Ed Sheeran adds extra tour dates as quarter of a million Irish fans look for tickets

Tickets went on sale at 8am on Saturday and due to demand, the 30-year-old star has added four new concert dates in Ireland. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire

More than 250,000 people logged onto Ticketmaster on Saturday morning to buy tickets for the Irish leg of Ed Sheeran's Mathematics tour.

Such was the demand the, singer/songwriter added four additional dates in Ireland, one at each of the venues.