Irish Examiner view:  Dublin's concentration of concerts indicative of regional imbalance  

The sheer concentration of those events in the capital — and the crowds attending them — serves to expose the consequences of decades of imbalance when it comes to regional development

Taylor Swift's three concerts in the Aviva Stadium begin tomorrow night, and will draw thousands of Swifties to the centre of Dublin. Picture: Alamy/PA

Taylor Swift looms over everything in Ireland this week like a bejewelled colossus. Her three concerts in the Aviva Stadium begin tomorrow night, and will draw thousands of Swifties to the centre of Dublin to worship their high queen — who arrives like the very herald of summer.

Excessive? Hardly. This weekend the holiday season launches in earnest. It is estimated there may be well over 500,000 people in Dublin soaking up not just the gigs in the Aviva, but attending a variety of other events in other locations around the capital.