Irish Music Festivals Facing Devastating Financial Deficits Following Tickets.ie Collapse

Photo Credit: Zac Schulze Gang (Rory Gallagher Festival)
Irish lawmakers are looking into offering governmental support after the collapse of Tickets.ie devastates the country’s live music industry.
Tickets.ie was Ireland’s largest independent ticketing company, handling ticketing for thousands of live events each year since 2004. But last week, the service abruptly shut down, leaving some organizers unable to access revenue from recently concluded festivals. Now, lawmakers in the co