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There'll be a whole lot of fun descending on Dún Laoghaire Harbour this weekend in the form of BeatYard festival AND we'll have a full bank holiday on Monday to recover from the festivities.
Nice wan.
So here's all the info you could ever possibly need for the weekend ahead...
1. Important times
Sat 30 & Sun 31 July (Bank Holiday Weekend)
Gates open 12pm
Bars close at 10pm
Event finishes at 10.30pm
2. Getting there
DART: Dun Laoghaire station is right opposite the site. Take the DART Southbound from City Centre and Northbound from Greystones/Bray.
Bus 46A, 7 & 8 all serve Dun Laoghaire form City Centre, 75 from Rathfarnham. The terminus is right opposite the site.
Taxi: Rank is located on Marine Road
3. Weather
In the wise words of Caribou: sun, sun, sun, sun, sunnnnnnn.
(With the odd shower, so bring some sunnies and a raincoat and you'll be sorted!)
4. Must-see acts
Saturday: Boney M, Tensnake, Lee Scratch Perry, Daniel Wang, Theo Parrish
Sunday: DJ Rahaan, George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, This Greedy Pig, Roy Ayers, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires