Timeline: Olympic ticket controversy

Events over course of four years climaxed with arrest of Pat Hickey in Rio

2009:

July 9th: Email from Marcus Evans to Patrick Hickey refers to a recent earlier dinner and a proposal that Marcus Evans Ltd. become the ticket agent for the OCI.

2010:

March 5th: US$ 1 million payment by THG lodged to the account of the OCI.

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June 22nd: Executive committee agrees that Mr Hickey be paid an honorarium of €60,000.

2011:

Decemeber 16th: Hickey reports that THG had offered US$ 600,000 to renew the ticket agency for the Rio Olympic Games.

2012

Contract between OCI and Marcus Evans to be the ATR for the Rio Olympic Games for a rights fee of US$600,000, signed by Marcus Evans on the 28th March 2012 and by Patrick Hickey in July 2012.

2015:

May 5th: Rio Organising Committee for the Olympic Games reject the proposal to have THG as the authorisied ticket re-seller.

May 6th: Marcus Evans emails Pat Hickey suggesting an alternative to THG as the re-seller.

May 20th: Pro10 is registered as a company.

June 22nd: Olympic Council of Ireland and Pro10 sign a contract stating Pro10 is the new distributor for the Olympic games in Rio. Worth $100,000.

October 28th: Rio Organising Committee for the Olympic Games approves appointment of Pro10.

2016

March 29th: OCI pays Pro10 €86,765.15 (US$ 97,004.26) for the allocation of Olympic Family Tickets.

April 7th: Financial reports showing receipt of €44,000 from Pro10 before the Executive Committee.

August 5th: Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Kevin Mallon of THG was arrested on the same day.

August 15th: A Brazilian Judge issued warrants for the arrest of four executives of THG, Marcus Evans, Martin Studd, David Gilmore and Maarten Van Os.

August 17th: Arrest of Patrick Hickey in Rio de Janeiro.

September 6th: Patrick Hickey charged with criminal offences by the authorities in Rio de Janeiro