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

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    #2792
    Ranchu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Ranchu


    end of the road wrote: »
    what residents organized? a few who by the sounds of it have other issues with the GAA and who used the concerts as an issue to get at the GAA.

    Which ones do you think I might be referring to?


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    #2793
    Happyman42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,066 ✭✭✭✭Happyman42


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    The government even contemplating getting involved in this farce is far more damaging to Ireland's reputation. As are the people calling for government involvement.

    In fairness, having been initially outraged by Kenny's involvement, I think he stopped short of interfering politically in the process. He just got people together to exhaust any possible solutions and ha been careful to say that there should be no interference or undermining of the planning laws.
    If anything we should be proud that the law has held up here, I know I am at this stage.


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    #2794
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Mr_Red wrote: »
    Why? they are elected to speak on behalf of the Country

    They are the Countries committee

    320,000 people want the decision changed who live in this country... they want the ruling overturned.
    The vast majority of people in this country, normal people, would rather they sorted out the rest of the mess we're in at the moment, before they start pissing about with a fucking concert. People need to get a grip.

    Morons, the fucking lot of them.


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    #2795
    dandyo
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭dandyo


    Did Garth get a cabinet post?


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    #2796
    CapricornOne
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭CapricornOne


    Red Nissan wrote: »
    Totally agree, the other one is excellent and asks for Aiken and his staff to stay behind, very apt, well worth finding again.

    *Aitken. According to the video :P

    It's been posted on the previous page.


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    #2797
    Mr_Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 483 ✭✭Mr_Red


    zagmund wrote: »
    I'm sorry to reduce it to this, but . . . . bwaahahahahahhaaaa.

    We're a tourism & entertainment hub now are we?

    I'm not so sure I would be calling us that to be honest.

    z

    yes we are.....What did you think Ireland did besides Tourism , Agriculture and Services?


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    #2798
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    dandyo wrote: »
    Did Garth get a cabinet post?

    No but there is now a Ministry of Garth Brooks


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    #2799
    Red Nissan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭Red Nissan


    Tiger Mcilroy wrote: »
    Can people stop claiming this is damaging "irelands" reputation as its simply a load of crap.

    You are probably right, what damage has been done is done already.

    The ongoing saga just reenforces this damage, ironically the more stupid it gets, like Garth swimming to a bended knee at the Prime Minister's feet ~ tends to bring mirth and does ease the damage.


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    #2800
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,297 ✭✭✭secman


    Mr_Red wrote: »
    The Licences were rejected due to complaints from the residents committee.

    The residents committee are no longer rejecting it and requested the 5 concerts to happen.

    If they didnt reject it in the first place the 5 gigs would have happened im sure

    so there is someone in this country who can make a decision on this

    who ?


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    #2801
    ebbsy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,859 ✭✭✭ebbsy


    dandyo wrote: »
    Did Garth get a cabinet post?

    He couldnt be any worse than the feckin gobshytes that are there already.


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    #2802
    Tiger Mcilroy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Tiger Mcilroy


    Red Nissan wrote: »
    You are probably right, what damage has been done is done already.

    The ongoing saga just reenforces this damage, ironically the more stupid it gets, like Garth swimming to a bended knee at the Prime Minister's feet ~ tends to bring mirth and does ease the damage.

    Take for example the RTE correpsondent at the press conference speaking on behalf of the "irish people"..eh excuse me lady the vast majority of people dont care a damn so dont feel your speaking on my behalf to that chubby cabbage.


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    #2803
    Tasden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,166 ✭✭✭Tasden


    AudreyHepburn wrote: »
    Not to mention all those whose names have been used to falsify the objections.

    This is not as black and white as everyone would like to make it.

    Actually it is. The legislation is there in black and white and the decision should be made based on the legislation that is in place.

    Doesn't matter who opposes the gigs (forged signatures or not), who wants the gigs to go ahead for 5 nights, who wants 3 gigs, what american president gets involved. The decisions should be based on current legislation and that alone.

    The whole fiasco is a joke. From beginning to end its been ridiculous.


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    #2804
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    dandyo wrote: »
    Did Garth get a cabinet post?
    Yes, he's the cabinet doorknob


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    #2805
    Peist2007
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,257 ✭✭✭Peist2007


    We really do think we are the centre of the universe here. Ireland is not an entertainment hub. It is miniscule in the scheme of things. Hence the only people, at Brooks' presser, who gave a crap about the Irish gigs, were Irish journalists.

    The law has been applied here. And everyone wants a stroke pulled. Same people who will be in other threads bashing the country and talking of gombeenism etc. You are all gombeens. We are in the ****ter as a country becauise of you people silently facilitating crap like this. You're too stupid to realise it and you wont like hearing it, but it's all your fault.


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    #2806
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,297 ✭✭✭secman


    dandyo wrote: »
    Did Garth get a cabinet post?

    He wanted 5 or none at all.....apparently


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    #2807
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,204 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Mr_Red wrote: »
    Why? they are elected to speak on behalf of the Country

    They are the Countries committee

    320,000 people want the decision changed who live in this country... they want the ruling overturned.

    I said this earlier in the thread. I had to explain this to a foreigner who was amazed that people expected our prime minister to get involved. Their attitude was "A concert was cancelled, so what?". It's not a national emergency. It was a country and western concert that got cancelled. It's unfortunate, but that's it.


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    #2808
    bear1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,812 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    My proposal to have a cd player with his music playing for 5 nights still stands if the Government would like to engage with me and my fee will be a lot less than what this ****e singer is charging.


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    #2809
    Tony EH
    Registered Users Posts: 19,191 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Mr_Red wrote: »
    aren't the Palestine people firing rockets into Israel or did you forget to mention that.

    Anyway. back on topic

    yeh, with no casualties.


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    #2810
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    secman wrote: »
    He wanted 5 or none at all.....apparently

    I call the big one Bitey.


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    #2811
    Mr_Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 483 ✭✭Mr_Red


    Tony EH wrote: »
    yeh, with no casualties.

    So that makes it right then?


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    #2812
    zagmund
    Registered Users Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭zagmund


    Mr_Red wrote: »
    yes we are.....What did you think Ireland did besides Tourism , Agriculture and Services?

    Well, hub wouldn't be the word I would choose.

    As for the 70,000 overseas people. Do you know how many *entire* planes it would take to ship 70,000 people in? Depending on the size (say 150 people) you are looking at about ~500 planes. In a couple of days. With no other passengers. I don't know for sure, but I haven't heard of a huge influx of that number planned. Either that or they are all coming over on the ferry.

    z


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    #2813
    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    Does anyone think that the 'forged' objections could actually have been done by those in favour of the concerts in order to discredit the 'real' objectors?


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    #2814
    Tasden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,166 ✭✭✭Tasden


    Grayson wrote: »
    I said this earlier in the thread. I had to explain this to a foreigner who was amazed that people expected our prime minister to get involved. Their attitude was "A concert was cancelled, so what?". It's not a national emergency. It was a country and western concert that got cancelled. It's unfortunate, but that's it.

    Exactly, in my job I'm dealing with people at risk of becoming homeless, not able to access benefits for their illness, a whole load of REAL problems based on anomalies and policy issues with the system and legislation in this country. Every day people are being genuinely unfairly impacted by legislation that needs changing. Yet people are ****ting themselves over legislation relating to a concert and expect rules to be changed for a concert. Its infuriating. People cant afford their groceries let alone a concert ticket and yet the focus is on legislation surrounding the licensing of a few concerts.


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    #2815
    dandyo
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭dandyo


    Do you reckon Garth likes UHT Milk? Is there any demand for that?


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    #2816
    Daith
    Registered Users Posts: 4,952 ✭✭✭Daith


    Trigger Happy wrote: »
    Does anyone think that the 'forged' objections could actually have been done by those in favour of the concerts in order to discredit the 'real' objectors?


    It doesn't really matter. There could have been just one objection. It's the quality of the objections over the number.


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    #2817
    Tony EH
    Registered Users Posts: 19,191 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Mr_Red wrote: »
    So that makes it right then?

    No, it makes it completely and wholly disproportionate.

    Way to absolutely miss the point though. ;)

    Well done! :rolleyes:


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    #2818
    Happyman42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,066 ✭✭✭✭Happyman42


    Daith wrote: »
    It doesn't really matter. There could have been just one objection. It's the quality of the objections over the number.

    That's what people don't understand about the process, one objection if deemed legitimate could have stopped the whole thing.


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    #2819
    Tony EH
    Registered Users Posts: 19,191 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Grayson wrote: »
    I said this earlier in the thread. I had to explain this to a foreigner who was amazed that people expected our prime minister to get involved. Their attitude was "A concert was cancelled, so what?". It's not a national emergency. It was a country and western concert that got cancelled. It's unfortunate, but that's it.

    Exactly, it's a complete joke.


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    #2820
    nxbyveromdwjpg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,402 ✭✭✭nxbyveromdwjpg


    Trigger Happy wrote: »
    Does anyone think that the 'forged' objections could actually have been done by those in favour of the concerts in order to discredit the 'real' objectors?

    Ha ha WHAT?

    Those in favour of the concerts did nothing, because they weren't expecting this madness.

    Just like I'm not going to get out there and march for the Arctic Monkeys to happen tomorrow.


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    #2821
    dandyo
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭dandyo


    Did the Mexican ambassador sing any songs yet? Talk was this was going to be escalated to at least La Cucaracha Level at one stage


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