garth brooks (96)

I'm not a fan of Gareth Brooke's but do find myself humming to just one of his tunes "where the whiskey is dry,.........chasing my blues away,....,yes you know the song..



Anyway he is all or nothing kinda cowboy and to be honest if 5 concerts was the original plan and then just a measly 3,....and I was the one people paying to see I sure as hell be an all or nothing kinda gal, Godam it those crazy Irish they wouldn't organise a piss up in a brewery,.......think we could Gareth be no organising to it just do it but no not the snobs who live beside the stadium they are all or nothing too,...don't matter if you have friends in places,and anyway why do they live by side a stadium what do they expect,,,why I might just blow a big trumpet on their doorstep one day,
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The problem with what is happening is much more than just 50 million lost revenue. Irish venues compete with other venues around Europe for the best music performers to come here. Garth Brooks choose Ireland as the kick-off to his comeback. It generates quite a stir in the music industry in the US and around the world. While people might say that this doesn't damage our reputation, it does.
Quite a few people have commented that the GAA are greedy and that Croke Park should look to the costs for the residents. The residents might also look at the benefits Croke Park offers the residents. They create massive business and jobs in this area. The GAA support many parishes around Dublin and Ireland with the money for their games. The use of Croke Park is central to this. So this year there was 8 concerts planned. 2 on work nights. And the level of mitigation the promoters use mean there will be very little disruption past 11-12 on these nights. For 2 nights in the year. The GAA should turn back and start looking inward again. It should pull its support for the RWC and other events the government and the DCC ask for. It was all OK when the football and rugby teams needed a home. It was all OK when the Special Olympics needed a venue. What damage has this done to Ireland's bid for the RWC? The GAA should follow Brooks and completely pull out. A greedy organisation???
We complain when the government make cuts to public services. The exchequer would have benefited up to 10 million minimum from these concerts. So next time people start complaining about cuts and greedy businesses, etc they should really look at it in context.
Pathetic and short-sighted decision of DCC...it is these events that keep cities alive...

An example of this planning, government involvement nonsense damaging people's livelihoods was the planned "Super Casino and resort" in Tipperary. It would have been the biggest venue of its kind in Europe and was dubbed "the Las Vegas of Europe". There was controversy about this from the start. The residents complained about "noise",etc. It was a rural area. Ecologists complained about the development. And Alan Shatter shot it down on gambling grounds. Even businessmen said it was impossible.This would have created 1000 jobs during construction and 1500-3500 jobs when completed. It would have offered a starting point for a vision of something bigger. Tourism would have been boosted. The possibility for international poker events, business events, etc would have been enormous. This would have been situated in one of the country's unemployment black spots.
But good old Paddy failed to see this....Bad, bad business..must not leave them pesky entrepreneurs mess up our defined social structure...the one with all the bitter old men at the top who don't like to see others succeed. How dare we try to better ourselves and our society? The bitter old Irish people will show us whose boss. We will take on these businesses and then go back to living our privileged lives while the majority suffer...We will be the centre of attention in our parishes.
The sooner this type of bitter old Irish person dies off, the better...I don't hold out hope though...