Forbidden Fruit Festival is an over 18’s event.
Driving Licence / Passport / Garda Card are all acceptable forms of identification
Anyone who appears U18yrs may be asked for ID to enter the festival
We operate the “Challenge 25” policy at our bars on site. This means that anyone who looks 25 years or under can expect to be asked for ID. Please drink responsibly

Note: Admission is strictly by full ticket only. Please have your ticket available for inspection at main entrance to the venue. Tickets must be retained for duration of event.

There will be no tickets available to purchase on site.
Entrance will be only allowed to persons of age 18 or over.
Accreditation closes at 8pm. Accreditation will be resolved on a case-by-case basis after that.
Note that admission is strictly by full ticket only. Please have your ticket available for inspection at main entrance to the venue. Tickets may be scanned from your phone. Tickets must be retained for duration of event.
Entry to the event is only possible with a valid admission ticket for both daily and weekend ticket holders. Your ticket will be scanned once upon arrival, each day of the festival.
Tickets are transferable via your Ticketmaster account, if you would like to pass on your ticket to someone else. We do not offer resale options for this event tickets are non-refundable, name on the ticket must match ID.
Proof of age may be required for all ticket types. Please ensure that you have ID with you in case you are asked.
There is no re-admission. Day tickets are valid to be scanned once upon arrival for the allocated day you purchased.
Weekend tickets are valid to be scanned once upon arrival, each day you attend the festival.
Searches are in operation on the entry to the event.
No re-entry
TICKETMASTER BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS:
- SAT: 12pm-9pm
- SUN: 12pm-9pm
Unfortunately, we do not verify any tickets purchased on from secondary sources or unofficial ticket outlets. To verify authenticity use this link https://help.ticketswap.com/en/articles/5123901-what-is-secureswap

Weekend Tickets:

Entry to the event for a weekend ticket holder is only possible with a valid weekend ticket.

Your ticket will be scanned once upon arrival each day of the festival.

Re-entry is not permitted on the same day.

Tickets should be kept during the entire festival to enter the festival premises freely.

Tickets are transferable via your Ticketmaster account, if you would like to pass on your ticket to someone else. We do not offer resale options for this event tickets are non-refundable, name on the ticket must match ID.

Proof of age may be required for all ticket types. Please ensure that you have ID with you in case you are asked.

Single Day Tickets:

Entry to the event is only possible with a valid admission ticket for daily ticket holders.

There is no re-admission on day tickets.

Note: Searches in operation on the entry to the event.

For queries, please contact Ticketmaster via ticket purchaser’s Ticketmaster account.

TICKETMASTER BOX OFFICE:

Saturday: 12pm - 9pm

Sunday: 12pm – 9pm

Festival gates open 14:00pm

Last Entry to the festival 21:30pm

The last act finishes at 22:45pm

This is a cashless event. All bars, concessions, and traders will accept contactless payments or chip & PIN payments. Be ready to make any purchases with Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Wallet, and contactless cards.

Forbidden Fruit takes place on the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8, 15 minutes from Dublin city centre. See more at: www.rhk.ie

Gates Opening:

Saturday - 14:00pm

Sunday - 14:00pm

Last Entry to the festival 21:30pm

Last act finishes at 22:45pm

PLEASE NOTE - No large bags will be permitted to the concert site.

Bags A4 size & smaller will be subject to security checks on entry. Those with no bags will be fast tracked into the arena.

BY FOOT

Pedestrian access is via East Gate, Military Road, Dublin 8

BY CAR

There is no parking at the venue. Traffic Restrictions will be in place on Military Road and Kilmainham Lane.

The nearest public car park is.

Park Rite Parking Lot at 7 Queen Street, Dublin 7

Also Check www.parkrite.ie for other car park options.

BY BUS

The Venue is well serviced by Dublin Bus. Please check your routing at www.dublinbus.ie

BY TRAIN

Hueston station is 5 minutes’ Walk to the venue.

Please check timetables here: www.irishrail.ie

BY LUAS

Take the Red Line from The Point towards Saggart, exit to Heuston Station and it is a 5-minute walk to East Gate entrance via Military Road.

Please check timetable here: www.luas.ie

Leaving the venue:

Kilmainham is a residential area, and we ask all concert goers to respect the local community. Do not park illegally or in residential areas.

It is a 5-minute walk to Heuston station Luas and Train. The site is also well serviced by Dublin bus.

Please Check the following to plan your journey home.

www.irishrail.ie

www.dublinbus.ie

www.luas.ie

Getting There: Vehicles with a mobility impaired badge will be permitted to approach the concerts via Military Road or Bow Lane where they will be directed to the East Gate and from there to the Mobility Impaired Car Park. No special ticket is required.

Facilities: Accessible Sanitary facilities will be provided as well as mobility impaired seating platform at the main stage.

DO'S:

Dress appropriately for the weather. The festival takes place outdoors on the grounds (grass lawns) of Royal Hospital Kilmainham. No umbrellas (wear your best rain coat!)
Bar and catering facilities are available; we operate the “Challenge 25” policy at our bars on site. This means that anyone who looks 25 years or under can expect to be asked for ID. Please drink responsibly.
Please be respectful of the grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the locality of Kilmainham which is a residential area.
Consider our good neighbour policy and leave the venue quietly
Remember your card and charge your phone as this is a cashless event.
DON’TS:
WARNING! Urinating inside and outside the event premises is a Public Order Offence. Person's seen urinating in public will be permanently removed from festival grounds without warning and will be prosecuted. Please use the toilets provided.
Smoking is permitted in dedicated areas only.
Do not make noise leaving the venue.
Prohibited Items
Fireworks, Chinese Lanterns, flares, and high-power torches are not allowed.
No bags over a4 size
Liquids
Alcohol
Illicit drugs, legal highs or nitrous oxide are not allowed.
Glass (except for small make-up items and perfume/aftershave)
Animals (except guide dogs) are not allowed.
Anything which could be considered an offensive weapon is not allowed.
Gas Cylinders are not permitted.
Petrol Generators or Liquefied Petroleum Gas is not allowed.
BBQs are not allowed.
Laser Pens are not allowed.
Professional photographic equipment is not allowed. (this applies to cameras that have detachable lenses)
Selfie Sticks are not allowed.
Drones are not allowed.
Umbrellas are not allowed.
Spray canisters / Smoke Bombs / Gas canisters are not allowed.
Megaphones are not allowed.
High Vis Clothing is not allowed.
No folding chairs/ Garden Furniture

A First Aid Tent / Ambulance Vehicle will be situated at the event.

Note that alcohol should be consumed in moderation.

Standard 750ml plastic re-usable water bottles are permitted. They must be empty on arrival. No metal bottles are permitted.

For lost property please contact Podlostproperty@gmail.com.

Lost & found will be located at the information point on site. If you have lost something during the event head to the info tent.

After the event Lost property will be open on Monday the 3rd between 10 - 3pm and Tuesday the 4th Between 10 - 3pm.

After the Show, please email podlostproperty@gmail.com for all lost property queries.

After this period, all unclaimed forms of ID will be posted back to the relevant departments.

• Bank cards will be posted back to the banks.

• Passports will be sent back to the passport office.

• Driver’s license will be posted back to the NDLS.

Please allow up to 1-2 weeks for these departments to receive these items before getting in touch.

Umbrellas will not be returned.

All unclaimed Items such as phones, keys, jewelry, wallets, etc. will be given to local garda station.

The Promoter does not take responsibility for any stolen or lost items.

Overexposure to loud and excessive music may be damaging to your hearing.
Pyrotechnics, lasers, smoke machines, strobe lighting/special effects may take place during some performances.

1. By purchasing or accepting a ticket to the concerts, you are accepting the following terms & conditions.

2. Right of admission reserved.

3. Anti-social behavior will not be tolerated. You risk being ejected from the event without a refund.

4. By attending Concerts @ RHK, you are entering an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By agreeing to these terms, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by Concerts at RHK and Pod Festivals LTD.

5. Unauthorized professional photography or use of professional recording equipment is prohibited and zoom lenses; audio visual or cinematographic devices will not be permitted on site.

6. You are not permitted to bring any liquids or alcohol to the festival. Liquids and alcohol will be confiscated.

7. You may be searched upon entry to the festival. If you are in possession of illegal substances, you may be arrested. Anyone found carrying illicit items will have them confiscated and may be removed from the festival and passed over to the Garda as a result.

8. No large bags will be permitted at the concert site. Bags A4 size & smaller will be subject to security checks on entry. Those with no bags will be fast tracked into the arena.

9. No trading allowed onsite without the Promoters’ prior consent.

10. No unauthorized vehicles will be allowed on site.

11. Artists and billed attractions may be subject to change. The Promoters are not liable for the payment of any compensation or loss of money and/or expenses incurred.

12. Your safety is of utmost importance to us. On rare occasions we may have to close arenas and/or stages. The reason for any closure or restriction may include technical or operational reasons, inclement weather, capacity, or to ensure the safety and security of guests.

13. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any loss and/or damage suffered by you as a result of any event outside of our control. Any personal property brought to the event is at your own risk.

14. Strobe lighting and lasers may be used at the festival on the stages.

15. Prolonged exposure to loud music may cause damage to your hearing.

16. Fires are not permitted anywhere onsite. Those involved with starting a fire or throwing anything onto the fire will be removed from site and not refunded.

17. Please be aware that the event is outdoor standing. We have no control over the weather, so you are strongly advised to bring appropriate clothing and footwear to the festival.

18. Urinating inside and outside the event premises is a Public Order Offence. Persons seen urinating in public will be permanently removed from festival grounds without warning and will be prosecuted. Please use the toilets provided.

19. There is no parking at the event, please do not bring your car.

1. What are Cookies?

To comply with the law, we must explain a little bit about how we use cookies. We aren’t talking about the tasty chocolate chip variety; we’re talking about little text files.

2. What’s in a Cookie?

Most websites that you visit use cookies. A cookie is a harmless little text file stored on your device. It contains some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name, and some digits and numbers. Cookies are not dangerous and cannot be used to circulate viruses.

3. How do we use cookies?

We use Analytics and Performance cookies to collect information about how users interact with our site. Storing these cookies creates a better experience for our users and allows us to identify unique users, device types and analyse site traffic locations.

POD Festivals Limited (“POD”) is committed to respecting your privacy. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain how we will use any personal data we collect about you, the rights you have over any personal data we hold about you, and to tell you about the policies and procedures that we have in place to respect your privacy and keep your personal data secure.

This Privacy Policy applies to you if you visit an event or festival promoted or organised by POD purchase a ticket for one of our events or festivals, purchase one of our services, or use our products or services, over the phone, online, through our mobile applications or otherwise by using any of our websites or interacting with us on social media (our “Services”).

Our contact details

If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please address them to us at info@pod.ie or address the letter for the attention of our Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted at POD Festivals Limited, 19 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin, D02 K257 - Ireland.

The categories of personal data we collect and use

The categories of personal data we collect and use include:

name;
address;
email address;
telephone number;
gender;
date of birth, age and/or age range;
information about any device you have used to access our Services or the websites or mobile applications of Forbidden Fruit Festival (forbiddenfruit.ie), Metropolis Festival (metropolisfestival.ie), All Together Now (alltogethernow.ie), Vinyl Festival (vinyl-dublin.com), and any other associated POD Festival Limited (pod.ie) or to access the public Wi-Fi service at our events and festivals (such as your device’s make and model, device identifier, operating system, browser, MAC address or IP address);
information about the pages or sections you have visited on the websites or mobile applications provided by us, including Forbidden Fruit Festival (forbiddenfruit.ie), Metropolis Festival (metropolisfestival.ie), All Together Now (alltogethernow.ie), Vinyl Festival (vinyl-dublin.com), and any other associated POD Festival Limited (pod.ie), including the pages or sections you visited, the website or mobile application you were referred from, and when you visited or used them;
information about the Services we provide to you (including for example, what we have provided to you, when and where and, if applicable, how much you paid);
location data (for example, if you use Wi-Fi or our mobile applications at one of our events or festivals, we will record the dates and times you attended and which parts of the building or festival site you visited);
information you provide to us with when you contact us by phone, email, post, or when you communicate with us via social media;
information you provide to us about your health (for example when you are buying tickets for wheelchair accessible spaces, when you request a sign language interpreter, or when we are investigating an accident which may have happened at one of our events or festivals);
your vehicle registration number (when you access our site or back of house areas in a vehicle);
CCTV images when you visit one of our events or festivals;
Information about electronic communications you receive from us, including whether that communication has been opened and if you have clicked on any links within that communication;
answers you provide when you respond to competitions, votes and surveys;
your identity, public profile, follows and likes from a social network such as Facebook (this may include your employment or education information if you include it in your public profile);
other personal data which you may disclose to us when you use our Services at any time.
Photography & Videography when you visit one of our events or festivals;

Sources of personal data

We will receive your personal data when you provide them to us yourself or when you use or purchase one or more of our Services.

We also receive personal data about you from third parties. Third parties who provide us with personal data about you include:

Ticket agents such as Ticketmaster and others, who transfer personal data to us when you purchase a ticket from them for one of our events or festivals;
Meta Inc., who, if you have consented, transfer personal data to us when you register for one of our Services using your Facebook account.
Event management services such as Eventree (part of The Ticket Sellers) who transfer personal data to us when you submit an application or a form to us in order to work with us.

How we use your personal data

All personal data that we obtain about you will be used in accordance with current data protection law and this Privacy Policy. We, or third party data processors acting on our behalf, will process your personal data as follows:

As necessary, to perform a contract with you, such as a contract to process an order from you for one or more of our Services including, where applicable, taking payment and carrying out fulfilment and delivery.
As necessary, to comply with a legal obligation, for the following purposes:
- where you exercise your rights under data protection law and make requests; and
- to comply with any legal obligation, any lawful request from government or law enforcement officials and as may be required to meet national security or law enforcement requirements or prevent illegal activity.

As necessary, for our legitimate interests in providing the Services and ensuring they operate safely, securely and in a commercially suitable way which is tailored to your use and interests, for the following purposes:
- to provide you with the Services;
- to verify your identity for security purposes;
- to help us to ensure our customers are genuine and to prevent fraud;
- to ensure the security of our websites, mobile applications and other technology systems;
- for the good governance of our business, including keeping financial records, to allow us to pay suppliers and to charge, invoice or refund customers;
- to search credit reference agencies before we provide you with credit;
- by using CCTV, to prevent and detect crime and to keep people who visit and work at our events and festivals safe and secure;
- to record and investigate health and safety and other incidents which have happened or may have happened at one of our events or festivals;
- to manage access to specific areas at an event or festival (for example, we will use lists of people and/or vehicles to allow us to manage access to backstage, VIP or premium viewing areas);
- to provide you with information about our Services, to contact you about administrative matters, and to manage and respond to any queries or complaints you make or any correspondence you send us;
- to help us to return lost property to its rightful owner;
- to process your competition entries and your survey or voting information;
- for the purpose of marketing our Services and goods and services from other companies, including sending marketing communications and, where applicable, processing your registration, creating custom marketing audiences on third-party websites such as Facebook, and profiling and automated decision-making relating to our marketing;
- to “geo-fence” marketing so that you receive marketing communications or see advertisements which are relevant to your location;
- to operate competitions, including notifying you if you have won, to confirm delivery of a prize or for other related purposes; and
- for market research and statistical analysis and to analyse the use of our Services so that we can improve them.

Based on your consent, for the following purposes:
- to send you marketing communications.

Based on your explicit consent, when you provide us with personal data about your health, for the following purposes:
- to provide you with tailored services (for example, a wheelchair accessible space or a sign language interpreter); and
- to help us investigate an incident which may have taken place at one of our events or festivals.

If you win a competition, we may publicly post some of your data on our website or mobile application (for example acceptance of a prize may also require you (unless prohibited by law) to allow us to post publically some of your personal data such as on a winners page). However, we will not post your data publically without your express consent.

We will collect and aggregate on an anonymous basis information about you, your spending and use of our Services with information about other users of the Services in order to identify trends (“Aggregated Data”). We may pass Aggregated Data to the third parties referred to in the section below, such as partners, to give them a better understanding of our business and to bring you a better service. Aggregated Data will not contain information from which you may be personally identified.

Sharing your personal data

We will share your personal data with associated POD Festival Limited (pod.ie) concerts and festivals including Forbidden Fruit Festival (forbiddenfruit.ie), Metropolis Festival (metropolisfestival.ie), All Together Now (alltogethernow.ie), Vinyl Festival (vinyl-dublin.com).

We will share your personal data with the data processors that help us to provide the Services. Any data processors with whom we share your personal data are limited (by law and by contract) in their ability to use your personal data for any purpose other than to provide services for us. We will always ensure that any data processors with whom we share your personal data are subject to privacy and security obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

If you have consented, we will share your personal data with other trusted third parties, for example the artists, promoters or sponsors we work with, so that they can use your personal data for marketing or promotional purposes by sending you information about related products or service that may be of interest to you.

We will also disclose your personal data to third parties in the following circumstances:

If we sell or buy any business or assets, we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
if we (or substantially all of our assets) are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us will be one of the transferred assets;
if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, any lawful request from government or law enforcement officials and as may be required to meet national security or law enforcement requirements or prevent illegal activity;
in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Use or any other agreement or to respond to any claims, to protect our rights or the rights of a third party, to protect the safety of any person or to prevent any illegal activity; or
to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our customers or other persons. This may include exchanging personal data with other organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Save as expressly detailed above in this section, we will never share, sell or rent any of your personal data to any third party without notifying you and/or obtaining your consent.

How long do we keep your personal data?

We will normally retain your personal data for as long as you use our Services and for up to two years after your last use of our Services or your last interaction with us (for example, the last time you opened an electronic communication from us or visited one of our websites).

However, in some circumstances we will retain your personal data for a shorter period, including:

we will retain recorded CCTV footage from our events and festivals for no longer than one month, unless we are required to retain it for longer (for example, if we are investigating an incident, or have been asked to retain specific CCTV footage for a longer period by government or law enforcement officials).
We will always retain your personal data in accordance with data protection law and never retain your personal data for longer than is necessary.

Automated decision-making and profiling

We will combine any personal data about you that we receive from you, from other companies in Our Group, and from third-parties in order to create marketing profiles.

Marketing profiles include personal data such as information about Services you have used or purchased previously, information about when you have visited one of our events or festivals in the past, demographic data and data from your social media profiles.

For example, we may analyse the personal data of people who have purchased tickets for a particular future event that we are promoting or organising and then compare them with other people in our database. If we identify people in our database who have similar personal data to the original purchasers, we may then target marketing about that event to the new people we have identified in our database, for example by sending direct marketing emails. We may conduct the profiling and send the direct marketing emails automatically.

We conduct these automated decision-making and profiling activities for our legitimate interests in providing the Services and ensuring they operate in a commercially suitable way which is tailored to your use and interests.

We will ensure that the automated decision-making and profiling does not produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Your rights

You may contact our Data Protection Officer by email at info@pod.ie at any time.

Your request must include your name, email address and postal address and we may request proof of your identity. Please allow at least seven working days for us to process your request.

Withdrawing your consent

Where we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you may change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time.

You can withdraw your consent to receive marketing communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in an email or by adjusting the push message settings for the mobile application.

You can also withdraw your consent to receive marketing communications or any other consent you have previously provided to us by contacting us at info@pod.ie

The consequence of you withdrawing consent might be that we cannot do certain things for you.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You may also make a complaint to a supervisory authority for data protection matters contact - dataprotection.ie If you live in another EEA country, you may complain to the supervisory authority in your country. Alternatively you may seek a remedy through local courts if you believe your rights have been breached.

How do we protect your personal data?

We use industry standard technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data. We keep your personal data secure by implementing policies, procedures and access controls so that only authorised members of our staff or authorised third parties can access your personal data. We protect our information technology systems with firewalls and anti-virus and anti-malware software and other information security technology solutions. When we transfer your personal data to third parties we use encryption.

We cannot guarantee the security of your personal data when you transmit it to us. For example, if you email us your personal data, you should be aware that email is not a secure transmission method. As such, you acknowledge and accept that we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to us and that any such transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your personal data, we will use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorised access.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access one of our Services, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Links to other websites and mobile applications

We sometimes provide you with links to other websites or mobile applications, but these websites and mobile applications are not under our control. We are only responsible for the privacy practices and security of our Services. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content or security of any linked websites or mobile applications. We recommend that you check the privacy and security policies of each and every website and mobile application that you visit.

In some instances, a third party may operate or host a competition on our website or mobile application, and collect your personal data. In those cases, where we are not the operator or host of the competition, we have no control over the personal data collected and accordingly urge you to review the third party’s privacy policy before participating.

Cookies and other tracking technologies

We use cookies and web beacons on our websites. Third parties also view, edit, or set their own cookies or place web beacons on our websites. Cookies and web beacons allow us and third parties to distinguish you from other users of the website.

Cookies and web beacons are used by us and third parties for the following purposes:

The use of these technologies by such third parties is subject to their own privacy policies and is not covered by this Privacy Policy, except as required by law.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page so that we can keep you informed about how we process your personal data. We recommend that you consult this page frequently so that you are aware of our latest Privacy Policy and can update your preferences if necessary. Your continued use of our Services shall constitute your acceptance of any revised Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 20 Feb 2023.

We will retain your personal data for longer if we believe we may need them in order to respond to any claims, to protect our rights or the rights of a third party, and we will retain your personal data for longer if we are required to retain them in order to comply with applicable laws.

request that we provide you with a copy of the personal data which we hold about you;
request that we update any of your personal data which are inaccurate or incomplete;
request that we delete any of your personal data which we are holding;
request that we restrict the way that we process your personal data;
request that we provide your personal data to you or a third-party provider of services in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format;
object to us processing personal data based on our legitimate interests, including profiling; or
object to us processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
to enable certain features of our websites (for example, to allow a customer to maintain a basket when they are shopping at an online store);
to analyse the traffic to our websites (for example, we can count how many people have looked at a specific page, or see how visitors move around the website when they use it, and use this information to improve the website);
to help target advertisements which are more likely to be of interest to you;
to allow us carry out retargeting (this is when advertisements are presented to you for products or services which you have previously looked at on a website, but have not purchased);
to allow you to interact with our websites on social media platforms.

Please note that tickets for any POD Festivals or Concerts may not be used for any competitions without the written consent from POD Festivals Limited. Please be aware that winners of unauthorised competitions can be refused entry to the event. Any ticket transferred in such a manner will become voidable and the holder may be refused admission or ejected from the site. POD Festivals Limited accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for unauthorised competitions including the information published and the prizes issued in respect of any POD Festivals or Concerts.

Any official competitions run by POD Festivals Limited - Winners are randomly chosen from competition entries, the winner will be contacted directly by the festival, no personal information will requested publicly on any form of social media platform. To enter the Prize Promotion, you must be: resident in Ireland, comply with the age policy of the festival or concert.