When making a reservation, the Booking Party shall, advise DDRC of the name and contact details of any Non- Booking Party.
Upon a booking being made by the Booking Party, whether for use by the Booking Party alone, or for use by the Booking Party and any Non-Booking Party, the Booking Party shall be solely liable for any and all charges payable, unless and until any Non-Booking Party becomes jointly and severally liable with the Booking Party.
DDRC will confirm, with a copy of these terms and conditions, such booking, in writing to the Booking Party and the Non-Booking Party, if any, and, upon acknowledgement by any Non-Booking Party, in writing to DDRC, of such confirmation, the Booking Party and such Non-Booking Party shall become jointly and severally liable for any and all charges payable.
Charges: The charges for the hire of rooms and the provision of Additional Services such as the provision of stenography, translation, catering or any additional services and shall be agreed in writing between the Client and DDRC and shall be in accordance with DDRC’s published prices at the time a booking is made.
A deposit 20% will be required for individual bookings over €1,000. A booking will not be confirmed until the deposit has been received and cleared in the company bank account.
The booking of a room and/or facilities may only be cancelled by the Client, or member of the Booking Party.
In the event of a cancellation, the Client, or member of the Booking Party, will be liable to pay the following charges:
Cancellations must be notified to DDRC in writing and will only be effective on the date such notice in writing is received by DDRC (or the next working day if the notice is received on a day the DDRC is otherwise closed for business).
Payment of account: All accounts shall be settled in full within 30 days of invoice. Invoices shall be rendered weekly, or at the end of the period of room hire, should the period exceed one week.
In the event of late payment, DDRC shall be entitled to charge interest at 3% above the Bank of Ireland base- lending rate until payment is made, on all outstanding amounts.
Hours of use: DDRC (and the Distillery Building) is a 24 hour facility and so the Client shall have flexibility in the period of hire (full day bookings). DDRC is normally staffed from 08.00 to 17.30 on Mondays to Fridays during the period of hire. Staff can be made available outside these times if previously agreed between the Client and DDRC.
Security: Clients are responsible for all property brought onto the premises. DDRC accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to persons or property of the clients on the Premises. The Client is responsible for its own insurance for these purposes. This exclusion does not include liability for death or personal injury to any persons under the Occupiers Liability Act 1995.
Disruption of business: DDRC shall endeavour to ensure that the conduct of the Client’s business whilst on the Premises is not disrupted or interfered with by any other user of the Premises. DDRC reserves the right to terminate any room hire, without compensation or refund to the Client, if the Client or those invited onto the Premises by the Client conducts themselves in a manner likely to cause or which causes a nuisance to, or to disrupt the business of, other users of the Premises.
Damage to Premises: The Client shall treat the Premises, and DDRC’s facilities and equipment with care. The Client shall be responsible to DDRC for any loss or damage caused to any of DDRC’s property by the Client or by any other person invited onto the Premises by the Client.
Use/hire of rooms: DDRC reserves the right to substitute a room or rooms hired to a Client, but it will only do so where the conduct of its business reasonably requires. If DDRC is prevented from conducting business at the whole or a part of the Premises as a result of any damage caused or threatened to the Premises or any other event or circumstance outside its control, it shall be entitled to cancel the whole or a part of any room hire and shall not be liable for any loss or expenses incurred by the Client as a consequence.
At the end of the period for which the Client or the Booking Party has hired a room, the Client or the Booking Party shall immediately vacate the Premises and remove all its property from the Premises.
DDRC shall charge the Client or the Booking Party for any period that it or its property remains on the Premises after the period for which the Client or the Booking Party had hired a room, unless previously agreed in writing with DDRC.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Irish law.
In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions, the Client or the Booking Party, and DDRC shall use all reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute amicably.
If the dispute is not resolved amicably within thirty (30) days of the Client or the Booking Party or DDRC giving written notice of a dispute to the other of the Client, the Booking Party, and DDRC, the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have jurisdiction over such dispute.
Having received and been expressly notified of our Terms and Conditions attached to their Booking Confirmation letter, and further encouraged to read such at their leisure; the Client’s decision to then proceed with their booking is hereby considered tacit acceptance of DDRC Terms and Conditions unless expressed otherwise.