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Irish Examiner
04-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Festival organisers ‘must bolster adverse weather plans amid insurance scrutiny'
Summer festival organisers are being urged to bolster their weather contingency plans as climate-related events fuel heightened scrutiny from insurers and local authorities. Cancellation and curtailment insurance, which covers unforeseen disruption beyond organisers' control, is becoming an essential part of cover in Ireland, according to an industry expert. A growing number of Irish events and festivals have been affected by adverse weather – including Forever Young in Kildare, where severe rainfall in 2023 led to the temporary exclusion of day-ticket holders. Brady Insurance said insurers are placing a greater emphasis on how organisers address adverse weather conditions, with some local authorities setting cancellation and curtailment cover as a condition of event licensing. As well as cancellation and curtailment insurance, insurers want to see proactive measures on-site 'We're seeing more sudden downpours, storm warnings and safety concerns that can derail an event at the last minute,' said Jane Brady, CEO of the Leitrim-based insurance provider. 'The goal is to prepare early and manage risks effectively and ensure that events have the best chance of going ahead with minimal disruption. 'As well as cancellation and curtailment insurance, insurers want to see proactive measures on-site. 'These include use of additional woodchip to manage muddy grounds, trackway systems to ensure emergency vehicle access and crowd-cooling measures such as shaded areas or misting stations for potentially hot weather.' As an example, the St Patrick's Festival in Dublin, which is a client of Brady Insurance, benefited from cancellation and curtailment insurance in 2018. Forecasts of heavy snowfall led to the curtailment of several outdoor events, including the Festival Big Day Out and the 5K Road Race. 'The festival's existing cancellation and curtailment insurance provided financial protection, underscoring the importance of such cover,' said Julia Dalton, operations director with the St Patrick's Festival. 'In today's unpredictable climate, having robust contingency plans and appropriate insurance coverage is not just prudent it's essential. 'Our collaboration with Brady Insurance has been instrumental in ensuring we can protect the experience for our attendees, and give peace of mind to our team, suppliers and partners. It means we can be confident we're covered and prepared, no matter what the weather throws at us.' Brady Insurance also noted evolving risk concerns beyond the weather with growing interest in securing insurance cover for public disorder risks. It urged festival and event organisers to engage with brokers early in their planning stages to ensure they have the most appropriate cover in place, tailored to their needs. Ms Brady added: 'With good preparation, clear contingency planning, and the right insurance advice, Irish festivals and events can continue to thrive, even in a more unpredictable world.'
BreakingNews.ie
04-05-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
Festival organisers ‘must bolster adverse weather plans amid insurance scrutiny'
Summer festival organisers are being urged to bolster their weather contingency plans as climate-related events fuel heightened scrutiny from insurers and local authorities. Cancellation and curtailment insurance, which covers unforeseen disruption beyond organisers' control, is becoming an essential part of cover in Ireland, according to an industry expert. Advertisement A growing number of Irish events and festivals have been affected by adverse weather – including Forever Young in Kildare, where severe rainfall in 2023 led to the temporary exclusion of day-ticket holders. Brady Insurance said insurers are placing a greater emphasis on how organisers address adverse weather conditions, with some local authorities setting cancellation and curtailment cover as a condition of event licensing. 'We're seeing more sudden downpours, storm warnings and safety concerns that can derail an event at the last minute,' said Jane Brady, chief executive of the Leitrim-based insurance provider. 'The goal is to prepare early and manage risks effectively and ensure that events have the best chance of going ahead with minimal disruption. Advertisement 'As well as cancellation and curtailment insurance, insurers want to see proactive measures on-site. 'These include use of additional woodchip to manage muddy grounds, trackway systems to ensure emergency vehicle access and crowd-cooling measures such as shaded areas or misting stations for potentially hot weather.' As an example, the St Patrick's Festival in Dublin, which is a client of Brady Insurance, benefited from cancellation and curtailment insurance in 2018. Forecasts of heavy snowfall led to the curtailment of several outdoor events, including the Festival Big Day Out and the 5K Road Race. Advertisement 'The festival's existing cancellation and curtailment insurance provided financial protection, underscoring the importance of such cover,' said Julia Dalton, operations director with the St Patrick's Festival. 'In today's unpredictable climate, having robust contingency plans and appropriate insurance coverage is not just prudent it's essential. 'Our collaboration with Brady Insurance has been instrumental in ensuring we can protect the experience for our attendees, and give peace of mind to our team, suppliers and partners. It means we can be confident we're covered and prepared, no matter what the weather throws at us.' Brady Insurance also noted evolving risk concerns beyond the weather with growing interest in securing insurance cover for public disorder risks. Advertisement It urged festival and event organisers to engage with brokers early in their planning stages to ensure they have the most appropriate cover in place, tailored to their needs. Ms Brady added: 'With good preparation, clear contingency planning, and the right insurance advice, Irish festivals and events can continue to thrive, even in a more unpredictable world.'
Irish Independent
04-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Festivals urged to be prepared for weather disruption amid scrutiny from insurers
Cancellation and curtailment insurance, which covers unforeseen disruption beyond organisers' control, is becoming an essential part of cover in Ireland, according to an industry expert. A growing number of Irish events and festivals have been affected by adverse weather - including Forever Young in Kildare, where severe rainfall in 2023 led to the temporary exclusion of day-ticket holders. Heading into the summer of 2025, Brady Insurance has said that insurers are placing a greater emphasis on how organisers address adverse weather conditions. And some local authorities are setting cancellation and curtailment cover as a condition of event licensing. "We're seeing more sudden downpours, storm warnings and safety concerns that can derail an event at the last minute," said Jane Brady, CEO of the Leitrim-based insurance provider. "The goal is to prepare early and manage risks effectively and ensure that events have the best chance of going ahead with minimal disruption. "As well as cancellation and curtailment insurance, insurers want to see proactive measures on-site. "These include use of additional woodchip to manage muddy grounds, trackway systems to ensure emergency vehicle access and crowd-cooling measures such as shaded areas or misting stations for potentially hot weather." As an example, the St Patrick's Festival in Dublin, which is a client of Brady Insurance, benefited from cancellation and curtailment insurance in 2018. Forecasts of heavy snowfall led to the curtailment of several outdoor events, including the Festival Big Day Out and the 5K Road Race. ADVERTISEMENT "The festival's existing cancellation and curtailment insurance provided financial protection, underscoring the importance of such cover," said Julia Dalton, operations director with the St Patrick's Festival. "In today's unpredictable climate, having robust contingency plans and appropriate insurance coverage is not just prudent it's essential. "Our collaboration with Brady Insurance has been instrumental in ensuring we can protect the experience for our attendees, and give peace of mind to our team, suppliers and partners. It means we can be confident we're covered and prepared, no matter what the weather throws at us." Brady Insurance also noted evolving risk concerns beyond the weather with growing interest in securing insurance cover for public disorder risks. It urged festival and event organisers to engage with brokers early in their planning stages to ensure they have the most appropriate cover in place, tailored to their needs.
Irish Examiner
01-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
RTÉ seeks 'best possible value for money' in €500k tender for branded cups, t-shirts, and pens
RTÉ is to spend up to €500,000 on the procurement of branded cups, t-shirts, umbrellas, and pens. The public broadcaster has issued a call to tender to qualified companies to join a framework for the provision of 'promotional goods and branding services'. The contract in question is set to last five years and will likely see four companies making up the framework. The tender documents note that RTÉ is comprised of 'many different business areas each with its own needs and requirements for branded promotional goods'. The required merchandise will be made out in three specific orders – high volume items such as pens, cups, t-shirts, and phone accessories; medium volume units such as water bottles, umbrellas, and jackets; and a low volume order for more sporadically required products such as pull-up or standing display banners for individual events. The broadcaster said it requires applicants to supply merchandise that allows for 'flexibility, sustainability, dynamism and innovation'. A spokesperson said that the tender is 'necessary to support our programmes and services and RTÉ's portfolio of public events'. They said that branded clothing and items are required for on-screen presentation, while branded merchandise such as water bottles and stationery are 'offered to members of the public at RTÉ public events' including the St Patrick's Festival and the National Ploughing Championships. The €500,000 value on the tender 'represents an estimate, not a committed spend', the spokesperson said, adding that it is 'vital that RTÉ delivers the best possible value for money when ordering these items'. RTÉ has issued a number of new tenders in recent times for the procurement of services, including €249,000 last month for the provision of water coolers. The broadcaster has faced a great deal of scrutiny of its finances in the wake of a series of scandals which began in June of 2023 after it emerged star presenter Ryan Tubridy had been secretly paid a salary greater than that declared by RTÉ in its public pronouncements. In the wake of that bombshell, RTÉ faced a punishing series of independent investigations and interrogations by two separate Oireachtas committees, following which the body received extensive criticism for the secretive and frivolous nature of some expenditure within its commercial division, as well as admonishments as to how the €2m loss-making Toy Show: The Musical had come to be given the green light. Last summer, the Government elected to bail out the cash-strapped broadcaster to the tune of €725m payable over three years. Read More
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
The World Celebrates Ireland This St Patrick's Day
DUBLIN, March 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--People around the world revelled in all things Irish on 17th March – the annual global celebration of Irish culture, arts and heritage known as St Patrick's Day. In Dublin, around half a million people lined the streets of the capital for the St Patrick's Festival parade, which this year has the theme of 'Adventures' – or 'Eachtraí' in Irish – representing the legendary adventurous Irish spirit, loved the world over. St Patrick's Day is marked all over the world by the 70 million who claim links to Ireland. Celebrating Ireland's national colour, the defining natural green lands, the Global Greenings returned for St Patrick's Day, with iconic international landmarks lighting up in green including Niagara Falls, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Empire State Building, the Sky Tower in Auckland, the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, as well as the northernmost greening of a Polar Bear sculpture in the Norway's arctic archipelago Svalbard. 2025 also marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a permanent walking trail at Saint Patrick's Way. Located in the northeastern part of the Island of Ireland – the stunning 132km/82 mile trail takes in rolling hills, canal towpaths and majestic beaches connecting the Cathedral city of Armagh and Patrick's final resting place in Downpatrick – two of locations on the island of Ireland most closely related to Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick's Way has proved to be extremely popular destination for thousands of leisure walking and pilgrimages each year and as a marker of its success a new Saint Columbanus' Way will run along a considerable stretch of Saint Patrick's Way from Newry to Downpatrick through the beautiful Mountains of Mourne. Throughout Ireland there are parades and festivals over the period celebrating the nation's Patron Saint, including the International Band Championship at the Limerick parade; the Big Festival in the Small City of Kilkenny; an exploration of Soldiers, Saints and Scholars in Waterford; Building a Better World in Cork; celebrating Queen Maeve in Sligo and an exploration of the Echoes of Killarney. In Northern Ireland the Derry City and Strabane Spring Carnival theme of Forest, Sky and Sea celebrated the arrival of spring and brighter days, culminating in the Strabane St Patrick's Day Parade; the Home of St Patrick Festival in Armagh which boasts a Parade in Armagh City Centre, and other Parades taking place in Belfast City, Newry and Downpatrick. Other celebrations include the annual St Patrick's Day walk at Slemish and a programme of events at the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick. The celebration of green for St Patrick's Day is mirrored across the land itself, when nature is coming to life across the island from cities to coasts to wild mountain landscapes. Spring in Ireland is filled with daffodils and wildflowers, as well as landscapes dotted with newborn lambs. Throughout the country there are festivals, walking trails, beautiful gardens, cosy pubs and fast changing weather that heralds a beautiful rainbow! View source version on Contacts jsharif@ Sign in to access your portfolio
