The residents are being treated disgracefully
GAA are behaving dispicably here
Garth Brooks me hole !

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 19/02/2014 16:00:05    1548649

Garth Brooks me hole !


lol :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8746 - 19/02/2014 16:17:48    1548660

DISPICABLY me arse?They are getting to hear Garth Brooks 5 nights in a row...Its cost me 400 euro for the same pleasure!

juniorbsub (Wexford) - Posts: 646 - 19/02/2014 16:26:07    1548664

Before anyone country lad comes on and says: "Croker was there before the residents"....you are wrong!!
'Most' of the houses and cottages around Croker have been there long before Croker was even a dream!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 19/02/2014 16:27:01    1548665

Completely agree

The GAA is meant to be about community and this is how they are treating the one on their door step

5 nights is too much... simple as that.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 19/02/2014 16:28:15    1548666

It should be held in a field down the sticks where all his bleedin fans are from !!

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 19/02/2014 16:29:49    1548670

The concerts arent stopping anyone from getting on with their daily lives!
the likes of mcgrath's, the big tree etc will be in their element and so will the pick pockets :-)

woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 19/02/2014 16:33:16    1548671

Pleasure you say juniorbsub?

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 19/02/2014 16:41:53    1548676

Completely agree

The GAA is meant to be about community and this is how they are treating the one on their door step

5 nights is too much... simple as that.

Trust me there is no GAA Community around Croke Park!

Locals looking for handouts as usual.

If you buy a house beside a stadium then be prepared for the consequences.

Actually, most people around there didn't even buy heir Houses, they were given them by the government!!

Dessie13 (Dublin) - Posts: 70 - 19/02/2014 16:56:27    1548687

Completely agree

The GAA is meant to be about community and this is how they are treating the one on their door step

5 nights is too much... simple as that.

Trust me there is no GAA Community around Croke Park!

Locals looking for handouts as usual.

If you buy a house beside a stadium then be prepared for the consequences.

Actually, most people around there didn't even buy heir Houses, they were given them by the government!!

Dessie13 (Dublin) - Posts: 70 - 19/02/2014 16:57:11    1548688

Kinda got a foot in both camps here in that I'm a GAA member but also born and bred in the area.

I live within 5 mins walk from Croker but lucky not live on the approach routes to the stadium, and on the other side where less people congregate on big match/concert days.

I get that the argument that Croke Park has been there for 100 years etc but the residents do have a lot of legitimate concerns. Damage to property is a big issue on match days, from windows, cars, public urination in gardens in front of homes etc, vomiting, waste being thrown in gardens and general disturbances it is not a pretty view a lot of the time on big match days/concerts. People begin drinking very early in the morning and on long journeys to Dublin by bus/train and the results of that can certainly be seen in and around Croke Park.

I think a lot of the residents complaints wouldn't come to much if people were a little bit more considerate of the fact that people do live around Croke Park.

It saddens me to read the stereotypical view by one Dublin poster above regarding those who live in the vicinity.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13796 - 19/02/2014 17:12:05    1548702

Well its not quite Philomena Begley Brend:)

juniorbsub (Wexford) - Posts: 646 - 19/02/2014 17:14:10    1548703

MesAmis
County: Dublin
Posts: 6921

1548702 Kinda got a foot in both camps here in that I'm a GAA member but also born and bred in the area.

I live within 5 mins walk from Croker but lucky not live on the approach routes to the stadium, and on the other side where less people congregate on big match/concert days.

I get that the argument that Croke Park has been there for 100 years etc but the residents do have a lot of legitimate concerns. Damage to property is a big issue on match days, from windows, cars, public urination in gardens in front of homes etc, vomiting, waste being thrown in gardens and general disturbances it is not a pretty view a lot of the time on big match days/concerts. People begin drinking very early in the morning and on long journeys to Dublin by bus/train and the results of that can certainly be seen in and around Croke Park.

I think a lot of the residents complaints wouldn't come to much if people were a little bit more considerate of the fact that people do live around Croke Park.

It saddens me to read the stereotypical view by one Dublin poster above regarding those who live in the vicinity.

Would I be lying if I said that a large amount of the locals were given their Houses by the Government/Social Welfare or are in receipt of large amounts of Rent Allowance, jobs seekers etc.??

Dessie13 (Dublin) - Posts: 70 - 19/02/2014 17:24:19    1548711

Snufalufagus
County: Dublin
Posts: 7327

1548665
Before anyone country lad comes on and says: "Croker was there before the residents"....you are wrong!!
'Most' of the houses and cottages around Croker have been there long before Croker was even a dream!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael
______

That's a fact

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 19/02/2014 17:26:05    1548714

Would I be lying if I said that a large amount of the locals were given their Houses by the Government/Social Welfare or are in receipt of large amounts of Rent Allowance, jobs seekers etc.??
_________

No not lying

Just completely misinformed to the true reality of the situation.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 19/02/2014 17:29:15    1548715

Wonder will he start his set with "We Bury The Hatchet":

Hey, all the neighbors lights
Came on last night
Just like they do every time
We have a little fight
It's gettin' to the point
We can't get along
We're always fighting about things
That should be dead and gone

Don't think I'd fancy having to listen to 5 nights of Garth never mind the disruption element.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 19/02/2014 17:34:25    1548717

Dessie13
County: Dublin
Posts: 39

Would I be lying if I said that a large amount of the locals were given their Houses by the Government/Social Welfare or are in receipt of large amounts of Rent Allowance, jobs seekers etc.??

Would I be lying if I said that a large amount of the locals were not given their Houses by the Government/Social Welfare and are not in receipt of large amounts of Rent Allowance, job seekers etc??

What's your point?

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13796 - 19/02/2014 17:39:00    1548720

Damned right it isn't juniorsub and don't you forget it!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 19/02/2014 17:54:25    1548726

Damned right it isn't juniorsub and don't you forget it!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 19/02/2014 17:54:36    1548727

Its a difficult situation. I accept that some of the cottages were constructed before Croker but at the same time i seriously doubt if any of those people are alive who lived then. Regarding people who move into the area, well you know an 80,000 seater stadium is on your doorstep so you have to be reasonable in your criticism as you knew what you were moving into.

However, i do think 5 concerts in a row is an exceptional circumstance, and i'd expect exceptional criteria to be enforced regarding minimizing the impact on the daily lives of the residents. I'd expect to see huge amounts of stewards protecting property as what happens in festivals and i'd also envisage a cordon of staff ushering people away from residential areas once the gig finishes. I'd also expect a reasonable curfew in terms of when the gigs end.

seany16 (Dublin) - Posts: 1663 - 19/02/2014 18:02:17    1548733