FAI secure a new batch of Euro 2016 tickets for Ireland fans

“Republic of Ireland supporters will represent one of the biggest groups of supporters at Euro 2016.”

FAI secure a new batch of Euro 2016 tickets for Ireland fans

By Stephen Barry

An extra 832 Euro 2016 tickets have been released to the FAI by UEFA, as the allocation for Republic of Ireland fans continues to inch upwards.

The new batch brings Ireland’s total to 33,334 tickets across the three group-stage games, with the FAI holding a reserve of 2,000 tickets for supporters with a proven match attendance record, who have missed out on securing tickets through the UEFA Portal.

The announcement of 832 additional tickets came after the FAI penned a letter to the European governing body addressing the anticipated shortfall.

The challenge of addressing this gap between supply and demand was addressed by FAI CEO John Delaney, who said that, “Republic of Ireland supporters will represent one of the biggest groups of supporters at Euro 2016, and accordingly we have a huge fan base to try to satisfy.

“We are continually in talks and correspondence with UEFA for more tickets, and this policy has proven successful up to now.

“There are still 2,000 extra tickets which we will draw on to try and satisfy those who have missed out on the current process.

“I’d like to thank UEFA for its work so far in freeing up more tickets, but we, of course, would like more.”

Delaney said that releasing more tickets for Ireland supporters is the number one priority for the FAI in the weeks and months ahead, with UEFA giving assurances that it will grant extra tickets in the case of returned tickets from UEFA allocations.

UEFA began taking payments from successful applicants today, a process which will continue into next week.

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