Mr. Peter Aiken:

Alan Gallagher and I met John Downey in the Croke Park Hotel. We went through the issue of Tuesday, 29 July in great detail because matches will be played in Croke Park on 3 August. We had to prove in great detail that we could get this massive production out and put all the fencing and barriers back in, relay the pitch and have the place ready for the two quarter-finals on 3 August. Mr. Downey did not want us to have to work until midnight or 2 a.m. We spent two hours speaking about it. On 3 June I still had no inclination there would be a problem with the licence. Dublin City Council took it right up to the wire. If I had been told on 3 June there would be a problem I could have done something legally about it.