Ticket sales companies raise concern over timing of ticket touting bill due to effect of pandemic on events sector
The bill proposes to ban the above price resale of tickets for live events.
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The bill proposes to ban the above price resale of tickets for live events.
The company has started to roll out this system in the United States in a bid to tackle touting.
“I won’t hesitate for a f**king second to cancel the event.”
Ticket resellers have claimed that introducing a new law won’t do anything.
Prosecutors said that if Hickey doesn’t attend the trial, he would forfeit the €400,000 bond he paid.
The CCPC has launched a full investigation into the sector.
The expressions of support came at a meeting of European Olympic committees in Minsk, Belarus.
Mark Ward’s criticism comes as backbench Fine Gael TD Noel Rock prepares to publish bill to ban ticket touting in the coming weeks.
The “weekly” emails date back to 2010. Rio police also told TheJournal.ie that they want to establish if FAI chief John Delaney was involved in the OCI’s sale of Rio tickets.
Former president Pat Hickey remains in a Rio hospital following his arrest by Brazilian police on touting charges yesterday.
Minister Shane Ross said that he was “absolutely stunned” by the decision.
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Irish national Kevin James Mallon was described as a director at British firm THG.
Enterprise minister Richard Bruton says it’s up to ticket sellers to enforce anti-touting rules – and that legislation wouldn’t help.