It's the biggest story in Ireland: the Garth Brooks concerts in Dublin have been cancelled. The overwhelming response from the Irish media is that it is the fault of the Dublin city council authorities. They should have "fixed" the problem of providing an extra two days by bending the rules: the classic Irish solution. This Mirror story is a pretty accurate summary of the general consensus. And this attitude appears to have widespread popular support.
Let me see if I get this right ... Ireland has just gone through the worst recession in its history caused by the biggest property collapse in European history. We all agree a main cause of this was inadequate regulation, with authorities (including Dublin city council) bending the rules in favour of rich people, for example giving an extra two days license to a concert promoter _after_ he had sold the tickets to the unlicensed days!
It is official: we have learned nothing and this country really is a banana republic.
Let me see if I get this right ... Ireland has just gone through the worst recession in its history caused by the biggest property collapse in European history. We all agree a main cause of this was inadequate regulation, with authorities (including Dublin city council) bending the rules in favour of rich people, for example giving an extra two days license to a concert promoter _after_ he had sold the tickets to the unlicensed days!
It is official: we have learned nothing and this country really is a banana republic.
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