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There's talk of Barack Obama getting involved in the Garth Brooks debacle

…and the Mexican ambassador, seriously.

LORD MAYOR OF Dublin Christy Burke is set to meet city manager Owen Keegan and chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission Kieran Mulvey today as part of efforts to get the Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park back on.

The talks come on foot of a request from Taoioseach Enda Kenny to Mulvey to set up a meeting.

Burke told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that he has been contacted by the Mexican Ambassador to Ireland who has offered his help at a “diplomatic level”.

Burke added that he has also been told by some Croke Park area residents that they are to attempt to contact US President Barack Obama to ask him to convince Brooks to play the gigs.

The Lord Mayor said that no time is yet set for today’s talks, adding that “my offices are open 24/7 and I’m waiting on the call”.

The developments follow the release of an email from Garth Brooks to Peter Aiken, in which the singer asks if there’s any chance the ‘powers that be’ in Ireland can work together, and that his five scheduled concerts in Croke Park can still go ahead as planned.

Burke said that the “integrity of planning laws” must be protected but hinted that there may be scope to hold the five concerts without actually altering Dublin City Council’s decision to grant a licence for three concerts.

He explained that this could be done, not by changing the decision, but by changing the conditions that accompany the decision and making one of the conditions that five of the concerts go ahead.

Burke also raised safety concerns if only three of the concerts go ahead, saying that people who have tickets for the last two concerts could turn up in an attempt to enter creating a crowd control issue for gardaí.

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    Apr 25th 2016, 11:08 AM

    Sums up my life :)

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    Apr 25th 2016, 1:12 PM

    More parents who film their kids at every moment in hope they can capture a moment that will get likes and attention on Facebook . Really is sad

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    Apr 25th 2016, 1:18 PM

    Jesus lighten up!

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    Apr 25th 2016, 5:02 PM

    My dad filmed me constantly when I was tiny, and this was long before social media. I think it’s really nice to have old videos of when I was a baby, even if it’s just hours of footage of me sitting on the floor. Not just because I was adorable (fat) but also because it’s fascinating getting a glimpse into my parents’ lives at that time.

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    Apr 25th 2016, 5:12 PM

    Have to say Brian as this girl’s dad..we don’t film her enough…They’re only small for a short period of time…when they find something fun and say daddy take my picture it’s nice to look back at and have fun and laugh about…some uptight people in this world…

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    Apr 25th 2016, 8:08 PM

    Ed sheerans parents taped him playing music all day every day. Don’t know did they take any photographs

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    Apr 25th 2016, 11:56 AM

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    Apr 25th 2016, 1:12 PM

    The News- 2016

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    Apr 25th 2016, 5:53 PM

    Landscape mode, for the love of god people

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    Apr 25th 2016, 8:09 PM

    Looks like a fair few joyless folk either got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning or fell trying to get in last night!

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