Thinking of hitting the tiles tonight? Then you might be interested in the new Covid-19 rules published yesterday evening.
First of all, to get in you'll need to purchase a ticket at least an hour beforehand.
The ticket will need to be on your phone for contact-tracing and congregations are not allowed outside the venue.
Once you're in the club, you're asked to wear a face mask if you're not on the dancefloor or having a drink.
Looks like if you're in a bar that then becomes a nightclub/late venue you'll be allowed to stay as long as you just book a ticket online. No hour-before-arrival booking in that instance pic.twitter.com/fqwX8kuzVT
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) October 28, 2021
To get that drink, you'll need to join a one-metre socially distanced queue at the bar.
Spotchecks will be carried out by officials - and non-complying venues could face closure, a €5,000 fine, and a year in jail.
Nightclub Bosses Bash New Covid Rules
The new rules have been met with confusion by nightclub bosses.
Director of the Factory Nightclub in Waterford Neil Kelly slammed the guidelines as "absolute insanity".
He said filling the club to full capacity while maintaining a socially distanced queue for drinks is "literally impossible".
"I'm disappointed the way [the rules] are being rolled out".
The nightclub boss said "It beggars belief that somebody actually put this together thinking 'this is going to work'".
