Buy Irish and spend your money here

[tyssam5]

Would there not be a limited number of companies specializing in the kind of counterfeit-proof tickets required? Does Ireland even have such a company? How much real benefit is there in terms of jobs? Should we demand hand-written tickets, crafted in Book of Kells style, that would create jobs.

[Agent Orange]

Would there not be a limited number of companies specializing in the kind of counterfeit-proof tickets required? Does Ireland even have such a company?

Apparently there is no one in Ireland able to print this type of ticket, but is there a need for such security. Its not like all games are sold out.

If the GAA are willing to go outside the country to get these tickets then surely the counties should be allowed to do likewise when it comes to buying their kit. Its not as if O'Neills actually make the jersies here, as I understand it they are bought in and merely printed here, in a sweat shop in Tyrone. The quality of their gear isnt going to scare Adidas or Nike off.

[mannix]

Well, if there is no company in Ireland able to produce the tickets what choice do the gaa have? And then of course how many tickets would any company need to produce to be viable?

[Pangurban]

Why cant the GAA set up a printing press and print all their own literature including tickets

[Lar Naparka]

In any event, most of the profits multinationals rake in is sent straight out of the country with little or no benefit to the community.

But the jobs and taxes are a significant benefit.

Indeed they are and in a recession the retail sector is going to be hit regardless of what moves are taken to protect the trade.
But my point is that, when faced with the double whammy of high prices keeping shoppers away and with busloads heading north to avail of cheaper prices, many operators down here began to do something positive to hold on to their trade.
One of my sisters-in-law works in a Supervalu store in the Tallaght area and, when the recession began to bite and busloads started going north at weekends, the turnover dipped and there was talk of staff cutbacks.
But when Supervalu began to match the likes of Tesco, Dunnes and the likes with special offers and widespread prices drops, her shop experienced a big take up in trade.
Four extra part timers were taken on to help deal with the Christmas trade recently and she tells me that quite a few who used to travel into the Square to do the main weekly shopping now do so in her place of work.
Drink prices are at their lowest in years because retailers face the prospect of losing out to Newry and Enniskillen if they don't offer better value for money to their customers than they did in the past.

All in all, I think increased competition has greatly benefited consumers in the republic and has helped to keep workers' redundancies at a minimum.