next date in doubt after protests?

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Well they should be proud of themselves, there protests have made it overseas. Our local press in Atlanta has picked up this story and is running it on the news site.

Dubliners decry U2's noisy all-night stage removal�| accessAtlanta

 

[smileymbcastard]

So I guess it would be a socially acceptable form of protest if I were to start launching SAMs at passenger jets that fly over my house after 11 PM? I mean, I know it's up to city council to regulate this stuff, but for fuck's sake, those bastards on that plane aren't innocent angels either, they're flying over my house!

Oh fuck yeah. But then dont compalian when your sent to jail.

I thought better of the irish.

 

[last unicorn]

Yeah, it's all over the news here as well.

Not great news for Dublin, to be honest. They should be proud of themselves.

Of course Swedish fans should be punished for something that happened between these people and the city of Dublin.

 

[telephone88]

Lansdowne should hopefully be finished for the return leg anyway (assuming there is one)

 

[floweravalanche]

All Im gonna say to this is for Pete's sake, WTH people?

You're next to a stadium you will get noise, its common sense U2 or no U2 you will get some noise.

Gvox love the comment of the airplanes, I live by a military base actruly a couple I get a lot of late night jet flying and sometimes hear the booming of the tanks in the practice range. Maybe I should protest

 

[vaz02]

This will damage the future local economy in the long run. What major arists are going to be wanting to play there again in the future if this sort of stuff happens ?

The local chamber of commerce must be fuming lol.

 

[mskitkat]

unfortunately thats how it is everywhere, people wanting to protest everything anymore, because they can. Problem is they dont look at the bigger picture, too many protests, and anything or anyone wanting to come to your town,state , or country to stage events, people may just stop coming and spending their hard earned cash and then where will the local economy be.......probably down the tubes, Then you will really hear some complaining.......funny thought how they waited till U2 was done to really start complaining......i guess tis' true, money talks eh?

 

[waynetravis]

Did the road crews manage to get to their ferry on time?

 

[telephone88]

yea. 54 Lorry's containing all the important stuff was shipped out this morning. They were able to broker a deal with the residents to do so

 

[KUEFC09U2]

I really do think it will go ahead, but would be shocking if it didnt, dont the people who protested realise that it wasnt just Dublin City council they where doing damage to, but thousans of people in another country who bought tickets?

 

[clerks]

I live in NYC and I'm outside daily protesting the noise -- wait a minute -- that means I'm causing the noise and not accepting that it's NYC and it's noisy. That makes as much sense at getting angry that the most famous Irish men in history came home to play. If you don't like the noise of airplanes, don't live next to the airport.

I grew up across the street from Amtrak. I never once thought to protest them.

 

[gvox]

I grew up waking up at night with the sheets soakin wet and a freight train runnin thru the middle of my head, literally.

/tmi

 

[The_Edge89]

Nooo!! This can't happen! Why now?!
Let's hope this issue gets resolved immediately

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Yet another co-worker just walked into my office to tell me about this protest.

 

[The Sad Punk]

You guys should probably actually consider what it's like for these people before you call them bitches and idiots.

 

[bono_212]

You guys should probably actually consider what it's like for these people before you call them bitches and idiots.

Seriously, this is beyond ridiculous.

 

[last unicorn]

You guys should probably actually consider what it's like for these people before you call them bitches and idiots.

They live next to a big stadium where there are constantly big events, so always noise and crowds. Why do they single out U2? If I lived next to our stadium there'd be no way I could go out and protest against concert crowds, construction work or football games, that would just be ridiculous.

I read an article where someone from the neighborhood said that they didn't intend to cause delay to the tour. In that case I suggest to think or do some research before staging this protest, because Dublin isn't the last stop of the tour.

 

[The Sad Punk]

They live next to a big stadium where there are constantly big events, so always noise and crowds. Why do they single out U2? If I lived next to our stadium there'd be no way I could go out and protest against concert crowds, construction work or football games, that would just be ridiculous.

Because a local football match isn't incredibly loud and bright and doesn't go on until midnight, and it doesn't attract upwards of 90,000 derros and drongos from all kinds of world arse-ends?

Just a guess.

 

[anne_j]

I don't understand why the police or some other authority didn't do anything. Is it legal in Ireland to block a road? It certainly isn't where I live. To protest here you have to have a permit from the police, it has to be in a place where it won't cause too much trouble for traffic and so on.

I understand the inconvenience the neighbours of Croke Park have had, but they chose to live there themselves, and why let us swedes (and danes and finns and norweigans) suffer for what is ultimately Dublin City's fault?

 

[xtrmx]

You guys should probably actually consider what it's like for these people before you call them bitches and idiots.

Sad indeed....

They are basicly mad they got only 200 tickets and not 1200 and are trying to make sure they get them next tour.

 

[DRay9911]

-dan

 

[subnet]

-dan

oh boy this will get a reaction

 

[Liesje]

Can't be any louder than my neighbors thumping on each other and their kids until the ass crack of dawn. I think I'll go park them in....

 

[telephone88]

They live next to a big stadium where there are constantly big events, so always noise and crowds. Why do they single out U2? If I lived next to our stadium there'd be no way I could go out and protest against concert crowds, construction work or football games, that would just be ridiculous.

I read an article where someone from the neighborhood said that they didn't intend to cause delay to the tour. In that case I suggest to think or do some research before staging this protest, because Dublin isn't the last stop of the tour.

The residents have said they were fobbed off by the council when they tried to protest and this was the most (very very) effective form of protest they could come up with. They have no beef with U2 but disrupting these big events might put a bit of worry into the council as they certainly don't want to lose the business that 3 U2 gigs brings.

So the residents feel that the only way to get the council to listen is to disrupt these events.

And lots of these residents have lived in the area long before Croke Park was the place it is now.

 

[The_Edge89]

If that's the case, why not disrupt it after the 1st or 2nd night then?

 

[telephone88]

If that's the case, why not disrupt it after the 1st or 2nd night then?

because there would be no trucks to disrupt

 

[The_Edge89]

right...
I'm getting too enraged to think clearly.

 

[telephone88]

right...
I'm getting too enraged to think clearly.

lol you guys will get your show. Plenty of time

 

[beegee]

Does anyone know which was there first, the stadium or the houses?

I'm just curious.

 

[telephone88]

Does anyone know which was there first, the stadium or the houses?

I'm just curious.

Wouldn't matter because 10 years ago the stadium was nowhere near the capacity its at now and wasn't a massively popular concert venue