Cork introduces busking permit  and curbs including 10pm curfew

Street performers will be limited to two-hour slots, and the annual €30 fee will be waived for performers aged under 25

Two-hour busking slots will be created in more than 20 busking zones across the city centre, and there will also be a two-hour gap between performances. Stock picture: Larry Cummins

All busking in Cork City must stop at 10pm under the terms of new street performing bylaws formally adopted on Monday night.

Busking permits will be required but fees for performers aged under 25 have been waived in a move described as a “Cork twist” introduced as an amendment to foster the thriving youth music scene in the city.