Garda Bill For Garth Brooks' Five Concerts In Croker Almost €40K

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 15:39

By Caoimhe Harney

The Gardaí charge for policing services at some events

The policing bill for Garth Brooks' five concerts in Croke Park was €380,000

According to freedom of information files, it was by far the most expensive event for policing last year.

The Gardaí charge for policing services at some events, with the amount agreed with the commercial organisations beforehand.

Aiken Promotions paid 380,000 euro for policing Garth Brooks' five concerts in Croke Park last September.

The next most expensive last year was the Malahide Castle Summer Concerts in Dublin between June 14th and 25th - at almost 272,000 euro.

Three other events cost just under 255,000 euro each last year.

They were three rock concerts in Marlay Park in Dublin last June, featuring Green Day, Guns and Roses and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

The second was the three-day Longitude Festival at the same venue in July.

And the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, last September.

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