TMZ.Com tells us that Prince is the subject of a public shaming in Ireland after a judge decided to release information about the singer’s recent court battle because the Purple One isn’t paying the piper.

High Court Justice Peter Kelly just announced that Prince owes nearly $3 million in damages to concert promoters for bailing on a 2008 show in Dublin at the last minute.

According to Kelly, the two parties reached a settlement back in February — but Prince hasn’t paid the promoters a dime.

In a related note — during the case, an agent who worked with Prince told the court that the singer is a royal pain in the ass to work with … and when the agent informed Prince of the Irish problem, Prince said, “Tell the cat to chill. We will work something out.