Irish Examiner view: Concerts for all

Garth Brooks performing at Croke Park. The singer's ability to make hundreds of thousands travel to one place leaves us with plenty to ponder about.

It would be difficult to ignore the impact Garth Brooks has had on the country in recent days, with his five concerts bringing 400,000 fans to Croke Park.

The singer’s own forays out of Dublin, to take in the sights around Glendalough in Wicklow or to sing a tune in Dick Mack’s pub in Dingle, have been well documented, as one might expect, but his ability to make hundreds of thousands travel to one place leaves us with plenty to ponder about.