Daryl Cronin, the man behind Oktoberfest Beag, the annual celebration of German food, beer and music, said he had no option but to cancel this year’s event outright a week before opening night. The process of contacting the 15,000 people who booked tickets is under way and refunds will be arranged. Talks were under way to use the beer fest site for some match-day parking, but there are concerns now that the site may not be available. Even though it is the industry norm to apply for special exemptions weeks in advance, an application was made in court yesterday for a general singing and dance and occasional licence to cover the staging of the Oktoberfest Beag events. Mr O’Donovan said it was the first time in many years that the VFI branch had objected to an event or festival.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2018 04:41 UTC