Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions
10:30 am
Mr. Peter McKenna:
No, it has never been the case. There were issues about the U2 concerts in 2009. It was not about the planning permission but about the overnight works to bring a colossal stage in and out, which could only be done overnight. This issue caused much concern in the area. We have never been refused an event licence, nor, to my knowledge, has anybody in Dublin. That is the real shock.