Links & Resources
Irish State – Official Information
Last Updated: 5th of Nov. 2021
Event Industry Guidelines
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- Covid 19 Guidelines For Venues Operating For The Purposes of Venues Operating For The Purposes od Live Entertainment and Nightclubs
- Guidelines for re-opening Business Conference and Event Venues
- Covid-19 Guidance for Arts & Culture
- Covid-19 Reopening Guidelines for Young People, Children, and Education
- Guidance for Indoor Hospitality
Health Service Executive
Revenue Commissioners
Covid-19 – General Guidance
- Work Safely Protocol
- COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
- COVID-19 Information for Employers and Employees
- COVID-19 – Short Term Work Support
- COVID-19 Guidance for supply chain workers
- https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/bb7fd-work-safely-protocol/
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Department of Foreign Affairs
Legislative Ammendments:
— 2021 —
S.I. No. 423/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 410/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid – 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 399/2021 – Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 (Designation of Venues and Events) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 398/2021 – Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 – link
S.I. No. 385 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Sections 31AB and 31AD) (COVID-19) (Operation of Certain Indoor Premises) Regulations 2021, Government of Ireland – link
S.I. No. 384/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 382/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 369/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No.7) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 329/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No.5) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 322/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 304/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 291/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 267/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid – 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 193/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 168/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021 – link
S.I. No. 21/2021 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021 – link
— 2020 —
S.I. No. 701/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 695/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 9) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 442/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 7) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 413/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No.6) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 352/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 344/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 326/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No.4) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 295/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid – 19) (Relevant Counties) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 234/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 – link
S.I. No. 121/2020 – Health Act 1947 (Section 31A -Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020 – link
Below are some links to online resources that may be of assistance at this time:
Event Protocol Resources
Canada: Risk-informed decision-making for mass gatherings during COVID-19 pandemic
CDC: Interim Guidance for Event Planners
Event Safety Alliance: Reopening Guide
Steelcase: The Post-COVID Workplace
United Kingdom: COVID-19 guidance for mass gatherings
WHO: COVID-19 and food safety: Guidance for food businesses
WHO: Operational considerations for COVID-19 management in the accommodation sector
WHO: Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19
WHO: Technical Guidance on Points of Entry and Mass Gatherings
WHO: Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak
Industry – General Information
Events Industry Council General Information – Selection of resources
International Live Events Association – General Information & Resources
International Festival and Events Association General Coronavirus Related Information
International – Guidance & General Information
- Recovery Plans & General Guidance
- South Africa’s COVID-19 Phased Economic Recovery
- New Brunswick, Canada’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan
- Canadian Resources provided by Festivals & Events Ontario
- AIPC and UFI = Convention & Exhibition Centre Health Safety: Managing COVID-19 Challenges
- USA Enigma Research Return to Live Events Survey Results
- Events Industry Council statement on Coronavirus, webinar and resources page
- How-to guide: The Strategic Value of Virtual Meetings and Events from MPI
- From ILEA Experience: Live Streaming in the Time of Coronavirus
- Recommendations for Safe Mass Gatherings in a Post Coronavirus World by Steve Kemble
Funding / Grants – Announcements
Arts Council
Creative Europe – Consequences for Creative Europe programme and related activities
Culture Ireland – Honouring grants awarded for events impacted by COVID – 19
Podcasts / Webinars
International Live Events Association
International Festivals and Events Association(USA)
IFEA Coronavirus Covid-19 Online Webinar Forum The IFEA host a weekly COVID-19 Webinar,” featuring an open and first-hand discussion by and between some of the top professionals in our industry today. Taking place every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. MDT, listen-in on these valuable discussions that are sure to provide a combination of empathy and understanding; awareness of potential action steps that your organization may want to take or consider; and new insights into any officially provided direction /programs by US government and health officials.
Event Safety Alliance (USA)
Podcast Featuring Steven Adelman (Adelman Law Group/Event Safety Alliance), Scott Carroll (Take1 Insurance), Jim Digby (Event Safety Alliance), and Janet Sellery (Sellery Health & Safety/ESA Canada) this podcast looks at the initial impact of the Coronavirus in the USA and Canada.
The Event Professionals Networking (EPN)
Webinar A great webinar on the challenges the events industry are currently facing due to the hashtag#coronavirus brought to you by The Event Professionals Networking (EPN)
The Journal of Music
Podcast With so many music and arts events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, how will the music world adjust, and has the health crisis now changed the live music scene for good? Editor Toner Quinn speaks to four people in music whose work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and we ask, with so many concerts and festivals cancelled, what now for music and the arts? The contributors are fiddle-player, composer and Frames band member Colm Mac Con Iomaire; Angela Dorgan, CEO of First Music Contact and Ireland Music Week; Gerry Keenan, CEO of the Irish Chamber Orchestra; and Crash Ensemble clarinettist Deirdre O’Leary.
Academic Articles
- Impact of Mass Gatherings on an Influenza Pandemic
- Mass Gatherings and Respiratory Disease Outbreaks in the United States – Should We Be Worried? Results from a Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of the National Outbreak Reporting System
- Hosting of mass gathering sporting events during the 2013–2016 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa: experience from three African countries
Other Useful Links
Chambers Ireland – Coronavirus / COVID-19 Information for Business
BizBash – Interesting Articles
Association Chat – Clear, Concise, and Consistent Crisis Communications for the Coronavirus Pandemic
Marketing Consultants.com – Practical Business Ideas During Market Uncertainty
The Marketing Institute – COVID-19 Advice for Marketers
The Marketing Institute – COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses
Meetings Today – 10 Coronavirus Crisis Communication Tips
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