The view from the main stand in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
THE Munster Council have announced that there will be a reduction in ticket prices for the Kerry v Cork Munster Final replay in Killarney on July 18 at 7pm.
Both terrace and stand tickets have been reduced by €5, meaning a terrace ticket is now €20 and a stand €30.
Terrace tickets will go on general sale via Centra, Supervalu and tickets.ie from 10am, tomorrow, Wednesday July 8.
A limited number of stand tickets went on sale to the public before the drawn match after both Cork and Tipperary did not use up all of their allocation.
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All adult tickets for the replay have been reduced by 5 euro.
The ticket prices are as follows –
Adult Terrace: €20
Blue and Green Terrace: Adults Only
Red Terrace Family Area: Adults €20, Juveniles €5
Students & OAP’s can buy full price Adult tickets and receive concession of €10 at designated turnstiles on the day.
Stand tickets (€30) are being allocated to the two participating County Boards and Season Ticket holders
Munster SFC Final Replay – Kerry v Cork – ticket prices reduced by €5 & go on sale from 10am tomorrow – http://t.co/X9Pen7a095
The Kerry team huddle before throw-in of the drawn match against Cork in Killarney on Sunday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
DUE to a clash of matches, there is a chance Saturday week’s Munster Final replay between Kerry and Cork in Killarney may not be televised.
The Munster Council have announced a throw-in of 7pm, which is the same time Sky Sports are scheduled to show one of the Round 3B qualifiers.
RTE are interested in showing the Munster Final replay, but due to an agreement they have with Sky where both networks won’t show GAA matches at the same time puts screening the Kerry v Cork clash is in jeopardy.
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It is reported that all parties are currently trying to come to an agreement, so all may not lost yet.
The reason for scheduling the match at 7pm is due to traffic issues. Both the Munster Council and Gardai want an evening throw-in to ensure people have plenty of time to get to the match.
If the match isn’t televised, this is expected to provide a big boost the attendance figures with fans hoping for a rematch as thrilling as the first game where over 35,000 paid in.
There also could be an issue with lighting. If, on Saturday week, it’s a dull day and the goes into extra-time, the fact that Fitzgerald Stadium does not have floodlight system could cause problems for players.
The Munster SFC Final replay between Cork & Kerry will take place on Saturday July 18th at 7pm at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Kerry season ticket holders, David and Seamus Walsh. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
SOME Kerry season ticket holders have been left dissatisfied with the seats they have been allocated for this Sunday’s Munster SFC Final in Killarney.
Many of the fans, who are seen as the most loyal Kerry supporters, have been left with tickets on the fringes of the main stand in Fitzgerald Stadium.
But the Munster Council point out that the stand capacity in Killarney is limited and they do their best for the season ticket holders.
O’Rahilly’s Villas man, David Walsh, who runs the Kerry fan Facebook page ‘Sam 37′, says he has been inundated with messages from disgruntled Kerry season ticket holders who feel they are being taken for granted.
“I go to every Kerry game without fail. I think the tickets are very poor,” he said. “I’d rather a terrace ticket in the middle of the field, but they won’t swap stand tickets for terrace tickets which is very frustrating.”
“It’s only in Killarney where tickets are bad. In Croke Park, they’re are normally very good. I don’t know who is getting the tickets in the middle of the stand because everyone I’ve been talking to has got a seat from the 21 yard line, down to the goals,” he says.
Traleetoday.ie understands that it is the Munster Council, not the Kerry County Board, who allocates the season ticket holders’ tickets for Sunday’s match and that the allocation has to do with an issue of stand capacity.
The Munster Council points out that the main stand in Fitzgerald Stadium holds just over 8,000 seats and from that total there are almost 2,000 seats to be allocated to season ticket holders.
The 8,000 all seater stand has to accommodate, along with the season ticket holders, the three competing counties, allocations for players families, sponsors and non-competing counties.
Because most of the season ticket holders for the match on Sunday are from Kerry, those tickets have to be taken from Kerry’s overall allocation.
The Munster Council says it does its best to look after season ticket holders and they are getting the best available seats having regard to all the other obligations the Council has to meet to counties and others.
“However, clearly some people are not happy while I’m sure others will recognise the benefits of being guaranteed a stand seat in a stand which provides for very good viewing overall,” say the Munster Council.
They point out that the issue is exclusive to the Killarney venue because of capacity issues, as in Semple Stadium and Croke Park, season ticket holders get much better tickets due to the huge seating capacity in both stadiums.
