Seanad debates

Thursday, 15 September 2011

10:30 am

Photo of Jimmy HarteJimmy Harte (Labour)

I have recently been contacted by many soccer fans who will go to Barcelona hoping to see Ireland play Andorra in that city. Maybe the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport could be asked to make a statement on the position in which fans find themselves. To date about 4,000 people have booked trips to Barcelona to watch the European Championship game which was originally supposed to take place there. Both the FAI and the Andorran Football Federation have requested that the match be played in Barcelona because of the numbers expected to attend the game, including about 3,000 Irish fans. The stadium in Andorra can allow only 200 Irish fans to enjoy the game. However, UEFA has decided against this.

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