Kenny was sent 1,000 emails on Garth gigs

The Taoiseach received up to 1,000 emails from Garth Brooks fans following the recent controversy over whether he would play his five planned Croke Park concerts.

The bulk of the correspondence asks Enda Kenny to intervene after Dublin City Council announced, just weeks before the July concerts were due to take place, that it would only grant licences for three of the five concerts.

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act to TV3 News show that in one email to Enda Kenny, a fan wrote: “I want to ask you to do something to save this country from a complete shambles. The chance is there and you need to grab it… We listened to you when you were begging for votes and granted your wish, now it’s time for you to pay us back.”