Ticket resale platform Viagogo has frozen plans to hire more than 100 additional staff for its Limerick base due to the uncertainty surrounding Government plans to ban ticket touting.

The introduction of anti-ticket touting measures would pose 'significant risk' to the operation of Viagogo in Limerick, potentially putting 200 jobs at risk.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of controversial secondary ticket-selling website Viagogo more than doubled to €262,796 last year.