Ireland set to ban above-face value ticket touting

The government of the Republic of Ireland has endorsed the Prohibition of Above-Cost Ticket Touting Bill, "effectively banning ticket touting", says campaigner Noel Rock

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As predicted in February, the Irish government has given its backing to the Prohibition of Above-Cost Ticket Touting Bill, paving the way for a ban on the resale of tickets for over face value in the Republic of Ireland.

The bill – in full An act to render it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale tickets for major sporting, musical or theatrical events for a price in excess of the officially designated price – was introduced…

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