Sunday date is ‘the only option’ for Madonna’s August concert at Slane

MADONNA will top the bill at Slane on Sunday, August 29, not because of her religious beliefs but because of the logistics of setting up her massive show, Henry Mountcharles confirmed yesterday.

He challenged critics who claimed it will prevent local people from going to mass and local politicians who want Meath County Council to refuse a licence because it is a Sunday.

The Queen of Pop does not begin her Reinvention Tour until next month and the majority of the US and British dates have sold out.