Peter Aiken from Aiken Promotions says that today is the last possible day for a u-turn on the Garth Brooks concerts issue.
Speaking to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications on Wednesday, Aiken said that the only way the shows could be saved would be if Dublin City C0uncil would agree not to contest a judicial review.
“Whatever is going to happen, has to happen today,” insisted Aiken, who likened the whole debacle to an episode of Father Ted. He added that a ship carrying Brooks’ equipment is currently docked in Antwerp.
Aiken added that both he and Brooks stood to lose millions as a result of the axed concerts, which it is believed were cancelled off the back of falsified documents presented to Dublin City Council.
Meanwhile, both the GAA and Croke Park authorities insist they were told by DCC chief executive Owen Keegan that the five concerts would go ahead.
Both Páraic Duffy and Peter McKenna from Croke Park insist that Owen Keegan led them to believe that all five Garth Brooks would go ahead without a hitch.
Director General of the GAA Duffy said: “All of our contact with Dublin City Council led us to believe that all five concerts would be approved. At no point was Croke Park made aware of the need for contingency plans.”
Duffy revealed that Dublin City Council never informed the GAA that two of the five gigs had been refused a licence, while McKenna said he was willing to sign an affidavit to the effect that Keegan had told him there was no issue regarding all five concerts.
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