Fans see red after tickets fiasco

Thousands of irate Cork and Limerick hurling supporters were left empty-handed yesterday morning as technical issues played havoc with the sale of tickets for Sunday’s Munster decider at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

1,500 terrace tickets for the Blackrock and City Ends were made available for purchase via tickets.ie and selected Centra and SuperValu stores at 9am, a further 1,500 coming on stream following the decision by Munster Council to increase the capacity of Páirc Uí Chaoimh from 32,168 to 36,646.

Technical issues concerning tickets.ie, however, prevented supporters from purchasing tickets both in person and online.