The general consensus was that British rock band Oasis took Slane Castle by storm last weekend and it is expected that Boyzone will do something similar in Cork next weekend.
So, it would seem strange to think that somebody might decide to throw away a perfectly good pair of tickets for the two much sought after events.
But, that's exactly what happened to two visitors to Roscrea this week when they discovered their error some hours before departing for the Slane gig.
And amazingly, having re-traced their steps they managed to recover the precious tickets from a rubbish bin in Dublin following an early morning dash and messy trawl through the contents of the bin.
Joe Feighery, a native of Roscrea but now living in Basingstoke, Hampshire in the UK was awakened at an un-Godly hour by his daughter Hazel who had just discovered that her tickets for the big Slane gig were missing. And, upon further investigation, she also discovered that the Boyzone tickets were gone too.
Having thought the whole thing over, Hazel and her Dad came to one conclusion - they had thrown the tickets into the bin in Dublin when they discarded some rubbish on their way down to Roscrea.
But rather than 'skip' the two big summer events, they made a quick dash to Dublin, donned the rubber gloves and did a forensic examination of the contents of the rubbish bin, much to the surprise of many on-lookers who surely thought the recession was really taking it's toll.
"I got a wake up call that we had to rush to a rubbish bin in Dublin to try and find the missing tickets. It was not a very pleasant task so early in the morning but we were very fortunate to find the tickets just a few minutes before the bins were emptied.
It was a real stroke of luck," said Joe who was back in Tipperary to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of his aunt and uncle Jack and Sally Feighery.
Hazel added, " I bought him a big bottle of handwash for Father's Day to say thank you for searching through the rubbish bin.
We were so thrilled to have found tickets and we were able to go and enjoy the concert in Slane. We also have our tickets for Boyzone for next weekend and we are really looking forward to it," added Hazel who was accompanied by her pal Lisa Mills.
Joe is a regular visitor to Tipperary - he endeavours to get home 2/3 times a year and loves to catch up with his many friends and family members in the Roscrea/Toomevara area. Hazel is currently taking in some of the sights of the country and has travelled around extensively before heading back home after the Boyzone concert at the weekend.
One wonders if Noel and Liam Gallagher and the gang from Boyzone really appreciate the efforts their fans ( and their Fathers!!!) go to in order to attend their big gigs.
Source: www.tipperarystar.ie
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