Yeooooo!
This fiasco basically sums up the CLG these days- GREEDY! Obviously Gareth is greedy too not happy with 3 concerts. "It's all about the fans" aye right!
And can I ask where all the money would have went had the 3/4/5 concerts gone ahead? Not grass roots, anyway. Not developing hurling in Ulster or Connaught.
I just feel sorry for the stupid people who booked flights and accommodation to come see aul Greedy Gareth. And also the people who bought legit tickets at ridiculous prices!

beansycpn (Down) - Posts: 128 - 16/07/2014 15:59:44    1620300

Good man Beany. Why let facts get in the way of good old-fashioned begrudgery.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7984 - 16/07/2014 16:16:00    1620307

Can someone answer me this because either my IQ is gone to sh*t or the IQ of a lot of posters on here.

How is brooks greedy if he turned down doing 5 concerts in 3 days which would have bagged him 20MILLION?

You're kinda contradicting yourself here lads. If I was greedy I'd have taken the 20M for 3 days work and be done with it.

He's clearly a man of high principle and was shocked by our system that made it appear 5 concerts would go ahead only to cancel two of them.

If they told him at the start he'd not get the 4th and 5th there would be no problem.

Dublin City Council and Owen Keegen also gave croke park no indication the concerts would not go ahead. In this day and age

that sort of planning process for something so big is stone age stuff. Planning laws need to be changed and such power needs to be taken out

of one man's hands especially a man with a reputation for ruining everything he gets his hands on. (not elected either so represents nobody)

Proper planning process and a board voting on these licences not one man.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 16/07/2014 16:30:53    1620311

Snufalucious

Brooks is extremely popular, in fact for many he is the second coming.

Now I am going to snuggle under my Garth duvet with greatest hits playing.

I'm Mr.Blue, bom bom bom, when you say you're sorry.......

sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2929 - 16/07/2014 19:18:32    1620382

anyone who calls brooks greedy is talking bull [ im far from a fan] in fact he was far far from greedy

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2976 - 16/07/2014 19:30:16    1620383

Brooks is extremely popular
sponger
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I never said he wasn't!!......So what is your point?......Whats 'popularity' got to do with anything?

In fact dont answer!.....As a mate of mine once said "Never get into an argument with an uneducated person, they will only drag you down to their level and beat you with their experience"!!!.....I have learned that only too well on this thread!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 16/07/2014 19:53:37    1620388

Snuffles

Your bishop has been exposed.

If tomorrow never comes..............

sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2929 - 16/07/2014 20:30:03    1620397

Its a bit rich of Duffy dumping it on DCC (who have nothing to do with democracy - no more than the GAA). The GAA gave its WORD as part of a 2009 agreement with residents that there would be only 3 concerts (already used up before they applied for 5 more). The GAA broke that agreement. In Feb after a meeting with residents over the Garth Brooks concerts Peter McKenna said of the 2009 written agreement...that it was to be ignored because "time moves on" his words. DCC just realised the issue was going to the "real "courts and they hadn't a leg to stand on, the game was up. As Snuff has repeatedly said people are entitled to use the law to uphold their rights. Duffy/McKenna and Co have to be reminded that a fundamental part of any agreement is your word, so shame on the GAA. The disconnect between GAA HQ and the actual members is now quite frightening.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4953 - 16/07/2014 21:15:02    1620426