Claim Keegan said five shows would be okay

Dublin City manager Owen Keegan has been asked to return before an Oireachtas committee today to respond to claims by the stadium director at Croke Park that he was personally told by Mr Keegan that five shows would be allowed.

Peter McKenna told a stunned Oireachtas Transport Committee that he was prepared to swear an affidavit that he received a call from Mr Keegan in early February in which he was told the concerts would go ahead, and that the call was witnessed by one of his colleagues who was in his office at the time.

He said he was “ecstatic” at the news, and was so sure of the five concerts being permitted that he went on holidays at the time when the announcement was finally made.