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Due to recent announcements, all events up to and including March 29th are now postponed. We currently working with each promoter to secure dates in the future. Stay tuned for more information. The Gleneagle INEC ARENA will continue to follow advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Health Service Executive (HSE), as well as that of local government.

Gleneagle Group Covid -19 Protocol

As responsible hoteliers and event organisers and in line with our company values, the health and safety of all those who attend our events is our primary concern and priority. The Gleneagle Group has a designated team to coordinate our Covid-19 safety activities. We are committed to taking action and implemented the following measures:

• We are assessing, monitoring and implementing recommendations and best practice from the WHO and HSE
• We have provided sanitiser stations throughout the buildings
• We have identified all common touchpoints and have implemented a thorough sanitisation of these points
• Extra public area staff have been rostered to ensure regular sanitising regularly touched surfaces
• Our internal communications platforms are ensuring an efficient flow of protocols and updates
• We have circulated HSE guidelines on personal hygiene and travel arrangements to all employees
• We have displayed HSE guidelines on personal hygiene throughout the hotel
• We have implemented full procedures for sanitising guestrooms including all touchpoints e.g. remote controls, handles, light switches
• We are committed to providing the additional manpower required to implement best practice procedures

We are committed to playing our part in trying to prevent Covid-19 from escalating. We ask that our customers do the same and follow the HSE guidelines regarding personal hygiene and Covid-19.     HSE Guidelines for Customers Consider the following advice on how to protect yourself from COVID-19 infection.

• Review travel guidance from your own country’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs
• Measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19 at mass gathering events
  • wash your hands properly and regularly with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub
  • cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve when you cough and sneeze
  • put used tissues into a bin and wash your hands or use alcohol-based hand rub
  • do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean
• Read available information and recommendations available on the mass gathering event’s website, social media pages prior to attending the event
• High-risk groups– those considered to be at higher risk for COVID-19 include the following:
  • People aged 65 years and older
  • People with long-term medical conditions – for example, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes or liver disease

If you are in a high-risk group, consider if attending the mass gathering is in your best interest. Discuss your concerns with your doctor

• Keep your distance from people who are sick
• Read distributed leaflets and signage when attending mass gathering events
• Follow the instructions of organisers and health personnel while at the event
• Be mindful of alcohol and drug use, as these may limit your ability to follow the advice of the organisers and emergency personnel

   

There are designated smoking areas outside the main entrance to the INEC.

As the INEC Killarney is a licensed premises, you are not permitted to bring your own alcohol into public or event spaces. The bar is open for the majority of events, however you are not permitted to bring alcohol into the main auditorium. Anyone who looks younger than 21 will be asked for ID upon attempting to purchase alcohol.

Each show has a different restriction.  Please check out the individual event page on the website or contact the box office on 064 6671555. However please note:

1. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult parent/guardian over the age of 18 who will control and supervise those children at all times. Supervisors of groups are required to be over 18 and are responsible and accountable for all members of the group they accompany.
2. For seated/standing events under 16s will only be permitted in the seating area of the Arena where they must be accompanied by an adult over 18 years of age.
3. You may be asked to prove your age with photo ID failing to do so may result in you being refused admission.
4. Photocopies of your ID will not be accepted

Acceptable forms of identification for proof of age are Passport, Garda Age Card, and Driving Licence.  

Yes, The cash machine is located beside O’Donoghue’s shop.

There is a variety to choose from! In the main INEC there is a full bar along with a shop selling hot and cold snacks. You also have a choice within the Gleneagle Hotel with O’D’s Restaurant and the Flesk Restaurant. Only a stone’s throw away the Brehon also offer bar food in the Brehon Bar as well as a full restaurant menu in the Award winning Danú Restaurant.

The INEC Killarney is in a hugely unique location. The Gleneagle Hotel is located onsite and the Brehon Hotel is located just 300 meters from the entrance to the INEC. Within a one mile radius of the INEC Killarney there is an additional 2000 hotel beds located.

You may leave the premises, however you will require to show your ticket again upon re-entry.

Your tickets will give you details of the show start time, on some occasions door opening time will also be given. For any further information then please refer to the event page on our website. Ticketmaster also send on an email alert a few days prior to the show if you bought the tickets from them. Please note, as this is live entertainment all times are approximate and subject to change.

At the turn of the millennium The Gleneagle Group took the ambitious and venturesome step of self-financing a state-of-the-art venue in the heart of County Kerry – the biggest of its kind outside of Dublin. The INEC turns 18 this year and, in keeping with the innovative and visionary ethos of The Gleneagle Group, we are currently investing in its production and building infrastructure in order to make for a better experience for you. To help with the cost of the investment, we will be introducing a facility fee of €1 per ticket on all INEC events sold via Ticketmaster. This will be added, at purchasing stage, to the cost of the ticket and will be applicable to all events with on sale dates on or after May 1, 2018. We look forward to sharing news of our ongoing investment plan with you over the coming months and we look forward to welcoming you back to the INEC in the near future.

Yes, the INEC Killarney is an outlet for Ticketmaster so all tickets can be purchased.

You must go to the location printed on your ticket. The standing section of the INEC Killarney has a limited number of customers allowed, due to health and safety and crowd control we cannot exceed this number.

The INEC is located less than 1 km from Killarney’s town centre on the N71 (Muckross Rd) and is adjacent to the Gleneagle & Brehon hotels. You can view comprehensive directions here.

1. All persons entering the Event are admitted only subject to these ground rules, to the ticket terms and conditions
2. Permission to enter the Event or remain at the Event, notwithstanding possession of any ticket, is the absolute discretion of the INEC Gleneagle Hotel Group, its ushers, security or management and of any member of the Garda Siochana.
3. For those attending an Event only small bags of A4 size (8027in/21cm x 11.7in/29.7cm) will be permitted. Do not bring a bag bigger than this will not be permitted into the event.  There will be no storage facilities to store bags.  Bags must not be left at entrances or surrounding areas, any items left will be removed and disposed of accordingly.
4. Bags will be searched on entry to the event, to avoid lengthy queues we strongly advise that you do not bring a bag.
5. You may also be searched at the entrance or in the venue of the event which may include a full body pat down. Any items which may be considered for use as a weapon, or which may cause danger or disruption to any persons at the event will be confiscated.
6. Fireworks, smoke canisters, bottles, knives, glasses, cans, poles of any type, banners, laser devises, umbrellas, selfie sticks, spray cans to include deodorant, unofficial tabards/high vis are not permitted into the venue.
7. Please allow time to get into the event and for concert entry procedures, ticket checks and searches.
8. Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities within the event area and hotel premises and other areas of the site maybe searched.
9. There is generally no re-admission to these concerts. If re-admission is permitted bag and persons will be researched upon re-entry
10. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult parent/guardian over the age of 18 who will control and supervise those children at all times. Supervisors of groups are required to be over 18 and are responsible and accountable for all members of the group they accompany.
11. For seated/standing events under 16s will only be permitted in the seating area of the Arena where they must be accompanied by an adult over 18 years of age.
12. You may be asked to prove your age with photo ID failing to do so may result in you being refused admission.
13. Acceptable forms of identification for proof of age are: Passport, Garda Age Card, and Driving Licence.
14. The use of threatening behaviour, foul or abusive language and the utterance of racial, homophobic or discriminatory abuse, chanting or harassment are strictly prohibited and may result in arrest and/or ejection from the premises.
15. The obstruction of gangways, access ways, exits and entrances, stairways and like places is strictly prohibited.
16. The INEC and Hotel is a no smoking environment. Smoking, including the use of E-Cigarettes and nicotine vaporisers, is not permitted indoors.
17. Persons are not permitted to bring alcohol into the premises. Persons who are, or appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs may be removed or refused entry.
18. A CCTV system is in operation throughout the premises.
19. By entering the Event all persons acknowledge that photographic images and/or video recordings and/or stills taken from those video recordings may be taken of them and may also be used by the INEC/Gleneagle Hotel Group for marketing or promotional purposes.
20. At all times whilst on the premises, persons must comply with any instructions and directions of any usher, security personnel, management, staff or the Garda or any other safety service. Failure to comply with any such instruction or direction may lead to the refusal of entry to, or the immediate ejection from the premises.
21. The INEC Gleneagle Hotel Group reserves the right to make changes to any of the INEC Rules in its sole discretion. Any such changes will be notified to the public through the website and on display on the Event Grounds.