You may have thought hoped that you'd heard the end of the Garth Brooks 'news' which dominated the Irish airwaves and national publications for weeks. But no, not just yet.
Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that huge numbers of fans got in touch with Enda Kenny, begging him to intervene. As per TV3 News, the Taoiseach received more than one thousand emails from members of the public about the recent Garth Brooks controversy.
At his press conference in Nashville last month Garth Brooks said he'd get down on his hands and knees to beg the Taoiseach to allow him perform his five gigs and, as much as we would have liked to have seen that, the country music star never came to Ireland but his fans have been doing plenty of begging on his behalf.
In what will likely be the only time you'll see us use the Freedom of Information act to help us with a story here on entertainment.ie/music, we can bring you excerpts of some of the mails sent to Enda.
In one email, a fan writes: "I want to ask you to do something to save this country from a complete shambles. The chance is there and you need to grab it…. We listened to you when you were begging for votes and granted your wish, now it's time for you to pay us back."
Another member of the public writes: "I would argue that the morale of the country is at risk here…. I would call on you as Taoiseach to do everything in your power to make an exception for these concerts."
A further email reads: "I am writing to you in desperation to ask you to intervene in this disaster… you can't stand idly by and let it fall away… Think about the emotional lift that this will give the country". And another fan wrote: "By changing this law it would bring great happiness to many and the country as a whole…"
Not all of the emails were in favour of reinstating the concerts though. One reads: "This Brooks debacle began as amusing but has quickly descended into an embarrassment. Why on EARTH is the office of An Taoiseach getting involved? The planning laws were breached by Croke Park, Mr Brooks and Aiken Promotions. End of Story."
In replies from his press office, the Taoiseach agrees with some of the concerns raised, writing: "…this issue has not been handled well by the stakeholders involved… The cancellation of these concerts is a loss to this country not only in terms of the impact on the goodwill of Garth Brooks fans but also for the economy."
The reply from the Taoiseach's office continues to say that it's inappropriate for the head of state to intervene in matters such as this but he did say he'd examine the concert licensing system to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.