Emergency legislation could save gigs, claims FF

Emergency legislation allowing a ministerial review of appeals on decisions not to grant concert licences is the only way to resolve the row over the Garth Brooks shows, Fianna Fáil has said.

Timmy Dooley TD said draft legislation published by Fianna Fáil would allow such a decision to be appealed and let the concerts go ahead.

At present, even if Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan wanted to reverse the earlier decision of the local authority not to allow the last two shows go ahead as scheduled, he is precluded by law from doing so.