Last week it was announced that Bruce Springsteen will play at Croke Park on May 27th with a second concert likely for May 29th.
The scheduling of the concert meant the Leinster Championship double-header between Dublin and Wexford in hurling and Kildare and Wexford in football had to be brought forward eight days to May 21st.
This, in turn, has played havoc with the Dublin club GAA scene.
In a statement released on Wednesday by the Dublin county board explained the situation which it says has resulted in 'unacceptable consequences'.
CCC Átha Cliath wishes to advise clubs of a change to the Dublin club fixture calendar as adopted by County Committee on 25 January last.
This change has been forced on the committee by the recent scheduling of a Bruce Springsteen concert for Croke Park on 27 May next.
As a result of the concert CCC Comhairle Laighean has now brought forward the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship fixture between Dublin and Wexford by eight days to Saturday 21 May.
The knock-on effect of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship date change is that CCC Átha Cliath may not now be in a position to schedule Dublin senior or intermediate football championship fixtures as planned for the week ending 15 May due to the unavailability, under bye-law, of members of the Dublin senior hurling panel who play football with their clubs.
Due to the packed inter-county calendar CCC Átha Cliath regrets that it is not in a position at this time to reschedule the Dublin SFC/IFC games which were due to be played during week ending 15 May.
Representations made on behalf of CCC Átha Cliath to CCC Comhairle Laighean about the unacceptable consequences of their fixture change and also providing proposed compromise dates to resolve the problem have proven to be unsuccessful.
CCC Átha Cliath very much regrets any inconvenience caused to clubs, players and mentors arising from this unwelcome scenario.
Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
