Concert organisers say they are trying to reschedule all events cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

In light of announcements made by the Irish government regarding the shutdown of public spaces, events promoters around the country have begun announcing plans to cancel and postpone events throughout the month and beyond.

John Bishop, Dara Ó Briain, Deirdre O’Kane, Michael McIntyre, Des Bishop, Jason Byrne, Joanne McNally and Tommy Tiernan all took to the stage.

The most expensive was a three-day music festival in Co. Westmeath.

Acts due to perform at the Marquee in the coming weeks include Hall and Oates, Kris Kristofferson, Toto, David Gray, Tommy Tiernan, Bros, Christy Moore and Nathan Carter.

Rod Stewart has recorded jingles for a Cork radio station which has been launched in his honour ahead of his Páirc Uí Chaoimh performance on May 25.

An Garda Síochána received almost €1.5m from promoters and organisers to police some of the largest events held in the country last year — but received no external payment towards the cost of providing security for the Pope’s visit.

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Tash Sultana is the first artist to be announced for performances next summer at Cork’s Live at the Marquee and at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin.

She has also been forced to cancel her Belfast show which was due to take place tomorrow.

The promoters behind the three Ed Sheeran concerts at Páirc Uí Chaoimh have been charged €90,000 by the State for policing during the events.

Issues of crowding seemed to arise in one particular area which O’Boyle said would be individually policed by a team of 30 people at tonight’s gig.

Tributes have been paid to a brave little girl who has died suddenly just days after meeting her idol, pop star Ed Sheeran.

The success of the Ed Sheeran concerts in Cork, which were worth an estimated €60m to the local economy, has given the city a taste of what an events centre could deliver, business leaders said yesterday.

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The organisers of the Cork International Choral Festival say it has suffered “reputational damage”, after they rescheduled it to avoid clashing with Ed Sheeran’s gigs.

The Rolling Stones might have to wait a while to see if they get any satisfaction over their proposed May 17 concert at Croke Park, with residents of nearby residential areas signalling they will likely lodge an objection.

The Rolling Stones are being linked with plans to hold a fourth concert at Croke Park in Dublin this year.

Christy Moore will be returning to perform at Live at the Marquee in Cork this summer.

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Promoters of entertainment and sporting events have clashed over whether legislation is needed to govern the resale of tickets which can be sold at prices far in excess of face value.

Harry Crosbie took no salary for nearly three years from his last remaining business, the Vicar Street music venue in Dublin, but did draw €1.7m from it to pay for his living and trading expenses, the Commercial Court has heard.

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The revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh GAA stadium in Cork is on course to host a major concert next July. 

Two lawyers who defended Steven Avery, the man at the centre of the popular ‘Making a Murderer’ documentary series, are to appear in conversation at venues in Cork and Galway this September.

Tickets are priced €40 go on sale Thursday, November 26 for all usual outlets.

Following the Garth Brooks concert Croke Park debacle, last year is likely to be a year Aiken Promotions would want to quickly forget.

Inis is an architect-led, beautifully redesigned, walk-in condition, detached property at the city end of Cork’s popular Blackrock Road.

We came for the beards, garish outfits and furry guitars, we left with a head full of the greatest riffs to have blessed a fretboard since Jimi departed our galaxy.

New event licensing laws could be introduced within weeks following a major review prompted by the Garth Brooks fiasco.

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Radio station FM104 have suspended to of its presenters for breaking an embargo on announcing details of Ed Sheeran's Croke Park gig this summer.

Pop megastar Beyonce generated a cool €1m a night in box office receipts during her four-gig stint at the 3Arena in Dublin last year.

It’s been seen live by over 25 million people across the planet and smashed box office records over two decades — now the banks of the Lee are set to pulse to the rhythm of global dance phenomenon Riverdance for the first time.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh should be chosen to host All-Ireland quarter or semi-finals when it reopens in 2017 following a €70 million upgrade, according to the Cork County Board chairman.

This year may be one that Aiken Promotions will want to forget about quickly, what with the Garth Brooks concerts debacle, but new figures show its UK arm recorded profits of over €230,000 last year.

Aiken Promotions has confirmed there are no plans for Garth Brooks to perform in Ireland next year.

The Garda investigation into forged objections to the doomed Garth Brooks concerts at Croke Park has resulted in a file being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.