17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ongoing investigation into Ticketmaster and Oasis branded 'Supersonic failure'
The length of time it is taking the consumer watchdog to investigate Ticketmaster following complaints over dodgy dynamic pricing for Oasis tickets has been branded a "Supersonic failure".
The Irish Mirror can reveal that eight months after the investigation started, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has still not finished its work.
The CCPC said on September 6 it had opened an investigation into Ticketmaster Ireland and its handling of the sale of Oasis tickets on the weekend of August 31, 2024.
It followed a review of more than 100 complaints received by the CCPC.
Tickets for Oasis' reunion gigs, which will take place in Croke Park on August 16 and 17, were snapped up despite fans' complaints about the prices.
Tickets were to be priced from €86.50 to €150 before service charge.
However, some ticket prices ended up rising to more than €400 due to Ticketmaster's "in-demand" prices.
Despite the probe being opened in September, the CCPC has confirmed to The Irish Mirror the investigation has not yet finished.
A spokeswoman said: "We will provide an update when we are in a position to do so."
Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty, who was one of the first to call for a probe, told us the length of time the CCPC investigation is taking is not acceptable.
She said: "Eight months on and still no outcome is a total Supersonic failure.
"The CCPC needs to stop dragging its heels and deliver clarity for the thousands of fans."
Brian McHugh, chair of the CCPC, had stated last September that if consumer protection laws were broken, the body would take action.
