Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

There were a few guys against him. To take up Senator Coghlan's point, Clones will host its last match of the season on Sunday. It is a magnificent stadium which gets two or three matches a year. It is not too far from Mr. Aiken's home. Perhaps it could all be shifted up there where people would not object.

I understand Mr. Duffy is cross on this occasion. We saw Wexford last Saturday in Thurles. The GAA will bounce back. We will return to do all the things we always do and this will be forgotten.

That may not be of much consolation to Mr. Aiken.

The One Direction concerts were held on 23, 24 and 25 May and the follow-up meeting was held nine days afterwards. When we had the Trinity Ball, it annoyed students who were trying to study for examinations. If one wants to pick up vibes, one has to do it quicker than nine days afterwards. Residents say it is over and that they can now get back to what they were doing. It was a long interval. I appreciate problems were not encountered during the One Direction concerts, but if one wants to get real feedback, it should be done the day after when both sides will say where they encountered problems.

On the bogus objections, it seems they numbered 3% of the total. There were 384 observations received, of which 11 were fraudulent.