HardLuckWoman wrote: » Then you have some residents coming out and threatening legal action. They're holding a protest on monday. Also the residents in favour of the concerts are holding are protest at the same time. Seems to be alot more on this side. Interesting to see what happens.
max life wrote: » The obvious solution would be to allow the 5 concerts to go ahead on the condition that no concerts will be allowed next year? I would be extremely surprised if all 5 didnt go ahead. TRUST ME!!!;)
Hococop wrote: » Would been interesting to see a a poll done for the residents to see how many are ok with the concert and who are against it completely
baaba maal wrote: » This is populist grandstanding nonsense
hynesie08 wrote: » But why do you need a poll? Why didn't the pro-gig crowd go to any of the meetings? Or write letters to DCC themselves? Why wait till after the decisions been made? If the concerts are so important to them why not do even the bare minimum until now.
paddyirish23 wrote: » Well they said on interviews on tv last night that they were never asked to go to any meetings I'd imagine they just expected the concerts to go ahead I mean have your home to any residential meetings in your area? The people that run them think they are more important then most residents so most ppl just don't bother going
munstermagic11 wrote: » Exactly. FF and FG have already had their PR moments, now it's SF turns. If the all five concerts go ahead I'll be happy for those fans. But I'll be sorry for those residents that have to suffer as a consequence, and it'll be disappointing to see greed and a disregard for process win out.
munstermagic11 wrote: » They weren't asked to meetings? Ok. So why didn't they go anyway? As residents in the area, they knew that there was residents that would object to more than the agreed limit of 3 concerts, so why didn't they organise themselves then to protest for further gigs? Why haven't they organised in the past (like those that objected) and come forward in previous years for further concerts in their area?
paddyirish23 wrote: » How do you go to a meeting that you don't know about? Look I feel for the residents who don't want this happening but they already getting 3 now What's the point in turning down 5 when the 3 should not have been granted? Now dcc have opened up the can of worms they can't close
donkeyoaty0099 wrote: » There has been some baffling posts in this thread but this one really takes the biscuit. Move 27000 people so you can get drunk for an evening? Also, an airport's main function is to facilitate aircraft. Croke Park's main function is not to facilitate mass line dances.
hynesie08 wrote: » As I said, I got a leaflet about the meeting and I'm in phibsboro and I saw posters in Windows in drumcondra, so I don't believe they didn't know, weren't bothered maybe.
HardLuckWoman wrote: » And people that live closer didnt get flyers. One person who lives besides CP was told to mind her own business. Think someone is telling porkies.
hynesie08 wrote: » Source?
HardLuckWoman wrote: » Can you give me a scan of your flyers?
paddyirish23 wrote: » How do you go to a meeting that you don't know about?
paddyirish23 wrote: » Disregard for a process that has shown now to be flawed?
baaba maal wrote: » The current spin that Brooks won't back down on principle is entirely disrespectful to the fans with valid and licenced tickets for the first three nights imo.
Yawns wrote: » What's the deal with trying to get money back? Ticket master on the phone are a joke. Licence has not been granted for Monday or Tuesday but they will not even consider a refund yet until the announcement on Monday. That's if they even pick up the phone at all to answer.
hynesie08 wrote: » But it's like picking between his children...... Except it's not.
nm wrote: » It's not actually cancelled yet, officially.
baaba maal wrote: » In what way has the process been shown to be flawed? You don't agree with the outcome but that is a different thing. There was nothing stopping Aiken and Brooks from submitting an application six months ago and working through the issues- they gambled on submitting it with the minimal amount of time and by doing so assumed they knew the outcome before the decision was arrived at. If they thought the entire event licencing system was merely a rubber stamp for their desire to make a shedload of cash (as well as making a lot of country music fans happy) they really need to cop themselves on. A lot of the problems this country is experiencing is due to the same disregard for proper procedures. The current spin that Brooks won't back down on principle is entirely disrespectful to the fans with valid and licenced tickets for the first three nights imo.
ghostdancer wrote: » pretty much every single outdoor concert/festival submits their licence not long before the deadline as it takes time to put in place staffing plans/facilities plans/security agreements/policing agreements etc. they certainly couldn't have done it 6 months ago as it takes time to contrct companies etc.
