Season Ticket questions.

John_D80

Hi. First time poster, long time lurker in this forum.

My wife and are both buying season tickets for the first time for 2014. All in all we reckon it will save us a decent amount of money. I got some information from gaa.ie but have one or two other questions.

If our team (Cork) get to the AI final next year how many tickets will we be offered? Is it one or two for each season ticket holder?? If it's only one each, is it possible to request two seats next to each other?

I understand the first championship game is free, but for subsequent games, are tickets reserved for season ticket holders?

Thanks.

Sheldons Brain

You can have two season tickets linked on the same account, so this would mean that you get seats together when applicable. For the final you'll certainly only get one ticket per season ticket!

Hammer Archer

If Cork make it to the final, you'll get one ticket for each season ticket (provided each person has been to at least 60% of league and championship games in 2014). Provided the season tickets have been purchased together, you'll be seated together.
Tickets for subsequent games are reserved for ST holders at €5 less than the normal price (apart from provincial and All Ireland finals).

dubdamo

When do they normally come out lads? Getting two adult and two kids season tickets for Dublin football. Reckon I'll get to see a bit of hurling with them as well as there will probably be a couple of double headers in Croker.:)

Rowley Birkin QC

John_D80 wrote: »

Hi. First time poster, long time lurker in this forum.

My wife and are both buying season tickets for the first time for 2014. All in all we reckon it will save us a decent amount of money. I got some information from gaa.ie but have one or two other questions.

If our team (Cork) get to the AI final next year how many tickets will we be offered? Is it one or two for each season ticket holder?? If it's only one each, is it possible to request two seats next to each other?

I understand the first championship game is free, but for subsequent games, are tickets reserved for season ticket holders?

Thanks.

Are these the €85 tickets?

I'm going to look into this myself. I'm from Cork but living in the shadow of Croker, it ahs been an expensive year! Worth every penny but expensive none the less.

Does the season ticket only give me access to Cork matches or could I tip into Croke Park for other county league matches?

Godge

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Are these the €85 tickets?

I'm going to look into this myself. I'm from Cork but living in the shadow of Croker, it ahs been an expensive year! Worth every penny but expensive none the less.

Does the season ticket only give me access to Cork matches or could I tip into Croke Park for other county league matches?

it gives you access to all league matches. For the Croke Park ones, you will need to indicate that you wish to go by email a week before.

munchkin_utd

Godge wrote: »

it gives you access to all league matches. For the Croke Park ones, you will need to indicate that you wish to go by email a week before.

eh? All league matches of all teams all across ireland?
Never saw that.

it does get you access to the club finals and to the league semi finals and finals in Croke Park so THAT is a hidden bonus
But access to all league matches regardless of team. Thats a new one to me.

Rowley Birkin QC

munchkin_utd wrote: »

But access to all league matches regardless of team

Is it also irrespective of code?

relaxed

What other methods of getting tickets are available if the season ticket doesn't suit? Our family is spread over about 4 counties so one of us would be there most years?

Hammer Archer

It's not irrespective of code but if you've a football ticket you can go to any football league games across the country. These don't count towards your 60% at the end of the season.

munchkin_utd

Hammer Archer wrote: »

It's not irrespective of code but if you've a football ticket you can go to any football league games across the country. These don't count towards your 60% at the end of the season.

so it is!
http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/

What’s included?
..............
- All Allianz League round matches in your selected code. So if you have a Longford Football Season Ticket you can go to any Allianz League Football match.*

Thats a great perk. I read that page before but obviously didnt digest the info.

ebbsy

I would say all the Wicklow tickets will sell out quickly.

El Viz

dubdamo wrote: »

When do they normally come out lads? Getting two adult and two kids season tickets for Dublin football. Reckon I'll get to see a bit of hurling with them as well as there will probably be a couple of double headers in Croker.:)

I reckon it'll be pretty hard to get a Dublin season ticket for next year. Can see the demand being big, + if all current holders renew it'll be even harder.

Check out the Parnell Pass as well.

ProudDUB

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

I'm going to look into this myself. I'm from Cork but living in the shadow of Croker, it ahs been an expensive year! Worth every penny but expensive none the less.

If you buy a Cork season ticket, you must attend at least 60% of all of their games to qualify for an AI final ticket. That includes Corks home and away league games, their Munster champo games, any games they play in the qualifier series and, all games in the All Ireland champo up to the final. Living in Dublin is very handy for attending the latter stages of the AI series, once Corks games are in Croke Park. But you'll still have to do a lot of traveling around the country to attend a decent chunk of their other games, if you want to meet the 60% criteria. It's Dublin's turn to travel to down to Cork this year for the league, so you won't even get to have that one on your doorstep.

dubdamo wrote: »

When do they normally come out lads? Getting two adult and two kids season tickets for Dublin football. Reckon I'll get to see a bit of hurling with them as well as there will probably be a couple of double headers in Croker.

You won't get in to see hurling games if all you have is a football season ticket. The football season ticket and the hurling season ticket are two separate tickets. You buy one or the other or both, but you can't use a football season ticket to get into hurling games and vice versa. There were no double headers this year with the footballers and hurlers, in either the league or the champo. Given the success of both codes this year, I imagine they will always be kept apart as two separate revenue generating streams.

KevIRL

If you can't get to a game for whatever reason its okay for someone else to use your card in fact they encourage this.

km79

Is there a limit per county ?

munchkin_utd

km79 wrote: »

Is there a limit per county ?

there is although Dublin has a higher allocation than other counties.
Someone might have the actual figures to hand, but from memory only the few counties which would have a realistic chance of getting to a final sold out and even then not all of the top counties sold out.

km79

munchkin_utd wrote: »

there is although Dublin has a higher allocation than other counties.
Someone might have the actual figures to hand, but from memory only the few counties which would have a realistic chance of getting to a final sold out and even then not all of the top counties sold out.

I'm from mayo so I'm guessing they sold out last year and if all renew then I won't have a chance of getting one?

tacofries

Its October they're released is it?

michaelduignan

ProudDUB wrote: »

If you buy a Cork season ticket, you must attend at least 60% of all of their games to qualify for an AI final ticket. That includes Corks home and away league games, their Munster champo games, any games they play in the qualifier series and, all games in the All Ireland champo up to the final. Living in Dublin is very handy for attending the latter stages of the AI series, once Corks games are in Croke Park. But you'll still have to do a lot of traveling around the country to attend a decent chunk of their other games, if you want to meet the 60% criteria. It's Dublin's turn to travel to down to Cork this year for the league, so you won't even get to have that one on your doorstep.



You won't get in to see hurling games if all you have is a football season ticket. The football season ticket and the hurling season ticket are two separate tickets. You buy one or the other or both, but you can't use a football season ticket to get into hurling games and vice versa. There were no double headers this year with the footballers and hurlers, in either the league or the champo. Given the success of both codes this year, I imagine they will always be kept apart as two separate revenue generating streams.

Will Cork be playing Dublin in the league this year? I thought they will be in separate divisions with Cork being relegated and Dublin winning their final. Does anyone know the groups for next years league?

munchkin_utd

km79 wrote: »

I'm from mayo so I'm guessing they sold out last year and if all renew then I won't have a chance of getting one?

possibly a better chance than in other counties as there is seemingly a scheme ran by the Mayo county board (€200 per season ticket BUT 2 tickets for the final) which would reduce the demand on the Croke Park issued season tickets.

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16955:gaa-season-ticket-sales-up-by-50-in-mayo&catid=14&Itemid=100008

ProudDUB

michaelduignan wrote: »

Will Cork be playing Dublin in the league this year? I thought they will be in separate divisions with Cork being relegated and Dublin winning their final. Does anyone know the groups for next years league?

Are you talking about football or hurling? Cork and Dublin are both division one teams for the football. They will play each other in the league in 2014, as will the other D1 teams of Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Derry and Westmeath. Not sure about the hurling.

Dubliner28

ProudDUB wrote: »

Are you talking about football or hurling? Cork and Dublin are both division one teams for the football. They will play each other in the league in 2014, as will the other D1 teams of Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Derry and Westmeath. Not sure about the hurling.

Cork were relegated to Div 1B but will probably be accommodated back to 1A with the "proposed" changes in the hurling league.

Warper

munchkin_utd wrote: »

possibly a better chance than in other counties as there is seemingly a scheme ran by the Mayo county board (€200 per season ticket BUT 2 tickets for the final) which would reduce the demand on the Croke Park issued season tickets.

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16955:gaa-season-ticket-sales-up-by-50-in-mayo&catid=14&Itemid=100008

ya but surely thats only if Mayo reach the final

sgarvan

KevIRL wrote: »

If you can't get to a game for whatever reason its okay for someone else to use your card in fact they encourage this.

No problem passing them around