Olympic tickets

from_atozinc

Is anyone else sick to the b0ll1x hearing about the Olympic ticket scandal?

fryup

no, i find it intriguing

can't wait for the primetime special

Story Bud?

And here we are...

foggy_lad

Well considering the Olympic council are trying to slam their doors shut on the scandal and prevent any independent investigation screams even more scandal to me.

Heads of those on top must be seen to fall from a great height!

munsterlegend

Could be time for an independent quasi judicial inquiry finishing in 2024.

Mr. Incognito

Not really.

It's apathy of people like yourself that allows these gombeen clowns to get away with it.

They should be dragged out and publiclly shamed and charged for the criminal offences that they are.

foxy farmer

Shane Ross will soon sort out the s#×+e.

Water John

Pat wasn't long telling Shane how things are dealt with internally in his camp.

Turtyturd

What scandal?

FalconGirl

from_atozinc wrote: »

Is anyone else sick to the b0ll1x hearing about the Olympic ticket scandal?

No...... Friends and family of athletes couldn't get tickets when an Irish tout had hundreds of them and was flogging them for maximum profit.

That's the problem with this country, too many attitudes like the above enable people to run amok.

Turtyturd

FalconGirl wrote: »

No...... Friends and family of athletes couldn't get tickets when an Irish tout had hundreds of them an was flogging them for maximum profit.

Was the tout Ticketmaster?.....it sounds a lot like Ticketmaster.

MeatTwoVeg

Typical August news story.

kneemos

MeatTwoVeg wrote: »

Typical August news story.

Bit more than that.Already pretty embarrassing for the minister and cast an air of suspicion over the OCI.

Has the makings of a good old fashioned scandal that we do so well,or at least handbags between the minister and Hickey.

Water John

Pat was on TV last week dictating who would take his place for the next three years and saying that the post should then in 2020 go to John Delaney.
He has brass neck and in the same mould as all those other 'entitled' people in Irish Quangos.

LordSutch

Considering the 'possible' enormity of the scandal I'm surprised at how quiet this thread is.

Fleawuss

LordSutch wrote: »

Considering the 'possible' enormity of the scandal I'm surprised at how quiet this thread is.

It possibly could get loud.

I think the opposite of the OP.

The entire issue stinks of some wrong doing. Not allowing independent investigators, Pat Hickey saying a meeting was excellent when our Sports Minister said it was useless...

pablo128

At first I felt sorry for the Pro10 chap.

Then I found out Pro10 was set up a month after the tickets went on sale.......

lertsnim

Cut all funding and see how long it takes for Pat Hickey to change his tune.

munsterlegend

Usually Pat Hickey would be on the airwaves a lot during the Olympics. Surprisingly quiet this time...

AllGunsBlazing

And this is why we can't have nice things.

Fr_Dougal

Swap for anything in my ads?

The Rape of Lucretia

munsterlegend wrote: »

Usually Pat Hickey would be on the airwaves a lot during the Olympics. Surprisingly quiet this time...

Its a busy time for him to be fair, so I think that insinuation is a bit low. He also took time out to meet Minister Ross and they had a great exchange of views in an excellent meeting.
The tickets in Mr Mallon's possession were being held for clients, and were distributed according to the approved ATR process. The OCI is in a difficult position, not being able to comment further publicly so as not to prejudice the processes of the Brazilian judicial system. There remains however, no suggestion of any wrongdoing or misconduct on the part of the OCI or any of its staff, so I think people need to calm down a little.

kneemos

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Its a busy time for him to be fair, so I think that insinuation is a bit low. He also took time out to meet Minister Ross and they had a great exchange of views in an excellent meeting.
The tickets in Mr Mallon's possession were being held for clients, and were distributed according to the approved ATR process. The OCI is in a difficult position, not being able to comment further publicly so as not to prejudice the processes of the Brazilian judicial system. There remains however, no suggestion of any wrongdoing or misconduct on the part of the OCI or any of its staff, so I think people need to calm down a little.

Sounds like a PR statement on behalf of the OCI.

Noveight

You know they're in the sheet when closing their doors completely is deemed as the best option. Talk about drawing a target on your back.

Water John

Does Lucretia do sarcasm? That's the only explanation to that speil.

pablo128

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Its a busy time for him to be fair, so I think that insinuation is a bit low. He also took time out to meet Minister Ross and they had a great exchange of views in an excellent meeting.
The tickets in Mr Mallon's possession were being held for clients, and were distributed according to the approved ATR process. The OCI is in a difficult position, not being able to comment further publicly so as not to prejudice the processes of the Brazilian judicial system. There remains however, no suggestion of any wrongdoing or misconduct on the part of the OCI or any of its staff, so I think people need to calm down a little.

The Brazilian authorities have disputed your version of events.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/brazilian-police-seek-second-irish-man-over-olympics-tickets-1.2757062

mzungu

lertsnim wrote: »

Cut all funding and see how long it takes for Pat Hickey to change his tune.

It would have little impact on them. Apparently most of their moolah comes from fundraising, so what they get from the government is a drop in the ocean in comparison.

madalig12

The Ministers job is one the line if he doesnt properly deal with this. It looks like a scandal/cover up to me.

The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Its a busy time for him to be fair, so I think that insinuation is a bit low. He also took time out to meet Minister Ross and they had a great exchange of views in an excellent meeting.
The tickets in Mr Mallon's possession were being held for clients, and were distributed according to the approved ATR process. The OCI is in a difficult position, not being able to comment further publicly so as not to prejudice the processes of the Brazilian judicial system. There remains however, no suggestion of any wrongdoing or misconduct on the part of the OCI or any of its staff, so I think people need to calm down a little.

It looks like trolling, but happy to give the benefit of the doubt.

Can you explain why independent investigators are not allowed and why our Minister contradicts your claim that it was an excellent meeting and a great exchange of views? Is he lying?

ProudDUB

madalig12 wrote: »

The Ministers job is one the line if he doesnt properly deal with this. It looks like a scandal/cover up to me.

I doubt if the Ministers job is on the line. He is not the one responsible for the ticket touting (if that is indeed what is going on) or the cover up of it. Nor is he at the top of the IOC food chain, in the way that Pat Hickey is. Heads may very well roll over all this, but I doubt if Shane Ross's will be one of them.

YFlyer

Any photos of Shane Ross at any events?

LordSutch

Ticket scandal > Pat Hickey arrested ???

pablo128

LordSutch wrote: »

Ticket scandal > Pat Hickey arrested ???

Yeah just listening on the news now.

Greed got them in the end really. They promised a champagne reception in a top hotel with the package deals offered, and skimped on it with a cheap hotel. It was the customers reporting them that caught them out.

RobertKK

No silver lining in getting arrested.

Arsemageddon

pablo128 wrote: »

Yeah just listening on the news now.

Greed got them in the end really. They promised a champagne reception in a top hotel with the package deals offered, and skimped on it with a cheap hotel. It was the customers reporting them that caught them out.

A few cans around the back of the hostel?!

Good times!!

munsterlegend

MeatTwoVeg wrote: »

Typical August news story.

Good call!

LordSutch

BBC Breaking News

The head of the Irish and European Olympic committees, Patrick Hickey, has been arrested in Rio over illegal Olympic ticket sales, Brazil media report.

Mr Hickey, 71, is suspected of illegally passing on tickets for the Games to touts who sold them at extortionate prices, the reports say.

His arrest comes days after a man was caught in Rio with 800 illegal tickets.

Police said Mr Hickey tried to escape when they came to arrest him.

:pac:

mzungu

LordSutch wrote: »

BBC Breaking News

The head of the Irish and European Olympic committees, Patrick Hickey, has been arrested in Rio over illegal Olympic ticket sales, Brazil media report.

Mr Hickey, 71, is suspected of illegally passing on tickets for the Games to touts who sold them at extortionate prices, the reports say.

His arrest comes days after a man was caught in Rio with 800 illegal tickets.

Police said Mr Hickey tried to escape when they came to arrest him.

:pac:

The money from those tickets were resting in his account!!!

stimpson

More from the BBC:

Police say Mr Hickey, who also heads the Olympic Council of Ireland, tried to escape when they came to arrest him.
They say he slid his Olympic pass under the door when police came knocking and fled into the adjacent hotel room, where his son had been staying until recently.

FalconGirl

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Its a busy time for him to be fair, so I think that insinuation is a bit low. He also took time out to meet Minister Ross and they had a great exchange of views in an excellent meeting.
The tickets in Mr Mallon's possession were being held for clients, and were distributed according to the approved ATR process. The OCI is in a difficult position, not being able to comment further publicly so as not to prejudice the processes of the Brazilian judicial system. There remains however, no suggestion of any wrongdoing or misconduct on the part of the OCI or any of its staff, so I think people need to calm down a little.

LOL at this guy

Go on give us your next bit of spin:D

Water John

He'll have one phone call. He'll ring Shane Ross surely.

mzungu

Water John wrote: »

He'll have one phone call. He'll ring Shane Ross surely.

I hope he knows a decent lawyer in Rio. I also hope we won't have to foot the bill.

The Rape of Lucretia

The opportunity to clear up any misunderstanding will surely be welcomed by Mr Hickey, and the whole Irish team will be able to get back to focusing entirely on supporting our athletes and representing Ireland on this biggest of all international sporting stages.

Water John

Lucretia, what planet are you on?
Your lines, in diff threads on this are pure PR type waffle. No legitimate point. Reminds me of Bertiespeak.

Oops69

mzungu wrote: »

I hope he knows a decent lawyer in Rio. I also hope we won't have to foot the bill.

Really hope he doesn't actually

Lux23

I honestly didn't know the man's name until last week, never was very interested in the Olympics but it seems like everyone else knew he was a Charlie-esque character. I thought it was gas that he made Shane Ross look like a proper div, but look who has gotten the last laugh now!

Kamili

good read here from Rio.

http://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/jogos-olimpicos,policia-do-rio-prende-membro-do-coi-por-cambismo,10000070064

Translated

Rio police arrested early on Wednesday Pat Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is accused of involvement in the sale of tickets for the Olympic Games . The arrest took place at the hotel used by the entity, in Barra da Tijuca. The director also chairs the Olympic Committee of Ireland. Hickey became ill after arrest and had to be taken to hospital Samaritano, in Barra.
The state had revealed last week that scalpers arrested in Rio were supplied for tickets provided by the "Olympic family" and worked for a company with links to the IOC members. In total, about 40 moneychangers were arrested in three days in Rio with groups repeating scheme that took place at the World Cup 2014. According to the police, "it is a very lucrative scheme and the detained person must answer for three crimes, "said the delegate Ricardo Barbosa, without giving further details.

ShatterProof

We should get a comment from Shane Ross as soon as he manages to stop laughing

Skylinehead

Mod:

Use this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057635838

We'll try to keep this to one thread, bit too big to merge though.