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Hiring an event supplier in Ireland
No licence applies. These checks do.

59 guides for hiring event suppliers in Ireland, each one checked against the regulator, the statute or the official consumer guidance, with the sources and the month at the end. 1 guide names a register that applies to the work; 58 guides say plainly that none does.

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Grouped the way you would ask for them. Every guide covers the checks, the questions and the quote for that job — then takes you to the event suppliers who cover your area.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

What every events & entertainment guide covers

The checks that apply

No insurance is required by a register, trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, photo ID and references. No register covers this work, so each guide says what to check instead.

The questions worth asking

Six to eight questions for the job — what is included, who actually comes, what happens if something is damaged — each with what a good answer from an event supplier sounds like.

What a fair quote looks like

What the written quote should contain, the warning signs, and what you should be handed when the job is done — the invoice, and the inflatable inspection record where the job produces one.

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How these guides are made

Checked at the sourceEvery legal, safety or qualification point is taken from the regulator or the statute itself, linked in the guide's sources with the month it was reviewed.
IndependentNo provider is named or recommended. The guides describe what to look for; the search shows who is near you, nearest first.
Kept currentEach guide shows the month it was last reviewed. When a rule changes, the guides it affects are updated and the date moves with them.

Questions people ask

No. No register or licence applies to event suppliers in Ireland, and nobody can be struck off a register that does not exist. The checks that matter are trader status, insurance, references and a written scope — each guide sets them out for its own job. 1 guide in this category covers work that IS restricted, and names the register.

The work itself, what is not included, the materials, the call-out if there is one, the dates, and the total with VAT shown separately. The quote should state the VAT rate; most work in this family is at 20%, so a price 'plus VAT' is that much dearer than it looks. In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts.

inflatable inspection record, issued by the person who did the work, on completion. Keep it: it is the record that the work was done properly. Plus the invoice and any guarantee.

Say what is wrong in writing first: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a service must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and work that is not must be put right. If that fails, the Small Claims procedure handles consumer claims up to £10,000 in England and Wales, £5,000 (Simple Procedure) in Scotland and £5,000 in Northern Ireland.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. gov.uk — licence to play live or recorded music
  2. gov.uk — Temporary Events Notice
  3. gov.scot — Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 guidance: occasional licences
  4. gov.uk — entertainment licence (Northern Ireland)
  5. nidirect — selling alcohol in licensed premises
  6. HSE — bouncy castles and other play inflatables
  7. gov.uk — food business registration
  8. PPL PRS — help
  9. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
  10. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 55 — repeat performance
  11. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 56 — price reduction
  12. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 29 — right to cancel
  13. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — cancellation period
  14. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 31 — extended period
  15. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 36 — services started in the cancellation period
  16. Civil Procedure Rules Part 26 — small claims track
  17. gov.uk — make a court claim for money: court fees
  18. mygov.scot — make a court claim for money
  19. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service — Sheriff Court fees
  20. nidirect — small claims process
  21. Department of Justice NI — small claims fees
  22. Department of Justice NI — small claims limit raised to £5,000
  23. Citizens Advice — more help with a consumer issue (England)
  24. Citizens Advice — more help with a consumer issue (Wales)
  25. mygov.scot — consumer rights (Advice Direct Scotland)
  26. nidirect — about Consumerline
  27. gov.uk — VAT rates
  28. gov.uk — VAT registration threshold
  29. gov.uk — VAT Notice 708/6 energy-saving materials
  30. gov.uk — National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
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