Madness
About 30 seconds after Joe McQuillan blew his whistle in Sunday’s manic All-Ireland semi final, the collective thought of 82,000 people was ‘I have to be here for the replay’.
Tickets went on sale via the GAA’s own website on Sunday night, while more were due to go on sale in the GAA ticket office on Dorset St on Monday morning.
The fact that the game is on a Saturday at 5 pm and is clashing with Electric Picnic you’d imagine would have put some people off, but hundreds of people turned up looking to get their hands on the now almost mythical tickets.
https://twitter.com/ecasso/status/638287835947253760
Queue around the corner at @officialgaa Ticket Office on Dorset St. #DUBvMAY @MayoGAA @MayoClub51 pic.twitter.com/SyQq5B7HMS
— Ted Lynott (@Tedlynott) August 31, 2015
Various reports today suggested that some fans were able to purchase between 10-20 tickets upto lunchtime, which to us sounds more than a little unfair.
Many people feel that those who ordered multiple tickets are looking to sell them online for two and three times the price and looking at various websites it looks like they were right.
So the tickets are sold out online and immediately on DoneDeal for a higher amount!! Well done lads!! #gaa pic.twitter.com/7qQ5LhVeFJ
— Hugh Lynn (@lthugh) August 31, 2015
Just three ads we screenshotted on Donedeal.ie touting tickets at inflated prices for Saturday's replay #Mayogaa pic.twitter.com/LZtqnQ0gNG
— Mayo Club '51 (@MayoClub51) August 31, 2015
But this afternoon it’s been confirmed that DoneDeal and Adverts.ie will not allow any All-Ireland tickets for sale via their websites.
@allthingsmayo Hi, we have reviewed ads, consulted with the GAA & decided not to allow the resale of All Ireland final & semi final tickets.
— DoneDeal.ie (@DoneDeal) September 1, 2015
Just to reiterate, as always with ticket sales, we only ever allow at face value and delete any listed above that. @officialgaa @MayoGAA
— Adverts.ie (@adverts_ie) September 1, 2015
The news was immediately welcomed by the GAA too.
Thank you @DoneDeal – tickets for #GAA fixtures seen online or on sale above face value will be cancelled https://t.co/q0X5fOJo55
— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 1, 2015
We’re always amazed how touts are able to get away with looking for anyone ‘anyone buying or selling tickets’ within metres of Gardai, but at least one avenue of gouging genuine supporters has been cut off to them this afternoon.
The news should mean that at least some tickets will turn up on Friday and Saturday and that hopefully no-one will get scalped by greedy touts looking to make a quick buck from GAA fans.
