Offaly's All Ireland U-20 Hurling Final confirmed a sell out as choice of venue explained
Offaly GAA has finally confirmed that tickets for the game have sold out
After confusion and chaos reigned yesterday around availability of tickets for the All Ireland U-20 Hurling Final, Offaly GAA has confirmed that tickets for the game have sold out.
Yesterday afternoon, Offaly Live contacted Ticketmaster amid concerns that their site had crashed but were informed that there was no issue with the site and that tickets available on the platform had sold out within half an hour.
After that story appeared, Offaly GAA took to social media to say the game wasn't sold out and that only 14,000 tickets had been sold leading to chaos and confusion with regard to availability of tickets with supporters continuing to try and get tickets on the Ticketmaster website.
Yesterday evening, Offaly GAA took to social media again this time to confirm that tickets were in fact sold out but added that they hoped additional tickets may become available in the coming days.
Offaly GAA also explained why Nowlan Park, with a capacity of just 26,000, was chosen for the game.
The post from Offaly GAA reads:
"Due to the unprecedented demand for tickets for the under-20 All-Ireland match, we wish to inform you that all tickets are sold out. The high demand put immense pressure on the ticketing system, causing issues for supporters. This situation was beyond our control.
"Nowlan Park was selected as the match venue several months ago. This Kilkenny City venue is hosting this year’s All-Ireland under-20 hurling final to commemorate the 100th anniversary of James Nowlan's death. Kilkenny’s home ground and the under-20 cup have both been named in his honour since 2016, making this centenary year particularly significant.
"We hope that additional tickets may become available in the coming days.
"We will keep supporters updated on any new developments. We sincerely thank all the Faithful for their huge support."
A number of responses to that post showed clubs in Tipperary with allocations of tickets to sell including Lorrha, Roscrea and Toomevara.