Fans looking to attend Ulster SFC games this summer will have to prepare for price increases from previous championships.
Adult stand tickets will cost supporters €35 (up from €30) with a terrace ticket costing €20 (up from €18). Additionally, juvenile tickets (U16) will now cost €5/£5 with a poll by the County Derry Post showing that 87% of voters are against the introduction of charging juveniles for entry into games.
Ulster GAA have introduced a £5/€5 charge for U16s for their championship games.
What do you think?
— County Derry Post (@derrypost) May 17, 2018
Supporters can save by booking ahead with pre-match day prices for all games up to and including semi-finals priced at €28 (up from €25) for an adult stand ticket and €18 (up from €15) for a terrace ticket, while for the Ulster Final an adult stand ticket will cost €35 (up from €30) and a terrace ticket will cost €22 (up from €18).
Explaining the changes Ulster GAA Provincial Secretary Brian McAvoy said;
“The Ulster Championship will have a different feel to it this year. As well as it being run off over just seven weeks, the new time slot for the Eirgrid U-20 Championship and the change of format for the Electric Ireland Minor Championship, where teams now get a second chance, has meant that we’ve had to be flexible in our approach to curtain raisers.
“Consequently the identity of the teams participating in the curtain-raisers on 13th and 20th May won’t be known until earlier games have been played but, where possible, we will endeavour to match at least one of the teams up with a participating senior county.
“There will be a break in the Electric Ireland Minor Championship after 20th May and it will resume at semi-final stage at the end of June, after state examinations have concluded. From the last weekend in May until our provincial final on 24th June the new Eirgrid U-20 Championship fixtures will whet the appetite for the senior encounters to follow. All told it promises to be a novel, historic and exciting championship.”
The ticket increase also coincides with the lack of television coverage of the championship with the semi-final and final the only two games that will be broadcast live on BBCNI.
Ulster Ticket Prices (non-final)
Adult Stand Pre-Purchase: €28.00/£24.00
Adult Stand MatchDay: €35.00/£30.00
Juvenile Stand: €5.00/£5.00
Adult Terrace Pre-Purchase: €18.00/£15.00
Adult Terrace MatchDay: €20.00/£17.00
Juvenile Terrace: €5.00/£5.00
Student/Senior citizen tickets must be purchased from the respective competing county boards.
