Across Ireland tomorrow, communities will come together to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. From large city parades to small village gatherings, thousands of volunteers will dedicate their time and energy to…
The Irish events industry has made notable progress in recent years around health and safety compliance, yet as the sector becomes larger and more complex, meeting the bare minimum standards…
Accreditation as the Backbone of Safer, Smarter Events As the events industry evolves in scale and complexity, the importance of structured accreditation and recognised standards cannot be overstated. Robust accreditation…
Like a never-ending encore or the stragglers that just won’t go home, COVID has become the event industry’s ultimate challenge! Despite the setbacks of the last year, there is plenty…
We’ve all had that feeling during awful events as workers or attendees where we can’t wait for the curtains to close on the final performance or the doors to shut…
Note: Corresponding letters were also emailed to Mr. Paul Reid, H.S.E., Minister Stephen Donnelly, and Tony Holohan (cc'ing the other members of NPHET) An Taoiseach Micheál Martin,prior to Christmas you commented…
This article was written by Jessie Walsh MSc with regard to the Spanish Flu epidemic in Dublin 1918-1919, was written by Jessie Walsh MSc as part of a Certificate in…
Whenever I work with an event team, and someone asks me what I do, their eyes glaze over when they recall their own experiences of having to deal with event…
Creating a safe event involves many factors and many competences. Often the safety is based on the risk of fights, theft, fire or the focus on treating the audience in…
We have all experienced crowds, some good, some bad and some very frightening. If you have ever been swept off your feet in a crowd crush you will know how…