Anglo. Bank guarantees. A burst property bubble. Massive unemployment. Who knew this would be the final straw?
A group of around 50 protestors have taken to Dublin’s O’Connell Street after Garth Brooks’ five shows at Croke Park were axed over a botched planning application.
Brooks himself has said he will go to the last second to find a resolution to the problem, although he later refused a proposal to play five shows over three days – including three matinees – at Croker.
Here’s what Twitter has had to say about the protest…
I’m going to go into town and stand in front of the Garth Brooks protest like the guy who stood in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square.
— Gerry McBride (@GerryMcBride) July 12, 2014
A group of people just marched down dawson st singing Garth brooks in some sort of bizarre protest. We’re through the looking glass people
— Brendan McGettigan (@Heffa_) July 12, 2014
There’s a Garth Brooks protest at the GPO? *inflates water wings* *swims off island*
— Tara Flynn (@TaraFlynn) July 12, 2014
Dublin’s General Post Office – HQ of the 1916 uprising against British rule – today, the venue for protest over the #GarthBrooks debacle!
— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) July 12, 2014
The spirit of 1916 lives on! 🙂 RT @garmacnamee: Garth Brooks protest at the GPO. It’s all gone a bit surreal pic.twitter.com/bCP5fXryzs
— Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) July 12, 2014
Garth Brooks protest in town. For real. #embarrasing
— Conor O’Neill (@conoroneill21) July 12, 2014
Garth Brooks fans protest in full swing pic.twitter.com/FSV1D5pf93
— Ken Berney (@DexySmiths) July 12, 2014
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