The latest Bank of Ireland Spending Pulse analysing debit and credit card spending (15 - 24 August) reveals that total spending in Dublin 3 over the period increased by 107% when compared to the same dates in 2024. According to Bank of Ireland, social spending in and around Croke Park went 'Supersonic' (+185%), with pubs enjoying a bumper yield (+148%) and restaurants (+28%). This was no doubt due to concerts by global music superstars Oasis and Robbie Williams which drew the masses to Croke Park on consecutive weekends. "Our spending analysis suggests that a new generation have also discovered Oasis and Robbie Williams, with 18-25-year-olds posting a +139% spending rise in Dublin 3 during the period of the sold-out gigs." Although boosted by the College Football Classic between Iowa State University and Kansas State University in the Aviva Stadium on 23 August, social spending in the southside locations dipped by 45%.