Venue decision brief

Ahernes Townhouse & Seafood Restaurant

Co. Cork On the N, Ireland · UK & Ireland

Restaurant in UK & Ireland · no layer documented · eight fields open

01

Quick facts

Can you successfully hold the event here, will guests have a good evening, and is the venue worth the money and planning effort?

Conditional — blockers open

Workable only if the blockers below are answered in writing first.

Start with the questions

No source of any class has answered a point on this record, so the first three figures below read zero and the fourth counts the absences. That is a statement about the file, not about the room, and it is the ordinary state of this catalogue. These are the questions that would change it.

  1. 01Ask for a stamped or drawn layout at your headcount.
  2. 02Ask for a seated layout at your headcount with tables, dance floor and service aisles.
  3. 03Ask for a floor plan showing arrival, coats, bars, service routes and exits at your headcount.
Occasion
Unspecified
Headcount
120 seated
Lead time
26 weeks
Burden tolerance
Level 3 of 5
Hard constraints
None stated
Capacity headroom
Not established
Information on file
0%
Documented
0
Stated only
0
Nothing on record
7

Restaurant in UK & Ireland · no layer documented · eight fields open

First-party 0% · 0 stated · 0 pattern · 7 not established

10 of 14 record fields addressed — 7 data fields and the 7 finding layers this catalog populates

Addressed means the record says something about this field. It does not mean the answer is documented.

Answered36
To confirm80
  • 7 thin fields
  • 15 unknowns
  • Material build

Answered measures what the record has actually said. Still to confirm is the work left for you. Neither ranks a venue.

  1. Blocker 01

    No usable capacity figure established

    Only a posted figure exists, and posted figures are marketing artifacts until a layout proves them.

    Ask Ask for a stamped or drawn layout at your headcount.

02

Can I hold my event here?

Facility, guest experience, food and beverage, rules and the questions still worth asking — organised for a booking decision, not a database.

Venue decision checklist

The questions that decide whether this venue works

Missing information is shown as missing. That is more useful than filling the page with assumptions.

Useful
0
Partial
13
Confirm
3
1. Size & layoutSome information

The venue publishes floor-plan or room-layout material, but no usable seated or standing figure has come out of it yet.

Confirm next

Ask for a floor plan at your exact guest count with tables, stage, dance floor, bars, service aisles and any weather fallback shown.

2. What it actually looks likeSome information

The venue publishes a floor plan or virtual tour, but the card image here is still a stand-in for the venue type rather than this property.

Confirm next

Review current venue photography showing the room empty, fully set, during daylight and after dark; add floor plans or a virtual tour when available.

3. Price & what is includedSome information

There is pricing, minimum-spend or included-inventory wording on the venue's own pages, but nothing itemised for an event like yours.

Confirm next

Request an itemized quote covering rent, service charges, cleaning, security, staffing, setup/teardown, furniture, AV, overtime and minimum spends.

4. Location & arrivalSome information

Co. Cork On the N, Ireland. The venue's own pages mention arrival — "airport" — though capacity and cost still need confirming. On-site accommodation has not been established. Vendor arrival and load-in wording also appears.

Confirm next

Confirm parking count and cost, ride-share/coach drop-off, nearby hotels, public transportation, airport access and the vendor loading route.

5. Facilities & infrastructureSome information

The venue mentions internet, AV or climate control on its own pages, but exactly what comes with the hire is not spelled out.

Confirm next

Confirm Wi-Fi, sound, screens, stage, lighting, electrical service, climate control, storage, green rooms and what is actually included with the rental.

6. Food & beverageSome information

The venue mentions catering, a kitchen or bar service, but the rules and pricing behind it still need confirming directly.

Confirm next

Confirm in-house versus outside catering, kitchen access, required vendors, alcohol licensing, bar packages, minimums and dietary accommodations.

7. Guest experienceSome information

the venue mentions guest comfort or access, but not in enough detail to rely on

Confirm next

Walk the guest journey from arrival through coat drop, restrooms, transitions, seating, temperature, sound, quiet areas and departure.

8. Venue staff & day-of supportNeeds confirmation

The venue coordinator role and event-day staffing have not been established.

Confirm next

Ask who is physically present during the event, what they handle, what technical support is available and what remains the planner's responsibility.

9. Rules & restrictionsSome information

restriction wording appears on the venue's pages

Confirm next

Get noise limits, curfew, decoration rules, insurance, security, vendor restrictions, alcohol rules and open-flame/candle policies in writing.

10. AccessibilitySome information

The venue mentions accessibility, but a continuous accessible route for guests has not been proven.

Confirm next

Confirm the complete route from accessible parking/drop-off through every event space and restroom, including lifts, thresholds and accessible seating positions.

11. Technology & hybrid capabilitySome information

The venue mentions internet, AV, streaming or production, but nothing room-specific enough to plan against.

Confirm next

Request room-specific Wi-Fi/network, AV, microphone, display, streaming, recording, electrical and technical-support specifications.

12. Previous client experienceNeeds confirmation

Recent reviews, planner feedback and case studies have not been gathered for this venue.

Confirm next

Look for repeated themes in recent client and planner feedback: communication, execution, cleanliness, reliability, problem-solving and value.

13. Best-fit event typesSome information

This restaurant is a possible match for private dinners, corporate meetings, private celebrations based on type, not on a confirmed layout for your event.

Confirm next

Ask for examples of events operationally similar to yours, including guest count, layout, production level and season.

  • Private dinnersPossible

    This is a restaurant — a type often used for private dinners.

  • Corporate meetingsPossible

    This is a restaurant — a type often used for corporate meetings.

  • Private celebrationsPossible

    This is a restaurant — a type often used for private celebrations.

  • Board meetingsUnconfirmed

    Board meetings need a confirmed meeting layout, not just an event room.

14. Atmosphere & design fitSome information

The venue publishes a floor plan or virtual tour, but no photograph of this property is showing here yet.

Confirm next

Compare current room photography for architecture, daylight, night lighting, materials, views, ceiling height and how much decor is needed before the space feels finished.

15. ValueSome information

Planning burden is rated 3/5, and the venue publishes some price or minimum-spend wording. An itemised quote is still needed before value can be compared fairly.

Confirm next

Compare total venue-related spend and planning burden: what the venue includes, what must be rented, transportation complexity, staffing, production and weather-backup costs.

Booking timing & availabilityNeeds confirmation

No reliable booking lead time or live availability has been established.

Confirm next

Confirm the exact date, hold policy, deposit deadline, cancellation terms and how long the venue will keep a courtesy hold.

03

What still needs confirming

Everything still unresolved against your parameters, heaviest first. Your situation changes the order; it does not upgrade the underlying source.

  • UnknownCapacity realityimpact 100Nothing on record

    Usable capacity

    No capacity figure of any class is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for a seated layout at your headcount with tables, dance floor and service aisles.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record establishes a usable seated or standing figure.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The figure that survives a real layout on your date.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for a seated layout at your headcount with tables, dance floor and service aisles.
  • UnknownFlow & circulationimpact 100Nothing on record

    Guest circulation

    No circulation or egress arrangement is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for a floor plan showing arrival, coats, bars, service routes and exits at your headcount.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses how guests move between arrival, service and exit.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    Where the queues form and whether the exits carry the headcount.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for a floor plan showing arrival, coats, bars, service routes and exits at your headcount.
  • UnknownAccess & logisticsimpact 56Nothing on record

    Accessible guest route

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for a photographed route from the drop-off point to the restrooms, with every change of level marked.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses a continuous route from arrival to the room, restrooms and bar.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    Whether every step of the guest route is level, and who confirms it.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for a photographed route from the drop-off point to the restrooms, with every change of level marked.
Show 4 further findings · 0 critical · 0 watch · 4 unknown
  • UnknownPower, AV & technicalimpact 56Nothing on record

    Power, AV and rigging

    No electrical service, distribution or house AV is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for the available service in amps, the distribution points, and what house AV is included.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses power service or AV provision.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The service available, where it lands, and what it costs to extend.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for the available service in amps, the distribution points, and what house AV is included.
  • UnknownCatering & service limitsimpact 56Nothing on record

    Catering and kitchen terms

    No catering rule or kitchen provision is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask whether catering is exclusive, and what kitchen exists on site in writing.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses which caterers are permitted or what kitchen exists.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    Exclusivity, minimum spend, and the kitchen actually available on the day.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask whether catering is exclusive, and what kitchen exists on site in writing.
  • UnknownWeather, season & fallbackimpact 56Nothing on record

    Wet-weather fallback

    No covered fallback is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for the indoor fallback, its seated capacity, and who decides when it is called.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses a covered fallback or its capacity.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The fallback space, its sized capacity, and the hour the call is made.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for the indoor fallback, its seated capacity, and who decides when it is called.
  • UnknownNoise, neighbours & curfewimpact 56Nothing on record

    Curfew and amplified sound

    No amplified-sound cutoff is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for the amplified-sound cutoff in writing, and who enforces it on the night.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses sound limits or curfew.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The cutoff time, the limiter setting, and the consequence of exceeding it.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for the amplified-sound cutoff in writing, and who enforces it on the night.

04

Planner intelligence

How much chasing is left before you could sign anything. This measures remaining confirmation work, not venue quality.

Planner snapshot

What we can answer now

Official venue site
Capacity
Not documented
Venue type
Restaurant / private dining
Access
Arrival and accessibility still need confirmation
Food & bar
Catering and bar rules not established
Technology
AV, power and room technology need confirmation
Planning load
Moderate planning load
Pricing
No published price is on file. A quote is required.
Venue photography
None on record. Ask the venue for photographs of the room you would hire, empty and set.
Overnight stay
On-site accommodation not established
Confirmation work
80
How much you still produce
3 of 5 — Material build
Items to confirm
15
Typical lead time
Not established

Answered measures what the record has actually said. Still to confirm is the work left for you. Neither ranks a venue.

05

Cost intelligence

Published language, required extras, and the questions a quote still has to answer. A low total with blanks left in it is an incomplete picture, not a bargain.

Quote required

Cost intelligence

Quote required — no published price on file. Published venue language is shown as language, not as a quote. Nothing here is a confirmed price until the venue writes it against your date.

What we know

No published price is on file. Request a complete estimate including service charge, staffing and security.

What may cost extra

  • Overtime

    Confirm the overtime rate and the latest the room can run.

    Unknown · Inference — not a confirmed cost

  • Weather backup or tenting

    Confirm who pays for tenting or the indoor fallback, and the weather deadline.

    Unknown · Inference — not a confirmed cost

What you need to ask for in the quote

  • Request a complete estimate including service charge, staffing and security.
  • Ask for the room rental or package price for your date and hours.
  • Ask whether a food, beverage or total minimum spend applies.
  • Confirm the service charge, administrative fee and tax that will be added.
  • Ask which staff you must hire through the venue and at what rate.
  • Confirm whether security is required, who books it, and the cost.
  • Ask whether an on-site ceremony is included or charged separately.
  • Confirm parking count, cost and whether it is exclusive to your event.

Why this venue may cost more or less to execute

Room hire, catering minimums and packages are different kinds of cost. Compare like with like, or the cheaper-looking venue will not stay cheaper.

No published price is on file. A quote is required before any comparison.

Your working estimate

Type in the figures you have been quoted. The maths is yours, kept on this device only — we never see it, and it is not a quote from the venue.

Currency is for your own reading. Nothing is converted.

Venue spend before service and tax
$0
Service charge
$0
Estimated tax
$0
Total venue-related spend
$0
Cost per guest (120 guests)

Incomplete — charges still to confirm

Treat the total above as a floor, not a budget. These are the charges most likely to move it.

  • Venue rental or site fee
  • Food & beverage minimum
  • Required staffing
  • Security
  • Cleaning
  • AV and production
  • Furniture and rentals
  • Transport, parking and shuttles
  • Weather backup or tenting
  • Overtime
  • Other required costs
  • Service charge percentage
  • Tax percentage

Money questions still worth asking

  • Request a complete estimate including service charge, staffing and security.
  • Ask for the room rental or package price for your date and hours.
  • Ask whether a food, beverage or total minimum spend applies.
  • Confirm the service charge, administrative fee and tax that will be added.
  • Ask which staff you must hire through the venue and at what rate.
  • Confirm whether security is required, who books it, and the cost.
  • Ask whether an on-site ceremony is included or charged separately.
  • Confirm parking count, cost and whether it is exclusive to your event.

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06

Place and surroundings

What the catalogue already knows about where this venue sits. No photographs are held on this record, and none are invented — a mark drawn from the record is more honest than a picture of somewhere else.

On this record

Taken from the catalogue we already hold. Not a live listing, not a quote, and not confirmation for your date.

Location as recorded
Co. Cork On the N, Ireland
Region
UK & Ireland
Operator website
www.ahernes.net/
Last first-party read
2026-09-04
Not established
step free route · accessible restroom · freight elevator · ground level load in · on site parking · indoor fallback · kitchen on site · in house catering only

07

Ask before booking

Take this to the site visit. Written answers only — a verbal yes does not survive staff turnover.

The walkthrough

7 questions nobody has answered yet. Nothing has been said to you, so nothing here is at risk of being remembered as settled.

7 still unasked. Take the route; most of them are answered by standing somewhere for a minute.

Heard 0 · Promised 0 · Unasked 7

Everything you record here stays on this device. None of it is uploaded, published, or added to this venue’s record — an answer somebody gave you in a corridor is your working note, not a fact about the building.

Arrival

Stand in the doorway and stop. This is the only moment of the evening every single guest experiences identically, and it lasts about four seconds.

  • Is there a step-free route from arrival to every part of the event — the room, the bar, the restrooms — and is it the same route everyone else uses?

    Changes a detail · The venue · Before you book

The room

Walk the perimeter before you look at the middle. The middle is what the photographs show you; the perimeter is where the plan actually fails.

  • Has a layout ever been drawn for this room at this number, with the dance floor, bar and service aisles all present?

    Decides the venue · The venue · Before you book

Above the room

Look up. Nobody looks up. Everything hung, rigged, lit from above or draped is decided in the next two minutes, and it is the most expensive thing on the list to be wrong about.

  • What power is available on the event floor, on which circuits, and is catering sharing them?

    Changes a detail · Production / AV · At the site visit

Back of house

Follow the route a plate takes from the kitchen to the furthest table, and time it. Then find where the bins go, and where the crew eat.

  • Is catering in-house only, on a preferred list, or open — and what does bringing your own actually cost?

    Changes a detail · The venue · Before you book

Outside

Ask what happens here in bad weather while you are standing in good weather. Nobody has ever got a straight answer to that question over email.

  • If the weather turns, what is the covered space, does it hold the full headcount, and by what hour does the call have to be made?

    Changes a detail · The venue · Before you book

The end of the night

The last hour is the one nobody walks. Stand at the door at the time the music stops and ask what happens next — to the guests, to the crew, and to the neighbours.

  • How do people leave in a hurry, and does anything in the plan sit in front of it?

    Changes a detail · The venue · At the site visit

  • What time does amplified sound have to stop, and what time does everyone have to be out?

    Changes a detail · The venue · Before you book

Verify on siteSite visit questions · 8

Read this out on the call or during the walk-through. Nothing is ticked off here — an item is only resolved once the venue answers it in writing.

  1. Question 1. Ask for a stamped or drawn layout at your headcount.
  2. Question 2. Ask for a seated layout at your headcount with tables, dance floor and service aisles.
  3. Question 3. Ask for a floor plan showing arrival, coats, bars, service routes and exits at your headcount.
  4. Question 4. Ask for a photographed route from the drop-off point to the restrooms, with every change of level marked.
  5. Question 5. Ask for the available service in amps, the distribution points, and what house AV is included.
  6. Question 6. Ask whether catering is exclusive, and what kitchen exists on site in writing.
  7. Question 7. Ask for the indoor fallback, its seated capacity, and who decides when it is called.
  8. Question 8. Ask for the amplified-sound cutoff in writing, and who enforces it on the night.

8 written answers outstanding for Ahernes Townhouse & Seafood Restaurant. This list supports preparation only — it confirms no availability, suitability or pricing.

08

Sources and confidence

Every field here stays unresolved until the venue answers it in writing. None of it is assumed in the venue's favour.

Open question — not a negative finding. Unknown means nothing is on record yet; Needs confirmation means something on record contradicts your parameters.

7 unanswered, and 1 of them decides whether this is the building at all. Those is the call to make before anything else.

These decide whether this is the building1

A no here is a different venue, not a different plan. Make these calls before you spend time on anything else.

  • Has a layout ever been drawn for this room at this number, with the dance floor, bar and service aisles all present?

    Your situation turns on headcount. A no here is a different building, not a different plan.

    If yes
    Ask for the drawing. A drawn layout is the only capacity figure worth planning against.
    If no
    A published capacity is a marketing artifact until a layout proves it. Have one drawn before you sign.

    The venue · Before you book · affects whether this venue works at all, table plan, service routes

These are refinements6

Nothing in the situation you described touches these, which is not the same as them being safe — it means a no would cost you a degree of polish rather than the plan. Ask them while you are there; do not hold up a booking for them.

  • How do people leave in a hurry, and does anything in the plan sit in front of it?

    If yes
    Mark the routes on the floor plan before anything is placed on it.
    If no
    Whatever is in the way moves, and it is always the thing somebody spent the most on.

    The venue · At the site visit · affects furniture layout, where installations can go, sign-off from the venue

  • Is there a step-free route from arrival to every part of the event — the room, the bar, the restrooms — and is it the same route everyone else uses?

    If yes
    Nothing changes. Get it in writing anyway; a route can be closed for works on the day and a contract schedule is how you find out in advance.
    If no
    This is a venue decision rather than a plan decision. A ramp to a side door that opens onto a service corridor is not a solution, and there is no version of this that gets fixed on the night.

    The venue · Before you book · affects guest arrival, restroom access, where the event can happen in the building

  • What power is available on the event floor, on which circuits, and is catering sharing them?

    If yes
    Get the distribution in writing and hand it to whoever is designing the plot.
    If no
    A generator appears in the budget, usually at the point where the budget has stopped being flexible. Sharing circuits with warming ovens is how a room goes dark mid-service.

    Production / AV · At the site visit · affects lighting plot, catering equipment, sound, generator hire

  • Is catering in-house only, on a preferred list, or open — and what does bringing your own actually cost?

    If yes
    Brief the caterer you want.
    If no
    An in-house-only venue is a menu decision as much as a room decision, and the surcharge for going outside is often the real number.

    The venue · Before you book · affects menu, budget, which caterers you can even brief

  • If the weather turns, what is the covered space, does it hold the full headcount, and by what hour does the call have to be made?

    If yes
    Write the call time into the schedule and tell every vendor what it is.
    If no
    The plan has one version, and it is the version where it does not rain. Tenting is the honest alternative and it is not a cheap one.

    The venue · Before you book · affects every part of the plan, floral install, furniture hire, guest comfort

  • What time does amplified sound have to stop, and what time does everyone have to be out?

    If yes
    Design the arc against the real end time rather than the one you hoped for.
    If no
    The evening compresses. Move the peak earlier deliberately and design the last hour, rather than letting it become a slow exit.

    The venue · Before you book · affects where the peak lands, band or dj contract, strike schedule, transport home

Ranked by what a no would cost you, using the situation you described — not by how alarming the subject sounds. Nothing here is a finding against the venue. Every one of them is a question that has not been asked yet, and most of them are one email.

Still to confirm with the venue

  • Usable seated and standing capacity
  • Continuous accessible guest route
  • Wet-weather fallback and its sized capacity
  • Catering exclusivity and kitchen provision
  • Power service, distribution and rigging
  • Amplified-sound cutoff and curfew
  • Load-in route, dock and vehicle limits
  • Total cost including what is not included

Capabilities not established

  • step free route
  • accessible restroom
  • freight elevator
  • ground level load in
  • on site parking
  • indoor fallback
  • kitchen on site
  • in house catering only
  • three phase power
  • house av
  • late curfew
  • rigging points
  • alcohol licence
  • on site accommodation
  • tenting permitted
  • climate control
  • blackout capable
  • secure back of house

Absence is recorded as absence. It is never read as a capability the venue lacks, nor as one it has.

09

Arrival to leaving

Accessibility is a route, not a checkbox. Each link is reported on its own, because one unestablished step governs the whole journey.

Access chain

0 of 6 steps on record

At least one step of the chain has nothing on record. An unrecorded step is not a step-free one.

  1. 01

    UnknownExplicitly not establishedNothing on record

    Arrival & set-down

    Can a guest be delivered to the door without crossing gravel, kerb, or live traffic?

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    Ask Where exactly does a car stop, what is the surface between that point and the entrance, and how far is it in metres?

  2. 02

    UnknownExplicitly not establishedNothing on record

    Approach & entrance

    Is the route from set-down to the room step-free, or is there a threshold, stair, or ramp with a gradient nobody has measured?

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    Ask Confirm in writing that the main entrance route is step-free, and send a photograph of every threshold on it.

  3. 03

    UnknownExplicitly not establishedNothing on record

    Level changes inside

    Once inside, does reaching the room, the bar, and the ceremony position require a stair or a lift?

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    Ask List every level change between the entrance and each part of the event, and state how each is negotiated without stairs.

  4. 04

    UnknownExplicitly not establishedNothing on record

    Accessible facilities

    Is there an accessible WC on the same level as the guests, and is it in use as a store cupboard on event days?

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    Ask Confirm the accessible WC location, its level relative to the room, and that it stays available throughout the event.

  5. 05

    UnknownRecord is silentNothing on record

    Circulation at headcount

    At your headcount and layout, does a wheelchair, a frame, or a pushchair still have a route between tables?

    No capacity figure of any class is established for this record.

    No circulation or egress arrangement is established for this record.

    Ask Send the layout at our headcount with aisle widths marked, not a sample floorplan from another event.

  6. 06

    UnknownRecord is silentNothing on record

    Egress under pressure

    If the room empties quickly, is the accessible route also an exit route, or does it end at the stair everyone else is using?

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    No circulation or egress arrangement is established for this record.

    Ask State the accessible means of escape and who is responsible for assisting evacuation on the night.

Nothing here is an accessibility audit or a compliance statement. It is a route walked on paper, step by step, so the missing link is named before anyone commits.

10

By topic

Each item carries its own source. Your situation changes the order; it does not make a source stronger.

Access & logistics1 items

  • UnknownAccess & logisticsimpact 56Nothing on record

    Accessible guest route

    No continuous accessible route is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for a photographed route from the drop-off point to the restrooms, with every change of level marked.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses a continuous route from arrival to the room, restrooms and bar.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    Whether every step of the guest route is level, and who confirms it.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for a photographed route from the drop-off point to the restrooms, with every change of level marked.

Capacity reality1 items

  • UnknownCapacity realityimpact 100Nothing on record

    Usable capacity

    No capacity figure of any class is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for a seated layout at your headcount with tables, dance floor and service aisles.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record establishes a usable seated or standing figure.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The figure that survives a real layout on your date.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for a seated layout at your headcount with tables, dance floor and service aisles.

Flow & circulation1 items

  • UnknownFlow & circulationimpact 100Nothing on record

    Guest circulation

    No circulation or egress arrangement is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for a floor plan showing arrival, coats, bars, service routes and exits at your headcount.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses how guests move between arrival, service and exit.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    Where the queues form and whether the exits carry the headcount.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for a floor plan showing arrival, coats, bars, service routes and exits at your headcount.

Power, AV & technical1 items

  • UnknownPower, AV & technicalimpact 56Nothing on record

    Power, AV and rigging

    No electrical service, distribution or house AV is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for the available service in amps, the distribution points, and what house AV is included.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses power service or AV provision.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The service available, where it lands, and what it costs to extend.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for the available service in amps, the distribution points, and what house AV is included.

Catering & service limits1 items

  • UnknownCatering & service limitsimpact 56Nothing on record

    Catering and kitchen terms

    No catering rule or kitchen provision is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask whether catering is exclusive, and what kitchen exists on site in writing.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses which caterers are permitted or what kitchen exists.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    Exclusivity, minimum spend, and the kitchen actually available on the day.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask whether catering is exclusive, and what kitchen exists on site in writing.

Weather, season & fallback1 items

  • UnknownWeather, season & fallbackimpact 56Nothing on record

    Wet-weather fallback

    No covered fallback is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for the indoor fallback, its seated capacity, and who decides when it is called.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses a covered fallback or its capacity.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The fallback space, its sized capacity, and the hour the call is made.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for the indoor fallback, its seated capacity, and who decides when it is called.

Noise, neighbours & curfew1 items

  • UnknownNoise, neighbours & curfewimpact 56Nothing on record

    Curfew and amplified sound

    No amplified-sound cutoff is established for this record.

    Next step — Ask for the amplified-sound cutoff in writing, and who enforces it on the night.

    Evidence trail — Nothing on record
    What the record shows
    Nothing in the record addresses sound limits or curfew.
    Source class — Not established
    No source of any class addresses this point.No source of any class addresses this. Absence is recorded as absence and is never read as a pass.
    What is still open
    The cutoff time, the limiter setting, and the consequence of exceeding it.
    Ask this exactly
    Ask for the amplified-sound cutoff in writing, and who enforces it on the night.

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Marketing language, held apart

What the venue says about itself, kept separate from what we can actually support — each claim with the question that would settle it.

Nothing promotional recorded for this venue yet.

What this record is missing

Nothing here has been supplied by the venue

Nothing on this record rests on a document Ahernes Townhouse & Seafood Restaurant issued or on anything anyone there has told us. 8 fields are open, and 8 documents would close most of them — starting with a dimensioned or stamped floor plan at a stated layout.

  1. 1. A dimensioned or stamped floor plan at a stated layout

    No capacity figure of any class is on file for this room, so every headcount question about it is currently unanswered.

  2. 2. Your written accessibility statement or access guide

    This record holds nothing at all on a step-free guest route or an accessible restroom.

  3. 3. The posted-capacity certificate for the room

    Nothing on file states the occupancy the room is permitted to hold.

  4. 4. The curfew and sound-limit clause from your hire agreement

    The record holds nothing at all on a late amplified-sound cutoff. A curfew ends an evening whether or not the schedule agrees, and it is the clause planners discover last.

  5. 5. Your catering terms — the approved list, or the exclusivity clause

    The record holds nothing at all on a kitchen on site or catering exclusivity, so it cannot say whether a planner may bring a caterer or must take yours — which is usually the largest single number in the budget.

  6. 6. Your load-in and vehicle access specification

    The record holds nothing at all on ground-level load-in and holds nothing at all on a goods lift, so a supplier arriving with a van has nothing to plan against.

If you run this venue

Send whichever of those already exists — a page from a pack you already issue is worth more here than anything written for us. Each is recorded as your position, with the date it arrived and the name of the document, and published that way: attributed, dated and quotable. A document is published as documented; an email in prose is published as stated, which is weaker and is labelled as weaker. Nothing is paraphrased into a claim of ours, and nothing is upgraded. If you would rather a document was not published, say so and it will not be.

If you send nothing, this entry records no failing. It records that the question is open, which is what it already says.

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Take these conditions into the plan

Send this record into Atmosphere OS: capacities with their class kept apart, access, load-in, curfew, power, catering, weather, and the 8 questions still open. Nothing is upgraded on the way — a pattern arrives labelled as a pattern.

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Standing limitation This brief supports evaluation and preparation. It does not confirm availability, suitability, pricing, licensing, or compliance, and it makes no promise about any outcome. Where this venue information came from: Named in Ireland's Blue Book official property directory. The property's own published pages were read on 2026-09-04. Captured site statements retain their exact page and date. This is not a booking record and the operational facts remain subject to verification.