Planning permission for railings around Ambassador Theatre refused
Addition sought to combat ‘serious anti-social behaviour’
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
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
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
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
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
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
Electric Picnic promoters receive insurance payout over 2020 cancellation
Live Nation controlled Festival Republic Ltd received Covid related payout of £13.27m
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
Irish bars and restaurants invest in medical-grade air purifiers for indoor dining
Fáilte Ireland operating guidelines criticised for not focusing more on technology
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?
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
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
‘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
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
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
Concert promoter MCD says dealing with regulators cost €3m
Sale of half of company to joint venture with Love Nation gets green light
Gardaí investigate if Dublin fracas linked to Longitude warning
Violence outside nightclub off Grafton Street followed security fears over music festival
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
US embassy warns citizens against attending Longitude festival
Bureau of consular affairs says three-day event at Marlay Park has ‘potential for violence’
Concert promoter Denis Desmond shares in £2.8m dividend from Festival Republic
Pre-tax profits increase by 57 per cent to £7.78 million
Johnny Lappin: ‘How I signed Hozier’s publishing deal’
Veteran music publisher has released memoir In a Lifetime – from Hozier to U2
Pretax profits at Denis Desmond’s concert promoter down 19%
AMG paid dividend of £35m in 2018 including £9.8m dividend for Gaiety Investments
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
Competition watchdog to investigate MCD deal with Live Nation
Consumer body to scrutinise Denis Desmond and Caroline Downey’s sale of promoter
Darren Smith: ‘The ratings will decide if you’re coming back’
The TV producer on doing ‘covers’, lessons from ‘Anglo’ and everybody loving ‘Goggler’
Electric Picnic generates €1.9m profit, up from €369k in 2017
But parent company, owned by Denis Desmond and Live Nation sees profits vanish
Metallica to play Slane Castle in 2019
Concert on June 8th will be part of the thrash-metal band’s WorldWired arena tour
Mario Rosenstock and Denis Desmond in six-figure tax-defaulter deals
Comedian and promoter make settlements with Revenue worth €118,663 and €701,025
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
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
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
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?
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