Denis Desmond

‘We are happy with the price’: Music promoter Denis Desmond on buying Rory Gallagher’s guitar

Fender Stratocaster is acquired for more than €1 million at auction in London

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 19:42

Ambassador Theatre: Concert promoter appeals against refusal for railings to combat ‘antisocial behaviour’

In January, Dublin City Council rejected a plan for 1.7 metre high railings around the perimeter of the building

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 16:04

Electric Picnic parent books £35.3m profit as live events rebound

Group lost more than £10m in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic on live entertainment sector

Mon Jan 15 2024 - 15:39

MCD ranks 11th globally among concert promoters with €155m in ticket sales in 2022

Garth Brooks gigs help Croke Park to 13th spot among world’s most successful concert venues in terms of box office receipts

Fri Jan 06 2023 - 17:08

Key changes to Olympia Theatre’s facade rejected by council

Council wants proposed arch omitted from plan, and for a new colour scheme to be considered

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 16:46

Live Nation joint venture paid out £48.3m for MCD Productions

Cancellation of music festivals due to Covid cost insurers €36.6m but firm still lost €12.4m

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 20:32

Electric Picnic promoters receive insurance payout over 2020 cancellation

Live Nation controlled Festival Republic Ltd received Covid related payout of £13.27m

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 18:18

AIB and PTSB spent €20m on adviser fees for purchase of Ulster Bank loans

Seen & Heard: lobbying for Electric Picnic, Bank of Ireland CEO’s view of mortgage rules, and Simon Pratt’s new food venture

Sun Aug 08 2021 - 14:52

Irish bars and restaurants invest in medical-grade air purifiers for indoor dining

Fáilte Ireland operating guidelines criticised for not focusing more on technology

Sat May 29 2021 - 05:15

Electric Picnic 2021: Staging a Covid-free festival is possible. Insuring it mightn’t be

Hugh Linehan: Pilot events in UK are promising but will Government underwrite the risk?

Sat May 15 2021 - 07:00

No Picnic for the live events sector as it vies for Government help

The industry worth €3.5bn to the economy employs 35,000, and most are now idle

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 05:00

Ryanair plots legal action to force expansion of green list

Seen & Heard: Government to drop eviction ban, Aer Lingus warns staff not to mock it online

Sun Jul 26 2020 - 12:38

‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festival

Cancelling a festival is huge. A vast army of people are suddenly out of a job

Sun May 10 2020 - 05:00

MCD’s Desmond ‘optimistic’ that Electric Picnic 2020 will go ahead

A record attendance of 70,000 expected for the sold-out event at Stradbally in September

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 19:15

Insurance costs add €1 to every concert ticket in Republic

MCD boss says insurance costs for a stadium gig in Republic costs €50,000 compared to €5,000 in the North

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 20:28

Concert promoter MCD says dealing with regulators cost €3m

Sale of half of company to joint venture with Love Nation gets green light

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 18:40

Denis Desmond company shares in £10.29m dividend

Payment made as UK joint venture records £2.2m loss

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 18:37

Gardaí investigate if Dublin fracas linked to Longitude warning

Violence outside nightclub off Grafton Street followed security fears over music festival

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 01:58

Longitude organiser says ‘no connection’ between festival and Dublin fracas

Garda sources say they suspect men who tried to rush club door had been at festival

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 17:13

US embassy warns citizens against attending Longitude festival

Bureau of consular affairs says three-day event at Marlay Park has ‘potential for violence’

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 21:22

Concert promoter Denis Desmond shares in £2.8m dividend from Festival Republic

Pre-tax profits increase by 57 per cent to £7.78 million

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 17:55

Johnny Lappin: ‘How I signed Hozier’s publishing deal’

Veteran music publisher has released memoir In a Lifetime – from Hozier to U2

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 05:00

Pretax profits at Denis Desmond’s concert promoter down 19%

AMG paid dividend of £35m in 2018 including £9.8m dividend for Gaiety Investments

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 00:01

Hozier goes straight to Number 1 in US ... ‘Can’t put it into words’

Hozier’s Wasteland Baby tops US charts in its first week, supplanting A Star is Born soundtrack

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 12:11

Competition watchdog to investigate MCD deal with Live Nation

Consumer body to scrutinise Denis Desmond and Caroline Downey’s sale of promoter

Thu Jan 03 2019 - 18:10

Darren Smith: ‘The ratings will decide if you’re coming back’

The TV producer on doing ‘covers’, lessons from ‘Anglo’ and everybody loving ‘Goggler’

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 05:30

Electric Picnic generates €1.9m profit, up from €369k in 2017

But parent company, owned by Denis Desmond and Live Nation sees profits vanish

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 05:30

Metallica to play Slane Castle in 2019

Concert on June 8th will be part of the thrash-metal band’s WorldWired arena tour

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 11:41

Mario Rosenstock and Denis Desmond in six-figure tax-defaulter deals

Comedian and promoter make settlements with Revenue worth €118,663 and €701,025

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 15:32

Promoter Denis Desmond sells MCD stake to Live Nation

MCD has been bought out in full by a UK-based company that is a 50/50 joint venture between Live Nation and Desmond’s Gaiety Investments

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 19:24

Denis Desmond and Live Nation cleared to take control of Isle Of Wight festival

UK competition body gives green light to deal after investigators take summer field trip

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 06:20

The day The Clash and punk turned Trinity into a war zone

The Clash played Trinity College 40 years ago today. The student organisers recall the British punks' explosive 1977 visit to Ireland

Sat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00

Is the music industry now entirely in the hands of live promoters?

Promoters are now running artist development. Will we be left with little more than entertainerbots?

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 05:00

Live Nation has replaced record companies for development, says Denis Desmond

Live Nation’s ticket sales in June rose 20% on 2016’s figure

Thu Jul 27 2017 - 10:31