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The Castletown House Report on MCD’s role in the Barbra Streisand concert

The report on MCD’s management of the Barbra Streisand concert in Celbridge is now available for reading here.
As the promoters of the event MCD have to bear most of the responsibility for what happened on site on the night.
The committee recommends that:

1. MCD make restitution to those complainants who had to [...]

Consumers’ Association of Ireland blames MCD for mismanagement of Barbra Streisand concert

The Consumers’ Association of Ireland have issued a press release relating to the 97 written complaints they received re the Barbra Streisand concert in Celbridge. (The CAI is a voluntary organisation dedicated to protecting consumers’ rights. The statutory body, The National Consumer Agency, has yet to issue a report.) They say that MCD will [...]

Response from MCD re Streisand concert in Celbridge

Hello,
In response to the issues raised by yourself and other fans who attended the Barbra Streisand concert, MCD set up a specialist committee on 17th July 2007 to conduct a thorough examination of concerns expressed. The establishment of the committee has been welcomed by the National Consumer Agency.
The committee is chaired by Pat Byrne, former [...]

Busy bonhomie…

It’s been the busiest few days this blog has seen, in its two years’ existence. Bizarre that it should be Barbra Streisand herself that should propel it to such activity (it’s so gay). At the time of writing this post, that page has been viewed by 1,736 people, two-thirds of whom found it via Google. [...]

Review: Barbra Streisand at Castletown House, Celbridge, Ireland

My perception of the world often feels like I’m trudging through the swirling mud of my emotions, and sometimes I would much rather it wasn’t so, that I could get over myself. Last night, for example, I spent two full hours fuming at the organisation behind the Barbra Streisand concert in Castletown House, that [...]

Bootboy: No longer a Gay

11th May 2007
I am no longer a Gay. Everything that I am supposed to be about has just been proven to be a sham. This morning I failed, dismally, to put my money where my mouth is. The most crucial pouff test of all, and my litmus paper failed to turn pink. I sat in [...]