Fans have been left fuming after tickets for the Munster Hurling final between Clare and Limerick sold out in rapid fashion.
Only terrace tickets went on sale for the public and did so at around 12pm this morning, but 23 minutes later, Munster GAA tweeted that all available tickets had been snapped up.
Tickets for the stands will be distributed by the respective county boards of Clare and Limerick.
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Fans were understandably left dumbfounded and frustrated that the Gaelic Grounds, which has a capacity of over 44,000, sold-out in such a short space of time.
Many supporters took to Twitter to express their displeasure at the situation and also took aim at Ticketmaster for crashing due to demand.
"@MunsterGAA @TicketmasterIre Shame on ye. The same thing happened for the Munster Final last year. If they went that fast with all the crashing I would be surprised," said one user.
"Lads wtAbsoluteF I was logged in at 11.30. Then it kicked me out at 11.45 and told me the password I had logged in with beforehand wasn’t valid. When I reset and made it through the 2000+ queue there was nothing available. I’m sickened. This system isn’t fit for purpose," said Glen.
"Absolute joke as usual. Queueing (on time) for ages on Ticketmaster and then sold out. Meanwhile a relative goes to Centra and there’s a huge queue but only a handful got anything. Is it too much to ask to release all of the terrace tickets at the same time?!?!?" said Ross.
"Absolutely disaster show," said Mairead.
"Random ticket allocator! I was online well in time like many here, got kicked out of the queue due to glitches. Worst possible distribution system for fans," said Padraig.
"Joined the queue in a Limerick Centra at 11.30 (about 50 metres long) First 2 people got tickets and site crashed. Nothing for the rest of us," said another.
"Joke in que since 12 and all sold out ????" wrote Paul.
Clare will take on Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds this Sunday.
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