Treat ticket touts like Al Capone, says Healy-Rae

Ticket sales should be limited for individuals and identity checks made in order to clamp down on ticket touting, TDs have said.

Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor heard the calls as one TD advised that the same approach to touting should be taken as the US government took to taking down mafia boss Al Capone.

The Dáil heard the debate as consumers continue to express frustration over the recent resale of U2 tickets for multiples of their cost on resale websites.