2010 Ticket Prices

[Dougal Maguire]

Are there reduced priced tickets for under age spectators?

[stevecw]

Here are the various prices for the Wicklow v Carlow Leinster 1st round on Sunday in Portlaoise

Tickets
Stand - €20
Terrace - €15

FAMILY TICKETS:-
1 Adult and 2 children etc.
Family Tickets are available for Stand

Stand:- Adults €20 Children €5 each

1 Adult and 2 children etc.
Family Tickets are available for Terrace

Terrace:- Adults €15 Children €3 each

Students ( Terrace Only):-
Purchase full price tickets and on the day of the match they can claim a rebate of €5 when they produce appropriate I.D. at the designated stile PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO THE STADIUM.

Senior Citziens (Stand & Terrace):-
Purchase full price tickets and on the day of the match they can claim a rebate (Stand €10 & Terrace €5) when they produce appropriate I.D. at the designated stile PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO THE STADIUM.

Wheelchair Tickets:-
The Wheelchair Tickets is free of charge and the Assistant's ticket is €20

GROUP PASSES:- GROUP PASSES (Under 16's) - TERRACE ONLY
Groups Passes are provided for groups of Children U-16 (you are permitted to bring 1 adult free with every ten children) any additional adults pay full price for their tickets

[KIDDO 4]

Ulster championship,  covered stand 27 euro or 25 sterling , uncovered  23 euro or 21 sterling , terrace 15 euro or 13 sterling.

[centrefield]

Some people seem to enjoy giving out!

to be honest where does all this money go to?

The GAA publishes full accounts, most of those giving out haven't bothered to read them.

take for example the celebrtions for 125th anniversary with first national league game last year with dublin and meath at croke park....huge firework celebration costing manys tens of thousands of euros

This game charged an extra fee on the normal price of a ticket. Croke Pk was filled and the anniversary was celebrated. Not onlyt were the fireworks paid for, but I expect a surplus was made. What would you prefer, one quarter of the crowd in Parnell Pk?

also fining the county boards of an amatuer orgainisation is down right ridiculous also.

These fines remain within the amateur organisation, of course. And they only arise where these boards don't follow the procedures their own organisation has set out, if they don't like these they can vote to change them.

youre right i didnt read them but because i never knew these exist, where can i find them, also on your other point i doubt many people came just for the fireworks display...if the gaa make money that doesnt mean that the have to blow it needlessly. a word on our county board...armagh players regularly attend carrickdale after training/matches and knowing that their prices are relatively high and considering the fact they had eaten their before training and after training id say thats around 50euro ahead for approx 45 people so thats approx 2250 euro for a single session ino they dont do this after every training but id say 3/4 times a month...to me this is a needless expense considering we need a new training complex to rival other counties!

[mountainboii]

Some people seem to enjoy giving out!

to be honest where does all this money go to?

The GAA publishes full accounts, most of those giving out haven't bothered to read them.

take for example the celebrtions for 125th anniversary with first national league game last year with dublin and meath at croke park....huge firework celebration costing manys tens of thousands of euros

This game charged an extra fee on the normal price of a ticket. Croke Pk was filled and the anniversary was celebrated. Not onlyt were the fireworks paid for, but I expect a surplus was made. What would you prefer, one quarter of the crowd in Parnell Pk?

also fining the county boards of an amatuer orgainisation is down right ridiculous also.

These fines remain within the amateur organisation, of course. And they only arise where these boards don't follow the procedures their own organisation has set out, if they don't like these they can vote to change them.

youre right i didnt read them but because i never knew these exist, where can i find them, also on your other point i doubt many people came just for the fireworks display...if the gaa make money that doesnt mean that the have to blow it needlessly. a word on our county board...armagh players regularly attend carrickdale after training/matches and knowing that their prices are relatively high and considering the fact they had eaten their before training and after training id say thats around 50euro ahead for approx 45 people so thats approx 2250 euro for a single session ino they dont do this after every training but id say 3/4 times a month...to me this is a needless expense considering we need a new training complex to rival other counties!

Do you really think they're paying restaurant rates?

[centrefield]

Some people seem to enjoy giving out!

to be honest where does all this money go to?

The GAA publishes full accounts, most of those giving out haven't bothered to read them.

take for example the celebrtions for 125th anniversary with first national league game last year with dublin and meath at croke park....huge firework celebration costing manys tens of thousands of euros

This game charged an extra fee on the normal price of a ticket. Croke Pk was filled and the anniversary was celebrated. Not onlyt were the fireworks paid for, but I expect a surplus was made. What would you prefer, one quarter of the crowd in Parnell Pk?

also fining the county boards of an amatuer orgainisation is down right ridiculous also.

These fines remain within the amateur organisation, of course. And they only arise where these boards don't follow the procedures their own organisation has set out, if they don't like these they can vote to change them.

youre right i didnt read them but because i never knew these exist, where can i find them, also on your other point i doubt many people came just for the fireworks display...if the gaa make money that doesnt mean that the have to blow it needlessly. a word on our county board...armagh players regularly attend carrickdale after training/matches and knowing that their prices are relatively high and considering the fact they had eaten their before training and after training id say thats around 50euro ahead for approx 45 people so thats approx 2250 euro for a single session ino they dont do this after every training but id say 3/4 times a month...to me this is a needless expense considering we need a new training complex to rival other counties!

Do you really think they're paying restaurant rates?

definately dont get it for free

[shaund10]

shaund, I couldn't disagree with u more if I tried. The term "milk the stands" implies ripping people off as does your theory about real fans standing on the terraces, does this mean that the people in the stands are less important because they don't go every week and as such deserve to be ripped off.

No but I have already made the point that they are being offered entry to the game for a very reasonable price, but if they feel they are better than the tearrace then they deserve to pay more.

Travel first class - The stands in places like Clones, Omagh etc would hardly be descibed as travelling first class and people using them shouldn't have to pay "significantly" more to sit in them..

Its all relative. There are essentially buying the premier ticket. If they are paying "significantly" more, then please explain why the stand will still be full depite people being in a cost cutting mentality during a recession. The point of the thread was people feeling they were being ripped off by the GAA. They are not. There are being offered the game for a very reasonable price. You said yourself that you would leave the terrace price as is. Its just some people feel entitled to their bit of comfort.

Entertainment Value - U will get very little dispute from me with regards to entertainment value however you aren't really comparing like with like. If you go to the theatre, a concert or a premiership match you are concious of the fact that most of the entry fee is going to the participants where with the GAA this isn't true

Ok then, please compare like with like? Im struggling becaise you dont accept Soccer games, music or film. Bear in mind that the Wicklow game is only 5 quid less into the stand and is much less high profile. And the entry fee from GAA games is going  back into the grassroots. If anything that could be used as an excuse for the GAA to charge more. "Doing your bit to keep our games growing campaign" or something.

[donelli]

This nonsense about money going back into the grassroots always gets airing.
i have not known any gaa grants going into our club in the last 15 years, despite us spending a fortune. Our club has also been levied for 5 years to pay for the county centre of excellence.
The ulster championship gate may go to administer the games but the price set at the moment is too high to appeal for the wider audience.
It'll put a lot of match go-ers off going, especially that they are all live on tv. i'll still go as long as im in work and can afford it, but the more casual match go-er will probably swerve. The less people at the game, the less there is an atmosphere, the less appealing it will be for more in the future.

[tyronebhoy]

What's the craic with season tickets in this regard?  Do season ticket holders have to purchase a seat for all championship matches.  If so, with seats costing an extra £12 than terrace for Ulster Championship games, the benefits of having a season ticket will soon be eroded.

[bingobus]

While I think the GAA has priced it wrong, I think people overact to it and love putting the boot into the GAA over pricing.

Play a round of golf on a half decent course and you'll be looking at €40-50 green fee at the weekend and they pay it with no complaints. Ask them to pay €25 into a GAA match and they have a heart attack. Some reason needs to be looked at. Even ask some-one for €20 in memebership and they look at you like you've two heads yet the same people will pay golf membership and gym membership every year.

At the same time, the GAA should appreciate thats it a time to get people through the gate and a good reduced pricing policy would have been wonderful publicity and ensured good attendences. Now they've increased the stand prices in Ulster to €27 or €23, people have an excuse to stay away.

Marketing is not the GAA's strenght. They should have cut the prices for all first round games in Ulster and get people onboard for what looks like a really competitive championship after last years poor year.

[donelli]

What's the craic with season tickets in this regard?  Do season ticket holders have to purchase a seat for all championship matches.  If so, with seats costing an extra £12 than terrace for Ulster Championship games, the benefits of having a season ticket will soon be eroded.

If it follows last years lead, its the stand tickets you get. However, bar the final ,you do get a €5 discount.

[donelli]

What were the final attendance figured for the derry match at the weekend and how did they compare to their first game last year??
was admission prices a factor with anyone not going?

[mountainboii]

What were the final attendance figured for the derry match at the weekend and how did they compare to their first game last year??
was admission prices a factor with anyone not going?

10,200ish this year.

10,378 last year, according to the indo.

Derry's support is so small it's difficult to gauge what impact the price changes had.