International Ticketing Report 2025
Market Report: Ireland
Ireland’s live music scene remains resilient, but ticket pricing is now the industry’s biggest pressure point.
Key primary ticketers: Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, tickets.ie (owned by DEAG) Secondary ticketing situation: As of 2021, reselling tickets above face value has been banned in Ireland.
Key primary ticketers: Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, tickets.ie (owned by DEAG)
Secondary ticketing situation: As of 2021, reselling tickets above face value has been banned in Ireland.
White label/D2C companies: Nuweb Group/Nutickets, Future Ticketing
Taxes & charges: VAT: rates to increase from 9% to 21% for cultural services as of 1st January 2026
While Ticketmaster still dominates, newer players like tickets.ie and Ticketsolve are gaining ground, helped by regulatory crackdowns on exclusivity. Recent focus has shifted from touting to transparency, especially after the onsale for Oasis tickets sparked public outrage and a fresh Competition & Consumer Protection Commission investigation. Proposed legislation,…
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