The first of 5 Garth Brooks concerts was a great success in Croke Park. “Garth was only rockin’ it” said a concert goer. The drink was only flowing and so was the urine, in places. The crowd was merry and the atmosphere was electric. One local’s car became symbolic of the merriment and some locals even splashed out. Great craic was had and some complainer just had to complain.
It is alleged the complaint was about Ardilaun Square being used to empty Croke Park and in some cases, their patron’s bladders and even their stomachs. It is further alleged that the crowd was very large and completely unsupervised. “It looked like they just opened the gate and walked away and the usual community team, who we normally have weren’t here”, said a local.
The crowd, it is said were completely left to their own devices, thousands of them just walked out onto the Square. It is also said that plenty of people were hanging around and that no Croke Park staff or anyone was moving them along. “They usually have a team down here for concerts” said someone. One resident was concerned about the kids getting up to the smell of drink and piss. Fortunately later on, the street was greeted by the shining amber beacon on top of the little white street sweeper, it visited for some time and did a good job before going on its merry way.
The Ardilaun Times 
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