Salamanca Place between Montpelier Retreat and in the area of Wooby’s Lane will be closed to all traffic tomorrow afternoon until 1am on Saturday morning while celebrations are in place for the traditional Builders’ Breakup.

Salamanca Place will be partially closed from 3pm and then fully closed to traffic from 5.30pm.

“Given the large crowd expected, we will be providing a proactive and highly visible policing presence with additional police patrols in the waterfront area for the duration,” said Inspector Adrian Bodnar.

“Having a relaxing drink and celebrating the Christmas break is something many of us look forward to. All we ask is that you don’t ruin the fun for everyone else – don’t drink to excess and have a plan in place to get home safely.  Please look out for your mates and don’t drink and drive.

“What starts out as a great night out relaxing can easily turn into a situation that involves violence when too much alcohol is involved.

“We’d like everyone to be able to enjoy the festive season but we won’t tolerate poor behaviour.”