Ticket price rise for All-Ireland finals

lukin

Start saving now lads and lassies:
€80 for a stand ticket for this years AI finals:
http://www.setanta.com/africa/Articles/2011/06/18/Ticket-price-rise-for-All-Ireland-finals/gnid-97740/

Mushy

How come?

dartbhoy

Have the GAA any cop on at all? There's a bloody recession in the country and GAA attendances are suffering due to the high prices of games yet they go on and raise the price of an All Ireland final ticket

Mushy

On computer now and it says they've also decreased ticket prices at all matches up till semi-finals.

ShamoBuc

Mushy wrote: »

On computer now and it says they've also decreased ticket prices at all matches up till semi-finals.

So to help make up for what they will lose with the 5 euro deductions on games upto the semis, they put up the tickets for the finals - cheers:rolleyes:

padd b1975

dartbhoy wrote: »

Have the GAA any cop on at all? There's a bloody recession in the country and GAA attendances are suffering due to the high prices of games yet they go on and raise the price of an All Ireland final ticket

It would appear you are not familiar with the concept of
supply and demand. All Ireland Finals are generally the only sell out matches throughout the summer. It makes perfect business and economic sense to price these tickets at a premium.

dartbhoy

padd b1975 wrote: »

It would appear you are not familiar with the concept of
supply and demand. All Ireland Finals are generally the only sell out matches throughout the summer. It makes perfect business and economic sense to price these tickets at a premium.

I'm well aware of the way the GAA operate when it comes to All Irelands. I've been down the road before of following Cork in Munster and All Ireland semis yet can't get a ticket for the final in Croker when it comes around and then to be sickened to see local businessmen and their families all up in Croker hence why I don't waste my hard earned money on the grab all association anymore:rolleyes:!

Mushy

ShamoBuc wrote: »

So to help make up for what they will lose with the 5 euro deductions on games upto the semis, they put up the tickets for the finals - cheers:rolleyes:

In short, yes!

padd b1975

dartbhoy wrote: »

I'm well aware of the way the GAA operate when it comes to All Irelands. I've been down the road before of following Cork in Munster and All Ireland semis yet can't get a ticket for the final in Croker when it comes around and then to be sickened to see local businessmen and their families all up in Croker hence why I don't waste my hard earned money on the grab all association anymore:rolleyes:!

If thats the case, what the hell are you doing on here whining about ticket prices to an event that you have no intention of attending??

Mountainlad

Sometimes the GAA forget there an amateur organisation

padd b1975

Mountainlad wrote: »

Sometimes the GAA forget there an amateur organisation

Amateur in status. Professional in attitude.

dartbhoy

padd b1975 wrote: »

If thats the case, what the hell are you doing on here whining about ticket prices to an event that you have no intention of attending??

Well I'd like to think that ordinary GAA supporters can be afforded the chance to attend GAA games. As someone who played the game for many years at club level I have a great love for the GAA but not for the GAA councils who seem intent on ripping off GAA fans hard earned money.

I have written to the headquarters expressing my concerns at the prices of tickets yet they didn't even have the courtesy to reply to me:mad:! As for yourself maybe your 1 of the elite who can get tickets easily enough for the All Ireland finals?

Royal Seahawk

Excellent financial decision from the Gaa. They could charge 200 euro for a ticket and if Meath were in it I'd pay no problem.

padd b1975

dartbhoy wrote: »

Well I'd like to think that ordinary GAA supporters can be afforded the chance to attend GAA games. As someone who played the game for many years at club level I have a great love for the GAA but not for the GAA councils who seem intent on ripping off GAA fans hard earned money.

I have written to the headquarters expressing my concerns at the prices of tickets yet they didn't even have the courtesy to reply to me:mad:! As for yourself maybe your 1 of the elite who can get tickets easily enough for the All Ireland finals?

Far from 1 of the elite to be honest. However, if my county are lucky enough to get back to the All Ireland I would be more than happy to pay 80 euro to attend in fact I would pay a lot more to make sure I would get a ticket and so would a lot more supporters. The GAA know this only too well.

magentas

TBH I wouldn't mind paying €80 if I thought it was going to (or they were at least getting a small cut) the people that deserved it (ie. the players!) but I think it's very hard to justify match tickets costing the same or more than the price of tickets to see world-class bands that have to pay huge overheads, massive production costs etc. while still making a very nice profit.

The GAA are just too greedy and it's making games less accessible for fans with the high cost of tickets.

dartbhoy

padd b1975 wrote: »

Far from 1 of the elite to be honest. However, if my county are lucky enough to get back to the All Ireland I would be more than happy to pay 80 euro to attend in fact I would pay a lot more to make sure I would get a ticket and so would a lot more supporters. The GAA know this only too well.

Well that's your argument and I have mine. I'm not on here to fall out with people and If your happy to pay 80 euros for an All Ireland final ticket fair enough.

However there's lots of GAA supporters I know that won't go to games any more because of ticket costs. There's no problem filling Croke Park on All Ireland finals day but how many of these actually attend league games on cold February and March Sundays? The GAA can't lose on this and they know it!

padd b1975

magentas wrote: »

TBH I wouldn't mind paying €80 if I thought it was going to (or they were at least getting a small cut) the people that d
eserved it (ie. the players!) but I think it's very hard to justify match tickets costing the same or more than the price of tickets to see world-class bands that have to pay huge overheads, massive production costs etc. while still making a very nice profit.

The GAA are just too greedy and it's making games less accessible for fans with the high cost of tickets.

Nobody forces or can force any player to tog out and play. They are not under contract, totally free to pursue any other hobby they wish.

padd b1975

dartbhoy wrote: »

Well that's your argument and I have mine. I'm not on here to fall out with people and If your happy to pay 80 euros for an All Ireland final ticket fair enough.

However there's lots of GAA supporters I know that won't go to games any more because of ticket costs. There's no problem filling Croke Park on All Ireland finals day but how many of these actually attend league games on cold February and March Sundays? The GAA can't lose on this and they know it!

Of course they know they can't lose! Thats good business acumen there my friend.

Stinicker

It is disgraceful, as local club member not one penny of this or the rest of the millions raked in every filters down to the clubs, instead they must try and raise funds, have expensive membership and depend on the National Lottery and Government grants to build their pitches whilst the GAA wastes millions on white elephants projects trying to build a Croke Park in every county for maybe one game every two years.

I would not mind paying large fees if the money was properly divided to the small rural clubs and to the heartland of the gaa, not squandered on excess and waste.

I'd pay the €80 no problem because tickets are usually so scarce and Kerry GAA already levies €10 onto the tickets so eg. if Kerry were in the final I'd be paying €90, now add in €72 train tickets, expensive food and drink in Dublin and the cost of attending the All-Ireland could easily reach €300 a man and if you stayed Saturday and Sunday night in the big smoke you'd be luck to have a penny change out of €500, now think of a family of 4, wife and two kids; the GAA are totally out of touch with reality.

Mountainlad

padd b1975 wrote: »

Of course they know they can't lose! Thats good business acumen there my friend.

Ok so you pay €20,000 and we'l all pay €50, seen as your willing to pay whatever they ask.

It isn't remotely fair, and with the financial circumstances as they are it means people won't be able to afford tickets. They'll sell out no doubt, but some people won't be able to afford it, is that fair?

It's time the GAA realised profits should be secondary to patrons.

penexpers

There are many many people who attend the All Ireland finals who are guaranteed tickets to the All Ireland finals and who don't attend any other games throughout the year. It makes perfect sense to sting them for an extra 10 euro.

penexpers

Mountainlad wrote: »

Ok so you pay €20,000 and we'l all pay €50, seen as your willing to pay whatever they ask.

It isn't remotely fair, and with the financial circumstances as they are it means people won't be able to afford tickets. They'll sell out no doubt, but some people won't be able to afford it, is that fair?

It's time the GAA realised profits should be secondary to patrons.

The only "fair" ticket price is 0 euro.

K-9

€27 into Healy Park for a Championship match!

€80 is dear but people pay €50/60 for a run of the mill Premier League match so it compares well when it's the highlight of the GAA calender.

padd b1975

Mountainlad wrote: »

Ok so you pay €20,000 and we'l all pay €50, seen as your willing to pay whatever they ask.

It isn't remotely fair, and with the financial circumstances as they are it means people won't be able to afford tickets. They'll sell out no doubt, but some people won't be able to afford it, is that fair?

It's time the GAA realised profits should be secondary to patrons.

Where did I say I would pay 20000 euro?? Please tell me. The second part of your post appears to be a contradiction, first you say people can't afford the ticket prices then you say the games will sell out without a doubt. Please bring some consistency to your opinions, anything else just makes you look stupid.

padd b1975

penexpers wrote: »

The only "fair" ticket price is 0 euro.

The only fair ticket price is what a customer is willing to pay.

padd b1975

Stinicker wrote: »

It is disgraceful, as local club member not one penny of this or the rest of the millions raked in every filters down to the clubs, instead they must try and raise funds, have expensive membership and depend on the National Lottery and Government grants to build their pitches whilst the GAA wastes millions on white elephants projects trying to build a Croke Park in every county for maybe one game every two years.

I would not mind paying large fees if the money was properly divided to the small rural clubs and to the heartland of the gaa, not squandered on excess and waste.

I'd pay the €80 no problem because tickets are usually so scarce and Kerry GAA already levies €10 onto the tickets so eg. if Kerry were in the final I'd be paying €90, now add in €72 train tickets, expensive food and drink in Dublin and the cost of attending the All-Ireland could easily reach €300 a man and if you stayed Saturday and Sunday night in the big smoke you'd be luck to have a penny change out of €500, now think of a family of 4, wife and two kids; the GAA are totally out of touch with reality.

So your major gripe is not with the price of the ticket its with the distribution of the revenues? Fair enough so.

ardmacha

This thread is bizzarre. The GAA have reduced ticket prices for the vast majority of games and people are here whining because the prices of a handful of games have increased! Most supporters never get to see their team in a final and if that happens they are concerned with getting the ticket, not the prices!

padd b1975

ardmacha wrote: »

This thread is bizzarre. The GAA have reduced ticket prices for the vast majority of games and people are here whining because the prices of a handful of games have increased! Most supporters never get to see their team in a final and if that happens they are concerned with getting the ticket, not the prices!

Dead right! People seem to see what they want to see.

ShamoBuc

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Excellent financial decision from the Gaa. They could charge 200 euro for a ticket and if Meath were in it I'd pay no problem.

Easily said when you know there is little or no chance of that happening;)

Royal Seahawk

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Easily said when you know there is little or no chance of that happening;)

What are you talking about? Meath have played in 9 All Ireland football finals in my lifetime.

ShamoBuc

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

What are you talking about? Meath have played in 9 All Ireland football finals in my lifetime.

It's been 10yrs since the last one.
What are the odds on them getting there this year do you think?

Royal Seahawk

Quite high I'd imagine. Sure we're useless. Louth could well take us.
But I follow Meath everywhere, O'Byrne Cup, League etc. If we were to get to another All-Ireland final in my lifetime I wouldn't let something like money prevent me from being there. And I don't say that because it might be 'unlikely' to happen as you suggest, I say it because I mean it.

ShamoBuc

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Quite high I'd imagine. Sure we're useless. Louth could well take us.
But I follow Meath everywhere, O'Byrne Cup, League etc. If we were to get to another All-Ireland final in my lifetime I wouldn't let something like money prevent me from being there. And I don't say that because it might be 'unlikely' to happen as you suggest, I say it because I mean it.

I wouldn't go as far as to say ye are useless and I would agree Louth will put it up to ye. I too follow my county to lge matches etc but fair enough if you are prepared to pay 200 euro for a ticket but I certainly am not.

Clareman

I think the GAA have been been smart here, there were ~16k people in Limerick today, 10 years ago the same game was filling Cork, they have to do something, by lowering the costs of all the games they are impacting all counties, increasing the AI prices impacts 4, the €5 increase is more than offset by the savings for the other games.

BERBA

ShamoBuc wrote: »

I wouldn't go as far as to say ye are useless and I would agree Louth will put it up to ye. I too follow my county to lge matches etc but fair enough if you are prepared to pay 200 euro for a ticket but I certainly am not.

agh yeah but you get the choice from qtr finals onwards in both codes to see the rebels in croker shamo

Clareman

BERBA wrote: »

agh yeah but you get the choice from qtr finals onwards in both codes to see the rebels in croker shamo

How about the Banner? The games against Galway is going to be the first game this year that we aren't playing All Ireland Finalists

The Maverick

Clareman wrote: »

I think the GAA have been been smart here, there were ~16k people in Limerick today, 10 years ago the same game was filling Cork, they have to do something, by lowering the costs of all the games they are impacting all counties, increasing the AI prices impacts 4, the €5 increase is more than offset by the savings for the other games.

Exactly, the €10 increase for the final will be offset by the €5 reduction in both the semi and quarter finals. You'll save even more if your team go through the qualifiers. Some people are such whingers, they'd still manage to complain if the tickets were free.

Trenchman

Stinicker wrote: »

It is disgraceful, as local club member not one penny of this or the rest of the millions raked in every filters down to the clubs, instead they must try and raise funds, have expensive membership and depend on the National Lottery and Government grants to build their pitches whilst the GAA wastes millions on white elephants projects trying to build a Croke Park in every county for maybe one game every two years.

I would not mind paying large fees if the money was properly divided to the small rural clubs and to the heartland of the gaa, not squandered on excess and waste.
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A ridiculous suggestion. The GAA has given millions in grants over the years,our own club has benefitted hugely thanks to help from the Munster Council and anyone with even a passing knowledge of the grants and funding system will know this.

The Munster Council is also proposing a jobs initiative for out of work GAA players. It's not perfect but it shows the GAA is willing to invest money and not just sit on it.

As for €80 for the All-Ireland, I think it's reasonable value for the premier sporting event in the country. I'd pay €150 to see Waterford in an All=Ireland final!

ShamoBuc

BERBA wrote: »

agh yeah but you get the choice from qtr finals onwards in both codes to see the rebels in croker shamo

True, spoilt rotten I am but I do believe Meath have already been in croker this year;)

ColeTrain

Stinicker wrote: »

It is disgraceful, as local club member not one penny of this or the rest of the millions raked in every filters down to the clubs, instead they must try and raise funds, have expensive membership and depend on the National Lottery and Government grants to build their pitches whilst the GAA wastes millions on white elephants projects trying to build a Croke Park in every county for maybe one game every two years.

I would not mind paying large fees if the money was properly divided to the small rural clubs and to the heartland of the gaa, not squandered on excess and waste.

I'd pay the €80 no problem because tickets are usually so scarce and Kerry GAA already levies €10 onto the tickets so eg. if Kerry were in the final I'd be paying €90, now add in €72 train tickets, expensive food and drink in Dublin and the cost of attending the All-Ireland could easily reach €300 a man and if you stayed Saturday and Sunday night in the big smoke you'd be luck to have a penny change out of €500, now think of a family of 4, wife and two kids; the GAA are totally out of touch with reality.

What argument are you putting forward here ? Do you want the GAA to provide you with free transport, food and two nights accommodation for you and your family ?

Talk about people moaning for the sake of it.

The GAA has decreased prices across the board except for a small increase in a handful of games and yet people thinks that it gives them an excuse to get their digs in.

Clareman

What do outside influences (hotel, petrol, train prices) have to do with the GAA decisions to change their pricing??

hisholinessnb

More great value from the GAA, 80 Euro for the biggest game the sport has to offer is very good value by any standards.

And to the guy whingeing about the "elite" who are guaranteed all Ireland final tickets. You too could join that "elite" just buy a season ticket!!

If you really attended all the league and early championship games then you would be crazy not to get a season ticket.

Otherwise you are turning down a money saving offer from the GAA, only to moan about paying extra money to the GAA :rolleyes:

CardBordWindow

Trenchman wrote: »

As for €80 for the All-Ireland, I think it's reasonable value for the premier sporting event in the country. I'd pay €150 to see Waterford in an All=Ireland final!

Your money is safe so!

merlot05

€80 is steep. however for an all ireland final it is justified. hte one thing that annoys me is that its the people who dont go to a game from one end of the year to the next that always get all ireland tickets

PTH2009

you always have the bandwagon fans going to finals. About 70% of them know SFA about GAA and are only there for the day.

The Mary Powers, Johnny Murphys, Breda Flynns on the radio wishing the teams best of luck and all that crap makes me :mad::mad::mad:, saying they support the team and probly some of them could not name a player.

ColeTrain

PTH2009 wrote: »

you always have the bandwagon fans going to finals. About 70% of them know SFA about GAA and are only there for the day.

The Mary Powers, Johnny Murphys, Breda Flynns on the radio wishing the teams best of luck and all that crap makes me :mad::mad::mad:, saying they support the team and probly some of them could not name a player.

It is annoying. Not unique to the GAA though, they really come out of the woodwork when Ireland reach a World Cup.

Browney7

Its the same in all sports. I was paying 70 quid for a ticket to the Ireland 6 nations games to see them play the likes of Italy and Scotland and Wales. Strangely when France and England came to town the ticket supply dried up because I wasn't a member of the irish supporters club.

I am a member of my local GAA club and buy my tickets through the club for all the championship games I can make it to. When Limerick made the all Ireland in 2007 all I could get was a terrace ticket which cost 35 quid and I was damn glad of it. Problem here was that the Limerick county board only got around 15000 tickets because every club in Ireland gets 2 tickets for the final if I'm not mistaken. There was often stories of the Limerick county board swapping the football final tickets for hurling ones.

It's the GAA's flagship event which always sells out and the only other event that ever has a hope of selling out Croker are the dubs in a quarter final onwards. If you ask me some of the tickets aren't dear enough to be honest. Why do the GAA still charge 80 quid for both Davin Stand upper tier in row z and halfway line on the hogan stand in the lower tier. Now that's not good business acumen if you ask me.

People cribbing about ticket prices always use the stand as the example for early games. It was only 15 into the Gaelic grounds yesterday for the terrace and from the looks of things on the tv it was fairly full.

bren2001

80e to see Dublin lift a trophy. Its expensive alright but how often doe your team make it. A once of cost for one of the best days of your life (if you win). Its still cheap compared to other sports e.g. champions league final. I got my hands on a ticket for that and then discovered it was 500e face value....

saintsaltynuts

If Dublin do get to the final this year chances are i wont be able to get a ticket.I always get them through ticketmaster and im not involved in any club.

df1985

if your county is in the all ireland the price isnt really a factor. Id pay 80 no problem if Kildare got here and a few hundred if i had to on ebay or the likes.

Mountainlad

padd b1975 wrote: »

Where did I say I would pay 20000 euro?? Please tell me. The second part of your post appears to be a contradiction, first you say people can't afford the ticket prices then you say the games will sell out without a doubt. Please bring some consistency to your opinions, anything else just makes you look stupid.

Of course the all-ireland final will sell out, but that doesn't mean people can't afford to go. Some people won't be able to go because they can't afford it, is that hard to understand?

Tomas Mulcahy made a good point tonite when he said that you have to pay for so many club games as well that some of these ticket prices are ridiculous.

And you cannot under any circumstances compare the premier league with the GAA as it is a professional sport.