The company behind online tickets platform Tickets.ie is ceasing trading and is poised to go into liquidation. The business, which is majority-owned by the DEAG Group, a German live-entertainment and ticketing company, made this announcement after the bank holiday weekend. The decision has led to “shock” among festival organisers who have used it for ticketing. Oshi Software Limited, trading as Tickets.ie, said in a statement published on its website that it had ceased trading and “the directors are taking steps to place the company into liquidation and appoint a liquidator over the company”. The winding-up, it said, is being conducted…