New Tánaiste invites Garth Brooks to end world tour in Dublin

Tánaiste Joan Burton used Leader’s Questions to invite Garth Brooks to climax his world tour in Dublin as the row over whether it could open in Ireland raged on.

In her first set-piece Dáil performance as Labour leader, Ms Burton urged all sides in the dispute to keep talking.

“If the concerts do get underway successfully, I think we should invite him, perhaps, to complete the world tour in Dublin, probably some time after two years.