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Getting married in Clare and having day2 in the Lahinch/lisdoonvarna/Ennistymon area. Because of not being from the area, I would love some recommendations for appropriate musician recommendations that could provide the music for 2-3 hrs. It will likely be in a pub, and we are all a sound bunch.

Looking for experiences from anyone in Ireland who has dealt with something similar, particularly anyone who ultimately involved a solicitor or took action against a developer.

My partner and I bought a new-build semi-detached home for approximately €450k. It was supposed to be our long-term/forever home and, after working for years to finally buy a house, we've been incredibly disappointed by the level of sound and vibration transferring from the adjoining property.

To be very clear, our issue isn't with our neighbours. They're a family living normally in their own home and we don't believe they should have to change how they live because of the construction between the houses.

Some examples of what we're experiencing:

We can hear conversations, TV, phone calls and other ordinary sounds through the separating walls.

I've been woken by our neighbour snoring through the bedroom wall.

Footsteps, running, jumping and children playing upstairs next door produce significant thudding/vibration within our house.

This isn't confined to the corresponding room next door. Their upstairs activity can be heard/felt downstairs in our sitting room and elsewhere in the house.

On occasion, the vibration has been strong enough to make glasses in our kitchen cupboards rattle.

We've experienced hours of repeated thudding/vibration simply from children playing normally in their own home.

What's particularly frustrating is that we've spoken to the neighbour attached to the other side of our adjoining neighbour, and they tell us they don't experience anything comparable.

We raised the issue with the developer and eventually commissioned our own independent acoustic consultant.

The conventional airborne sound insulation test of the separating wall actually achieved the requirements of the Building Regulations. However, the consultant also identified the disturbance we're describing as structure-borne impact noise associated with footfall/general movement in the adjoining property being transmitted through the building structure and becoming audible within our home.

This seems to be where we've hit a wall.

The developer's position is essentially that the relevant Building Regulations have been satisfied, their construction records/certification show the house was built correctly, and therefore they don't consider there to be anything requiring further action. They have declined to carry out further testing or provide the relevant construction/as-built drawings we've requested.

We've escalated the issue through customer care and ultimately to senior management, but their position remains that regulatory compliance means they will take the matter no further.

We've also recently asked residents in the wider development to contact us privately if they've experienced similar sound transmission. A small number have already come forward describing similar experiences, and we're now gathering that information in a structured way to understand whether there could be a wider pattern.

So my question is really for anyone who has been through something like this in Ireland:

Have you ever pursued a new-build developer legally over poor acoustic performance, construction quality or excessive sound transmission where the house nevertheless technically passed the applicable Building Regulations?

If so, I'd particularly love to know:

What type of solicitor did you use?

Did you need a structural engineer, building surveyor or acoustic consultant?

Did the fact that the house technically complied with Building Regulations effectively end the matter, or were there other avenues available?

Did your purchase contract, HomeBond cover, developer specification or representations made when purchasing play any role?

If several homeowners in the same development had similar problems, did approaching it collectively make a difference?

Did it ultimately result in remedial work, compensation, settlement, mediation/arbitration or court proceedings?

And, realistically, was pursuing it worth the legal cost and stress?

We're not looking to sue someone for the sake of it. What we're struggling to accept is the idea that you can spend €450k on a brand-new home, experience this level of disturbance from completely normal activity next door, and potentially have no meaningful recourse simply because a particular regulatory acoustic test passes.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually navigated this in Ireland — good or bad — particularly homeowners, solicitors, engineers, acoustic consultants or anyone who has dealt with a similar new-build dispute.

Looking for experiences from anyone in Ireland who has dealt with something similar, particularly anyone who ultimately involved a solicitor or took action against a developer.

My partner and I bought a new-build semi-detached home for approximately €450k. It was supposed to be our long-term/forever home and, after working for years to finally buy a house, we've been incredibly disappointed by the level of sound and vibration transferring from the adjoining property.

To be very clear, our issue isn't with our neighbours. They're a family living normally in their own home and we don't believe they should have to change how they live because of the construction between the houses.

Some examples of what we're experiencing:

- We can hear conversations, TV, phone calls, casual music and other ordinary sounds through the separating walls.

- I've been woken by our neighbour snoring through the bedroom wall.

- Footsteps, running, jumping and children playing upstairs next door produce significant thudding/vibration within our house.

- This isn't confined to the corresponding room next door. Their upstairs activity can be heard/felt downstairs in our sitting room and elsewhere in the house.

- On occasion, the vibration has been strong enough to make glasses in our kitchen cupboards rattle.

- We've experienced hours of repeated thudding/vibration simply from children playing normally in their own home.

What's particularly frustrating is that we've spoken to the neighbour attached to the other side of our adjoining neighbour, and they tell us they don't experience anything comparable.

We raised the issue with the developer and eventually commissioned our own independent acoustic consultant.

The conventional airborne sound insulation test of the separating wall actually achieved the requirements of the Building Regulations. However, the consultant also identified the disturbance we're describing as structure-borne impact noise associated with footfall/general movement in the adjoining property being transmitted through the building structure and becoming audible within our home.

This seems to be where we've hit a wall.

The developer's position is essentially that the relevant Building Regulations have been satisfied, their construction records/certification show the house was built correctly, and therefore they don't consider there to be anything requiring further action. They have declined to carry out further testing or provide the relevant construction/as-built drawings we've requested.

We've escalated the issue through customer care and ultimately to senior management, but their position remains that regulatory compliance means they will take the matter no further.

We've also recently asked residents in the wider development to contact us privately if they've experienced similar sound transmission. A small number have already come forward describing similar experiences, and we're now gathering that information in a structured way to understand whether there could be a wider pattern.

So my question is really for anyone who has been through something like this in Ireland:

Have you ever pursued a new-build developer legally over poor acoustic performance, construction quality or excessive sound transmission where the house nevertheless technically passed the applicable Building Regulations?

If so, I'd particularly love to know:

- What type of solicitor did you use?

- Did you need a structural engineer, building surveyor or acoustic consultant?

- Did the fact that the house technically complied with Building Regulations effectively end the matter, or were there other avenues available?

- Did your purchase contract, HomeBond cover, developer specification or representations made when purchasing play any role?

- If several homeowners in the same development had similar problems, did approaching it collectively make a difference?

- Did it ultimately result in remedial work, compensation, settlement, mediation/arbitration or court proceedings?

- And, realistically, was pursuing it worth the legal cost and stress?

We're not looking to sue someone for the sake of it. What we're struggling to accept is the idea that you can spend €450k on a brand-new home, experience this level of disturbance from completely normal activity next door, and potentially have no meaningful recourse simply because a particular regulatory acoustic test passes.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually navigated this in Ireland — good or bad — particularly homeowners, solicitors, engineers, acoustic consultants or anyone who has dealt with a similar new-build dispute.

I am currently on a train that would have started in Dublin, pick me up along the way, on route for for Cork. When booking my ticket/seat, it was confusing and I ended taking one in the Quoet Coach but I thought "oh I dont think I've ever travel in the quiet coach before" so let's see how this is.

Oh god, the moment I came on, we have tourists who have clearly gone hard last night on the guiness in Dublin and have now awoke from their slumber on the train and feel they need to talk talk talk with the voice that clearly been out the night before. We have a set of Boomers who have as well not stopped talking, taking phone calls that come in via a full volume ringtone and showing each other video at full volume. There is a baby that is wining a lot, although I have empathy for the mom as she may have had no choice but to take this coach so I will grant her the benefit of the doubt. And to top it all off, the amount of coughing, snack bag rustling etc is comical.

I am looking at this as an experiment because I choose to take the train because I have already done a lot of drive time this week and I thought hey 4 hrs on the train would be more forgiving on my body and energy. But, it seems just like the Cinema problem that is prevailing these days, people either couldn't give a feck or are dumb to the concept of the quiet coach.

I get it, how are Irish Rail meant to police this concept. Its clearly a 'police yourself' situation.

P.s. I'll admit, im probably more so killing time writing this,and totally get some people like me had no choice but to book in this coach. But when your here, i guess abid by the concept?

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Hi all, hoping for a bit of local knowledge!

We’re getting married in Clare and are planning to have our Day 2 in Ennistymon. We’ll have around 50 people and are looking for somewhere relaxed where everyone can meet for a few drinks, food and a bit of craic for the afternoon/evening.

Ideally we’d love a pub in or around the town, but the main thing we’re trying to figure out is food. We’d like to put on something decent for everyone – ideally a hot buffet-style setup with plates/cutlery, rather than just sandwiches or finger food.

So we’d be interested in either:

- A pub with enough space/facilities to let us bring in an outside caterer and set up a buffet, or

- Somewhere that already does food and could offer us a reasonably priced group/Day 2 food package.

We’re not looking for another full wedding reception or anything particularly formal – just somewhere comfortable for 50ish people where we can feed everyone and spend the day/evening.

We’ve already looked into Pot Duggans, so particularly interested in other pubs/venues around Ennistymon that locals would recommend, or anywhere people have actually used for a wedding Day 2 or similar-sized party.

Any recommendations or local knowledge would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

Does this bar serve food/has a kitchen?

Also, do they have a smoking area out the back?