LED Screens · Stages · Sound · Lighting · Ireland & NI

Event Screen Hire
Built, Delivered and Run
By One Irish Crew

We build our LED trailers in Dundalk, we own the stages, the PA and the lighting, and our own crew rigs every job. One supplier, one insurance policy, one invoice — and the full spec sheet and safety pack sent before you have to ask.

Every quote comes back with
The number, the spec
and the paperwork
Inside one working day
Fixed price for the whole jobno day-rate maths
Screen spec in metres and ampsfor your site plan
€6.5m public liability certnamed to your event
RAMS written for your sitefor the licence
Wind loading and ballastfor the structure
A named crew chiefone number, all day
We quote each job properly rather than publishing a day rate, because a trailer in a town square and a flown wall in a marquee are not the same job. What we will not do is make you chase it.
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What we hire

Four things, one crew, one invoice

Most Irish suppliers do screens or staging or audio, then subcontract the rest and add a margin. We own all four, so there is one site visit, one method statement, one insurance certificate and one number to ring at 6am on the morning of the event.

Mobile LED Trailers

Built in our own workshop in Dundalk. Towed in, levelled, raised and playing inside an hour. 12m², 18m² and 24m² screens with onboard power and rotation.

Ground Support & Flown LED

Modular panels built to any size from 2m² to 60m². Indoor fine pitch from 2.6mm, outdoor IP65 from 3.9mm. Ground stack, flown from truss, or wall mounted.

Stages & Structures

Mobile and modular outdoor stages, indoor decking, risers and dance floors, with wind-loading and ballast calculations supplied for the licence application.

Sound, Lighting & Crew

Line array and point-source PA, wireless mics, stage and architectural lighting, generators, and our own technicians. No subcontracting.

The fleet

Every screen, every number, published

Nobody else in Ireland publishes this. If you are drawing a site plan, applying for an event licence or working out whether a generator is needed, these are the figures you actually need — in metres, amps and square metres.

ScreenAreaScreen sizePixel pitchBrightness PowerGround neededRig timeCrew
Trailer 1212 m²4.5m × 2.7mP4.8 outdoor 5,500 nits32A single phase or onboard8m × 5m + tow access 45 min2
Trailer 1818 m²5.8m × 3.2mP4.8 outdoor 5,500 nits32A single phase or onboard10m × 6m + tow access 60 min2
Trailer 2424 m²6.7m × 3.6mP3.9 outdoor 5,500 nits63A single phase or onboard12m × 7m + tow access 90 min3
Ground support6–60 m²Built to your size P3.9 outdoor / P2.6 indoor5,500 / 1,200 nitsQuoted per build Screen width + 2m each side3–6 hrs3–5
Indoor wall2–15 m²Built to your sizeP2.6 indoor 1,200 nits16A single phaseFlat floor, 1m working depth 2–3 hrs2
Delay / wing screens6–12 m²Paired unitsP3.9 outdoor 5,500 nits16A per position4m × 4m per position90 min2

Every screen ships with Novastar processing, spare panels on the truck, all data and power cabling to your source, and a redundancy plan. We carry backup panels on every job — a dead tile does not end your event.

Sizing

What size screen do you actually need?

The honest rule: the furthest person watching should be no more than roughly six times the screen height away, and no closer than three times the pixel pitch in metres. Below that, text stops being readable and you have paid for a screen nobody at the back can use.

If you are not sure, tell us the audience number and the venue and we will size it for you. We would rather send the right screen than the biggest one.

AudienceFurthest viewerScreen we’d sendTypical use
Up to 300Under 25m6–12 m² Club function, school show, conference, indoor awards
300–1,50025–45m12–18 m² trailer Club match, town parade, agricultural show ring, outdoor cinema
1,500–5,00045–80m18–24 m² trailer County final, festival second stage, homecoming, road race finish
5,000–15,00080–140m24–40 m² ground support Main stage IMAG, championship weekend, large fan zone
15,000+140m+40–60 m² + delay screens Festival main stage with wing and delay positions
Straight answer

We don’t publish day rates.
Here’s what we do instead.

A trailer in a town square and a flown wall in a marquee are not the same job, and a day rate that covers both is a day rate that is wrong for both. So we price each event properly — and we tell you exactly what is in the number, what sits outside it, and what moves it. Nobody chases us for a quote.

Always in the number
Quoted separately, and flagged up front
What moves the numberWhy
Screen size and pitchA finer pitch costs disproportionately more per square metre. Bigger is not always the right answer — see the sizing table above.
Indoor or outdoorOutdoor panels are IP65, brighter and heavier, and need ballast, structure and weather cover.
How long it’s on siteA one-day rig and a three-day festival are different jobs. Multi-day and weekend bookings work out considerably cheaper per day.
Crew and hoursDry hire, a technician for the show, or a full crew for a get-in, show and overnight derig.
Power on siteMains costs nothing. No mains means a generator, distro and fuel.
Distance from DundalkZone 1 travel is in the number. Beyond that it’s quoted by zone — see the coverage table below.
ContentSend us artwork and it costs nothing. Ask us to design sponsor loops, running orders and holding slides and it’s a line on the quote.

Festival season runs June to August and the trailers book out. If your date is in that window, get it held early — holding a date costs you nothing and commits you to nothing.

Where we work

Twelve kinds of event. All of them Irish.

Some of these nobody else in the country is even mentioning — agricultural shows, St Patrick’s Day parades, Christmas switch-ons, homecomings. They are half our calendar.

Festivals & Concerts

Main stage IMAG, wing and delay screens, dry hire to your production

GAA & Club Matches

County finals, championship weekends, club fundraisers, scoreboards

Agricultural & County Shows

Ring-side relay, sponsor loops, multi-day, PA across the field

St Patrick’s Day & Civic

Parade relay, stage backdrop, council paperwork handled

Drive-In & Outdoor Cinema

Screen, FM audio, licensing guidance, car-park layout

Conferences & AGMs

Indoor fine pitch, presenter comfort monitors, hybrid feed

Awards & Gala Dinners

Stage set, LED backdrop, lighting and sound as one package

Road Races & Marathons

Finish-line screen, live clock, sponsor rotation

Homecomings & Fan Zones

Fast turnaround, town square rigs, crowd-safe ballast

Christmas Markets & Switch-Ons

Winter-rated kit, short days, long run times

Schools, Graduations & Shows

Indoor stage, screen and PA, insured for school grounds

Funerals & Memorials

Discreet overflow relay from church to grounds, handled quietly

Turnkey package

Run your own drive-in or outdoor cinema

Community groups, GAA clubs raising funds, councils and companies running a family day all want the same thing and nobody in Ireland sells it as one package. So we do.

You get the screen, the FM transmitter so people listen through the car radio, the car-park layout drawing, the power, and a plain-English guide to getting the film licence. You sell the tickets and keep the money.

01Screen and rig
12–24m² trailer, positioned for your car-park shape
02FM audio transmitter
Licensed short-range broadcast to car radios
03Car-park layout drawing
Row spacing, sightlines, stewarding points, exits
04Power and distro
Onboard or generator, whichever the site needs
05Film licensing guidance
Who to licence from and what it costs
06Crew for the night
Technician stays for the whole screening
Paperwork

The pack that gets your licence signed off

If you are a council, a festival committee, a GAA county board or a school, the screen is the easy part. The part that stops the booking is the paperwork — and no screen hire company in Ireland publishes any of it.

We send the whole pack with the quote, before you ask, because the licence application is usually the thing on your critical path.

DocumentWhat it coversWhen you get it
Public liability€6.5m indemnity, certificate naming the event With the quote
Employers’ liability€13m, covering every crew member on site With the quote
RAMS / method statement Risk assessment and method statement written for your specific siteOn booking
Wind loading & ballast Calculated for the screen, the structure and the exposure at your venueOn booking
Structural certificationFor ground support and flown buildsOn booking
Crew certificationSafe Pass, manual handling, working at height, IPAF where used On request
Tax clearanceCurrent access number for public-body procurementOn request
Because this is Ireland

Our weather and wind policy, in writing

Every outdoor supplier in the country avoids this question. Here is our answer before you have to ask it.

Wind limits are set, not guessed

Trailers are ballasted and rated to a stated wind speed for your site. If sustained wind passes that figure, the screen lowers. The decision belongs to our crew chief, not to the schedule.

Rain does not stop the screen

Outdoor panels are IP65 rated front and back. Rain is a comfort problem for your audience, not a technical one for us. Standing water on the site is a different matter and we will flag it at the site visit.

If it is called off, you are not stranded

Cancel more than 14 days out and the deposit moves to another date within twelve months. Inside 14 days we will still move it where the fleet allows. Written into the booking, not decided afterwards.

Coverage

All-island, and we mean it

We are in Dundalk, twenty minutes from the border. That is not a marketing line — it means a Belfast job and a Dublin job are both an hour away, and we quote in euro or sterling without making it your problem.

Travel is banded by zone and shown as its own line on the quote, so nothing arrives as a surprise at invoice stage.

ZoneCountiesTravel
Zone 1Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Cavan, Armagh, Down, North Dublin Inside the quoted price
Zone 2Dublin, Kildare, Westmeath, Longford, Tyrone, Antrim, Derry, Fermanagh Same-day return, quoted as a line
Zone 3Wicklow, Laois, Offaly, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Wexford, Carlow Same-day return, quoted as a line
Zone 4Galway, Mayo, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork, Kerry Usually an overnight, quoted as a line
How it works

Five steps, one working day to a quote

No discovery call, no three-week wait, no “price on application” that goes nowhere. You have a date and a venue; we have a fleet and a diary.

1

Tell us the date, venue and audience

Use the form below. The more of it you fill in, the closer the first number will be.

2

You get a fixed quote and the paperwork

Within one working day: price, spec, insurance certificate, RAMS and wind-loading.

3

Site visit or site plan review

For anything outdoors or over 12m² we walk the site, or work from your drawing.

4

Content in, tested before doors

Send artwork to our spec, or we design it. Everything is loaded and run through before anyone arrives.

5

We rig, we run it, we take it away

Our crew, our kit, our insurance. You get one contact number for the whole job.

Proof

Named venues, real specifications

Competitors list logos without saying what was supplied. Here is the event, the screen and the rest of the package.

Racing

Naas Racecourse

Screens supplied and installed for raceday information, results and sponsor rotation across the enclosure.

 

Cinema

Arc Cinema, Meath

Front-of-house digital display and menu screens across the foyer and concessions.

 

Automotive

Volkswagen Ireland Showrooms

Showroom display network rolled out across dealer sites with centrally managed content.

 

Questions

The things people actually ring and ask

Straight answers, including the awkward one.

Why don’t you publish day rates?
Because a day rate that covers a trailer in a town square and a flown wall in a marquee is wrong for both. What we do instead is publish the full screen spec, publish exactly what is inside the quoted price and what sits outside it, and come back with a fixed number inside one working day. You will not have to chase us for it.
What actually drives the cost?
Screen size and pixel pitch, indoor or outdoor, how long it is on site, how much crew you need, whether there is mains power, how far you are from Dundalk, and whether we are designing the content or you are supplying it. The full breakdown is in the table above.
How far in advance should I book?
For June to August — festival and show season — six to eight weeks, because the trailers book out. Outside that window a fortnight is usually enough, and we take short-notice jobs whenever the fleet allows. Ring us either way; a held date costs nothing.
Do I need a generator?
Not always. The trailers carry onboard power. A ground-support build needs a 32A or 63A single phase supply depending on size, and if the site has not got one we bring a generator and distro. We work this out at the site visit, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns?
Rain does not stop an outdoor screen — the panels are IP65 front and back. Wind does. Every rig has a stated wind limit for your site and the screen lowers if it is passed. Cancellation and date-move terms are written into the booking, not decided on the day.
Can you cover Northern Ireland?
Yes. We are in Dundalk, twenty minutes from the border, and we work both sides of it as a matter of routine. We can quote in euro or sterling.
What content do you need from me, and when?
Artwork at the screen’s native resolution, in MP4, JPG or PNG, at least three working days before the event. If you have not got artwork, our design studio will build it and it goes on the quote as its own line.
Will you send insurance and a method statement?
Yes, with the quote and without being asked. €6.5m public liability, €13m employers’ liability, a RAMS written for your site, and wind-loading and ballast calculations. Councils, festival licensing officers and school boards all ask for these.
Can I hire the screen without your crew?
For indoor walls and small trailers, sometimes yes — but only where your production team can show the competence to rig and run it. Everything outdoors over 12m² goes out with our own crew. It is our structure and our insurance.
Get a quote

Tell us about the event

This form asks for more than the usual name-and-number because we would rather send you a real price than a call-back request. Fill in what you know; leave the rest.

You will get back: a fixed quote, the screen spec, the insurance certificate, the RAMS and the wind-loading — within one working day.

In a hurry? Ring 042 935 9400 and ask for the events desk.

Got a date in the diary?

Send us the date and the venue. You will have a price, a spec and the paperwork inside a working day — and a held date costs you nothing.