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Well, it looks like Irish people are finally angry with Garth Brooks

The Twitter reaction has changed dramatically since this saga began.

Jul 14th 2014, 10:25 PM 55,958 Views 104 Comments

Source: Mark Humphrey

GARTH BROOKS FINALLY confirmed this evening that all five of his scheduled Croke Park shows will be cancelled.

The singer said ticket refunds for the event will now go ahead, after speculation that they were being held back pending a possible deal. He added:

To say I am crushed is an understatement. All I see is my mother’s face and I hear her voice.

And on Twitter, the news provoked a very different reaction to previous developments in the saga.

Where before many users were furious with Dublin City Council, or with Croke Park residents… now the majority are venting their feelings at Garth Brooks himself.

Some were pretty restrained.

Going on that statement, I'd say breaking up with Garth Brooks would be a massive nightmare
— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) July 14, 2014

Source: amy o'connor/Twitter

Others… weren’t.

Garth Brollocks
— 🇵🇸 Finbar Lynch 🇱🇧 (@deadflegblues) July 14, 2014

Source: Finbat the Impaler/Twitter

Many expressed scepticism over his statement.

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And his approach to the debate.

Garth Brooks really laying it on thick now...Never heard guilt-tripping like this from anyone over the age of 10
— Tomás Heneghan (@TomasJHeneghan) July 14, 2014

Source: Tomás Heneghan/Twitter

Some went for the man head-on.

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This was a fairly common emotion.

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And this sort of summed things up.

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But most of all, there was this. Lots of this.

Source: Laura Byrne®/Twitter

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Well, it looks like Irish people are finally angry with Garth Brooks