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Replying To lilylanger:  "Children are already allowed into the stadium so are already at risk of being hurt. What difference does it make if the baby pays in or not in this scenario?"
When Croker is all ticket you cannot throw a kid over the turnstile like in the old days.

Been like that for years now.

And when it is all ticket it is right.

You probably find there is an insurance issue.

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 15/08/2018 17:19:46    2133661

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Bring my nieces and nephews to the games sometimes I didn't start doing this until they were around 7 so needed tickets. Didn't bring them before that because I don't feel comfortable minding them in a packed stadium but I was at the kerry game in Croker and the couple in front of me had a baby . Couldn't have been more than 9 months. He joined in with the clapping regardless of what team just thought it was gas and then he had a nap. I think it depends on the child but that baby was happy out and no bother to his parents so of they wanted to bring their child to an all ireland final then they should be allowed. I've sat beside adults who will wreck my head more than any child could. If a ticket is necessary (I think it's just the gaas way of making money) then you should be allowed purchase a ticket for a toddler or below as long as you have an adult ticket.

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 15/08/2018 17:20:26    2133662

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Replying To lilylanger:  "Children are already allowed into the stadium so are already at risk of being hurt. What difference does it make if the baby pays in or not in this scenario?"
Read his point about maximum occupancy again .

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 15/08/2018 17:21:02    2133663

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Replying To lilylanger:  "Children are already allowed into the stadium so are already at risk of being hurt. What difference does it make if the baby pays in or not in this scenario?"
Are you for real or can you not read? It matters not one iota really who pays what, the issue is that on a potential sell out crowd it cannot be allowed in any shape or form to admit 2 people on 1 ticket as you would be in breach of safety laws and insurance policies. It doesn't matter if they're 1 day old or 100 years old. Now one may argue that there's almost no chance of anything going wrong but then again they thought that when they opened the gates of Hillsborough! That analogy may be over the top but essentially it boils down to the same thing namely safety, insurance, good practice...

locklanegale (Wexford) - Posts: 68 - 15/08/2018 17:57:42    2133676

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Replying To locklanegale:  "Are you for real or can you not read? It matters not one iota really who pays what, the issue is that on a potential sell out crowd it cannot be allowed in any shape or form to admit 2 people on 1 ticket as you would be in breach of safety laws and insurance policies. It doesn't matter if they're 1 day old or 100 years old. Now one may argue that there's almost no chance of anything going wrong but then again they thought that when they opened the gates of Hillsborough! That analogy may be over the top but essentially it boils down to the same thing namely safety, insurance, good practice..."
No need to be so rude!! I can absolutely read but as was pointed out by another poster above the infants attendance could be recorded quite easily with a blank ticket. If the Aviva can do it I'm sure a state of the art stadium like HQ can.

lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 15/08/2018 18:38:13    2133682

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