Tickets.ie, one of Ireland’s largest independent event ticketing companies, has ceased trading today as the company plans to enter liquidation.
Oshi Software Limited, trading as Tickets.ie, said directors are taking steps to appoint a liquidator in accordance with the Companies Act.
Customers with tickets for upcoming events are advised to wait to hear from the relevant event promoter regarding their event.
All enquiries should be directed to the appointed liquidator, whose details will be published on tickets.ie once confirmed.
In a closing statement the company thanked its customers, event promoters and partners for their support, saying it had been “a privilege to serve the Irish events community.”
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Tickets.ie had been one of the few remaining Irish independent alternatives to Ticketmaster in the Irish market, used by a wide range of promoters and venues across the country.
Ticketmaster is clearly the biggest ticket ticket operator in Ireland. It operates the smaller but linked platform Ticketweb.ie. Alternative ticketing platforms include Eventbrite, Scope, RA (for dance events mainly), Dice.FM, Skiddle and some venues and promoters sell tickets direct – like Foggy Notions and Whelan’s to name two, or using a platform like Gigantic to power the platform as Singular Artists often does.
The closure leaves the Irish ticketing market increasingly concentrated in the hands of larger operators.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
