Ticketing rules for live music and nightclubs ‘a disaster’, industry body says

Clubbers at Tramline Nightclub in Dublin, after the easing of coronavirus restrictions meant that nightclubs in Ireland could open for the first time in close to 600 days (Garrett White/PA)

New ticketing rules for live music and late-night hospitality in Ireland are a “disaster”, according to industry representatives.

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) said the Government process to reopen the sector had become “Keystone Cops meets Father Ted stuff”.