Council rules out change on licences

The prospect of Garth Brooks playing any shows in Croke Park this month appeared to recede last night with a fresh court bid to stop the three licensed shows and Brooks sticking with his desire to play all five concerts.

Dublin City manager Owen Keegan also ruled out any change to the decision taken by Dublin City Council last week to grant licences for the first three shows only, beginning on July 25.

The country music superstar is to hold a press conference at 5pm, Irish time, in Nashville on Thursday, with 400,000 ticket holders anxiously awaiting developments.