# garth brooks

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# news wrap

Lunchtime Fix: 5 things you need to know

Catch up as you refuel.

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Jul 17th 2014, 1:24 PM

# cashback

Here's what people are planning to do with their Garth Brooks money

It’s like free money!

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Jul 17th 2014, 7:55 AM

# Party Off Garth

It's finally over: Garth Brooks refunds to begin today

Fans will definitely be missing the dance.

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Jul 17th 2014, 7:32 AM

# That Summer

No court intervention yet over Garth Brooks gigs after Aiken seeks legal advice

The concerts may be off, but the Oireachtas wanted answers. Here’s what Aiken and the GAA told them.

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Jul 16th 2014, 7:15 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jul 16th 2014, 4:50 PM

# good sports

Paschal Donohoe very awkwardly wore a cowboy hat in Dublin today - but why?

Just keep smiling, Minister…

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Jul 16th 2014, 1:49 PM

# Croke Park

The Dublin city council chief talked about the Garth Brooks debacle

Here’s what he said.

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Jul 15th 2014, 11:25 AM

# Shameless

Hotel apologises for saying Garth Brooks gigs were on, tells angry fans to "get a life"

The Charleville Lodge Hotel says that it was contacted by Aiken Promotions over the Facebook statuses.

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Jul 15th 2014, 8:19 AM

# subtext

We decode the emotional Garth Brooks statement so you don't have to

So many feelings. And dollars.

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Jul 15th 2014, 8:12 AM

# HE'S NOT COMIN TO TOWN

It's over: Garth Brooks confirms all five concerts are cancelled

Garth Brooks has said Ticketmaster will go ahead with refunds.

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Jul 14th 2014, 10:52 PM

# garthgate

Well, it looks like Irish people are finally angry with Garth Brooks

The Twitter reaction has changed dramatically since this saga began.

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Jul 14th 2014, 10:25 PM

# a little bit country

Here's all you need to know if you have just emerged from your World Cup pit

“Ah well, at least I have those Garth Brooks concerts to look forward t…. oh.”

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Jul 14th 2014, 6:27 PM

# garthgate

Dublin pub declares itself a 'Garth Brooks free zone'

Well, for one night only at least.

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Jul 14th 2014, 9:36 AM

# Big Money

Ticketmaster delaying refunds process as Garth Brooks situation 'still ongoing'

However the Environment Minister said he’s not going down the road of emergency legislation.

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Jul 13th 2014, 5:21 PM

# by the brooks

Thanks, Garth? Events licensing system to be re-examined in the autumn

New Tánaiste Joan Burton said today that she thinks the system needs to be updated.

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Jul 13th 2014, 1:25 PM

# Your Say

Poll: How are you feeling about the Garth Brooks concerts?

Sick of it? Don’t care? Looking forward to a resolution?

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Jul 13th 2014, 9:36 AM

# party on garth

'Let Garth play': GPO protest over Brooks concert fiasco

Hope is fading that a resolution to the debacle can be found, with the parties at an apparent impasse after a compromise deal was rejected on Thursday.

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Jul 12th 2014, 7:36 PM

# Prime Numbers

Poolbeg chimneys, Game of Thrones, and spicy burgers: The week in numbers

Plus: Just how sad is Garth Brooks about the whole concert debacle?

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Jul 12th 2014, 7:30 PM

# love/hat

Should we believe Garth's 'aw shucks' schtick? We asked the PR experts...

Brooks says he never saw the problems coming… But there’s been opposition to the gigs for months.

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Jul 12th 2014, 9:20 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about who got what job in the Cabinet, the 12th of July parades and the future of the Poolbeg chimneys…

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Jul 11th 2014, 11:00 PM

# garthgate

The world is truly baffled by Ireland's obsession with Garth Brooks

Scarlet for us.

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Jul 11th 2014, 8:30 PM

# enda the line

Sorry, Garth: No sign from government of a new deal to save gigs

Mr Brooks perviously said he would be willing to ‘crawl, swim, fly’ to meet with Enda Kenny on the issue.

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Jul 11th 2014, 7:42 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone’s talking about Garth Brooks, Gaza, and fathers’ names on birth certs.

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Jul 10th 2014, 11:13 PM

# Breaking

Council offers matinees for Garth Brooks gigs, but Aiken says it "will not be feasible"

Dublin City Council is now offering a licence for these shows, although the singer has said the option is ‘unfair’ on fans.

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Jul 10th 2014, 9:04 PM

# blame andy

8 most important images and GIFs from the Garth Brooks press conference

We just have a lot of feelings.

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Jul 10th 2014, 6:26 PM

# Garth Speaks

Brooks will 'crawl, swim, fly' to meet Taoiseach over Croke Park gigs

“Anyone in Ireland, anyone on the planet who is sad about this, you’re not one-billionth as sad about this as I am.”

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Jul 10th 2014, 6:03 PM

# The Change

Croke Park residents willing to facilitate Garth Brooks gigs

It could be back on.

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Jul 10th 2014, 3:13 PM

Voices

Opinion: The Garth Brooks situation requires no parody – it is the definition of parody itself

The integrity of our planning process is a principle that our history demands we protect, whether Garth’s heart is breaking or not.

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Jul 10th 2014, 2:12 PM

# friends in no places

10 of the most inspired responses to the Garth Brooks shenanigans

Because laughter is the best medicine. *bursts into tears*

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Jul 10th 2014, 1:00 PM

# think about it

#MoreShamefulThanBrooks hashtag puts Garth Brooks debacle into perspective

Is the Brooks controversy really the biggest embarrassment in Ireland right now? These people don’t think so.

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Jul 10th 2014, 9:41 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Was the Taoiseach right to get involved in the Garth Brooks debacle?

Is the Taoiseach right to be working on a full house (for five sold-out gigs)?

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Jul 10th 2014, 9:18 AM

# ain't goin down

There's talk of Barack Obama getting involved in the Garth Brooks debacle

…and the Mexican ambassador, seriously.

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Jul 10th 2014, 7:49 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s still talking about Garth Brooks as well as a derailed DART and the Cabinet reshuffle.

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Jul 9th 2014, 10:49 PM

# on off on

Now Enda is trying to get the Garth Brooks concerts back

The Taoiseach has asked for a meeting to be set up between the City Manager and the Lord Mayor to sort it out.

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Jul 9th 2014, 10:24 PM

# The Change

Explainer: Could Garth Brooks REALLY have brought €50 million into the Dublin economy?

Probably not, but it wouldn’t have been far away.

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Jul 9th 2014, 8:30 PM

# garth brooks

Could FG senator's 'free hotels for objectors' plan be solution to Garth Brooks saga?

I could have missed the pain…

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Jul 9th 2014, 8:00 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Jul 9th 2014, 4:48 PM

# hat's all folks

Brooks the talk of Leinster House: GAA, Aiken & Council to be grilled over concert fiasco

Meanwhile, the Taoiseach says the Government would be criticised for overruling residents and the Council if it introduced emergency legislation…

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Jul 9th 2014, 1:53 PM

# Party Off Garth

This Garth Brooks web game lets you simulate being a Croke Park resident

And it’s a real productivity vaccuum. Watch out.

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Jul 9th 2014, 1:42 PM

# count your money

Here are the details of exactly how to get a refund on your Garth Brooks tickets

If you bought them with a card you don’t have to do anything.

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Jul 9th 2014, 12:29 PM