Festivals ‘must be better planned’ to survive mounting insurance costs

HUNDREDS of festivals nationwide must be radically reformed in order to survive soaring insurance costs, the group representing festivals said yesterday.

The Association of Irish Festival Events (AOIFE) secretary general, Nicole Mulholland, said many festivals would struggle with rising insurance costs unless they were planned better.

“All festivals will have to be innovative if they are to keep going and we can learn a great deal from the best-run international events,” Ms Mulholland said.