Return to 'pay at the gate' welcomed
September 01, 2023
Fans enter the turnstiles. ©INPHO/Tom Beary.
Donegal GAA and Meath LGFA have come in for praise after reverting to accepting cash payments at their gates for championship matches.
Spectators at last weekend’s televised Donegal SFC clash between Naomh Conaill and St Eunan’s had the option of paying by cash, while Meath LGFA announced this week that its senior, intermediate and junior ‘A’ championship group matches will no longer be ticketed events.
The move comes after the GAA decided to adopt a controversial cashless ticket policy last year which has alienated many elderly supporters in particular, and has been welcomed by Lawyers for Justice Ireland who said in a social media post: “After a year of grassroots campaign work challenging the GAA's unethical cashless ticketing policy at Championship Games, we are now finally seeing results. Donegal GAA bring back cash at the gate. This demonstrates the power of collective organised action when the people stand up and say "NO".
“The fact that the GAA introduced cashless ticketing policies, excluding lifelong members from attending club games, serves as a warning flare that organisations deeply rooted in our communities are often those that are used by the establishment to implement their draconian agenda.”
TweetMeath LGFA return to Cash At The Gate For Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championship Group Games.
— Lawyers For Justice Ireland (@LFJIreland) August 30, 2023
It is beyond time for GAA clubs across the country to follow Meath LGFA's lead by reversing unethical cashless ticketing policies and bring back cash at the gate.
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