Gardai have slammed attendees after almost 100 cars descended on a rural Laois area on Saturday night.
The Laois Roads Policing Unit were called to the "meet" near the Slieve Bloom Environmental Park where locals had reported a large gathering.
Officers arrived to find up to 100 vehicles in the area which they said was causing "distress" to people living nearby.
Locals reported loud noises coming from the big gathering of cars with a race believed to have been organised.
All drivers and vehicles were checked by gardai and only a few minor offences were found before the crowd was asked to leave.
A garda spokesperson said: "Let there be no misunderstanding.
"We do not want to see this and those attending cause distress to the people that reside in the communities these "meets" occur in.
"The location is in the Slieve Bloom Environmental Park and may look uninhabited but there are people living in the area.
"Overnight Laois Divisional Roads Policing Unit stopped almost 100 cars in Kinnity and Glendine where they had organised to meet. The mobility app was used to check vehicles and drivers.
"A few minor offences were detected and will be dealt with by Fixed Charge Penalty Notices."
