City council plan review of concert licensing regime

Cork’s city officials are planning to conduct a full review of their concert licensing regime following the Garth Brooks debacle.

Senior officials have confirmed they plan to examine the city’s rules, procedures and policies on licensing large concerts and outdoor events to identify any improvements that could be made in a bid to avoid a similar situation occurring on Leeside. It is understood that the review will be conducted over the coming months to ensure that any issues which may arise are dealt with before the city’s biggest stadium, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, is revamped.

Aiken Promotions boss Peter Aiken, at the centre of the Brooks concert fiasco, staged the three Bruce Springsteen concerts last year, including one in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. He recently revealed he got the licence for that gig four days before the concert was staged.