Skip to content

Event Licences

This section contains current event licences – applications and decisions.

Notes

Applicants should familiarise themselves with the following legislation:

To apply for an outdoor event license, event organisers must submit a prescribed preliminary risk assessment form of the proposed event.

Event organisers must also hold a pre-application consultation meeting with the local authority.  Prescribed bodies will be invited to attend this meeting. These meetings must be held within the 12 month period prior to the date of the event. Applications for events where this meeting has not occurred must be refused.

Applications must be accompanied by:

  • Applicant details
  • Dates and duration of proposed event(s)
  • Anticipated attendance
  • Copies of two x newspaper notices (local and national)
  • Application fee of €2,500
  • Written consent from land/venue owners
  • Statement of compliance confirming no substantial or repeated breaches of a licence, or conditions of a licence issued to the applicant by any local authority in the previous 24 months
  • A draft event management plan inclusive of appropriate drawings and site plans

Waterford Harvest Festival 2025