Garth Brooks concerts cancelled - **READ FIRST POST FOR MOD NOTES**

Permabear

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Kermit.de.frog

Garth Brooks spotted on the Naas Road this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSF8q98gA2Q

Daith

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

In any case, I suggest you read the following excellent article, as you seem to be under the rather strange illusion that Keegan and company did nowt wrong and that is far far from the case:

That "excellent" article points to 1993 as the planning agreement? That was updated in 2000....

Captain Scarlet

I´m getting a bit confused. What is behind the rumours that are knocking about, that this debacle is all about a handball alley?

Daith

Permabear wrote: »

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There was no law broken? I don't see the comparison.

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Captain Scarlet wrote: »

I´m getting a bit confused. What is behind the rumours that are knocking about, that this debacle is all about a handball alley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUVXUxAo4-4

Oh and there's this embarrassment:

Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II,
Buckingham Palace,
London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom

10th May 2011

Your Majesty,

As your majesty will be visiting our community shortly, and being aware of your family's expressed interest in promoting good community relations, may we ask a small favour of you?

In particular when visiting our community you will be calling at Croke Park, headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Historically the GAA has been a strongly Irish Nationalist sporting association set up some years after the 'great famine' in Ireland with the goal of energising local communities and helping in the fight against landlordism at a time when evictions were commonplace.

Indeed as an association, and up until recently, the GAA would have been unlikely to have extended to a member of the British Royal family a warm welcome on visiting their headquarters in Croke Park. However in these changing times in the relationship between our peoples we now believe that your majesty is regarded with deep affection by many in GAA Headquarters, unlike their attitude to our local community, and it is in this regard that we hope your majesty may be able to be of some great assistance.

Despite our community enduring great inconvenience and hardship during the many major events hosted in Croke Park, that has helped Croke Park to report income of over €58 million in successive years, Croke Park officials have now sent an eviction notice to our Community & Handball Centre members, copy enclosed. This Centre is a vital asset to our local community that has invested almost €4 million in its development and maintenance over the last 40 years. There is huge opposition to this attempted eviction by Croke Park, and Croke Park's proposed alternative development has been opposed by all 17 local politicians and 10 residents committees representatives at a recent national planning authority oral hearing. I include a copy of our Newsletter that shows how vital an asset this Centre is to our community.

Your Majesty we would be very grateful if you could let the Croke Park GAA officials, that you may happen to meet, know that you are aware of our plight and that it would be only right that we be treated with the same respect and decency that such as Arsenal's stadium officials treat their local community.

While Croke Park officials have instructed other GAA communities not to comment on your visit this does not affect us and we trust your majesty will not mind our asking for your assistance in this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Eamon O'Brien.
Chairman, Croke Park Streets Committees.

Daith

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Oh and there's this embarrassment:

Still less of an embarrassment than wanting to go to a Garth Brooks concert.

secman

nm wrote: »

One refused in the last 30 years

That's a rarity so

Lenin Skynard

Rumours going around that the GAA have offered the five nights to Declan Nerney in place of Brookes. Everyone with tickets can go for the next five concerts, all of which will be held on a Sunday afternoon.

There'll be plenty of chairs and a full chicken dinner available afterwards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qCGJFMa9E

ardle1

::Ouuuuuuuu, look at all you experts on the licensing laws of Ireland.... Talk about 'wise after the fact' lol.
Anyway the fact remains, these concerts should have been given the 'ok',
Nothing good will come of this!:cool:

Cienciano

BenThere wrote: »

Brooks didn't cancel anything. Aiken were unable to deliver the five concerts they contracted with him for and 3 nights aren't economically viable. End of story.

BTW, doing 3 nights twice is just twice as economically un-viable unless Brooks radically alters the production he puts on.

People who think 3 nights or two sets of 3 nights is a compromise are simply ignoring the commercial realities of the situation.

Ben

I don't believe that at all. 2 concerts originally, presumably they were economicly viable. Is this new stage so much bigger that he needs at least 5 concerts to pay for it? I doubt it. Pretty much everything brooks said is bullshíte other than he'll only play all 5.

Happyman42 wrote: »

Matinee bull**** blown out of the water...Aiken proposed it not DCC

The Matinee thing was fairly well reported to be Aiken or even Brooks idea originally. All DCC said was they'd go with it if that's what they wanted. Cue everyone on the thread saying DCC were idiots for coming up with a stupid matinee idea!

Tarzana

BenThere wrote: »

2. He doesn't need the money and doesn't like being walked over so he's taking a hard line with Aiken even though he's wrapping it in a nice soft wolly glove.

Yeah, he's pure badass.

bumper234

ardle1 wrote: »

::Ouuuuuuuu, look at all you experts on the licensing laws of Ireland.... Talk about 'wise after the fact' lol.
Anyway the fact remains, these concerts should have been given the 'ok',
Nothing good will come of this!:cool:

Nope, the correct decision was made, build the proverbial bridge and get over it.

ardle1

bumper234 wrote: »

It's ****ing hilarious tbh, Brooks fans are off their rockers.

YEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWW

cournioni

bumper234 wrote: »

Nope, the correct decision was made, build the proverbial bridge and get over it.

I disagree, and I probably would have been able to build a bridge, but now that the Garth Brooks concerts have been cancelled we have lost out on €13-14m in tax revenue and can no longer afford to do so. :pac:

bumper234

cournioni wrote: »

I disagree, and I probably would have been able to build a bridge, but now that the Garth Brooks concerts have been cancelled we have lost out on €13-14m in tax revenue and can no longer afford to do so. :pac:

You're fully entitled to disagree but the fact of the matter is brooksy cancelled his concerts and that's pretty much the end of it.

cournioni

bumper234 wrote: »

You're fully entitled to disagree but the fact of the matter is brooksy cancelled his concerts and that's pretty much the end of it.

Yup, but the thread is still open and we're still discussing how the DCC have fcuked up.

Daith

cournioni wrote: »

Yup, but the thread is still open and we're still discussing how the DCC have fcuked up.

If by fcuk up you mean rolled over like a dog while someone waved money in front of them.

Which they didn't to their credit.

Brooks cancelled three gigs. Not DCC.

bumper234

cournioni wrote: »

Yup, but the thread is still open and we're still discussing how the DCC have fcuked up.

The DCC didn't **** up. They called brooksies silly little bluff and he folded like cheap toilet paper.

Lesson learned? Ireland is no longer for sale to the highest bidder!

PropJoe10

cournioni wrote: »

Yup, but the thread is still open and we're still discussing how the DCC have fcuked up.

From what I've read, there's been attempts made to facilitate 3 or 4 concerts now, or 3 concerts now and 2 in October which Brooks has rejected. Its not all the fault of DCC, thats for sure.

gandalf

Christ this thread is harder to kill than Karl from Die Hard!

Daith

gandalf wrote: »

Christ this thread is harder to kill than Karl from Die Hard!

If only Brooks was gay this thread would never end

cournioni

PropJoe10 wrote: »

From what I've read, there's been attempts made to facilitate 3 or 4 concerts now, or 3 concerts now and 2 in October which Brooks has rejected. Its not all the fault of DCC, thats for sure.

There has been wrong by all parties, but not publicly funded wrong parties like the DCC.

bumper234

cournioni wrote: »

There has been wrong by all parties, but not publicly funded wrong parties like the DCC.

Like the GAA?

Daith

cournioni wrote: »

There has been wrong by all parties, but not publicly funded wrong parties like the DCC.

Publicly funded company in doing their job correctly shocker!

Tarzana

Permabear wrote: »

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He offered the fourth under substantial pressure.

cournioni

bumper234 wrote: »

The DCC didn't **** up. They called brooksies silly little bluff and he folded like cheap toilet paper.

Lesson learned? Ireland is no longer for sale to the highest bidder!

Yes they did. Also, when you're using a poker reference as a metaphor, there needs to be a winner and unfortunately nobody has won this one. :pac:

Daith

cournioni wrote: »

Yes they did. Also, when you're using a poker reference as a metaphor, there needs to be a winner and unfortunately nobody has won this one. :pac:

The residents who didn't want any gig to go ahead won.

cournioni

bumper234 wrote: »

Like the GAA?

Sure.

bumper234

cournioni wrote: »

Yes they did. Also, when you're using a poker reference as a metaphor, there needs to be a winner and unfortunately nobody has won this one. :pac:

Residents would disagree