Buskers may face council audition to play on streets of Dublin

Buskers could face auditions to play on the street under new laws being proposed by Dublin City Council.

Musicians will be expected to have an extensive repertoire to stamp out buskers who the council says “clearly possess little or no musical ability and are using instruments merely as props to solicit contributions”.

Dublin Street Performers’ Organisation welcomed the introduction of auditions. Chairman Cezar Habeanu said: “We believe that poor-quality performers are annoying both for the members of the public and for our reputation as buskers.”