Season Ticket Holders Entered Into Draw For 500 All Ireland Final Tickets
When the pandemic took hold last year, life as we knew it changed forever. Season tickets for the 2020 season were cancelled as were many matches. The 2021 season tickets were not renewed, as at the time, nobody knew if the league and championship would go ahead. Thankfully, things are beginning to improve and we are getting back to some sort of “normal”.
As matches were allowed to be played, firstly, behind closed doors and then with limited numbers of spectators, the 2021 league and championship went ahead in a much changed format.
When Mayo beat Dublin in the All Ireland semi final and qualified for the All Ireland final yet again, the issue of tickets or more precisely the lack of tickets began to pose a problem. The All Ireland final, due to public health restrictions, could only be played in front of 40,000 spectators. A much reduced number from the maximum capacity of Croke Parks 82,300 stadium.
Cork and Limerick were meeting in the Hurling final and they faced the same predicament with reduced capacity. However, Cork decided to give the option to purchase a hurling final ticket, to both their hurling and football season ticket holders, “as a goodwill gesture”. Between hurling and football, Cork have just over 1000 season ticket holders, so it was a little easier for the Cork county board to offer their season ticket holders the option to purchase a final ticket. This set a precedent.
Initially Mayo county board said it would not be possible to accommodate Mayo season ticket holders in any way. Dermot Butler, speaking to the Mayo News stated, “There will be no Cairde Mhaigheo ticket allocation for the final” and went on to say “its not our decision, that whole season ticket decision was made by Croke Park at the beginning of the season”.
Dermot Butler speaking to the Mayo News on Monday 16th August.
We got in touch with the Tommy Marren show on Midwest radio to highlight the situation and to see if anything could be done. There was a huge response from Mayo season ticket holders. Everyone knew it was a very difficult situation for all sides, but loyal season ticket holders just couldn’t be brushed aside so easily. Something needed to be done.
Hundreds of texts and emails were sent into the Tommy Marren show from Mayo season ticket holders. Below is a sample of some of them, which Tommy read out.
Mayo GAA were to get back to Midwest when they had been in touch with Croke Park to see if anything could be done. We were hopeful that the 40K capacity might be raised and that would have benefited everyone.
On Friday the 27th of August Croke Park announced that they are making 500 tickets available for season ticket holders through a draw. Juvenile ticket holders will not be included in this draw. This means out of the 3622 Mayo season tickets approximately 3000 will be eligible for the draw.
The random draw will be conducted by officials in Croke Park via the season ticket database and is expected to be completed by next Wednesday, September 1. Those season ticket holders who are successful in securing the option of a ticket will be communicated with by email.
Mayo GAA Secretary Dermot Butler speaking to Midwest radio about the draw.
A statement from Mayo GAA announcing the draw said that it would be impossible to allocate all Season Ticket holders a ticket for the final as this would “reduce the current club allocations by another 55% on top of the reductions enforced by the reduced capacity.”
“Mayo GAA do recognise and appreciate the scale of support within the Season Ticket group. While the current public health situation has made it very difficult to accommodate all fans wishing to attend the All-Ireland Final, we are making every effort to spread the base of support to all who have supported Mayo in huge numbers over the years.”
Under the circumstances this is the best outcome that could be expected. While not perfect, we have to accept that everyone cannot be accommodated with tickets for the final. At least 1 in 6 season ticket holders will be in with a chance of getting an All Ireland Final ticket.
The 2017 Mayo GAA season ticket renewals are now open. The Cairde Maigheo and Croke Park Mayo GAA season tickets are open to renewals only, as both were sold out last year. The Croke Park season ticket for Mayo has been sold out since 2013, with the Cairde Maigheo ticket selling out completely last year. There is currently a waiting list for both, and any Mayo season tickets not renewed for 2017 will be offered to people on the waiting list. (We have been informed today by someone that contacted Croke Park to be added to the waiting list that it is now full for 2017. We’ll post more info on this as we receive it).
Cairde Mhaigheo 2017 Season Ticket Update 12/10/2016:
The cost for Cairde Mhaigheo members is €200. Ticket renewals are open until November 30th meaning no new applications will be accepted until after this date. Please do not contact the office in MacHale Park looking to become a new Cairde Mhaigheo member as currently these tickets are not available. A review will take place after December 1st and if tickets become available they will then be put on sale. Should tickets become available after December 1st Mayo GAA will notify all supporters via their website & social media.
Email that Season Tickets holders received Monday 10th October. Thankfully season ticket prices have not increased for 2017 as as they have done in previous years!
GAA Season Ticket Renewals for 2017!
Account ID: ******
SEASON TICKET RENEWALS OPEN AT 12 NOON ON MONDAY OCTOBER 10TH 2016
A Chara,
The 2016 Championship has come to a close and the League fixtures are being finalised so it is time to renew your Season Ticket(s) for 2017.
Enjoy another year of great value with the GAA Season Ticket. The price for the 2017 Season is €99 for Adults and €20 for Juveniles. Renewals are now open!
Due to huge demand and waiting lists being in place the deadline for the renewal of your season ticket(s) is MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30TH.
After this deadline any unrenewed Season Tickets will be released for sale.
What’s included?
– All your County’s Allianz League round matches plus all League semi finals, play-offs and finals in that code
– Your County’s opening Championship fixture
– 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.
– AIB GAA Club All-Ireland Finals in Croke Park on St. Patrick’s Day.
You will also enjoy discount prices during the Championship – “Pay & Play” kicks in after your opening Championship fixture.
Club+
The Club+ price has been set at €200 for all Counties. Once again for 2017 anyone who avails of the Club+ Season Ticket will be guaranteed an All Ireland Final ticket should their county qualify, regardless of the attendance percentage during the year.
Club+ is an add on to the regular GAA Season Ticket which covers entry to county championship fixtures within your county.
One Item to note:
If a juvenile from 2016 is no longer a juvenile (i.e. under 16 on 1st January 2016) then the renewal will default as an adult Season Ticket for 2017.
(Dublin Football & Mayo Football will be Renewals Only)
A quick update on Croke Park season ticket scanning and attendance problems
Here’s a quick update on Croke Park season ticket scanning and attendance problems. Due to an unprecedented amount of emails and messages over the course of the past 36 hours or so, we wanted to post a quick update on our quest to work with the GAA season ticket office to resolve the problems some of you have been having with your season ticket attendance records. (This is not our first time in this situation – the problem hasn’t gone away you know!)
A short synopsis: Basically lots of you contacted us after the Dublin game either by email, Facebook or Twitter to say that you or a family member had attended the game and scanned your season ticket at the gates, only for your attendance not to register on your record. Upon notifying the season ticket office, most of you were told that as no problems had been reported from the venue on the day, your attendance records would not be manually updated. As the numbers contacting us rose, we started to make a list, and after a few days decided to contact the Croke Park office directly with the names and season ticket numbers of those who were happy to provide them – 21 in total at the time (there have been many more since) – to see if we could intervene on your behalf and show that despite their claims that no issues had been reported from the venue, there clearly was a problem.
We had previously experienced problems (see here for details) and so could understand the position of the office and their reluctance to manually update records after games. However we felt that those who had contacted us were genuine, had attended the game and scanned their tickets in good faith, and ultimately, deserved to be treated fairly in return for their investment in the season ticket (at a cost of €99 per adult and €20 per juvenile).
What followed was a very frustrating exchange of emails, where the season ticket office refused to engaged and repeatedly told us they could not discuss individual accounts with us (at no stage did we ask them to). Ultimately, we got nowhere and the tone of the replies from the season ticket office became more and more irate. They were adamant that each complaint was assessed on a case-by-case basis, and so we had little choice but to advise the people on our list to keep following up with them individually.
On Wednesday on MidWest Radio Paul Claffey read out a letter on his show from a lady who had experienced the same problem, and we followed up with an email to the station last night. Tommy Marren yesterday devoted a substantial portion of his show to the problem – you can listen back on the link below. We have since been contacted by a number of other supporters with the same problem. MidWest Radio will be following this up again next week and are looking for more supporters to speak on air – please contact us with your details if you are willing to go on air and we will put you in touch.
We unfortunately feel we’ve reached the end of the road with the season ticket office – they have made it clear that they will not engage with us further. We are however currently seeking legal advice on the matter and will, with permission, keep a record of the many people who have contacted us with problems and produce it should it be needed at a later stage. If you have been affected by this problem, we would urge you to continue following up with the season ticket office directly. Other avenues of complaint include the following:
There are a couple of things we wish to point out:
Firstly, we feel strongly that the volunteers and stewards at the turnstiles in Elverys MacHale Park do everything in their power to ensure that things run smoothly on match days. This is not the fault or responsibility of any of the people who give their time so generously. Nor is this issue within the control of Mayo GAA, as they are not responsible for attendance records.
Secondly, the season ticket office has in the past explained that fraudulent scanning of tickets is a problem. The bottom line is this: if you turn up on match days with a handful of tickets in your back pocket to give to strangers to get them scanned, you are part of the problem and your behaviour is affecting genuine supporters. Yes, you can hand over your ticket to a friend if you can’t make a game, but the season ticket scheme is a loyalty scheme, designed to reward supporters who genuinely attend games with access to an All-Ireland ticket, should their county reach the final. Your abuse of the system just means that other people have to spend their free time arguing with the season ticket office when they could be doing far more fun things like say, tweezing out their toenails or sticking pins in their eyes. Just saying.
Thirdly, we hear that those fancy Cairde Mhaigheo tickets do not depend on an attendance record to access an All-Ireland ticket should we in Mayo be lucky enough to need one. Yes, they are more expensive, but they also entitle you to entry to club championship games and some sexy Mayo GAA clobber. So y’know, something to think about for next year!
We’ll be back with an update in due course.
Update 19th April 2016
Rob from Mayo Club 51 was interviewed on the Tommy Marren show on Mid west radio with an update on the issues regarding the problems with scanning season tickets. Also in the interview, Tommy reads out a statement from Alan Milton from Croke Park.
In other news – six weeks to London – the countdown is on! Keep an eye on London GAA’s Facebook page for updates on tickets, which we believe are scarcer than feathers on a fish ….
Mayo GAA PRO Paul Cunnane was interviewed on the Tommy Marren show on Tuesday 19th April regarding the situation with the London v Mayo ticket scarcity for Mayo fans.
The 2016 Mayo GAA season ticket is now open for renewal. Unfortunately there is no “Early Bird” renewal price of €75 & €85 as there was in 2013 and 2014. The 2016 Mayo GAA season ticket for an adult increases from €85 to €99. Juvenile tickets have also doubled in price from €10 to €20 this year. However the GAA seems to think that the 2016 Season Ticket is “Great Value” this year for loyal GAA supporters! (Hill 16 Dublin GAA season tickets however remain the same price this year at €165)
If there is anyone thinking of not renewing your season tickets for 2016, we’d recommend that you do, as there will not be any more Mayo GAA season tickets on sale in the future. You can renew them for someone that is looking to get a season ticket, you can add their payment card details instead of your own on the season ticket account. Any season tickets not being renewed are not being released for sale again.Edit: The GAA season ticket office have confirmed today that “If any Mayo GAA season tickets are not renewed before the 30th of November, they will be released for sale to the Mayo season ticket waiting list”.
Delivery arrangements for season tickets have also been confirmed today (15th OCT). “Delivery arrangements are as follows: All purchases prior to midnight on Friday 25th November 2015 will be posted on Friday 4th December 2015. Purchases after Friday 25th November will be produced and dispatched in January 2016.”
Mayo GAA Season Ticket Renewals from 2016.
Account ID: ******
SEASON TICKET RENEWALS OPEN AT 12 NOON ON OCTOBER 14TH 2015
A Chara,
The 2015 Championship has come to a close and the League fixtures are being finalised so it is time to renew your Season Ticket(s) for 2016.
Enjoy another year of great value with the GAA Season Ticket. The price for the 2016 Season is €99 for Adults and €20 for Juveniles. Renewals are now open!
What’s included?
– All your County’s Allianz League round matches plus all League semi finals, play-offs and finals in that code
– Your County’s opening Championship fixture
– 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.
– AIB GAA Club All-Ireland Finals in Croke Park on St. Patrick’s Day.
You will also enjoy discount prices during the Championship – “Pay & Play” kicks in after your opening Championship fixture.
Club+
The Club+ price has been set at €200 for all Counties. A siginifcant change for 2016 is that anyone who avails of the Club+ Season Ticket will be guaranteed an All Ireland Final ticket should their county qualify, regardless of the attendance percentage during the year.
Club+ is an add on to the regular GAA Season Ticket which covers entry to county championship fixtures within your county.
Please note that there will not be a Club+ Upgrade option for 2016. If you wish to purchase a Club+ Season Ticket this must be done at the time of purchase/renewal.
If there is no Club+ option available in your Season Ticket Account this means that your county is not offering a Club+ option for 2016.
Enjoy another year of great value with the GAA Season Ticket.
RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Click on the Product
Tick the ‘Select’ box beside the Season Ticket(s) you wish to renew and click ‘Renew Selected’.
Select the payment card or add a new one and complete the job.
It’s simple!
A couple of items to note:
If a juvenile from 2015 is no longer a juvenile (i.e. under 16 on 1st January 2015) then the renewal will default as an adult Season Ticket for 2016.
Additional Tickets will be available to purchase from Monday November 2nd, subject to availability.
(Dublin Football & Mayo Football will be Renewals Only)
As you probably already know, being a season ticket holder has many advantages. It allows you free entry into any league match (code-specific). Season tickets also allow you free entry into the All-Ireland Club Finals between Corofin from Co. Galway and Slaughtneil from Co Derry on St. Patrick’s Day, (throw in is now 4pm). Corofin are managed by Mayo & Crossmolina’s own Stephen Rochford. We know that any Mayo vs Galway tie is sometimes the be all and end all between rivals, but on this occasion we hope all Mayo folk will give our Galway neighbours, and Connacht representatives, their support on St Patrick’s Day.
Mayo Club 51 are putting the call out to all season ticket holders if you are not using your tickets for the final, to help out Corofin supporters. First of all you will need to log-in to your season ticket account and go to “Special Purchases” to request your (free) tickets. You can e-mail tickets directly to the Corofin P.R.O. John Fahey, pro.corofin.galway [at] gaa.ie.
Season Tickets Account Home Screen.
You can order tickets up to the amount on your account. If you have 2 Adult and 3 Juvenile, then you can order 5 tickets. You can also change your Juvenile season tickets to Adult tickets (for special purchases only). Sections available are Cusack Stand Lower Tier – section 302 ( 302 only was available when I purchased my free tickets).
special purchase
When purchased your tickets will be available in your “My Tickets” section in your account. You will not need to print your tickets, you can save and download them to your desktop.
Save or print season tickets.
Once you save and download your free tickets for the Club Finals on St Patrick’s Day in Croke Park, its then only a matter of attaching them in an e-mail to send to someone. All they need to do then is just print them out. If you can’t attend the match then do make use of your free season tickets and send them on to someone that will make use of them!
New season ticket self scanning for all Cairde Mhaigheo and Croke Park season tickets.
Season ticket self scanning information for Mayo and Dublin supporters. On Sunday, All Cairde Mhaigh Eo card holders and Croke Park Season Ticket holders will enter through stiles 1 -8 as normal. However from this Sunday, self-scanning is being introduced, meaning that you – yes YOU – will be responsible for scanning your own season ticket. Which means no blaming anyone else if your attendance record fails to update …
So here’s how it will work: Once patrons enter the stile they will swipe their card through a card reader which will allow access while also automatically uploading their attendance. Stewards will be stationed at each of the new season ticket self scanning turnstiles to assist patrons.
Why is this happening? Croke Park announced earlier this year that they would be rolling out new systems to all GAA grounds around the country. This would obviously be on a phased basis and it seems that MacHale Park in Castlebar is the first GAA ground in line for the technological upgrade! We for one welcome our new technological overlords and when supporters scan their season tickets in the new scanners, as well as granting access through the stile, your attendance will also be recorded and automatically uploaded to Croke Park. This should mean that your attendance will be updated as soon as your season ticket is scanned, the same as what happens in Croke Park upon entry. Hopefully this should put an end to the numerous problems supporters encountered last year with their tickets not being scanned correctly and their attendance not being updated.
Mayo Club 51 strongly recommends that all supporters get to MacHale Park in plenty of time on Saturday. As with any new system, it will be new to everyone and while hopefully there will be minimal traffic jams, with the amount of season ticket holders in Mayo and Dublin, the scanning process may take a little getting used to on the first day.
Those attending with children should note that Stiles 6-8 have now been designated family turnstiles.
The turnstiles will be open a half hour earlier on Saturday at 5.00. All ticketing and match day info here.
As always, don’t forget to bring along some colour to the game – there has been a serious increase in the amount of flags appearing at games recently and it looks great. Keep up the good work!
Update: Season ticket scanners in operation for the first time last year in Mac Hale Park.
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When Mayo beat Dublin in the All Ireland semi final and qualified for the All Ireland final yet again, the issue of tickets or more precisely the lack of tickets began to pose a problem. The All Ireland final, due to public health restrictions, could only be played in front of 40,000 spectators. A much reduced number from the maximum capacity of Croke Parks 82,300 stadium.
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