Fireworks display regulations in Ireland
In Ireland only the Department of Justice issues import licences for display fireworks, with no display licence as such: the professional operator consults the Gardaí and the Fire Officer, assesses risks and follows the clearance distances of guidance GD 1/2006.
Fireworks are explosives within the meaning of the Explosives Act 1875, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2006, and may only be imported under licence, then stored and sold in accordance with explosives law. The European Union (Making Available on the Market of Pyrotechnic Articles) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 174 of 2015) transpose Directive 2013/29/EU and its categories F1 to F4.