Clareman wrote: » My parents are going to that, there's a park and ride setup and everything, I think it'd be a great night myself, and as shows go, €75 is ok, it was €15 to see intermediate hurlers play the other evening
Clareman wrote: » It's a once in a lifetime kind of gig, Mrs. Clareman went to see Take That in Croke Park recently and that was nearly €80 a ticket
Clareman wrote: » I don't know if the COM are fully to blame, they are supplying the venue. I'm not 100% sure of the setup, I'm fairly positive my folks are getting dinner and the P&R, I'll be speaking to them tomorrow, I'll find out more then
Sunday Independent August 14 2011 One of the world's greatest performers, Michael Flatley, has shocked his global fanbase by proclaiming he is done with dancing. The maestro of Irish dance, who last performed for an audience in February, has just turned down a mutli-million euro tour of America, instead choosing to focus on his expanding business ventures, saying: "I don't see dancing in my future." The Chicago-born performer made the dramatic proclamation as he threw open the doors of his lavish Castlehyde Estate in a bid to help put the Cliffs of Moher on top of the world. Flatley is determined to help the Clare attraction capture the prized designation as one of the Seven Wonders of Nature -- which would see it join the Grand Canyon, the River Amazon and Great Barrier Reef on the list. To help the campaign, Flatley's Lord of the Dance show will be staged at the cliffs on September 1 and 2, with more than 10,000 people expected to attend -- but Flatley has said he has hung up his dancing shoes.
finbarrk wrote: » I think it will be a 'wait untill we see the weather forecast' sort of an effort for most locals.
MATTIE Shannon is the officer in charge of the Doolin Unit of the Irish Coast Guard. The unit is one of the busiest in the country and last year its boat was launched a total of 85 times. The boat crew was the only one in the country last year to be awarded a distinction, the highest possible accolade, in an Operational Readiness Inspection. 2011 has already been a good year for Mattie and the unit. Mattie was one of six members of the Doolin Unit to pick up a long-service award in January, while the unit was recognised by Clare County Council at a civic reception in February
haybob wrote: » Surprise surprise consider the promoters bit much to be advertising it on RTE this morning while the promoter is on John Murray and the indo carries the story.
Le_Dieux wrote: » Think thats bad Haybob? Logged onto http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/ @ 16h15 this afternoon, and the link to buy tickets is still on their site - though it seems that when You click on the link, it brings You to ticketmaster's site and it has been removed there. But utterly unprofessional IMHO. Really sad to see this gig fall by the wayside but have to concur with MrsD the charges have totally damaged this wonderful spectacle's reputation.
MrsD007 wrote: » Unfortunately, for many people the COM image has also been tarnished by the controversies over admission/parking charges and labour disputes.
Flatley gig promoter ‘ran out of cash’ Tuesday August 23 2011 THE promoter who pulled the plug on an epic Cliffs of Moher dance show claims he was scuppered by cashflow problems despite "thousands" of tickets being sold. The reimagining of Michael Flatley’s ‘Lord of the Dance’ spectacular was due to have been performed at the iconic cliffs on September 1 and 2. But the ‘Edge of the World’ event has been indefinitely postponed by MPO Promotions. The Irish Independent understands the promotions firm had never staged a concert series of such size and complexity. Around 3,000 tickets at €75 each were already sold – with several thousand more expected to sell before the concerts. Last year, ‘Lord of the Dance’ sold out its run in Dublin. However, there had been criticism over the ticket prices of the Co Clare event. The two concerts had a 10,000 ticket capacity and had been predicted to give the region a €10m economic boost. MPO director Oliver O’Connell insisted the company was not to blame and the failure was out of its control. “It was not badly planned? we just couldn’t get it over the line,” he said. Loss MPO Promotions and Clare County Council have been left with a combined loss of quarter of a million euro. Mr O’Connell said that given the economic climate and the tough stance of the banks, contractors have implemented stricter payment schedules. He said that “everyone else wanted to be paid up-front and we didn’t have the money and that is what resulted in us deciding to postpone the event”. He added: “We are living in 2011, and times are much different – if it was four or five years ago I wouldn’t have had any difficulty because I would have been able to fund it myself.” However, he insisted: “I won’t rest until we stage something at the Cliffs of Moher.” MPO confirmed all ticket purchases would be refunded and paid tribute to the support the event had received from Clare County Council, Michael Flatley, and the people of Clare. Mr O’Connell revealed yesterday that Michael Flatley offered to stage the production at no cost last week. He said: “We are very grateful for Michael Flatley’s offer, but we couldn’t take him up on that.” Flatley said he was “very disappointed” that the shows were postponed and expressed hope that the Cliffs of Moher will still secure the heritage designation. Mr Dollard of Clare County Council said: “The council is obviously very disappointed the event isn't going ahead.” - Ralph Riegel and Gordon Deegan
finbarrk wrote: » I don't think the COM parking charges were the reason for this cancellation.
