Ok this is relatively reassuring, thanks for that information.
Even if I can't get tickets for the UK/Ireland dates in the general sale at least there is the option of buying from other fans in the sub-forum or from scalpers at a higher price - tbh after missing Vertigo (which was the first chance I could have had to see them but all the UK dates were in the middle of exams - stupid U2!!!), I will pretty much pay any money (within reason!) to get to see at least one show.
And it might just be me but, I really don't understand what that little 'tidbit' of info actuially meant from editorinchief....
we did this last time for Croke Park- we had 4 tickets for Friday and thanks to my brother driving about 8000 miles round trip we managed to do a swap on 2 of them with another fan for Saturday as well- there will be a forum specifically for doing this