Swedish House Mafia concert on Saturday.
GARDAÍ AND CONCERT promoters MCD have held a preliminary review of the Phoenix Park concert on Saturday at which one person died and at least seven people were stabbed.
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan is to prepare a report for Justice Minister Alan Shatter on the concerts.
In a statement this evening, Gardaí confirmed that there were 511 security personnel present at the concert headlined by Swedish House Mafia on 7 July and there were more than 145 Gardaí on duty.
A total of 33 people were arrested at the concert with most charged with public order, drunkenness, and drug-related offences.
A further 25 people were arrested at the two other concerts held at the Phoenix Park site, headlined by the Stone Roses on 5 July and Florence and the Machine and Snow Patrol on 8 July.
An incident room has been established at Cabra Garda Station to investigate all incidents from the three concerts.
MCD and the Gardaí agreed to carry out a more in-depth review of the concerts looking at all aspects of the event, including security concerns and violence, in a bid to minimise any recurrence.
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