The following information has come directly from the Tipperary County GAA Board:

In outlining the criteria for admission to our County Championship games commencing next weekend, a few points from the communication sent out from Croke Park last Fri July 10th headlined, "NHSC Guidelines on Return of Spectators to GAA Club Games".

For games with an expected attendance of 200 or more it is recommended that entry should be by pre-paid ticket only (to include spectators and non-spectators and complementary).

Tickets must be purchased in advance of the game online or at a location away from the ground entry point if on the day sales are necessary.

Commencing 20th July 2020 in accordance with the Government of Ireland Revised Roadmap (and subject to the full implementation of Phase 4 by the Govt), a maximum gathering of 500 persons is permitted. This will therefore restrict the total capacity at GAA grounds to 500 until further notice. The figure of 500 includes all present at the ground, including staff, volunteers, players, backroom staff, media, contractors, and spectators of all ages.

Spectators should be aware that all the risks posed from Covid-19 cannot be eliminated, including attending GAA games but that essential control measures have been put in place to reduce risks for members.

Following on from above Tipperary Co Board are allocating tickets as follows for the forthcoming Co Championships;

First Weekend commencing July 17th( Football) with 200 attendance restriction On Monday:

Allocation of tickets to competing clubs ......... 140 tickets.....2 x 70 tickets per club ie. 40 comps for players/backroom and 30 for sale to club members. (The club Secretary will have access to a link to sell/print off these tickets on-line with the proceeds coming direct to Co Board).

Allocation to Season Ticket/Passes only... 30 tickets to obtain a permit to attend a game (Limited to one game per day).

Balance for Co Board...................................30 tickets (Media/Staff etc etc).

From Weekend commencing July 24th (Hurling) with 500 attendance restriction:

Allocate tickets to competing clubs ......... 280 tickets.....2 x 140 tickets per club ie. 40 comps for players/backroom and 100 for sale to club members. (As above...the club Secretary will have access to a link to sell/print off these tickets on-line with the proceeds coming direct to Co Board).

Allocation to Season Ticket/Passes only... 170 tickets to obtain a permit to attend their game (Limited to one game per day).

Balance for Co Board.....50 tickets (Media/Staff etc).

Every Thursday Morning:

All unsold tickets from both above will go on Public Sale... Limited to 2 per purchase catering for Adult/OAP/Student/Juvenile. Limited to one juvenile per adult. Every ticket sold must have a registered name and mobile number for traceability. Once the tickets go on general availability the one game per day restriction will be removed.

Ticket Purchasing Proceedure:

Supporters or Club Secretary will log on to the the Tipp GAA Web Site.

Click on link to purchase tickets or obtain permit if they have passes.

See full list of Fixtures for the following weekend.

Click on your chosen game for each day.

Enter your name and mobile plus payment details.

Download barcode to phone or print off the hard copy A4 sheet.

Present to stewards at the entry gate to the match for scanning. If €25 concession ticket the appropriate pass must be shown (inc photo). If OAP/Stud ID must be shown.

Process for Clubs to deal with Tickets:

For the 40 Comps the Club Secretaries are requested to Print of/Download these tickets but do not distribute them to the individual players/backroom. Instead on entry to the game hand them to the Co Board Designated Official at the venue with a copy of your team list which contains the 24 players and 5 backroom as per regulations but also add in on this copy the additional 11 names. This covers the players and backroom for traceability on the day. For Club Sales of the remaining tickets allocated to the club the secretary will gather up all the requests from the club supporters with their bank card details plus emails addresses. When logged in to the system they can then use the drop down menu to facilitate the order being adult, student/OAP or juvenile (€1). Once each individual order is complete the ticket can be printed or downloaded and emailed to the customer. Club secretaries must not share the link for sales as it will open up access and you may lose control of your clubs distribution.

Season Tickets/Passes:

In order to give an understanding of the challenges we face trying to cater for everyone, the county has over 1,400 passes between Croke Park Club Plus, Co Board Season Tickets (€120) and Co Board Concessionary Passes (€25). In order to track attendance and traceability all these pass holders must have a permit to attend and present on entry for scanning with their appropriate pass. They must first register their details on the system in order to access the code for their permt to attend their chosen game(s). They will all get priority to obtain a permit for their selected game before we put tickets on public sale but we cannot guarantee availability for the popular games as they will be on a first come first served basis.

We hope our clubs and supporters will co- operate with us during these very challenging times for everyone. We must endeavour to take a practical, responsible and common sense approach to managing risk whilst observing regulations.

Please continue to stay safe.