20 Euro for league games

[thewobbler]

So let's have free admission then?

No. Let's not compare our entry fees to those of other sports, who have completely different overheads (professionalism). Let's not create a "we need more staff to do things that aren't needed" civil service style culture. Let's try to fill out grounds with the wider GAA public, and not make following county teams a pursuit of the diehards only.

[rosnarun]

So let's have free admission then?

No. Let’s not compare our entry fees to those of other sports, who have completely different overheads (professionalism). Let’s not create a “we need more staff to do things that aren’t needed” civil service style culture. Let’s try to fill out grounds with the wider GAA public, and not make following county teams a pursuit of the diehards only.

they may have to pay the players but they in general gave shit facilities apart form the top 3 rugby teams and ulsters was built as part of a peace dividend as for soccer not one club has a ground equivalent to any county ground not to mention bigger clubs.
a lot of money could be saved  if fewer stadiums were bulild buy would you county be willing to give up county matches . Ask kildare

[From the Bunker]

So let's have free admission then?

No. Let's not compare our entry fees to those of other sports, who have completely different overheads (professionalism). Let's not create a "we need more staff to do things that aren't needed" civil service style culture. Let's try to fill out grounds with the wider GAA public, and not make following county teams a pursuit of the diehards only.

they may have to pay the players but they in general gave shit facilities apart form the top 3 rugby teams and ulsters was built as part of a peace dividend as for soccer not one club has a ground equivalent to any county ground not to mention bigger clubs.
a lot of money could be saved  if fewer stadiums were bulild buy would you county be willing to give up county matches . Ask kildare

The Gas thing is we will have all these super duper stadiums that are basically lumps of Concrete with a token galvanise stand on one side. Most are rarely filled to anywhere near capacity for football matches! Given the Monopoly the GAA have had over other sports,  the sectarian ban that they put in place over Soccer and Rugby, added to having players plying their skills for nothing, the huge grants received for successive governments, their stadiums in general are of a poor standard.

[markl121]

So let's have free admission then?

No. Let's not compare our entry fees to those of other sports, who have completely different overheads (professionalism). Let's not create a "we need more staff to do things that aren't needed" civil service style culture. Let's try to fill out grounds with the wider GAA public, and not make following county teams a pursuit of the diehards only.

they may have to pay the players but they in general gave shit facilities apart form the top 3 rugby teams and ulsters was built as part of a peace dividend as for soccer not one club has a ground equivalent to any county ground not to mention bigger clubs.
a lot of money could be saved  if fewer stadiums were bulild buy would you county be willing to give up county matches . Ask kildare

The Gas thing is we will have all these super duper stadiums that are basically lumps of Concrete with a token galvanise stand on one side. Most are rarely filled to anywhere near capacity for football matches! Given the Monopoly the GAA have had over other sports,  the sectarian ban that they put in place over Soccer and Rugby, added to having players plying their skills for nothing, the huge grants received for successive governments, their stadiums in general are of a poor standard.

This. I honestly don't understand the point in having so many stadiums innireland  that hold 20k or more and are never full. Realistically most games that would attract large crowds to these grounds are held in croke park, which is also not full until all Ireland final day.

[snoopdog]

I hope its not 20 euro for div 3 and 4 games.
15 is enough for 1 and 2 with 10 for 3 and 4.

[BennyCake]

I'm left wondering why the GAA needs to generate so much income.

Very wary of the beast we have created.

Agreed. I used to guard against the old "Grab All Association" comments. I wouldn't now.

+1

[Cunny Funt]

So the increase in ticket prices confirmed

In the Allianz Leagues, tickets for matches in Divisions 1 and 2 in football and for games in Divisions 1A and 1B in hurling will increase by €3 from €12 to €15 when pre-purchased before match day.

A special buy early offer remains in place and pre-purchased tickets will be 25 per cent cheaper than tickets bought on the day of the game which will cost €20 for adults.

Admission for students and senior citizens will be €15.

In Allianz Leagues Divisions 3 and 4 in football, and Divisions 2 and 3 in hurling, the admission prices will remain unchanged at €10 and €5.

Juveniles Under 16 will be admitted free to Allianz Leagues games – except where matches are all-ticket, where the admission will be €5.

Championship also

Tickets for this year's GAA All-Ireland senior hurling and football finals will increase by €10 to €90 for stand tickets and by €5 for Hill 16 tickets to €45.

There will be a €5 increase for tickets to All-Ireland senior hurling and football semi-finals and will cost €50 for the stands and €35 for the terraces. There are no changes to the prices of All-Ireland quarter finals tickets.

Admission to the GAA All-Ireland football qualifiers will increase from €15 to €20 for Rounds 1,2 & 3 and will increase from €20 to €25 for Round 4.

[manfromdelmonte]

3 words

Parc Ui Chaoimh

[JoG2]

So €10 for me and 3 young bucks into Corrigan Pk next Sunday for the league opener... VFM!

[yellowcard]

Any logical reason to increase the ticket prices? Surely to increase attendances the introduction of better value price tickets would make common sense.

It's what happens when accountants take over and business development executives are given targets.

First they have to justify their salaries, then those of their support staff, and on top of this they need to show growth. Spreadsheets for everything, and a justifiable "business need" for everything they suggest.

It's wrong. The GAA is not a business. It's a community organisation rooted in volunteerism. This is something accountants, for their own reasons, cannot quantity and strategise.

That is it in a nutshell. The GAA at the top level is run by accountants who set financial targets but failk to see the bigger picture.

Dick Clerkin unsurprisingly out defending it already, he is the ultimate establishment man. 

[Orchard park]

Any logical reason to increase the ticket prices? Surely to increase attendances the introduction of better value price tickets would make common sense.

It's what happens when accountants take over and business development executives are given targets.

First they have to justify their salaries, then those of their support staff, and on top of this they need to show growth. Spreadsheets for everything, and a justifiable "business need" for everything they suggest.

It's wrong. The GAA is not a business. It's a community organisation rooted in volunteerism. This is something accountants, for their own reasons, cannot quantity and strategise.

That is it in a nutshell. The GAA at the top level is run by accountants who set financial targets but failk to see the bigger picture.

Dick Clerkin unsurprisingly out defending it already, he is the ultimate establishment man.

a gobshite of the highest order, this decades jarlath Burns
..... is he grooming himself for politics

[BennyCake]

The GAA is becoming more and more for the middle-classes. HQ is forgetting that a hell of a lot of the country are on piss-poor wages and struggling to get by. With each passing year, they become less and less in touch with reality.

[From the Bunker]

The GAA is becoming more and more for the middle-classes. HQ is forgetting that a hell of a lot of the country are on piss-poor wages and struggling to get by. With each passing year, they become less and less in touch with reality.

Most of the decisions are made by well paid people who live in Dublin. They have a different value on disposable income. The product is poor and more and more are finding better ways to spend their Saturday evenings and Sunday Afternoons.

[BennyCake]

So, was this passed?

[Taylor]

Dick genuinely doesnt have a notion.

Tweeting that the volunteer isnt the one complaining about this but more so people who do nothing for the club are making the most noise.

Bullshit.

The prices to attend these games are getting to disgraceful levels.

And dont get me started on this craic the money is filtering down to grassroots......that would be why the clubs are under extreme financial pressure with higher and higher amounts of fees due each year.

With all this extra money why doesnt the GAA just do a JP and make a payment to each club at the end of each financial year rather than giving bulk payments to those gobshites at the GPA.

*rantover*