Macca to play first Irish gig in 40 years

AFTER almost 40 years, Paul McCartney is set to make a long-awaited return to Ireland with an outdoor concert in Dublin this summer.

It is the first time the former Beatle will have played here since the Fab Four's sole Irish concert at Dublin's Adelphi cinema in November 1963.

McCartney will perform at the RDS Arena in Ballsbridge, Dublin on May 7. The 30,000 tickets for the event, priced between €75 and €105, go on sale next week. They are expected to be snapped up within hours by fans anxious to catch the legendary musician.