Garth Brooks has confirmed that his upcoming gigs in Ireland won't be going ahead.

The country star was due to return to world touring with five shows at Dublin's Croke Park in July, with 400,000 tickets sold.

Local residents recently raised concerns over disruption resulting from the gigs and the local council said that the US musician could perform three out of the five concerts.

However, Brooks said that he would either perform all or none of the five dates and despite last-minute negotiations, no deal was struck.

Speaking in a statement, the country man confirmed that refunds will now be given to his disappointed fans:

"I have always been advised to NEVER send a message in 'the moment'. It is said it is best to take a walk, wait awhile, and think about it. With that said, I just received the news the Dublin City Council cannot change their earlier ruling to not allow the licenses for all five shows. To say I am crushed is an understatement.  All I see is my mother’s face and I hear her voice. She always said things happen for a reason and for the right reason.  As hard as I try, I cannot see the light on this one. So it is with a broken heart, I announce the ticket refunds for the event will go as posted by TicketMaster.

"I want to thank the Irish authorities for going the distance for all of us who wanted to share songs and dance together. I really want to thank all the people around the world that continued to think good thoughts that this would actually happen. Most of all, to Peter Aiken [of Aiken Promotions] and those 400,000 people who believed enough to go through what they have been through to get to this point…I love you, always have, always will. I encourage any and all of them that can come see the show, at some point around the world, to bring your Irish flags and wave them proudly at the concerts. I will be looking for you.…Garth."

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