Published Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Disgruntled fans flooded internet message boards and radio phone-ins complaining about massive transport delays, hour-long queues and alleged overcrowding at the Oasis headlined concert.
MCD accepted there were delays going into the venue as almost a quarter of concert-goers arrived on Dublin Bus.
But the firm said: "Overall the 80,000 fans who attended were extremely well behaved however there will always be a small number of individuals who engage in anti-social behaviour which is totally unacceptable.
"Attendance and capacity for the event was 80,000 which has been the capacity for standing concerts at the venue for the last 20 years."
Later, MCD said more than 830 security staff were on duty in and around the venue along with at least 390 gardai.
The promoters also said ticket scanning checks were suspended for about 30 minutes shortly after 6.35pm at one entrance to ease queues through the forest lane way.
MCD said it was "to ease the build up of people entering at this location.
"However, at the same time the gate behind them at the bridge entrance was closed thus ensuring that no-one could enter the system knowing that ticket scanning had been temporarily suspended."