# Tickets

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# verified fan

Taylor Swift slammed over controversial partnership with Ticketmaster that aims to stop touts

The singer is under fire over her endorsement of the ‘verified fan’ programme.

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Aug 31st 2017, 8:23 AM

# Tickets

Committee wants to know why OCI is locked into contract with company at centre of Rio scandal

The Olympic Council of Ireland is locked into a contract with the company at centre of Rio ticketing scandal until 2026.

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Aug 29th 2017, 7:19 PM

# Electric Picnic

6 acts to swot up on before Electric Picnic

It’s getting close now …

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Aug 22nd 2017, 8:00 AM

# ticket problems

Pat Hickey's lawyers asked Oireachtas committee to not discuss Rio Olympics

Minister for Sport Shane Ross has said Irish athletes were treated ‘shambolically’ in terms of ticket allocation.

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Aug 17th 2017, 2:20 PM

# moran inquiry

Rio 2016 lawyer thinks Irish inquiry emails 'may have been marked as spam'

The Brazilian lawyer representing the local committee said that he was unaware that an Irish inquiry was trying to get in touch with him.

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Aug 15th 2017, 7:34 AM

# In high demand

Tickets go on sale for Mayweather-McGregor today and the cheapest will set you back €430

You could pay as much as €8,000 face value for a seat at the T-Mobile Arena next month.

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Jul 24th 2017, 1:50 PM

# ticket touting

Ed Sheeran praised for 'protecting his true fans' by recalling 10,000 tickets

The recall only affected UK tour dates, according to a statement from Sheeran’s team.

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Jul 18th 2017, 1:08 PM

# Irish Tour 2018

Six of Ed Sheeran's concerts sell out in under 8 hours

The English singer has seven Irish dates in Cork, Galway, Dublin and Belfast.

71.2k

Jul 8th 2017, 5:45 PM

# eager beavers

People have been queuing up since yesterday to get tickets to one of Ed Sheeran's Irish shows

Tickets for these shows officially go on sale online and from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide tomorrow morning at 9am.

18.6k

Jul 7th 2017, 8:29 PM

# first preview

Hundreds queue for free tickets as Abbey Theatre shows it is "open to all"

They were queuing for tickets for a preview of the show Room.

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Jun 23rd 2017, 7:02 PM

# New Look

New bus corridors, new cycle lanes, new tickets: Dublin's bus network to be completely redesigned

Shane Ross said a complete redesign of the capital’s bus network is on the way.

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May 11th 2017, 6:58 AM

# Maurice Quinlivan

Ticketmaster and Seatwave aren't happy with proposed new ticket touting law

The proposed new law will make it illegal to resale tickets for a profit of more than 10%.

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May 10th 2017, 6:15 AM

# thinking out loud

Fans warned about fake tickets being sold for Ed Sheeran's Dublin gigs

Genuine tickets sold out within minutes, leaving many people disappointed.

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Apr 7th 2017, 11:58 AM

# is it too late to see sarries

'Limited number' of tickets for Munster's Champions Cup semi-final go on sale this afternoon

In case you had other plans for 2pm of a Friday.

11.2k

Apr 7th 2017, 10:31 AM

# ireeng

We've got the last two tickets around for Ireland v England to give away

Who wants to be there for the big one?

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Mar 17th 2017, 12:10 AM

# Touting

The consumer watchdog will probe 'suspected anti-competitive conduct' in the ticket industry

The CCPC has launched a full investigation into the sector.

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Jan 26th 2017, 2:11 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should reselling tickets above face value be banned?

U2 fans were left unhappy after tickets from their upcoming gig sold out in minutes.

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Jan 17th 2017, 8:48 AM

# With Or With-tout you

U2 tickets sold out in minutes this morning - but are already being sold for €1,000

Tickets are on sale on a website owned by Ticketmaster – who sold the originals.

28.0k

Jan 16th 2017, 3:29 PM

# on sale

U2 tickets go on sale today - but will there be a second date?

Last week the band announced it will play Croke Park on 22 July.

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Jan 16th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Brazil

Rio tickets scandal: Kevin Mallon home in Ireland for Christmas

He had been in Brazil for more than four months after his passport was seized by officials.

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Dec 23rd 2016, 1:57 PM

# Rio de Janeiro

Pat Hickey could get his passport back today - paving the way for a return to Ireland

Hickey was arrested last August in Brazil.

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Dec 9th 2016, 8:00 AM

# On a jet plane

Pat Hickey 'in good spirits' as his lawyer confirms €410,000 bond money will be deposited

It is not known who is paying the €410,000 bond.

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Nov 18th 2016, 4:37 PM

# Minsk

European Olympic Council expresses its "strong support" and "warmest wishes" for Pat Hickey

The expressions of support came at a meeting of European Olympic committees in Minsk, Belarus.

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Oct 21st 2016, 5:36 PM

# Tickets

Judge accepts six charges against Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon in Rio

The passports of the two Irish men have been retained.

29.4k

Sep 10th 2016, 12:26 AM

# rio tickets

OCI to take one month to review how it's governed in wake of ticket scandal

Deloitte has been put in charge of the task.

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Sep 9th 2016, 8:01 PM

# Tickets

Irishman Kevin Mallon released from Rio jail after three weeks

Mallon had been at Rio’s Bangu prison along with former OCI President Pat Hickey.

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Aug 28th 2016, 1:20 PM

# Tickets

Pat Hickey family lawyer: "It could be you or I who are in that situation"

Anne Marie James says that the former Olympic executive has already been denied a fair trial.

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Aug 27th 2016, 12:49 PM

# Olympic Council of Ireland

Pat Hickey's wife leaves Rio as lawyers make house arrest bid

Meanwhile, a Brazilian police commissioner said he does not object to the former OCI boss being put under house arrest.

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Aug 25th 2016, 5:27 PM

# Ticketing scandal

OCI has appointed a security firm to secure, copy and seal all its data for the Government's inquiry

Today the Government announced that the inquiry, chaired by Justice Carroll Moran, will examine ticket sales for the London (2012) and Sochi (2014) Games, as well as Rio 2016.

31.1k

Aug 24th 2016, 8:12 PM

# Shambles

'Desperate' families of Irish Olympians were forced to go abroad to get games tickets

Families say there was no online portal to buy tickets.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 6:36 PM

# Rio 2016

OCI member calls Pat Hickey's arrest in front of TV cameras a "total and absolute disgrace"

The body’s executive committee met last night for the first time since the scandal broke.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 8:05 AM

# Pat Hickey

Olympic Council of Ireland will defend itself "to the hilt" - acting president

Former president Pat Hickey remains in a Rio hospital following his arrest by Brazilian police on touting charges yesterday.

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Aug 18th 2016, 7:10 AM

# overnight

Pat Hickey will spend night in Rio hospital as police arrest him over Olympic ticket scandal

Hickey is facing three charges and a possible seven years in jail.

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Aug 17th 2016, 10:42 PM

# THG

Judge orders the arrest of four executives from firm at the centre of Irish Olympic tickets probe

A statement from THG says the charges are “concerning”.

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Aug 15th 2016, 6:32 PM

# What's going on?

Shane Ross is on his way to Rio to get answers over the Olympics ticket scandal

The controversy kicked off with an arrest of an Irishman last week. Tonight Sports Minister Shane Ross will want answers from the Olympic Council of Ireland.

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Aug 14th 2016, 2:17 PM