Croke Park could hold a fourth concert this year if an application from Aiken Promotions is successful.

The proposed fourth concert would take place on Thursday, May 17. Since the Garth Brooks debacle in 2014, there is only permission for three concerts per year at the stadium, with this year's allocation already used by Taylor Swift (June 15 and 16) and Michael Bublé (July 7).

Stadium director Peter McKenna issued a letter yesterday to local residents, who are understood to be opposed to the staging of an extra concert.

"I wanted to personally let you know this morning before the placement of a notice in the Irish Independent and Herald newspapers tomorrow, Friday, 2nd February," McKenna wrote.

"Aiken Promotions intend making an application to Dublin City Council Planning Authority for a licence to hold a concert in Croke Park on Thursday, 17 May 2018.  

"Croke Park has planning permission to host three special events per annum under its special events licence granted by Dublin City Council but event promoters can and have applied for additional special event licences in Croke Park so the stadium has hosted more than three special events in one calendar year."

McKenna added that the extra concert, should it get the green light, would be the only event or match to be scheduled in Croke Park for the month of May. The Rolling Stones and Ed Sheeran are among the acts tipped to play the fourth show.

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