How do you get tickets for an All Ireland Final?

leestone

lemmno wrote: »

Disgraceful. Wouldn't bet on it being real either

I bought from that seller in 2015 was a genuine ticket cant remember what I paid but was def over 100. Won two tickets in a draw on the Friday so sold the ticket on DoneDeal as i had two tickets for me and my dad,
Have a season ticket this year sitting in 304 think Waterford are in 305

Stationmaster

leestone wrote: »

I bought from that seller in 2015 was a genuine ticket cant remember what I paid but was def over 100. Won two tickets in a draw on the Friday so sold the ticket on DoneDeal as i had two tickets for me and my dad,
Have a season ticket this year sitting in 304 think Waterford are in 305

Did you sell the tickets at face value?

leestone

Stationmaster wrote: »

Did you sell the tickets at face value?

Yes I think I did was a young lad, had offers of a lot more sold it to the young lad and His mother still wanted it cheaper, told her to cop on could have got 200 plus easily and she was welcome to go looking for a ticket less than 24 hours before the game

jenjoeful

I'm living in London and travel back and over for the matches. I'm not a member of a GAA club, but still fond of the sport and watch every match. We've got flights booked for the final but cannot get our hands on tickets. We've tried London GAA club, however, they are only allocated 2 tickets for the final, which is a huge pity. Not sure how we are going to get tickets, as we're not there, but keen lovers of the sport, and huge Galway fans!  :(

Realt Dearg Sec

I think once cork are not involved you'll be ok getting tickets. Sheer population numbers mean you should be ok in the end if you're persistent.

Rega

How much are tickets this year?

PTH2009

Rega wrote: »

How much are tickets this year?

Stand €80
Terrace €40

Premium €140 (I think)

Bass Reeves

lemmno wrote: »

had every intention of getting a season ticket and kicking myself now that I didn't. You live and learn! Anyway, I got tickets in 2012 and 2015 relatively easily but all 'sources' this year say it's extra tough. In the past it was 'probably', now it seems to be a lot of 'very tough'. I will of course head to Croker either way and hope something turns up. However, does anyone think it's worth my while sending club secretaries in my new adopted town in north county Dublin a message, and ask them if there's any chance? Or ask to join as a social member? I don't begrudge giving them the money as either way it's just going to a GAA club. I really want to avoid buying on the street that day, I want to enjoy that day without the pressure of still hunting for a ticket.

Be very carefull on Sunday after the gates open. As tickets stubs are no longer torn off just scanned, some lads are passing out the used tickets and reselling.

lemmno

Bass Reeves wrote: »

lemmno wrote: »

had every intention of getting a season ticket and kicking myself now that I didn't. You live and learn! Anyway, I got tickets in 2012 and 2015 relatively easily but all 'sources' this year say it's extra tough. In the past it was 'probably', now it seems to be a lot of 'very tough'. I will of course head to Croker either way and hope something turns up. However, does anyone think it's worth my while sending club secretaries in my new adopted town in north county Dublin a message, and ask them if there's any chance? Or ask to join as a social member? I don't begrudge giving them the money as either way it's just going to a GAA club. I really want to avoid buying on the street that day, I want to enjoy that day without the pressure of still hunting for a ticket.

Be very carefull on Sunday after the gates open. As tickets stubs are no longer torn off just scanned, some lads are passing out the used tickets and reselling.

This is why I'm really hoping I don't have to wait that long

The Premier Man

PTH2009 wrote:

Premium €140 (I think)

PTH2009 wrote:

Stand €80 Terrace €40

Where did you see a price for premium?as far as I know you can't buy premium they're allocated to whoever owns that seat and they do what they wish with them

jam83

The demand this year is huge. Lots I know seem to be stuck for tickets and wouldn't have been other years. Pretty diehard followers too. Doesn't bode well so far. Big week ahead!

andrew1977

So hows the hunt for the hurling final tickets going ? Would we expect to see a few surface (as normal ) later in the week, although not as many as normal given the demand for tickets in the competing counties.

Have to try hunt down 1 somewhere.

Diabhal Beag

Very slow so far. Nothing really coming down from club allocations. They expect the CB will get their hands on more early this week but a lot of people might be waiting till Saturday night to get sorted.

Stationmaster

The Premier Man wrote: »

Where did you see a price for premium?as far as I know you can't buy premium they're allocated to whoever owns that seat and they do what they wish with them

You can join an exchange club for I think €100/annum and people who own premium tickets but aren't going to a game can put them up for sale.

PTH2009

http://www.adverts.ie/sports/all-ireland-hurling-final-tickets/13668633

dont knw were the real but they look like they were snapped up straight away ???

jenjoeful

This has annoyed me £350 not Euros - Pounds for 2 tickets!!! https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-sport-tickets/2x-tickets-for-all-ireland-hurling-final-2017/1263859367 Not even premium!

Stationmaster

Why would you let it annoy you? No-one should be stupid enough to pay that but if they are then I've no sympathy for them. Gaa will hopefully cancel the tickets anyway if they can like they have done previously.

Stationmaster

Mods - am I allowed put a link hear to a gaa club that's raffling 2 tickets for the hurling final? If not, is there any way on boards where I can let people know about it?! Thanks.

jenjoeful

Stationmaster wrote: »

Mods - am I allowed put a link hear to a gaa club that's raffling 2 tickets for the hurling final? If not, is there any way on boards where I can let people know about it?! Thanks.

You probably could quickly, if it's removed, so be it. I'm happy for you to DM it to me directly  :)

Hammer Archer

Stationmaster wrote: »

Mods - am I allowed put a link hear to a gaa club that's raffling 2 tickets for the hurling final? If not, is there any way on boards where I can let people know about it?! Thanks.

No. Please read the charter. That's directed to everyone

Stationmaster

Query answered.

andrew1977

Not looking good for many spares to turn up , although its still early..ish in the week, I guess most clubs will be dishing them out tonight.

Still hunting around for 1 ticket, not a sniff of it anywhere as yet, my normal avenues are not too confident of being able to get me one.

Don't really fancy hawking around the pubs on the day of the game looking for one, but could be my only option at this stage.

Tickets like golddust it appears this year.

Anyone confident of spares turning up anywhere ?

KevIRL

Definitely seems to be a few knocking around down here the last day or two

0byme75341jo28

When did the tickets start getting distributed?

Motivator

I managed to pick up two this morning. Wasn't expecting it at all to be honest. I knew I would be missing most of the league games due to work this year so didn't get the season ticket and I doubted that I would get any but thank god I was able to get sorted. It's very stressful waiting on a call or a text to confirm someone has them but all I'd say is for people to keep trying, keep annoying your sources because if you don't stay in their mind then someone else will and they'll get the tickets.

A friend asked a county board official to look after him straight after the Cork match. County board official told him to ring him this week and he would have two tickets for him. He rang yesterday and was told that he had been forgotten about and he wouldn't be getting any as said county board official had no tickets left.

0byme75341jo28

I imagine plenty of tickets will be floating around by Friday, I've heard that the county boards around the country haven't released their unclaimed tickets to Waterford/Galway yet.

jenjoeful

Odin Clean Snot wrote: »

I imagine plenty of tickets will be floating around by Friday, I've heard that the county boards around the country haven't released their unclaimed tickets to Waterford/Galway yet.

I hope you're right!! I'll have wasted a pretty penny on flights and accom otherwise

lemmno

They'll be all over the place come Friday evening I'd imagine.

taytobreath

what are the chances of gettin a ticket up in croke park sunday

lemmno

I'd be inclined to say high enough if you're there early enough. I've heard the big hotels in town are great for people buying/selling that morning. I've never had to wait that long though so someone else who's actually done it might have more info.

Tipperary animal lover

lemmno wrote: »

I'd be inclined to say high enough if you're there early enough. I've heard the big hotels in town are great for people buying/selling that morning. I've never had to wait that long though so someone else who's actually done it might have more info.

The Gresham hotel Sunday morning get in there early and put the word out always tickets to be had, dromcondra dart station beside Quinn's pub have seen lads selling tickets outside the station every year I've been going to finals.

Mokuba

This year will be so much harder than other years.

Lot of the usual rules regarding them popping up on Friday/Saturday, and availability on Sunday morning will be out the window.

As well as the Waterford/Galway supporters - both those who regularly go and others who don't, those who won't want to miss the first AI for either county in forever.

You also have the neutral, for whom this years final is a far more attractive proposition than Kilkenny/Tipp, which we have had in 09/10/11/14/14 Replay/16.

And also more attractive than Kilkenny Galway, which we had in 12/15, but saw in Leinster first both years.

Even from Semi Final attendance - 2015 = 41,112 and 58,495
2016 = 34,432 and 54,227
2017 = 68,184 and 72,022

Demand is at its highest for years.

puzl

That's it in a nutshell @Mokuba

andrew1977

Mokuba wrote: »

This year will be so much harder than other years.

Lot of the usual rules regarding them popping up on Friday/Saturday, and availability on Sunday morning will be out the window.

As well as the Waterford/Galway supporters - both those who regularly go and others who don't, those who won't want to miss the first AI for either county in forever.

You also have the neutral, for whom this years final is a far more attractive proposition than Kilkenny/Tipp, which we have had in 09/10/11/14/14 Replay/16.

And also more attractive than Kilkenny Galway, which we had in 12/15, but saw in Leinster first both years.

Even from Semi Final attendance - 2015 = 41,112 and 58,495
2016 = 34,432 and 54,227
2017 = 68,184 and 72,022

Demand is at its highest for years.

You have hit the nail on the head hear Mokuba, I still havnt got a sniff of a ticket and all my avenues /sources are not too encouraging when I ask.
Anyone else see any coming available anywhere ?
Desperation and panic starting to kick in now.

jenjoeful

andrew1977 wrote: »

Mokuba wrote: »

This year will be so much harder than other years.

Lot of the usual rules regarding them popping up on Friday/Saturday, and availability on Sunday morning will be out the window.

As well as the Waterford/Galway supporters - both those who regularly go and others who don't, those who won't want to miss the first AI for either county in forever.

You also have the neutral, for whom this years final is a far more attractive proposition than Kilkenny/Tipp, which we have had in 09/10/11/14/14 Replay/16.

And also more attractive than Kilkenny Galway, which we had in 12/15, but saw in Leinster first both years.

Even from Semi Final attendance - 2015 = 41,112 and 58,495
2016 = 34,432 and 54,227
2017 = 68,184 and 72,022

Demand is at its highest for years.

You have hit the nail on the head hear Mokuba, I still havnt got a sniff of a ticket and all my avenues /sources are not too encouraging when I ask.
Anyone else see any coming available anywhere ?
Desperation and panic starting to kick in now.

I second this!!!! Sick!

hardybuck

I heard my club got a total of 6 extra tickets coming in. This would be a rather large club...

lemmno

A few on done deal in the last few hours, face value, if anyone is stuck.

andrew1977

lemmno wrote: »

A few on done deal in the last few hours, face value, if anyone is stuck.

Seen them alright, I am still looking for 1 but very wary of buying tickets for all Ireland finals off there.
There does seem to be a few more popping up for sake on it which gives me a glimmer of hope a few might turn up via other channels tomorrow and Saturday.
The stress of all Ireland final ticket search is torture every year!!

ClanofLams

lemmno wrote: »

A few on done deal in the last few hours, face value, if anyone is stuck.

They put them up at face value so as to avoid controversy but when you ring up they tell ya it's double/triple face value. Or at least that was a friends experience in the past and I assume it's the same here. Nobody would need to put tickets up on done deal to offload them for this game!

kala85

Lots on donedeal.

It's a pity that they have already fallen into the wrong hands.

I hope that they are on sale for face value.

Very hard to gauge if there will be some left in Dublin.

There always seems to be a few floating around for the hurling.

Bonniedog

ClanofLams wrote: »

They put them up at face value so as to avoid controversy but when you ring up they tell ya it's double/triple face value. Or at least that was a friends experience in the past and I assume it's the same here. Nobody would need to put tickets up on done deal to offload them for this game!

Was thinking same, There have also been dirt birds sending tickets back out once they've gotten through the stiles to be sold again. But I think final tickets have stub that is torn off?

andrew1977

Bonniedog wrote: »

Was thinking same, There have also been dirt birds sending tickets back out once they've gotten through the stiles to be sold again. But I think final tickets have stub that is torn off?

No,unfortunately. Just scanned and through the turnstile you go.
My all Ireland tickets from recent years still intact.

Hopefully Friday or Saturday a few more start to surface for sale from genuine gaa people to each other.

ureds

Bonniedog wrote: »

Was thinking same, There have also been dirt birds sending tickets back out once they've gotten through the stiles to be sold again. But I think final tickets have stub that is torn off?

No stubs are left on the ticket.

The worst tickets to buy are for the hill/nally AFTER the turnstiles open as this is when the tickets are passed back oou onto the street and re-sold.
There is no chance of the original ticket holder being caught whereas with a seat ticket there could be as its a definate place.

Ginger83

Is it possible to get a wheelchair accessible ticket? I'm a recently new wheelchair user.

glack

Ginger83 wrote: »

Is it possible to get a wheelchair accessible ticket? I'm a recently new wheelchair user.

It's possible but would be unlikely for the hurling at this stage as I'd imagine they've all been allocated and it's unlikely you'll hear of one just coming up for sale. Get onto your county board/club ASAP!

0byme75341jo28

Pretty sure wheelchair tickets go through Croke Park, best give them a ring.

James lakes

lemmno wrote: »

I'd be inclined to say high enough if you're there early enough. I've heard the big hotels in town are great for people buying/selling that morning. I've never had to wait that long though so someone else who's actually done it might have more info.

Meaghers Ballyboughall is a good place to get a ticket at face value the best of luck.

lemmno

The whole tickets being passed out thing would be easily solved with a bit more vigilance from Croke Park, horrible to hear that happens. Maybe if anyone 'leaving' was forced to leave their ticket behind at the office on their way out? Or some sort of security measure to ensure that person couldn't get back in, like a very hard to remove stamp of some sort
Tickets are turning up, those who have put a lot of effort into finding them are starting to get them from what I've been hearing.

Realt Dearg Sec

All croke park need to do is tear the tickets on the way in, simple. It worked for a hundred years.

Bonniedog

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

All croke park need to do is tear the tickets on the way in, simple. It worked for a hundred years.

What about sad asses who like to keep their ticket ...