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| Garth Brooks' cancelled Dublin concerts: Refund details to be announced | Garth Brooks' cancelled Dublin concerts: Refund details to be announced |
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| Arrangements for refunding those who bought tickets for the cancelled Garth Brooks' concerts in Dublin will be unveiled on Wednesday. | |
| About 400,000 fans had booked tickets for the five sold-out concerts, which were due to be staged from 25-29 July. | About 400,000 fans had booked tickets for the five sold-out concerts, which were due to be staged from 25-29 July. |
| Dublin City Council granted permission last week for just three of the planned concerts. | |
| Aiken Promotions announced with "deep regret" on Tuesday that none of the concerts would go ahead. | Aiken Promotions announced with "deep regret" on Tuesday that none of the concerts would go ahead. |
| It said it had "exhausted all avenues" in relation to staging the gigs at Croke Park. | It said it had "exhausted all avenues" in relation to staging the gigs at Croke Park. |
| Following the council's ruling, the US singer said he would play "all or none" of the concerts. | Following the council's ruling, the US singer said he would play "all or none" of the concerts. |
| Brooks said to chose which shows to play and which not to, would be "like asking to choose one child over another". | Brooks said to chose which shows to play and which not to, would be "like asking to choose one child over another". |
| Trading Standards officer Jimmy Hughes said while many fans will get all their expenses back, others may lose out. | Trading Standards officer Jimmy Hughes said while many fans will get all their expenses back, others may lose out. |
| "If you bought a nice little package, and you'll know it's a package because it will say come to our hotel, stay for two nights, go to see Garth, we'll maybe give you a taxi, something along those lines, you should be getting your money back," he said. | "If you bought a nice little package, and you'll know it's a package because it will say come to our hotel, stay for two nights, go to see Garth, we'll maybe give you a taxi, something along those lines, you should be getting your money back," he said. |
| "The hotel should actually have the insurance in place, but if you simply decided to buy a ticket on the train down to Dublin or on a bus down to Dublin, on a standard scheduled bus, you have no more right to a refund than somebody who is going down to watch the racing at Leopardstown." | "The hotel should actually have the insurance in place, but if you simply decided to buy a ticket on the train down to Dublin or on a bus down to Dublin, on a standard scheduled bus, you have no more right to a refund than somebody who is going down to watch the racing at Leopardstown." |
| Residents who live near Croke Park, the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) stadium in north Dublin, where the concerts were due to be held had threatened legal action after the initial two concerts were increased to five because of unprecedented demand. | Residents who live near Croke Park, the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) stadium in north Dublin, where the concerts were due to be held had threatened legal action after the initial two concerts were increased to five because of unprecedented demand. |
| They claimed they were not consulted before the organisers announced the shows or put the tickets on sale. | They claimed they were not consulted before the organisers announced the shows or put the tickets on sale. |
| The council said that granting all five concerts, following on from three by One Direction in May, would have doubled the previous maximum number of concerts held at Croke Park per year. | The council said that granting all five concerts, following on from three by One Direction in May, would have doubled the previous maximum number of concerts held at Croke Park per year. |
| The GAA had an agreement with residents that a maximum of three concerts would be held each year in the sports venue. | The GAA had an agreement with residents that a maximum of three concerts would be held each year in the sports venue. |
| The council said 373 submissions had been received from residents, residents' groups and local businesses. | The council said 373 submissions had been received from residents, residents' groups and local businesses. |
| The promoters lodged an application for a licence to stage all five shows on 17 April despite not having secured formal permission from the council. | The promoters lodged an application for a licence to stage all five shows on 17 April despite not having secured formal permission from the council. |
| This is not an unusual practice in the Republic of Ireland, but the controversy over the Garth Brooks concerts has brought the issue into the spotlight. | This is not an unusual practice in the Republic of Ireland, but the controversy over the Garth Brooks concerts has brought the issue into the spotlight. |
| Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said the cancellation of the concerts was damaging to the country and said the entire episode had been very badly handled. | Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said the cancellation of the concerts was damaging to the country and said the entire episode had been very badly handled. |
| On Monday, Dublin City councillors backed a motion calling for the five concerts to go ahead. | On Monday, Dublin City councillors backed a motion calling for the five concerts to go ahead. |
| Last week the council said it could not reverse the decision permitting only three. | Last week the council said it could not reverse the decision permitting only three. |
| Lost revenue | Lost revenue |
| Lord Mayor Christy Burke said three days of talks with promoter Peter Aiken, the GAA and mediator Kieran Mulvey had failed to find a solution. | Lord Mayor Christy Burke said three days of talks with promoter Peter Aiken, the GAA and mediator Kieran Mulvey had failed to find a solution. |
| The chief executive of Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Gina Quin, estimated that the lost revenue to businesses in Dublin if none of the concerts went ahead would be 50m euros (£39.7m). | The chief executive of Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Gina Quin, estimated that the lost revenue to businesses in Dublin if none of the concerts went ahead would be 50m euros (£39.7m). |
| She said the problem lay in the planning process when it came to applying for concerts. | She said the problem lay in the planning process when it came to applying for concerts. |
| "These tickets were sold in February, the planning wasn't applied for until April, the decision wasn't made on that planning process, because it needs to go through due regard to allow people to appeal and put in objections, until last Thursday to only allow three of the five concerts to go ahead and that's simply too late," she said. | "These tickets were sold in February, the planning wasn't applied for until April, the decision wasn't made on that planning process, because it needs to go through due regard to allow people to appeal and put in objections, until last Thursday to only allow three of the five concerts to go ahead and that's simply too late," she said. |
| Garth Brooks is one of America's most famous country stars with a career that has seen him become one of the best-selling artists of all time. | Garth Brooks is one of America's most famous country stars with a career that has seen him become one of the best-selling artists of all time. |
| The 52-year-old has recently said that Ireland was the best place in the world for him and his favourite place to sing. | The 52-year-old has recently said that Ireland was the best place in the world for him and his favourite place to sing. |
| He has sold more than 125m albums with hits such as The Thunder Rolls, Friends in Low Places and Unanswered Prayers. | He has sold more than 125m albums with hits such as The Thunder Rolls, Friends in Low Places and Unanswered Prayers. |
| It has been 17 years since his last concert in Dublin. | It has been 17 years since his last concert in Dublin. |