Live music in pubs will not be impacted by ticket requirement

Lo Qi from the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble playing bass at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival opening night in the Metropole Hotel, Cork. It has been confirmed that live music in pubs will not be affected by the requirement for nightclubs and late-night venues to be all-ticket. Picture: Darragh Kane

Live music in pubs will not be impacted by the latest Government requirement for nightclubs and late-night venues to be all-ticket from this week.

With confusion leading to frustration, it was confirmed that venues that do not have dancefloors will be exempt from the new rules.