RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
My sister lives on foster terrace in ballybough,right beside the gate,they have enough with people once a week during the GAA season with people pissing and shittin down the lane behind the houses without 5 nights or that PLONKER,
They have a 1 car per house rule with permits and sometimes on match and gig days you can't get to my sisters with the law barriers everywhere,
Couple that with my brother in law now being disabled due to a crash and its a nightmare.
That's from the horses mouth so I don't really care about other aspects of it.
The GAA do ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING for the people of the area, FULL STOP.[/i]
RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
Lord henry montcharles would make a killing if was to step and offer slane as a venue
RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
So we whine when planning regulations are ignored but as soon as Garth Brooks throws a strop we want to bin them.
Garth Brooks in Croke Park
I am delighted people think they can do what they like in this country aken promotions are a joke as are MCD. I had no tickets or intention to go. That guy on the mirror video is dead right. Gaa also think they can do what they want. Right decision in the end.
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RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
All that revenue lost is a shame for all the local business's and hotels etc
€250million... So maybe €50million to the revenue? Wait until the next budget when they be looking to save €50million bit of noise and disruption over 5 days wont save that....
RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
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Originally Posted by Chrispyfish
All that revenue lost is a shame for all the local business's and hotels etc
€250million... So maybe €50million to the revenue? Wait until the next budget when they be looking to save €50million bit of noise and disruption over 5 days wont save that....
There is more to life than money chris,
It's a nightmare for residents and I'm glad he's not playin,
He's washed up everywhere else in the world the greedy bleeder,that's why he wanted the 5 nights here for anyway,
No one listens to the people that live there,
I'm delighted.
RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
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Originally Posted by MICK FORAN
There is more to life than money chris,
You could have fooled me!
I agree with what you say (regarding money isnt everything) to a point, but the country has been shafted enough over the past 5/6 years....its nice to have a bit of money and not to be on the poxy bread line, dealing with that kind of stress!!
If the country wasnt in the state its in, maybe your family members would be able to move house if they arent happy where they are!! As Im sure they'd jump at the chance given your brother-in-laws unfortunate position!
RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
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Originally Posted by Curran
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Originally Posted by MICK FORAN
There is more to life than money chris,
You could have fooled me!
I agree with what you say (regarding money isnt everything) to a point, but the country has been shafted enough over the past 5/6 years....its nice to have a bit of money and not to be on the poxy bread line, dealing with that kind of stress!!
If the country wasnt in the state its in, maybe your family members would be able to move house if they arent happy where they are!! As Im sure they'd jump at the chance given your brother-in-laws unfortunate position!
I am on the poxy breadline as you say, so I know what IM talking about,
My sister hAs been planning a move out of there a while untill this accident occurred and my brother in law cannot work anymore due to him being paralysed,
I'm selling his e46 touring for him,
Some people are born and bred there too,and like living there, they recieve nothing for the hassle from the GAA which I think is wrong?
RE: Garth Brooks in Croke Park
I know money isnt everything in life, but everything in moderation - house, cars, money, holidays, etc, etc is what is nice to have in life...sometimes you dont get it all, or at times something gets sacrificed, but what I kind of meant was, money is a fairly high priority on folks lists, along with shelter, food and family.
I understand that people are born and bred there...but some people live near and airport....Im born and bred a stones throw from Dublin airport, planes fly over my house - should I get anything from the DAA? No, my parents choose to live there. There's good and bad with everything....Im close to the airport so when I get home from holidays, I dont have another 2 hours of a journey - happy days! People who live near Croke Park have good advantages........anyways; you get my point! Or not!?
Garth Brooks in Croke Park
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Originally Posted by MICK FORAN
My sister lives on foster terrace in ballybough,right beside the gate,they have enough with people once a week during the GAA season with people pissing and shittin down the lane behind the houses without 5 nights or that PLONKER,
They have a 1 car per house rule with permits and sometimes on match and gig days you can't get to my sisters with the law barriers everywhere,
Couple that with my brother in law now being disabled due to a crash and its a nightmare.
That's from the horses mouth so I don't really care about other aspects of it.
The GAA do ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING for the people of the area, FULL STOP.[/i]
By the same rationale I should try to organise a ban on all the crowds who come out on weekends and sunny days to beside where I live blocking the roads in, leaving their rubbish everywhere incl dirty nappies & used johnnys, causing fights etc etc but unfortunately you can't do that.
As a kid I remember coming home to find a bunch of nuns having a picnic on the grass one day. It's less entertaining when the driveway is regularly blocked.
If you like beside a public amenity there's a huge downside: the public will come and use it and probably ruin it in the process. Living in an area doesn't mean you own the area.
The promoter of the Garth Brooks concerts just did what they always do, sell as many tickets as they can "subject to licence". Given that this has never been a problem before you can't blame them for doing that. And as for selling tickets for 5 nights, that's not just a Scrooge like greed. It is called responding to customer demand and it's how we all live, by trying to make money.
What I don't understand is why this was let go on so long until it came to a head with 3 weeks to go. When the extra dates were announced but not yet on sale surely someone in DCC could have gotten on the phone to Paddy Aiken or the GAA and said "not this time lads" so there wouldn't have been a problem at all.
I'm over in the US again this week with work, yet again. Despite what it may feel like at home for the last year all I've heard over here is how well Ireland has done sorting itself out over the last few years. It's such a pity we still can't manage our own issues before they become internationally embarrassing problems, even over such a minor incident.
Nobody should feel proud of this, it's a disgrace all round.