Gardaí recoup €7.6m for policing events including Garth Brooks and Harry Styles concerts 

Garth Brooks on stage at Croke Park, Dublin. Picture: Colin Keegan

Gardaí have recouped more than €7.6m from concert promoters, sporting bodies, and the National Ploughing Championships for policing duties over the past year.

The largest bill was the €380,000 paid by Aiken Promotions for the five long-delayed dates by country star Garth Brooks at Croke Park last September. It was closely followed by the €349,000 forked out by Festival Republic for policing services at Electric Picnic during the same month.