Hardly cricket, is it?

FORMER Taoiseach John Bruton yesterday urged sports minister John O’Donoghue to investigate disproportionate increases in sport admission charges.

“In the last 12 months inflation has risen by only 1.3% but the price of admission tickets to sports events has increased by 13%,” the Fine Gael TD said.

“There must be some explanation for this extortionate ten-fold inflation increase in the amount charged by sporting organisations for admission to events,” he said.